“SNL” cast members say the show pays so little, they couldn’t really splurge when they got their first paycheck. Pete Davidson claims they make $3,000 an episode, and his first big purchase was dinner.
The top 10 best country Christmas songs of all time.
1. “Hard Candy Christmas” by Dolly Parton.
2. “Let It Be Christmas” by Alan Jackson.
3. “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” by Brett Eldredge.
4. “Where Are You Christmas?” by Faith Hill.
5. “Pretty Paper” by Willie Nelson.
6. “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” by Brenda Lee. And it was just declared the official holiday song for the state of Tennessee.
7. “Mary, Did You Know?” by Kenny Rogers and Wynonna Judd.
8. “Christmas Cookies” by George Strait.
9. “All I Want for Christmas Is a Real Good Tan” by Kenny Chesney.
10. “All I Want for Christmas Is You” by Vince Vance & The Valiants.
The “CMA Country Christmas” special took place on Tuesday night on ABC. Here are some of the best moments of the night:
1. Cody Johnson sang “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” . . . and “I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas”.
2. Jon Pardi brought the party with his rendition of “400 Horsepower Sleigh”.
3. Ashley McBryde and Brittney Spencer sang “Man with the Bag” in front of a bunch of dancers.
4. Amy Grant sounded great singing “Tennessee Christmas”.
5. CeCe Winans brought the house down with a powerful gospel performance of “Joy to the World”.
6. And Trisha Yearwood treated us to a medley of “Jingle Bell Rock” . . . “Winter Wonderland” . . . “The First Noel” . . . and “Sleigh Ride”.
Country music’s hottest new duo is Riley Green and Ella Langley. Their song “You Look Like You Love Me” made them so popular, that they’ve been asked to sing at “The Voice” finale on NBC on Tuesday. Other performances include: Snoop Dogg in a collaboration with Sting . . . Dan + Shay . . . Tears for Fears . . . and Kelly Clarkson.
Kacey Musgraves’ song “The Architect” muses about the nature of life, and who or what’s behind it all. But all anyone’s talking about right now is her BOOBS. The music video came out yesterday, and it’s not exactly PG. She’s naked and covered in MUD for a good portion of it. It’s artfully done, of course. But mud can be pretty revealing. Her fans are leaving comments calling it beautiful and a “genius of a song.” Meanwhile, random guys are leaving comments like, “[I’ve] always been a huge fan of mud.”
Ronnie Dunn turns 72 next year . . . but that hasn’t stopped him from skiing. And TOTALLY WIPING OUT while skiing. In a post on social media, Ronnie showed a photo of a heavily bandaged leg . . . with the caption: “Changing these lyrics from ‘I don’t dance with anybody but you’ to ‘I probably shouldn’t ski anymore at 72’ . . . eight week vacation!” One commenter quoted Toby Keith, saying, “Don’t let the old man in, Ronnie!” Fortunately, Ronnie’s eight-week timetable means that he should be ready to go when Brooks & Dunn is scheduled to return to the road on March 7th.
Jennifer Garner “would love” for ex-husband Ben Affleck to spend Christmas Day with her and their three children, a source exclusively tells Page Six. “Jen and Ben typically split their time with the kids over the holidays but Jen offered to spend Christmas all together with Ben if he would like.” The former couple — who called it quits on their 10-year marriage in 2015 — share three children: Violet, 18, Seraphina, 15, and Samuel, 12.
Frankie Muniz is 39. “Malcolm in the Middle
Gary Allan is 57.
Morgan Brittany is 73. Katherine Wentworth on the original “Dallas”.
Jim Messina is 77. Biggest Loggins & Messina hit: “Your Mama Don’t Dance”.
Jose Carreras is 78. Three Tenors
