Reba McEntire Takes Over Cma Country Christmas Hosting Duties: Here’s How She Kept It Country
Sure, all the performers are glammed up and a 25-piece orchestra brings a big band sound, but new host Reba McEntire still manages to keep a down-home feel to the eighth annual Cma Country Christmas special, which airs Monday evening on ABC.Gone are the Broadway-style dance numbers and quirky cameos (see: Miss Piggy, circa 2011) of the previous seven shows, which Jennifer Nettles hosted.
And gone are the artists from other genres – Andra Day, Mary J.
Blige, Steven Tyler, John Legend, and Sarah McLachlan, just to name a few – that have filled out previous lineups.
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