If you look up ten lists or playlists of country Christmas songs, you’ll likely find Merle Haggard’s 1973 No. 1 hit “If We Make It Through December” in at least five of them. In my opinion, it’s out ...

Dierks Bentley celebrated Christmas in April earlier this month: The country star paid tribute to Merle Haggard with a cover of his 1973 hit "If We Make it Through December" at the Sing Me Back Home: ...

Tim McGraw is ushering in the holiday season with a timely cover of a classic Merle Haggard song, "If We Make It Through December." "Little Holiday song to get us in the spirit. Here’s one of my ...

In keeping with her tradition of releasing a charity track for the holidays, Phoebe Bridgers’ shared a cover of Merle Haggard’s “If We Make It Through December,” which was released today on Dead ...

One of the most striking moments on Hell of a Holiday, the brand-new Christmas album from the Pistol Annies, comes when Miranda Lambert begins singing Merle Haggard’s “If We Make It Through December.” ...

When December 1 falls on a Monday, surely it's a day tailor-made for The Hag's 1973 classic, "If We Make It Through December." One of the greatest pop Christmas tunes ever unleashed on unsuspecting ...

Over the Rhine‘s Blood Oranges in the Snow may be a Christmas album, but it’s one that explores the bittersweet side of the holidays, long after the bells have stopped jingling. Bandmates Linford ...

It’s difficult to imagine anyone other than Merle Haggard—the archetypal outlaw, often bearded, a little skeptical around the eyes, a little bit somewhere else—including a song called “If We Make It ...

Merle Haggard, who was forced to postpone a December concert at the McCallum Theatre, has canceled his make-up show at the theater scheduled for Monday, McCallum officials have announced. Haggard, 78, ...