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