'Tis The Season for THE FABULOUS BEEKMAN BOYS HOLIDAY SPECIAL Coming This December on Planet Green

'Tis The Season for THE FABULOUS BEEKMAN BOYS HOLIDAY SPECIAL Coming This December on Planet Green

--THE FABULOUS BEEKMAN BOYS HOLIDAY SPECIAL Premieres Wednesday, December 8, at 9:00 PM (ET) on Planet Green--

--Season Two of THE FABULOUS BEEKMAN BOYS Premieres in Early 2011--

SILVER SPRING, Md., Nov. 1, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- This December, join THE FABULOUS BEEKMAN BOYS (a.k.a.Brent Ridge and Josh Kilmer-Purcell) as they celebrate the holiday season with panache on THE FABULOUS BEEKMAN BOYS HOLIDAY SPECIAL. Television's first and only "gentleman farmers" will welcome viewers to the historic Beekman 1802 Farm to celebrate the holidays with style on Planet Green on December 8 at 9:00 p.m. (ET).

In THE FABULOUS BEEKMAN BOYS HOLIDAY SPECIAL, Brent and Josh will share their favorite holiday traditions -- from baking to entertaining to crafting. Viewers also will receive a look at never-before-seen bloopers and a special advance peek at scenes from season two, premiering in early 2011. Brent and Josh also will take a look back at some of the more memorable moments from season one, as submitted by fans via e-mail and social media. Finally, devoted Beek-Geeks can expect visits from Farmer John and his goats, as well as the one-of-a-kind diva llama, Polka Spot.

"Brent and I are incredibly excited to join the illustrious ranks of the Osmonds, Sonny and Cher, and Frosty the Snowman with our very own holiday special," said Josh. "We are sincerely thrilled to have the opportunity to connect with our fans and share some of our favorite holiday traditions and memories from the past year."

The Planet Green original series THE FABULOUS BEEKMAN BOYS follows Josh, a best-selling author and advertising executive, and his partner, Brent, a physician and former vice president at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, who left Manhattan behind for the country life at the Beekman 1802 farm. The upcoming second season of THE FABULOUS BEEKMAN BOYS will follow Brent and Josh as they juggle their relationship, along with a burgeoning home business and a rapidly expanding working farm.

THE FABULOUS BEEKMAN BOYS and THE FABULOUS BEEKMAN BOYS HOLIDAY SPECIAL are executive produced by Planet Green's SVP of Production & Development Jeff Hasler and Executive Producer Lynn Sadofsky. Executive producers from World of Wonder are Randy Barbato, Fenton Bailey and Tom Campbell. Angela Rae Berg is co-executive producer/director.

More information on THE FABULOUS BEEKMAN BOYS can be found at planetgreen.com/beekmanboys or at press.discovery.com.

About Planet Green:

Planet Green is the multiplatform media destination for people looking for something new. Launched on June 4, 2008, Planet Green is following the evolving conversation about sustainability and is the entertainment brand that champions the visionaries who move our world forward in small and large ways. Planet Green and its two robust Web sites, planetgreen.com and TreeHugger.com, offer unique, insightful and inspiring content related to how we can evolve to live a better, brighter future. Planet Green's original programming, digital tools and content will entertain, educate and activate.

About World of Wonder:

Innovative production company World of Wonder is behind such entertaining hit series as "RuPaul's Drag Race" (Logo), "Million Dollar Listing" (Bravo), and "Fantasia For Real" (Vh1). They have recently announced a show featuring Sarah the Duchess of York (OWN). In addition, World of Wonder has created award winning films and documentaries such as "Inside Deep Throat", "The Eyes of Tammy Faye", "Party Monster" and "Monica in Black and White". Their documentary, "The Last Beekeeper" (Planet Green), recently won an Emmy® Award for Outstanding Nature Programming. With offices in Hollywood and London, the company has produced cutting-edge fiction and non-fiction programming for HBO, Showtime, VH1, IFC, Discovery, MTV, BBC, PBS, and Channel 4 UK, among others, and can be found online at http://worldofwonder.net/

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