Donny Osmond Doesn't Think He Could Do AnotherOsmond Family Christmas Show:'It Was a Different Time' (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

The Osmonds in 1972.Photo:GAB Archive/Redferns

GAB Archive/Redferns

Donny Osmondfeels a lot of nostalgia for his family Christmas specials — but thinks the past is where they should stay.

“I don’t know if it feels organic,” the 67-year-old tells PEOPLE of reviving the storied television programs after all this time. “Those types of holiday specials that we did in the past, they don’t really work these days for some reason.”

Plus, he added “they’re extremely expensive to make. Back then it was more economical. But the marketplace has become a lot different with the million channels to choose from — back then you had three networks, period.”

Though he holds special memories from the shoots, he acknowledges they were hard work, too. “We did a Christmas special while we were doing theDonny & Marieshow every week. So it was just non-stop.”

Osmond, 67, in particularlooked to Andy Williamsas a gold standard, appearing on his Christmas specials several times.

“They don’t make those shows anymore,” he says, “those were so pristine. And they’ve tried, but they can’t replicate it for some reason. Even theDonny & Marie Christmas Showor theOsmond Family Christmasshows, there’s something magical about that. When I look back … it was a different time. It’s nostalgic.”

Of course, an Osmond family special wouldn’t be the same without sibling Wayne, who was an original member of the Osmonds singing group anddied at age 73 after suffering a stroke on Jan. 1, 2025.

The Osmond brothers in 1971.CBS via Getty

CBS via Getty

Donny is currently bringing the nostalgia back with his soloLas Vegas show at Harrah’s Showroom,where he appears with a ’70s-era avatar of himself.

Though he’s excited to be back on stage in his adopted hometown, he admits that he does “see the light at the end of the tunnel.”

“I’ve always said if I can’t give a hundred percent on stage like I do every night in Las Vegas, if I can’t come to up to that bar, that standard that I’ve set for myself, that’s the time to stop,” he shares. “But right now, I’ve got a lot of energy!”

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He credits wife of 46 years, Debbie, for helping him maintain “balance” in life.

“I’ve seen way too many people, contemporaries of mine, who’ve really lost it,” he says. “They’ve lost the most important thing in their lives, their family or their health. They just don’t know how to balance. My wife has been so good for me in that regard.”

source: people.com