Thursday we flew to Raleigh for a Mack and Chris Christmas Concert in Holly Springs, NC. Yes, we just saw them in Nashville last week, but that was a Symphony concert with a couple of Christmas songs. This was a Christmas concert with just them (and a drummer). The concert hall was rather intimate, with under 200 seats. We could see quite well from the 10th row.
What a concert it was! Many John Denver songs, interspersed with Christmas songs. And, as Chris said, no Christmas concert could be complete without his playing the
Charlie Brown Peanuts theme song. Of course Mack sang
Christmas for Cowboys along with Elvis Presley's Blue Christmas. Chris told a story of being on tour with John Denver just after he joined the band. John, who was very competitive, took them on a fishing trip near Aspen. Chris ended up catching quite a few fish while John was skunked, so Chris was a bit worried about his job, but it all worked out. John even cleaned the fish, cooked them, and did the dishes!
Mack closed with his song,
Star Light, a very moving song.
Overall it was a beautiful Christmas concert.
Of course we stuck around afterwards and had a very nice conversation with Mack's brother, Tom, and their father. We had a great conversation with both Mack and Chris as well.
Saturday we fly back to Detroit, with memories of this wonderful concert.
Of course we stuck around afterwards and had a very nice conversation with Mack's brother, Tom, and their father. We had a great conversation with both Mack and Chris as well. 
