Reba McEntire to Host ‘Christmas in Rockefeller Center’ Special: ‘It’s Time!’

Reba McEntire is set to usher in the holidays as host of this year’s Christmas in Rockefeller Center special, which will air Dec. 3 at 8 p.m. on NBC and simulcast on Peacock.

The two-hour special, held at Rockefeller Center in New York City, will celebrate the holidays with the lighting of one of the world’s most well-known trees. McEntire will not only host the special, but she will perform throughout the night. The three-time Grammy winner won’t be the only musical performer that evening — a full lineup of musical guests is slated to be announced soon.

McEntire is currently a coach on season 28 of NBC’s The Voice and starring in the network’s comedy Happy’s Place, which will start its second season on Nov. 7. Of course, the star is also no stranger to spearheading a television special, as she has hosted the ACM Awards 18 times. In 2017 and 2018, McEntire also served as host and performer for the Country Music Association’s CMA Country Christmas holiday special. Over the years, the Country Music Hall of Famer has released holiday albums including 1987’s Merry Christmas to You, 1999’s The Secrets of Giving and 2017’s My Kind of Christmas.

Universal Television, in association with Jesse Collins Entertainment, is producing Christmas in Rockefeller Center, with Jesse Collins, Dionne Harmon and Jeannae Rouzan-Clay serving as executive producers, and Glenn Weiss directing.

McEntire announced her role on Christmas in Rockefeller Center with a sweet social media video that showed McEntire holding up a strand of holiday lights, while lip synching to a snippet of Mariah Carey’s famous “It’s time!” announcement that Carey uses to ring in the holidays.

See the video below: