Darius Rucker Transforms New Nashville Home Into a 'Nordic Christmas' Wonderland: 'I Love It'

John Shearer.Photo: John Shearer Darius Ruckeris getting into the Christmas spirit — and sharing an inside look at the cozy holiday wonderland he created in his new Nashville home. “I walk in every day and it feels like Christmas,” the “Wagon Wheel” crooner, 54, toldarchdigest.comof the space, which he outfitted with help from the Christmas tree and home decor brandBalsam Hill. The brand dubbed the style “Nordic farmhouse.” “That sounded so cool to me,” Rucker said.

Darius Rucker's Annual Benefit Concert Raises $410K for St. Jude Children's Hospital: Photos

01of 10TJ Osborne and Darius RuckerAustin Friedline"I’ve been in this town for 12 years and I’ve gotten to know a lot of people," Rucker told the crowd. “But some people you get toreallyknow and they become family. These guys are family.” 01of 10 TJ Osborne and Darius Rucker Austin Friedline “I’ve been in this town for 12 years and I’ve gotten to know a lot of people,” Rucker told the crowd.

Darius Rucker, Lady Antebellum and Russell Dickerson Kick Off Summer Plays On Tour: See Photos

01of 14Kailey DickersonRussell Dickersonopens the show in front of an electric crowd to officially kick off theSummer Plays Ontour.“I love working with my wife because she understands me more than anyone else,” the “Blue Tacoma” singerpreviously told PEOPLEof wife Kailey, who took the shot.02of 14Slater GoodsonTrioLady Antebellum— Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley and Hillary Scott — step onto Toronto’s Budweiser Stage for the first soundcheck of theSummer Plays Ontour.03of 14Slater Goodson"By now it’s no secret that Lady A is basically a dynasty when it comes to ping-pong," Charles Kelley jokes to PEOPLE.

Darius! LeAnn! Brett! Cam! See All the Stars Who Paid Tribute to Ray Charles at Opry Salute

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Darius Rucker Was 'Shocked' Following Morgan Wallen's N-Word Controversy: 'Racism Still Lives'

Photo: Noam Galai/Getty Darius Ruckerwas “shocked” afterMorgan Wallenwas caught on tape using the N-word. “I know Morgan and I like Morgan,” Rucker says on the podcast. “It’s one of those things where you know that all over the country, there’s a lot of people who use that word just flippantly.” “And even if they say they don’t mean it in a derogatory way, you just don’t use it. You don’t say it,” he adds.