Ben’s Christmas special brings a mix of festive classics and contemporary holiday releases, opening with Dolly Parton’s Home for Christmas and celebrating country music’s seasonal storytelling tradition. Highlights include Michael Bublé and Carly Pearce’s duet Maybe This Christmas, alongside new releases and favourites such as a cover of Paul McCartney’s Wonderful Christmastime. This week’s Album of the Week is Hell of a Holiday by the Pistol Annies, praised for its originality and emotional depth, with a standout rendition of Merle Haggard’s If We Make It Through December.