An American Idol Christmas (found special of singing competition TV series; 2003)
An American Idol Christmas was an hour-long TV special that aired on the Fox network in 2003. It featured finalists from the first two seasons of American Idol, as well as the American Juniors, from the short-lived Idol spin-off of the same name. After nearly 20 years since its premiere, no copies of the special are currently online.
History
The special premiered on Fox on November 25th, 2003 at 8 PM EST.[1] Filmed at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium[2], it featured season one Idol finalists Kelly Clarkson, Tamyra Gray and Christina Christian, season two finalists Ruben Studdard, Clay Aiken and Kimberley Locke, and the American Juniors, performing Christmas music. The Canadian broadcast of the special reportedly featured Canadian Idol winner Ryan Malcolm performing "Let It Snow".[3]
Availability
While only a handful of performances have been uploaded, the full special is currently unavailable. The special was reran once on December 23rd, 2003.[4]