Reba McEntire

Be still, my heart!

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Readers can look back and remember the stories that have made waves in the country music world from now until just before Christmas.

"If you've never seen 'Nacho Libre,' you're probably thinking, 'What on Earth?! That's not a Christmas movie ...'"

It was a good year for country music's most seasoned singers and songwriters.

"Sometimes I sit and think about it, and I’m like, "Is this really real?'"

They'll play 24 shows between April and December.

Another country icon almost filled Blake Shelton's chair on the hit show.

"We have so many talented females creating new music and having Caylee join us will be a lot of fun!"

Can you imagine what 'The Voice' would be like if McEntire -- not Shelton -- was the country coach?