HGTV to Celebrate the Holidays with New Original Programming

HGTV’s holiday programming lineup will include a new competition series as well as four festive specials.

Holiday Crafters Gone Wild, hosted by author and TV personality Jay Manuel, will showcase craft aficionados competing to create over-the-top Christmas décor for a cash prize. The competition series will launch on November 20 with a two-hour special. Premiering on November 27, Biggest Little Christmas Showdown, hosted by James Monroe Iglehart, will spotlight top miniaturists as they vie to build beautiful tiny homes. The winning miniature will be replicated into a full-size vacation retreat.

My Lottery Dream Home: Holiday Extravaganza, meanwhile, will see host David Bromstad deck the halls like a lottery winner on a modest budget. You’ll be Home for Christmas will follow real estate agent, world-renowned strongman and Santa impersonator Albie Mushaney as he helps first-time homebuyers find their forever home in time for the holidays. And in Surprising Santa Claus, Lara Spencer will work with a team of designers, contractors and volunteers to complete two surprise home renovations in Santa Claus, Indiana, and decorate the town square for the holidays.

Jane Latman, president of HGTV, said: “We had a blast creating these new holiday shows because they are filled with entertaining, unexpected personalities, humorous situations and showstopping Christmas miracles that will put everyone in a happy holiday spirit. At this time of the year, we want to enjoy the magic, be entertained and have some fun.”