Christmas is a season of beloved traditions – from trimming the tree, to singing Christmas carols and, most importantly, celebrating the birth of Jesus. This year, the Grand Ole Opry has announced the start of a new tradition, a Country Opry Christmas.
Hosted by GRAMMY-winning Opry member Larry Gatlin, Opry Country Christmas will feature songs of the holiday season during shows on November 28, December 5, December 8 and December 12. Each show will feature Opry members Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers and Riders In The Sky plus Mandy Barnett and Country Music Hall of Famer Charlie McCoy, along with other Opry members, special guests and featured artists. Each show is comprised exclusively of country Christmas favorites.
Jason Crabb – 2-time GRAMMY winner, 22-time GMA Dove Award winner – will help kick off the inaugural season of this new holiday series, Opry Country Christmas, this Sunday, November 28, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. CT. Tickets are available here.
“Christmas is all about traditions,” said Jason Crabb. “I’m thrilled to help start a new tradition right here in Nashville at the Grand Ole Opry. It’s an honor every time I step on the Opry stage. I can’t wait to kick off the Christmas season at the Grand Ole Opry this Sunday! See you there.”
All Opry Country Christmas shows will be broadcast on WSM Radio as well as WSM and Opry digital platforms. Tickets for Opry Country Christmas can be purchased at opry.com.
Home for Christmas, the latest holiday offering from two-time GRAMMY Award winner and 22-time Dove Award winner Jason Crabb, has received rave reviews. The three-song EP was produced and arranged by the late Tim Akers (Reba McEntire, CeCe Winans), as well as Rascal Flatts founding member and GRAMMY-winning Red Street CEO Jay DeMarcus.
The project features two original selections as well as Crabb’s new take on the Mark Lowry and Buddy Greene-penned Christmas classic, “Mary, Did You Know?” With its horn-studded R&B groove, the nostalgic “Being Home For Christmas” was written by Crabb, Don Koch, Caleb Ward and Jordan Ward and celebrates the importance of family above the pitfalls of the season. And “Who Could Have Dreamed?” is an inspiring pop ballad written by Koch, Akers and Tony Wood that shines a light on the true meaning of Christmas as Crabb proclaims, “Who could have looked into that holy stable and seen the shadow of the cross?”
Home for Christmas features Crabb’s complete set of holiday recordings, which will be released next year. “When I signed to Red Street and Jay asked me what I wanted to do, I told him a Christmas project was one of my dream records,” Crabb shares. “I’ve been making music for a while now, and you hope and pray for something that helps define your legacy. I think this Christmas project is that record for me. These are the songs that I hope my grandkids will pick up on and be proud of what Grandpa did.”
“I was so honored to work with Tim Akers again, and this was his last project,” Crabb said. “He was a friend and we had worked together before, but this time was special. Tim was producing and arranging the strings on the record when his leukemia returned. He even sat in the hospital in his final days and worked on the music. Nashville lost an incredible talent in Tim, and I really want this record to honor his life. We love you, Tim.”
Home for Christmas arrives on the heels of Crabb’s June Red Street Records debut, Just As I Am. Produced by DeMarcus, the five-song EP is highlighted by the title track and lead single, a powerful declaration of faith in the One who is constant and sure.
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Author: Herb Longs
