George Strait usually spends Christmas at his ranch in Texas, which includes his wife Norma, son Bubba and his family, along with grandson Harvey and granddaughter Jilliann. He’s said the holiday has always centered around family.

“At Christmas time, we always kind of got together at my grandparents and had Christmas there, and it was a lot of fun because you’d see cousins that you hadn’t seen in a while,” says King George. “Those are the memories that I have, getting to spend a few days with them and opening presents and it was just a lot of fun back then.”

The Hall of Famer is scheduled to perform at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas Friday (December 7th) and Saturday (December 8th).