Born to poor sharecroppers, one of eleven children in Sledge, Mississippi, Pride is a timeless everyman, revered by his musical peers and adored by countless millions of fans around the globe. Charley Pride unofficially started his music career in the late 1950s as a ballplayer with the Negro American Leagueâ€™s Memphis Red Sox singing and playing guitar on the team bus between ballparks. Self-taught on a guitar bought at the age 14 from Sears Roebuck, Pride would join various bands' onstage as he and the team roved the country. After a tryout with the New York Mets, Pride decided to return to his Montana home via Nashville. It was there he met Jack Johnson, who upon hearing the singer perform, sent him on his way with the promise of a management contract and a newly forged relationship that would last for over a decade.
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Christmas In My Home Town Lyrics

Charley Pride

There's a white Christmas in my hometown
Where the streets are snowy, shining bright
And the lights so on all the Christmas trees are burning
For old Santa's sure to come this very night
There are jingle bells and Christmas carols singin'
By the children who are walking in the street
Folks are smilin' and they're sayin' merry Christmas
For there's joy in their hearts as they meet
Oh, the Christmas chimes are ringing in the tower
Jingle bells can be heard all around
Time for all to go and wait for Santa's commin'
'Cause it's merry Christmas here in my hometown
I can hear the reindeer in the distance
All the sleighbells are ringing loud and clear
Little eyes are closed in their slumber
They are waiting for old Santa to appear
Oh, the Christmas chimes are ringing in the tower
Jingle bells can be heard all around
Time for all to go and wait for Santa's commin'
'Cause it's merry Christmas here in my hometown