{"id":1301583,"date":"2018-12-18T11:30:36","date_gmt":"2018-12-18T18:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/?p=1801750"},"modified":"2018-12-18T11:30:36","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T18:30:36","slug":"what-christmas-means-to-clint-black","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/music-news\/what-christmas-means-to-clint-black\/","title":{"rendered":"What Christmas Means to Clint Black"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Samantha Stephens<\/a><\/span> 1m ago<\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n

Christmas is a special time of reflection and traditions for so many of us, including country star Clint Black.<\/p>\n

Back in 1995, Black blessed us with his first collection of Christmas songs, Looking for Christmas<\/em>. As the years have gone by, Black\u2019s career and life have grown in so many ways that he felt the time was right to once again update that collection and give fans a new gift this season.<\/p>\n

The Clint Black Christmas Collection<\/em> was released on Nov. 6, twenty-three years later, and for the singer-songwriter, revisiting those beloved songs was deeply meaningful and nostalgic.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI remember, as I didn\u2019t have Google back then, there was a friend of the family I relied on to verify theological facts and traditions for my writing,\u201d Black told CMT.com.<\/p>\n

\u201cThose phone conversations were very special to me. I was so fascinated and inspired I realized there was no end to the subject and knew I would continue to add songs to my collection.\u201d<\/p>\n

Among the songs on the new collection are old favorites like \u201cLooking for Christmas,\u201d \u201cThe Kid\u201d (written with the late Merle Haggard), \u201cThe Finest Gift\u201d with his wife Lisa Hartman Black, and brand-new tunes like \u201cMagical Christmas,\u201d which features Black\u2019s daughter, Lily Pearl, in her recording debut.<\/p>\n

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