Trisha Yearwood Nervous To Host Christmas Special

CMA Country Christmas is set to air Tuesday, December 3rd at 9 p.m. on ABC and Trisha Yearwood serves as host for the first time.

She also performs along with Dierks Bentley, Kristin Chenoweth, for KING & COUNTRY, Chris Janson, Tori Kelly, Lady Antebellum, Rascal Flatts, Runaway June, CeCe Winans, Brett Young and Chris Young.

Of course, Trisha’s a pro at performing and entertaining crowds, but before the taping a few weeks ago, she said playing host is very nerve-wracking.

“I’ve never done anything quite like this, and I have done the show before. Performing and coming out and doing a song or two songs is one thing, but hosting, I mean the biggest thing is like a quick change is Reba’s second nature. She could probably do it in her sleep. I’ve never done this before so I’m in there looking at four outfits and I’m trying to think like how (laughs) do I get this done, and I want it to be good. I want it to be fun for everybody so I’m excited and I’m nervous. I’ve been really nervous. I didn’t sleep last night and I just want it to be good.”

In addition to individual performances, collaborations on CMA Country Christmas include Trisha, Kristin, Tori, Hillary Scott and CeCe on “Children Go Where I Send Thee,” and the show will conclude with the all-star lineup of Trisha, Kristin, Tori, Lady Antebellum, Rascal Flatts, Cece and Brett all performing “Feliz Navidad.”

Here are the performances on CMA Country Christmas:

• Trisha Yearwood – “Silver Bells,” “Jingle Bell Rock” and “Winter Wonderland” medley
• Lady Antebellum – “White Christmas”
• Tori Kelly – “O Little Town of Bethlehem”
• Chris Janson – “Run, Run Rudolph”
• Rascal Flatts with CeCe Winans – “Go Tell It on The Mountain”
• Kristin Chenoweth – “I’ll Be Home for Christmas”
• for KING & COUNTRY – “Little Drummer Boy”
• Dierks Bentley – “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”
• Lady Antebellum – “On A Night Like This” and “Silent Night” medley
• Chris Young – “The Christmas Song”
• Runaway June – “Sleigh Ride”
• Trisha Yearwood with Kristin Chenoweth, Tori Kelly, Hillary Scott and CeCe Winans – “Children Go Where I Send Thee”
• Rascal Flatts – “Deck the Halls”
• Kristin Chenoweth – “The Christmas Waltz”
• Brett Young – “This Christmas”
• Tori Kelly – “Do You Hear What I Hear”
• Chris Young – “Holly Jolly Christmas”
• CeCe Winans – “Hark the Herald Angels Sing”
• Trisha Yearwood – “It Wasn’t His Child”
• Trisha Yearwood with Kristin Chenoweth, Tori Kelly, Lady Antebellum, Rascal Flatts, CeCe Winans and Brett Young – “Feliz Navidad”

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This post was written by Cheryl Johnstone