As if the kids won’t be excited enough on Christmas day, Disney has announced that the Never Land Pirate Band and Jake from Disney Junior’s “Jake and the Never Land Pirates” will appear in the 28th Annual “Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade” TV special.  The band will perform a special pirate-themed holiday tune during the telecast, which airs nationwide December 25 on ABC-TV.

Some of the other stars who are set to appear during the telecast, which was filmed at both Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World Resort are Christina Aguilera,  Jennifer Hudson, Cee Lo Green, OneRepublic, and Bella Thorne from Disney Channel’s hit series “Shake It Up” and the McClain Sisters, featuring China Ann McClain, star of Disney Channel’s “A.N.T. Farm.”