Trisha Yearwood Warms A Cold Nashville Night With Symphony Holiday Performance

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Trisha Yearwood performs at the Nashville Symphony Schermerhorn

Three-time Grammy winner Trisha Yearwood brought her signature warmth to a cold night at Nashville’s Schermerhorn Center on Tuesday (Dec. 2), launching her “Christmastime with Trisha Yearwood: 12 Days of Christmas Symphony Tour” with a festive, elegant performance alongside the Nashville Symphony, led by conductor Enrico Lopez-Yañez.

Across the evening, Yearwood interwove selections from her new holiday album, Christmastime, with a handful of her own timeless hits. She sparkled on whimsical Christmas favorites such as “Christmastime Is Here,” “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch” and “Cool Yule.” She also laughed about adding songs to the album that aren’t technically Christmas songs—because, as she noted, “you can do that when it’s your album”—before delivering crowd-pleasing renditions of “My Favorite Things” from The Sound of Music and “Pure Imagination” from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.

Trisha Yearwood performs at the Nashville Symphony Schermerhorn

The audience especially loved her symphonic take on “Take a Walk Through Bethlehem” from her 1994 holiday project The Sweetest Gift, as well as “The Man with the Bag” from her 2016 holiday album with Garth Brooks, Christmas Together.

One of the night’s standout moments came with “Merry Christmas, Valentine,” a newer song she and Brooks wrote together over the years. Before performing it, Yearwood shared how, in her 20s, someone once told her she wasn’t a songwriter, and how reclaiming that part of her artistry has shaped both of her 2025 albums, Christmastime and The Mirror. Another emotional high point followed with a moving performance of “When October Settles In” from The Mirror.

Of course, no Yearwood show would be complete without a few of her country classics. She had the crowd on their feet with an energized “Wrong Side of Memphis,” boosted even further by the full orchestra, and kept the room dancing with “She’s in Love with the Boy.”

Throughout the evening, Yearwood took time to recognize the people who’ve shaped her career from the ’90s to today. She frequently applauded her band and the Nashville Symphony, reflecting on what a true gift they are to the city.

She closed the night with a gorgeous, heartfelt “Over the Rainbow,” sending the audience back into the blustery evening wrapped in the glow of the season.

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