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Tim McGraw is getting into the holiday spirit and paying tribute to one of country musicโs biggest legends at the same time. The โ7500 OBOโ artist shared a clip of his rendition of Merle Haggardโsย 1970s holiday song, โIf We Make It Through December.โ McGraw deemed it โone of my favoritesโ as he shared his acoustic cover of the Haggard hit on his social media channels.
โIf we make it through December/ Everything's going to be alright, I know/ It's the coldest time of winter/ And I shiver when I see the falling snow/ If we make it through December/ Got plans to be in a warmer town come summer time/ Maybe even California/ If we make it through December, we'll be fine
โGot laid off down at the factory/ And their timing's not the greatest in the world/ Heaven knows I've been working hard/ I wanted Christmas to be right for daddy's girl/ I don't mean to hate December/ It's meant to be the happy time of year/ But my little girl don't understand/ Why daddy can't afford no Christmas here
โIf we make it through December/ Everything's going to be alright, I know/ It's the coldest time of winter/ And I shiver when I see the falling snow/ If we make it through December/ Got plans to be in a warmer town come summer time/ Maybe even California/ If we make it through December, we'll be fineโ
McGrawโs social media followers praised the โperfectโ acoustic cover, and shared nostalgic and heartfelt comments as they remembered their parents and other loved ones who loved Haggardโs music. Listen to McGrawโs spin on โIf We Make It Through Decemberโ here: