Jon Pardi will be in the Christmas spirit, even though he’s had to make alternate plans for Christmas this year.

“This year for Christmas…I’m going to get knee surgery. I have to get my meniscus repaired, and I have to get some clean-up from a previous surgery on my ACL. So, I’m going to go with Dr. Elrod. He does the Titans, and it’s…one of the only chances before next year starts up,” says Jon. “I’ll be spending it at my house. I’m going to get my own Christmas tree and I’m gonna get some Christmas tree lights, and I’m going to play some Christmas music, and I’ll probably Facetime my family, and just make the best of it and get all my friends and roommates who’ll be here and we’re gonna have a Christmas party.”

This will be the first Christmas he won’t be home in California with his mom. “It’s gonna be sad that I won’t get to make it home [to California] for Christmas,” he says. “It’ll be the first time ever I have not been there for my mom, and she is super sad.”

Jon is currently riding high on the charts with his single, “Up All Night,” which is from his debut album, Write You a Song, due in stores January 14th.

Jon Pardi (Christmas plans) OC: …super sad. :46
“This year for Christmas, it’s really not that cool, not that cool at all, because I’m going to get knee surgery. I have to get my meniscus repaired, and I have to get some clean-up from a previous surgery on my ACL. So, I’m going to go with Dr. Elrod. He does the Titans, and it’s a good chance, one of the only chances before next year starts up. And so, I’ll be spending it at my house. I’m going to get my own Christmas tree and I’m gonna get some Christmas tree lights, and I’m going to play some Christmas music, and I’ll probably Facetime my family, and just make the best of it and get all my friends and roommates who’ll be here and we’re gonna have a Christmas party. It’s gonna be sad that I won’t get to make it home [to California] for Christmas. It’ll be the first time ever I have not been there for my mom, and she is super sad.”