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Courtesy Taste of Country

Scotty McCreery shoulders a lot of responsibility for a 20-year-old. After winning Season 10 of ‘American Idol,’ he’s gone from a small town Southern boy to country music superstar with over 1.6 million albums sold. His secret to staying sane? Leaning on God to get him through the day.

The singer, who is also a phenomenal baseball pitcher, admits that many of his baseball caps have a Bible verse written on the brim.

In the new book ‘Once-a-Day Country Faith: 56 Reflections From Today’s Leading Country Music Stars,’ McCreery explains, “I keep a lot of my old baseball hats, and if you look in the hats, I’ve had since I started pitching, you’ll see Philippians 4:13 written on the brim” (quote via CMT).

Adds the ‘See You Tonight’ hitmaker, “That’s the Scripture that gets me through the day because sometimes you can’t do it all by yourself. You can’t do it on your own, so you lean on him.”

McCreery began relying on that Bible verse before winning ‘American Idol.’ He started writing it on his caps when he was a high school baseball player at Garner Magnet High School as a constant reminder.

It was especially helpful during his time on ‘Idol,’ as anyone can imagine that a strenuous national competition would be extremely taxing, especially on a high school student. “It was the best time of my life, but it was tough and definitely stressful,” he says. “That was when I’d have to really dig into the Word and pray and ask for prayers from my friends back home. I leaned on that verse, and I got through it.”

McCreery and fellow ‘American Idol’ star Lauren Alaina have both explained that they’re able to stay grounded because of their faith in God.

Courtesy Taste of Country

Scotty McCreery recently sat down to talk about what he’s most looking forward to this Christmas. His wish list is, not surprisingly, humble. It’s the simple joys of the holidays that the North Carolina-born singer says are his favorites come December 25. 

In this video exclusive to Taste of Country, the ‘See You Tonight’ singer talked about who and what he looks forward to this time of year. Now on break between semesters at N.C. State University, the 20-year-old will no doubt be waking up in his own bed at his parents’ home in Garner, N.C. Living the life of a normal college student is important to this star.

 

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Instructions:

1.   Secure 12 See You Tonight CD booklets with 2 rubberbands as shown in picture above.
2.  Place 7 first class stamps on a large envelope.
3.  Place a return SASE, also with 7 stamps, along with the 12 CD booklets, inside the large envelope.
4.  Mail to: Fan Clubhouse
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5.  Allow 2 weeks to receive your autographed booklets!
6.  Added Bonus! -- Included in your package when you receive your signed booklets will be a meet and greet pass good for any show (offer expires 10/31/2014).  

 

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Coming Soon - Scotty's Christmas Ornaments!

 

Merry Christmas and thanks for a great 2013....our latest ScotTV says it all…

by Robert Laurella

 

Check out our Q&A with country music singer Scotty McCreery, where we selected three out of several fan questions to ask:

Lizzie Mat (@LMatjeka): Can you give us a little bit of an insight as to what can fans expect in 2014?

Shauna N (@Shauna_in_ML): With this cold weather approaching, what’s your favorite warm drink in the winter?

Donna Shoaf (@DonnaShoaf): How do you manage to stay true to yourself and your faith with all these pressures of being a teen idol?

Be sure to check out Scotty’s latest albums Christmas with Scotty McCreery and See You Tonight, available now on iTunes: