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Carrie Underwood Reflects On ‘Comforting’ Christmases Growing Up

Carrie Underwood and her husband and two sons left for their Christmas destination just a few days ago in a private plane, and flying private wasn’t always part of her…

Carrie Underwood Reflects On 'Comforting' Christmases Growing Up
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Carrie Underwood and her husband and two sons left for their Christmas destination just a few days ago in a private plane, and flying private wasn't always part of her holidays.

As Carrie shared, her holiday growing up in Oklahoma was quite simple. She said, “For me growing up, Christmas was always just comforting. We always had the same stockings and the same tree and the same decorations, and we would always decorate the weekend right after Thanksgiving. You know, flip the Christmas switch, put the tree up."

It's a bit different now. She shares, "Now that we’re adults and have kids, we can go to the Christmas tree farm and we can walk around, and we can pick out which one and ask Isaiah, ‘Which one do you think?’ Just things like that, making those memories. It’s just a joyful time of year.”

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