Faith Hill
Favorite Christmas Traditions:
I think one of the things that I love to do the most during the holiday season is when we finally get the time to pull everything out and decorate the house and there’s always that moment when we’re all together and we’re opening up the boxes and we talk about the things that we’re setting out. Whether it be something that the kids have made from years past or a favorite item that we use to decorate the house. It always surprises me because there are the things that the girls will say every year is their favorite and then they’ll come up with something new and I’ll think to myself, ‘ I didn’t even realize that you noticed that’ or ‘You’ve never mentioned it before’ so to me it’s always kind of a surprise and it just is a special, special time with our family.
Brett Eldredge
I loved growing up in a place where I could have a White Christmas…snowball fights, sledding, building snowmen, making snow cream (just add cool whip and vanilla to snow and mix in a bowl!) …My one wish for Christmas this year is for another Illinois White Christmas.
Jana Kramer
Christmas Memories:
One of my favorite Christmas memories is when my brother and I used to wake up my parents really, really, really early in the morning and open up all the presents.
Favorite Tradition:
My favorite Christmas tradition is when my whole entire family gets together for Euchre tournaments and we have the best time ever. And having my grandma’s cookies because she makes every kind of cookie you could ever dream of.
Favorite Christmas Movie:
My favorite Christmas movie is either Love Actually or White Christmas.
Big & Rich
Big Kenny Alphin:
Favorite Christmas Pastime
If you’ve been around me between Thanksgiving and Christmas, you know I like busting into a room singing ‘Oh Holy Night’. I might sing it ten times a day. I’ve loved belting out that song long as I can remember and it’s a tradition of mine to get everyone to join in! … so now let’s all sing together like we mean it!!! … one, two, three … OH HOLY NIGHT, THE STARS ARE BRIGHTLY SHINING….
Favorite Christmas Memory
I’ll never forget the first time I actually saw Santa come down the chimney and out of that fireplace. Magic! That may have been my first experience with eggnog also!
What Makes Christmas Special
My memories of childhood during Christmas are great and many, but, now being a father myself, the experience of watching my own children’s joy is even greater. Their happiness and love makes for the most amazing feeling like no other. Now I know the true magic of Christmas and that’s a tradition I want to keep in our home year round.
John Rich:
Favorite Christmas Pastime
Granny’s fried chicken, shooting guns, watching football!
This Year’s Wishlist
For Christmas this year, I’d like for my youngest song to stop pooping his pants…
Point of Grace
Shelley Breen:
My favorite Christmas tradition growing up happened on Christmas Eve. We would always go to the early kids service, then practically every member of my church (we went to a small church!) would come to our house for a party. My mom always had a huge spread of all my favorite holiday foods. Around 11pm- we would all pile in our cars and head back for the midnight candlelight service. Those were sweet times.
Photo credit: Kristin Barlowe
The Farm
Nick Hoffman:
Favorite Christmas Tradition
Every Christmas in MN we end up around my grandma’s piano, her playing the piano, and me playing the fiddle, and we play Christmas songs and old-time fiddle tunes. It’s not necessarily an official “tradition” for our family, but always seems to end up that way. I love it.
Favorite Christmas Gift
My Favorite Christmas gift ever came when I was about 16. My Grandparents gave me my Great-Grandfather Primasing’s fiddle. Up till that point, it had been hanging on the wall for all to see and was my grandmother’s prized possession. When She felt I was old enough, she gave it to me. I was speechless and I’m still honored to have it.
Favorite Christmas Song
My favorite has become “O HOLY NIGHT” We performed it on the GAC Special “A Deadwood Mountain Christmas”. That was our first TV performance and will always be a great memory for me. That song has a special place in my heart.