Brad Paisley's Christmas Plans

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Brad Paisley has been looking ahead to Christmas for some time now, as he plans on luring his whole family to his Tennessee farm for the holidays. "I'm looking forward to throwing down a gauntlet and saying, 'We're gonna start traditions,' because in my family we're the first ones with a baby. So I'm looking forward to being able to say, 'Okay folks, this is how it's gonna be. We built this nice farmhouse and you're gonna come see us if you wanna see this baby.' He's gonna be 10 months old at Christmas, and it's old enough to tear paper off things, so that's a start. That'll be fun."

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**RESULTS** Top 20 Countdown

Top 20 Countdown
Week of December 23 - December 29

 

 

1     Our Song

       Taylor Swift

2     Garth Brooks
       More Than A Memory

 

3     Billy Ray Cyrus / Miley Cyrus
       Ready, Set Don't Go

4     Josh Turner

       Firecracker

 

 

5     George Strait

       How 'Bout Them Cowgirls

 

 

6     Sugarland

       Stay

 

7     Toby Keith

       Love Me If You Can

 

 

8     Brooks & Dunn

       God Must Be Busy

 

 

9     Eagles

       How Long

 

 

10    Reba McEntire / Kelly Clarkson

        Because Of You

 

 

11    Sara Evans

        As If

 

 

12    Brad Paisley

        Online

13    Kenny Chesney
        Don't Blink

 

 

14    Carrie Underwood

       So Small

 

 

15    Jason Aldean

       Laughed Until We Cried

 

 

16    Brooks & Dunn

        Proud of the House We Built

17    Rascal Flatts
        Winner At A Losing Game

 

 

18    Gary Allan

        Watching Airplanes

 

 

19    Alan Jackson

        Small Town Southern Man

 

 

20    Craig Morgan

        International Harvester

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The following songs ranked 21 - 25 did not make our top 20 and will be eliminated during next weeks voting.  However, they will return upon members requests and/or future polls:

 

Chris Cagle - What Kinda Gone

Chuck Wicks - Stealing Cinderella
Rodney Atkins - Cleaning This Gun (Come On In Boy)

Keith Urban - Everybody

Montgomery Gentry - What Do Ya Think About That

 

 

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Carrie Underwood's Christmas Plans

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Carrie Underwood says that her fame and fortune haven't changed the way her family celebrates the holidays, except maybe in the quality of gifts she gives. "Christmases are pretty much the same," she tells Dial-Global. "Generally it's just the family hanging out at a family member's house. I would imagine the gifts from me have gotten a bit better over the past couple of years [laughs] . But we pretty much just do the same things that we always did. And I know my family is very frustrated because they don't know what to get me."

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Early Member of Hank Williams' Drifting Cowboys Dead at 79

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James Ervin "Jimmy" Porter, one of the first members of Hank Williams' Drifting Cowboys band, died Saturday (Dec. 15) at his home in Hoover, Ala. He was 79. In his self-published autobiography, My Life as a Musician, he tells of learning to play the electric steel guitar when he was 12 and joining Williams' group a year later. "Dad took me to Hank's and we played several songs and he sang. The only song I remember was his theme song, 'Happy Rovin' Cowboy.' I played 'Steel Guitar Rag' and a couple of other songs, and Hank offered me the job." Porter said he backed Williams "on and off" from 1941 until late 1943 or early 1944. He later played with Curly Fox and Texas Ruby on tour and on the Grand Ole Opry. He was buried in Montgomery, Ala.

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Lonestar Performs for Armed Forces TV

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Lonestar will join Aaron Neville and gospel/pop group Take 6 in a special musical tribute to our men and women in the Armed Forces.

Holiday Notes from Home, hosted by Lorianne Crook and Charlie Chase and produced by the Air Force Reserve, will be broadcast to the soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsmen serving our country around the world.

In the show, taped at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Lonestar performs "My Christmas List," "Jingle Bells" and "Away in a Manger," accompanied by the Band of the United States Air Force Reserve and the Air Force Strings. These selections can also be found on the group's latest album, My Christmas List, available exclusively at Cracker Barrel Old Country Stores and online at crackerbarrel.com.

Holiday Notes From Home will air in full length on Armed Forces Television on Christmas Day, Dec. 25. A special one-hour version of the show will also air on GAC tonight at 9 p.m. ET. Check this site for additional air dates and times. Lonestar is also set to perform on Fox & Friends Dec. 24.

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