Big Time Christmas
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Big Time Christmas is the 2010 made-for-television film/the third film of the series film franchise of the Nickelodeon
television series, Big Time Rush
. It has also been broadcasted divided in two parts that serve as the season two eighth and ninth episodes of the series (Big Time Rush
). It stars Kendall Schmidt
, James Maslow
, Carlos Pena Jr., Logan Henderson
, Ciara Bravo
, David Anthony Higgins
, Tanya Chisholm
, and Stephen Kramer Glickman
. It aired December 4, 2010.
announced via Twitter
(HeffronDrive) on September 28, 2010 that this Christmas special is in production. It aired on December 4, 2010, since that is the month of Christmas
. Pictures of the making of the film have been revealed. Filming of the movie ended as of October 13, 2010.
's TV special so they can record a song with her, but first disguise themselves as bears and later kidnap Fabio
. Their cover is blown when Cosgrove opens the door to get her costume for the second part of her special and she sees James, Logan, Kendall, and Carlos.She isn't happy until the boys explain their situation, and that her manager's daughter loves their album. Fabio then confesses that he is a bad singer. Cosgrove changes her mind and decides that Big Time Rush should sing Fabio's part in "All I Want for Christmas Is You". Gustavo records it live when the song starts. After recording the second song, Gustavo gets run over by Snoop Dogg
's limousine. Big Time Rush asks Dogg to sing a duet with them and he agrees. They record "12 Days of Christmas" with a twist of rap. After recording the third song, the band finally finish the EP but Griffin decides to record another song to complete the EP because he heard Justin Bieber
's eight-hour song "50 Days of Christmas" featuring 50 Cent
. Gustavo has a breakdown inside the studio and Kendall changes his voice to a Chipmunk
-esque voice and agrees to record another song with Snoop called "Let's Stay in Our PJs (All Christmas Long)". After recording the final song, the band leaves the studio for the holiday but their flight to Minnesota is cancelled due to a storm and decides to stay in Los Angeles for the holidays. Gustavo arrives at Palm Woods because he was too late for his flight to Fiji
and the airplane took off without him. Big Time Rush, alongside with Gustavo, Kelly and Mr. Bitters spend their Christmas in Palm Woods, but there's a miracle. Gustavo's catering team arrive to set the Christmas lunch.
Nickelodeon (TV channel)
Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...
television series, Big Time Rush
Big Time Rush
Big Time Rush is a Nickelodeon television series created by Scott Fellows about the Hollywood misadventures of four hockey players from Minnesota—Kendall, Logan, James, and Carlos, after they are selected to form a boy band. The series premiered with an hour-long pilot episode, "Big Time...
. It has also been broadcasted divided in two parts that serve as the season two eighth and ninth episodes of the series (Big Time Rush
Big Time Rush
Big Time Rush is a Nickelodeon television series created by Scott Fellows about the Hollywood misadventures of four hockey players from Minnesota—Kendall, Logan, James, and Carlos, after they are selected to form a boy band. The series premiered with an hour-long pilot episode, "Big Time...
). It stars Kendall Schmidt
Kendall Schmidt
Kendall Francis Schmidt is an American actor and singer-songwriter; he is best known for playing Kendall Knight in Big Time Rush and has played small roles on different TV shows such as ER, Without a Trace, Phil of the Future, Ghost Whisperer, and Frasier...
, James Maslow
James Maslow
James David Maslow is an American actor, singer, and dancer. He is best known for playing the role of James Diamond on Nickelodeon's Big Time Rush and is a member of the boy music group with the same name.-Early life:...
, Carlos Pena Jr., Logan Henderson
Logan Henderson
Logan Phillip Henderson is an American actor, dancer, rapper and singer-songwriter. He is best known for his starring role as Logan Mitchell on the Nickelodeon series, Big Time Rush, as well as being a member of the Big Time Rush band itself.-Early life:Henderson was born and raised in North...
, Ciara Bravo
Ciara Bravo
Ciara Quinn Bravo is an American actress, voice artist, singer, and comedienne. She is best known for her role as Katie Knight on Big Time Rush....
, David Anthony Higgins
David Anthony Higgins
David Anthony Higgins is an American comedic actor, best known for playing the roles of Craig Feldspar from Malcolm in the Middle and Mr. Bitters from Big Time Rush....
, Tanya Chisholm
Tanya Chisholm
Tanya Chisholm is an American actress and dancer. She is mostly known for her role as Kelly Wainwright on the Nickelodeon sitcom, Big Time Rush. She is also known for her role as Marcie on the Legally Blonde spin off, Legally Blondes, , acting along side Camilla Rosso and Rebecca Rosso...
, and Stephen Kramer Glickman
Stephen Kramer Glickman
Stephen Kramer Glickman is a Canadian born American actor, fashion designer and stand-up comedian.-Career:Stephen Kramer Glickman is starring as a main role named "Gustavo Rocque" on the Nickelodeon television series, Big Time Rush...
. It aired December 4, 2010.
Production
Kendall SchmidtKendall Schmidt
Kendall Francis Schmidt is an American actor and singer-songwriter; he is best known for playing Kendall Knight in Big Time Rush and has played small roles on different TV shows such as ER, Without a Trace, Phil of the Future, Ghost Whisperer, and Frasier...
announced via Twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
(HeffronDrive) on September 28, 2010 that this Christmas special is in production. It aired on December 4, 2010, since that is the month of Christmas
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
. Pictures of the making of the film have been revealed. Filming of the movie ended as of October 13, 2010.
Plot
Griffin assigns Big Time Rush to make their own Christmas EP, but in order to get back to Minnesota for the holidays, BTR has to make 3 songs as well as find guest stars for two of them, all in five hours before they can go to Minnesota for the holidays. First they record "Beautiful Christmas" and later they sneak into Miranda CosgroveMiranda Cosgrove
Miranda Taylor Cosgrove is an American actress and singer-songwriter. Her career began at the age of three, where she participated in television commercials. Cosgrove's film debut was in 2003, as Summer Hathaway in School of Rock...
's TV special so they can record a song with her, but first disguise themselves as bears and later kidnap Fabio
Fabio Lanzoni
Fabio Lanzoni ; born March 15, 1959), widely known simply as Fabio, is a famous international Italian fashion model, spokesperson and actor who appeared on the cover of hundreds of romance novels throughout the 1980s and 1990s....
. Their cover is blown when Cosgrove opens the door to get her costume for the second part of her special and she sees James, Logan, Kendall, and Carlos.She isn't happy until the boys explain their situation, and that her manager's daughter loves their album. Fabio then confesses that he is a bad singer. Cosgrove changes her mind and decides that Big Time Rush should sing Fabio's part in "All I Want for Christmas Is You". Gustavo records it live when the song starts. After recording the second song, Gustavo gets run over by Snoop Dogg
Snoop Dogg
Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as a rapper in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of Dr. Dre's most notable protégés. Snoop Dogg was a Crip gang member while in high school...
's limousine. Big Time Rush asks Dogg to sing a duet with them and he agrees. They record "12 Days of Christmas" with a twist of rap. After recording the third song, the band finally finish the EP but Griffin decides to record another song to complete the EP because he heard Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber
Justin Drew Bieber is a Canadian pop/R&B singer, songwriter and actor. Bieber was discovered in 2008 by Scooter Braun, who came across Bieber's videos on YouTube and later became his manager...
's eight-hour song "50 Days of Christmas" featuring 50 Cent
50 Cent
Curtis James Jackson III , better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper, entrepreneur, investor, record producer, and actor. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin and The Massacre . Get Rich or Die Tryin has been certified eight times platinum by...
. Gustavo has a breakdown inside the studio and Kendall changes his voice to a Chipmunk
Alvin and the Chipmunks
Alvin and the Chipmunks is an American animated music group created by Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. in 1958. The group consists of three singing animated anthropomorphic chipmunks: Alvin, the mischievous troublemaker, who quickly became the star of the group; Simon, the tall, bespectacled intellectual;...
-esque voice and agrees to record another song with Snoop called "Let's Stay in Our PJs (All Christmas Long)". After recording the final song, the band leaves the studio for the holiday but their flight to Minnesota is cancelled due to a storm and decides to stay in Los Angeles for the holidays. Gustavo arrives at Palm Woods because he was too late for his flight to Fiji
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
and the airplane took off without him. Big Time Rush, alongside with Gustavo, Kelly and Mr. Bitters spend their Christmas in Palm Woods, but there's a miracle. Gustavo's catering team arrive to set the Christmas lunch.
Sub-plot
Mrs. Knight attempts packing up all the family presents so she won't have to pay a luggage fee at the airport; Katie tries to bring Christmas spirit to a Scrooge-esque Mr. Bitters. In the end, they bring him some joy by setting up their Christmas in the Palm Woods and giving him the presents they were going to take to Minnesota.Regular appearances
- Kendall SchmidtKendall SchmidtKendall Francis Schmidt is an American actor and singer-songwriter; he is best known for playing Kendall Knight in Big Time Rush and has played small roles on different TV shows such as ER, Without a Trace, Phil of the Future, Ghost Whisperer, and Frasier...
as Kendall Knight - Carlos Pena Jr. as Carlos Garcia
- James MaslowJames MaslowJames David Maslow is an American actor, singer, and dancer. He is best known for playing the role of James Diamond on Nickelodeon's Big Time Rush and is a member of the boy music group with the same name.-Early life:...
as James Diamond - Logan HendersonLogan HendersonLogan Phillip Henderson is an American actor, dancer, rapper and singer-songwriter. He is best known for his starring role as Logan Mitchell on the Nickelodeon series, Big Time Rush, as well as being a member of the Big Time Rush band itself.-Early life:Henderson was born and raised in North...
as Logan Mitchell - Stephen Kramer GlickmanStephen Kramer GlickmanStephen Kramer Glickman is a Canadian born American actor, fashion designer and stand-up comedian.-Career:Stephen Kramer Glickman is starring as a main role named "Gustavo Rocque" on the Nickelodeon television series, Big Time Rush...
as Gustavo Rocque - Tanya ChisholmTanya ChisholmTanya Chisholm is an American actress and dancer. She is mostly known for her role as Kelly Wainwright on the Nickelodeon sitcom, Big Time Rush. She is also known for her role as Marcie on the Legally Blonde spin off, Legally Blondes, , acting along side Camilla Rosso and Rebecca Rosso...
as Kelly Wainwright - Ciara BravoCiara BravoCiara Quinn Bravo is an American actress, voice artist, singer, and comedienne. She is best known for her role as Katie Knight on Big Time Rush....
as Katie Knight - David Anthony HigginsDavid Anthony HigginsDavid Anthony Higgins is an American comedic actor, best known for playing the roles of Craig Feldspar from Malcolm in the Middle and Mr. Bitters from Big Time Rush....
as Reginald Bitters - Challen CatesChallen CatesChallen Cates is an American independent film producer and actress best known for portraying Mrs. Knight on the TV series, Big Time Rush....
as Mrs. Knight - Matt Riedy as Arthur Griffin
- Erin SandersErin SandersErin Zariah Sanders is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Quinn Pensky on Zoey 101 and Camille on Big Time Rush. She may also be known for portraying Eden Baldwin on The Young and the Restless in 2008....
as Camille Roberts - Katelyn TarverKatelyn TarverKatelyn Marie Tarver is an American singer/songwriter/actress. She is known for her current role as Jo Taylor on the Nickelodeon series Big Time Rush and as Natalie on the ABC series No Ordinary Family.-Singing career:...
as Jo Taylor - Kelli Goss, Denyse Tontz and Savannah Jayde as the Jennifers
- Fabio LanzoniFabio LanzoniFabio Lanzoni ; born March 15, 1959), widely known simply as Fabio, is a famous international Italian fashion model, spokesperson and actor who appeared on the cover of hundreds of romance novels throughout the 1980s and 1990s....
as Fabio (2nd appearance after "Big Time Dance")