Quick Tuesday news: WCNC auction ends today, chartgazing and more...

Bucky Covington on stage at the Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville, 11/17; click here to enjoy beautiful concert shots by Honeygirl. Thanks again!

We'll start off with a quick heads-up about that WCNC sponsored charity auction --it ends today at 1:00 pm MST! The high bidder wins 2 tickets to the Raisin' the Bar show on 11/23 in Charlotte, backstage passes, a $150 gift certificate to Ruth's Chris Steak House, and a limo ride to get there in style and the proceeds go to Levine Children's Hospital. Good luck!

There were no limos involved in this cute story of a kind tourist in Nashville and her surprise encounter with Bucky, but it's a fun read, and the lovely photo says it all. The blogger, who is living out that "full time RV-ing" dream we've all had at one time or another, had complimetary things to say about Bucky: "What a nice guy he seemed to be, very polite." And you can't help but love the way she recognized him...

The Raisin' the Bar tour is on a holiday break, but you can still enjoy Bucky Covington through the magic of television this week. His first CMA Awards appearance as a presenter will be reaired on Thursday, 11/22 on CMT; you can catch the red carpet show at 7 p.m. ET. Bucky, Jason Michael Carroll and Luke Bryan present the Vocal Group of the Year award during the main broadcast, which begins at 8 p.m. ET.

Want to help CMT program a little extra helping of Bucky's "It's Good to Be Us"? Take a break from your Thanksgiving preparations tomorrow at noon and tune into Power Picks, where Bucky's new video faces yet another voting challenge. We'll post a reminder tomorrow morning, but a heads-up can't hurt, and every video play helps...

Bucky's current single, "It's Good to Be Us", is hangin' tough at #31 on both the Mediabase weighted and Top 500 charts, with respectable bullets on both. Those bullets could be bigger, though! Keep requesting "It's Good to Be Us" at your favorite local or streaming country station, keep that local "Top X at X' countdown ballot handy, and if you're lucky enough to get Lia, After Midnite, The Big Time with Whitney Allen, or any of those other excellent nationally syndicated country radio shows in your hometown tonight, feel free to give them a call, too. And Bucky's video deserves a little love--vote for him on at GAC's Top 20 Country Countdown, at CMT's Top 20 Countdown, at the GAC Top 50 Videos of the Year poll and at CMT's Pure Country Pure 12-Pack, too.

Finally, we sure don't want to bury the most fun news of the last 24 hours, so here it is again--Bucky's recorded a rockin' sweet version of "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" that'll put a smile on your face no matter how humbuggy you're feeling. It's available right now at his official MySpace. Enjoy! (And add him as a MySpace friend while you're there--it's a perfect way to keep up with his busy career...)

More later--have an awesome Tuesday!