NAMES IN THE NEWS : Alabama’s Christmas for Kids
The country band Alabama threw its seventh annual Christmas for Kids party, and about 3,000 children showed up.
Lead singer Randy Owen, bassist Teddy Gentry, guitarist Jeff Cook and drummer Mark Herndon performed traditional Christmas songs, plus some of their own hits, at the Sunday afternoon party in their hometown.
People from Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi and Texas traveled to Ft. Payne for the festivities.
Shara Odum, 8, of Atlanta, Ga., baked cookies for the band members.
“I’ve been to this before,” she said. “They always give us so much, so I thought I should give something back to them.”
The Christmas for Kids Party is funded with money from the group’s annual June Jam concert in Ft. Payne.
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