Jon Pardi has been on the road pretty much all year, and he is taking a few weeks off to relax, build stuff and hang with his dad at his place in Nashville before he goes back out on tour in January.
“Well, this Christmas I was so worn-out from traveling that I wanted to stay home, and I haven’t spent a Christmas morning with my Dad in a while, so I brought it up and he got so excited,” says Jon. “But we’re gonna have Christmas dinner and a party. We’ve got a bunch of friends if they don’t have a place to go, they can come to my house and have dinner. Before Christmas, me and my dad, we’re gonna build a bunch of stuff, as usual. We’ve got some stuff to fix, and we’re gonna build a custom dog kennel.”
When Jon and his dad aren’t “fixing stuff” or hitting the town, they might pop in a Christmas movie or two. “Bad Santa’s pretty good,” he says. “But I have to say if you’re gonna watch it with little cousins, I would have to say Elf is pretty much probably one of the funniest Christmas movies to ever be that new and beat out all of the old Christmas movies. It is definitely up there.”
Jon will be back on the road with Dierks Bentley‘s What the Hell Tour January 19th in Dayton, Ohio.
Audio / Jon Pardi says he’s staying home in Nashville this Christmas.
DownloadJon Pardi (Christmas 2016) OC: …at night. [laughs] :58
“Well, this Christmas I was so worn-out from traveling that I wanted to stay home, and I haven’t spent a Christmas morning with my Dad in a while, so I brought it up and he got so excited. I had to tell my Mom I’m not coming home. My Mom and Dad are separated. But we’re gonna have Christmas dinner and a party. We’ve got a bunch of friends if they don’t have a place to go, they can come to my house and have dinner. Before Christmas, me and my dad, we’re gonna build a bunch of stuff, as usual. We’ve got some stuff to fix, and we’re gonna build a custom dog kennel. This one’s gonna be pretty state-of-the-art. It’s gonna have concrete and heavy-duty fence, because they’ve been getting out, ‘’cause they’re so crazy, and we’re gonna build a dog house and get some heat pads and run power and water to it. So, it’ll be good. That’s usually what we do – come to the house and work on it. But it’s fun, and we always get to play a lot more. We work during the sunlight and then go hit the town at night.” [laughs]
Audio / Jon Pardi says if you’re an adult, Bad Santa, is a great holiday movie, but if you’re kid, Elf is the one to beat.
DownloadJon Pardi (favorite Christmas movie) OC: …up there. :15
“Bad Santa’s pretty good. But I have to say if you’re gonna watch it with little cousins, I would have to say Elf is pretty much probably one of the funniest Christmas movies to ever be that new and beat out all of the old Christmas movies. It is definitely up there.”
