Carly Pearce Shares Cheerful Cover Of “Here Comes Santa Claus”

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Carly Pearce Leads The Charge On CMA Country Christmas In 2022

The 2022 CMA Country Christmas special was hosted by Carly Pearce. Pearce previously hosted CMA Country Christmas with Gabby Barrett in 2021, but hosted solo in 2022.

Speaking about the special, Pearce said she was, “SO excited & honored to be your host again this year for @cma Country Christmas!

Carly Pearce was the host of "CMA Country Christmas" in 2022
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On top of hosting, Pearce performed multiple times during CMA Country Christmas. She covered “Here Comes Santa Claus” to open the show.

Pearce was all smiles throughout her performance of “Here Comes Santa Claus.” She cheerfully interacted with the various band members and backing vocalists as she made her way around the set.

CMA Country Christmas Viewers Respond With Positivity After Seeing Carly’s Performance Of “Here Comes Santa Claus”

Viewers thoroughly enjoyed watching Pearce sing “Here Comes Santa Claus.” People commenting on the video of her performance on the CMA’s official Facebook page wrote:

Carly is amazing! Just as good live as on the radio or TV. Catch her in concert when you can!”

“What a great host!!!! Carly Pearce is just perfect !!!”

“Loved the show! Carly did a wonderful job!!! All of the guests were great too!”

“Love Carly !!!! She needs a Christmas album!”

“It was SO GOOD!!!”

It’s clear Pearce’s cover of “Here Comes Santa Claus” was a big hit! You can enjoy the video of her performance below.

The 2023 CMA Country Christmas Special Is Airing On December 14 – Get The Details

After two years, Pearce stepped down from her CMA Country Christmas hosting duties after 2022. This year’s (2023) special will air on ABC on Thursday, December 14.

There will be two hosts for CMA Country Christmas in 2023…Trisha Yearwood and Amy Grant. This will by Grant’s first time hosting, but Trisha previously hosted the special in 2019. We can’t wait to watch them co-host the event!

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Miranda Raye

Hello, I'm Miranda, a lifelong country music fan! There are old home videos of me in my baby swing, swinging along to Dolly Parton and Ricky Van Shelton’s “Rockin’ Years.” Being able to unite my passions for storytelling, researching, and music into my work has been a dream come true.

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