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 right—she’s giving the phrase “Christmas in July” a run for its money. Clarkson’s dropping a brand-new holiday single on September 27 (because, who needs Halloween or Thanksgiving when you’ve got Christmas?). The track is festively titled “You for Christmas,” which, let’s 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: “Christmas in September? 👀 …..okay🎅🏼 My new holiday single ‘You For Christmas’ is out this Friday, September 27!” (Translation: Yes, it’s happening. No, you’re not hallucinating the Christmas emojis this early in the season.)
But wait, there’s more! Kelly roped in the musical elves Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt to help with this little holiday gift to humanity. I mean, if you’re going to sleigh a holiday song (pun 1000% intended), you might as well recruit some heavy-hitters to bring that reindeer-powered magic. “Thank you @MarkRonson and @Wyattish for such an incredible collab! I can’t wait for y’all to hear it,” she added, along with a pre-save link for all you eager elves who can’t wait to unwrap the musical present.
This is far from Clarkson’s first time on the holiday sleigh ride. She’s 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 Around… (which really should’ve been titled When Christmas Comes Way Too Early if this year is any indicator). So get your eggnog ready, because Kelly’s determined to make sure you’re jingling all the way through the rest of 2023, starting now! 🎄🎶