2020 Christmas Show - The Petersens (LIVE)

We have loved seeing so many of you at our shows this year and wanted to share our 2020 Christmas Show with all our friends around the world! It includes a mix of our regular and Christmas songs and was filmed last year at our home theater, the Little Opry in Branson, Missouri, before being originally broadcast as a ticketed event. ►Soundtrack your Christmas: » First Christmas album » Second Christmas album » YouTube Christmas playlist ►Branson show tickets ►Timestamps: 00:00 Make welcome The Petersens 00:07 Carolina in the Pines [Ellen] 03:53 The best way to have a good time is to participate 04:40 The story behind “Get It, Mama!“ 06:16 Southern Nights [Julianne] 08:49 Introducing the other band members 09:30 Cherokee Shuffle [Instrumental] 13:09 Three years ago we found Emmett on our doorstep 14:02 I Feel the Blues Moving In [Emmett] 18:38 The secret behind Katie’s great fiddle techniques 19:09 Recording Christmas album, and bluegrass chart 20:06 Christmas Time’s a-Comin’ [Ellen] 22:51 Julianne’s going to be in school next semester 23:38 God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman [Julianne] 28:42 The story behind Santa Train 29:44 Santa Train [Ellen] 32:14 Sleigh Ride [Instrumental] 34:39 Christmas looks a little different this year 35:30 I’ll Be Home For Christmas [Ellen] 38:27 Next song’s dedicated to Matt’s fan 39:14 Mele Kalikimaka [Matt] 42:01 Why Emmett’s going to be singing about cannon fire 42:55 I Heard The Bells [Emmett] 46:58 O Come O Come Emmanuel [Julianne] 50:36 We added Irish twist and final verse to this next song 51:24 Come Thou Long Expected Jesus [Katie] 54:25 How we got into bluegrass music 56:00 Joy to the World [Ellen] 59:32 Questions and answers 1:00:04 Dad plays in our gospel shows 1:00:23 Our shows next year 1:01:10 YouTube and Patreon to connect with people 1:01:55 How long did it take to rehearse Bohemian Rhapsody? 1:02:37 Emmett, the Billy Strings of the Dobro 1:03:22 The Chevy Chase of the Petersen memories 1:04:58 Are these the only four siblings? 1:05:20 Are any of you married? 1:05:34 Are Ellen and Michael doing more duets? 1:06:13 Aaron Clark has been with us since we “shot“ Jolene 1:06:42 How did you chose which instruments you wanted? 1:07:52 The Christmas Truce of 1914 1:09:29 Silent Night [Katie] 1:12:40 What Child is This [Emmett] 1:15:25 Shows, merchandise and albums 1:16:12 Shout outs to Patreon, YouTube and the crew 1:17:06 Go Tell It on the Mountain [Ellen] 1:19:55 Let’s hear it for The Petersens 1:20:36 We’re all out of Christmas songs 1:21:28 Take Me Home, Country Roads [Katie] ►Official videos for these songs (with lyrics): Carolina in the Pines Southern Nights I Feel the Blues Moving In Christmas Time’s a-Comin’ God Rest Ye Merry, Gentleman Santa Train / Sleigh Ride I’ll Be Home For Christmas Mele Kalikimaka I Heard The Bells O Come, O Come Emmanuel & Come Thou Long Expected Jesus Joy to the World Silent Night What Child is This Go Tell It on the Mountain Take Me Home, Country Roads ►Social media: Instagram Facebook Twitter Go behind the scenes with @ThePetersenFamily ►This video: Vocals & dobro: Emmett Franz Vocals, fiddle & bells: @katiepetersen Vocals & banjo: @EllenHaygood Vocals & guitar: @mattpetersen4000 Vocals & mandolin: @JuliannePetersen Bass: Karen Petersen Turn on captions (CC) to see the lyrics on screen. Venue: The Little Opry in Branson, Missouri Special thanks to Randy Franz for lighting and sound, and Aaron Clark and team for the videography. Audio was recorded by Anders Fredlund and then mixed and mastered by Troy Dixon. ►The Petersens: We celebrate American roots music with family values, and perform full time in Branson, Missouri in the USA. The band consists of four siblings, Katie, Ellen, Matt, and Julianne, our mom Karen, and good friend Emmett Franz. Learn more about our family on our website Subscriber count: 614,955 #ThePetersens #ThePetersensLiveConcert #2020ChristmasShow #ChristmasMusic #LittleOpryTheatreMO These songs feature on: #LiveSessions01 #LiveSessions02 #ChristmasWithThePetersens #WeDon’tNeedAnythingThisYear