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How Dan + Shay really feel about having a Christmas album out

Courtesy of Warner Music Nashville Releasing a holiday record has been a long time coming for Dan + Shay. Their first Christmas song, “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” arrived in 2013. And since then, they’ve dropped several standalone tracks, including “It’s Officially Christmas,” the spirited title track of their 21-track double album. “This has been 10 years in the making …

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Koe Wetzel + Jessie Murph ride their ‘High Road to #1

Claire Schmitt Christmas came early for Koe Wetzel and Jessie Murph. The genre-bending newcomers scored their first #1 on the country charts with “High Road.”  “#1 on Country Radio.. [rock on emoji] @jessiemurphhh,” Koe shares with fans on Instagram. George Birge, who earned his second #1 with “Cowboy Songs” earlier this month, commented, “TX boys on top, congrats bubba.” Jessie also …

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Newlywed Cole Swindell eyes first-year married ornament + family time for Christmas

ABC It may be Cole Swindell‘s first Christmas as a married man, but he’s not feeling the pressure of coming up with plans and traditions. After all, this isn’t his first holiday with his wife Courtney. “[I] have spent every one of them with her since we started dating. I mean, from, we were pretty newly dating when I …

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Nashville Notes: Drake Milligan’s ‘Christmas Cookies’ + Ryan Larkins’ surprise Gospel Takes

Drake Milligan‘s saddled-up, holiday style. The America’s Got Talent alum covered George Strait‘s “Christmas Cookies” and Elvis Presley‘s “Blue Christmas” as part of his Living Room Sessions series, and you can watch the performance videos now on YouTube. Ryan Larkins has surprised-dropped a new album, The Gospel Takes. Spanning 10 tracks, the project features Ryan’s acoustic covers …

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Remember when Randy Travis narrated Annabelle’s Wish? Parker McCollum does

Disney/Tanner Yeager Parker’s McCollum‘s got three favorite movies, and one of them’s a 1997 animated film featuring Randy Travis. “Favorite Christmas movie – this is gonna sound kind of goofy, but one of them is definitely Annabelle’s Wish, because Randy Travis narrates it,” Parker shares in a recent interview. “I used to watch that when I …

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Nat King Cole has Jordan Davis’ favorite Christmas song

Disney/Scott Kirkland Picking a favorite holiday song can be tough for some. Simply put, the options are endless. But when asked in an interview to pick one, Jordan Davis swiftly picked a jazz music icon’s tune. “My favorite Christmas song is Nat King Cole‘s ‘Buon Natale.’ I don’t know the record it’s on it, [but] we …

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Joy to the World: CMA Country Christmas reairing Sunday

Disney/Connie Chornuk You’ll get to relive the magic of CMA Country Christmas when it reairs Sunday. The Country Music Association has announced that its annual holiday special will return to ABC with an encore broadcast at 10 p.m. ET. Trisha Yearwood and Amy Grant will be your hosts, and they’ll take the stage to perform alongside Cody Johnson, Ashley McBryde, Jon …

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Catch Trisha Yearwood on CBS’ ‘National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony’

Disney/Connie Chornuk Trisha Yearwood will perform “My Favorite Things” on Friday’s 102nd National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony. Other acts tapped for the star-studded holiday special include James Taylor, The War And Treaty and Trombone Shorty.  Trisha’s been busy this year with other holiday shows. She recently co-hosted and performed on ABC’s CMA Country Christmas and was featured alongside Keith Urban, Pat …

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Brett Eldredge’s Glow Tour is going digital and you’re invited

Weiss Eubanks/NBCUniversal via Getty Images Missed Brett Eldredge‘s Christmas tour this year? Fret not, he’s got you covered. Brett will livestream the final show of his GLOW: Welcome to the Family Tour from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Friday. “Don’t miss out on the magic of The Glow Tour! Join me virtually from Bridgestone Arena on …

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“Maybe This Christmas” Michael Buble will talk Carly Pearce into a holiday album

Reprise First Carly Pearce and Michael Bublé debuted their new holiday tune, “Maybe This Christmas,” on The Voice. Then the Canadian icon wasted no time getting the country star to bring him to the Grand Ole Opry. And it was all at Michael’s insistence, Carly reveals. “He loves classic country music. He’s a fan. I feel like a …

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