Darius Rucker has a few cherished traditions to celebrate Christmas in the best way. The Carolynβs Boy star listed a few beloved holiday movies he watches and his favorite Christmas dish as he winds down to relax after a busy year of making music and touring.
Rucker said itβs a βhard question,β when asked about his favorite Christmas movie. βBut it would be a tie betweenΒ Miracle on 34thΒ Street, which is still just great acting, great movie.Β I just love it.Β I love watching it.Β I watch it probably four times every Christmas and cry at the end every time.Β And I loveΒ Elf.Β I just thinkΒ ElfΒ is one of the absolute great stories and just funniest movies Iβve ever seen and it just happens to be a Christmas movie. Itβs one of my favorite movies,β he said, per his record label.
The Hootie & the Blowfish star, who released his own collection of holiday music in 2014, describes himself as βa big food guy,β and hails his sisterβs sweet potato pie his favorite dish to eat on Christmas: βI love sweet potato pie so much, and I donβt get it very often. And my sisters always make sure I get a couple during Thanksgiving and Christmas, so thatβs my favorite thing β sweet potato pie.β
Rucker released Home For The Holidays nearly a decade ago, featuring his renditions of Christmas classics like βLet It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow,β βHave Yourself A Merry Little Christmas,β βIβll Be Home for Christmas,β βWinter Wonderlandβ and others on the 12-track project. Find the full album on iHeartRadio here, and find a list of country stars who have released music for the holidays here.