Tim McGraw, Thomas Rhett To Perform At CMA Country Christmas

The CMA has announced their lineup for the “CMA Country Christmas” TV special airing on November 30th on ABC. Kelsea Ballerini, Gabby Barrett, Dan + Shay, Florida Georgia Line, Lady…

Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media Group

Updated Nov 17, 2020 6:26 PM EST

Tim McGraw, Thomas Rhett To Perform At CMA Country Christmas

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The CMA has announced their lineup for the “CMA Country Christmas” TV special airing on November 30th on ABC. Kelsea Ballerini, Gabby Barrett, Dan + Shay, Florida Georgia Line, Lady A, Little Big Town, Tim McGraw, Thomas Rhett, and Darius Rucker with Lindsey Stirling will take the stage for a spirited night of festive classics.

Announced last week on ABC’s Good Morning America, husband and wife team Thomas Rhett and Lauren Akins will make their TV hosting debut together during the 11th annual music celebration. “CMA Country Christmas” airs Monday, November 30 (9:00-10:00 PM/ET) on ABC.

Thomas posted to Instagram, "Who caught @goodmorningamerica? @laur_akins and I just announced we will be hosting #CMAchristmas on Nov 30th on ABC - we can’t wait to kick off the the holidays with y’all."

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Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.