Television special
Trolls Holiday
is a 2017 American animated musical Christmas special that premiered on
NBC
on November 24, 2017. Based on the film
Trolls
, the half-hour
Christmas special
was directed by
Joel Crawford
and produced by
DreamWorks Animation
. The main cast all reprised their roles as their respective characters, most notably
Anna Kendrick
,
Justin Timberlake
, and
Zooey Deschanel
as Poppy, Branch, and Bridget, respectively. Another special with the same theme, but with another plot,
Trolls: Holiday in Harmony
, aired on November 26, 2021, on NBC.
Plot
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After the Bergen Town tradition of eating Trolls on Trollstice is cancelled, the Bergens have no holidays left to celebrate. Poppy, who has received numerous cards from the Bergens celebrating different days of the week or times of day, decides to share Troll holidays with the Bergens. She enlists the Snack Pack and her friend Branch, unfamiliar with being happy, to head to Bergen Town on a bus driven by Cloud Guy. Upon traveling through a strange
wormhole
, the Trolls arrive in Bergen Town.
The Trolls show Bridget and Gristle their holiday traditions, but the spectacle overwhelms the Bergens. Bridget, exasperated by the spectacle, tells Poppy to leave and give them some space. Heartbroken, Poppy departs Bergen Town for the forest with her friends in pursuit. Poppy tells Branch of her fear that she might have lost Bridget's friendship forever, but Branch tries to cheer her up by singing songs pointing out where she went wrong. Meanwhile, back in Bergen Town, Bridget and Gristle start to regret how hard they both were on the Trolls, and Bridget acknowledges that Poppy cares about the Bergens.
Poppy soon realizes that she was so busy trying to celebrate with the Bergens that she was not listening to Bridget's needs. When Poppy and Branch return to Bergen Town, they find that the entire town is decorated with decorations made by the Bergens. Poppy and Bridget apologize to each other, and Branch finally cracks a smile, much to Poppy and Bridget's delight. The Bergens and the Trolls all celebrate their new holiday, Troll-A-Bration, together.
Cast
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- Anna Kendrick
as Queen Poppy, the excitable and optimistic queen of the Trolls.
- Justin Timberlake
as Branch, an over-cautious, but good-hearted survivalist Troll.
- Zooey Deschanel
as Bridget, a kind-hearted Bergen and former scullery maid who befriended the Trolls and became queen of the Bergens.
- Christopher Mintz-Plasse
as King Gristle Jr., the king of the Bergens.
- James Corden
as Biggie, a large, friendly British Troll and the owner of Mr. Dinkles.
- Ron Funches
as Cooper, a hip
giraffe
-like Troll.
- Kunal Nayyar
as Guy Diamond, a glittery, naked Troll with a highly
auto-tuned
voice.
- Icona Pop
as Satin and Chenille, twin Trolls with a flair for fashion design and are conjoined by their hair.
- Walt Dohrn
as:
- Smidge, a small, inordinately strong female Troll with a masculine voice.
- Cloud Guy, an eccentric anthropomorphic cloud.
- Fuzzbert, a Troll whose legs are the only thing visible beside his hair.
- Ester Dean
as Legsly, the tallest of the Trolls. Legsly replaces DJ Suki from the previous film.
- Curtis Stone
as Todd, a royal guard that works for the Bergen Royal Family.
- Mike Mitchell
as Chad, a royal guard that works for the Bergen Royal Family.
- Kevin Michael Richardson
as Mr. Dinkles, Biggie's pet
worm
and the narrator of the special.
Soundtrack
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A soundtrack featuring seven songs from the special was released on October 27, 2017, by
RCA Records
.
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All tracks are written by Eric Goldman, Michael Corcoran
Title
| Writer(s)
| Performer(s)
|
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1.
| "Lookin' for a Holiday"
| Eric Goldman, Michael Corcoran
|
- Anna Kendrick
- James Corden
- Ron Funches
- Icona Pop
- Kunal Nayyar
| 0:50
|
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2.
| "
Holiday
"
| Curtis Hudson, Lisa Stevens
|
- Kendrick
- Justin Timberlake
- Zooey Deschanel
- Corden
- Funches
- Icona Pop
- Nayyar
- Christopher Mintz-Plasse
- The Bergens
| 2:50
|
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3.
| "The Holla-Day for You"
| David P. Smith, Eric Goldman, Michael Corcoran, Killian Gray
|
- Kendrick
- Timberlake
- Deschanel
- Corden
- Funches
- Icona Pop
- Nayyar
- Mintz-Plasse
| 2:10
|
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4.
| "Double-Down Speed Round"
| David P. Smith, Eric Goldman, Michael Corcoran, Killian Gray
|
- Kendrick
- Timberlake
- Corden
- Funches
- Icona Pop
- Nayyar
| 2:18
|
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5.
| "
Love Train
"
| Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff
|
- Kendrick
- Timberlake
- Corden
- Funches
- Icona Pop
- Nayyar
- Walt Dohrn
- Connor Jablonowski
| 2:21
|
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6.
| "Friend Medley"
| Andrew Gold, Bill Withers, John Deacon, Jalil Hutchins, Lawrence Smith
|
- Timberlake
- The Forest Creatures
- The Bergens
| 2:08
|
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7.
| "Trolls Holiday Score Suite"
|
| Jeff Morrow
| 5:15
|
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Total length:
| 17:52
|
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Charts
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Release
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The special premiered on NBC on November 24, 2017 (
Black Friday
).
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Ratings
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The premiere of
Trolls Holiday
attracted 5.36 million viewers, with a 1.5 in the 18-49 demographic. It is the second most watched program of the night, behind
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
, with 5.78 million viewers.
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Home media
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Trolls Holiday
was released on DVD on November 28, 2017, by
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
, making it the first DreamWorks Animation DVD release to be distributed by said company, and in turn, the first Universal-distributed DreamWorks production. It was streamed to
Netflix
on December 6.
[1]
Select episodes of other DreamWorks television series (i.e.
Home: Adventures with Tip and Oh
and
Spirit Riding Free
) accompanied the special on the DVD while an episode of
Dawn of the Croods
accompanied the special's digital release, replacing the
Spirit
episode. In 2019, it was released on Blu-Ray for the first time in the US, featured on The Ultimate Holiday Collection box set, which also included various DreamWorks holiday specials as well as
Rise of the Guardians
. It was then re-released on Blu-Ray and DVD in a 2-movie box set alongside
Trolls: Holiday in Harmony
by Studio Distribution Services LLC (a joint-ventured company between
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
and
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
).
References
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- ^
a
b
Animation Magazine
.
"
'DreamWorks Trolls Holiday' Musical Special Set for NBC"
.
Animation Magazine
. Retrieved
November 6,
2016
.
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"ARIA Chart Watch #450"
. auspOp. December 9, 2017. Archived from
the original
on June 9, 2019
. Retrieved
December 9,
2017
.
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"Soundtrack Chart History (
Billboard
200)"
.
Billboard
. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
- ^
"Soundtrack Chart History (Soundtrack Albums)"
.
Billboard
. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
- ^
Crump, William D. (2019).
Happy Holidays?Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film
. McFarland & Co. p. 322.
ISBN
9781476672939
.
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Porter, Rick (November 28, 2017)
"‘Trolls Holiday’ adjusts up, ‘Grammys Greatest Stories’ adjusts down: Friday final ratings"
TV by The Numbers.
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