ANNUAL HOLIDAY SPECIAL: International star Josh Groban, who has the #1 album on the charts with his record-setting, holiday release “Noel,” is one of the performers in the star-studded “Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade” holiday special, set to air Dec. 25, 2007 on ABC-TV. With segments at Disneyland Resort in California and Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, the special also features performances by Miley Cyrus, stars from “High School Musical” and “Dancing with the Stars,” Jessica Simpson, Patti LaBelle, Jon Secada, The Jonas Brothers, Menudo and more. Regis Philbin, Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest host the Emmy Award-winning special. Pictured: Groban tapes his performance in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland Resort. (Paul Hiffmeyer, photographer)

HOLLYWOOD HOLLY-DAYS: Disney-MGM Studios captures the yuletide spirit of the holiday season with festive decor. A holiday tree lights up the entrance to the park as the iconic Tower of Terror casts an ominous glow on the backlot. It’s all part of the annual holiday celebration all across Walt Disney World Resort.

A CHRISTMAS “TREE”T: Walt Disney World Resort cast members (L-R): Nannette Rogers from Grand Haven, Mich. and Kwang Bok Suh of Osan, Korea place giant ornaments on the Magic Kingdom park’s Christmas tree in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. as the sun starts to rise Dec. 7, 2007. The giant Christmas tree they are decorating was put into place this week and is one of 1,500 decorated for the holidays this year across the Walt Disney World Resort. (David Roark, photographer)

STARS SHINE CHRISTMAS MORNING ON ABC: This photo taken Dec. 1, 2007 shows award-winning hosts Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa at the Magic Kingdom in Florida. Philbin and Ripa once again will host the annual “Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade” television special, airing Dec. 25, 2007 on ABC-TV. Ryan Seacrest hosts from Disneyland in California. The 24th annual special features performances by Jessica Simpson, Miley Cyrus, the cast of “High School Musical,” Josh Groban, Patti LaBelle, Katharine McPhee, “Dancing with the Stars,” Menudo and more. Broadcast in HD and Surround Sound for the first time, the 24th annual “Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade” airs Dec. 25, 10 a.m. Eastern and 9 a.m. Central, Mountain and Pacific times on ABC-TV. The show also will be broadcast in English and Spanish (SAP). (Matt Stroshane, photographer)

CHRISTMAS CHOREOGRAPHY: In a photo taken Nov. 30, 2007, newly crowned “Dancing with the Stars” champions Helio Castroneves (left) and Julianne Hough (right) dance for the ABC-TV cameras at the Magic Kingdom in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Castroneves, a professional race car driver and two-time champion of the Indianapolis 500, partnered with Hough, a professional dancer, to win the most recent season of the wildly popular ABC show. Castroneves and Hough are joined by fellow “Dancing with the Stars” celebrities to dance in the opening segment for the holiday special. Broadcast in HD and Surround Sound for the first time, the 24th annual “Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade” airs Dec. 25, 10 a.m. Eastern and 9 a.m. Central, Mountain and Pacific times on ABC-TV. The show also will be broadcast in English and Spanish (SAP). (Mark Ashman, photographer)