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All right, are y'all ready?

- Yes. - Are you ready? Ah!

Ready, ready.

Has anybody heard from the kids?

I just got a text. They're here.

Everything's cool.

Do I have anything in my teeth?

-Great. - All good.

Hey. Hey, do y'all think this is too much?

Yes. For sure.

All right.

- Oh my gosh. Okay. - All right, we got this.

Everybody just calm down.

Okay.

Like... This is just like if we were doing

a Christmas party at our house or something.

Except it's in front of thousands

- of our closest friends. -Yes, I know.

At the Grand Ole Opry House.

- That's the thing. - All right.

- Here we go. - I need to put my ears in.

- Yes, okay, okay. -Ready?

-Yep. -Please welcome

your hosts for "Christmas at the Opry," Little Big Town.

***

♪ These hills, these roads ♪

♪ Could use some snow ♪

♪ And let it be Christmas ♪

♪ Your bright, your cheer boxed up all year ♪

♪ And let it be Christmas ♪

♪ That shine, that shimmer deep inside of you ♪

♪ Find that magic ♪

♪ Let the light in you show ♪

♪ Let it go ♪

♪ Let it glow ♪

♪ Let it glow ♪

♪ The frosted pines angels on high ♪

♪ Let it be Christmas ♪

♪ The smiles, the love we need more of ♪

♪ And let it be Christmas ♪

♪ That holly jolly, silly side of you ♪

♪ Turn that jingle up as high as it goes ♪

♪ Let it show ♪

♪ Let it glow ♪

♪ Let it glow ♪

♪ And let it be holy ♪

♪ Let it be still ♪

♪ Let it be chaos ♪

♪ But let it be real ♪

♪ And all the empty ♪

♪ Let it be filled ♪

♪ Let it be Christmas ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ Let it glow ♪

♪ Just can't get enough of it ♪

♪ Let it glow ♪

♪ No such thing as way too much of it ♪

♪ Let it glow ♪

♪ Who doesn't need a touch of it ♪

♪ Let it glow ♪

♪ In your heart, in your soul ♪

♪ Let it glow ♪

♪ Indescribable ♪

♪ Let it glow ♪

♪ Joy, joy, undeniable ♪

♪ Let it glow ♪

♪ Wrapped up cozy, coming out of the cold ♪

♪ Let it glow ♪

♪ Let it glow ♪

Yeah, Merry Christmas!

How's everybody doing tonight?

Come on.

So excited.

Oh, welcome to "Christmas at the Opry."

We are a Little Big Town.

It's great to see everybody tonight.

Usually, at this time of year,

we're getting ready to celebrate the season

at home with our family and our friends.

But this year we're adding y'all

- to our guest list. - Come on.

That's right. And so we needed a bigger place

to throw a party.

And what better spot

than one that holds such a special place in our hearts?

This stage right here

is where we first performed together,

ever, ever, ever, ever.

Right here on the Grand Ole Opry Stage.

We are so excited.

We're excited about the music tonight because we've invited

some of our most talented friends.

Yes.

So get ready to hear your favorite Christmas classics

and the biggest holiday hits of all time.

This is Little Big Town's "Christmas at the Opry."

Yeah!

Tonight, your favorite country artists

will bring the festive spirits to Nashville.

Happy holidays.

With performances by Sheryl Crow,

Orville Peck, Kate Hudson.

Like a loose checked.

Josh Groban,

Dan + Shay, Kirk Franklin,

Kelsea Ballerini.

Santa Cutie.

Cheers.

And your hosts, Little Big Town.

Little Big Town's "Christmas at the Opry" begins now.

-Exactly. -Here we go again.

Woohoo!

Ah! Hi, friends!

How was the kick-off?

- It was so fun! - Was it awesome?

How's the crowd?

Amazing.

It's Christmas, Merry Christmas.

At the Opry.

Guys, I'm so happy to see you.

-We are so happy. - It's so nice to celebrate

the holidays with friends, like real-life friends.

- In a place like this too. - I know, right?

And I feel very honored to be here, so thank you.

And we have such a special moment with you at this place.

When we invited you to be a member.

It was one of the most, like, special moments

of my whole life. It was great.

And thank you for coming. You're so busy,

and this is such a special night.

We didn't want to do it without you.

I would not be anywhere else

- in the world. Truly. -Thank you.

- Merry Christmas. - Thank you for having me.

Merry Christmas. Happy holidays.

Kelsea to stage, please.

Okay, okay. I won't embarrass you.

Okay, what are you singing? You didn't tell me

what you're singing.

She's not gonna tell us!

Wow!

- Really? - Oh, okay.

-I love you. - That good?

It's a surprise.

- All righty, bye-bye. -Big applause!

Here to perform to perform "White Christmas,"

give it up for Grand Ole Opry member Kelsea Ballerini.

Hello.

***

Whoo!

♪ I'm dreaming ♪

♪ Of a white Christmas ♪

♪ Just like the ones I used to know ♪

♪ Where the tree tops glisten ♪

♪ And children listen to hear ♪

♪ Sleigh bells in the snow ♪

Sleigh bells.

♪ I'm dreaming ♪

♪ Of a white Christmas ♪

♪ With every Christmas card I write ♪

♪ So, may your days ♪

♪ May your days be so merry and bright ♪

♪ And may all your Christmases be white ♪

Woo!

♪ I'm dreaming ♪

♪ Of a white Christmas ♪

♪ Just like the ones I used to know ♪

♪ Where the tree tops may glisten ♪

and children may listen to hear ♪

♪ Sleigh bells in the snow ♪

♪ I'm dreaming ♪

♪ Of a white Christmas ♪

♪ With every Christmas card I write ♪

♪ So, may your days ♪

♪ May your days be merry and bright ♪

♪ And may all your Christmases be white ♪

***

♪ I'm still dreaming ♪

***

♪ May your days be merry ♪

♪ And bright ♪

♪ And may all ♪

♪ Your Christmases ♪

♪ Be white ♪

Merry Christmas, everybody.

Coming up, Sheryl Crow takes on

an iconic Christmas anthem.

Christmas is my jam.

Dan + Shay make it a holiday party,

and Kate Hudson, Josh Groban and Kelsea Ballerini

bring the Christmas spirit.

Santa delivered.

When Little Big Town's

Welcome back everybody.

We are so happy you're celebrating Christmas here

- with us at the Opry. -That's right.

And what's Christmas without family?

We've got ours in the house tonight.

I see you.

All those beautiful faces.

Hi, kiddos.

That's right, we've also got our closest friends

in music with us.

Yes, this next musician grew up just down the road

from me in Kennett, Missouri.

And now here to grace the Opry House stage,

give it up for Sheryl Crow.

Yeah!

***

♪ Bells will be ringing the sad, sad news ♪

♪ Oh, what a Christmas to have the blues ♪

♪ My baby's gone, I have no friends ♪

♪ To wish me greetings once again ♪

♪ Choirs will be singing silent night ♪

♪ Christmas carols by candle light ♪

♪ Please come home for Christmas ♪

♪ If not for Christmas then New Year's night ♪

♪ Friends and relations send salutations ♪

♪ Sure as the stars shine above ♪

♪ But this is Christmas ♪

♪ Yeah, this is Christmas, my dear ♪

♪ It's the time of year ♪

♪ To be with the ones you love, oh ♪

♪ So, won't you tell me you'll never roam ♪

♪ Christmas and New Years will find you a home ♪

♪ There'll be no more sorrow no grief or pain ♪

♪ I'll be happy, happy once again ♪

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♪ Oh, there'll be no more sorrow ♪

♪ No grief or pain ♪

♪ I'll be happy, happy once again ♪

***

Here you go guys, happy now?

Here we go, here we go.

***

Yeah, we gotta go right now.

We were supposed to be down in like a minute.

Dan, we're on in a minute.

- For a rehearsal? - For the show.

- There's people out there. - The show, like, the broadcast?

The actual show, the broadcast,

millions of people watching us, we have to be on stage.

Dan + Shay, on stage in 30.

I don't even know what song...

- That's the intro. - No, we gotta...

Here to perform "Holiday Party,"

give it up for Dan + Shay.

***

How we've feeling out there, Nashville?

♪ There's a chill blowin' in the air ♪

♪ Pretty white lights everywhere ♪

♪ Strip malls and parking lots are packin' out ♪

♪ Weatherman sayin' "It might snow" ♪

♪ Might as well keep off the road ♪

♪ So what you say, we stay here at the house? ♪

♪ Me and you, ooh-ooh ♪

♪ We'll throw a holiday party don't tell anybody ♪

♪ We'll pour us a drink and hang some lights on the tree ♪

♪ We'll be jingle bell rockin' ♪

♪ 'Til the neighbors come knockin' ♪

♪ So turn up the fire, playin' on the TV ♪

♪ Watchin' for Santa from the top of the roof ♪

♪ While we're wrapped up in a blanket for two ♪

♪ We'll throw a holiday party ♪

♪ Holiday party ♪

♪ For just me and you ♪

♪ We can say that we're not in town ♪

♪ When our friends say, "Meet us out" ♪

♪ We'll just keep hangin' like the mistletoe ♪

♪ And we'll sing karaoke slip on somethin' cozy ♪

♪ 'Cause we ain't got nowhere to go ♪

♪ We'll throw a holiday party don't tell anybody ♪

♪ We'll pour us a drink and hang some lights on the tree ♪

♪ We'll be jingle bell rockin' ♪

♪ 'Til the neighbors come knockin' ♪

♪ So turn up the fire, playin' on the TV ♪

♪ Watchin' for Santa from the top of the roof ♪

♪ While we're wrapped up in a blanket for two ♪

♪ We'll throw a holiday party ♪

♪ Holiday party for just me and you ♪

Oh, play me something. Come on!

***

♪ And when New Year's Eve rolls around ♪

♪ We ain't gotta shut it down ♪

♪ We'll throw a holiday party don't tell anybody ♪

♪ We'll pour us a drink and hang some lights on the tree ♪

♪ We'll be jingle bell rockin' ♪

♪ 'Til the neighbors come knockin' ♪

♪ So, turn up the fire, playin' on the TV ♪

♪ Watchin' for Santa from the top of the roof ♪

♪ While we're wrapped up in a blanket for two ♪

♪ We'll throw a holiday party ♪

♪ Holiday party for just me and you ♪

***

Coming up, Kirk Franklin brings

the house down with a holiday favorite,

and Little Big Town teams up with the one and only

Josh Groban for a powerful performance

you won't wanna miss.

Christmas dreams come true here at the Opry.

It all happens when Little Big Town's

Welcome back y'all to Little Big Town's "Christmas at the Opry."

And when we think about the holidays,

a few things immediately come to mind, like mistletoe.

Matching pajamas.

Martinis.

Yes, and, of course,

the music of our favorite artists,

like the one and only Josh Groban.

***

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ It came upon a midnight clear ♪

♪ That glorious song of old ♪

♪ From angels bending near the earth ♪

♪ To touch their harps of gold ♪

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♪ Still through the cloven skies they come ♪

♪ With peaceful wings unfurled ♪

♪ And still their heavenly music floats ♪

♪ O'er all the weary world ♪

♪ Peace on the earth ♪

♪ Good will to men ♪

♪ From Heaven's all-gracious King ♪

♪ The world in solemn stillness lay ♪

♪ To hear the angels sing ♪

***

♪ Hear the angels sing ♪

***

♪ Peace on the earth ♪

♪ Good will to men ♪

♪ From Heaven's all-gracious King ♪

♪ The world in solemn stillness lay ♪

♪ To hear the angels sing ♪

***

♪ Heavenly angels sing ♪

♪ Sing ♪

♪ Hear the angels sing ♪

♪ Heavenly angels sing ♪

♪ Sing ♪

♪ Hear the angels sing ♪

♪ Hear the angels ♪

♪ Heavenly angels sing ♪

♪ On the midnight clear ♪

♪ Sing ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ Heavenly angels sing ♪

♪ Hear the angels ♪

♪ Heavenly angels sing ♪

♪ Hear the angels sing ♪

♪ Heavenly angels sing ♪

♪ Sing ♪

♪ Holy angels ♪

♪ Heavenly angels sing ♪

♪ Sing ♪

***

- Hi! - Hi!

- How are you? - I'm good. How are you?

- I'm good. - I mean, honestly,

- getting to hug you right now. - Yes!

That's like... That's like my Christmas gift.

How are you? Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays.

I've been a fan from afar

- for a long time, Orville Peck. - Likewise.

Likewise, you are so amazing.

Thank you. I love all your songs.

Amazing.

What are you singing this evening?

Well, I think the thing I'm most excited about is me,

Karen, Kimberly, and Kate Hudson,

we're all singing "Santa Baby."

Oh my God, amazing.

But it's like in homage to the Mean Girls moment.

Should I get the camcorder and like...

Do you want to be Kris Jenner?

Yeah!

I'm so serious. Can we make...

Can someone make that happen?

I feel like we know people.

We can tap someone for sure.

It's, like, lots of simple choreo.

We have like a little spin moment,

like a reveal. - Cute.

That's kind of bucket list-esque.

Yeah. What else are you singing?

"White Christmas."

- Oh my gosh. - It's, like, my favorite,

- like, classic. - Of course.

Do you know how to play it?

♪ I'm dreaming ♪

♪ Of a white Christmas ♪

♪ Just like the ones I used to know ♪

- Oh! - I mean...

Do we do a Christmas album together?

That's what we do. And then we retire.

We'll just ride off into the sunset on our sleigh.

Exactly.

- I gotta go. - Exactly--

Kirk Franklin, stage right.

Please welcome to the stage, Kirk Franklin.

***

So, because it's the holiday season,

and sometimes they can just kind of be a little chill,

I wanna know if you can find some that you love and...

You can dance with somebody

that you really love.

Let's get a good celebration happening up in here.

Find somebody that you can dance with.

Get up, get up, get up, come on.

Find somebody, just grab them

and dance a little bit with them.

There you go. There you go.

How y'all doing down here? Are you good down here?

Are you good over here?

I wanna see you dance with somebody that you love.

It's the holidays, y'all!

Hey. Hey, y'all over here.

You good?

♪ Come let us adore him ♪

Let me see it.

♪ Kneel down before him ♪

♪ Come let us a praise him ♪

Forever!

♪ Forever ♪

♪ Come let us adore him ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

Grand Ole Opry. If you're enjoying yourself,

make some noise!

***

Listen.

♪ Ye that are weary come ♪

Clap your hands, y'all. Clap your hands, y'all.

♪ And heavy laden come ♪

I said, clap your hands, y'all.

One more time!

♪ If you need a touch, come ♪

If you need a touch from up above.

♪ Just one touch, come ♪

Let's do it again. Do it again.

♪ Ye that are weary come ♪

♪ And heavy laden come ♪

If you need a touch!

♪ If you need a touch, come ♪

Yeah!

♪ If you need a touch, come ♪

How 'yall doing?

♪ Just one touch, come ♪

If you're good.

♪ Just one touch, come ♪

♪ Oh, my, oh, my, oh, my ♪

Come on, y'all!

♪ Oh, my, oh, my, oh, my ♪

♪ I need to see 'em! ♪

♪ Oh, my, oh, my, oh, my ♪

Come on!

♪ Oh, come let us adore him ♪

***

The Lord!

♪ The Lord ♪

♪ Lord ♪

♪ The Lord ♪

Woo!

- Who wants to follow that? - Yes!

Coming up, Kate Hudson lights up the stage

with a Christmas classic.

I'm so excited!

Performances by Orville Peck and Dan + Shay.

And Kelsea Ballerini.

Santa Baby.

Kate Hudson and the ladies of Little Big Town

take on the iconic "Santa Baby."

Tah, na, na, nah.

Little Big Town's

***

***

Who is it?

Santa Claus!

- Oh, hello! -What's happening?

Thank you so much for being here.

Thank you.

We wanted you to have this. It's straight from Santa.

Open it. Open it. Open it.

I wanna help you, you know?

I'll open it.

Ah! It's Christmas PJs!

Oh, he loves them.

I knew you would.

Thank you.

- I knew you would! - Thank you!

I want a picture of you in those Christmas morning.

***

I'm performing "Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas."

I'm very excited.

Hey, when you're good, we'll go.

They're in.

I love it. All right, here we go.

We're walking out right now.

For the first time ever

at the Grand Ole Opry,

Give it up for Kate Hudson.

***

♪ Have yourself a merry little Christmas ♪

♪ Let your heart be light ♪

♪ Your heart be light ♪

♪ From now on ♪

♪ our troubles will be out of sight ♪

♪ Have yourself a merry little Christmas ♪

♪ Make the Yuletide gay ♪

♪ The Yuletide gay ♪

♪ From now on ♪

♪ Our troubles will be miles away ♪

♪ Here we are as in olden days ♪

♪ Happy golden days of yore ♪

♪ Faithful friends who are dear to us ♪

♪ Gather near to us once more ♪

♪ Through the years we all will be together ♪

♪ If the fates allow ♪

♪ Hang a shining star ♪

♪ Upon the highest bough ♪

♪ And have yourself ♪

♪ A merry little Christmas night ♪

***

♪ Through the years we all will be together ♪

♪ If the fates allow ♪

♪ Hang a shining star ♪

♪ Upon the highest bough ♪

♪ And have yourself ♪

♪ A merry little Christmas night ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

Yay!

Oh my goodness!

Give it up for the beautiful

and talented Kate Hudson, everybody!

Oh, yes! Yes, yes, yes, yes.

- Kate, okay. - Yes!

Kate, that was amazing.

And thank you for being here tonight,

and we're going to see you in a little bit, right?

Oh, yes, you are.

Okay. Absolutely. Love you!

Kate Hudson, everybody.

Now, we love singing the Christmas classics,

but we've been thinking, why not create our own traditions?

And since we started as a band,

we dreamed of making a Christmas album.

And this year, we finally did it!

-Yes! - The Christmas record is here.

We recorded some of our all-time favorites

and wrote some originals.

And this is one of them.

***

♪ I introduced myself on a New York street ♪

♪ Where Broadway lights shine bright and broken hearts meet ♪

♪ It was a September love we couldn't get enough ♪

♪ Our hearts were falling like the golden leaves ♪

♪ And now I'm always looking back ♪

♪ On that first snowfall that we had ♪

♪ And that fire burned so fast ♪

♪ And it still does to tell the truth ♪

♪ The whole world's red and green ♪

♪ But I'm just feeling blue ♪

♪ Wonder what it'd be like ♪

♪ To have one Christmas night ♪

♪ With you ♪

***

♪ We'd slow dance all night long to Nat King Cole ♪

♪ I'd ask for your leather coat pretend it's cold ♪

♪ Instead of a winter wonderland ♪

♪ I'm just winter wondering ♪

♪ What could have been 'cause all I know ♪

♪ Is that I'm always looking back ♪

♪ On that first snowfall that we had ♪

♪ And that fire burned so fast ♪

♪ And it still does to tell the truth ♪

♪ The whole world's red and green ♪

♪ But I'm just feeling blue ♪

♪ Wonder what it'd be like ♪

♪ To have one Christmas night ♪

♪ Now it's December 24th ♪

♪ And I pour myself one more ♪

♪ Get up the nerve to call ♪

♪ I mean it's Christmas after all ♪

***

♪ Yeah, the whole world's red and green ♪

♪ But I'm just feeling blue ♪

♪ Wonder what it'd be like ♪

♪ To have one Christmas night ♪

♪ With you ♪

♪ You ♪

***

Coming up, Orville Peck rocks the house

with a Christmas classic.

Sheryl Crow performs an enchanting rendition

of "O Holy Night."

And later, Dan + Shay are back

with another holiday party song.

***

Can y'all believe 25 years ago, we'd...?

- Almost to the night. - Almost to the night.

We sang together for the first time in public.

Like, nobody had ever, ever, ever heard us

until we got on the... That's crazy!

We got on the stage at the Grand Ole Opry.

And we wanted to make a Christmas record for so long

- and we finally did it. - Yes!

And what better place to celebrate

than where we started out?

Here at the Opry.

Let's make a toast.

- Yes, yes, yes, yes. - Here's to our families

- who mean so much at Christmas. - Yes.

It's what it's all about for us.

And friend, families,

people we love around us, and... and to music,

the gift of music.

Merry Christmas. I love you all.

- Amen! Merry Christmas. - Merry Christmas.

- I love you all. - Love you all.

Okay, here we go, folks. Yeah.

Performing "Christmas all Over Again,"

Please welcome Orville Peck.

***

♪ Well, it's Christmas time again ♪

♪ Decorations are all hung by the fire ♪

♪ Everybody's singin' ♪

♪ All the bells are ringin' out ♪

♪ And it's Christmas ♪

♪ All over again ♪

♪ Yeah, again ♪

♪ Long distance relatives ♪

♪ Haven't seen 'em in a long, long time ♪

♪ Yeah, I kind of missed 'em ♪

♪ I just don't wanna kiss 'em, no ♪

♪ And it's Christmas ♪

♪ All over again ♪

♪ Yeah, again ♪

♪ And right down our block ♪

♪ Little kids start to rock ♪

♪ Christmas is a rockin' time ♪

♪ So, put your body next to mine ♪

♪ Underneath the mistletoe we go ♪

♪ Yeah, we go ♪

♪ I hope you have a good one ♪

♪ I hope mama gets her shoppin' done ♪

♪ 'Cause it's Christmas ♪

♪ All over again ♪

***

♪ Oh, baby, it's Christmas ♪

♪ All over again ♪

♪ Oh, yeah ♪

***

♪ It's Christmas ♪

♪ All over again ♪

***

***

Sheryl Crow, to stage, please.

Merry Christmas, y'all!

Merry Christmas!

Please welcome Rock and Roll Hall Fame inductee,

Sheryl Crow.

***

♪ Oh, holy night ♪

♪ The stars are brightly shining ♪

♪ It is the night of our dear Savior's birth ♪

♪ Long lay the world ♪

♪ In sin and error pining ♪

♪ Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth ♪

♪ A thrill of hope ♪

♪ The weary world rejoices ♪

♪ For yonder breaks ♪

♪ A new and glorious morn ♪

♪ Fall on your knees ♪

♪ Oh, hear the angel voices ♪

♪ Oh, night divine ♪

♪ Oh, night when Christ was born ♪

♪ Oh, night divine ♪

♪ Oh, night ♪

♪ Oh, night divine ♪

♪ Oh, on your knees ♪

♪ And hear the voices singing ♪

♪ Oh, night divine ♪

♪ Oh, night when Christ was born ♪

♪ Oh, night divine ♪

♪ Oh, night ♪

♪ Oh, night divine ♪

This is your first time at the Grand Ole Opry.

- It's my first time. - Oh my goodness!

- How did that feel? - That was amazing!

Aah! That was so fun.

Honestly, being in that circle.

It's so magic, you know.

- Think about all the history. - I know.

We're so grateful that you came to sing tonight.

- I'm so grateful you asked me. - It means a lot to us.

- Oh!

- Merry Christmas! - Oh my goodness.

What, what?

- Yeah.

Wait a minute.

We know you're a California girl,

and you're here in Tennessee...

All the way in Tennessee.

You got me a Christmas love fern!

You're from California,

you're all the way in Tennessee.

We thought we'd make you feel at home.

-I love you for this. - With a very tiny palm tree.

I feel like I do have some of these at my house.

I am very grateful.

And now we get to have cocktails.

-Yes. - Cheers.

- Cheers. - Cheers.

- Holiday spirit. -Mmm-hmm.

***

Coming up, grab your cocoa,

because Little Big Town

performs their cozy Christmas favorites.

Josh Groban performs the song

at the top of everyone's Christmas playlist.

Wish me luck.

Plus, Kate Hudson, Kelsea Ballerini,

and the ladies of Little Big Town

check off their Christmas list

with a very special rendition of "Santa Baby."

- Love you, Santa. - Get you an outfit like this.

Little Big Town's

***

Thank you all.

Welcome back to Little Big Town's

"Christmas at the Opry."

We have always enjoyed those grand holiday songs,

the ones that fill your speakers with the big,

beautiful sounds.

But when it's Christmas

and we're spending time together,

we're likely to just grab a guitar

or gather around the piano and do some singing.

Yes, and we love the simplicity of this Christmas classic

by Merle Haggard.

***

♪ If we make it through December ♪

♪ Everything's gonna be all right, I know ♪

♪ It's the coldest time of winter ♪

♪ And I shiver when I see the falling snow ♪

♪ If we make it through December ♪

♪ Got plans to be in a warmer town come summertime ♪

♪ Maybe even California ♪

♪ If we make it through December, we'll be fine ♪

***

♪ Got laid off down at the factory ♪

♪ And their timing is not the greatest in the world ♪

♪ Heaven knows I've been working hard ♪

♪ I wanted Christmas to be right for Daddy's girl ♪

♪ I don't mean to hate December ♪

♪ It's meant to be the happy time of year ♪

♪ And my little girl don't understand ♪

♪ Why Daddy can't afford no Christmas gear ♪

♪ If we make it through December ♪

♪ Everything's gonna be all right, I know ♪

♪ It's the coldest time of winter ♪

♪ And I shiver when I see the falling snow ♪

♪ If we make it through December ♪

♪ Got plans to be in a warmer town come summertime ♪

♪ Maybe even California ♪

♪ If we make it through December, we'll be fine ♪

♪ We'll be fine ♪

♪ If we make it through December, we'll be fine ♪

***

So, every year we finish our year as a band

out in East Tennessee at a lovely place.

Umm, and we take our band and crew

and we sing a little song,

drink a little whiskey and have a good time,

and whatever happens, happens, and...

And we do some dancing and we do some singing, and...

Are y'all feeling a little loose now?

Come on.

-Feeling good? - A little bit looser?

She is.

We love Christmas, and in our family

we've celebrated Christmas together now for 25 years,

and a few years ago we got a really,

really special Christmas gift.

And she's right over there

and her name is Dolly Grace.

- Aww, Dolly! - Wave, Dolly.

- Dolly girl. - Wave, kiddo.

And she's got on her really extra sparkly boots tonight

- for the Grand Ole Opry. - Dolly, come out to the aisle

so we can see the sparkly boots.

- Come on, Dolly. Come on. - Let's see those boots, girl.

She's not shy.

She ain't afraid of nothing.

Look at that!

She ain't afraid of nothing. Come here, Dolly Grace.

- Oh, my God. - Now, that's some gleam,

- I like it. - I love you like crazy, kiddo.

This is our Christmas miracle, everybody.

I love you.

Oh my gosh, I'm gonna steal those boots.

Those boots are made for the Opry. That's for sure.

Yeah, one time when we were on a Christmas special,

I had on a short dress, but I had on tats

that went with it.

But my aunt Maxine called my Momma,

and she said: "Kim sure did look pretty last night,

but she needed another yard on that dress."

Another yard...

Yes. She's in heaven now, so hopefully...

Hopefully she's all right with this.

She ain't seeing this one.

Christmas to us is family and hope, and right now,

that's right here, as we celebrate

a beautiful "Tennessee Christmas."

***

♪ Come on weatherman ♪

♪ Give us a forecast snowy white ♪

♪ Can't you hear the prayers ♪

♪ Of every childlike heart tonight? ♪

♪ Rockies are calling ♪

♪ Denver snow falling ♪

♪ Somebody said it's four feet deep ♪

♪ But it doesn't matter ♪

♪ Give me the laughter I'm gonna choose to keep ♪

♪ Another tender Tennessee Christmas ♪

♪ The only Christmas for me ♪

♪ Where the love circles around us ♪

♪ Like the gifts around our tree ♪

♪ Well I know there's more snow up in Colorado ♪

♪ Than my roof will ever see ♪

♪ But a tender Tennessee Christmas ♪

♪ Is the only Christmas for me ♪

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♪ Every now and then ♪

♪ I got a wanderin' urge to see ♪

♪ Maybe California ♪

♪ Maybe tinsel town's for me ♪

♪ There's a parade there we'd have it made there ♪

♪ Bring home a tan for New Year's Eve ♪

♪ Sure sounds exciting awfully inviting ♪

♪ Still I think I'm gonna keep ♪

♪ Another tender Tennessee Christmas ♪

♪ The only Christmas for me ♪

♪ Where the love circles around us ♪

♪ Like the gifts around our tree ♪

♪ Well they say in L.A. it's a warm holiday ♪

♪ It's the only place to be ♪

♪ But a tender Tennessee Christmas ♪

♪ Is the only Christmas for me ♪

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♪ Well I know there's more snow up in Colorado ♪

♪ Than my roof will ever see ♪

♪ But a tender Tennessee Christmas ♪

♪ Is the only Christmas for me ♪

♪ A tender Tennessee Christmas ♪

♪ Is the only Christmas ♪

♪ For me ♪

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Get those chestnuts roasting.

Josh Groban performs the "Christmas Song" next.

Dan + Shay take us home for Christmas

with their holiday hit. And later, Kirk Franklin gets

the entire Opry on their feet.

Happy holidays, Merry Christmas to everyone.

Josh Groban to stage.

Christmas for me is togetherness.

I think with the crazy world we live in,

Christmastime we can shut out what's outside

and we can all just be together as a family

and sit at one table.

Okay, it's time for a very special Christmas song.

I gotta go. Wish me luck.

Raising the Opry stage,

please welcome Josh Groban.

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♪ Chestnuts roasting on an open fire ♪

♪ Jack Frost nipping at your nose ♪

♪ Yuletide carols being sung by a choir ♪

♪ And folks dressed up like Eskimos ♪

♪ Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe ♪

♪ Help to make the season bright ♪

♪ Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow ♪

♪ Will find it hard to sleep tonight ♪

♪ They know that Santa's on his way ♪

♪ He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh ♪

♪ And every mother's child is gonna spy ♪

♪ To see if reindeer ♪

♪ Really know how to fly ♪

♪ And so I'm offering this simple phrase ♪

♪ To kids from one to ninety-two ♪

♪ Although it's been said many times ♪

♪ Many ways ♪

♪ Merry Christmas to you ♪

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♪ And so I'm offering ♪

♪ This simple phrase ♪

♪ To kids from one to ninety-two ♪

♪ Although it's been said many times ♪

♪ Many ways ♪

♪ Merry Christmas ♪

♪ Merry Christmas ♪

♪ To you ♪

Wow.

- Unbelievable. -Wow,

Josh Groban, everybody.

-Oh, man. - Oh my goodness.

Thank you so much, Josh.

What an honor to have you here.

The honor is all mine, thank you for having me.

Christmas is about many emotions.

There's reflection and celebration.

She said: "Reflection and celebration."

Here to turn up the holiday spirit.

Give it up for our friends, Dan + Shay.

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♪ Baby, when December comes ♪

♪ When it's getting cold outside ♪

♪ And your bags are packed I don't want to say goodbye ♪

♪ When I see the trees light up ♪

♪ When they hang the mistletoe ♪

♪ And I'm by the fire I don't want to be alone ♪

♪ Baby, won't you take me home for Christmas ♪

♪ Show me around your town ♪

♪ Take me where you used to watch the snow come down ♪

♪ All of your traditions I wanna know them all ♪

♪ You'll check every box off of my list ♪

♪ If you take me home for Christmas ♪

♪ Take me home ♪

♪ Yeah, take me home ♪

♪ Take me home ♪

♪ I wanna spend the night before ♪

♪ Drinking with your high school friends ♪

♪ Around the neighborhood we can do a little caroling ♪

♪ Watching Santa fly across a Christmas moon ♪

♪ Don't need gifts this year if I got you ♪

♪ Baby, won't you take me home for Christmas ♪

♪ Show me around your town ♪

♪ Take me where you used to watch the snow come down ♪

♪ All of your traditions I wanna know them all ♪

♪ You'll check every box off of my list ♪

♪ If you take me home for Christmas ♪

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♪ Wanna be by your side when you open your eyes ♪

♪ And say, "Baby, it's Christmas" ♪

♪ Yes I do ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ Baby, won't you take me home for Christmas ♪

♪ Show me around your town ♪

♪ Take me where you used to watch the snow come down ♪

♪ All of your traditions I wanna know them all ♪

♪ You'll check every box off of my list ♪

♪ If you take me home for Christmas ♪

♪ Oh, yeah, baby ♪

♪ Take me home ♪

♪ Take me home ♪

♪ Oh, baby ♪

♪ Take me home ♪

♪ Take me home ♪

♪ You know it, baby ♪

♪ Take me home ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ Won't you take me home for Christmas ♪

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Cheers, man.

That was fun, thank you. Thank you. I feel good.

That was awesome. I'm in the Christmas spirit.

Thank y'all for tuning in.

The band out there.

Stacey Jones and the crew, absolutely killing it.

Honored to play with them.

We're gonna try to steal them to go on the road with us.

Come check us out.

Merry Christmas, y'all.

I mean, get yourself an outfit like this.

Yeah, I'm gonna go to the grocery store,

the mall, in this.

-You're so hot! -You're so fun!

♪ Hurry down the chimney ♪

Here we go, ladies.

Kris Jenner, we hope we make you proud.

Preset for "Santa Baby," upstage.

Please welcome Kimberly and Karen

from Little Big Town with special guests,

Kate Hudson and Kelsea Ballerini.

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♪ Santa baby, just slip a sable under the tree for me ♪

♪ I've been an awful good girl ♪

♪ Santa baby, and hurry down the chimney tonight ♪

♪ Tonight ♪

♪ Oh, Santa baby ♪

♪ A '54 convertible too, light blue ♪

♪ I'll wait up for you dear ♪

♪ Santa baby, but hurry down the chimney tonight ♪

♪ Think of all the fun I've missed ♪

♪ Think of all the fellas that I haven't kissed ♪

♪ Next year I could be oh so good ♪

♪ If you'd check off my Christmas list ♪

♪ Ah ♪

♪ Santa, honey, I wanna yacht and really that's not ♪

- Not a lot. - It's really not.

♪ I've been an angel all year ♪

♪ Santa baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight ♪

Come on, Santa.

♪ Santa baby, fill my stockings with a duplex, and checks ♪

♪ And checks ♪

♪ Sign your 'X' on the line ♪

♪ Santa baby, and hurry down the chimney tonight ♪

♪ Come and trim my Christmas tree ♪

♪ With some decorations bought at Tiffany's ♪

♪ I really do believe in you ♪

♪ Let's see if you believe in me ♪

Yeah!

♪ Santa baby, forgot to mention one little thing ♪

♪ A ring! ♪

♪ Just a ring ♪

♪ I don't mean a new phone ♪

♪ Santa baby, and hurry down the chimney tonight ♪

♪ Hurry down the chimney tonight ♪

♪ Hurry down the chimney ♪

♪ Tonight ♪

- Merry Christmas. - We love you, Santa baby.

Yes, Santa.

Yes! Kimberly, Karen, Kelsea, and Kate.

This is the last moment of us together.

Stop it. I can't take it.

It was the best and we love y'all.

Thank you so much for coming tonight.

This is girlhood at its finest.

- It was so much fun. - And I love that.

- I love you guys. - I love y'all.

- You too. - Santa Baby!

Please welcome to the stage, Kurt Franklin.

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This holiday season,

what the world needs more than never,

it's just a little bit more love.

Let's go.

♪ Joy to the world ♪

♪ The lord is come ♪

Grand Ole Opry, how y'all doing?

♪ Let earth receive her king ♪

I can't hear y'all up there. How y'all doing?

♪ Let every heart ♪

♪ Every heart ♪

♪ Prepare, prepare him room ♪

♪ Prepare him room ♪

I wanna know in the audience,

can you just rock with me?

Everybody just rock with me,

rock with me, rock with me. Make me feel good,

there you go. There you go.

Oh, you're doing so good, you're doing so good.

I see the balcony.

Let me see you rock with me in the balcony.

♪ And heaven ♪

Yeah. Like a big family, y'all.

♪ Sing ♪

Feels good.

♪ Heavenly angels sing ♪

I'm so glad to be here with y'all. Yeah.

Sounds good.

Keep going, y'all.

♪ Let every creature be in the... ♪

- Nature. - ♪ The nature ♪

- Come on. - ♪ Sing ♪

Y'all, this is the most beautiful time of the year,

but I'm gonna take you to church for a minute.

Let's go, let's go. Yeah!

♪ Forever, forever ♪

♪ In heaven forever ♪

♪ Sing forever, your reign on the world ♪

- Say it again. - ♪ Forever, and ever, and ever ♪

- Ooh! - ♪ Together we sing ♪

A lot more love! A lot more joy!

♪ Forever till this will all be gone ♪

♪ Forever, forever, in heaven ♪

♪ Forever we sing ♪

How y'all doing?

♪ Forever you reign on the world ♪

With me!

More love! More joy!

More peace! More happiness!

Come on! In the balcony!

All the people! Move your hands!

Let me see your hands!

For love! For joy!

Come on!

♪ You reign on the world ♪

Let's go!

♪ Forever, and ever, in heaven together we sing ♪

♪ Forever, till this all will be gone ♪

One more time!

We need more love! We need more joy!

We need more peace!

♪ Heavenly angels sing ♪

Coming up, Orville Peck returns

to the Grand Ole Opry stage.

Here we go.

And later, Santa is back in town

and on the Opry stage in a festive finale performance

Please welcome Little Big Town,

with a special a capella performance

of "Children Go Where I Send Thee."

♪ Children, go where I send thee ♪

♪ How will I send thee? I'm gonna send you one by one ♪

♪ 'Cause one was a little bitty baby ♪

♪ Born, born, born in Bethlehem ♪

♪ Children, go where I send thee ♪

♪ How will I send thee? ♪

♪ I'm gonna send you two by two ♪

♪ 'Cause two was Paul and Silas ♪

♪ One was a little bitty baby ♪

♪ Born, born, born in Bethlehem ♪

♪ Children, go where I send thee ♪

♪ How will I send thee? ♪

♪ Oh, I'm gonna send you three by three ♪

♪ 'Cause three was the Hebrew children ♪

♪ Two was Paul and Silas ♪

♪ One was a little bitty baby ♪

♪ Born, born, born in Bethlehem ♪

♪ Children, go where I send thee ♪

♪ How will I send thee? ♪

♪ I'm gonna send you four by four ♪

♪ 'Cause four was four that stood at the door ♪

♪ Three was the Hebrew children ♪

♪ Two was Paul and Silas ♪

♪ One was a little bitty baby ♪

♪ Born, born, born in Bethlehem ♪

♪ Children, go where I send thee ♪

♪ How will send thee? ♪

♪ Oh, I'm gonna send you ten by ten ♪

♪ Ten was the ten commandments ♪

♪ Nine was the nine that stood in the light ♪

♪ Eight was the eight that waited on the gate ♪

♪ Seven was the seven that never got to heaven ♪

♪ Six was the six that didn't get fixed ♪

♪ Oh, my Lord ♪

♪ Five was the five to come back alive ♪

♪ Four was the four that stood at the door ♪

♪ Three was the Hebrew children ♪

♪ Two was Paul and Silas ♪

♪ One was a little bitty baby ♪

♪ Born, born, born in Bethlehem ♪

♪ In Bethlehem ♪

♪ Children born ♪

Yeah!

♪ In Bethlehem ♪

-Woo! -Thank you.

Merry Christmas, Happy Holiday.

We did it, guys. We really did it!

Please welcome back Orville Peck.

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♪ I've ridden on all sorts of trails ♪

♪ Then ran off escapes strolled along most of all run away ♪

♪ And though I wish you were here ♪

♪ With me instead ♪

♪ I see happy trails ahead ♪

♪ Still shine in my eyes ♪

♪ I don't know why ♪

♪ Venus and I first up in the sky ♪

♪ Even though we're watching her ♪

♪ From different beds ♪

♪ There's got to be happy trails ahead ♪

♪ Happy trails, my God ♪

♪ Nothing's ever easy and love's hard to find ♪

♪ But just finding it once makes it worth all the tries ♪

♪ Happy trails wherever he fly ♪

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♪ Happy trails ahead ♪

♪ So pull over somewhere nice ♪

♪ Somewhere quiet ♪

♪ Take it all in, let it linger ♪

♪ Breathe in the night ♪

♪ Because yesterday is gone and today is almost spent ♪

♪ So wish me happy trail ahead ♪

♪ And I wish you happy trails... ♪

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♪ Ahead ♪

Merry Christmas.

Mm, this is beautiful.

-What is this? -Cozy.

Okay. I brought y'all here

because I wanted to share a tradition with you

that you know my family has.

- Yes. - I thought it would be fun,

since we made a Christmas record...

I know what this is.

...to share it with all of you.

Guess what it is.

Matching pajamas!

- Okay. -Open, open, open.

I even got some for myself.

We've never gotten it from you.

- That's all... - Flannel.

- Yay. -Thank you.

- I'm so excited! -Oh, they're great!

-Look, y'all! - Wow, how cool!

Oh, we're all gonna be so cute in them.

I was thinking, why don't we just wear them in the finale?

- Yeah. - Um... I don't think so.

I mean, I think we should just save them for Christmas.

- That's fine, too. - Christmas morning.

- Christmas morning, okay. - Yeah.

Okay. All right.

Welcome back, it's been an incredible night

celebrating Christmas with all of you.

Yeah, and we got one more song for y'all!

That's right, let's go!

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♪ Christmas ♪

♪ Well, it's Christmas time, pretty baby ♪

♪ And the snow is falling on the ground ♪

♪ Christmas ♪

♪ Well, it's Christmas time, pretty baby ♪

♪ And the snow is falling on the ground ♪

♪ Christmas ♪

♪ Well, you be a real good little baby ♪

♪ Santa Claus is back in town ♪

Bless you.

♪ Got no sleigh with reindeer ♪

♪ No sack on my back ♪

♪ You're gonna see me comin' in a big black Cadillac ♪

♪ Oh, it's Christmas time, pretty baby ♪

♪ And the snow is falling on the ground ♪

♪ Christmas ♪

♪ Well, you be a real good little baby ♪

♪ Santa Claus is back in town ♪

Yes, he is.

***

♪ Christmas ♪

♪ Christmas ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh, Christmas! ♪

♪ Hang up your pretty stockings ♪

♪ Turn off the light ♪

♪ Santa Claus is comin' down your chimney tonight! ♪

♪ It's Christmas time, pretty baby ♪

♪ And the snow is falling on the ground ♪

♪ Christmas ♪

♪ You be a real good little baby ♪

♪ Santa Claus is back in town ♪

♪ Christmas ♪

***

Santa's here, you guys.

Santa Claus!

We love you so much.

- We love you. - Oh, yeah.

- Thank you guys so much. - Santa Claus is here, y'all!

We absolutely have loved sharing tonight with you.

Y'all take care of each other till we see you again.

That's right. We hope for you a wonderful holiday.

Yeah, and a big thank you to all the incredible artists

that joined us tonight.

That's right.

Merry Christmas, y'all!

And good night, everybody!

There's our kiddos. Come on, kiddos.

Kiddos, come!

Yes!

Woo!

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