Thirty-one of the top stars of country music - from some of the Grand Ole Opry's greatest legends to today's hottest new country artists - offer their fondest Christmas memories in this one-of-a-kind collection of holiday stories. There are also recollections from a top Nashville songwriter and a popular fan club president. And as a special bonus for the holidays, each artist provides his or her favorite Christmas recipe - most of which have been handed down from generation to generation.Never before has a book that so honors the storytelling traditions of country music been compiled. Told in the stars' own voices, these inspirational stories - like country music and life itself - are an unpredictable mix of happy and sad, funny and poignant. They tell of Christmas in the days of coal oil lamps and handcrafted presents and also of Christmases with computerized toys under the tree. But constant in these stories are the values and convictions that lie between the lines and have carried country music to the full attention of the world. Read Less