"PHINEAS AND FERB CHRISTMAS VACATION" TO AIR ON ABC, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24

Original Holiday Songs Performed by Multi Platinum-selling Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and the Stars of "Phineas and Ferb"

Mathew Horne, Malcolm McDowell, Bruce MacKinnon, Jane Carr and Clancy Brown Guest Star

The cleverly comedic, music-filled holiday special, "Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation," will air FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24 (8:30-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. The special is from co-creators and executive producers Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh, the team behind Disney Channel's "Phineas and Ferb." In addition to the series' talented cast, special guest stars include Clancy Brown, Jane Carr, Malcolm McDowell, Mathew Horne and Bruce MacKinnon.

In the special, it's Christmas Eve and an excited Phineas and Ferb are working to turn the city of Danville into a giant shimmering thank you card to Santa Claus. Meanwhile, Dr. Doofenshmirtz develops a Naughty-inator, and suddenly the Tri-state area is clouded in naughtiness and kids' letters to Santa are returned unanswered. Two of Santa's British elves arrive to investigate, but Phineas and Ferb must quickly devise a way to spread holiday cheer, all while Mom and Dad go to the airport to fetch Grandpa and Grandma Fletcher who've just arrived from England. Meanwhile, Candace tries, in a not so covert way, to figure out what's on Jeremy's Christmas wish list.

Starring areVincent Martella as Phineas Flynn, Thomas Sangster as Ferb Fletcher, Ashley Tisdale as Candace Flynn, Mitchel Musso as Jeremy, Caroline Rhea as mom Linda Flynn-Fletcher, Richard O'Brien as dad Lawrence Fletcher, Dee Bradley Baker as Perry the Platypus, Alyson Stoner as Isabella, Jeff "Swampy" Marsh as Major Monogram and Dan Povenmire as the nefarious Dr. Doofenshmirtz. Guest starring are Clancy Brown as Santa Claus, Jane Carr as Grandma Fletcher, Malcolm McDowell as Grandpa Fletcher, Mathew Horne as elf Blay'n and Bruce MacKinnon as elf Clewn't.

"Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation" was written by Jon Colton Barry and Scott Peterson and directed by Zac Moncrief. The special is a production of Disney Television Animation.

This program carries a TV-G parental guideline.