<p><a href="http://taylorswift.com/" title="Country Music News Blog: Taylor Swift"><strong><a title="Taylor Swift" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSTSwift/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Ftaylor-swift-tickets%2F">Taylor Swift</a></strong> </a>is the darling of the <strong><a href="http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/country_index.jsp" title="Country Music News Blog: Billboard Country Charts"><em>Billboard</em> country charts</a></strong> this last reporting period before Christmas. Her single, &#8220;<strong>Our Song</strong>,&#8221; holds at No. 1 for the second week, <img src="http://www.cmt.com/sitewide/assets/img/artists/swift_taylor/taylorswift17-189x182.jpg" title="Country Music News Blog - Taylor Swift" alt="Country Music News Blog - Taylor Swift" align="right" height="120" hspace="6" vspace="6" width="125" />her self-titled album moves back to the No. 2 spot in its 60th week out and four selections from her Christmas album, <strong><em>Sounds of the Season</em></strong>, are twinkling on the lower branches of the song chart.</p>
<p>The week&#8217;s highest charting new song is the <strong><a href="http://www.countrymusicnewsblog.com/garth-brooks/" title="Garth Brooks">Garth Brooks</a>&#8211;<a href="http://www.hueylewis.com/" title="Country Music News Blog: Huey Lewis">Huey Lewis</a> </strong>romp, &#8220;<strong>Workin&#8217; for a Livin</strong>&#8216;,&#8221; which enters at No. 50. That&#8217;s a worthy leap but pale in comparison to <strong>Brooks</strong>&#8216; &#8220;<strong>More Than a Memory</strong>,&#8221; the first single from his current album, which debuted at No. 1.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.eaglesband.com/" title="Country Music News Blog: The Eagles">The Eagles</a></strong> continue their long run at the summit of the albums chart with <strong><em>Long Road Out of Eden</em></strong>. According to the latest <strong>Nielsen Soundscan</strong> measurement, that collection has sold more than 2.2 million copies in just seven weeks.</p>
<p>There are no new albums this week, but three former chart dwellers have returned to the list: <strong><a href="http://rodneycarrington.musiccitynetworks.com/" title="Country Music News Blog: Rodney Carrington">Rodney Carrington</a>&#8216;s</strong> <strong><em>King of the Mountain</em></strong> (No. 70), <strong><a href="http://www.larrythecableguy.com/" title="Country Music News Blog: Larry the Cable Guy">Larry the Cable Guy</a>&#8216;s</strong> <strong><em>Morning Constitutions</em></strong> (No. 71) and the multi-artist <strong><em>Original American Classics: Country Greats</em></strong> (No. 74).</p>
<p>In addition to the<strong> Brooks-Lewis duet</strong>, there are two new songs: <strong><a href="http://www.sugarlandmusic.com/" title="Country Music News Blog: Sugarland">Sugarland</a>&#8216;s</strong> &#8220;<strong>Winter Wonderland</strong>&#8221; (No. 58) and <strong>Swift&#8217;s</strong> &#8220;<strong>White Christmas</strong>&#8221; (No. 59).</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.carrieunderwoodofficial.com/" title="Country Music News Blog: Carrie Underwood">Carrie Underwood</a>&#8216;s</strong> <strong><em>Carnival Ride</em></strong>, <strong><a href="http://www.garthbrooks.com/" title="Country Music News Blog: Garth Brooks">Brooks</a>&#8216;</strong> <strong><em>The Ultimate Hits</em></strong> and <strong><a href="http://www.rascalflatts.com/home2.php" title="Country Music News Blog: Rascal Flatts">Rascal Flatts</a></strong>&#8216; <strong><em>Still Feels Good</em></strong> round out the Top 5 albums in that order. The remaining Top 5 songs, also in descending order, are <strong><a href="http://joshturner.musiccitynetworks.com/" title="Country Music News Blog: Josh Turner">Josh Turner</a>&#8216;s</strong> &#8220;<strong>Firecracker</strong>,&#8221; <strong><a href="http://www.georgestrait.com/" title="Country Music News Blog: George Strait">George Strait</a>&#8216;s</strong> &#8220;<strong>How &#8216;Bout Them Cowgirls</strong>,&#8221; <strong><a href="http://montgomerygentry.musiccitynetworks.com/" title="Country Music News Blog: Montgomery Gentry">Montgomery Gentry</a>&#8216;s</strong> &#8220;<strong>What Do Ya Think About That</strong>&#8221; and <strong><a title="Sugarland" href="https://countrymusicontour.com/sugarland-concert-tour-tickets/">Sugarland</a>&#8217;s</strong> &#8220;<strong>Stay</strong>.&#8221;</p>
<p><strong><a title="Kenny Chesney" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSChesney/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fkenny-chesney-tickets%2F">Kenny Chesney</a>&#8217;s</strong> hard-charging &#8220;<strong>Shiftwork</strong>&#8221; barrels from No. 34 to No. 25.</p>
<p>Now it&#8217;s back to the mall.</p>
<p>~Courtesy of <a href="http://cmt.com" title="CMT.com">CMT.com </a>Country Music Photo Gallery</p>