A lucky extended Christmas vacation for some Americans. With Christmas rapidly approaching, many folks are scrambling to finish up their holiday shopping, wrap up work to enjoy some R&R, and are busying themselves with packing, should your holiday plans include travel. With Christmas falling on a Thursday this year, many people will utilize their PTO to make a long weekend out of the holiday if their place of work does not give them extra days off outside of Christmas Day. However, President Trump has decided that the Christmas break needs to be longer, and yesterday, December 18, signed an executive order designating Christmas Eve and the day following Christmas, December 26, as federal holidays. BREAKING: President Trump signs executive order making Christmas Eve and December 26th OFFICIAL federal holidays: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: All executive departments and… pic.twitter.com/UavlTxcFvT — Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) December 18, 2025 But before you start jumping for joy or begin dancing like this meme, let us go through the facts of this order: BREAKING: President Trump issues an Executive Order which closes the Federal Government on Christmas Eve and December 26th. The order is effective immediately. pic.twitter.com/MJVTwzV8VB — ???? ??????, ??????? (@myfriendblondie) December 19, 2025 Because this executive order does not make Christmas Eve or December 26th a permanent federal holiday, it might not apply to everyone…sorry to burst your bubble. Only federal agencies will be closed on their respective days, and some employees may still have to work at the agency leaders’ discretion, according to the order. As for non-federal workers, it is up to your private employer if they choose to honor Trump’s order, but they do not have to, according to the law. And for those worried that their last-minute orders might not get there in time with the announcement of this order, have no fear. Per the document, post offices will be open on the 24th and 26th, and mail will still be delivered on those days. Big-box retailers like Target, Walmart, Costco, and more will likely still abide by their policy of reduced hours on Christmas Eve, will be closed on Christmas Day, and will return to normal or reduced hours on December 26th. While I am sure we all wish that this order were a permanent addition to the federal holiday calendar, sadly, it will not be. I mean, never say never… but this is only effective for this calendar year. We’ve seen our nation’s leaders sign executive orders like this in the past, such as in 2014, when President Obama declared December 26, which also fell on a Friday, a federal holiday. While I am very happy that the President wants us to enjoy the holidays with family and friends, those of us who do not work for a federal agency are at the mercy of our employers or our PTO allocation for how long our Christmas break will last. We hope that (no matter how much time you have off from work) you have a very merry Christmas surrounded by those you love. Hopefully, you get some R&R to finish out 2025 strong. Next step: Moving the Super Bowl to Saturday night… make it happen Don. Fire up George Strait’s “Christmas Cookies” to spread a little cheer before you go: The post President Trump Declares Christmas Eve & The Day After Christmas As Federal Holidays In 2025 first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Megan Moroney‘s got jokes. If you haven’t been online the last few days, you might have missed this hilarious viral moment that’s garnered a reaction from the “Tennessee Orange” singer. But this is a viral moment that is well worth watching. A young Georgia Bulldogs fan named Nolan McGill is making waves online for refusing to sing at his Chattanooga school’s Christmas program. Long story short, this school put on a holiday performance for parents, siblings, and friends to enjoy. They covered several classic Christmas hits and then closed out the show with a performance of “Rocky Top,” originally recorded in 1967 by the Osborne Brothers. The song that the University of Tennessee has adopted as its unofficial fight song was not getting any notes from the young Georgia fan, creating a hilarious moment. “Rocky Top” embodies that stereotype about UT fans that they are loud and a little redneck, which makes the moment even more hilarious, that a bunch of young kids are belting out the song, all while Nolan stands on the back of the chorus riser looking completely unamused and slightly disappointed by the whole thing. @kelseymcg2 When the school wants you to sing Rocky Top in the holiday performance but you’re a Dawgs fan. #georgiafootball #godawgs @UGA Football ♬ original sound – Kelsey Funny enough, after the moment gained traction online, David Pollack – a former College GameDay analyst for ESPN – tracked down the kid and had him on his See Ball Get Ball podcast. It was in the short interview that we all learned more about Nolan McGill: he had grown up in Tennessee but was raised a Georgia fan. The young man, who clearly bleeds red and black, explained why he chose not to participate in that part of the Christmas program (he sang the other, non-Tennessee-related tunes). It really just came down to him not wanting to betray the Bulldogs: “It was an after school winter program. Our music teacher had us sing a whole bunch of songs. And one of those songs was ‘Rocky Top,’ sadly, and I’m never gonna sing that trash… It’s a horrible song. Go Dawgs.” View this post on Instagram Just when I thought the moment could not get any better, Megan Moroney entered the chat. The Georgia native and Bulldog fan quoted the viral video on X and hilariously noted: “He’s stronger than me.” I mean, that’s FUNNY. he’s stronger than me https://t.co/QlCdvC7PRr — Megan Moroney (@_megmoroney) December 18, 2025 The “Tennessee Orange” native betrayed her fandom when she had a fling with Morgan Wallen, which inspired her first #1 hit. The song was co-written by Megan, Ben Williams, David Fanning, and Paul Jenkins, and details her falling for a guy who’s seemingly converted her into a Tennessee Volunteers fan. She confesses she’s now wearing “Tennessee Orange for him,” and even finds herself going to games at Neyland Stadium. To add to the song’s lore, many fans speculated that the Vols fan who led her to betray her Dawgs loyalty was Morgan Wallen… While Megan Moroney has never confirmed that the “TN” singer inspired the song, she has confirmed that the jersey she sported in the album artwork for the single did indeed belong to Wallen during a conversation with SiriusXM. She later shared on Call Her Daddy that the two were a fling at one point but are now friends and on good terms. But no matter who the song was about, fans were more upset about the betrayal of rooting for–even if temporarily–for the SEC rival school. During an interview earlier this year on Late Night with Seth Meyers, Megan talked about her inspiration for that song, saying she knew that if her mom had seen her wearing that “gaudy orange” shirt, she would have freaked. Still, it proved how much Megan really liked the “mystery man” they wrote about: “Yeah, so, when I moved to Nashville, one day, I found myself wearing a Volunteers shirt. And I remember looking in the mirror, going, ‘My mom would absolutely kill me right now if she saw me in this gaudy orange.’ And so then I thought, that would make a really good love song, like, I like this dude enough to not wear Georgia red.” But then she revealed she got “death threats” over that song from some angry college football fans: “And yeah, I got death threats over that song.” @latenightseth How @Megan Moroney ♬ original sound – Late Night with Seth Meyers Maybe Megan Moroney and this young Georgia fan need to get together so he can teach her a lesson in fan loyalty.The post “He’s Stronger Than Me” – Megan Moroney Offers Hilarious Response To Young Georgia Fan Who Refused To Sing “Rocky Top” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Ready for story time with Garth Brooks? The country music legend has been more active on social media as of late because he’s got yet another box set that just came out (right in time for the holiday season). Because the best way to spread Christmas cheer is buying a box set of Garth for only you to hear. Merry Garthsmas… need any other Garth Brooks Christmas jokes? You are likely familiar with the “Anthology” series that Brooks has been putting out over the years. It was earlier in 2025 when Garth and his team released The Anthology Part V: The Comeback – The First Five Years. Around this same time last year, Brooks shared the release of The Anthology Part IV: Going Home. Someone out there is gonna get a Garth Brooks box set for the second Christmas in a row, because it was announced earlier this month that The Anthology Part VI was officially available. The latest Anthology installment explores the COVID-era of Garth Brooks, will cost you just $39.95, and includes 6 CDs (do people still have CD players?), 60 songs, a live record from Garth’s Ireland show, and over 150 behind-the-scenes photos. Feel like that’s a pretty good deal if we were still living in 2007. And he’s been posting videos online in an attempt to really sell the thing. Most of the videos that have gone out on social media and his website feature Brooks recalling some bad weather and unfortunate circumstances that he ran into during some big shows, and this particular clip saw Garth telling the story of his Nebraska concert – where the sound briefly went out – like it was some sort of tragic event. Garth, sitting at a table and speaking in a voice that could only be described as a strained whisper, began to walk fans through the horrific circumstance that played out in August of 2021 in Lincoln, Nebraska. He stood in front of almost 100,000 people, and the unthinkable happened: “What happens in Lincoln, Nebraska is the entire sound goes out. Now you are standing right with me, 95,000 people, and you can’t communicate with them. And you start to see how little power you have. It’s like you are standing on a mountain – how small and insignificant you are.” Well… that’s one way to put a power/sound outage… I don’t think anyone other than Garth got that existential about the mix up. His crew apparently got the sound up and running again within seconds (though it was apparently enough time for him to ponder about the meaning of life). He went on to say that the outage was so brief, the crowd just assumed it was part of the show, and barely even noticed. Then right after downplaying it, Garth dramatized the absolute hell out of it all: “I can tell you as an entertainer, I’ve never been more scared in my life. The wheel was in front of me, and I couldn’t touch it. Without your crew, without your band, I don’t care who you are, you are nothing.” View this post on Instagram I know that’s supposed to be serious, but it all comes off as laugh-out-loud funny to me. It’s just a brief sound/power outage Garth? No one was in danger? Why is he talking about this like he saved someone’s life? The whole “wheel was right there” line is the definition of over the top, but it’s not surprising. All of this is pretty much on brand for the “Much Too Young” singer. He also posted a video through his website (he can’t post much anywhere else out of fear that people will hijack the comment section) that talked about his Nashville stadium show during COVID where it… rained really hard. You’d think he was trying to put on a concert in an active war zone the way he was talking about it. I’ll give Garth some credit though. He can sell drama just about as well as he can sell people box sets full of photos and CDs. It’s honestly a VERY impressive…The post “I’ve Never Been More Scared In My Life” – Garth Brooks Recalls The Harrowing Story Of A … Brief Power Outage… During His 2021 Nebraska Concert first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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