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A simple Christmas tradition turned into a history-making\u00a0week in Nashville for For King & Country<\/a>. The duo will play five nights at the Grand Ole Opry<\/a> starting Monday (Dec. 15).<\/p>\n That makes for the longest residency at the venue, they say.<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0You Won’t Believe What For King & Country Did With Their Grammy!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n “This year we thought, ‘We’ve done the big arena tours,'” Luke Smallbone explains. “‘But what if we shrink it down and make it some of these \u2014 what are the biggest theaters in all of America? What if we went and did those?'”<\/p>\n The Grand Ole Opry definitely qualifies, but it’s also an important venue for the duo because after growing up in Australia, they now call Nashville home. Every tour they’ve done since living in Music City \u2014 even the arena tours \u2014 has ended at the Opry.<\/p>\n “It becomes this hometown show,” Joel Smallbone shares.<\/p>\n The five Nashville dates of the Drummer Boy Christmas: The Live Experiences Tour will take place Dec. 15-19. The tour gets its name from their 2020 A Drummer Boy Christmas<\/em> album, which featured a mix of traditional and new holiday songs.<\/p>\n When they’re done, they’ll rest for a while. Currently, there’s not another date on their tour calendar <\/a>until July, but things could change.<\/p>\n The reason FK&C took 2025 off was so they could write and record a new album. Mum’s the word on a release date, but we’re hearing 2026 is very likely.<\/p>\n “World on Fire” <\/a>is the first sample of that new album.<\/p>\n The Top 25 Country Songs of 2025 list is not a roll out of the biggest radio hits of the year. Original duets, Christian cross-overs, meaningful deep cuts and breakout independent artists also help shape the year’s best.<\/p>\n Airplay charts, sales data and streaming numbers helped make this list of country music’s Top 25 songs of 2025, but staff and Taste of Country reader opinion were also influential.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Billy Dukes<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
For King & Country Tour Dates<\/h3>\n
New For King & Country Music<\/h3>\n
The Top 26 Country Songs of 2025, Ranked<\/h2>\n