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CMT has announced that the network will air two back-to-back holiday specials this year on Wednesday, December 8th, featuring some of the biggest names in country music, including: Amy Grant, Wynonna, Billy Ray Cyrus, Brett Young, Darius Rucker, Gavin DeGraw, Boyz II Men, Chris Tomlin, Colbie Caillat, Maddie & Tae, and more!  Get the scoop on what to expect below.

CMT Crossroads Christmas: Brett Young & Friends – 8pm/7c
Multi-Platinum entertainer Brett Young returns to the storied “CMT Crossroads” stage for the first-ever Christmas-themed episode of the critically-acclaimed music series. The 60-minute special will feature Young alongside an all-star lineup of friends and collaborators Boyz II Men, Chris Tomlin, Colbie Caillat, Dann Huff, Darius Rucker, Gavin DeGraw and Maddie & Tae performing renditions of classic Christmas hits from his inaugural holiday album, “Brett Young & Friends Sing the Christmas Classics.”

CMT’s A Tennesse Kind of Christmas – 9pm/8c
Country greats Amy Grant, Billy Ray Cyrus, Clay Walker, Pam Tillis, Sara & Olivia Evans, Steve Wariner, Tracy Lawrence and Wynonna will celebrate the season by sharing holiday traditions, personal memories and unforgettable performances of all-time favorite Christmas songs from numerous iconic venues and outdoor locations in and around Nashville.

If you miss the original air-date, fear not, both specials will re-air during CMT’s Christmas Week, running December 20-25; exact encore timing to be announced at a later date.

Stay merry,

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The Goo Goo Dolls released their first Christmas album, It’s Christmas All Over, last year and had so much fun with it that they decided to make it twice as nice this year!

The band announced that the deluxe edition of the festive record will be released on November 5th and will include a never-before-heard cover of the holiday staple “I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm” and a brand new original track called “One Last Song About Christmas” — the later which was recently released!

IT’S CHRISTMAS ALL OVER Tracklisting

1.  Christmas All Over Again
2.  Shake Hands with Santa Clau
3.  This Is Christmas
4.  Christmas Don’t Be Late”
5.  Better Days
6.  You Ain’t Getting Nothin’
7.  Let It Snow
8.  Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
9.  Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
10.  The Christmas Party
11.  I’ve Got Your Love to Keep Me Warm (Bonus Digital Download)

Stay Merry,

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Get ready to take a trip back down Candy Cane Lane with Sia this holiday season as the nine-time Grammy nominee re-releases her beloved album, Everyday is Christmas (Snowman Deluxe Edition), which will release on November 5th!

The festive hit of an album will now feature three all-new songs: “Pin Drop”, “Santa Visits Everyone” and “Snowman (Slowed Down and Snowed In Remix)”.

You can currently pre-order the album by clicking here!

Stay merry!

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Meghan Trainor had one of the most exciting Christmas albums last year with her first holiday full-length release, A Very Trainor Christmas, which makes it all the more exciting that she’s rereleasing it as a deluxe version this season!

The singer is adding even more jingle jams to the track list, including her renditions of Brenda Lee‘s “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” and Darlene Love‘s “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)”, and the original festive bop “Christmas Coupon”.

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Kelly Clarkson delivered us a brand new holiday song called “Christmas Isn’t Canceled (Just You)” last month, which sparked interest that the Grammy winner could have another Christmas album on the way.  As it turns out, that was a correct assumption, and guess what?  It’s out now!

When Christmas Comes Around… the second holiday album, following 2013’s Wrapped in Red, dropped at midnight and features a stellar collection of holiday classics mixed in with some modern favorites and a couple of originals — sprinkled with a few special guests!

Kelly’s powerful vocals play up tunes like “Merry Christmas Baby”, “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas”, “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” and “Jingle Bell Rock,” and she’s joined by Ariana Grande on “Santa, Can’t You Hear Me”, Chris Stapleton for the duet “Glow”, and Brett Eldredge for “Under The Mistletoe”.

Check out the full tracklist below and listen to the album wherever you stream music (including Apple Music and Spotify), and buy the album at Amazon or KellyClarksonMerch.com.

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Rob Thomas is the latest musician to announce an upcoming Christmas album this year. The Matchbox Twenty singer is no stranger to holiday releases; Thomas recorded “I Believe in Santa Claus” last year and had a festive hit on his hands back in 2005 with “New York City Christmas”.

This month Thomas will drop Something About Christmas Time, which is currently available for pre-order, and will feature classic holiday covers originally sung by Bryan Adams and Ray Charles as well as original songs, and guest appearances from other talented singers—including: Ingrid Michaelson, Brad Paisley, and gospel singer Bebe Winans.

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When I think of voices that are built for the warmth of the holiday season, Norah Jones is definitely a singer that comes to mind, which is what makes it all that more sweeter than the 9-time GRAMMY-winning singer, songwriter, and pianist is releasing her first holiday album, I Dream Of Christmas.

“I’ve always loved Christmas music but never had the inclination to make a holiday album until now,” Norah said in an official statement. “Last year I found myself listening to James Brown’s Funky Christmas and Elvis’s Christmas Album on Sunday’s during lockdown for a sense of comfort. In January 2021, I started thinking about making a Christmas album of my own. It gave me something fun to work on and look forward to.”

The comforting collection of holiday songs include the opening track, which is also an original song, “Christmas Calling (Jolly Jones)”.

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There is a lot of holiday music coming out in the coming weeks, but a highly-anticipated album dropped on Friday… the first Christmas album from Darren Criss!

The singer/actor, best known for a breakout role on the musical FOX series Glee, has released his first full-length venture into holiday music, and we think it was long overdue. Darren’s beautiful voice is perfect for the Christmas season, so we suggest checking out his album, A Very Darren Crissmas!

On the record, you’ll find traditional holiday tracks like “The Christmas Song” and “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” as well as more modern covers like Criss’ rendition of John Mayer‘s “St. Patrick’s Day” and Regina Spektor‘s “New Year”.  He also teams up with actress Evan Rachel Wood on “Somewhere In My Memory”, from the Home Alone soundtrack, and with former Glee co-star Adam Lambert for “(Everybody’s Waitin’ For) The Man With The Bag”.

(Left to Right) Matt Sallee, Kirstin Maldonado, Scott Hoying, Kevin Olusola and Mitch Grassi. (Photo: RCA Records)

Pentatonix is releasing their sixth Christmas album!  That’s right, three-time GRAMMY award-winning quintet have made releasing Christmas music somewhat of a holiday tradition at this point.

We’re here for that type of spirit.

The album, Evergreen, will release on October 29th and will feature 14-tracks, including PTX’s rendition of the 1945 big band-era song,”It’s Been A Long, Long Time”. The song is written from the perspective of welcoming home a loved on from war, so it feels fitting to include it as so many are reuniting with loved ones this Christmas.

The a cappella group played upon those feelings of yearning to hear from a loved one by covering Stevie Wonder’s 1984 classic, “I Just Called To Say I Love You”.

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Grammy winner Carrie Underwood released her first-ever Christmas album, My Gift, last year but she has more merry in store for us with a special edition of the critically acclaimed holiday album.

My Gift: Special Edition is available now digitally and on CD and pre-orders have begun for vinyl, which will be available on November 5th.

When the original album released in September 2020, it topped Billboard charts for Country, Christian and Holiday albums, and it ranked #1 on the UK and Canadian Country album charts as well. On the deluxe version you’ll find three additional tracks, including “My Favorite Time of Year,” which you can listen to below, as well as favorites from the original tracklist like Underwood’s duet of the Leonard Cohen classic “Hallelujah” with Grammy winner John Legend.