by Kerry Gallagher//

I think all music fans can agree that the best part of the holiday season is the music with all the delicious food coming in at a close second. There are a lot of things country music, specifically, has in common with Christmas.

• Community
• Happiness
• That warm fuzzy feeling in your chest
• Wine & Beer

 The wine and beer have nothing to do with that warm fuzzy feeling, I promise.

The country music scene has some of the greatest vocalists in the industry (Carrie Underwood, Blake Shelton, Kelsea Ballerini, should I keep going?). Mix that in with the most wonderful time of year and your ears are in for a gift that keeps giving.

I’ve curated the ultimate country Christmas playlist for you filled with tracks like “Winter Wonderland” by Blake Shelton and “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” by Brett Eldredge and Meghan Trainor. Not into the Christmas classics? Chris Young will make you want to warm up by the fire while snow falls outside with “Under the Weather” and Kenny Chesney puts his own twist on the holidays with “All I Want for Christmas is a Really Good Tan”. Want to throw your stocking in the fire place? Tyler Farr has got you covered with “Blue Christmas” and Kacey Musgraves just gets it in “Christmas Makes Me Cry”.

Basically what I’m saying is whether you’re as excited about Christmas as Buddy in Elf is or you’re taking over for the Grinch this year, you’re going to want this playlist to be the soundtrack of your holiday season!