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 ...

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.” ...

In a time when it feels like most songs are put together in a studio like a math equation, many tracks seem like they are designed to be as commercial as possible. The stunning story of a 1973 country ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In keeping with her tradition of releasing a charity track for the holidays, Phoebe Bridgers' shared a cover of Merle Haggard's ...

Siblings Rufus, Lucy and Martha Wainwright joined forces with their father, Loudon Wainwright III, to serve as the musical guests on Thursday’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live. The Wainwrights performed ...

Phoebe Bridgers shared a cover of Merle Haggard’s “If We Make It Through December” via Dead Oceans. The holiday charity single will benefit the Downtown Women’s Center in Los Angeles. “If We Make It ...

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: ...

Before “Okie From Muskogee” became his signature song and before “If We Make It Through December” became his biggest crossover hit, Merle Haggard’s best-known song was the one where he came clean ...