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Joey Alexander,
Kelsea Ballerini, Kelly Clarkson, Andra Day, Brett Eldredge, Amy Grant, Sarah
McLachlan, Idina Menzel, Kacey Musgraves, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, Jordan
Smith, Trisha Yearwood, and Chris Young Perform
“CMA Country Christmas,” Hosted by Jennifer Nettles, Airs
Monday, Nov. 28 on the ABC Television Network
NASHVILLE – Some of the
music industry’s most well-known names have gathered to ring in the holiday
spirit during “CMA Country Christmas,” a two-hour special hosted for the seventh
year by Jennifer Nettles airing Monday, Nov. 28 (8:00-10:00 PM/ET) on the ABC Television Network.
Scheduled to be taped at
the Grand Ole Opry House on Tuesday,
Nov. 8 (7:00 PM/CT; doors open from 5:30-6:30 PM/CT), the special is a
celebration of the season featuring inspired performances from Joey Alexander,
Kelsea Ballerini, Kelly Clarkson, Andra
Day, Brett Eldredge, Amy Grant, Sarah
McLachlan, Idina Menzel, Kacey Musgraves,
Nettles, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts,
Jordan Smith, Trisha Yearwood, and Chris Young.
Nettles, who is hosting
the special for the seventh time this year, is set to release her first holiday
album, To Celebrate Christmas, on Oct. 28 on Big Machine Records. The
project includes several collaborations, including harmonies with Menzel on “Little
Drummer Boy,” and the Jazz-influenced melody alongside American-soul sensation
Day on “God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman.”
A popular feature of the “CMA Country Christmas”
taping is a toy drive. Audience members are invited to bring an unwrapped toy
for deserving children in need throughout Middle Tennessee. In 2015, through a
partnership with ABC Television Network and the U.S. Marine Corps’ Toys for
Tots program, CMA collected more than 5,000 unwrapped gifts. |
