TheCMA Country Christmasis one of the first sure signs that the holidays are here — and it arrives tonight!
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Underwood, in a stunning black gown that twinkles like a starry Christmas night, soars in contemporary favorite “Mary Did You Know.” It’s a cut off her2020 holiday album,My Gift,recently reissued in deluxe form with three additional tracks.
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Lady A and Eldredge also spotlight selections off their popular holiday albums. Lady A’sHillary Scotttakes lead vocals on the tender “Christmas Through Your Eyes,” which Scott and bandmatesCharles KelleyandDave Haywoodwrote in tribute to their children; the song is one of four new tracks on the 2020 deluxe edition ofOn This Winter’s Night, first released in 2012.
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NewcomerBRELAND,who’s been making waves with his genre-blending, offers a warm R&B reading to “The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire).” And another up-and-comer,Lainey Wilson— who scored her first No. 1 in September with “Things a Man Oughta Know” — shows she knows her way around Texas swing music on “Christmas Cookies.” She shares the spotlight with three-time CMA musician of the yearJenee Fleenor,who lends her fiddle sparkle to the holiday gem that George Strait first recorded in 1999.
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For the second year in a row, the pandemic has kept the Christmas special on a sound stage and away from a live audience, but the show’s lavish production still lends it a magical feel. Now in its 12th year,CMA Country Christmasairs on ABC at 8 p.m. EST / 7 p.m. CST Monday.
source: people.com
