It's your FINAL WEEK to win an awesome prize for concert fans on your gift list just in time for Christmas! Christmas in The Country...Fest!

You could win a pair of commuter passes to The Country Fest in August at Clay's Resort Jellystone Park when you hear the sounder each day this week. Kane Brown, Sam Hunt, Jon Pardi, Dustin Lynch & more will be there...and you know you want to be there too!

Listen the rest of the week for your chance to win - GOOD LUCK!

The first installment was a hit. 

Here are my next 10 Christmas Songs of the Season...  again no certain order.  (and you can add anything from Brett Eldredge)

TSO - Christmas Cannon

Thomas Rhett - Christmas In The Country

Elmo & Patsy - Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer

Lonestar - Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town

Chipmunks - The Chimpmunk Song 

Kacey Musgraves - I Want a Hippopotamus

Gene Autry - Up On The House Top

 Joe Diffie - Leroy The Redneck

 Vince Guaraldi Trio - Christmas Time Is Here

 Alan Jackson - Let It Be Christmas

I celebrate Christmas, and since it's now less than a week away (!!!) it's time for me to go into crunch mode and tie up any loose ands (and bows, and ribbons). Today I started wrapping Christmas presents! I'm not the best at it, but I love wrapping them up and making them look pretty almost as much as I like watching people open them! I watched Home Alone as I did it, one of my favorites, and realized I didn't have enough gift tag stickers to finish. Nothing a quick Target run can't fix! I'm so excited to continue tomorrow and start prepping for the snow!

Dustin Lynch has sent his next radio single to country radio! "Stars Like Confetti" is the third single from his latest album Blue In The Sky and is the follow up to "Party Mode". The song was co-written by Josh Thompson, Thomas Rhett, and Zach Crowell.

Merry Christmas!  -  Here are some of your choices at the theaters this upcoming Christmas Week. Enjoy!

Box Office Results -  #1 Avatar  -  (134 Million)

Holidays  – Puss and Boots / Babylon / I Wanna Dance With Somebody / Women Talking  

Lots of Oscar Buzz  - And general award buzz for the new movie, Babylon

Avatar - A disappointment last weekend, as it only brought in 134 million – they were hoping for around 200  (Story) 

Now We Know Why - 150 new Christmas movies will premiere on television and streaming services this year, including 40 from Hallmark. They are very cheap to make - about $2 to 3 million each  (Story) 

Henry Cavill and Gal Gadot  - Have been cut out of the new Flash movie as DC goes in a very new direction (Story)

Henry Cavill - Will continue to battle evil -- by taking the lead role in the film version of the Warhammer 40,000 video game  (Story) 

Twisters - A sequel to the 1996 movie Twister, will hit theaters July 2024  (Story) 

First Trailer - For the Barbie movie is out – Movie in theaters July 23

This Weekend – Check out my Country Music Memory Lane (link)

If you were wondering where I was Wednesday-Friday last week...I was on Bereavement Leave. My dad passed away late Tuesday afternoon from cancer and other conditions at the age of 70. As of now, I am doing pretty good actually. Services with family and friends are this week. We haven't passed a day where I would normally see him yet, so I don't know if it's fully sunk in.

Myself and one of my brothers were in the hospital room with him when he actually passed. He was a great travel companion and loved spending a day at Cedar Point or Dollywood together. We spent many evenings at baseball games - both major and minor league.

He was an only child, so my siblings and I are joking that he's now back with his parents (who were HUGE Indians fans) debating what to do for the upcoming season, etc. Also, he's trying to finally help them get their VHS collection sorted. His parent's front coat closet had an entire upper shelf with tapes of movies, TV shows and Indians games on them. NOT JOKING - the ENTIRE 1995 World Series, the 1997 All Star Game, the ENTIRE 1997 World Series and more! They'd tape EVERY game, then watch the news to see if the Indians won. If they did, they'd watch the game. If the Indians lost, they'd just tape over it the next day! LOL

So we're thinking my dad is with them trying to get them to sort out and part with SOME of those VHS tapes! RIP Dad. <3

Christmas is only a few days away, and we are all bombarded by Christmas songs. Love them or hate them, we listen to them every year.  Here is a list of some of the best, and you can compare them against your favorites.  I don't know if I have a favorite version of a favorite Christmas song. 

I will say I like instrumental versions of most Christmas songs better than sung ones.  But I like instrumental music in general, I love hearing good musicians play.

Check it out

And Merry Christmas!!

BEST Christmas Songs Ranked

This is so incredible think about this. This holiday season when you have to run out and grab some butter or some rolls.  I know you have to drive "all the way up there"  I get it!  I don't like it either, but this is a whole other level!

Sheesh!

Gets Her Groceries By Plane!

This would be a nice "Thank you for being a friend..."

Lunch or dinner at the Golden Girls Pop Up Restaurant in Manhattan.

Think of throwing a party and inviting everyone you know....

Golden Girls' Kitchen... is open Wednesday - Thursday, thru the end of February.

Your reservation would be for 90 minutes and includes a main course and a slice of cheesecake.

Now the question is do they play the Theme Song during the whole 90 minute meal.

Has anyone seen Sarah Kay???  Oh, she must be making a reservation...  

I was finally able to get the decorations out for Christmas! It really wasn't as hard as I thought it was going to be, and although it's a little shabby, I have a place to put gifts now, and I think that's lovely.

The only problem is that I needed a little help to get the lights up so I'll have to wait until this weekend, but it shall be done! After all, they are my favorite Christmas decorations, second only to the tree.

I hope your decorating went smoothly, or it will be in the time to come.