Country Sampler

The Essence of Christmas

While many pack their holidays with travel plans—far-away family visits or a flight south to escape the winter chill—Holly Blain and her family are settling in for a Christmas at home. “I’m a homebody,” Holly declares. She grew up in Brooklyn, Michigan, and never left. She and her husband, Jamie, attended the same high school, and they live half a mile from her parents today. Holly fondly remembers rearranging her bedroom often as a child and shopping frequently with her mom, who is still a helpful guide during tricky decorating decisions.

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