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Kelly Clarkson will lead her first NBC holiday special tonight, “Kelly Clarkson Presents: When Christmas Comes Around,“ to celebrate the season and support the Grammy and Emmy winner’s latest Christmas album.

The musical spectacular will feature special guests Leslie Odom Jr., Ariana Grande, Brett Eldredge, Jay Leno, Melissa McCarthy, Amy Poehler, and the one-and-only Santa Claus as well as some special everyday heroes with life-changing surprises.

(L-R, Top-Bottom) Dan + Shay, Khalid, Mariah Carey, Kirk Franklin, John Legend and Meghan Trainor.
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There aren’t too many full holiday album releases this year, but there are many new songs!  Quite a few artists have re-released their Christmas records with bonus tracks too, and there were some new singles and music videos of old favorites that dropped here, which have us boppin’ around our Christmas tree!

We have compiled a list of some stand-out tracks that we wanted to share with you all! Each song is also available to either stream and/or buy on Apple Music, Amazon Music and Spotify.

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Get ready to sing in the season with Kelly Clarkson, Michael Bublé, Train and Pentatonix as they perform for this year’s iHeartRadio Holiday Special!

Host Mario Lopez will be on-hand to help everyone get into the holiday spirit when the event airs on Wednesday, November 24th at 7pm ET via iHeartRadio’s YouTube and Facebook pages, as well as the exclusive VR performance in the Horizon Venues app on Meta Quest.

Will you be tuning in and singing along?

Follow the #iHeartHolidaySpecial so you don’t miss a moment of the fun!

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Kelly Clarkson delivered us a brand new holiday song called “Christmas Isn’t Canceled (Just You)” last month, which sparked interest that the Grammy winner could have another Christmas album on the way.  As it turns out, that was a correct assumption, and guess what?  It’s out now!

When Christmas Comes Around… the second holiday album, following 2013’s Wrapped in Red, dropped at midnight and features a stellar collection of holiday classics mixed in with some modern favorites and a couple of originals — sprinkled with a few special guests!

Kelly’s powerful vocals play up tunes like “Merry Christmas Baby”, “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas”, “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” and “Jingle Bell Rock,” and she’s joined by Ariana Grande on “Santa, Can’t You Hear Me”, Chris Stapleton for the duet “Glow”, and Brett Eldredge for “Under The Mistletoe”.

Check out the full tracklist below and listen to the album wherever you stream music (including Apple Music and Spotify), and buy the album at Amazon or KellyClarksonMerch.com.

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We have had quite a bit of Christmas movie news lately, but not enough holiday music information — until yesterday! Kelly Clarkson announced via a Twitter video that her obsession with Christmas has led to a brand new holiday song that she will be releasing next week!

Kelly’s song is called “Christmas Isn’t Canceled (Just You)”, and it will be released on Thursday, September 23rd. You can pre-save it now on Spotify, Deezer and Apple Music by clicking here!

The title is very interesting, so I’m excited to hear how this one sounds.

I also wonder if this means that a full Christmas album is on the way.  It’s been awhile since her last record; Wrapped in Red came out in 2013!

Stay Merry,

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NBC will air a special “The Voice” holiday event hosted by Carson Daly. This festive special will include appearances from an array of “Voice” coaches, past and present, along with performances from music superstars like Dolly Parton, Michael Bublé and Sia, as well as past contestants of the reality singing competition.

You can expect to hear a lot of holiday classics and popular modern favorites!

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The time-honored tradition of lighting the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree will take place tonight during the NBC special, “Christmas in Rockefeller Center,“ with a live telecast hosted by “TODAY” show co-anchors Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb, Craig Melvin and Al Roker.

The iconic special will feature performances from top names in the business like Kelly Clarkson, Goo Goo Dolls, Earth, Wind & Fire, Brett Eldredge, Jimmy Fallon, Tori Kelly, Dolly Parton, Pentatonix, Dan + Shay, Gwen Stefani, Meghan Trainor, as well as the cast of Broadway’s “Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations” and the legendary Radio City Rockettes.

L-R: Julianne Hough, Derek Hough and Trevor Jackson. | Photos: ABC

The holidays are a lot different this year, but leave it up to Disney to still find a way to bring some magic into your homes! With the Disney Parks on limited capacity guidelines for the past several months, and Disneyland in California still closed, the year’s Wonderful World of Disney Magical Holiday Celebration does not feature new performances live from the theme parks, but instead, memorable performances from holiday’s past!

In this special 5th anniversary edition of the annual event, which airs every Thanksgiving night, Emmy® Award-winning siblings Derek and Julianne Hough return for hosting duties at Disneyland alongside Trevor Jackson of Freeform’s “Grown-ish”, who is joining them from Walt Disney World Resort in Florida.  The Houghs have also planned a brilliant opening performance before the team gets into featuring festive flashbacks of performances by Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel, Kelly Clarkson, Jason Derulo, Ciara, Andrea Bocelli, OneRepublic, Pentatonix, Becky G, Shaggy, Boyz II Men and JoJo, Meghan Trainor and Brett Eldredge, and Aloe Blacc.

Top L-R: Tori Kelly (Capitol), Dan + Shay (WMG); Bottom L-R: Leslie Odom, Jr. (S-Curve), Carly Rae Jepsen (Interscope)

We’re barely into the middle of November and already the season has been filled with a plethora of new Christmas musical arrivals! So many performers are either releasing their first-ever holiday albums, returning with a follow-up, or sharing a Christmas song or two that they recently recorded to help fill an otherwise anxious season with some extra cheer.

I’ve compiled a list of some new festive songs, which I anticipate to be updating throughout the season. All songs listed are available to stream or buy on Apple Music, Amazon Music and Spotify.

Enjoy!

Legend and Clarkson pose together at her talk show, THE KELLY CLARKSON SHOW. | Photo: NBC

Last year, Natasha Rothwell released his first Christmas album, A Legendary Christmas, which became an instant holiday classic–at least in my household–and now, the award-winning singer is prepping to re-release it as a special deluxe edition!

Not only will you find all of the tracks originally featured on the record, but Legend has added four more: “This Christmas”, “My Favorite Things”, “Christmas in New Orleans”, and “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” — a collaboration with his fellow The Voice coach, Kelly Clarkson.

Legend and comedian Natasha Rothwell put a spin on the controversial classic duet by changing up the lyrics a bit in light of the #MeToo movement.

The new lyrics are featured below: