“The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show” Is One Of The Most Underrated Country Holiday Specials

It’s not Christmas until I watch “The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show.”

Back in 2019, country star Kacey Musgraves released her first, and only (so far), Christmas special, which is a sparkling, festive film full of fun cameos and appearances from some great artists, as well as beautiful renditions of some of the songs from her 2016 A Very Kacey Christmas album.

The special was directed by Chris Howe, and features a star-studded guest list including Lana Del Rey, Camila Cabello, Zooey Deschanel, and the Radio City Rockettes even make an appearance, too, which is of course a holiday staple. Not only is the music fantastic, but the set design and wardrobe is spectacular, and very vintage-inspired, giving it a really warm and nostalgic holiday feel.

You’ll see that Schitt’s Creek star Dan Levy plays narrator, as his bits with Kacey tie the story together, as she roams through different rooms in what looks like a life-sized dollhouse, which finds Kacey searching for her Nana’s heirloom Christmas tree star.

In a behind-the-scenes video, Kacey gave some insight on the process, saying the idea came to her during a conversation with her band leader, when they realized they wanted to bring her Christmas album to life:

“Last Christmas, I was sitting on the bus with my band leader, and we had this late night idea about bringing the Christmas album to life. So from there, the ideas just started snowballing.”

The team shared about how much work went into the making of the set, and of course the gorgeous wardrobe, which is honestly my favorite part. It’s just stunning in every way from a visual perspective, and that in and of itself makes it worth the watch.

Kacey also noted how important the fashion was to the special:

“There are so many great fashion moments that I’m really proud of. So for the past year, this whole team has been working really hard creating something really memorable, really classic, bur also, something that feels, like, very me. I hope you like it.”

It’s very campy, very quirky, and very Kacey, and if you haven’t seen it before, it really is the perfect thing to add to your holiday watch-list. It’s also family-friendly, so if you are looking for something different and fun to watch with your relatives, this is it.

The full special is available on Amazon Prime Video, and I can’t recommend it highly enough. If you get tired of some of the cheesy, or repetitive Christmas movies that are on every year, Kacey’s special is a fun departure from that and it’s one of my favorite things to watch every holiday season. The Christmas special thing is becoming more popular among music stars, pop star Sabrina Carpenter put one out last year, but nothing tops Kacey’s in my humble opinion.

Back in the day, it used to be really popular for country artists to do them, and people like Dolly Parton has several she did during the height of her career, and Kacey did an incredible job keeping that tradition alive.

Here are some of my favorite songs:

“I’ll Be Home For Christmas”

“Glittery”

“Christmas Makes Me Cry”

Here’s the behind-the-scenes video:

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