NBC Shooting Film in Breckenridge this Week

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Breckenridge. What? It's way to early. But wait.

NBC will be shooting the holiday episode of its reality television show "Three Wishes" this week in Breckenridge.

Taping will take place primarily on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Breckenridge Resort Chamber (BRC) in cooperation with the town and resort has asked all Main Street businesses to decorate for Christmas a little early for the show, so a trip through Breckenridge right now brings with it sights of lights, wreaths and ornaments.

"When I was driving down Main Street last night and saw everyone putting their Christmas lights up, I've never been more proud to represent Breckenridge ... just with the outpouring of support," BRC spokesperson Kristen Petitt said.

The show features five-time Grammy Award winner Amy Grant as host along with leading contributors Carter Oosterhouse (NBC's "Today," "Trading Spaces"), Eric Stromer ("Clean Sweep") and Diane Mizota ("Trading Spaces: Boys vs. Girls") visiting communities all over the country to grant wishes to deserving people.

The Christmas episode, however, is a bit of a departure from a traditional episode, in which the crew sets up in one town, has a central "Wish Tent" for people to tell Grant their wishes and then grants three wishes from that area. According to NBC spokesperson Jill Carmen, the holiday episode to be partially shot in Breckenridge will feature Grant and company granting wishes for kids from all over the country, so there will be no Wish Tent or locally-granted wishes in Summit.

Part of the show is being filmed in Breckenridge primarily as a backdrop for the concert Grant will be performing Wednesday, during which she'll be singing Christmas songs, and there will be a wish granted on stage, according to Carmen. The entire cast of the show will be in attendance at Grant's concert.

The concert will be standing room only in the Blue River Plaza area, Petitt said, and Main Street will be closed during the performance.Other roads will be closed as well for the show Wednesday.

"Breckenridge is a charming, quaint location, and we really like the Main Street charm. It's the perfect backdrop for a special about Christmas wishes and kids," executive producer Andrew Glassman said. The Christmas episode of "Three Wishes" will air on NBC Friday, Dec. 2.