Hosted by Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard, the special also featured appearances from Jussie Smollett, Bryshere 'Yazz' Gray, Mary J. Blige, Jamie Foxx and more.
- Dec 10, 2015
AceShowbiz - Already missing "Empire"? Helping you deal with the hit FOX show's lengthy winter hiatus, the Lyons put their differences aside and reunited for "White Hot Holidays" which aired on the network Wednesday night, December 9.
Hosted by Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard, the special featured the two stars and their on-screen kids on "Empire" performing holiday classics. The Cookie and Lucious Lyon depicters kicked off their program with a special duet of "This Christmas" before more acts including Jussie Smollett and Bryshere Y. Gray a.k.a. Yazz showed up for "Joy to the World" and "All You Need Is Love".
Also joining the Lyons were Chris Brown and John Legend among others. Despite feeling a bit under the weather, Breezy led a sing-along to his new single "Back to Sleep" while showing off his fancy footwork. He also teamed up with Tank for a duet of "This Christmas".
Legend, meanwhile, did a jazzy cover of "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town". Looking dapper as usual in a dark-colored suit, he busted out some moves alongside several dancers. Later, he slowed things down when accompanying Patti Labelle for a rendition of "O Holy Night".
"Taraji and Terrence's White Hot Holidays" also saw performances from the likes of Mary J. Blige, will.i.am and Jamie Foxx. In addition, Henson and Howard unwrapped Christmas gifts from each other and took some time to spoof Kim Kardashian and Kanye West.
.@TherealTaraji @TerrenceHoward Spoof @KimKardashian @KanyeWest On #WhiteHotHolidays (VIDEO) https://t.co/zW8H8ySaPQ pic.twitter.com/4NTdOToZoz
— Gossip Cop (@GossipCop) December 10, 2015
