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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://cityguide.reservebranson.com/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Branson Missouri News &amp; Info : Mel Tillis &amp;amp; Connie Smith</title><link>http://cityguide.reservebranson.com/blogs/branson_missouri_news/archive/category/1267.aspx</link><description /><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.0 (Build: 60404.2676)</generator><item><title>Celebrate the Holiday Season with an Ozark Mountain Christmas</title><link>http://cityguide.reservebranson.com/blogs/branson_missouri_news/archive/2007/10/30/Celebrate_the_Holiday_Season_with_an_Ozark_Mountain_Christmas.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:11:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">ef58cd25-1283-4e47-a794-9e04584188f8:1190</guid><dc:creator>Ashley</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://cityguide.reservebranson.com/blogs/branson_missouri_news/comments/1190.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://cityguide.reservebranson.com/blogs/branson_missouri_news/commentrss.aspx?PostID=1190</wfw:commentRss><description>Do you find yourself asking, "Whatever happened to a traditional family Christmas?" Come to Branson, Missouri, and celebrate the true meaning of the Christmas season. Nationally recognized by newspapers and travel associations as one of the top Christmas destinations in the nation, America's Live Entertainment Capital is all aglow in the spirit of the season. It all begins on November 1! With lots of star-filled Christmas shows, the famous 76 Strip and a glittering array of animated lighting displays...(&lt;a href="http://cityguide.reservebranson.com/blogs/branson_missouri_news/archive/2007/10/30/Celebrate_the_Holiday_Season_with_an_Ozark_Mountain_Christmas.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://cityguide.reservebranson.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1190" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://cityguide.reservebranson.com/blogs/branson_missouri_news/archive/category/1016.aspx">Silver Dollar City</category><category domain="http://cityguide.reservebranson.com/blogs/branson_missouri_news/archive/category/1026.aspx">Presleys' Country Jubilee</category><category domain="http://cityguide.reservebranson.com/blogs/branson_missouri_news/archive/category/1027.aspx">Baldknobbers Jamboree Show</category><category domain="http://cityguide.reservebranson.com/blogs/branson_missouri_news/archive/category/1031.aspx">Hughes Brothers Show</category><category domain="http://cityguide.reservebranson.com/blogs/branson_missouri_news/archive/category/1038.aspx">Bill Medley/Righteous Bros and Paul Revere and the Raiders</category><category domain="http://cityguide.reservebranson.com/blogs/branson_missouri_news/archive/category/1039.aspx">Titanic - World's Largest Museum Attraction</category><category domain="http://cityguide.reservebranson.com/blogs/branson_missouri_news/archive/category/1046.aspx">Larry Gatlin &amp;amp; The Gatlin Brothers co-starring The Lennon Sisters</category><category domain="http://cityguide.reservebranson.com/blogs/branson_missouri_news/archive/category/1051.aspx">Showboat Branson Belle/Showstoppers! 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Tillis celebrated his 75th birthday on Wednesday, a day after the announcement of his induction, along with Vince Gill and Ralph Emery.&amp;nbsp; The trio’s selection was announced by Barbara Mandrell, Brenda Lee and Hall of Fame Director Kyle Young. “I dropped my eggplant,” Tillis joked with an AP reporter about how he got the news while...(&lt;a href="http://cityguide.reservebranson.com/blogs/branson_missouri_news/archive/2007/08/13/Mel_Tillis_Country_Hall_of_Fame_Inductee.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://cityguide.reservebranson.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=869" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://cityguide.reservebranson.com/blogs/branson_missouri_news/archive/category/1088.aspx">Branson Missouri Special Events</category><category domain="http://cityguide.reservebranson.com/blogs/branson_missouri_news/archive/category/1267.aspx">Mel Tillis &amp;amp; Connie Smith</category></item></channel></rss>