~~ The CMA Country Christmas taped Thursday night (Nov. 10), with artists including Rascal Flatts, Sugarland, Brad Paisley, Faith Hill, Kellie Pickler, Martina McBride and Scotty McCreery.

During the first run-through, Kellie got a little confused about when to come in, and when it was her turn, she looked right into the camera and said, "Oh s&^t!"

According to Country Weekly, the 8,000-person crowd at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena roared with laughter.

The special—minus profanity—airs Dec. 1 at 7 p.m. on ABC.


After Sugarland’s Jennifer Nettles opened the show with ‘All I Want for Christmas is You,’ she then switched hats to host mode to introduce Darius Rucker to the stage  or a performance of ‘Winter Wonderland.’ Lauren Alaina was up next, as she and Nettles sat in the middle of a group of kids talking about what they wanted Santa to bring them this year.  The ‘American Idol’ star gave a flawless performance of ‘Grown Up Christmas List.’

Rascal Flatts took the stage for ‘White Christmas,’ followed by Vince Gill’s performance of ‘It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year.’ He then took a seat next to Nettles and Miss Piggy for a comical skit, which led into a duet between Gill and Miss Piggy of ‘Baby, It’s Cold Outside.’  

Later performances throughout the evening included an a capella version of ‘The Little Drummer Boy’ sung by Faith Hill, Keith Urban’s take on the classic tune ‘The Christmas Song,’ Little Big Town singing ‘Santa Clause Is Back in Town’ (which featured Urban playing lead guitar), Scotty McCreery’s ‘The First Noel,’ Sugarland singing ‘Silent Night’ and the Brad Paisley/Brian Setzer collaboration on ‘Sleigh Ride’ and ‘Boogie Woogie Santa Claus.’ The evening came to an end with all the stars coming back together for the finale of ‘Jingle Bells'.