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11/28/2013, 10:24am

Trace Adkins brings Christmas to the Luhrs stage

By Laura Kreiser
Trace Adkins brings Christmas to the Luhrs stage

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An easy chair, a tall tree, a coat hanger sitting to the side of a doorway and a fire place with a stocking hanging from the mantel. This sounds like a ’50s style home around Christmas, but not so. This is the description of Lurh’s stage during the Trace Adkins concert on Nov. 21.

This tour follows Trace Adkins’ release of 
his first Christmas album, The King’s
Gift. The point of this album is to come back 
to original roots of the songs, in turn,
many of the songs sounding more Celtic.

The tour falls into a more theatrical production, 
since the stage is set up as more of
a family gathering than a simple concert.

The night started out with a string quartet and 
Lily Costner, daughter of Kevin
Costner, singing and playing well­known songs, 
including “Carol of the Bells” and a
mash up Christmas carols. They then left the stage as the crew finished up
creating a homey atmosphere.

The crowd applauded loudly as Trace stepped onto the stage, explaining what the
concert would entail: Him singing songs which he then explained the stories to,
such as the first song, “Wexford Carol”, which dated back to the twelfth century,
written by monks exclaiming the joy of the risen savior.

This continued all throughout the night, as the string quartet, Lily, and other, more
traditional, instrumental artists accompanied him. He continued this for every song
on the album. Just as he walked off the stage, the crowd gave a standing ovation,
which made him return, singing one last song before calling it a night.

While it was traditional, Adkins gave the night a homey experience and sure is to
please as his tour continues this year.

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