Americana singer, songwriter and guitarist Chuck Mead recorded a South Texas ska version of Eddy Arnold’s “Will Santa Come to Shanty Town” at the urging of his A&R man, former Dead Boys’ guitarist Cheetah Chrome. In today’s talk about his experience singing Christmas music on his own and with country roots band BR5-49, he explains how the experience led to a song on his most recent album, Closer to Home, as well as where his unusual, YouTube-only “Holiday Song” began.

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