Songcraft: Spotlight on Songwriters

Songcraft's 12 Days of Christmas - Day 10 - "Merry Christmas from the Family"

12.24.2020 - By Scott B. Bomar, Paul DuncanPlay

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We're counting down the 12 Days of Christmas with daily mini-episodes spotlighting a classic holiday song and featuring an interview with the writer. On this tenth day of Christmas, we explore "Merry Christmas from the Family" with the great Robert Earl Keen. The Texas Heritage Songwriters Hall of Famer tells Scott and guest host Randy Poe all about the song that set the standard for redneck Christmases everywhere, and has been covered by The Chicks, Jill Sobule, Montgomery Gentry, and others.

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