Sabrina Carpenter’s holiday variety special A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter is set to stream Friday night on .

Carpenter’s music career reached new heights in 2024 with the release of her hit album Short n’ Sweet. The star is expected to perform holiday-themed original and cover songs on her special, while also utilizing her acting skills in comedic moments that will feature special guests.

“The holidays have always been so special to me,” Carpenter said in a Netflix . “I am excited to bring my take to a classic holiday variety show — infusing my love of music and comedy to make something that is uniquely me.”

How to Watch Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘A Nonsense Christmas’

The special, named after a track on Carpenter’s 2023 EP Fruitcake, will be released worldwide exclusively on Netflix, which over 200 million subscribers in more than 190 countries. Subscribers to the streaming service should be able to watch the show from any device connected to the internet.

What Time Is Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘A Nonsense Christmas’?

The special will be released at 9 p.m. Friday Eastern Time. The stream will be made available simultaneously regardless of region, meaning that viewers in the Pacific Time Zone should be able stream the show at 6 p.m. local time.

What Songs Will Carpenter Perform?

Given the title of the show, a performance of “A Nonsense Christmas,” a reworked version of her 2022 song “Nonsense,” is highly likely.

Netflix said that the special would include Christmas covers and additional songs from Fruitcake, which includes tracks like “Buy Me Presents,” “Santa Doesn’t Know You Like I Do” and Carpenter’s version of “White Christmas.”

If the special strays from the holiday theme at any point, Carpenter could also perform recent chart-toppers like “Espresso” and “Please Please Please.”

Who Are the Special Guests on Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘A Nonsense Christmas’?

Netflix has announced that the special will feature Carpenter performing duets with , Tyla, Shania Twain and Kali Uchis. It will also include unspecified “appearances” by Nico Hiraga, Cara Delevingne, Kyle Mooney, Megan Stalter, Sean Astin, Owen Thiele and Jillian Bell.

A trailer for the special shows Carpenter and several of her announced guests performing duets and sketches. Unannounced guests may make surprise appearances, with the streamer teasing “unexpected duets.”

Aside from music, the trailer indicates that Astin will be appearing in the special as Santa Claus, or possibly as himself wearing a Santa Claus costume. A preview clip from the special features Carpenter in a sketch alongside Abbott Elementary star Quinta Brunson as a “ghost of holiday present” who “gets ghosted.”