Members of Grammy nominated Alaska band Portugal. The Man home for Christmas

Like many people across the country, Christmas is a time to be at home with your family. That includes Alaskan grown, Grammy nominated Zach Carothers.

"It's one thing that I can count on – every Christmas is the one time they get vacation time," said his mother from her home in Wasilla, Thursday afternoon. It's the same house Zach Carothers grew-up in, which his mother still owns and lives at.

“Feel It Still,” with its inescapable “Please Mr. Postman” melody and falsetto hook, has become an atom bomb hit for Alaska-grown rock band Portugal. The Man.

Today, the group has a Grammy nomination for best pop duo/group performance. The awards are on January 28.