In the glow of the neon "Open" sign, Christmas feels a little less like a chore and a lot more like a party.
The magic of a honky tonk Christmas is the mix. You’ve got tourists in "Nashvegas" bachelorette shirts rubbing elbows with old-timers who have occupied the same barstool since 1974. It’s a sanctuary for the "misfit toys"—the musicians working through the holidays and the travelers with nowhere else to be. There’s a shared understanding: life might be messy, but for the duration of a three-minute fiddle tune, everything is alright. The Spirit: A Different Kind of Joy honky_tonk_christmas
the Buck Owens classic that’s a requirement for any honky tonk setlist. The Crowd: Misfit Toys In the glow of the neon "Open" sign,