Overview
- The show airs live at 20:15 on Das Erste and ORF2 from the Congress Centrum Suhl.
- This year is Florian Silbereisen’s 20th time presenting the Advent special produced by MDR.
- DJ Ötzi reaches a 13th straight appearance across Silbereisen’s festive shows since October 2023, surpassing Ross Antony’s run of twelve.
- Simone Thomalla will read the Advent story and duet with Silbereisen on the Christmas classic “Mary’s Boy Child.”
- Confirmed guests include Andrea Berg, Howard Carpendale, Semino Rossi, Vanessa Mai, Ella Endlich, Wincent Weiss, Thomas Anders, No Angels, Unheilig, Lang Lang and Helmut Lotti, alongside traditions like the Peace Light from Bethlehem and the Nürnberger Christkind.