Kelsea Ballerini, Jake Owen and More Contribute Songs to ‘The Star’ Movie Soundtrack

Ballerini will showcase her vocals on a song called “Children Go Where I Send You” while Owen channels the holiday spirit with the carol, “What Child is This?."

Written by Kelly Brickey
Kelsea Ballerini, Jake Owen and More Contribute Songs to ‘The Star’ Movie Soundtrack
Kelsea Ballerini; Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for CMT, Jake Owen; Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

Kelsea Ballerini and Jake Owen are silver-screen bound, but they’re not headed into the acting world of Hollywood quite yet.

The two country stars will contribute a track each to the soundtrack of the children’s film, The Star. The animated movie divulges into the story of the first Christmas, narrating the story from the animals’ point of view the day Jesus was born. The album will feature a number of classic Christmas tunes, as well as originals created solely for the film.

Ballerini will showcase her vocals on a song called “Children Go Where I Send You” while Owen channels the holiday spirit with the carol, “What Child is This?.” Even Jessie James Decker adds her voice to the listing with her rendition of “Breath of Heaven (Mary’s Song).”

The Star: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Art; Artwork courtesy Essential Broadcast Media

The Star: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Art; Artwork courtesy Essential Broadcast Media

Other big names in the music industry lent their time to The Star soundtrack as well, including Mariah Carey, Fifth Harmony, Pentatonix, Zara Larsson and many more heavy hitters.

The Star gives the voices of actors and actresses like Kristen Chenoweth, Oprah Winfrey, Tyler Perry, Tracy Morgan, Keegan-Michael Key, Kelly Clarkson, Anthony Anderson, Gina Rodriguez and a plethora of other A-listers to bring the animal characters to life.

The soundtrack for The Star will hit shelves on Friday, October 27, with the feature film coming to theaters on November 17.