Country fans, when do you get into Christmas mode? I resisted the temptation to join my neighbours on both sides who've had their decorations up since mid-November, but I'm switching into full Cowgirl-Elf mode this weekend. There’ll be hot chocolate spiked with cherry bourbon while I hang my mix of nativity and western-themed ornaments and... Continue Reading →
5 Ways for a Country Christmas in the UK
Blame it on the Hallmark movies. You know the ones. A Christmas-hating big city person gets stranded in small-town America for some reason (business trip / snow storm / mischievous ghost). Over about 90 minutes they rediscover the joy of Christmas, largely thanks to falling in love with a wholesome but hot local (carpenter /... Continue Reading →
12 Days of Christmas Gifts for Country Fans
A lot of people have put their Christmas decorations up incredibly early this year, understandably in need of an emergency joy injection. We’ve managed to resisted putting ours up so far (despite watching comforting Christmas movies since July) but are counting down to December 1st to go full-on festive. So we’re kicking off this year’s... Continue Reading →
Have a Very Country Christmas, Brits…
While everything and everyone winds down for Christmas, we’re making time to reflect on all that matters – family, friends, faith… and the UK’s country music scene. Yes, while nothing outside our windows right now bears any resemblance to the snowy small-town America pictured on the Hallmark Christmas movies we’ve all grown worryingly addicted to,... Continue Reading →
The Christmas Edit: Gifts for City Slicker Country Fans
Treading the fine line between hipster and cowboy/cowgirl, here's a curated collection of CJs favourite buys from our brand new shopping guide. For more ideas, check out last year's Christmas Wishlist here or share your gift ideas with us in the comments below. Happy Shopping, CJ for @UKCountryBlog