Christmas was pretty dismal this year.

That was not possible at the hospital. There was no place for Regan to lay down and take a nap. And the oncology ward is constantly full.

He joined the military to defend our freedom. The biggest disappointment to him was not being deployed to Afghanistan to be with his unit.

It used to light up during Christmas. It looked pretty amazing.

That quest for something pretty. A cheat. A cliche. Flowers and Christmas lights, it's what we're programmed to love.

[The theme of his upcoming album, which follows his short Christmas CD released last year, is] pretty much love, ... Not sexual love, but love as in 'love your neighbor.'