Opry Country Christmas

The Read

Opry Country Christmas takes the standard multi-artist Opry format and points it at the holiday songbook: carols, the country Christmas canon, a few originals, and the occasional oddity that only survives because someone in the cast insists on it. Short sets and quick turnover keep it from becoming a slog, which is the failure mode of nearly every holiday concert. The circle of Ryman oak is still center stage, and the staging leans into decoration without much apology. The Sunday of Thanksgiving weekend puts it right at the seam between the two holidays, when the city is still full of visitors. Sentimental by design; the format is what keeps it moving.

The Room

Grand Ole Opry House

2804 Opryland Dr

The Opry left the Ryman on March 15, 1974. President Nixon played piano on opening night. Roy Acuff supervised the installation of the circle of wood cut from the Ryman stage.