‘Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder Christmas’ Returns This December
with Eight Concerts Across the Nation

 Tour Stops Include Nashville, TN; Birmingham, AL; Owensboro, KY;
Cincinnati, OH; Bristol, VA and More

Ricky Skaggs | Photo Courtesy of Skaggs Family Records

Fifteen-time GRAMMY® winner and Country Music Hall of Fame member Ricky Skaggs will once again bring the spirit of the season to audiences nationwide with his 2025 holiday tour, Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder Christmas. Skaggs and his award-winning band Kentucky Thunder will perform eight special Christmas concerts this December.

Skaggs’ 2025 Christmas tour will visit Philadelphia, MS; Owensboro, KY; Steelville, MO; Nashville, TN; Birmingham, AL; Nashville, IN; Cincinnati, OH; and Bristol, VA.

The show will feature a mix of holiday favorites, new arrangements, and signature Kentucky Thunder instrumentals, performed with the tight harmonies and acoustic mastery that have defined Skaggs’ legendary career.

“I’d like to invite you all to our Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder Christmas Show this December,” says Skaggs. “You’ll hear some great old Christmas favorites, some newer Christmas songs and some great instrumentals too. Come on out and see this fun family show. I promise you’ll have a great time.”

Concertgoers can expect classics like “Christmas Time’s A Comin’,” “New Star Shining,” “Let It Snow,” and “Mary, Did You Know?,” alongside Kentucky Thunder’s instrumental showcases including “Deck the Halls,” “Ancient Christmas Tones,” and “Icy Vine Grove.” Each night includes sing-alongs such as “Joy to the World” and “Silver Bells.”

For ticketing information, visit rickyskaggs.com/tour.

Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder Christmas Tour Dates:
Dec. 4 – Philadelphia, MS – Marty Stuart’s Congress of Country Music / Ellis Theater
Dec. 5 – Owensboro, KY – Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum / Woodward Theatre
Dec. 6 – Steelville, MO – Meramec Music Theatre
Dec. 7 – Nashville, TN – The Fisher Center at Belmont University
Dec. 8 – Birmingham, AL – Lyric Theatre
Dec. 11 – Nashville, IN – Brown County Music Center
Dec. 12 – Cincinnati, OH – Memorial Hall OTR
Dec. 13 – Bristol, VA – Hard Rock Live Bristol

About Ricky Skaggs
Earning 12 #1 hit singles, 15 GRAMMY® Awards, 13 IBMA Awards, nine ACM Awards, eight CMA Awards (including Entertainer of the Year), two Dove Awards, the ASCAP Founders Award, three honorary Doctorate degrees, inductions into the Country Music Hall of Fame, IBMA Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame, National Fiddler Hall of Fame, Musicians Hall of Fame, and GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame, the 2013 Artist-In-Residence at the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum, an Americana Music Association Lifetime Achievement Award in the Instrumentalist category along with countless other awards, Ricky Skaggs is truly a pioneer of Bluegrass and Country music. Since he began playing music over 60 years ago, Skaggs has released more than 30 albums and has performed thousands of live shows. He started his own record label, Skaggs Family Records, in 1997 and has since released 12 consecutive GRAMMY®-nominated albums. His latest release, Hearts Like Ours, with his wife, celebrated artist Sharon White of The Whites features the couple dueting on handpicked country love songs. And the Grand Ole Opry member has released his first-ever autobiography, “Kentucky Traveler.” The book details the life and times of Skaggs and provides a descriptive history of Country and Bluegrass music, as told by the master himself. In addition to his regular touring schedule with his band, Kentucky Thunder, he has added country tour dates as he plugs in and plays full shows of his chart-topping hits. Skaggs was a 2020 recipient of the National Medal of Arts, the highest award given to artists and arts patrons by the United States government.

For more information, visit rickyskaggs.com.

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‘Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder Christmas’ Returns This December with Eight Concerts Across the Nation  Tour Stops Include Nashville, TN; Birmingham, AL; Owensboro, KY; Cincinnati, OH; Bristol, VA and More Fifteen-time GRAMMY® winner and Country Music Hall of Fame member Ricky Skaggs will once again bring the spirit of the season to audiences nationwide with...