Setzer jams tonight with Paisley on Jennifer Nettles' "Country Christmas' special

Many stars including Keith Urban, Faith Hill and Scotty McCreery sing on the two-hour holiday program.

December 1, 2011 at 10:52AM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Brian Setzer/ Star Tribune photo by Tom Sweeney

Jennifer Nettles is back on TV again. Tonight.

One night after her torrid duet with Lady Gaga on "You and I" on the "The Grammy Nominations Concert Live," the voice of Sugarland will host "A CMA Country Christmas" at 8 p.m. Thursday on ABC channel 5. Her guests include our Grammy-nominated homeboy Brian Setzer, who will rock this holiday on "Sleigh Ride" and "Boogie Woogie Santa Claus" with some help from Nashville guitar hero Brad Paisley. A veteran of his own Christmas tours, guitar wiz Setzer was nominated Wednesday for a Grammy for best instrumental album for "Setzer Goes Instru-mental."

The two-hour country yule show will also feature Darius Rucker, Faith Hill, Keith Urban, "American Idol" champ Scotty McCreery and runnerup Lauren Alaina, Amy Grant, Rascal Flatts, Little Big Town, Kellie Pickler, Martina McBride, Sugarland and Vince Gill duetting with Miss Piggy.

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