Television Roundup: Year End Specials, Glee Does Lady A

ABC’s  “CMA Country Christmas” special will air Monday, November 29 at 8:30 pm CT. The 90 minute program will be hosted by Jennifer Nettles and feature performances of holiday favorites by Sheryl Crow, Little Big Town, Martina McBride, Brad Paisley, Kellie Pickler, Rascal Flatts, Reba, LeAnn Rimes, Darius Rucker, and Sugarland.

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Five of the year’s biggest artists will come together on Dec. 3 for CMT’s Artists of the Year special, which will air December 3 at 7pm CT. Actor/musician Kevin Costner will host the 90 minute event, honoring the 2010 achievements of Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum, Taylor Swift, Zac Brown Band and Carrie Underwood with celebrity tributes and performances.

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In other Lady Antebellum news, Entertainment Weekly is reporting that the Capitol trio will be getting the Glee treatment for the hit Fox show’s post-Super Bowl episode. The episode, which will also feature Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” and songs by Black Eyed Peas and Katy Perry, will reportedly be the most expensive in Glee history. Lady A will be only the second country artist to be covered on Glee after Broadway star Kristen Chenowith took on Carrie Underwood’s “Last Name” in Season 1.