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EXILE “Kid at Heart” A great new Christmas single you can download for your ‘kid at heart’ from Exile, the guys who have been hit makers since 1963. Stream/ download on all platforms.
Ana Cristina Cash “Mele Kalikimaka” Cash put her spin on the Hawaiian holiday classic. A lively song with a dreamy, tropical melody and lyrical sentiments of trading in the stereotypical wintry Christmas for a sandy beach one.
Ronnie Milsap “Merry Merry Christmas Baby” Opening with a few descending notes, the keyboards fall in, then Milsap’s smoky voice rises. Slightly nostalgic, and wrapped in ribbons of Jim Horn’s sax, and old school background vocals.
George Shingleton “O Little Town of Bethlehem” A twangy, plaintive take on the traditional Christmas song, “O Little Town of Bethlehem.” Basic and stripped down, the song features Shingleton on vocals and Shane Sanders on resonator guitar.
King & Country “Heavenly Host”
Home Free “Tennessee Christmas” “Tennessee Christmas” is on Home Free’s latest holiday album Warmest Winter. The song features Rachel Wammack. They are also doing a virtual holiday show Dec. 2-5. homefreemusic.com
Laine Hardy “Please Come Home For Christmas” “Choirs will be singing Silent Night / Christmas carols by candlelight / Please come home for Christmas / Please come home for Christmas / If not for Christmas by New Years night,” Hardy croons pleadingly on the song.
Dani Taylor “Does it Snow in Nashville” Known for her sweet, soaring vocals and lyrics, Dani’s sound is a blend of festive, catchy melodies supported by playful stylistic elements on her single “Does it Snow in Nashville”
Kassi Ashton “Hard Candy Christmas” Kassi mixes melancholy and hope beautifully to deliver a stirring rendition of Dolly’s “Hard Candy Christmas.” Written by Carol Hall. The song serves as testimony that while things may be tough right now, it will get better.
Cory Marks “Jingle My Bells”
The song is a dynamic and emotional celebration of the wonder and power of Christmas. The original tune starts off with a sparse piano intro that evolves into a full orchestra crescendo of “love has come to save us.”
Cory’s rendition of “Jingle My Bells” carries the same rowdy feel as the original, kicking it up a notch with a supercharged tempo and a whole lot of fiddle.
Kelly Lang/TG Sheppard “Christmas in Mexico”
Ingrid Andress “Christmas Always Finds Me”
Kelly and TG have released their first-ever holiday single together. It is a sweet and romantic trip to sandy beaches and warm sunny days, buoyed by the sounds of mariachi trumpets and steel drums.
Inspired by this year’s pandemic time warp, Andress delivers the bittersweet xmas song 2020 deserves by reminding us that despite the tense times we’re living in, we’ll always have the holiday season to pick us back up.
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