Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale
| Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale | |
|---|---|
Title card | |
| Directed by | Hamish Hamilton |
| Starring | Kelly Clarkson Blake Shelton Reba McEntire Trisha Yearwood Robin Williams Whoopi Goldberg William Shatner Jay Leno Matt Lauer Danica Patrick Heidi Klum Ken Jeong Jai Rodriguez Morgan Bastin |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Ian Stewart |
| Production locations | The Venetian Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | Done and Dusted |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | December 11, 2013 |
Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale is a 2013 Christmas television special produced by Done and Dusted for NBC. Directed by Hamish Hamilton, it stars Kelly Clarkson, Blake Shelton, Reba McEntire, Trisha Yearwood, Robin Williams, Whoopi Goldberg, William Shatner, Jay Leno, Matt Lauer, Danica Patrick, Heidi Klum, Ken Jeong, Jai Rodriguez and Morgan Bastin. It is a musical comedy pastiche loosely based on Charles Dickens's 1843 novella A Christmas Carol where Clarkson's character learns the true meaning of Christmas, accompanied by the music of her sixth studio album Wrapped in Red.
With its musical performances filmed live at The Venetian Las Vegas on October 30, 2013, the television special itself was broadcast on December 11, 2013 on NBC in the United States. The special won a Gold World Medal for best Variety Special in the New York Festival's International Television & Film Awards. The special was re-aired on December 23, 2014 and December 17, 2015.