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

by Jim Casey | @TheJimCasey | November 29, 2020

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:

Kelsea Ballerini: “Santa Baby”
Gabby Barrett: “The First Noel”
Lady A: “Wonderful Christmastime” and “Little Saint Nick”
Little Big Town: “Christmas Time Is Here”
Tim McGraw: “It Wasn’t His Child”
Darius Rucker with Lindsey Stirling: “What Child Is This?”
Dan + Shay: “Christmas Isn’t Christmas”
Florida Georgia Line: “Lit This Year”
Thomas Rhett: “Christmas in the Country”

photo by Tammie Arroyo, AFF-USA.com

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