As their 14th annual “Christmas at the Ryman” residency kicked off, musicians Amy Grant and Vince Gill spoke to “Entertainment Tonight” (ET) about performing together, celebrating the holidays, and being married for almost 25 years.
This year, the couple is performing a dozen holiday concerts at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium. Grant, 64, and Gill, 67, also have a new album—“When I Think of Christmas”—inspired by their residency.
In an interview with ET’s Rachel Smith, the pair reflected on their musical pursuits and on how their relationship stays strong.
Amy Grant & Vince Gill on Doing Life Together
Grant and Gill said their first joint Christmas album was spurred by memories of performing holiday shows—something neither one expected to be such a career highlight. The couple wanted to create “something that was shareable,” Grant said, adding that the new album “really captures the beauty of a moment together.”
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When asked why his wife shines so brightly at Christmas, Gill said, “She started her career writing songs about faith and had an amazing mark on the world doing that.”
“And it’s just a continuation of the same thing,” he explained. “She’s had as much impact with Christmas music as she had on [Christian music]. And then on top of that, she had a bunch of pop hits, and she’s pretty remarkable.”
About their marriage—a second for both—Gill joked that the secret is frequent travel. He’s been touring with the Eagles since 2017, and Grant said she loves “returning to him” after time away. “One thing we give each other is a lot of freedom,” she added. “And part of that’s marrying when we did. We kinda already had our rhythms there.”
After blending their families when they married in 2000, the couple had one child together.
Grant, who suffered a traumatic brain injury and memory problems following a 2022 bicycle accident, said, “I’m grateful to be right here, right now. And [recovery] took the full two years.” From that experience, the singer said she learned, “Wherever you are in life, you’re right on time, and just trust it.”
Christmas Reflections From Amy Grant and Vince Gill
For their holiday traditions, Grant said she enjoys gathering to make gingerbread houses and doing “goofy little crafting things like that.” She added, “People are not that different. It’s the simple stuff that everybody can participate in that’s the most meaningful.”
Gill joked about being scared during the fake snowball fights his wife instigates at their Ryman shows. “All I can see are these dudes out there, when they’re wanting to pelt me with the snowballs ’cause they’re mad that I snagged the pretty girl,” he said.
