{"id":1317066,"date":"2019-12-03T07:24:37","date_gmt":"2019-12-03T14:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/?p=1815278"},"modified":"2019-12-03T07:24:37","modified_gmt":"2019-12-03T14:24:37","slug":"clare-dunn-steps-into-elton-johns-christmas-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/music-news\/clare-dunn-steps-into-elton-johns-christmas-classic\/","title":{"rendered":"Clare Dunn Steps Into Elton John\u2019s Christmas Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"byline\"> by <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/author\/shelburnec\/\" title=\"Posts by Craig Shelburne\" rel=\"author\">Craig Shelburne<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"date\"><br \/>\n48m ago<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/artists\/clare-dunn\">Clare Dunn<\/a>, one of CMT\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.claredunn.com\/clare-dunn-joins-cmt-next-women-of-country-tour\/\">Next Women of Country<\/a>, is putting her own stamp on a pop classic.<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s just released a cover of Elton John\u2019s 1973 holiday single \u201cStep Into Christmas,\u201d adding a country-rock flair to the uptempo tune.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i27QWoPKEqg?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i27QWoPKEqg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p>Prior to signing her record deal, Dunn worked in the gift shop at the Grand Ole Opry. Now recording for MCA Nashville, she produced the new track and recorded her vocals in a single take.<\/p>\n<p>Dunn, a native of Two Buttes, Colorado (population 42), grew up working the family farm, and those memories always come back to her at Christmas.<\/p>\n<div class=\"photo\" id=\"f5d9e948\">\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;img&quot;}\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/GettyImages-11513863741-1561214171.jpg?quality=0.85&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/GettyImages-11513863741-1561214171.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=481 481w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/GettyImages-11513863741-1561214171.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=660 660w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/GettyImages-11513863741-1561214171.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=768 768w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/GettyImages-11513863741-1561214171.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=980 980w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/GettyImages-11513863741-1561214171.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1200 1200w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/GettyImages-11513863741-1561214171.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1500 1500w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/GettyImages-11513863741-1561214171.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1800 1800w\" title=\"2019 Lakeshake Festival\" class=\" js-srcset-img shortcode-image \" alt><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"photocredit\"> Michael Hickey <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI remember when we were kids, waking up early, exchanging gifts with my sister and parents, then us all bundling up and going out and taking care of cattle,\u201d she says. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy the time we came back in we were all frozen, trying to shake off the cold, scraping snow off our boots and jeans, and waiting for the ice to melt out of clumps of our hair while we packed up all the food into pickups and got ready to make the 50-mile drive down a dirt road to my grandparents\u2019 house in Oklahoma. Our biggest tradition is just being together, whether it was in Colorado, Oklahoma, or even in Nashville sometimes now. Being together is what our holidays are all about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/1815278\/clare-dunn-steps-into-elton-johns-christmas-classic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: CMT News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Craig Shelburne 48m ago Clare Dunn, one of CMT\u2019s Next Women of Country, is putting her own stamp on a pop classic. She\u2019s just released a cover of Elton John\u2019s 1973 holiday single \u201cStep Into Christmas,\u201d adding a country-rock flair to the uptempo tune. Embedded from www.youtube.com. 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