Nat Barr has been a regular on our screens for years but after 13 years of Carols in the Domain, she’s hanging up her Santa hat.

The Nine Network announced that they will be taking over from Channel Seven who has broadcast the festive singalong production for 38 years.

On Thursday, Nine announced that they will broadcast this year’s show on Nine on Saturday 19th December and it will be hosted by Nine stars Allison Langdon and James Bracey.

In a statement confirming the news, Ally Langdon said, “Christmas is all about family, togetherness, and tradition – and there is no bigger tradition than The Salvos Carols in the Domain. I am so thrilled to join James to bring this magical night into living rooms right across Australia on Nine.”

Meanwhile James remarked, “Standing in the heart of Sydney, surrounded by tens of thousands of people singing along with Australia’s top talent – it doesn’t get better than this. It’s a privilege to welcome the ultimate Christmas celebration to its brand-new home on Nine.”

Over the years, Nat has hosted many memorable Carols in the Domain moments but was especially moved during the 2025 event that was held just days after the Bondi terror attack.

In a video uploaded to her Instagram from the rehearsal, the Sunrise host called it “one of the most important Carols in the Domains we have ever held.”

“Tonight we will come together in the face of tragedy and put a collective arm around each other because that’s who we are as Australians,” she penned.

Nat previously spoke to New Idea about how “incredibly exciting” the live Christmas event held in Sydney’s Domain is.

“I think I speak for both myself and Shirvo when I say we absolutely cannot sing,” Nat joked to us in 2024.

“At Carols, one of the highlights of the show is watching on from backstage, as the real singers belt out stirring classics like ‘Ode to Joy’ or ‘Hark! The Herald Angels Sing.’”\

Sunrise co-host Nat Barr has spoken candidly about a traumatic health scare that she endured as a teenager, revealing that she almost lost the ability to walk.

The surprise confession came during an interview with Sunday Life magazine, the 55-year-old opening up about her life-changing ordeal for the first time.

According to Nat, when she was just 15 she was forced to spend two months in a hospital bed to avoid being paralysed forever.

“I got really sick with a disease in my spine called osteomyelitis,” she revealed.

“The bug had eaten two of my vertebrae and they were crumbling.”

“I’d had back pain and saw a physio who wrote to my doctor; I never saw what was in the note but that night I ended up in [the] hospital, [and] an orthopedic surgeon [told] me: ‘Lie down, or you’ll never sit up again.’

“I didn’t sit up again for months.”

For those unaware, osteomyelitis is a life-threatening condition that causes inflammation or swelling in the bone.

It is caused by a type of bacteria found on the skin – the staphylococcus bacteria – and can spread the blood to other bones in your body.

If left untreated, the condition can lead to permanent damage and even death, with a one-in-five mortality rate

Nat continued to describe her harrowing ordeal and painful recovery process, detailing her experience of receiving a lumbar puncture – a painful procedure that sees a needle inserted directly inserted into the spinal canal.

“It was a really defining moment in my life because I was 15 years old and old enough to think, “I don’t know how I’m going to get out of this situation.”

Thankfully, Nat is well today and recovered fully with no lasting spinal damage, but admits that it was still a difficult time after missing a term of school and taking some time to recover her full strength.