Kelly Clarkson is decking the halls way early this year! The 42-year-old talk show queen, vocal powerhouse, and holiday enthusiast is already dusting off the tinsel in… September. Yep, you heard it rightβsheβs giving the phrase βChristmas in Julyβ a run for its money. Clarksonβs dropping a brand-new holiday single on September 27 (because, who needs Halloween or Thanksgiving when youβve got Christmas?). The track is festively titled βYou for Christmas,β which, letβs be real, is probably about asking Santa for a person instead of socks for once.
With her usual flair for the dramatic, Kelly took to social media like a modern-day Santa with Wi-Fi, posting: βChristmas in September? π β¦..okayπ πΌ My new holiday single βYou For Christmasβ is out this Friday, September 27!β (Translation: Yes, it’s happening. No, youβre not hallucinating the Christmas emojis this early in the season.)
But wait, thereβs more! Kelly roped in the musical elves Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt to help with this little holiday gift to humanity. I mean, if youβre going to sleigh a holiday song (pun 1000% intended), you might as well recruit some heavy-hitters to bring that reindeer-powered magic. βThank you @MarkRonson and @Wyattish for such an incredible collab! I canβt wait for yβall to hear it,β she added, along with a pre-save link for all you eager elves who canβt wait to unwrap the musical present.
This is far from Clarksonβs first time on the holiday sleigh ride. Sheβs basically Christmas royalty at this point, having previously gifted us with her 2013 album Wrapped in Red and the 2021 holiday opus When Christmas Comes Aroundβ¦ (which really shouldβve been titled When Christmas Comes Way Too Early if this year is any indicator). So get your eggnog ready, because Kellyβs determined to make sure youβre jingling all the way through the rest of 2023, starting now! ππΆ