Everything You Need to Know About “CMA Country Christmas” TV Special

Everything You Need to Know About “CMA Country Christmas” TV Special

Here’s everything you need to know about the CMA Country Christmas TV special.

  • Date: Dec. 3
  • Time: 8-10 p.m. CT
  • Television Station: ABC
  • Host: Trisha Yearwood
  • Location: Belmont University, Nashville
  • Performers: Trisha Yearwood, Dierks Bentley, Kristin Chenoweth, for King & Country, Chris Janson, Tori Kelly, Lady Antebellum, Rascal Flatts, Runaway June, CeCe Winans, Brett Young and Chris Young
  • Highlight: Trisha Yearwood, Kristin Chenoweth, Tori Kelly, Hillary Scott and CeCe Winans’ performance of “Children Go Where I Send Thee”
  • Trisha says: “Music, memories and enjoying the season with loved ones are what make Christmastime so special. Hosting CMA Country Christmas is an opportunity to share joy and celebrate the holidays with friends and family everywhere.”
  • Songs:
  1. Trisha Yearwood – “Silver Bells,” “Jingle Bell Rock” and “Winter Wonderland” medley
  2. Lady Antebellum – “White Christmas”
  3. Tori Kelly – “O Little Town of Bethlehem”
  4. Chris Janson – “Run, Run Rudolph”
  5. Rascal Flatts with CeCe Winans – “Go Tell It on The Mountain”
  6. Kristin Chenoweth – “I’ll Be Home for Christmas”
  7. for KING & COUNTRY – “Little Drummer Boy”
  8. Dierks Bentley – “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”
  9. Lady Antebellum – “On A Night Like This” and “Silent Night” medley
  10. Chris Young – “The Christmas Song”
  11. Runaway June – “Sleigh Ride”
  12. Trisha Yearwood with Kristin Chenoweth, Tori Kelly, Hillary Scott and CeCe Winans – “Children Go Where I Send Thee”
  13. Rascal Flatts – “Deck the Halls”
  14. Kristin Chenoweth – “The Christmas Waltz”
  15. Brett Young – “This Christmas”
  16. Tori Kelly – “Do You Hear What I Hear”
  17. Chris Young – “Holly Jolly Christmas”
  18. CeCe Winans – “Hark the Herald Angels Sing”
  19. Trisha Yearwood – “It Wasn’t His Child”
  20. Trisha Yearwood with Kristin Chenoweth, Tori Kelly, Lady Antebellum, Rascal Flatts, CeCe Winans and Brett Young – “Feliz Navidad”

photo by Curtis Hilbun, AFF-USA.com

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