Happy December! 'Tis the Week for Christmas Musical Specials and More!

Are you ready for Christmas Carols or Rockin' Around the Christmas tree? Enjoy these special Christmas Programs airing throughout this first week of December...


MONDAY, DEC. 1 on ABC

The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular
Time: 8:00-10:00 p.m.

The 10th annual seasonal celebration will feature new musical performances from Walt Disney World Resort in Florida; Disneyland Resort in California; and Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa in Ko Olina, Hawaiʻi.


Tuesday, DEC. 2 on ABC:

CMA Country Christmas
Time: 9-10 p.m.

Filmed in Nashville in front of a live audience, the 16th annual “CMA Country Christmas” will feature one-of-a-kind musical performances of festive classics from country music’s biggest stars. Hosted by Lauren Daigle and Jordan Davis, the holiday special will include performances by Daigle, Davis, Riley Green, Lady A, Little Big Town, Parker McCollum, Megan Moroney, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks and BeBe Winans.


Wednesday, Dec. 3 on NBC:

CHRISTMAS IN ROCKEFELLER CENTER Time: 8-10 p.m.

Hosted by Reba McEntire, the dazzling display of musical talents, star-studded surprises and the lighting of the world's most famous Christmas tree remains one of the holiday season's most anticipated events.


Wednesday, Dec. 3 on NBC:

CHRISTMAS IN NASHVILLE
10-11 p.m.

Hosted by Trisha Yearwood
Celebrate the season Nashville-style! Ring in the holidays with dazzling performances and a night of music, magic and merrymaking straight from Music City.


THURSDAY, DEC. 4 on ABC:

The Great Christmas Light Fight: “The Holiday Express” (Season Premiere)
9:00-10:00 p.m.

On the Season 13 premiere, it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas as the Palusso, Greason and Jimenez families compete for the $50,000 grand prize and coveted “Light Fight” trophy as Carter Oosterhouse judges these over-the-top displays.

The Great Christmas Light Fight: “Santa’s Making His List”
10:00-11:00 p.m.

In an all-new episode of “The Great Christmas Light Fight,” judge Taniya Nayak continues the holiday festivities as the Irvin, Lunar and Kopatz families battle for the $50,000 grand prize and coveted “Light Fight” trophy.


FRIDAY, DEC. 5 on Great American Family:

2025 National Christmas Tree Lighting
8 p.m. ET

The 103rd National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony will take place on the Ellipse at The White House and President’s Park on December 4, 2025. Great American Family will air the special on Friday, Dec. 5 at 8 p.m. ET and stream on Great American Pure Flix until Jan. 31, 2026. The ceremony will include performances by Alana Springsteen, Brett Young, Gabby Barrett, Jillian Cardarelli, Jon Pardi, Matthew West, The Beach Boys, and Warren Zeiders, with Gabby Barrett and Matthew West serving as co-hosts. The evening’s performances will be led by Music Director Tariqh Akoni, backed by The United States Navy Band Commodores.


SATURDAY, DEC. 6 on the Hallmark Channel:

THE HALLMARK CHRISTMAS EXPERIENCE: A HOMETOWN HOLIDAY

Filmed during the first weekend of the event, the Hallmark Christmas Experience is a holiday event in Kansas City, Missouri, featuring a Christmas market, tree lightings, and various activities.


Be sure to mark your calendar or set your DVR for these festive Christmas special events airing this week! (Some of these specials will also be available later on via streaming through Peacock, Pure Flix, etc...)

Merry Christmas, Everyone!

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❄ See Who is Performing at the "CMA Country Christmas" Tonight on ABC

The annual Christmas musical event, “CMA Country Christmas,” airs tonight, Tuesday, December 3rd at 8pm/7c on ABC. This musical program can also be streamed on Hulu and Disney+ the next day.


Details via ABC's press:

"Filmed in Nashville in front of a live audience, the festive special showcases one-of-a-kind musical performances of Christmas classics from Country Music’s biggest stars. Returning co-hosts Amy Grant and Trisha Yearwood take the stage and perform “Sing Your Praise To The Lord” and “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town.” Grant also takes the stage to perform “Tennessee Christmas” and Yearwood delivers a fun and festive Christmas medley.

Alongside the night’s hosts, the lineup includes for KING + COUNTRY with Carin León (“O Come, O Come Emmanuel”), Cody Johnson (“White Christmas“) and (“I’ll Be Home For Christmas”), Ashley McBryde and Brittney Spencer (“Man With The Bag”), Jon Pardi (“400 Horsepower Sleigh”) and CeCe Winans (“Joy To The World”)."


In years past, the program was 2 hours long, but this year, please note it is only one hour. Of all the performers, I'm personally most wanting to see for KING + COUNTRY. They are such incredible, phenomenal entertainers, and this Christian duo will sing about the true reason for the season!

I'll never forget seeing for KING + COUNTRY perform "Little Drummer Boy" live in concert with my family for the first time. Words cannot express how spectacular that performance was... from the vocals, to the drums, and the lighting!!! It's an experience I'll never forget. I've included below a video of for KING & COUNTRY singing "Little Drummer Boy" Live from the CMA Country Christmas four years ago in 2019.

If you're interested in attending a for KING + COUNTRY concert, you can see tour dates here. Plus, for KING + COUNTRY’s A Drummer Boy Christmas LIVE, will air in theaters throughout December. Tickets are available here.

And, if you'd like a great stocking stuffer, you can get their newest CD with 15 Christmas song tracks - for King & Country A Drummer Boy Christmas (Live) - Music & Performance - CD at Walmart or Amazon (see the songs on the CD - here).

Well, I hope many of you will also enjoy the new "CMA Country Christmas" show! Is there a musical act you want to see the most? Please share in comments below.

Also, following the show, you can see on ABC the classic cartoon, "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town"!

Joy to The World 

The Lord has Come!

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for KING & COUNTRY Little Drummer Boy Live 

from CMA Country Christmas - 2019:

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🎄♫ Tune in Thursday & Friday 🌟 4 NEW Christmas Movie Premieres + "CMA Country Christmas" 🎸 SEE HERE:

Once again, there are so many new Christmas movies on TV this Thursday and Friday I decided to do a post highlighting all of them separately from the weekend premieres. I think one or two of the new Christmas movies look interesting; plus, I always enjoy seeing various performers each year in the CMA Country Christmas program. This year I'm most looking forward to seeing Steven Curtis Chapman and Scotty McCreery.

See all the details below, and be sure to share your thoughts in the comment section.


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Thursday, December 8, 2022:

Scentsational Christmas

Storyline: Bright-eyed beauty and perfumer Ellie Reddy (Nanzeen Contractor) is tasked by her boss to create a holiday scent that will impress, so she decides to return to her quaint and festive family home for Christmas to find inspiration. There she meets handsome yet bookish writer, Logan Osborne (Mykee Selkin), who is staying with her father at the family’s historic property, which includes her mother's former candle-making cottage. After finding her father struggling to keep her late mother’s candle business afloat, Ellie and Logan decide to complete the orders and inadvertently bring Christmas cheer back to the town, all while falling in love.

Scentsational Christmas

Thursday, December 8, 2022

at 8pm/7c. on Lifetime

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Thursday, December 8, 2022:

CMA Country Christmas

Details: “CMA Country Christmas” rings in the holiday season annually with a night full of festive classics and one-of-a-kind musical performances. The event is filmed in Nashville, Tennessee, and airs each holiday season on ABC Television Network. Now in its 13th year, the 2022 Christmas special will be hosted by Carly Pearce, with performances from some of today’s biggest Country Music stars! See Steven Curtis Chapman, Dan + Shay, Scotty McCreery, Maren Morris, Old Dominion, Carly Pearce, Molly Tuttle, and The War And Treaty.

CMA Country Christmas

airs Thursday, December 8, 2022

at 9/8c on ABC

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Thursday, December 8, 2022:

A Christmas Wish in Hudson

Storyline: A woman takes a shot at love after seeing a widowed firefighter and chef on a cooking show. With the help of his daughter, the two of them might find love this Christmas.

A Christmas Wish in Hudson

airs Thursday, December 8, 2022

at 10pm/9c. on BYUtv

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Friday, December 9, 2022:

The Most Colorful Time of the Year

Storyline: “Ryan is a elementary school teacher, who learns that he is colorblind. Michelle, an optometrist and mother of one of his students, helps bring color into his life in time for the holidays.”

The Most Colorful Time of the Year

Friday, December 9, 2022

at 8pm/7c. on the Hallmark Channel

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Friday, December 9, 2022:

A Recipe for Joy

Storyline: When ambitious food correspondent, Carly Hayes (Erin Agostino), gets a shot at her own TV show, nothing goes as planned. She’s sent to Angel Heights to help Grant Quinn (Dillon Casey), a perfectionist, attention-shy chef, reopen his family’s beloved diner and film it as a holiday special pilot for her television show. Thanks to Carly, Grant will not only re-open his restaurant, but most probably his heart too.

A Recipe for Joy

Friday, December 9, 2022

at 8pm/7c. on Lifetime

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Happy end-of-the-week Christmas movie-watching to you all!

Please note: I haven't pre-screened these movies, but I would love to know your take. Please share in the comment section below.

God bless us, everyone!

Merry Christmas!!! Net

Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!

~2 Corinthians 9:15

"CMA Country Christmas" - See WHO will Perform for 12th Annual Holiday Special!

ABC PRESS RELEASE:

HOSTS GABBY BARRETT & CARLY PEARCE, JIMMIE ALLEN WITH LOUIS YORK & THE SHINDELLAS, BRELAND, BRETT ELDREDGE, LADY A, PISTOL ANNIES, CARRIE UNDERWOOD AND LAINEY WILSON TO PERFORM ON 'CMA COUNTRY CHRISTMAS'

12th Annual Holiday Special Airs Monday, Nov. 29 (8:00-9:00 p.m. EST) on ABC

Just in time for the holidays, the Country Music Association has revealed performers for its 12th annual holiday special, "CMA Country Christmas." First-time hosts Gabby Barrett and Carly Pearce will be joined by Jimmie Allen with Louis York & The Shindellas, BRELAND, Brett Eldredge, Lady A, Pistol Annies, Carrie Underwood and Lainey Wilson for an intimate evening of holiday classics. "CMA Country Christmas" airs Monday, Nov. 29 (8:00-9:00 p.m. EST), on ABC.

"CMA Country Christmas" brings the holidays home again, inviting viewers to sit back and enjoy the season in a warm and intimate home setting reminiscent of classic Christmas television specials of the past. Coming together for a night of festive performances and cozy holiday moments, "CMA Country Christmas" is sure to celebrate the magic of the Christmas season.

"CMA Country Christmas" will also feature two student musicians, supporting CMA's longstanding commitment to support equity in music education. A student at Nashville School of the Arts, Truman Eltringham, 17, and Carter Hammonds, an 8-year-old student at FH Jenkins Preparatory School, joined hosts Barrett and Pearce for an unforgettable performance you won't want to miss.

"CMA Country Christmas" is a production of the Country Music Association. Robert Deaton is the Executive Producer and Writer. Paul Miller is the Director.

CMA partnered with Balsam Hill, stunningly realistic Christmas trees and beautifully-designed holiday décor, to decorate the "CMA Country Christmas" stage again this year.

About "CMA Country Christmas"

Starting in 2010, "CMA Country Christmas" rings in the holiday season annually with a show full of festive classics and one-of-a-kind musical performances. The event is filmed in Nashville and airs each holiday season on ABC. ABC is the network home to the CMA Awards and CMA's summer concert TV special "CMA Fest."

25 Days of Christmas on Freeform includes The Santa Clause, Rudolph, Frosty, Kevin McCallister and more!!! SEE HERE:

You can see all of your favorite Christmas movie classics again this year on Freeform, including: Home Alone, The Christmas Story, Prancer Returns, and The Santa Clause! Plus, cherished Christmas cartoon classics: Frosty the Snowman, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, The Little Drummer Boy, and Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town - all beginning on December 1st! The schedule is full of repeats of these beloved classic treasures! I know... I know... they play them over & over - but can you really ever see Home Alone or The Santa Clause enough? I just love Tim Allen as Scott Calvin/Santa and poor Kevin is all alone with those Sticky Wet Bandits! It's so much fun to get caught up watching them and laughing along with the family every year. Even though we've seen them numerous times - there's just something so warm and familiar about seeing them again this year!

Caution: While they aren't playing anything new on Freeform, I do want to mention they are playing Love Actually, The Night Before and Office Christmas Party, which are all R rated. I have never seen these movies; however, based on ratings, please beware of this if you are watching any of the other programs with your children. Thankfully, these movies are receiving very few airings compared to the other beloved Christmas classics we love.

I have added all of the family-friendly movies/cartoons airing on Freeform to the It's a Wonderful Movie Christmas TV Schedule, which just received an update this morning! See *here*!

Plus, ABC recently released their holiday schedule, which includes: Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town, The Great Christmas Light Fight, CMA Country Christmas, etc... You'll also find those in the Christmas Schedule, too!

Blessings to you all, Net

TONIGHT: ♪ CMA Country Christmas and NEW Christmas Movie Premiere! 🎄 SEE HERE:

Monday, November 30, 2020:

Following the Disney Holiday Sing-Along on ABC at 8pm/7c, is the annual...

♪ CMA COUNTRY CHRISTMAS ♪

image via: cmachristmas.com

This year the show takes place in a cozy Christmas setting without an audience, but still includes an All-Star Country line-up. 

Featured Singers include:

Thomas Rhett, hosting with his wife, Lauren Akins 

Darius Rucker and Lindsey Stirling

Tim McGraw

Kelsea Ballerini

Little Big Town

and more!

See the CMA Country Christmas 

Monday, November 30, 2020

at 9pm/8c. on ABC

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Monday, November 30, 2020:

Lifetime premieres a NEW Christmas movie on Monday night...

The Christmas Listing

Storyline via Lifetime: Julia Rogers (Lexi Giovagnoli) is an uptight, hardworking realty owner who has lost her Christmas spirit. She will have to spend five days at a Christmas Inn with her business competitor, Chad Everest (Travis Burns), in order to win over the badly needed listing of the Erickson Farmstead. While competing to win the listing, Julia and Chad discover that they have more in common than they thought.

The Christmas Listing premieres

Monday, November 30, 2020

at 8pm/7c. on Lifetime

Happy *Cyber Monday* ...after the Thanksgiving holiday! I hope you've all had a little time over the weekend to *digest* some of the latest Christmas movie premieres.

My latest watches have been: A Godwink Christmas: Second Chance, First Love, A Cranberry Christmas, The Christmas Doctor, and If I Only Had Christmas. All of these movies are family-friendly, and I enjoyed each one! In fact, I posted a review for some of them on the 2020 Christmas Movie Review Page - *SEE HERE*! I'm so thankful to everyone who has taken the time to share their take on movies there.

You can also see my Christmas TV Movie Schedule - *here*, which includes NEW Christmas Movie Premieres and Christmas classics.

*Please know, I have not previously seen the concerts/singing events premiering tonight, and I may not endorse every singer or song.

*Also, please know - I have NOT pre-screened the NEW Christmas movie listed above. If you happen to watch one of the new Christmas movies and want to share whether or not it is a family friendly movie, please stop back by and leave a comment. I know everyone here would be grateful to know any information you are willing to share.

Have a great day, everyone!

Joyful Christmas Blessings! Net

🎶 Who You'll Hear Sing at the 2019 CMA Country Christmas on ABC! ♫

If You’re A Little Bit Country & Gospel, tune in to the CMA Country Christmas - Tuesday Night, December 3, 2019 on ABC for some festive Christmas music with these artists (see list!) below...

This year’s artist/song lineup features:

• 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”


Do You Hear What I Hear? Get ready to "Fa - La - La" with these singers and tap your toes to the beat!

I don't know about you, but each year I look forward to CMA Country Christmas on ABC!

By the way, I've seen For King & Country in concert at Christmastime and they are absolutely A-MAY-ZING!!! Don't miss it!

Joyous Christmas Blessings!

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*Artists/ Songs / Images via: http://www.nashcountrydaily.com

🎄TV ALERT! When to See: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman, and Santa Claus this Christmas Season on Freeform! 🎅 Plus, CMA Country Christmas and The Great Christmas Light Fight on ABC! ⛄

image: Rankin Bass Christmas Cartoon

Freeform has released their latest '25 Days of Christmas' schedule and as we anticipated... this year, for the first time ever, beginning December 6th, you can see the classic, beloved Rankin Bass Christmas Cartoons: Frosty the Snowman and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer! (Plus, these two cherished Christmas characters will be making their annual appearance on CBS. Dates to be announced.)

Plus, if you love Home Alone and The Santa Clause films, then "yule" love that Freeform is playing the complete library of these movies throughout the month of December!

For all of you Country/Contemporary Christian Music Fans and Hallmark Christmas Movie Fans, too... be sure to mark your calendar on Tuesday, December 3rd, for CMA Country Christmas on ABC! This year the show will be hosted by Trisha Yearwood. Joining her in singing to celebrate the Christmas season will be: Kristin Chenoweth (from the Hallmark Hall of Fame Christmas Movie, A Christmas Love Story), for KING & COUNTRY, Chris Janson, Tori Kelly, Lady Antebellum, Rascal Flatts, Runaway June, CeCe Winans, Brett Young and Chris Young!

Then if you need some tips on decorating your house for the holidays, be sure to watch "The Great Christmas Light Fight" Seventh Season Premiere- Monday, December 2nd on ABC!

I have all of these TV Specials and More listed in the

2019 Christmas TV Schedule - *SEE HERE*!

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Watch “CMA Country Christmas” hosted by Reba McEntire TONIGHT on ABC!

ABC invites you to... "enjoy the magic of the holidays with your favorite Country stars, as they perform classic Christmas songs. It’s a night of celebration guaranteed to get you in the spirit!"

Performing tonight during the two hour concert are... Reba McEntire, Tony Bennett & Diana Krall, Dan + Shay, Brett Eldredge, Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, The Isaacs, Dustin Lynch, Martina McBride, Old Dominion, Brad Paisley, Lindsey Stirling, and Brett Young!

Michael W. Smith, Reba McEntire, and Amy Grant - image: CMA Christmas

Martina McBride - image: CMA Christmas

Dustin Lynch - image: CMA Christmas

The Isaacs - image: CMA Christmas

Lindsey Stirling - image: CMA Christmas

Reba McEntire and Brad Paisley - image: CMA Christmas

Enjoy the Show! May it put a Christmas song in your Heart!

You can find/download music from the show on Amazon!

See the complete list of songs performed - *HERE*!

Merry Christmas, Y'All! Net

It's CHRISTMAS in the COUNTRY... Tonight on ABC!

 

 Enjoy a Night of Christmas Singing with

CMA's Country Christmas - Tonight!

 

Country Singer Jennifer Nettles will be hosting

The 2015 CMA Country Christmas Special!

 

Joining Jennifer Nettles at this festive entertaining event

back at the Grand Ole Opry House, are:

 

Jewel, David Nail, Leann Rimes, Darius Rucker,

Kelsea Ballerini, Dan & Shay, Brett Eldredge, Mickey Guyton,

Charles Kelley, Martina McBride, Michael W. Smith,

Pentatonix, Thomas Rhett, Lindsey Stirling, and Brian Setzer!

 

Enjoy all the Christmas Songs & Special Music!!!

 

See the "CMA Country Christmas" Special

Thursday December 3, 2015 at 9pm/8c. on ABC!

 

 

(*Note: Jennifer Nettles is also in the upcoming movie special 

“Coat of Many Colors,” airing December 10th on NBC!)

 

CMA Country Christmas... with a star from Duck Dynasty, too!

"CMA COUNTRY CHRISTMAS" HOSTED BY COUNTRY SINGER JENNIFER NETTLES (from Sugarland) WILL FEATURE PERFORMANCES BY TRACE ADKINS, LUKE BRYAN, KELLIE PICKLER, RASCAL FLATTS, DARIUS RUCKER, MICHAEL W. SMITH, and MORE on DECEMBER 2 on ABC, 9 PM est. (details via ABC)

 

 

This Two-Hour Special was taped at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville

and Features a Performance by "Duck Dynasty's" Willie Robertson!

 

Willie will also be singing on the family's new Christmas CD. You can get Duck the Halls: a Robertson Family Christmas on CD today!

Hope this news will make you all...
Happy! Happy! Happy!