Trisha Yearwood and Amy Grant bring all the fun of the holiday season with “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town” to close CMA Country Christmas

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Written by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie, the song has been bringing fun to Christmas festivities since Harry Reser and his orchestra first recorded it in 1934. Nearly 100 years later, Yearwood and Grant put their own spin on the song and ensured it remains part of the season.

Amy Grant and Trisha Yearwood chat about hosting CMA Country Christmas

Trisha Yearwood and Amy Grant sat with us Country top 40 to talk about hosting CMA Country Christmas for the second year in a row. During the conversation, they also expressed their mutual admiration.

“I was really excited to get the call to come back and co-host with you, Amy, because it was so much fun last year,” Yearwood told Grant. “When you’re in the music industry, you kind of see each other at things and you get a chance to say hello, so to speak, but you don’t get a chance to really spend a lot of time together,” she added.

“Last year was the first time I was able to really see how funny you are and how calm you are,” Yearwood continued. “I’m talking at 90 miles an hour and you just feel a sense of calm, which is so beautiful,” she added.

“It’s funny, when we were working together, something about you seemed familiar to me,” Grant told her co-host. “It just happened casually because you were friends with Vince before I knew you. But it was just interesting to work together. I just found it so natural to work with you and be called back,” she added.

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