Bates Christmas Whisper Challenge

Carlin Bates, Evan Stewart, Erin Paine, Chad Paine

 

The Bringing Up Bates season eight premiere is only four weeks away! We know there hasn't been a ton of new Bates content lately, but when new episodes return, we will have so many new pictures and videos to share that you'll be begging us to slow down our posts.

Until then, check out this Christmas whisper challenge video from four of the Bringing Up Bates family members. And don't miss your chance to win a copy of Erin Paine's Christmas CD, "Comfort & Joy." You can enter the sweepstakes on the UPtv website.

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Win Erin's Christmas CD

'Tis the season for giving! Just in time for Christmas, we are raffling off five copies of Erin Bates Paine's "Comfort & Joy" Christmas CD. With classics like "Joy to the World," "Frosty the Snowman," "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing," and "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen," this album is sure to put you in the holiday spirit. Follow the prompts on the Rafflecopter widget below to enter to win.

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Photography courtesy of tarynyagerphotography.com/Chad Paine

Tonight: Back Seat Bates

A new episode of Bringing Up Bates premieres tonight at 9 PM ET/8 PM CT on UP.

Zack takes his family to the Police Academy to give them a taste of what he went through. Then, Lawson visits AJ, a young cancer patient whom has been mentoring, and Chad helps Erin design the album cover of her Christmas CD.

Check out these videos:

"Back Seat Bates" Promo Video

Exclusive Scenes (NoahPOPTV)


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Recording Erin's Christmas CD

Did you catch last week's new episode of Bringing Up Bates? Erin headed to Nashville to record her Christmas album, Comfort & Joy, with Andy Leftwich. Chad, Carson, and Tori went with her, while Kelly, Callie, and Lawson stopped by the studio to show their support (video below).

UP is giving away 19 copies of Erin's first CD, Merciful and Mighty. Click here to enter the sweepstakes.

Video courtesy of UP

Recap: Training Wheels and Trick Saddles"

Bringing Up Bates "Training Wheels and Trick Saddles"

• Gil and Kelly surprise Judson with a bike for his fifth birthday. Warden convinces his younger brother to try riding without training wheels, but Judson doesn't like that idea. “I want my training wheels back on,” says the birthday boy. 
• Erin and Chad, along with Carson and Tori, head to Beech Creek Studios in Nashville to record Erin’s Christmas CD with professional fiddle player Andy Leftwich. (The Paines had been saving money to record a Celtic CD before Carson’s birth, their plans changed when Carson came early.)
• “Music is probably one of the biggest things in my life,” says Erin. “I enjoy it because I feel like it encourages other people.”
• Kelly, Callie, and Lawson stop by to visit Erin the studio. “When I hear Erin play, I feel like it was a talent that the Lord gave her,” shares Kelly. “And I feel like she uses it to try to encourage other people, and that really is what drives her.”
• “Erin is an amazing girl,” says Chad. “Just the fact that after she’s had Carson she goes out and records a CD. I was so proud of Erin.”
• If you watched the season two finale of Bringing up Bates, you may remember that one of the trick riders from the Dixie Stampede promised to pay a visit to the house to teach the boys a few skills. Well that day has finally arrived.
• Trick riders Ashley Cutshaw and Shadow Montag arrive at the ranch--the Bates’ 135-acre piece of property where they keep their horses.
• After learning a few tricks, the boys take Ashley and Shadow on a ride through their town of Rocky Top, Tennessee. “The Bates are very bold,” says Shadow. “I mean, they literally run that town when they get out there full-force.”
• “I don’t think I’ve ever run through the middle of a town before on a horse, like with traffic,” adds Ashley.

The Talented Erin Bates Paine

Last Friday, Erin and Chad Paine hosted a release party for Erin's new Christmas CD, Comfort & Joy, and invited family, friends, and fans. Attendees snacked on Christmas cookies and sipped hot chocolate while listening to live entertainment. 

One of the songs Erin performed for guests was "We Wish You a Merry Christmas." But there's a catch! She played it while facing away from the piano. Can you say talent? Check out the video: