Garth Brooks says he and wife Trisha Yearwood will have an “outsider” Thanksgiving: Here’s what that means

The country star revealed how many guests he’s expecting for the holidays and the unique ways they’ll be eating leftovers

Garth Brooks is ready to celebrate the holiday season with Trisha Yearwood.

When published in the Tuesday, November 26, issue of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Brooks, 62, talked about what he and his wife, who have been married for nearly two decades, will do for Thanksgiving.

“She’s doing what we call an underdog Thanksgiving, Ms. Yearwood, because we have a lot of people in this town who are just there for the industry. Their families are somewhere else, so they’re alone on Thanksgiving, so she’s opening up her doors,” Brooks shared, explaining that they’re expecting “20 to 25 people” at their house for the holiday.

He explained that Yearwood, 60, was “a fantastic cook” and didn’t want to “get in the way of perfection,” joking that he would only help by “cleaning up.”

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Brooks also revealed the unique way Yearwood serves leftovers when asked about his “favorite dish from the Thanksgiving menu.”

“She takes all the leftovers, puts them in a casserole, puts a cookie top on it and bakes the casserole,” he said.

Brooks revealed to host Jimmy Kimmel that Christmas started early in their household due to his stay at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, which began in May 2023 and is scheduled to run through early 2025.

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“Mrs. Yearwood said we’re starting Christmas now, and that was about three weeks ago. She dug up the Christmas tree from the basement. He’s already standing. We are ready to go. We got Christmas music going,” he said.

After saying the Christmas decorations wouldn’t come down until his birthday, February 7, Brooks talked about why he “can’t have enough Christmases in my life.”

“For me, (Christmas) ornaments are cool, but they have to have a meaning. We always decorate with the three girls. We’ve been doing this since we met. So the three girls have three bells, and that’s the first thing that has to go on the tree,” Brooks said as he began to get visually emotional.

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“I’m going to start crying, I’m sorry. “That’s the first thing that falls on the tree, and that means it’s Christmas and it’s time to love each other and leave all those silly things behind – and just have a little fun together,” continued he continued Brooks.

His holiday comments come weeks after he filed the lawsuit against “Jane Roe,” which accused him of sexual assault and battery, in a higher court. Brooks has denied the claims made against him in the original lawsuit filed against him in October, calling them part of a “shakedown.”

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