Artist: Lori McKenna
Hometown: Stoughton, Massachusetts
Song: “Christmas Without Crying”
Album: Christmas Is Right Here
In Their Words: “It was such a joy making this holiday music with my Nashville family of co-writers, musicians and friends. I feel like we hit on some of the emotions that come with the holidays — the easy feelings and the harder ones. It seems impossible for me to talk or sing about the holidays without going back in time and I feel so blessed to have the music to come back with me.” — Lori McKenna