An American Idol Christmas (also titled A Very Idol Christmas in Canada) is a Christmas television special for the television shows American Idol and Canadian Idol, but focused mostly on American Idol– the Canadian winner Ryan Malcolm was edited out in the American release. Christmas is a Christian holiday held on December 25 which celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. ... American Idol, formally known as American Idol: The Search for a Superstar, is an American television show. ... Canadian Idol is a reality television show on the Canadian television network CTV, based on the popular British show Pop Idol and its American counterpart American Idol. ... Ryan Michael Malcolm (born October 13, 1979 in Kingston, Ontario) is a Canadian singer who was the winner of the first Canadian Idol. ...

It was sponsored by Coca-Cola and Ford Motor Company. It was distributed by the Fox Film Corporation, the FOX television network and the CTV network. It was released on November 25, 2003 in the United States. It featured some of the top finalists of American Idol's first season (Kelly Clarkson, Tamyra Gray, Christina Christian) and second season (Ruben Studdard, Clay Aiken, Kimberley Locke); Canadian Idol winner Ryan Malcolm (not shown in American version); and the American Juniors (Lucy Hale, Chauncey Matthews, Taylor Thompson, Tori Thompson, Danielle White). Since the episode was not a competition, none of the judges appeared because they were working on the next season's contestants. It was directed by Bruce Gowers, produced by 19 Entertainment, Fremantle Media North America, Cécile Frot-Coutaz, Simon Fuller, David Goffin, Nigel Lythgoe and Ken Warwick. The wave shape (known as the dynamic ribbon device) present on all Coca-Cola cans throughout the world derives from the contour of the original Coca-Cola bottles. ... The Ford Motor Company (usually called Ford; sometimes called FoMoCo), (NYSE: F) is a multinational corporation that manufactures automobiles. ... The Fox Film Corporation was an American company which produced motion pictures, formed in 1915 when founder William Fox merged two companies he had established in 1913: Greater New York Film Rental, a distribution firm, which was part of the Independents; and Fox (or Box, depending on the source) Office... The Fox Broadcasting Company, usually referred to as just Fox (the company itself prefers the capitalized version FOX), is a television network in the United States. ... CTV is Canadas largest privately owned English language television network. ... November 25 is the 329th (in leap years the 330th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The first season of American Idol premiered on June 11, 2002 and continued until September 4, 2002. ... Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24, 1982) is an American pop and rock singer-songwriter, and occasional actress. ... Tamyra Gray Tamyra Monica Gray (born July 26, 1979 in Takoma Park, Maryland) is an actress and singer, best known for her rise to fame as one of the finalists on the first season of the reality television program American Idol in 2002. ... Christina Christian (born June 21, 1981 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American television correspondent on the TV Guide Channel and is also an American singer. ... The second season of American Idol premiered on January 19, 2003 and continued until May 20, 2003. ... Ruben Studdard Christopher Ruben Studdard (born September 12, 1978) is an American pop/R&B/gospel singer who rose to fame as winner of the second season of the American Idol television program. ... Clay Aiken (born Clayton Holmes Grissom on November 30, 1978) is an American popular music singer who rose to fame on the American Idol television program, and who has become the most successful second-place finisher in that shows history. ... Kimberley Locke on the cover of her debut album One Love Kimberley Dawn Locke (born January 1, 1978 in Hartsville, Tennessee) is an American Adult Contemporary Pop/R&B singer. ... Ryan Michael Malcolm (born October 13, 1979 in Kingston, Ontario) is a Canadian singer who was the winner of the first Canadian Idol. ... American Juniors was a reality television series broadcast on the Fox Network as a spin-off of the immensely popular American Idol. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Chauncey Matthews (Born October 7th, 1991) was one of the top five American Juniors. ... Taylor Thompson Taylor Marie Thompson (born February 24, 1992) is an American singer from Santa Maria, California. ... Tori Thompson Victoria Dawn Tori Thompson (born October 25, 1993) is an American singer and actress from Santa Maria, California. ... Danielle White Danielle Marie White (born February 2, 1992 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a singer who was raised in Bradenton, Florida. ... Bruce Gowers is a music video director. ... 19 Entertainment, based in the United Kingdom, is a leading creator and producer of entertainment properties, including American Idol in the United States, Pop Idol in the United Kingdom, as well as versions of the Idol series in more than seventy countries around the world and US Television show So... FremantleMedia (formerly All-American Television and Pearson Television) is an independent production company that holds the rights to the Goodson/Todman game show library which includes such classic game shows as The Price is Right, Match Game, Ive Got a Secret, and Family Feud. ... Simon Fuller is a British record and television producer who is best known as the manager of the Spice Girls and as one of the creators of Pop Idol and its spin-offs including American Idol and World Idol. ... Nigel Lythgoe (born 1949) is a television/film director and producer. ... Ken Warwick is a director most noted for directing the reality television series American Idol and Pop Idol. ...

Songs performed

• "Blue Christmas"
  • Ruben Studdard