IN PHOTOS: KC and Piolo, KimXi, KathNiel, Vice, and more at ABS-CBN Christmas show

Alexa Villano

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IN PHOTOS: KC and Piolo, KimXi, KathNiel, Vice, and more at ABS-CBN Christmas show

Rob Reyes

ABS-CBN stars gather for their annual Christmas special – an epic cast reunion, and a sweet evening for fans of the network's many popular love teams

MANILA, Philippines – The stars of ABS-CBN gathered together Tuesday, December 8 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, for the Christmas special entitled Thank You for The Love.

The show opened with a song number from the rising love teams of the station including And I Love You So stars Julia Barretto, Miles Ocampo, and Iñigo Pascual. This was followed by the tandems of Richard Gomez and Dawn Zulueta, Marvin Agustin and Jolina Magdangal, Daniel Matsunaga and Erich Gonzales, and Kim Chiu and Xian Lim.


 

 

The Voice Kids Season 1 and 2 stars also performed. Other stars like Gary Valenciano, Toni Gonzaga , and Bea Alonzo also entertained the audience.

  

FPJ Ang Probinsyano’s Coco Martin and Onyok also performed for the audience. The celebrities of Your Face Sounds Familiar and It’s Showtime also showcased their talents, while the cast of Banana Sundae entertained the audience. 


 

 


  

It’s Showtime’s Billy Crawford, Coleen Garcia, and Vice Ganda performed an acrobatic act onstage that got the audience screaming.


 


 

 

 

The gorgeous men and women of ABS-CBN heated up the dance floor led by the boys of Pasion de Amor and a dance showdown featuring Maja Salvador and Kim Chiu.


 

The ladies in the audience got giddy when the leading men of the station came out to serenade the audience. The deafening screams  and applause were heard for the 3 popular leading men of today – Daniel Padilla, James Reid, and Enrique Gil.


 

The audience also went wild when Piolo Pascual and KC Concecpcion took center stage for their hosting spiels, with Piolo kissing KC on the cheek. This is one of the rare moments they’ve been spotted together, since confirming their reconciliation. The two previously dated.


 

A dance showdown featured the cast of Dance Kids along with Maja and Enrique as well as Shaina Magdayao, John Prats, and Rayver Cruz. The cast of the upcoming Metro Manila Film Festival movie All You Need is Pag-Ibig, and Beauty and the Bestie’s Vice Ganda also performed, with Vice paying tribute to his mother.

As the show came to a close, the 3 popular tandems – JaDine, LizQuen, and KathNiel – performed for the audience. They were later joined by Piolo and the other celebrities. ABS-CBN president Charo Santos-Concio gave her Christmas message, ending the show with this year’s theme song “Thank You For the Love.”

  

The TV special is scheduled to be aired before Christmas.  Here are photos from the event.

 

All photos by Rob Reyes/Rappler

– Rappler.com

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Alexa Villano

Alexa is one of Rappler's Lifestyle and Entertainment reporters, covering local entertainment news to a wide range of topics from beauty pageants to reality shows.