MAYA AND THE FAMILY'S HOLIDAY SPIRIT IS TESTED WHILE RAY'S CHOIR SOLO IS PUT IN JEOPARDY, ON ABC'S 'SPEECHLESS'

Julianne Hough Guest Stars New Choir Teacher Miss Bloom

"C-H-O-CHOIR" - It's Christmas time at the DiMeos, and Maya surprises everyone by embracing a newfound holiday spirit. But her view is put to the test when the family van is stolen, along with all their holiday gifts. Worrying he won't get into college, Ray joins the choir and gets a coveted solo. But when a very attractive new teacher is hired, JJ decides to join his brother and takes Ray's solo. When everything looks bleak, the family is surprised with their own holiday miracle. Julianne Hough guest stars as Miss Bloom, on "Speechless," SUNDAY, DECEMBER 25 (10:00-10:30 p.m. EST), on the ABC Television Network. (Rebroadcast. ABC OAD: 12/14/2016)

"Speechless" stars Minnie Driver as Maya DiMeo, John Ross Bowie ("The Big Bang Theory") as Jimmy DiMeo, Mason Cook as Ray DiMeo, Micah Fowler as JJ DiMeo, Kyla Kenedy as Dylan DiMeo and Cedric Yarbrough as Kenneth.

Guest starring is Julianne Hough as Miss Bloom, David Lengel as Tad, Reed Lorenzo Shannon as Asher, Edward James Gage as Bus Driver, Lindsey Barrow as Cashier, Shirley Chen as Kayla, Chhaya Nene as Driver, Jill Basey as Elderly Choir Teacher, Julie Meyer as Natalie and Louis Santos as Russell.

"C-H-O-CHOIR" was written by Jeremy Bronson & Niki Schwartz-Wright and directed by Christine Gernon.

Scott Silveri ("Friends") writes and is executive producer of the show, along with "Fresh Off the Boat"'s Jake Kasdan and Melvin Mar. The series is from Twentieth Century Fox Television and ABC Studios. The Cerebral Palsy Foundation is a Foundation Partner and Technical Consultant on "Speechless." To learn more about CP, go to CerebralPalsyFoundation.org.