{"id":68154,"date":"2017-12-06T13:30:40","date_gmt":"2017-12-06T18:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whisnews21.com\/?p=68154"},"modified":"2023-01-07T17:37:13","modified_gmt":"2023-01-07T17:37:13","slug":"chris-and-alan-singing-theres-a-new-kid-in-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/2017\/12\/06\/chris-and-alan-singing-theres-a-new-kid-in-town\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris And Alan Singing \u2018There&#8217;s A New Kid In Town"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"single-post-oembed-youtube-wrapper\">\n<h3><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-68155\" src=\"https:\/\/whisnews21.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/reba.jpg?w=744\" alt=\"\" width=\"744\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/reba.jpg 840w, https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/reba-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/reba-768x439.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 744px) 100vw, 744px\" \/><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Chris Young &amp; Alan Jackson Singing \u2018There&#8217;s A New Kid In Town<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>They lit\u00a0 the CMA&#8217;s Country Christmas\u00a0stage with a beautiful performance of &#8220;There&#8217;s a New Kid in Town.&#8221;<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-68156\" src=\"https:\/\/whisnews21.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/reba-mcentire-country-christmas-11282017-350x350.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/>The\u00a0modern star and classic star united on the Grand Ole Opry stage to deliver a poignant rendition of the\u00a0iconic Christmas song. With their voices complementing one another gracefully, Young and Jackson traded off vocals before harmonizing together on the chorus. Backed by a beautiful holiday themed set of sparkling Christmas trees and an equally mesmerizing orchestra, their version of &#8220;There&#8217;s a New Kid in Town&#8221;\u00a0was both classic and understated, with Young showing off his impressive chops while Jackson proved why he is so loved by fans and such a staple in the genre.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-68160\" src=\"https:\/\/whisnews21.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/cma-country-christmas.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/cma-country-christmas.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/cma-country-christmas-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/cma-country-christmas-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/cma-country-christmas-768x575.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>&#8220;There&#8217;s a new kid in town \/\u00a0And he&#8217;s lying in a manger down the road \/\u00a0There&#8217;s a new kid in town \/\u00a0But he&#8217;s just another baby I suppose \/\u00a0Heaven knows \/\u00a0There&#8217;s a new kid in town \/\u00a0Here in Bethlehem,&#8221; the two\u00a0sing in harmony in the clip above, bringing a host of holiday spirit to the Christmas\u00a0special.<\/p>\n<p>Young and Jackson&#8217;s collaboration was just one of many lovely performances to take place during the 2017 installment of the holiday special, filmed at the famed Opry house in Nashville.<\/p>\n<p>Luke Bryan\u00a0delivered a strong rendition of &#8220;O Holy Night,&#8221; while host\u00a0Reba McEntire\u00a0and\u00a0Little Big Town\u00a0joined forces for a harrowing version of &#8220;Mary, Did You Know?&#8221;\u00a0Lady Antebellum,\u00a0Trisha Yearwood,\u00a0Brett Eldredge\u00a0and\u00a0Kelsea Ballerini\u00a0also sang holiday classics such as &#8220;White Christmas,&#8221; &#8220;Silver Bells,&#8221; &#8220;It&#8217;s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas&#8221; and more.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1IKdCb5QO2o\" width=\"750\" height=\"420\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0&#8211; TasteOfCountry<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"photogallery-wrapper sliding-photogallery\">\n<div id=\"photogallery-204-187717-0\" class=\"photogallery-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chris Young &amp; Alan Jackson Singing \u2018There&#8217;s A New Kid In Town They lit\u00a0 the CMA&#8217;s Country Christmas\u00a0stage with a beautiful performance of &#8220;There&#8217;s a New Kid in Town.&#8221; The\u00a0modern star and classic star united on the Grand Ole Opry stage to deliver a poignant rendition of the\u00a0iconic Christmas song. With their voices complementing one another gracefully, Young and Jackson traded off vocals before harmonizing together on the chorus. 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