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Holiday movies, music specials arrive to light a bleak year

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This combination photo shows key art for holiday specials, from left, "Dr. Seuss The Grinch Musical," airing Dec. 9 on NBC, "Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special," streaming Dec. 4 on Apple TV+, "My Gift: A Christmas Special from Carrie Underwood," premiering Thursday, Dec. 3 on HBO Max, "Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey," streaming on Netflix and "Lego Star Wars Holiday Special," streaming on Disney+. (NBC/Apple/HBO Max/Netflix/Disney + via AP)
This image released by NBC shows Matthew Morrison as Grinch in a scene from "Dr. Suess' The Grinch Musical," airing Dec. 9 on NBC. (David Cotter/NBC via AP)
This image released by CBS shows Dolly Parton in a scene from her holiday special, "A Holly Dolly Christmas," airing Sunday, Dec. 6 on CBS. (CBS via AP)
This image released by Netflix shows Madalen Mills as Journey Jangle in a scene from the holiday special "Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey. (Gareth Gatrell/Netflix via AP)
Carrie Underwood performs during her holiday special "My Gift: A Christmas Special from Carrie Underwood," premiering Dec. 3 on HBO Max. (HBO Max via AP)
Mariah Carey performs during her holiday special "Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special" available Friday on Apple TV+. (Apple TV+ via AP)
This image released by Netflix shows Madalen Mills as Journey Jangle in a scene from the holiday special "Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey. (Netflix via AP)
This image released by NBC shows Matthew Morrison as Grinch in a scene from "Dr. Suess' The Grinch Musical," airing Dec. 9 on NBC. (David Cotter/NBC via AP)
This image released by CBS shows Dolly Parton in a scene from her holiday special, "A Holly Dolly Christmas," airing Sunday, Dec. 6 on CBS. (CBS via AP)

This combination photo shows key art for holiday specials, from left, "Dr. Seuss The Grinch Musical," airing Dec. 9 on NBC, "Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special," streaming Dec. 4 on Apple TV+, "My Gift: A Christmas Special from Carrie Underwood," premiering Thursday, Dec. 3 on HBO Max, "Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey," streaming on Netflix and "Lego Star Wars Holiday Special," streaming on Disney+. (NBC/Apple/HBO Max/Netflix/Disney + via AP)