GRAND RAPIDS: Grand Rapids Press Pre-Concert Article

We have another of these wonderful pre-concert articles to share with you. The Grand Rapids Press published this article today. Clay will be in Grand Rapids on Tuesday for a near-sold out Christmas show:

It's Clay Aiken's most wonderful time of the year

Clay Aiken loves Christmas, but snow? Not so much.

"My opinion on snow is that it's cold," the Southern boy quipped in a recent phone interview from his North Carolina home. "I don't like standing out in the cold to let the dogs out."

Aiken is alpha daddy to two dogs, Raleigh and Durham, named to honor his home state.

The pampered pooches are along for the ride as Aiken tours the country this month, warming the hearts of chilly fans with Christmas tunes backed by symphony orchestras. At the moment, though, he had his hands full with an overly rambunctious dog.