It's that time of year to bring out the ole Christmas carols and Kelly Clarkson's new Christmas song, "Underneath the Tree," is a throwback to those Wall of Sound holiday classics from artist like The Ronettes and Darlene Love.
The track is off Kelly's upcoming album, Wrapped in Red which is due out next Tuesday (October 29). The album is filled with festive horns, bells and back-up singers. On the album Clarkson gets a little mushy, letting her sweetie know the holidays are better now that's she got him around, singing, "I was lost before you/ Christmas was cold and gray/Alone to celebrate/ But then one day everything changed/ You're all I need underneath the tree."
In an interview with Billboard, Clarkson admitted there's something freeing about recording a holiday album.
"I always get asked what genre I'm in: 'Is this country or pop or rock? What are you?" she said. "And what's cool about making the Christmas album was, 'Oh, there are no limitations! We can do whatever we want!"
Along with the upcoming release, Clarkson will be celebrating the holidays on NBC with an hour-long special called Kelly Clarkson's (Cautionary) Christmas Tale, airing in December.
Kelly Clarkson Wrapped in Red tracklist:
1. Wrapped In Red 2. Underneath The Tree 3. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 4. Run Run Rudolph 5. Please Come Home For Christmas (Bells Will Be Ringing) 6. Every Christmas 7. Blue Christmas 8. Baby, It's Cold Outside featuring Ronnie Dunn 9. Winter Dreams (Brandon's Song) 10. White Christmas 11. My Favorite Things 12. 4 Carats 13. Just For Now 14. Silent Night featuring Reba McEntire and Trisha Yearwood