Jordan Davis And Lauren Daigle Host 2025 CMA Country Christmas
Viewers who tuned in to CMA Country Christmas on Tuesday (December 2) were greeted with a fresh hosting duo and a standout performance that lit up the holiday special. This year, Christian artist Lauren Daigle and country hitmaker Jordan Davis stepped in as co-hosts, following a two-year run by Trisha Yearwood and Amy Grant.
Daigle and Davis brought an easy warmth and chemistry to the program, guiding audiences through a night filled with holiday classics, country favorites, and genre-crossing collaborations. For Daigle, whose celebrated catalog includes “You Say,” “Rescue,” and “Look Up Child,” the Christmas format is familiar territory—she has long embraced holiday music, recording beloved standards like “O Holy Night,” “The Christmas Song,” and “What Child Is This?” Her Louisiana roots also shine during seasonal performances, including her soulful, jazz-infused rendition of “America the Beautiful” at Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans.
The 2025 broadcast featured a particularly special moment when Daigle teamed up with the legendary Preservation Hall Jazz Band for a festive medley. Both Daigle and the band hail from Louisiana—Daigle from Lake Charles and the band from New Orleans—making the collaboration feel like a homecoming celebration. Founded in the 1960s and honored with the National Medal of Arts in 2006, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band remains one of America’s most revered musical institutions.
Together on the CMA Country Christmas stage, Daigle and the band delivered a spirited blend of “Jingle Bells,” “What Child Is This?” and “Winter Wonderland.” The arrangement carried the unmistakable rhythms and warmth of New Orleans, prompting co-host Jordan Davis, also a Louisiana native, to describe it as a “Creole Christmas” moment. The performance became one of the night’s most memorable highlights, marrying Daigle’s rich, soulful vocals with the band’s timeless jazz character.
In addition to Daigle’s collaboration, the night featured performances from Riley Green, Megan Moroney, Parker McCollum, Lady A, Little Big Town, Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks, and BeBe Winans—rounding out a diverse lineup that celebrated holiday music across styles and generations.
The 2025 edition of CMA Country Christmas continued the tradition of delivering heartwarming performances, festive reinterpretations of seasonal favorites, and moments that bring the country music community—and fans everywhere—into the holiday spirit.