Everything You Need to Know About the 11th Annual “CMA Country Christmas” TV Special

Everything You Need to Know About the 11th Annual “CMA Country Christmas” TV Special

Here’s everything you need to know about the 11th annual CMA Country Christmas TV special.

  • Date: Nov. 30
  • Time: 8-10 p.m. CT
  • Television Station: ABC
  • Hosts: Thomas Rhett & Lauren Akins
  • Location: Recorded in September without an audience
  • Performers: Thomas Rhett, Dan + Shay, Gabby Barrett, Lady A, Tim McGraw, Florida Georgia Line, Kelsea Ballerini, Little Big Town, and Darius Rucker with Lindsey Stirling
  • Thomas Rhett says: “Christmas is Lauren’s favorite time of the year, and mine, but Lauren goes all out on Christmas, so just to be here experiencing this beautiful Christmas set . . . getting to host this together is gonna be a blast.”
  • Set List:
  1. Kelsea Ballerini: “Santa Baby”
  2. Gabby Barrett: “The First Noel”
  3. Lady A: “Wonderful Christmastime” and “Little Saint Nick”
  4. Little Big Town: “Christmas Time Is Here”
  5. Tim McGraw: “It Wasn’t His Child”
  6. Darius Rucker with Lindsey Stirling: “What Child Is This?”
  7. Dan + Shay: “Christmas Isn’t Christmas”
  8. Florida Georgia Line: “Lit This Year”
  9. Thomas Rhett: “Christmas in the Country”

photo by Tammie Arroyo, AFF-USA.com

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