Grinch Jane Lynch’s Heart Grows Three Sizes In This Exclusive Clip From ‘The Weakest Link’ Holiday Special

Thanksgiving will soon be over, but luckily, there’s another holiday just around the corner. Among its many other joys, Christmas brings new seasonal entertainment for you and the family to enjoy. In that tradition, everyone’s favorite game show, The Weakest Link, is kicking off the yuletide season with a special holiday-themed episode entitled “How Jane Lynch Stole Christmas.” It will air Monday, November 27 at 10 PM ET/PT on NBC and will stream the next day on Peacock. Be sure to watch host Jane Lynch get her Grinch on as eight holiday helpers compete to answer rapid-fire trivia. Per usual, the weakest contestant is eliminated after each round as determined by the group. Whose trivia prowess will “sleigh” the competition and take home the jolly prize pot? You’ll have to wait until next week to find out.

However, we know that you’ve been good this year, so we’ve got a special early present for you under your streaming tree: an exclusive clip from The Weakest Link holiday special! In this sneak peak, we see Lynch with a frown on her face as Santa (yes, Kris Kringle himself) tells the audience via voiceover that his holiday helpers have achieved a perfect round. A Christmas miracle indeed! Choosing who is the weakest link will be tough for these contestants dressed as Santas, elves, carolers and more.

“Let me just tell America that all four of our Santas…those are their natural beards,” Lynch starts off sweetly as the four men show off their snowy white locks. She focuses on Carl, a Santa in a jolly green ensemble and asks him how he got into the Santa business. As Carl explains, he started by growing his beard out for a no-shave November and never stopped. “Next Halloween, I bought a cheap costume and greeted the children at the door as Santa and, suddenly, I had a couple of invitations to be Santa,” reports Carl. “It’s wonderful. It’s like being everybody’s grandparent.” Moving on to Warren, Lynch asks the Santa impersonator about the unique way he deals with crying babies. “A lot of times I’ll just lean on in and cry along with the baby,” says Warren with a twinkle in his eye. “A lot of times that becomes the [parents’] favorite shot.” After he shows off his charming crying face, the audience will swear they can sense Lynch’s heart grow three sizes.

Lynch then sets her sets on Miki, a caroler who is “opera trained.” “I’m a Soprano so I sing the melody,” explains Miki sweetly. As she launches into a rousing rendition of “Joy To The World,” Lynch—a Broadway singer—joins in. Once the two begin to harmonize, the rest of the helpers burst into applause. Instead of leaving it at that, Lynch presses Miki to talk about her unique (and very unChristmas-like) hobby.

“I’m obsessed with watching police pursuits,” begins Miki. “Sometimes you get a chase where there’s a foot bail or they’ll put down a spike strip or the cops do a pit maneuver,” Miki continues as the rest of the holiday helpers stare on with fascination. “They’re not getting away, but what’s great is they don’t give up,” Miki adds charitably. Find out what other weird hobbies our other helpers enjoy, and most importantly, who is the weakest link next week on Monday, November 27, on NBC.