Nick Lachey (Cincinnati, Ohio), Patti LaBelle (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Michael Bolton (New Haven, Connecticut), Blake Shelton (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma), and Kelly Rowland (Houston, Texas) direct choirs they assemble from their hometowns to perform in the series premiere.
The Choirs are performing to benefit the following charities:
Michael Bolton: Domestic Violence Services of New Haven (Connecicut)
Nick Lachey: The Children's Hospital of Cincinnati
Patti LaBelle: The Abramson Cancer Center in Philadelphia
Kelly Rowland: Bread of Life in Houston
Blake Shelton: Project Rebuild in Oklahome and Army MWR (Morale, Welfare and Recreation)
The first choir is eliminated.
The choirs perform to see who will move on to the finale of the show. This episode will feature the choirs performing Christmas songs.
The winning choir is chosen in the season finale.