WHAT ARE YOU DOING NEW YEARS EVE - Kacey Musgraves

 I thought I'd swap out the Friday Funny to get us all ready for tonight. 

Here is a classic cover by Kacey Musgraves:

Happy New Year Blessings!

~ Kelly

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM - Michelle and Jason Hannon -1 Blue Band

 Good morning, everyone!

 A few of our guests from this year want to share their Christmas song favorites with all of you. I'll be featuring each one from today through Christmas Eve. I'e saved the dual answer/ dual video for your Christmas Even enjoyment.

 I asked the question -

 What is the one Christmas song... that when you hear it, you know the holiday season is officially here?

 I've tried to locate a video for each one.

Michelle: This might be a boring answer but I’d say probably White Christmas. I grew up watching the movie White Christmas with Bing Crosby every year with my parents, so the song is definitely nostalgic for me. There are many beautiful versions of it, and it’s a classic for a reason.

Jason: I like the old jazzy ones best. My favorite is probably “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas. As you may have noticed from my songwriting, I’m a real sucker for a sad song.

Note: since he mentioned 'old' jazz, I had to go with this treasure from Kenny G

You will find Michelle & Jason Hannan by following any of these social media links:

WEBSITE   FACEBOOK   TWITTER   INSTAGRAM   YouTube   APPLE MUSIC

Country Christmas Blessings

~ Kelly

 

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM - Kristian Montgomery & The Winterkill Band

 Good morning, everyone!

A few of our guests from this year want to share their Christmas song favorites with all of you. I'll be featuring each one from today through Christmas Eve.

I asked the question -

 What is the one Christmas song... that when you hear it, you know the holiday season is officially here?

 I've tried to locate a video for each one.

Feed the world..I always look forward to Bonos part.

You can find out more about Kristian Montgomery & The Winterkill band by clicking on the following links:

   FACEBOOK   TWITTER   YOUTUBE   SPOTIFY   INSTAGRAM   

Country  Christmas Blessings

~ Kelly

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM Garrett Wieland

 

Good morning, everyone!

 A few of our guests from this year want to share their Christmas song favorites with all of you. I'll be featuring each one from today through Christmas Eve.

I asked the question -

What is the one Christmas song... that when you hear it, you know the holiday season is officially here?

I've tried to locate a video for each one.

From Garrett Wieland - 

I love “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” but my absolute favorite is a song called “Green Grows the Holly” by the great band Calexico

You can find out more about Garrett Wieland by clicking on the following links:

WEBSITE   FACEBOOK   YOUTUBE   INSTAGRAM   

SPOTIFY   iTUNES   SOUNDLOUD  

Country Christmas Blessings!

~ Kelly

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM Craig Cummings

 Good morning, everyone! 

A few of our guests from this year want to share their Christmas song favorites with all of you. I'll be featuring each one from today through Christmas Eve.

I asked the question - 

What is the one Christmas song... that when you hear it, you know the holiday season is officially here?

I've tried to locate a video for each one.

From Craig Cummings -

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas is my favorite Christmas song. It’s a beautiful song and there are so many wonderful versions of it. Two of my favorite versions are by Etta James and Nat King Cole. Nat is so smooth and gives that traditional feel to the song. Etta James’ version is so bluesy and visceral…man, I love Etta James.

You can find out more about Craig Cummings by clicking on the following links:

WEBSITE   FACEBOOK   TWITTER   YOUTUBE   

Country Christmas Blessings!

~ Kelly 

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Alley Spring Mill

Shannon Co. Missouri

Picture Courtesty of David Mark - Pixabay

Good morning!

This week kicks of five days of Merry Christmas wishes from Kelly's Country. Four of the guests I've interviewed this past year stopped by to share their Christmas music favorites with you. I hope you'll come back each day to see what song lets them know the Christmas season has arrived. 

I have several favorites. I just love Christmas, so picking one was really hard. I think I've finally found the one song that opens the door to my holiday season.

Photo Courtesy of NickyPe - Pixabay

Since Bob and I don't buy a lot of Christmas presents, I open up the season by doing LOTS of baking. We then make up baked goody boxes to share with all the businesses that have served us throughout the past year... usually somewhere between 40-60 boxes.  

With that in mind, I went with this Christmas classic from George Strait:

Country Christmas Blessings!

~ Kelly

FRIDAY FUNNIES - 12 Redneck Days of Christmas

 

Alley Spring Mill

Courtesy of David Mark - Pixabay

Good morning!

I probably should have led with this one! 

Country Christmas Blessings!

~ Kelly

FRIDAY FUNNIES - Christmas Edition - Merry Christmas from the Family

Alley Spring Mill

Courtesy of David Mark - Pixabay

 Good morning!

Christmas is getting closer. Are you ready for the family?

Country Christmas Blessings

~Kelly

FRIDAY FUNNY - Christmas Edition - LeRoy the Redneck Reindeer

Good morning, everyone!

December Friday Funnies are all about Christmas! Here's the first one!

 Country Christmas Blessings

~ Kelly

WINTER VACATION!

Courtesy of David Mark 

Pixabay

 

Good morning, everyone!

Today kicks off my winter vacation! I know things were slow around here in 2021 - totally on me! As is my usual plan, I am taking December 1, 2021 - January 31, 2022 off. I use this time to do some reorganization on the blogs, prep for the coming year and get the dreaded tax stuff in order. (We always file by end of February)

Also, most of the musicians are off these two months as well. A lot of the people I typically work with are headed for Steamboat Fest right after the holidays. If you love good music - and snow - head for Steamboat Springs Colorado!

Unless a music review lands on my desk, the only posts going up this month are the Friday Funnies and the special Guest spots during the week leading up to Christmas.

For now, I'll leave you with this video:

Country Christmas Blessings

~Kelly