If Mariah Carey is the queen of Christmas, Kelly Clarkson is her lady-in-waiting thanks to these holiday hits
Of Kelly Clarkson’s 10 studio albums, two are actually about Christmas: 2013’s platinum. Wrapped in red and in 2021 When Christmas comes…
“I love Christmas,” Clarkson said in an October 2023 episode of the show The The Kelly Clarkson Show. – It’s so magical.
Her feelings for the season show: not only is she the host Christmas at Rockefeller Center tree lighting ceremony this year (tune in Nov. 29 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on NBC), but also hosted the celebrity-studded holiday special in 2021.
As the 41-year-old mother of two prepares to celebrate her first Christmas in New York — and as you spruce up your home for the holidays this weekend — take a listen to five of Clarkson’s best holiday songs.
“Under the tree”
Clarkson’s “Underneath the Tree” from 2013 Wrapped in red climbs the Billboard Hot 100 every holiday season, peaking at #12. place in 2021, making it one of her more successful singles.
In fact, according to the Society of American Composers, Authors and Publishers’ 2021 rankings, it’s actually the best new Christmas song of the 2000s so far, per Diversity.
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‘Santa, can’t you hear me’
Clarkson’s powerful duet with his former colleague Vote coach Ariana Grande’s “Santa Can’t You Hear Me,” is her second most popular holiday song, according to Board. The stars dressed up to perform it together on Clarkson’s 2021 NBC holiday show, named after her album, When Christmas comes…
“Under the Mistletoe”
Right behind is Clarkson’s poppy When Christmas comes… a duet with country singer Brett Eldredge, “Underneath the Mistletoe,” featuring a kitschy cute animated music video.
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‘Christmas is not canceled (only you)’
“Christmas isn’t canceled (just you)” off When Christmas comes… was the first holiday song Clarkson wrote after her split from husband Brandon Blackstock.
“I didn’t really feel like writing Christmas music,” she said before performing the single in 2021. “I was sad and everything just kind of felt like it was going wrong. And I thought, well, that’s kind of a good idea, that everything can be canceled, but not Christmas – I’ll keep that to myself.”
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‘I’ll be home for Christmas’
Kelly Clarkson.
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Rounding out Clarkson’s Board-holiday charts is her soulful cover of the classic “I’ll Be Home for Christmas”, first released on it in 2011. iTunes session. The single was later added to the deluxe edition Wrapped in red.
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