Kenny Chesney’s Part In His Childhood Christmas Play

Kenny Chesney released a Christmas album in 2003 called All I Want For Christmas Is A Real Good Tan. The album featured three covers, including "Christmas in Dixie," originally recorded by Alabama. Kenny's song version features Alabama's lead singer, Randy Owen, as a duet partner.

Chesney also covered "Thank God for Kids," a song recorded by Country Music Hall Of Famers The Oak Ridge Boys. He also covered Willie Nelson's holiday classic, "Pretty Paper."

Kenny's rendition of "Silent Night" on the record features his mother and her twin sister, credited as the Grigsby Twins.

Not long ago, Chesney recalled his contribution to a school Christmas play as a young kid growing up in East Tennessee. He told us, "One time I held the star, you know, and did it behind other kids in the play. I didn't show my face. I was holding the star going through the night. That's all I did. I remember doing that one year."

He added, "All my other buddies (in the play) were Joseph and Mary and all that stuff. I never did get out on stage that much. I never really did sing in the Christmas play, and I was pretty scared to get up there then!"

Kenny recently released a new song called "Take Her Home." He says it's a song that all of us can relate to.

He said of the new song, "When I heard 'Take Her Home,' I just laughed. It was everything life is made of in less than four minutes. It's true, honest, and all the stuff that's easy to forget. All those details and little moments? The deep-cut Cheap Trick, the black-and-pink suitcase in the back of the truck, a 7-pound, 5-ounce baby? That's what makes these kinds of life changes what they are. And it's funny: no matter what stage you're in, you really are always scared. That's how you know it's gonna be worth it."

He added, "It's amazing how simple figuring life out can be. I look around and see people in every state of this song every day. It's part of the miracle of being alive. Even when it's not happening to you, it's happening to someone you love – whether your friend, a brother or sister, co-worker – and that feeling comes right back. I can't wait to hear people singing this one back to us because it's going to be one of those moments. I just know."

Country music stars have always been quite friendly even though they compete each week for spots on the country charts and ticket sales to their concerts.

Over the years, several bromances have developed between some of country music's most prominent male superstars. We look at the Top 5 Country Music bromances from the last decade, and the guys have outdone themselves on the friendship scale.

Darius makes friends with many people in the entertainment industry. He once told us while we were discussing his friendship with the Duck Dynasty reality show guys that when he likes someone and their work, he reaches out to start a friendship whenever he can. Darius and Charles have been buddies since Rucker started touring with Lady A toward the beginning of his country music career back in 2011 on Lady A's "Own The Night" tour.

These guys have been buddies for a while now and live close to each other in the Nashville area. Once while Thomas was waiting in a grocery store line and realized he didn't have any money, Dierks happened to be behind him in line and loaned him the cash for his purchase. Rhett also had some fun playing part of Bentley's parody band Hot Country Knights.

Kenny and Tim's friendship goes way back to when the guys first came to Nashville in the early 1990s. The guys have retained their 30-year friendship over the years and even did a duet together called "Like A Rock Star" in 2012.

These two superstars recently made another Top 5 list for getting mistaken for each other at times when out in public. Blake and Luke trade fun jabs and even hosted the ACM Awards in 2013. Despite people occasionally saying they don't like each other, they are good friends.

Kane and Chris have been friends since Brown was first signed to Young's RCA label in 2105. While they supported each other from that fateful day, it wasn't until Young's "Famous Friends" duet with Kane in 2021 became such a big hit and award nominee that their friendship became well-known.