NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — With holiday music on blast for the past two months now, there’s a good chance you’ve heard a number of different Christmas classics, including a few with ties to Tennessee.
Below you’ll find five songs that have some connection to the Volunteer State—some of those connections are more obvious than others.
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Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
Brenda Lee recorded “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” in Nashville when she was just 13 years old. The Christmas classic is also now the official holiday song of Tennessee. In 2023, made it to No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100, making Lee the oldest artist to ever top the chart.
Tennessee Christmas
The Amy Grant classic “Tennessee Christmas” was first released in 1983. It has gone on to be covered by a number of artists, including a re-recording of the track by Grant herself for the 2016 album—appropriately titled— Tennessee Christmas .