Shawn’s Top 10 Country Christmas Songs [VIDEOS]
Being the country music fan that I am, I could be a little bias in saying that a Christmas song is always better when sung by a country artist. Bing Crosby did a fine job singing "Silent Night", but when Alan Jackson sings it I get goosebumps. The Nat King Cole version of "Away In a Manger" was good, but Martina McBride makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand when she belts it out. Just something about the steel guitar and a little twang that gives you the Grandma's house on a snowy Christmas Eve feeling. Country artists have also been very creative when it comes to Christmas tunes. Not only have they recorded great versions of classics, but they have written new songs, many of which have become classics. Here is a list of my top ten favorite original country Christmas songs...
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Hard Candy Christmas
Dolly Parton - 9
Redneck 12 Days of Christmas
Jeff Foxworthy - 8
Pretty Paper
Willie Nelson - 7
Camouflage and Christmas Lights
Rodney Carrington - 6
All I want For Christmas is a Real Good Tan
Kenny Chesney - 5
Christmas In Dixie
Alabama - 4
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Gene Autry - 3
I Only Want You For Christmas
Alan Jackson - 2
Colorado Christmas
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - 1
If We Make It Through December
Merle Haggard