Category Archives: Christmas

Country Christmas Songs – Top 5

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HaleighT Offers Her List of Top 5 Country Christmas Songs! HaleighT returns to the break room after a nice long hiatus, just in time to give ya’ll her Top 5 Country Christmas Songs! It was real hard to narrow it down to just five, but she managed to get it done! Check out the Christmas episode of “Takin’ a Break with HaleighT” below, and see who made the cut! You may agree, or you may not! Either way, we want to know what your favorites are! Be sure to comment below, and let us know what you think. In the mean time, be sure to have a happy, safe and fun-filled holiday! Check out HaleighT’s Top5 Christmas Tunes Here! [youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nG0bH9RuKPg]

CMT Christmas Programming

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CMT Offers Up Christmas Specials Country Style! Hopefully, you will get the chance to sit back, relax and enjoy some time with friends and family this holiday weekend. There will be joy and cheer. There will be presents. There will be food aplenty. There will be holiday-related activities left and right. You will be exhausted. So, when you need a breather from the festivities, and want to plopped down in front of the TV for a bit, CMT has your country Christmas programming covered! The Christmas themed shows started yesterday and will run all the way through Christmas. From music videos to the best of 2011, they’ve got ya covered! See below for a complete listing, and enjoy. CMT Christmas Programming Mistletoe Jams, daily between 6am and 11am in 15 minute blocks, ew and timeless holiday music videos from some of country’s biggest stars High 5 Video Countdown, Thursday December 22nd, 11:30am-12pm, showcases the five most-streamed holiday videos CMT Top 20 Countdown, Friday, December 23rd, 11am-1:30pm, host Evan Farmer recaps the best videos of 2011 CMT Social Hour, Saturday, December 24th, 9am-10am, 4 hours of holiday music with back-to-back videos of new, classic and alt-country holiday videos CMT Pure, Sunday, December 25th, starts at 6am, 24 hours of holiday music with back-to-back videos of new, classic and alt-country holiday videos

Billy Ray Cyrus In Hallmark Movie

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Billy Ray Cyrus Plays The Leading Man In A New Original Hallmark Channel Movie! Billy Ray Cyrus will be starring in Christmas Comes Home To Canaan, a Hallmark Channel original movie! This holiday film, also starring Gina Holden, will premiere Saturday, December 17 at 8/7c. Cyrus plays Daniel, a widower and father who finds love in an unexpected place. This is not Cyrus’ first rodeo when it comes to acting and it more than likely won’t be his last. Tune in with your families to see how this story plays out! Here is a sneak peak! Enjoy!

Lisa Matassa The Christmas Song Video

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Lisa Matassa “The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)” Music Video! Though many of you haven’t heard of her, Lisa Matassa is no new comer to the music world! After having some success in her younger days on the Dance Pop charts, this mother of two teenagers is back and with a whole new perspective this time! The Long Island New Yorker released her EP (Me Time) earlier this year and with all her dedication and talent, she is sure to gain some fans. She recently recorded “Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)” with the Broadway Youth Ensemble and here is the video for it! Her take on this classic is sure to put you in that festive mood that so many are already in! Enjoy! Tags: The Christmas Song, Lisa Matassa, Lisa Matassa Videos

Sarah Darling O Holy Night Music Video

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Sarah Darling Films Her Music Video In The Schermerhorn Symphony Center. Black River Entertainment artist Sarah Darling has a special holiday treat for fans. She has filmed her music video for “O Holy Night” in the Schermerhorn Symphony Center, being the first artist to ever do so! “It is our privilege to make Schermerhorn Symphony Center available for this wonderful project. Our beautiful building hosts all kinds of music throughout the year, and the classically inspired architecture and intimate setting of the Lara Turner Concert Hall provides the perfect backdrop for a truly Music City holiday greeting!” -Alan Valentine, Nashville Symphony President and CEO Along with her new holiday single, Darling will join Mayor Karl Dean and Parade Grand Marshal and legendary country star, Vince Gill on December 2 as part of Nashville’s tree lighting ceremony. Kicking off the 59th Annual Piedmont Natural Gas Christmas Parade, she will sing “O Holy Night” at the lighting of the 40ft Norway spruce. It will take place at Nashville’s Public Square, beginning at 6:30. The parade will follow at 7 and is free to the public. Her recording of “O Holy Night” is available to purchase where digital music is sold.

Lauren Alaina At Graceland

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Lauren Alaina Lights Up Graceland! Lauren Alaina will help Elvis Presley’s Graceland in Memphis kick off the holiday season by “flipping the switch” for the annual lighting celebration on Friday November, 18. The kickoff to Graceland’s holiday celebration will be broadcast live on Elvis.com at 6PM, CST. The extensive display will include hundreds of blue lights along the driveway, a life-size Nativity scene, Santa and his sleigh and much more originally displayed at Graceland by Elvis and the Presley family. Alaina has seen tons of success this past year. She was the runner-up on American Idol, she released her debut album Wildflower and is the best-selling country female debut since 1996! Her current single “Georgia Peaches” is also climbing the charts at this very moment. It makes you wonder what you get the girl who has everything for Christmas?!

Vince Gill, Amy Grant Announce 11-City Christmas Tour

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Like many country music traditions, Christmas just wouldn’t be the same without Vince Gill and Amy Grant. Vince Gill and Amy Grant will debut their 11-city Christmas With Amy & Vince tour on Dec. 8 at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall in Sarasota, Fla. It will conclude Dec. 21 and 22 with two shows at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. Each show will run two hours and include both Christmas standards and newer holiday songs. Other dates include: King Center for the Performing Arts, Melbourne, Fla. (Dec. 9) Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall, Fort Myers, Fla. (Dec. 10) Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater, Fla. (Dec. 11) Peace Center for the Performing Arts, Greenville, S.C. (Dec. 13) Durham Performing Arts Center, Durham, N.C. (Dec. 14) Crown Theatre, Fayetteville, N.C. (Dec. 17) War Memorial Auditorium, Greensboro, N.C. (Dec. 18) Cabarrus Arena, Concord, N.C. (Dec. 19) Fox Theatre, Atlanta (Dec. 20).Country Music Photo Gallery