Cody Johnson on the Year He Was So Broke!

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If December's a tough month for your pocketbook, you're not alone. But remember to keep lookin' up!

Cody Johnson's Christmas special airs on CMT tonight. And there's a part where he talks about a December long ago, when he and his wife Brandi were so broke ramen noodles were a "luxury."

They'd just gone to his parents' for dinner, and he put a $20 bill in a Christmas card, before realizing it was the last $20 they had. Then on their drive home, Merle Haggard's "If We Make It Through December" came on the radio.

He and Brandi started crying, but sometimes, things have a way of working out. Because when they got home, he checked the mail, and found his first two songwriting checks for $2,500 EACH. So they cried again for a different reason.

Cody covered "If We Make It Through December" on his 2021 Christmas album, and performs it again tonight. "CMT Presents: A Cody Johnson Christmas" airs at 9:00 PM, 8:00 Central on CMT.


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