Television shows you’ll want to watch this week
“Garth & Trisha Live! A Holiday Concert Event” — Early on in the pandemic, married country music superstars Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood delighted millions of viewers with an intimate freewheeling special during which they took song requests from their fans while sheltering in place. Now, the couple return to their home recording studio to take more requests, sing songs of the season and provide their good-natured brand of comfort and joy. (8:30 p.m Sunday, CBS)
Other bets
Sunday: Gayle King is the host of the “22nd Annual A Home for the Holidays.” Inspiring stories of adoption from foster care are shared in the special, featuring performances by Josh Groban, Miranda Lambert, Meghan Trainor, Leslie Odom, Jr. and Andrea Bocelli. (9:30 p.m. CBS)
Monday: The “Kid of the Year” special, which previously aired on Nickelodeon, celebrates the achievements of five amazing American youngsters who were chosen from a field of more than 5,000. It culminates with the naming of Time magazine’s first-ever Kid of the Year. Trevor Noah hosts. (9 p.m., CBS)
Tuesday: We’re expecting plenty of drama — and more than a few tears — as Tayshia brings her journey to a close on the most offbeat season of “The Bachelorette.” Will someone put a ring on it? (8 p.m., ABC).
Wednesday: Another merry and very bright season of “The Great Christmas Light Fight” comes to a close with more epic illuminated displays, including one family’s interactive layout in Burbank, Calif., designed to look like a mini-Disneyland. (9 p.m., ABC)
Thursday: Every time you watch Frank Capra’s “It’s a Wonderful Life,” an angel gets its wings, or a TV executive gets a raise — or something like that. It’s time to book a return trip to Bedford Falls. (8 p.m., NBC)
Friday: Pixar’s new animated feature “Soul” is another 2020 big-tent film to bypass a theatrical release. It follows a middle-school band teacher who gets the chance of a lifetime to play at New York’s best jazz club. But one small misstep sends him to The Great Before — a fantastical place where new souls get their personalities before they go to Earth. (Disney+)
Saturday: Brace yourself for more smalltown hijinks, crazy feuds and wacky wordplay. Season 9 of the Canadian cult hit “Letterkenny” returns with all seven episodes dropping. (Hulu)