Reba McEntire to Host ‘Christmas in Rockefeller Center’ Special: ‘It’s Time!’

Reba McEntire is acceptable to usher successful the holidays arsenic big of this year’s Christmas successful Rockefeller Center special, which volition aerial Dec. 3 astatine 8 p.m. connected NBC and simulcast connected Peacock.

The two-hour special, held astatine Rockefeller Center successful New York City, volition observe the holidays with the lighting of 1 of the world’s astir well-known trees. McEntire volition not lone big the special, but she volition execute passim the night. The three-time Grammy victor won’t beryllium the lone philharmonic performer that evening — a afloat lineup of philharmonic guests is slated to beryllium announced soon.

McEntire is presently a manager connected play 28 of NBC’s The Voice and starring successful the network’s drama Happy’s Place, which volition commencement its 2nd play connected Nov. 7. Of course, the prima is besides nary alien to spearheading a tv special, arsenic she has hosted the ACM Awards 18 times. In 2017 and 2018, McEntire besides served arsenic big and performer for the Country Music Association’s CMA Country Christmas holiday special. Over the years, the Country Music Hall of Famer has released vacation albums including 1987’s Merry Christmas to You, 1999’s The Secrets of Giving and 2017’s My Kind of Christmas.

Universal Television, successful relation with Jesse Collins Entertainment, is producing Christmas successful Rockefeller Center, with Jesse Collins, Dionne Harmon and Jeannae Rouzan-Clay serving arsenic enforcement producers, and Glenn Weiss directing.

McEntire announced her relation connected Christmas successful Rockefeller Center with a saccharine societal media video that showed McEntire holding up a strand of vacation lights, portion articulator synching to a snippet of Mariah Carey’s celebrated “It’s time!” announcement that Carey uses to ringing successful the holidays.

See the video below: