"It's a Wonderful Life, Piper" is the second Christmas episode of The Next Step that debuted on BBC on December 13, 2019 before airing on the Family Channel on December 21.
Synopsis[]
Rehearsal is under way for a very special holiday performance of The Nutcracker. Piper feels invisible after James and the original A-Troupe return to TNS and wishes she never came to the studio in the first place. Her wish is granted when Giselle, as a fairy, appears and guides her through a miserable studio. It's a very different TNS where A-Troupers from past and present are almost unrecognizable. Piper realizes the ripple effect her life has had on the studio, but it may be too late after Alfie reveals his plan to turn TNS into a luxury hotel. However, Piper scrambles to reignite the love of dance in everyone before she's trapped in the alternate timeline forever. After enlisting Finn's help to gather the new A-Troupers, Piper sets her sights on triggering happy memories for the original A-Troupe and reuniting James and Riley.