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Before the ball drops in Times Square, NBC will help ring in the New Year with “A Toast to 2014!,” a two hour primetime special airing tonight, December 31 at 8pm/7c

Garth Brooks is taking over TODAY! In an unprecedented appearance, multi-platinum country music artist Garth Brooks will join NBC's TODAY throughout all four hours of the program

All the TODAY anchors and crew starred in 'TODAY: The Musical,' Kathie Lee Gifford's original musical comedy, along with special guest Regis Philbin which aired yesterday on the morning show.

The cast of the iconic TV sitcom THE LOVE BOAT joined Today's Al Roker in a sing-a-long of the show's theme song.

TODAY: THE MUSICAL, written by Kathy Lee Gifford, aired this morning, Dec. 29 during the fourth hour of the morning news show.

Following the success of the recent live musicals on NBC, including last year's SOUND OF MUSIC LIVE and this year's PETER PAN LIVE, THE TODAY SHOW cast will try their hand at a live production.

The sensational singing quintet Fifth Harmony stopped by NBC's TODAY to perform their own rendition of the holiday classic, 'All I Want for Christmas Is You.' Check out the appearance below!

Country singer Brett Eldredge stopped by this morning's TODAY on NBC to perform his new single 'Mean to Me'. Check out the appearance below!

Since Idina Menzel is having a whirlwind month of both performing on Broadway and releasing a chart-reaching (and wonderful) holiday album, we decided to follow this 'Broadway stars goes big' as she travels the world's stages, the small screen and beyond with all sorts of wonderful appearances this season. For a look at what she's been up to this week, read on!

Ben Stiller stopped by this morning's TODAY to talk about his new film 'Night at the Museum' and share his opinion on Sony's recent decision not to release the controversial film 'The Interview'

NBC's TODAY continues to gain momentum and tighten the morning ratings race posting its closest total viewer gap with GMA in months.

Brooke Shields and Bravo's 'Watch What Happens Live' host Andy Cohen stopped by this morning's TODAY to recommend reading for the holiday season. Check out the appearance below!

Charli XCX stopped by this morning's TODAY to perform her new hit, 'Break the Rules' from her sophomore album, 'Sucker'. Watch the appearance below!

Before the ball drops in Times Square, NBC will help ring in the New Year with "A Toast to 2014!," a two hour primetime special airing Wednesday, December 31 at 8pm/7c

Rapper Nicki Minaj stopped by this morning's TODAY on NBC to talk about her third album 'The Pinkprint' and opened up about some of the events in her life that inspired her to make music.

Award winning actor Jim Parsons stopped by this morning's TODAY on NBC to talk about lending his voice to Buddy the Elf, originated by Will Farrell, in tonight's animated special ELF: BUDDY'S MUSICAL CHRISTMAS.

NBC is bringing in the holiday spirit with the stop-motion hourlong animated special 'Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas,' set to air tonight, Dec. 16 at 8 p.m. Based on the popular film 'Elf' and the hit Broadway show 'Elf: The Musical,' the special will star four-time Emmy Award winner Jim Parsons ('The Big Bang Theory') as Buddy.

NBC is bringing in the holiday spirit with the stop-motion hourlong animated special 'Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas,' set to air Tuesday, Dec. 16 at 8 p.m.

NBC has announced that legendary singer Barry Manilow will perform live tonight, December 15 broadcast of TODAY.

NBC has announced that legendary singer Barry Manilow will perform live on the Monday, December 15 broadcast of TODAY. On Wednesday, December 17th, Broadway favorite Bernadette Peters will visit the morning show to talk about her new series 'Mozart in the Jungle'