With nine No. 1 songs and 17 top 10 singles, Rascal Flatts had no trouble finding material for its first greatest hits package. Greatest Hits Volume 1 , in stores today, has 13 of Rascal Flatts’ most memorable radio hits spanning the group’s eight-year career.

“We’ve been fortunate enough to have a lot of career songs,” singer Gary LeVox said. “Those were pretty easy to put on there, and the others were songs that did well on the radio that just touched people’s lives.”

Songs on Greatest Hits Volume 1 include early favorites “Prayin’ for Daylight,” “I’m
Movin’ On” and “I Melt,” along with more recent career staples “Bless the Broken Road,” “What Hurts the Most” and “Life is a Highway.”

“There are some songs in the greatest hits package that we don’t even do live anymore that I had forgotten about,” bass player Jay DeMarcus said. “It makes me feel old. I guess every artist starts out wanting to get to the point where they can release a greatest hits record. Just to even be at a point where we’ve even achieved that goal is mind-boggling. I can’t believe that time has flown so quickly.”

Those who shop early will get a Christmas gift of sorts from Rascal Flatts because “White Christmas,” “Jingle Bell Rock” and “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” are included as an extra disc in the package for a limited time.

“It’s something unique to give back to the fans,” guitarist Joe Don Rooney said. “They’ve been so generous to us over the years.”

The group enlisted the help of Nashville String Machine and David Campbell on “White Christmas” and “Jingle Bell Rock,” which has a brassy big-band feel that Joe Don attributes to producer Dann Huff. Then members stripped everything away for a harmony-filled a cappella version of “I’ll Be Home for Christmas.” “I think it will tear you up,” says Joe Don of “I’ll Be Home for Christmas