Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh
| Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Christmas comedy Comedy-drama |
| Created by | Dan Schneider |
| Written by | Dan Schneider Steven Molaro |
| Directed by | Michael Grossman |
| Starring | Drake Bell Josh Peck Miranda Cosgrove Bailee Madison David Pressman Kimbo Slice Henry Winkler Jerry Trainor Yvette Nicole Brown Nancy Sullivan Jonathan Goldstein |
| Theme music composer | Backhouse Mike |
| Composer | Backhouse Mike |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | Scott McAboy Amy Sydorick Drake Bell Josh Peck |
| Cinematography | Marvin V. Rush |
| Editors | Charles Bornstein Marc Lamphear |
| Running time | 94 minutes |
| Production companies | Schneider's Bakery Nickelodeon Productions Pacific Bay Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | Nickelodeon |
| Release | December 5, 2008 |
| Related | |
| Drake & Josh Drake & Josh Go Hollywood | |
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Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh (also known as Drake & Josh: Best Christmas Ever) is a 2008 American Christmas comedy television film based on the Nickelodeon sitcom Drake & Josh. It is the sequel to Drake and Josh Go Hollywood (2006). Drake Bell, Josh Peck, Miranda Cosgrove, Nancy Sullivan, and Jonathan Goldstein reappear as their respective characters, with several recurring characters from the TV series also reappearing.
The film premiered on December 5, 2008 as a Nickelodeon Original Movie, a year after the show's original end in 2007. As such, it also serves as the narrative conclusion of Drake & Josh. It was the third most viewed TV movie on cable behind High School Musical 2 and Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie, both owned by Disney Channel.