We asked a handful of our favorite country stars to help put us in the Christmas spirit by revealing some of their favorite holiday tunes.
Check out what they had to say.
Kelsea Ballerini
âHave Yourself a Merry Little Christmasâ
âIt is my favorite because I have memories of listening to it every year around my house.â
Brett Eldredge
âWhite Christmasâ
âMy favorite Christmas song is âWhite Christmasâ by Bing Crosby. His voice is just so low and warm.â
Carrie Underwood
âDo You Hear What I Hearâ
âItâs very magical. And it also talks about things that, as a child, you would understand, such as âdancing in the night with a tail as big as a kiteâ or âvoice as big as the seaââstuff that all kids know. So, itâs a really good story. It has a lot of good visuals with it. Itâs just one of those that itâs just fun to sing.â
Darius Rucker
âYouâre a Mean One, Mr. Grinchâ
âI love it. Growing up, before we had 152,000 channels, we had three channels and they showed all these cartoons once a year and How the Grinch Stole Christmas was one of those things. I think we only bought the TV Guide in December so we would know when the Grinch was coming on.â
Cole Swindell
âMary, Did You Know?â
âIt is one of my favorite Christmas songs. Iâm excited for the season and just to hear the music. It gets you in the Christmas mood.â
Charles Esten
âIâll Be Home For Christmasâ
âIt just breaks my heart. I remember always hearing that and loving that. I donât even know what age I was when I realized that the premise of the story was he wouldnât be home for Christmas and that it was during wartime. That one is hard to beat.â
Dustin Lynch
âRudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeerâ
âThe song is just so catchy and so much fun.â
Canaan Smith
âO Holy Nightâ
âI canât think of another Christmas song that sounds as holy as that one. The moment God came to earth is absolutely holy.â
Josh Gracin
âO Holy Nightâ
âThe melody and message of the song represents why we celebrate Christmas to begin with. There have been so many amazing versions of this song throughout the year.â
Lauren Alaina
âOh Santa!â
âI have a few favorites, but one is âOh Santaâ! by Mariah Carey. I jam to that, girl. I am crazy about that song.â
Kelleigh Bannen
âSilent Nightâ
âFrank Sinatraâs version of âSilent Nightâ on Frank Sinatra Christmas Collection was recorded when Frank was 75 years old, and it is beautifully understated. It makes me cry every time I hear it.â
Sarah Darling
âThe Christmas Songâ
âMy absolute favorite holiday tune is Nat King Coleâs âThe Christmas Song.â Thereâs something about it that transports me to another place and time. I think it has the Christmas magic.â
photo by Tammie Arroyo, AFF-USA.com