• WorldScreen.com, Wednesday, September 26, 2007 11 AM

NBC will roll out "Clash of the Choirs" in December, a live four-night holiday event series from BBC Worldwide. The format is based on Scandinavian series "Friday TV" and follows five celebrity singers back to their hometowns as they put together amateur singing groups made up of ordinary folks who compete against each other.

Music ranges from pop hits to Christmas carols. The choirs will be judged by viewers, who can vote via phone, text message or online. Winners, along with the celeb that picked them, get prizes that help their hometowns, i.e. money for projects like school gym renovations, new parks, etc.

"This is a wonderful feel-good event series that will get everyone in the holiday spirit and singing along with their TV sets," says Craig Plestis, executive vice president of alternative programming, development and specials at NBC Entertainment. The series is slated for a two-hour premiere on Monday, Dec. 17 at 9 p.m.

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