Ready for an Old North State Christmas? Forget the Christmas music on the radio and listen up: Our de facto music editor, Mark Kemp, has compiled a merry list of 23 Christmas songs with North Carolina ties. And Mark knows his stuff. An Asheboro native, he’s worked at both Rolling Stone and MTV. His hand-crafted Spotify playlist of Tar Heel holiday tunes, “Have Yourself a Merry NC Christmas,” is the perfect way to celebrate the season.
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Why does this Haywood County town have some of the cleanest water in the state? It’s the result of the community’s efforts to keep the forests in its watershed pristine.
The spectacular views in North Carolina’s High Country aren’t just inspiration for writers, painters, and sculptors. Those landscapes — the rugged gray face of Grandfather Mountain, the vibrant fall leaves, the deep green meadows — are brushstrokes on Earth’s own canvas.
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Nothing lasts forever — and that’s what makes many of our cherished moments so special.
