{"id":2110634,"date":"2025-10-23T15:23:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T15:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2110634"},"modified":"2025-10-23T15:23:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T15:23:10","slug":"something-ive-always-wanted-to-do-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/something-ive-always-wanted-to-do-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Something I&#8217;ve Always Wanted to Do&#8217; (Exclusive)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Reba McEntire will host this year&#8217;s <em>Christmas in Rockefeller Center<\/em> on NBC, PEOPLE can exclusively reveal<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <em>Happy&#8217;s Place<\/em> and<em> The Voice<\/em> star says she&#8217;s &#8220;really excited&#8221; and plans to &#8220;bundle up&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The annual special will air on Dec. 3 on NBC and Peacock<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This year, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/reba-mcentire\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Reba McEntire;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Reba McEntire<\/a> is kicking off the holiday season in a big way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On Thursday, Oct. 23, PEOPLE can exclusively announce that for the time ever, the singer and actress will host <em>Christmas in Rockefeller Center <\/em>on NBC.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I&#8217;m really excited to get to go to New York City in December. I&#8217;ve never been there in December,&#8221; McEntire, 70, tells PEOPLE.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She adds, &#8220;To see all the Christmas decorations and to get to be a part of the tree lighting ceremony, Rockefeller Center, it&#8217;s something that I&#8217;ve always wanted to do and I&#8217;m honored that they asked me to do it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The annual special celebrates the holiday season with the lighting of the famous tree in the heart of N.Y.C.. It will air live on Wednesday, Dec. 3 at 8 p.m. ET on NBC and simulcast on Peacock.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In addition to hosting duties, the <em>Happy&#8217;s Place<\/em> actress will perform throughout the evening. More stars are set to perform during the special, but those will be announced at a later date.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Preparing for the N.Y.C. weather, McEntire says she plans to &#8220;bundle up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I&#8217;m going to triple, quadruple layer. I&#8217;ll probably have my heated vest on, and all the clothes I can, insulated underwear,&#8221; she says.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal dialogue\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/johnrussophoto\/?hl=en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:John Russo;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">John Russo<\/a><\/p>\n<p> Reba McEntire photographed on Oct. 7 for PEOPLE<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This week, the <em>Voice<\/em> star is <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/reba-mcentire-is-happier-than-ever-at-70-exclusive-11833429\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:featured on the cover of PEOPLE;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">featured on the cover of PEOPLE<\/a> \u2014 which hits newsstands Friday \u2014 and opens up about the joy she&#8217;s experiencing in her 70s.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:PEOPLE's free daily newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/a>\u00a0to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I think I&#8217;m happier now than I&#8217;ve ever been in my life,&#8221; McEntire says. &#8220;It\u2019s amazing. It\u2019s wonderful being 70 and getting to do what I\u00a0get to do at the level I want to do it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She&#8217;s currently busier than ever too, starring on two hit NBC shows: <em>The Voice<\/em> and <em>Happy&#8217;s Place<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Anytime I get to step on that set, I feel like home. It\u2019s my happy place,&#8221; she says of the sitcom, in which she stars alongside\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/melissa-peterman-reba-mcentire-brought-real-chemistry-to-happys-place-8730710\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Melissa Peterman;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Melissa Peterman<\/a>, Belissa Escobedo and fianc\u00e9\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/country\/reba-mcentire-rex-linn-relationship-timeline\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Rex Linn;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Rex Linn<\/a>. The show returns Nov. 7.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Casey Durkin\/NBC Melissa Peterman as Gabby, Reba McEntire as Bobbie on 'Happy's Place'\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/y_ltn9fuHAIMjnavOfb2gw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/ec9ca3ec177dbaab28df1edf93da0fd6\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal dialogue\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>Casey Durkin\/NBC<\/p>\n<p> Melissa Peterman as Gabby, Reba McEntire as Bobbie on &#8216;Happy&#8217;s Place&#8217;<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As for whether she sees herself retiring one day, she tells PEOPLE that she isn&#8217;t slowing down \u2014 at least for the time being.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I don\u2019t know when. It could be in 20 years,&#8221; McEntire says of the possibility of retiring. &#8220;I think I\u2019ll know when it\u2019s the time.\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/dolly-parton\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Dolly [Parton];elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Dolly [Parton]<\/a>\u00a0and I talked about that an awful lot when she did the\u00a0<em>Reba<\/em>\u00a0show, and I said, &#8216;Are you going to retire?&#8217; She said, &#8216;Why would I? What in the world could I do and have as much fun as what I\u2019m doing in this job right now?&#8217; I agree with her a hundred percent. Slow down, maybe, but no plans of retiring.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I love this chapter in my life. I&#8217;m very grateful,&#8221; she concludes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Christmas in Rockefeller Center <\/em>will air live on Wednesday, Dec. 3 at 8 p.m. ET on NBC and simulcast on Peacock. <em>Happy\u2019s Place\u00a0<\/em>season 2 premieres Friday, Nov. 7, on NBC and will stream the next day on Peacock.\u00a0<em>The Voice\u00a0<\/em>airs Mondays and Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET on NBC.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/reba-mcentire-to-host-christmas-in-rockefeller-center-exclusive-11835419\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source malaysia.news.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW Reba McEntire will host this year&#8217;s Christmas in Rockefeller Center on NBC, PEOPLE can exclusively reveal The Happy&#8217;s Place and The Voice star says she&#8217;s &#8220;really excited&#8221; and plans to &#8220;bundle up&#8221; The annual special will air on Dec. 3 on NBC and Peacock This year, Reba McEntire is kicking off the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2110635,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[366329,362686,24075,42840,367337],"class_list":["post-2110634","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-happys-place-2","tag-melissa-peterman","tag-nbc","tag-reba-mcentire","tag-rockefeller-center"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Something-Ive-Always-Wanted-to-Do-Exclusive.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2110634","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2110634"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2110634\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2110636,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2110634\/revisions\/2110636"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2110635"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2110634"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2110634"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2110634"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}