A Very Awesome Christmas Special

***A Very Awesome Christmas Special*** is a TV special that premiered on January 16, 2016 on Sprout.

In this one-hour Christmas special, Maddie surprises her Friends on Christmas Eve by planning a Play. Finn the Human and his dog Jake the Dog, who had planned a quiet Christmas, end up joining the ZOOMers in their holiday activities and preparations.

The *Loud House* regulars, including Lincoln Loud, join the festivities, but to Maddie's dismay, she has to go home at 9:00pm, according to her Mom.

## Synopsis

The special kicks off with Abbie, Nathan, and most of the ZOOM gang (with other Kids) ice skating through a blizzard, singing "We Need a Little Christmas." They have decided to spend Christmas by putting on a Play. And since she loves surprises, Abbie gives Nathan the roll as the Director. Unbeknownst to them, ZOOM is all alone, before Finn and Jake leave the Land of Ooo and discover. Finn is looking forward to having "a nice, quiet Christmas" in the Clubhouse.

Immediately following Finn and Jake's arrival, though, the ZOOMers themselves show up, all the while slipping on an icy patch at the door (which is a running gag in this special), and Finn is pleasantly surprised with the appearance of "That Little Girl and her weirdo friends," despite the fact that Maddie now has to postpone the Play. Finn, on the other hand, is taken aback that he now has so many funny-looking unexpected visitors, and asks Jake if they're "anything like these People from Ooo you keep telling me about." Then the telephone rings, and Duck answers. It's Brooke, who informs Maddie that she has to come back at 9:00pm (while she's at a photo session).

Maddie tries to warn the fowl of the culinary danger, but the latter stubbornly remains self-assured. Duck and Katie then begin the special's second song sequence. Their pleasant singing of "Jingle Bells" is quickly interrupted by the Kids performing "Jingle Bell Rock" on the Happy Tune Guests Show.

Later, Abbie is outside building a snowman while some of the other Kids chop down a Christmas tree. Nathan engages in a friendly conversation with Jake, and sits down to a Keyboard and starts playing "Sleigh Ride." Abbie starts singing along, during which the Snowman comes to life and starts up a comedy act with the Girl. When they get a positive reaction from some woodland creatures watching their act, Abbie runs inside to try to tell Christina about her new act with the Snowman, slipping on the icy patch on the way in, but Maddie is called away by another Brooke telephone message. This time, she's doing some last-minute Christmas shopping. Elsewhere in the clubhouse, Sayje has been tricked by Uncle Grandpa into believing that Jake is an even bigger turkey. Finn corrects the Boy's species confusion.

Sayje stumbles upon an old home movie of the first Christmas Sayje ever had, so the ZOOMers sit down to watch it. The old footage shows Baby Sayje singing "Santa Claus is Coming to Town." At the end, when Blossom escapes Sayje's Dad's Arms in the film, The Screen Tears.

Duck catches sight of Uncle Grandpa and picks a fight with him. But then Katie points to the arrival of the Loud Siblings, who sing a medley of "Here We Come A-Caroling" and "Deck the Halls" (with the exception of Lily who's a Baby). They all come inside, slipping on the icy patch as they do so. During this, Abbie manages to nab Uncle Grandpa, who tries to get out of being cooked by claiming he's a different animal altogether, but Abbie isn't fooled, and proceeds with the fitting. But the Cat manages to save himself by pointing out Lincoln, to the astonished Child's delight. A TV weather report from Mr. Nitch announces an impending blizzard, causing Maddie to worry about her Mom.

Then Katie brings out some Christmas cookies she just baked, only for Lily to gobble them all down. The ZOOM gang then performs their Christmas sketch, *The Night Before Christmas*, with Sayje as narrator, a disgruntled Maddie as Mama, and Christina as the mouse who isn't stirring. The curtain behind opens to show the sleigh being pulled by the reindeer, all played by Abbie and Nathan, with Duck and Katie as St. Nick (to which Finn replies, "Is *nothing* sacred?").

Maddie's Mother calls her one more time to tell that she's coming back at 9:00pm. Then, while Mom gets caught in the wind, Abbie tries to cheer a fretful Katie by saying it's not that cold, when the Snowman comes inside to warm up. Abbie brings the Snowman in for the rest of the gang to see, but she's dismayed to see Nathan and Christina. Abbie and the Snowman gamely attempt their routine, but Nathan and Christina's heckling interrupts, until finally the Snowman, who's starting to melt, heads back outside.

Sayje calls Lisa Loud into the kitchen and starts to salt her. Sayje, completely unaware of Sayje's culinary intentions, gives him a handful of homemade chocolate. Sayje is touched by this gift, and more so when Lisa begins singing "The Christmas Song" (Sayje joining him). The tearful gourmet instead opts to serve shredded wheat and cranberry sauce, which happens to be Lisa's favorite. Meanwhile, Finn, having observed Maddie's fears for her Mother, offers to find her and help her get to the farmhouse; true, he's never met her, but he didn't know the ZOOMers until this day and now considers them to be new found friends.

After Finn leaves, Maddie goes outside feeling Lonely and sings "Love Like You."

Maddie returns just in time and sings "Home for the Holidays," she slips on the icy patch.

With the entire Gang now present, they sing a medley of Christmas songs, and everybody (except Lily, of course) gets a chance to sing at least one line, including the Snowman and the forest critters outside. Once they finish singing, Maddie puts the Gang's stocking up on the mantle; Maddie tells everybody that they're 8 and don't need stockings anymore, but they keep it up. Christina then presents Sayje with her gift for him- a mink, not a coat but Sayje's biggest fan. Maddie gives a Rock to Lincoln. Then Finn, as Santa Claus, gives out presents and all the Kids sing "We Wish You a Merry Christmas," during which Dillon Metoyer himself appears, watching from the kitchen. The special ends with Duck returning Katie's affection under the mistletoe before saying "Merry Christmas" to the viewers.

## Edits

* The red "A Very Awesome Christmas Special" logo seen in the first shot of the film was added for the 2016 airing. In the original cut of the special, the logo is seen over ZOOM at the end of the song "We Wish You a Merry Christmas."

* The snowman musical and comedy number with Abbie is completely gone in the Universal Kids airing.
* Baby Sayje singing "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" is removed.
* Maddie singing "Home for the Holidays" is not shown in the WCVR Version. After Maddie sings "Love Like You" and Abbie mentions that she always likes to make an entrance, the edited release cuts immediately to the beginning of the Carol Sing Medley. The entire song, along with Maddie falling on the icy patch is removed. This is due to music rights.
* A brief segment (5 seconds) where Lori and Nathan light the Christmas tree only appears in the original Sprout version.
* "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" and "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" are both removed from the Carol Sing Medley on the Magical World of Disney Junior airing.
* The scene with Maddie hanging stockings is removed. In the scene, Maddie hangs Everyone's stockings on the Vending Machine. Maddie mentions that they're 8 grown bear, alluding to the fact they don't need them anymore. Maddie decides it's OK to leave it up. This was only used in the WCVR airing.
* The original 2016 airing featured a Very Awesome Christmas Special bumper in between commercials, with Maddie in front of a Christmas tree saying "A Very Awesome Christmas Special will return in a moment" and Nathan behind her, playing with two little stuffed bears as if they were puppets.
* Both the NBC and Sprout versions all have different end credits (changes to font or copyright info, as well as corporate logos).
* Additional edits to the 2017 master include: The music that played after Jingle Bell Rock is cut.
* In the WCVR airing the Scene where Finn and Jake meet Uncle Grandpa is cut

## Goofs

* At the beginning, in wide shots of the Rink, Nathaniel can be seen skating next to Jill near the side of the truck, but in one shot he is with the other Kids in a different part of the truck.
* When Maddie first enters ZOOM, she does not slip on the icy patch.
* Before the second time Maddie answers the phone, she can be seen holding the phone receiver right before it rings.
* Lana and Lola change locations throughout the song "Deck the Halls".
* Maddie and Abbie are both shown wearing pajamas while sleeping, but at one point during the caroling medley, Maddie and Abbie wear their Clothes.
* During the end, Jake appeared in the back of the living room with the ZOOMers, but also appeared with Dillon Metoyer in the Snow.
* While Kermit is exploring the Fraggle cavern (with Robin), his arm sock is briefly seen for a few seconds before the Fraggles appear.

## Cast

* Grey DeLisle
* Jessica DiCicco
* Catherine Taber
* Nika Futterman
* Lilliana Mumy
* Grant Palmer
* Lara Jill Miller
* Cristina Puellici
* Jeremy Shada
* John DiMaggio
* Abbie Fretz
* Nathan Woy
* Christina Mistretta
* Sayje Benson
* Maddie Fretz
* Duck Alivia
* Katie Cadet

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Characters ==

### ZOOM

* Maddie, Abbie, Katie, Christiina, Nathan, Sayje, Duck, Mr. Nitch, Maxie Mink, Uncle Grandpa, Cow, Penguins, Chickens, Bear, Rabbits, Deer, Squirrel, Raccoon, Rats

=== The Loud House

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* Lola, Lana, Lucy, Lily, Lori, Leni, Lisa, Lynn, Luan, Luna, Lincoln

=== Adventure Time

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* Finn, Jake, Princess Bubblegum, Gunther

## Credits

* **Executive Producers:** Jon Berrett, Michael Polez
* **Producer:** Justin Lyon
* **Directors:** Christian Jacobs, Scott Schulz
* **Writers:** Christian Jacobs, Scott Schulz

## Songs

We Need a Little Christmas
Jingle Bells
Jingle Bell Rock
Sleigh Ride
Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Here We Come A-Caroling
Deck the Halls
The Christmas Song
Love Like You
Home for the Holidays
Christmas Carol Sing
Happy Holidays
Ding Dong Merrily on High
I Saw Three Ships
Good King Wenceslas
The Holly and the Ivy
I'll Be Home for Christmas
Happy Holidays (reprise)
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Caroling, Caroling
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
It's in Every One of Us
Together at Christmas (Old Friends, New Friends)
Hark the Herald Angels Sing