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Happy 17th Birthday, Miley Cyrus! When this megastar blows out the candles on her cake today, will she wish for:

A Porsche? Nah, got that already.

A kiss from Nick Jonas? Been there.

A spot on Disney Channel's 'New Year's Eve Star Showdown' lineup? Ding, ding, ding!

Beginning this Friday, Nov. 27, the Disney stars will duke it out for a spot on the Disney Channel's Dec. 31 evening lineup, the Hollywood Reporter confirms. Fans will be able to vote for their fave episodes and music videos at DisneyChannel.com. The winning shows will run on New Year's Eve from 6PM to 12:30AM, while songs from the 10 favorite music videos will play on Radio Disney, starting at 12PM on Jan. 1.

'Tis the season for holiday programming! From now until Christmas, networks are stuffed like a Thanksgiving turkey with holiday specials, including perennial old favorites like 'A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving' and 'Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas' as well as new holiday fare like 'Merry Madagascar' and 'Shrek the Halls.' We've compiled a list of shows running over the next five weeks so you won't miss a single animated feature, musical variety show or time-honored movie classic. Happy Holidays!

You know those people who are always saying there's nothing worth watching on TV? They clearly haven't taken a look at our TV-on-DVD holiday gift guide list, because 2009 has been packed with DVD releases of TV series and specials that would make anyone save the grinchiest Grinch sit up and take notice.

Peruse the lineup for yourself (and be prepared to add a few boxed sets to your own wish list).

NBC is getting into the holiday spirit the old fashioned way: with a week of caroling.

Yes, Variety reports that NBC has announced their schedule for December and it includes four days of their new a capella competition 'The Sing-Off'. The show, which borrows liberally from Fox's surprise smash hit 'Glee' by featuring a capella performances of popular pop tunes, will roll out with a series of two-hour specials beginning Mon., Dec. 14 and culminating in a grand finale a week later on Dec. 21.

A 'Star Wars' variety show, starring characters named "Itchy" and "Lumpy?" An inexplicable musical number by none other than the late Bea Arthur? And since when did the 'Star Wars' universe expand to encompass Harvey Korman and Art Carney? One wouldn't be too far off the mark to accuse the creators of 'The Star Wars Holiday Special' of having been drunk on Jawa Juice when they made this legendarily bad (aka, awesome) slice of holiday entertainment.

Starring the entire "Star Wars" cast with the exception of Alec Guinness, the 1978 special was produced with the intent of capitalizing on 'Star Wars' mania. Instead, it set a low-water mark for bizarre television. The plot, such as it is, involves Chewbacca rushing home to his home planet of Kashyyyk to celebrate "Life Day," the Wookie equivalent of Christmas.

'American Idol''s Carrie Underwood has landed her very own holiday special, reports the Hollywood Reporter.

The two-hour telecast will air Dec. 7 on Fox, under the direction of 'So You Think You Can Dance' judges Adam Shankman and Nigel Lythgoe. For now, the show is being called 'Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special.'

Carrie is one of two 'Idol' alums slated to appear in a holiday special this year. The other is season 3's Jennifer Hudson, who will star in ABC's recently announced 'Jennifer Hudson: I'll Be Home for Christmas,' airing sometime later this season (more on that here).

We're excited to watch both specials. But what we really want to know is: Whose will be better? Will J-Hud give another Oscar-winning performance? Or will Carrie steal her holiday thunder?

This year, Christmas will come a bit early for 'American Idol' alum Jennifer Hudson.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, the Oscar winner ('Dreamgirls') will star in the ABC special 'Jennifer Hudson: I'll Be Home for Christmas,' airing this December.

Hudson will travel to her hometown of Chicago to perform at various locations connected to her childhood, including her church and music academy. There, Hudson will recall some of her favorite holiday memories.

So many Christmas specials, so little room on your DVR.

With the Holiday season officially in full swing, missing your favorite Christmas TV special now means waiting another year for the chance to see it again. You still have the chance to watch hundreds of holiday classics -- everything from 'Silver Bells' to 'Shrek the Halls.'

As our gift to you, we wrapped everything Yuletide into a comprehensive guide with all the important dates and airtimes you need to survive the Christmas rush.

So, deck the halls, catch the season's great shows ... and make it your happiest holidays ever.

What to get for your favorite couch potato.

Every taste and every price range ... that's what we've covered in this year's AOL TV fan gift guide.

From a suit that'll help the recipient get his Don Draper on and sneakers for the well-dressed 'Star Trek' fan to videogames that let you become a 'CSI' sleuth and a Food Network chef and fragrances that'll make you smell like two of TV land's hottest stars, we're sure you'll find something to put the happy in the holidays of everyone on your shopping list.

'Tis the season to celebrate the holiday episodes of your favorite TV shows.

Over the years, many of our favorite TV shows have taken time out to celebrate the holidays.

From Chandler's big decision on 'Friends' to 'The O.C.'s' double-dipping, these moments have become as essential to the holidays as eggnog.

Think you can remember all of them? Take our holiday TV episodes quiz to find out.