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Indie Recording Artist Luanne Hunt Lands on Two "Best Of Holiday Songs" Lists with
Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, Reba McEntire and others
(1888 PressRelease) Luanne Hunt's recording of Patsy Cline's lost Christmas song places her among the ranks of
Faith Hill, Dolly Parton, Tammy Wynette, Trisha Yearwood and other AList singers.
Independent recording artist Luanne Hunt joined the ranks of legendary country stars this week when her
song "Christmas Without You" landed on two popular Internet publications' "Best of Holiday Songs" lists.
The first, Truckers News, provides the No. 1 mobile app for truck drivers across the U.S. The second, the
awardwinning Autostraddle, has a readership of 2.5 million per month.
"To be the only Indie artist on those lists feels like an amazing accomplishment," said Hunt, who has
recorded 13 studio CDs on the Star Creek Entertainment label. "It's validation that all the hard work I've put
into my music has paid off."
Hunt's "Christmas Without You" was originally written for legendary country singer Patsy Cline by Lawton
Jiles and Charles (Buster) Beam in 1960. According to Jiles, Patsy never had the opportunity to record it the
way it was originally intended and was heartbroken she was unable to give her fans a signature Christmas
song.
"I've always believed if Patsy would have recorded 'Christmas Without You' it would have become a holiday
standard," said Jiles, who also has written songs for Hunt, Porter Wagoner and Janie Fricke. "It's the kind of
Christmas song you hear once and want to sing along. It's very simple, but the simple songs are usually the
ones people love the most. I'm not surprised Luanne's version is doing so well."
Since its release, "Christmas Without You" has racked up a number of impressive accolades, including
topping the European Country Music Association chart in France, Denmark and Austria in December of ...