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Thomas Rhett and Lauren Akins host CMA Country Christmas special filmed at Citation Support in Nashville, Tennessee. CMA Country Christmas will air on Monday, November 30, 2020 on ABC. 
By Alison Bonaguro
November 30, 2020 / 1:45 PM

Officially, Christmas is still 26 long days away. But that is not stopping country stars from putting us in the holiday spirit bright and early.

On Monday night (Nov. 30), Thomas Rhett and his wife Lauren Akins and their three daughters Willa, Ada and Lennon will be taking on hosting duties of the CMA Country Christmas TV special this year, its 11th year. The show was filmed in Nashville, and will feature the biggest artists in country music singing the Christmas songs that mean the most to them.

Dan + Shay

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Dan + Shay performs “Christmas Isn’t Christmas (If It’s Not With You)” at the 2020 “CMA Country Christmas” special filmed at The Citation Support in Nashville, Tennessee. CMA Country Christmas will air on Monday, November 30, 2020 on ABC. 

Kelsea Ballerini

Kelsea Ballerini performs “Santa Baby” at the 2020 “CMA Country Christmas” special filmed at The Citation Support in Nashville, Tennessee. CMA Country Christmas will air on Monday, November 30, 2020 on ABC.

Tim McGraw

Tim McGraw performs “It Wasn’t His Child” at CMA Country Christmas, filmed at Citation Support in Nashville, Tennessee.  CMA Country Christmas will air on Monday, November 30, 2020 on ABC.

Florida Georgia Line

Little Big Town

Little Big Town performs “Christmas Time Is Here” at the 2020 “CMA Country Christmas” special filmed at The Citation Support in Nashville, Tennessee. CMA Country Christmas will air on Monday, November 30, 2020 on ABC. 

Lady A

Lady A performs “Wonderful Christmastime” at the 2020 “CMA Country Christmas” special filmed at The Citation Support in Nashville, Tennessee. CMA Country Christmas will air on Monday, November 30, 2020 on ABC.  

Gabby Barrett

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Gabby Barrett on the set of CMA Country Christmas at Citation Support in Nashville, TN.  

Darius Rucker

Lindsey Stirling

And of course, Thomas Rhett and his girls will be having themselves a merry little Christmas all night long.

Thomas Rhett and Lauren Akins with their kids Willa Gray, Ada James, and Lennon Love on set at CMA Country Christmas filmed at Citation Support in Nashville, Tennessee. CMA Country Christmas will air on Monday, November 30, 2020 on ABC. 
Thomas Rhett and Lauren Akins with their kids Willa Gray, Ada James, and Lennon Love on set at CMA Country Christmas filmed at Citation Support in Nashville, Tennessee. CMA Country Christmas airs Monday, November 30, 2020 on ABC. 
Thomas Rhett and Lauren Akins with their kids Willa Gray, Ada James, and Lennon Love on set at CMA Country Christmas filmed at Citation Support in Nashville, Tennessee. CMA Country Christmas will air on Monday, November 30, 2020 on ABC. 

The special airs on Monday night (Nov. 30) at 8:00 p.m. CT on ABC.

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