Wrapped In Red
Kelly Clarkson
Wrapped In Red is Kelly Clarkson’s first Christmas album, released on October 25, 2013 via RCA Records. The standard edition features 14 tracks (with the deluxe extending to 16), blending original songs with reimagined holiday classics in a pop‑and‑adult‑contemporary style that makes full use of Clarkson’s powerful voice. Her own contributions include the title track “Wrapped in Red,” the modern classic “Underneath the Tree,” “4 Carats,” “Every Christmas,” and “Winter Dreams (Brandon’s Song),” while the covers range from “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” “Blue Christmas,” and “White Christmas” to “Run Run Rudolph,” “Please Come Home for Christmas,” and “Silent Night.”
Musically, the album nods to multiple traditions at once: “Blue Christmas” gets a slightly countrified, Nashville‑flavored treatment; “White Christmas” showcases her interpretive chops over lush, old‑Hollywood arrangements; and “Run Run Rudolph” leans into her “not‑so‑secret rocker side” with driving guitars and energetic vocals. The originals help define its character: “Underneath the Tree” is a bright, retro‑sparkly pop song often compared to Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” for its instant‑classic feel, while “Wrapped in Red” combines doo‑wop touches and strings with raw lyrics about finally getting the courage to confess love, turning a Christmas tune into a year‑round love anthem. “4 Carats” plays as a flirty, “Santa baby”-style wishlist, “Every Christmas” channels soulful, gospel‑inflected emotion, and “Winter Dreams (Brandon’s Song)” offers a heartfelt ode to her then‑fiancé, capturing the joy of making new holiday memories together. Critics have noted that the album gives “a far greater sense of who Kelly Clarkson is as an artist, as a vocalist and as a woman” than much of her earlier work: confident, versatile, and able to pivot seamlessly between big‑band glamour, rock, country touches, and deeply personal songwriting within a single festive package.
Wrapped In Red is Kelly Clarkson’s first Christmas album, released on October 25, 2013 via RCA Records. The standard edition features 14 tracks (with the deluxe extending to 16), blending original songs with reimagined holiday classics in a pop‑and‑adult‑contemporary style that makes full use of Clarkson’s powerful voice. Her own contributions include the title track “Wrapped in Red,” the modern classic “Underneath the Tree,” “4 Carats,” “Every Christmas,” and “Winter Dreams (Brandon’s Song),” while the covers range from “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” “Blue Christmas,” and “White Christmas” to “Run Run Rudolph,” “Please Come Home for Christmas,” and “Silent Night.”
Musically, the album nods to multiple traditions at once: “Blue Christmas” gets a slightly countrified, Nashville‑flavored treatment; “White Christmas” showcases her interpretive chops over lush, old‑Hollywood arrangements; and “Run Run Rudolph” leans into her “not‑so‑secret rocker side” with driving guitars and energetic vocals. The originals help define its character: “Underneath the Tree” is a bright, retro‑sparkly pop song often compared to Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” for its instant‑classic feel, while “Wrapped in Red” combines doo‑wop touches and strings with raw lyrics about finally getting the courage to confess love, turning a Christmas tune into a year‑round love anthem. “4 Carats” plays as a flirty, “Santa baby”-style wishlist, “Every Christmas” channels soulful, gospel‑inflected emotion, and “Winter Dreams (Brandon’s Song)” offers a heartfelt ode to her then‑fiancé, capturing the joy of making new holiday memories together. Critics have noted that the album gives “a far greater sense of who Kelly Clarkson is as an artist, as a vocalist and as a woman” than much of her earlier work: confident, versatile, and able to pivot seamlessly between big‑band glamour, rock, country touches, and deeply personal songwriting within a single festive package.
Wrapped In Red
Kelly Clarkson
Wrapped In Red is Kelly Clarkson’s first Christmas album, released on October 25, 2013 via RCA Records. The standard edition features 14 tracks (with the deluxe extending to 16), blending original songs with reimagined holiday classics in a pop‑and‑adult‑contemporary style that makes full use of Clarkson’s powerful voice. Her own contributions include the title track “Wrapped in Red,” the modern classic “Underneath the Tree,” “4 Carats,” “Every Christmas,” and “Winter Dreams (Brandon’s Song),” while the covers range from “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” “Blue Christmas,” and “White Christmas” to “Run Run Rudolph,” “Please Come Home for Christmas,” and “Silent Night.”
Musically, the album nods to multiple traditions at once: “Blue Christmas” gets a slightly countrified, Nashville‑flavored treatment; “White Christmas” showcases her interpretive chops over lush, old‑Hollywood arrangements; and “Run Run Rudolph” leans into her “not‑so‑secret rocker side” with driving guitars and energetic vocals. The originals help define its character: “Underneath the Tree” is a bright, retro‑sparkly pop song often compared to Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” for its instant‑classic feel, while “Wrapped in Red” combines doo‑wop touches and strings with raw lyrics about finally getting the courage to confess love, turning a Christmas tune into a year‑round love anthem. “4 Carats” plays as a flirty, “Santa baby”-style wishlist, “Every Christmas” channels soulful, gospel‑inflected emotion, and “Winter Dreams (Brandon’s Song)” offers a heartfelt ode to her then‑fiancé, capturing the joy of making new holiday memories together. Critics have noted that the album gives “a far greater sense of who Kelly Clarkson is as an artist, as a vocalist and as a woman” than much of her earlier work: confident, versatile, and able to pivot seamlessly between big‑band glamour, rock, country touches, and deeply personal songwriting within a single festive package.
Wrapped In Red is Kelly Clarkson’s first Christmas album, released on October 25, 2013 via RCA Records. The standard edition features 14 tracks (with the deluxe extending to 16), blending original songs with reimagined holiday classics in a pop‑and‑adult‑contemporary style that makes full use of Clarkson’s powerful voice. Her own contributions include the title track “Wrapped in Red,” the modern classic “Underneath the Tree,” “4 Carats,” “Every Christmas,” and “Winter Dreams (Brandon’s Song),” while the covers range from “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” “Blue Christmas,” and “White Christmas” to “Run Run Rudolph,” “Please Come Home for Christmas,” and “Silent Night.”
Musically, the album nods to multiple traditions at once: “Blue Christmas” gets a slightly countrified, Nashville‑flavored treatment; “White Christmas” showcases her interpretive chops over lush, old‑Hollywood arrangements; and “Run Run Rudolph” leans into her “not‑so‑secret rocker side” with driving guitars and energetic vocals. The originals help define its character: “Underneath the Tree” is a bright, retro‑sparkly pop song often compared to Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” for its instant‑classic feel, while “Wrapped in Red” combines doo‑wop touches and strings with raw lyrics about finally getting the courage to confess love, turning a Christmas tune into a year‑round love anthem. “4 Carats” plays as a flirty, “Santa baby”-style wishlist, “Every Christmas” channels soulful, gospel‑inflected emotion, and “Winter Dreams (Brandon’s Song)” offers a heartfelt ode to her then‑fiancé, capturing the joy of making new holiday memories together. Critics have noted that the album gives “a far greater sense of who Kelly Clarkson is as an artist, as a vocalist and as a woman” than much of her earlier work: confident, versatile, and able to pivot seamlessly between big‑band glamour, rock, country touches, and deeply personal songwriting within a single festive package.