Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmHBO Max has set a holiday special starring 7-time Grammy winner Carrie Underwood, who’ll perform songs from her first Christmas album, My Gift.
That album drops on CD and digital September 25th. The streamer will premiere the event this holiday season, and Underwood will be backed on those songs and other holiday standards by a live orchestra and choir.
The special is exec produced by Playtone’s Gary Goetzman and Tom Hanks, along with Underwood and her manager, Ann Edelblute.The special grew out of Underwood’s bold performance when she and other singers teamed for a rousing tribute to inductee Linda Ronstadt at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which is exec produced each year by Playtone.
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