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Meredith Woerner Deputy Editor, Variety.com The upcoming holiday season just got a little more merry and bright. “Family Guy” creator, director and long-time crooner Seth MacFarlane is dropping a holiday album with Liz Gillies of “Dynasty” and “Victorious” fame — and you can listen to their title track, “We Wish You The Merriest” right now. The velvety pipes of Gillies paired with MacFarlane’s baritone is the enough to soften even the most resolute of grinches.

Hayden Panettiere is wishing her brother a happy heavenly birthday. The Nashville actress honored her late brother, Jansen Panettiere, with a tribute on what would have been his 29th birthday.

Santa Claus has an arrival date. Disney+ revealed today that The Santa Clauses will debut with a two-episode premiere on Wednesday, November 8, followed by new episodes weekly. 

David Harbour has the fifth and final season of “Stranger Things” in front of him, awaiting strike settlements before production begins.

Paris Hilton is loving every moment of being a mom to son Phoenix. “I can’t wait till he can walk and talk,” she gushes in the new issue of Us Weekly. “I can’t wait for all of the holidays — and the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy and Santa Claus and being able to live my childhood again. I’m such a kid at heart, and I’m just so excited for all those moments and seeing the world through his eyes.”

Nobody wants to talk about Christmas in the summer, but missing out on the best events isn't much fun either.

A lost shopping centre just minutes away from Greater Manchester was loved by generations of adults and kids.

When Pat Sajak announced that season 41 of "Wheel of Fortune" would be his last, it was another surprise for fans.  Sajak has hosted the game show for over 40 years and tweeted about his departure. "Well, the time has come. I’ve decided that our 41st season, which begins in September, will be my last," he wrote. "It’s been a wonderful ride, and I’ll have more to say in the coming months.

EXCLUSIVE: The Santa Clauses needed someone to play the Easter Bunny in season two, so they went to the only person who could truly embody the cuddly part: the inimitable Tracy Morgan.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor “Younger” star Miriam Shor has been cast in Bradley Cooper’s Leonard Bernstein biopic, “Maestro.” Shor exclusively tells Variety that she is playing actor and model Cynthia O’Neal, a friend of the legendary musician and his wife Felicia Montealegre. Cooper directed the Netflix film, co-wrote it with Josh Singer and stars as Bernstein. Carey Mulligan portrays Montealegre. “I play Cynthia O’Neal, who was a very good friend of the Bernsteins, particularly his wife, Felicia,” Shor said Thursday night at the Los Angeles premiere of her and Cooper’s latest film, “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.” “I mean, that was unbelievable. Because an actor who also directs, to get to work with Bradley… he’s a savant. It’s miraculous. So that was really special, I was really grateful.”

Instagram.“It’s hard to put into words how brilliant my uncle Michael was, and how influential he was to me,” Sam Lerner wrote.“His stories always inspired me and made me fall in love with acting. He was the coolest, most confident, talented guy, and the fact that he was my blood will always make me feel special.

The Masked Singer is back for season nine!

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor One of the ironies about the rise of 100 Gecs — who have become poster children for “hyper-pop,” whether they want to be or not — is the fact that their hyperactive music, which is filled with lyrical and sonic pranks, changes direction every few seconds and has melodies that are like bubblegum pop through a garish Instagram filter, is being feted for its pretty undeniable brilliance. Critics slather over them, they signed a deal with Atlantic Records, were the subject of in-depth profiles in the New Yorker and the New York Times, and were even artists in residence at New York University’s Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music. While it’s not hard to imagine the hardly-serious duo of Laura Les and Dylan Brady doubled over with laughter when these things started happening, now it’s almost like the joke’s on them.

Rob Lowe didn’t want his kids to follow in his show business footsteps, but he’s ultimately happy his son, John Owen, did. In a new interview with Men’s Health for their April issue, Lowe said he fought John Owen’s natural interest in pursuing entertainment. "I tried to beat it out of him," he joked.  John Owen, 27, shared that growing up he wasn’t fully aware of his famous dad’s career or scandalous younger days.  Lowe had a sex tape when he was 24 with two women, one of whom was underage.

awkward moment with a contestant after he tugged on his facial hair — something he said he’ll “never do again.”Contestant Greg Weichert, from Florida, sported a big, bushy gray beard as he revealed that he’s been “helping out” Santa Claus for 25 years. He has a big, blended family of six children, 14 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.“I started a real beard about six years ago, it made all the difference in the world,” Weichert explained.

After four decades of hosting "Wheel of Fortune," Pat Sajak has shocked viewers with a new game show move. During Tuesday night’s episode, the longtime host had an awkward encounter with a contestant who shared similar features to Santa Claus. "Now, Santa Claus needs help in the holidays, he needs helpers and I understand you fill that role," Sajak said to the game show player.

EXCLUSIVE: David E. Tabert has sold single-camera comedy Overtime, about a retired NBA player, to ABC, with Warren Littlefield (The Handmaid’s Tale, Fargo) executive producing and Courtney Lilly (black-ish, grown-ish) in negotiations to also executive produce. Additionally, the filmmaker behind Netflix’s first musical, Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey, is staying in the holiday musical lane with Twas’ The Night, a musical anthology series in the works at Disney+ with Becky Hartman Edwards (Firefly Lane) executive producing. Talbert is writing both projects, which he is executive producing with his wife and producing partner Lyn Sisson-Talbert through their Golden Alchemy Entertainment as well as the company’s Jim Miller.

season 4. The latest, extended look at the upcoming episodes, which will be the last for the Emmy-winning drama, shows the Roy family at war as the fight for power and control continues. «Why does everyone ask how I'm feeling? I got done a huge deal.

Paris Hilton is loving the mom life.

Even combat veterans can cry.

Asking what we all want to know. When Nick Cannon appeared on CNN’s New Year’s Eve Live on Saturday, December 31, cohost Andy Cohen couldn’t help but ask the father of 12 about his family plans.

Shares in Netflix, Warner Bros Discovery and AMC Networks were among the top gainers in a so-called “Santa Claus rally” at the end of a rough year for media and tech stocks.

A stylish Christmas! Pamela Anderson is the star of a new Jacquemus holiday campaign.

An extra-special Christmas gift. Kylie Jenner revealed that mom Kris Jenner gave her a vintage item that didn’t come from a fashion designer.

Dianne Buswell has responded to recent rumours that she and partner Joe Sugg have called it quits after she headed to Australia solo.

Holly Willoughby has gotten into the festive spirit, as the TV personality shared a Christmas Eve Eve selfie yesterday from her £3 million London pad.

With Christmas Day on the horizon, a festive optical illusion can describe your personality based on the animal you see.

A mum-of-six has confessed that she does not let Santa Claus take credit for the expensive gifts she buys her children every year as she strives to teach them a more important lesson about gratitude. Cheryl Cooper, 40, has so far spent an eye watering £3,000 on gifts this year which she wraps and puts under the tree weeks ahead of Christmas.

Naughty or nice? Carly Waddell, Jana Kramer and more celebrities took their kids to visit Santa this year — and some of the little ones weren’t happy to see him.