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‘CMA Country Christmas’ To Feature Plenty Of Holiday Favorites

November 23, 2021/by Lorie Hollabaugh

The upcoming 12th annual CMA Country Christmas special will be packed full of holiday favorites and plenty of must-see moments when it airs on Nov. 29 at 7 p.m. CT on ABC.

First-time host Gabby Barrett will perform “Silent Night” and co-host Carly Pearce will give her version of “O Holy Night,” while also joining forces on a special collaboration of “Sleigh Ride” that will also feature Truman Eltringham, 17, a student from Nashville School of the Arts, and Carter Hammonds, an 8-year-old student at FH Jenkins Preparatory School The pair will join Barrett and Pearce as part of CMA’s longstanding commitment to support equity in music education.

Other numbers include Jimmie Allen with Louis York and The Shindellas on “What Does Christmas Mean,” Breland singing “The Christmas Song,” Brett Eldredge on “Merry Christmas Baby,” Lady A performing “Christmas Through Your Eyes,” Pistol Annies doing “Snow Globe,” Carrie Underwood performing “Mary, Did You Know?” and Lainey Wilson on “Christmas Cookies.”

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Lorie Hollabaugh
Lorie Hollabaugh
Hollabaugh, a staff writer at MusicRow magazine, has over 20 years of music business experience and has written for publications including American Profile, CMA Close Up, Nashville Arts And Entertainment, The Boot and Country Weekly. She has a Broadcast Journalism and Speech Communication degree from Texas Christian University, (go Horned Frogs), and welcomes your feedback or story ideas at lhollabaugh@musicrow.com.
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