I cranked up my country music playlist and got to work to see if these were as jolly as I thought they would be. Get the recipe: Loretta Lynn's Christmas Day Cookies The "Coal Miner’s Daughter ...

These Loretta Lynn tracks challenged the norms of country music when they were released, and they're still deeply revered today.

The secret of Loretta Lynn, historians Mary Bufwack and Robert ... and woman-focused perspective transformed country music, resulting in 79 charting records, including 52 Top 10s and 16 No ...