Miranda Cosgrove is doling out the holiday cheer this year with two Christmas movies on Nickelodeon. The first, airing on Dec. 5, is a reunion with her *Drake & Josh* pals. "They get in some trouble and they have a parole officer and my job is to keep the parole officer off their back," Miranda says. She'll follow *Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh* with her *iCarly* Christmas episode on Dec. 13. "Its a takeoff of *It's a Wonderful Life,*" the 15-year-old explains. "My character, Carly, she actually makes a wish - she wishes that her brother is normal and she ends up not liking it very much."
When it comes to celebrating the holiday off screen, Miranda enjoys an annual tradition. "I have my next door neighbor who's my age, she comes over to my house and we all hang out and my mom cooks dinner. She makes cornish game hen." When Rachael asks if Miranda does any of the cooking Miranda admits, "I am a horrible cook, but my mom's amazing ... I can make cereal."