Before signing off for the holidays, Saturday Night Live welcomed Ariana Grande back to Studio 8H to host the Dec. 20 episode. It was her fifth appearance on the long-running sketch comedy series overall (she previously hosted in seasons 41 and 50 and served as musical guest in seasons 40 and 49),

That Austin Butler episode—actually the only Christmas episode not hosted by a former cast member since 2018!—also served as a mid-season farewell to longtime cast member Cecily Strong. I’m sure these types of things aren’t actually planned out particularly far in advance;

Saturday's Christmas episode was Yang's last as a cast member, as it was revealed on Friday that he's exiting the sketch comedy series.

Ariana Grande hosts the 'Saturday Night Live' season 51 Christmas episode with musical guest Cher as Bowen Yang says goodbye to 'SNL.'

Bowen Yang bid an emotional farewell to “Saturday Night Live” with music, laughter and help from his “Wicked” buddy Ariana Grande.

Seven of Ariana Grande's albums return to the charts in the U.K., with her Christmas & Chill EP hitting a new high and debuting on multiple rankings.

Ariana Grande gets bundled up to go see the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree ends up looking like Randy from 'A Christmas Story.'

Grande previewed her "SNL" gig this weekend, including meeting Cher, and revealed what kind of present wrapper she is on Thursday night's (Dec. 18) "Late Night."