“CMA Country Christmas” Lineup to Feature Darius Rucker, Kelsea Ballerini, Lady A & More

“CMA Country Christmas” Lineup to Feature Darius Rucker, Kelsea Ballerini, Lady A & More

Thomas Rhett and Lauren Akins will host the 11th Annual CMA Country Christmas holiday special, airing on ABC, Monday November 30. Thomas and his wife Lauren will be joined by Dan + Shay, Gabby Barrett, Lady A, Tim McGraw, Florida Georgia Line, Kelsea Ballerini, Little Big Town, and Darius Rucker with Lindsey Stirling.

This CMA Country Christmas will have a little different feel this year, as it’s the first time the annual special was filmed without a live audience.

The special’s Executive Producer Robert Deaton says “The idea for this year’s show was to do a throwback of the great Christmas specials of the 1960s and 1970s. Andy Williams, Perry Como, Bing Crosby, Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra all had classic Christmas specials where the viewer was invited into the homes of the host to celebrate the holiday like a best friend coming to visit. That was what we wanted to create for this year’s show. Instead of a big flashy production, we took a page from those iconic specials to say, ‘Come relax, and let’s celebrate the holidays together.’”

Catch a preview of a CMA Country Christmas right here

 

photo by TCD

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