Overview
- ZDF confirms Die große Weihnachtsshow will air live from Offenburg on December 4 at 20:15.
- The broadcast is a fundraising gala for Misereor and Brot für die Welt with celebrity volunteers taking donation calls.
- Early guests announced include Beatrice Egli, Howard Carpendale, Andreas Gabalier, Alexander Klaws, the No Angels, and Lord of the Dance.
- Helene Fischer’s annual Christmas special is not airing this year after the birth of her second child.
- On December 25 ZDF will show a Mariele Millowitsch feature film, while the new program continues the network’s pre-Christmas charity tradition previously fronted by Carmen Nebel.