Swift also performed " Back to December " on several other occasions . On November 10 , 2010 , she performed the song live at the 44th annual Country Music Association Awards at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville , Tennessee . Her performance of the song during that event was graded as a " B " in the '' Los Angeles Times '' , noting she " kept it simple " and " rose to the occasion " . On November 21 , 2010 , Swift mashed " Back to December " with OneRepublic 's " Apologize " at the 38th American Music Awards . Her rendition in that event was graded as a " B - " in the '' Los Angeles Times '' , noting that " a brief end-song breakaway into OneRepublic 's " Apologize " seemed unnecessary "
38th American Music Awards
American Music Awards of 2010
Back to December