Trolls Holiday

Trolls Holiday
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Genre	Musical Comedy Cartoon
Written by	Josh Bycel Jonathan Fener
Directed by	Joel Crawford
Starring	Anna Kendrick Justin Timberlake Zooey Deschanel Christopher Mintz-Plasse James Corden Ron Funches Kunal Nayyar Icona Pop Kevin Michael Richardson Walt Dohrn
Narrated by	Kevin Michael Richardson
Composer	Jeff Morrow
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Mike Mitchell Walt Dohrn Gina Shay
Producer	Holly Edwards
Running time	26 minutes
Production company	DreamWorks Animation
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	November 24, 2017(2017-11-24)
Related
Trolls: Holiday in Harmony

Trolls Holidayis a 2017 American animated musical Christmas special that premiered onNBCon November 24, 2017. Based on the filmTrolls,the half-hourChristmas specialwas directed byJoel Crawfordand produced byDreamWorks Animation.The main cast all reprised their roles as their respective characters, most notablyAnna Kendrick,Justin Timberlake,andZooey Deschanelas 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

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 strangewormhole,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

• Anna Kendrickas Queen Poppy, the excitable and optimistic queen of the Trolls.
• Justin Timberlakeas Branch, an over-cautious, but good-hearted survivalist Troll.
• Zooey Deschanelas Bridget, a kind-hearted Bergen and former scullery maid who befriended the Trolls and became queen of the Bergens.
• Christopher Mintz-Plasseas King Gristle Jr., the king of the Bergens.
• James Cordenas Biggie, a large, friendly British Troll and the owner of Mr. Dinkles.
• Ron Funchesas Cooper, a hipgiraffe-like Troll.
• Kunal Nayyaras Guy Diamond, a glittery, naked Troll with a highlyauto-tunedvoice.
• Icona Popas Satin and Chenille, twin Trolls with a flair for fashion design and are conjoined by their hair.
• Walt Dohrnas:
  • 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 Deanas Legsly, the tallest of the Trolls. Legsly replaces DJ Suki from the previous film.
• Curtis Stoneas Todd, a royal guard that works for the Bergen Royal Family.
• Mike Mitchellas Chad, a royal guard that works for the Bergen Royal Family.
• Kevin Michael Richardsonas Mr. Dinkles, Biggie's petwormand the narrator of the special.

Soundtrack

A soundtrack featuring seven songs from the special was released on October 27, 2017, byRCA Records.

All tracks are written by Eric Goldman, Michael Corcoran

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Performer(s)	Length
1.	"Lookin' for a Holiday"	Eric Goldman, Michael Corcoran	Anna Kendrick James Corden Ron Funches Icona Pop Kunal Nayyar	0:50
2.	"Holiday"	Curtis Hudson, Lisa Stevens	Kendrick Justin Timberlake Zooey Deschanel Corden Funches Icona Pop Nayyar Christopher Mintz-Plasse The Bergens	2:50
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
4.	"Double-Down Speed Round"	David P. Smith, Eric Goldman, Michael Corcoran, Killian Gray	Kendrick Timberlake Corden Funches Icona Pop Nayyar	2:18
5.	"Love Train"	Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff	Kendrick Timberlake Corden Funches Icona Pop Nayyar Walt Dohrn Connor Jablonowski	2:21
6.	"Friend Medley"	Andrew Gold, Bill Withers, John Deacon, Jalil Hutchins, Lawrence Smith	Timberlake The Forest Creatures The Bergens	2:08
7.	"Trolls Holiday Score Suite"		Jeff Morrow	5:15
Total length:				17:52

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)	97
USBillboard200	109
US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)	7

Release

The special premiered on NBC on November 24, 2017 (Black Friday).

Ratings

The premiere ofTrolls Holidayattracted 5.36 million viewers, with a 1.5 in the 18-49 demographic. It is the second most watched program of the night, behindHow the Grinch Stole Christmas!,with 5.78 million viewers.

Home media

Trolls Holidaywas released on DVD on November 28, 2017, byUniversal 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 toNetflixon December 6.Select episodes of other DreamWorks television series (i.e.Home: Adventures with Tip and OhandSpirit Riding Free) accompanied the special on the DVD while an episode ofDawn of the Croodsaccompanied the special's digital release, replacing theSpiritepisode. 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 asRise of the Guardians.It was then re-released on Blu-Ray and DVD in a 2-movie box set alongsideTrolls: Holiday in Harmonyby Studio Distribution Services LLC (a joint-ventured company betweenUniversal Pictures Home EntertainmentandWarner Bros. Home Entertainment).

External links

• Official website
• Trolls HolidayatIMDb