In Clarkson’s sweet style, everyone was declared a winner. Audience members were brought onstage for a “Jingle Bell Rock” competition. Some, like Esten, sang duets with Clarkson, who served as the show’s upbeat host, despite having visited the ER for an unspecified ailment (treated with a B12 shot) earlier in the day. The pretty set was decked in an almost Lawrence Welk style, with lampposts and wreaths and, in the end, “snow” falling on the audience.Įach act performed a holiday song - many classics, not all country - to a sold-out arena audience. Obviously inspired by the holiday classic Miracle on 34 th Street, the more than two-hour extravaganza at Music City’s Bridgestone Arena included names ranging from Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood to Kix Brooks, Ronnie Dunn, Kacey Musgraves, Martina McBride, Meghan Trainor (on ukulele) and ABC Nashville star Charles Esten joining Clarkson for what was a hybrid of an old-fashioned variety show and a telethon. Kelly Clarkson brought out the big guns during her “Miracle on Broadway” Christmas benefit show on Saturday night in Nashville, an event she hopes will become an annual tradition.
