"The Helene Fischer Show" on Christmas Day with Germany's most popular entertainer and a varied program. Helene Fischer has put together a mixture of lots of music, spectacular artistry, surprising duets and great musical productions for her audience. For the first time, the show will be broadcast from the exhibition hall in Düsseldorf. The popular entertainer has invited a whole host of national and international musical guests to perform unprecedented duets with her and provide plenty of emotion and goosebump moments.

Pre-Christmas fun with surprises, music and sketch comedy for the whole family by and with Otto Waalkes.

With tailor-made costumes, sophisticated choreography and consummate perfection, the German Television Ballet made screen history. Since 1962, the 26 ladies and gentlemen have danced their way into the hearts of millions of viewers. The television ballet has appeared in all the major television shows: "Kessel Buntes", "Showkolade" and "Schlager einer großen Stadt". Even in the DEFA film "Three Hazelnuts for Cinderella", the famous long legs were not to be missed.

Florian König is in his early 20s and lives with his mother. He assists her whenever he can. In the weekly newspaper "Alt Ausseer Bote" he reports on a foundling that has been handed in at the baby hatch of Bad Aussee hospital, and is subsequently dismissed by editor-in-chief Anton Grimmeisen. But when the editor Caroline Moosbichler hears about it, she demands Florian's immediate reinstatement. He is to stay on the story. In the process, he finds out that the mother acted out of pure desperation, and he gets on the trail of the love between Jutta Lechner and Thomas Gschnitzer. This love is the origin of the child.

A new open-air spectacle under the stars brings Schlager queen Andrea Berg home to Aspach, where 35,000 fans transform her village into a music metropolis. Host Florian Silbereisen goes behind the scenes, at rehearsals, in wardrobe, and at Berg’s family home, to capture her pre-show jitters, wardrobe changes, and rituals (“Uncle Piti” on hand, her lucky charm, and mother by her side). On “Sternennacht,” Andrea and guests like DJ Ötzi and Xavier Naidoo perform her biggest hits in an intimate celebration of life, love, and music.

Standing alone on stage in the light, celebrated by thousands of enthusiastic fans. She lives for this moment, Helene Fischer enjoys this moment. Every evening anew, when it gets dark in the hall and the spotlights cast their bright light onto the stage, she manages to put aside the stress of touring and lets herself be carried by the people who are just waiting for "their Helene" to sing for them. Helene Fischer and her fans - the movie "Alone in the Light" tells the story of this extraordinary relationship. It is the story of an artist who manages to inspire everyone who gets involved with her.

Harald Juhnke was a great entertainer, actor, comedian, singer, emcee and charmer. The stage was his life and success his drug, a life and a career with many ups and downs, triumphs and crashes. He loved his audience and the audience loved him. The film portrays the great entertainer. His family, friends, fellow artists and companions have their say.

Schlager is the stalwart of German pop culture and emerges stronger from every modernization crisis. But what are the stories behind the flawless backdrop of the German Schlager world? What makes Schlager stars true artists and German songs a perennial commercial success? The 90-minute documentary "Deutschland Schlagerland" goes in search of the personal stories behind the music, travels to provincial stages and big cities, talks to producers and performers. The aim is no less than to explain and understand the social and cultural phenomenon of "Schlager" in its entirety.

Helene Fischer presents her show with national and international stars again in 2024. The audience can expect a program with special music, surprising choreographies and duets, touching moments and unique highlights.