Sugarland photo courtesy of UMG Nashville.
Sugarland, the Country Music Association’s Vocal Duo of the Year, is helping Oprah Winfrey do a two-fer Christmas edition of her show, one of several acts performing live for the first time with another artist.
Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush appear Monday on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” with Jennifer Hudson. Mary J. Blige duets with Andrea Bocelli, and Tim McGraw shares the stage with Alicia Keys for a version of John Lennon’s “Happy Xmas (War Is Over).”
It’s the second time this year that Sugarland has been featured on the daytime queen’s show.
“The only thing better than having appeared on ‘Oprah’ in February and getting her phone number,” Kristian says, “would be that her phone number pops back up on your phone and she says, ‘Would you come back and be on my show again?’”
The duo is not alone among country stars who’ve graced Oprah’s schedule twice this year. Martina McBride was featured in October and again in November. Wynonna Judd, meanwhile, showed up last Tuesday.
Sugarland will also tape TNT’s annual “Christmas In Washington” Dec. 13 at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. The performance for President Barack Obama airs Dec. 20.
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Lennon's song is trash. As a Vietnam vet, we hated that song because it was just another protest song that helped the enemy. Lennon ranks up there with jane Fonda and her friends. Lennon didn't believe in Christ or Christmas and even said he was more popular than God. The man and his music sucked. I'm very disappointed with McGraw for doing this song.
I just loved the Tim McGraw & Alicia Keys duet of Happy Christmas- Hope it bacomes a record, so I can hear it for the Holiday Season!
Great show. Tim and Alicia were awesome together. They did a beautiful job on John Lennons song. Oprah said you could download Mary and Andrea's song and Sugarland and Jennifers song but she did not mention Tim and Alicias song. I would love to be able to have that one.
The show was awesome as always.Tim,Alicia,both of the Jennifers,and Bocelli just amazing.May God continue too bless you and everyone of our troops in this great nation we are so bless too live in.
You Guys are awsome. I guess that about sums it up. Please say a special
Prayer for our troups thanks.