Five red-hot, rising country acts will usher in Christmas with a twang bang this fall. The fifth annual Taste of Country Christmas Tour features dates with Frankie Ballard, Chase Rice, Old Dominion, Canaan Smith and a Thousand Horses.

And tickets are on sale now!

Ballard, who recently hit No. 1 with his recent single "Young & Crazy," will be our headliner at the all-new Electric Cowboy in Longview on Nov. 13.

Ballard says Christmas is a very special holiday for him, but don’t expect him to break into “Silent Night” or “White Christmas.” His usual blues-rock-influenced country show may be spiced up with a few memories from home, but for the most part, he says, he’ll stick to what he does best.

“My sisters and I would get to open one Christmas present on Christmas Eve, because as kids you're really excited for the next day,” the "Young & Crazy" hitmaker tells Taste of Country of his favorite tradition. “We'd get to open one, and every year it was pajamas — a set of Christmas pajamas and a book."

"And to this day," he adds laughing, “we carry on that tradition. We open up pajamas and a book from Mom, and we all put them on Christmas Eve, wake up the next morning and we've got our Christmas pajamas on."

So, maybe pajamas for the band during his stops at Midnight Rodeo, Electric Cowboy and Shooter’s? Not likely, Ballard says. "We'll talk about it and maybe have some fun, but for the most part it'll be a Frankie Ballard show."

Be sure to visit the official Taste of Country Christmas Tour site for full details.

Frankie Ballard: 'Young and Crazy'

2015 Taste of Country Christmas Tour Dates (With Headliner):

Nov. 12 — San Angelo, Texas @ Midnight Rodeo (Frankie Ballard)
Nov. 13 — Longview, Texas @ Electric Cowboy (Frankie Ballard)
Nov. 14 — Texarkana, Ark. @Shooter’s (Frankie Ballard)
Nov. 19 — Wichita Falls, Texas @ Denim & Diamonds (Canaan Smith)
Nov. 20 — Lubbock, Texas @ Wild West (Canaan Smith)
Nov. 21 — Lawton, Okla. @ Scooter’s (Canaan Smith)
Dec. 3 — Nacogdoches, Texas @ Banita Creek Hall (A Thousand Horses)
Dec. 4 — Lake Charles, La. @ Cowboys (A Thousand Horses)
Dec. 5 — Lafayette, La. @ Cowboys (A Thousand Horses)
Dec. 11 — Temple, Texas @ Whiskey Creek (Old Dominion)
Dec. 12 — Victoria, Texas @ Schroeder Hall (Old Dominion)
Dec. 18 — Midland, Texas @ La Hacienda (Chase Rice)
Dec. 19 — Amarillo, Texas @ Midnight Rodeo (Chase Rice)

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