Underneath the Tree
{{short description|2013 single by Kelly Clarkson}}
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{{Infobox song
| name = Underneath the Tree
| cover = Kelly Clarkson - Underneath the Tree.jpg
| alt = A blonde woman whose head is wrapped in a red scarf and covered with snow, on the lower right, the wordmarks "Kelly Clarkson" and "Underneath the Tree" are printed in stylized "Feel Script" and "Bree" typefaces.
| border = yes
| type = single
| artist = Kelly Clarkson
| album = Wrapped in Red
| released = {{Start date|2013|11|05}}
| recorded = 2013
| studio = Echo Studios (Los Angeles, CA){{cite AV media notes|title=Wrapped in Red |others=Kelly Clarkson |year=2013 |publisher=RCA Records |id=88883-77623-2 |type=booklet}}
| genre = Pop
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=49}}
| label = RCA
| writer = * Kelly Clarkson
| producer = Greg Kurstin
| prev_title = Tie It Up
| prev_year = 2013
| next_title = PrizeFighter
| next_year = 2014
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|EM2Fnp_qnE8|"Underneath the Tree"}}}}
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"Underneath the Tree" is a Christmas song by American singer Kelly Clarkson from her sixth studio album and first Christmas album, Wrapped in Red (2013). She co-wrote the track with its producer Greg Kurstin. Accompanied by various instrumental sounds, the song is given a Wall of Sound treatment, along with sleigh bells and bell chimes to create a holiday atmosphere. "Underneath the Tree" was first released to Adult Contemporary radio stations on November 5, 2013, by RCA Records as the album's lead single.
"Underneath the Tree" has been praised by music critics, who considered it the main highlight of Wrapped in Red and recognized its potential to be a holiday classic. They favorably compared it to Mariah Carey's 1994 Christmas song "All I Want for Christmas Is You". The track has reached number eight on the Billboard Global 200 in addition to the top ten in Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. It has also charted within the top 20 in Belgium, the Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Portugal, Singapore, and Slovakia. In 2021, "Underneath the Tree" was named ASCAP's most popular Christmas song released in the 21st century.{{cite magazine|title=What Are the Biggest Christmas Songs Released This Century? ASCAP Has a List and Checked It Twice|first=Chris|last=Willman|magazine=Variety|date=December 9, 2021|access-date=July 21, 2022|url=https://variety.com/2021/music/news/christmas-songs-most-popular-justin-bieber-ariana-grande-1235130396/}}
Directed by English director Hamish Hamilton, the music video for the song has a live performance from the television special Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale at The Venetian Las Vegas. Apart from the television special, Clarkson has also performed it in various televised performances, such as Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and the American singing competition The Voice.
Production and composition
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After recording tracks for her greatest hits compilation, Greatest Hits – Chapter One, Clarkson began discussing with her record label RCA Records about plans for her sixth studio album being a Christmas release in late 2012, during which she also began to write original Christmas material. Greg Kurstin, whom she had previously collaborated with, was approached by Clarkson to produce the album; and together, they co-wrote the tracks "Underneath the Tree" and "4 Carats". "Underneath the Tree" was produced by Kurstin, who also played most of the instruments, including a mellotron and a Chamberlin, to evoke a Phil Spector's Wall of Sound treatment—a sound that Billboard and HitFix noticed upon hearing the song. He also had Clarkson provide all the voices in it, including all its backing vocals. She recalled the experience as new, stating, "I've never had to do anything like this before—doing all my backup vocals, essentially being my own choir."
"Underneath the Tree" is an uptempo Christmas pop song written by Clarkson and Kurstin. It is one of the five original songs recorded for Wrapped in Red. According to the sheet notes at Musicnotes published by EMI Music Publishing, the song was written in the key of E-flat major, in which the vocal range spans from E♭ (musical note) to G5. Apart from the Wall of Sound, various other sounds, such as sleigh bells and bell chimes, are also prominently heard on the song, which features a bari saxophone solo on the bridge.
Release
On October 18, 2013, Clarkson premiered "Underneath the Tree" on her Vevo channel. On November 5, 2013, RCA Records released it as a single on Adult Contemporary radio stations in the United States, while also planning to release it on Mainstream Pop stations. It was then released as a digital download in the United Kingdom on November 22, 2013, and in the United States on December 9, 2013. A digital EP containing remixes of the song was released internationally on December 17, 2013.
Critical response
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"Underneath the Tree" has received critical acclaim from various music critics on its release, praised its catchiness and festive arrangement.{{Cite news |last=Eames |first=Tom |date=June 4, 2024 |title=Kelly Clarkson's 10 best songs, ranked |url=https://www.smoothradio.com/artists/kelly-clarkson/songs-best-ranked/ |access-date=May 30, 2025 |work=Smooth Radio |quote=The song was critically acclaimed for its catchy melody and festive arrangement, drawing comparisons to Mariah Carey's 'All I Want for Christmas Is You'.}} Billboard{{'}}s Marisa Fox called it the album's "biggest surprise", and described it as an optimistic tune that has Clarkson powering through Darlene Love-style vocals. Mikael Wood of the Los Angeles Times described it as a remarkably cheery single. In her review, Christina Vinson of Taste of Country remarked that the track "has everything a Christmas song could want: a jazzy, big band sound, saxophone and bells ringing, all bottled up in an optimistic and catchy holiday track" and said that Clarkson "shines", as her "strong vocals are needed to offset the snazzy production and chorus." In his review, Idolator's Carl Williott wrote that the song "sounds instantly familiar—sleigh bells, laments about a lonely Christmas day, a sax solo—but with a tightly coiled hook and Clarkson's transcendent voice, the whole thing is kind of invigorating." Sarah Rodman of The Boston Globe called it a bouncy, cooing number tailor-made to soundtrack sleigh rides, and named it the best track on the album.
Critics also approvingly compared it to Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (1994), a track that RCA chief executive Peter Edge described as the song's inspiration. Williot added that "Underneath the Tree" was "already practically a Christmas standard" one week after being released. Jenna Hally Rubenstein of MTV News remarked, "if we may be so bold, it is definitely on par with other impeccable Christmas originals—namely Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You"." Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine noted the similar themes of both songs, and that "Underneath the Tree" is likely to become Clarkson's very own contemporary standard. Melinda Newman of HitFix wrote, "It's a finger-popping, bell-ringing pleaser that could achieve that rare feat of becoming a new Christmas standard. That hasn't happened since Carey's "All I Want For Christmas" in 1994." The Independent{{'}}s Hugh Montgomery called "Underneath The Tree" a "winner on all fronts" for having "sass, jingle, and a sax solo".
Commercial performance
Underneath the Tree" has recurrently charted annually since its 2013 release. It first entered the Billboard Holiday Digital Songs chart at number four on November 16, 2013, as part of Wrapped in Red. After its release as a single, it reached number three on December 28, 2013. The song also debuted at number 21 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, reaching number one after three weeks, becoming Kelly Clarkson's third chart-topper in that category. Additionally, it entered the Billboard Holiday 100 chart at number 34 and later reached the top ten. On the Billboard Hot 100, it debuted at number 92 in December 2013, rising to number 78 by January 2014. "Underneath the Tree" re-entered the Hot 100 multiple times, climbing to number 44 in 2018, number 31 in 2019, and number 30 in 2020, before finally peaking at number ten in December 2024, becoming Clarkson 12th top-ten song. With this, Clarkson earns her 12th Hot 100 hit and first since "Piece by Piece" in 2016, while the song becomes the second-newest holiday track to reach the Hot 100's top ten, after Ariana Grande's "Santa Tell Me".
Internationally, "Underneath the Tree" charted in various countries, including Austria, Canada, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. In Canada, it debuted at number 41 on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 in December 2013, before charting at number 7 In December 2024.{{Cite magazine |title=Kelly Clarkson |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/kelly-clarkson/ |access-date=November 18, 2024 |magazine=Billboard}} In the UK, it entered the UK singles chart at number 79 for the week ending December 14, 2013, before re-charting in 2022, 2023, and 2024, rising at number ten in 2024, becoming Clarkson tenth top-ten song. The song has sold over 318,000 units and has been streamed over 26 million times in the UK as of 2019. In Ireland the song entered at number 37 in January 2020, before eventually charting at number 15 in December 2021. The song also debuted at number 54 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart in December 2019, before eventually reaching number 9 in January 2024.{{Cite web |title=ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart |url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/singles-chart/2024-01-01 |access-date=November 18, 2024 |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association}}
In Austria, it debuted at number 68 on the Ö3 Austria Top 40 in 2014 and later peaked at number 8.{{Cite web |last=Hung |first=Steffen |title=Kelly Clarkson - Underneath The Tree |url=https://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Kelly+Clarkson&titel=Underneath+The+Tree&cat=s |access-date=November 18, 2024 |publisher=Austriancharts.at}} In the Netherlands, it entered the Dutch Top 40 chat at number 26 before rising to number 25 the following week in January 2013.{{Cite web |last=Top 40 |first=Stichting Nederlandse |title=Kelly Clarkson - Underneath The Tree |url=https://www.top40.nl/kelly-clarkson-3/underneath-the-tree-24559 |access-date=November 18, 2024 |publisher=Top 40 |language=nl}} In Japan, "Underneath the Tree" debuted on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart at number 84 for the week ending January 4, 2014, and spent two weeks on the chart.{{Cite magazine |title=Kelly Clarkson |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/kelly-clarkson/chart-history/jpn/ |access-date=November 18, 2024 |magazine=Billboard}} In Germany, it opened at number 43 in December 2018, before eventually ascending to number 5 in December 2024. In Switzerland, it debuted at number 73 in December 2017, before reaching climbing to number ten in December 2023.
Music video
On the eve of Wrapped in Red{{'}}s release, RCA Records released an animated lyric video for "Underneath the Tree", featuring shots of ice skating, a snow-covered town, and copious Christmas trees. The lyric video was released to positive reviews, with Idolator's Sam Lansky describing it as "a nice visual accompaniment to the song that just lends an extra high-octane Yuletide cheer to its already-effervescent spirit". Hamish Hamilton directed the official music video, which premiered on December 3, 2013, on Vevo and featured a live performance of the song from the stage of Clarkson's NBC television special, Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale.
Live performances
Clarkson has performed "Underneath the Tree" in various televised performances. She first performed "Underneath the Tree" in a live televised performance on The Today Show on November 26, 2013. Apart from being performed from the set of Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale featured in the song's accompanying music video, a different live performance was aired during the television special itself, in which Clarkson was accompanied by children while singing it. She also performed the song on the fifth season of the American singing competition The Voice on December 3, 2013. On December 5, 2013, she then performed it on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. In 2016 Clarkson performed the track on The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration television special at the Walt Disney World resort, and the recording was used on the holiday comedy film Office Christmas Party. In December 2019, Clarkson recorded a performance of the song on her talk show, The Kelly Clarkson Show, as part of its "Kellyoke" segment.
Impact
Brian Mansfield of USA Today reported that "Underneath the Tree" was American radio's most-played new holiday song of 2013. In a report published by ASCAP, "Underneath the Tree" was listed as the most-performed new and original holiday song in their repertoire in the years 2015, 2018, and 2019. Marketing curator PlayNetwork also reported that the track was one of the only newer original songs heard by holiday shoppers in 2015. In a 2017 op-ed piece by Pitchfork contributor Grayson Haver Currin on guitarist John Fahey's Christmas music, he sampled the song as a "new Christmas classic" along with "All I Want for Christmas Is You". In an interview on Vogue, Genius content director Elizabeth Milch referred to the song as "the most recent thing to make a play for the "All I Want" crown", while The Washington Post writer Allison Stewart also described it as a close cousin to "All I Want for Christmas is You". In a 2019 Mediabase report by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Underneath the Tree" is the only new song from the past 20 years in their most played top 50 Christmas songs, as most of the tracks that are being played are from the 1940s to 1960s.
In a retrospective listing of the best holiday songs from each year since 1967, Billboard editors chose "Underneath the Tree" as the best holiday song of 2013. Announcing the return of their 2019 Holiday 100 chart, Billboard reported that the track is the only one that was released in the 21st century to appear inside the top twenty. In a 2019 data analysis by Quartz reporter Dan Kopf, he remarked that the song might be a successor to "All I Want for Christmas is You" based on its chart performance. Various publications also promulgated "Underneath the Tree" in their best Christmas songs lists throughout the years:
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- 1st – Billboard, Best New Christmas Songs of the 21st Century{{Cite magazine |last=Dailey |first=Hannah |date=December 6, 2024 |title=The 25 Best New Christmas Songs of the 21st Century (So Far): Staff Picks |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-new-christmas-songs/v-christmas-tree/ |access-date=December 8, 2024 |magazine=Billboard}}
- 1st – Bustle, 16 Christmas Pop Songs That Totally Sleigh
- 1st – Cosmopolitan, 17 Christmas Pop Songs That are Total Bops
- 1st – Metro, Best Christmas Pop Songs of the 2010s
- 2nd – The Varsity, 10 Songs that Need to be on Your Holiday Playlist
- 3rd – The Washington Post, A ranking of 100 Christmas songs
- 7th – O, The Oprah Magazine, 50 Best Christmas Songs of All Time
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- 9th – Redbook, The 50 Best Christmas Songs of All Time
- 18th – Men's Health, The 25 Best Christmas Pop Songs of All Time
- 23rd – Good Housekeeping, 40 Best Modern Christmas Songs
- 29th – Time Out, The 65 Best Christmas songs ofAll Time
- 33rd – Country Living, 60 Best Christmas Songs of All Time
- 55th – Cosmopolitan, The 75 Best Christmas Songs of All Time
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Track listing
{{Track listing
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| title1 = Underneath the Tree
| length1 = 3:49
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{{Track listing
| headline = Digital download – Remixes EP
| title1 = Underneath the Tree
| note1 = Cutmore Christmas Sleigh Ride Radio Mix
| length1 = 3:56
| title2 = Underneath the Tree
| note2 = Cutmore Christmas Sleigh Ride Extended Mix
| length2 = 6:23
| title3 = Underneath the Tree
| note3 = Cutmore Christmas Sleigh Ride PA Mix
| length3 = 3:55
| title4 = Underneath the Tree
| note4 = Cutmore Christmas Sleigh Ride Dub
| length4 = 6:22
| title5 = Underneath the Tree
| note5 = Morlando Radio Mix
| length5 = 3:47
| title6 = Underneath the Tree
| note6 = Morlando Remix
| length6 = 5:41
}}
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from the Wrapped in Red liner notes.
Recording
- Produced at Echo Recording Studio, Los Angeles, California
Personnel
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- All vocals – Kelly Clarkson
- Engineering – Jesse Shatkin
- Bass guitar, drums, engineering, guitar, horn arrangements, keyboards, production and programming – Greg Kurstin
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- Mixing – Serban Ghenea
- Engineered for mixing – John Hanes
- Flugelhorn, mellophone, saxophones (tenor, baritone), trombone, trumpet – David Ralicke
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Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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= Year-end charts =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ 2020 year-end chart performance for "Underneath the Tree" ! scope="col"| Chart (2020) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| Hungary (Stream Top 40){{cite web|url=https://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-listak/stream_db/2020|title=Stream Top 100 – darabszám alapján – 2020|access-date=March 7, 2022|publisher=Mahasz}}
| 85 |
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|+ 2023 year-end chart performance for "Underneath the Tree" ! scope="col"| Chart (2023) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| Hungary (Single Top 40){{cite web|url=https://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-slagerlistak/single_db/2023|title=Single Top 100 - digitális és fizikai értékesítés alapján - 2023|publisher=MAHASZ|access-date=January 31, 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240131131809/https://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-slagerlistak/single_db/2023|archive-date=January 31, 2024|language=hu}}
| 62 |
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|+ 2024 year-end chart performance for "Underneath the Tree" ! scope="col"| Chart (2024) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40){{cite web|url=https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=s&id=2024|title=Jahreshitparade Singles 2024|website=austriancharts.at|language=de|access-date=January 3, 2025}}
| 60 |
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| scope="row"| Germany (GfK){{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-2024|title=Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts|publisher=GfK Entertainment charts|language=de|access-date=December 9, 2024}}
| 93 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|artist=Kelly Clarkson|title=Underneath the Tree|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2013|certyear=2023|access-date=February 17, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|type=single|artist=Kelly Clarkson|title=Underneath the Tree|award=Gold|id=11705|relyear=2013|certyear=2023|access-date=December 4, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=single|artist=Kelly Clarkson|title=Underneath the Tree|award=Platinum|relyear=2013|certyear=2023|certmonth=12|id=2023-12-22|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|certday=25}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Norway|type=single|artist=Kelly Clarkson|title=Underneath the Tree|award=Gold|relyear=2013|certyear=2020|certmonth=12|certday=4|access-date=December 4, 2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Portugal|type=single|artist=Kelly Clarkson|title=Underneath the Tree|award=Gold|relyear=2016|certyear=2022|id=file_2023-01-02-03-46-01.pdf|access-date=January 2, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|type=single|artist=Kelly Clarkson|title=Underneath the Tree|award=Gold|relyear=2013|certyear=2024|id=kelly-clarkson-underneath-the-tree|access-date=January 2, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Kelly Clarkson|title=Underneath the Tree|award=Platinum|number=3|relyear=2013|certyear=2024|id=15327-1808-1|access-date=December 6, 2024}}
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Radio and release history
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| scope="row"| United States
| November 5, 2013 | Adult Contemporary radio | rowspan="3"| RCA | {{n/a}} |
| scope="row"| United Kingdom
| November 22, 2013 | rowspan="2"| Digital download – Single | rowspan="2"| GBCTA1300103 |
| scope="row"| United States
| December 9, 2013 |
| scope="row"| Australia
| rowspan="5"| December 17, 2013 | rowspan="5"| Digital download – Remixes EP | rowspan="5"| 886444405676 |
| scope="row"| Austria
| rowspan="2"| Columbia |
| scope="row"| Germany |
| scope="row"| United Kingdom
| rowspan="2"| RCA |
| scope="row"| United States |
See also
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- List of Christmas hit singles in the United Kingdom
- List of Christmas hit singles in the United States
- List of U.S. number-one adult contemporary singles of 2013 and 2014
- List of Billboard Global 200 top-ten singles in 2023
- List of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles in 2024
- List of UK top-ten singles in 2024
- List of top 10 singles for 2024 in Australia
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{{cite magazine|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/kelly-clarkson-wrapped-in-red |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029215622/http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/kelly-clarkson-wrapped-in-red |title=Kelly Clarkson: Wrapped in Red—Music Review—Slant Magazine |first=Sal |last=Cinquemani |magazine=Slant Magazine |date=October 23, 2013 |access-date=October 29, 2013 |archive-date=October 29, 2013}}
{{cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/music/2013/10/27/album-review-kelly-clarkson-wrapped-red/US04fVv4nfvY0oT6k8bHRJ/story.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029205112/http://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/music/2013/10/27/album-review-kelly-clarkson-wrapped-red/US04fVv4nfvY0oT6k8bHRJ/story.html |title=Album Review: Kelly Clarkson's 'Wrapped in Red' – Music |first=Sarah |last=Rodman |work=The Boston Globe |date=October 28, 2013 |access-date=October 29, 2013 |archive-date=October 29, 2013}} {{subscription required}}
{{cite web|url=http://www.hitfix.com/news/kelly-clarkson-sparkles-on-wrapped-in-red-holiday-album |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109135229/http://www.hitfix.com/news/kelly-clarkson-sparkles-on-wrapped-in-red-holiday-album |title=Kelly Clarkson sparkles on 'Wrapped In Red' holiday album |first=Melinda |last=Newman |work=HitFix |date=October 28, 2013 |access-date=October 29, 2013 |archive-date=January 9, 2014}}
{{cite web |url=http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=11/05/2013&Format=3 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104221844/http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=11%2F05%2F2013&Format=3 |title=R&R: Going For Adds: Adult Contemporary |work=Radio & Records |publisher=Radio & Records, Inc. |date=October 28, 2013 |access-date=October 29, 2013 |archive-date=November 4, 2013 |url-status=dead}}
{{cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a524612/kelly-clarkson-premieres-christmas-song-underneath-the-tree-listen.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019093329/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a524612/kelly-clarkson-premieres-christmas-song-underneath-the-tree-listen.html |title=Kelly Clarkson premieres Christmas song 'Underneath the Tree' |work=Digital Spy |location=United Kingdom |publisher=Hearst Corporation |date=October 18, 2013 |access-date=October 29, 2013 |archive-date=October 19, 2013}}
{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/29/underneath-the-tree-lyric-video-kelly-clarkson_n_4173065.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140322101756/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/29/underneath-the-tree-lyric-video-kelly-clarkson_n_4173065.html |title='Underneath The Tree' Lyric Video Has Kelly Clarkson Getting Festive |work=The Huffington Post |publisher=AOL |date=October 28, 2013 |access-date=August 20, 2013 |archive-date=March 22, 2014}}
{{cite news|url=http://www.today.com/toyotaconcertseries/kelly-clarkson-still-singing-despite-all-day-all-night-morning-2D11658883 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140122110943/http://www.today.com/toyotaconcertseries/kelly-clarkson-still-singing-despite-all-day-all-night-morning-2D11658883 |title=Kelly Clarkson still singing despite 'all day and all night' morning sickness |first=Randee |last=Dawn |work=Today |publisher=NBCUniversal |date=November 25, 2013 |access-date=November 26, 2013 |archive-date=January 22, 2014}}
"Underneath the Tree" was released as a digital download in these countries: * United Kingdom: {{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/underneath-the-tree/745038796 |title=Underneath the Tree – Single by Kelly Clarkson |location=United Kingdom |work=iTunes Store |publisher=Apple, Inc. |date=November 22, 2013 |access-date=November 26, 2013}} * United States: {{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/underneath-the-tree-single/766595515 |title=Underneath the Tree – Single by Kelly Clarkson |location=United States |work=iTunes Store |publisher=Apple, Inc. |date=December 9, 2013 |access-date=December 13, 2013}}
{{cite news|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/11/27/blake-shelton-xenia-kelly-clarkson-to-perform-on-the-december-3-episode-of-the-voice/218752/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140322101521/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/11/27/blake-shelton-xenia-kelly-clarkson-to-perform-on-the-december-3-episode-of-the-voice/218752/ |title=Blake Shelton, Xenia & Kelly Clarkson to Perform on the December 3 Episode of 'The Voice' |first=Sara |last=Bibel |work=TV by the Numbers |publisher=Zap2it |date=November 27, 2013 |access-date=November 28, 2013 |archive-date=March 22, 2014}}
{{cite news|url=http://www.thewrap.com/nbc-voice-kelly-clarkson-blake-shelton-xenia-perform |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140121080543/http://www.thewrap.com/nbc-voice-kelly-clarkson-blake-shelton-xenia-perform |title=Kelly Clarkson to Perform New Holiday Single on 'The Voice' |first=Jethro |last=Nededog |work=The Wrap |publisher=The Wrap News Inc. |date=November 27, 2013 |access-date=November 28, 2013 |archive-date=January 21, 2014}}
{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/oh-come-all-ye-songsters-this-years-christmas-hits-ranked-and-reviewed-8957642.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220012736/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/oh-come-all-ye-songsters-this-years-christmas-hits-ranked-and-reviewed-8957642.html |title=Oh come, all ye songsters: This year's Christmas hits ranked and reviewed |first=Hugh |last=Montgomery |work=The Independent |publisher=Independent Print Limited |date=November 24, 2013 |access-date=November 28, 2013 |archive-date=December 20, 2013}}
{{cite web|url=http://www.dutchcharts.nl/weekchart.asp?cat=s3&year=2013&date=20131214 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216065230/http://www.dutchcharts.nl/weekchart.asp?cat=s3&year=2013&date=20131214 |title=dutchcharts.nl – 3fm Mega Top 50 – 14/12/2013 |publisher=Mega Top 50 |access-date=December 16, 2013 |archive-date=December 16, 2013}}
{{cite news |url=http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/music-news/chart-watch-monster-lives-title-013939655.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216154718/http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/music-news/chart-watch-monster-lives-title-013939655.html |title=Chart Watch: "The Monster" Lives Up To Its Title |first=Paul |last=Grein |work=Yahoo! Music |publisher=Yahoo! Inc. |date=December 11, 2013 |access-date=December 16, 2013 |archive-date=December 16, 2013}}
{{cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/press/2015/12-14-holiday-songs-2015 |title=Today's Pop Stars Add New Chestnuts to ASCAP's Holiday Song Canon |publisher=ASCAP |date=December 14, 2015 |access-date=October 12, 2018}}
{{cite press release|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/playnetwork-shares-top-20-songs-heard-by-holiday-shoppers-300190142.html |title=PlayNetwork Shares Top 20 Songs Heard by Holiday Shoppers |location=Seattle |publisher=PlayNetwork |date=December 9, 2015 |access-date=October 12, 2018}}
{{cite news |url=http://www.top40web.nl/jaarlijsten/jr2014.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150813231900/http://www.top40web.nl/jaarlijsten/jr2014.html |title=Jaarlisten: Jaargang 50, 2014 |language=nl |publisher=Stichting Nederlandse Top 40 |archive-date=August 13, 2015}}
{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3353118/ |title=Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale |work=Internet Movie Database |access-date=December 4, 2013}}
{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2013/12/23/kelly-clarkson-underneath-the-tree-playlist/4170631/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140322100300/http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2013/12/23/kelly-clarkson-underneath-the-tree-playlist/4170631/ |title=Playlist: Kelly Clarkson, plus 10 more holiday tracks |first=Brian |last=Mansfield |work=USA Today |publisher=Gannett Company |date=December 23, 2013 |access-date=December 24, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-date=March 22, 2014}}
{{cite news |url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/why-you-should-listen-to-john-faheys-christmas-musiceven-if-you-hate-christmas-music/ |title=Why You Should Listen to John Fahey's Christmas Music—Even If You Hate Christmas Music |first=Jason Haver |last=Currin |work=Pitchfork |publisher=Condé Nast |date=December 13, 2017 |access-date=October 11, 2018}}
{{cite news |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/spend-thanksgiving-night-onerepublic-kelly-clarkson/story?id=43737944 |title=Spend Thanksgiving Night With OneRepublic, Kelly Clarkson and More |first=Andrea |last=Dresdale |publisher=ABC News |date=November 23, 2016 |access-date=October 11, 2018}}
{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1711525/soundtrack |title=Office Christmas Party (2016) Soundtracks |website=IMDb |access-date=October 11, 2018}}
{{cite web|url=http://www.avclub.com/review/kelly-clarksons-cautionary-christmas-music-tale-106422 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140122195849/http://www.avclub.com/review/kelly-clarksons-cautionary-christmas-music-tale-106422 |title=Kelly Clarkson should have just stuck to the music for her holiday special |first=Gwen |last=Ihnat |work=The A.V. Club |publisher=The Onion, Inc. |date=December 12, 2013 |access-date=December 24, 2013 |archive-date=January 22, 2014}}
{{cite web |last1=Ruiz |first1=Michelle |title=The Enduring Magic of Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/mariah-carey-all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you-analysis |website=Vogue |publisher=Condé Nast |access-date=November 8, 2019 |date=December 23, 2015}}
{{cite news |last1=Stewart |first1=Allison |title=Where are the new Christmas classics? It's increasingly hard to write a seasonal song that becomes a standard. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/where-are-the-new-christmas-classics-its-increasingly-hard-to-write-a-seasonal-song-that-becomes-a-standard/2014/12/21/b4a5b8b4-879d-11e4-9534-f79a23c40e6c_story.html |newspaper=Washington Post |access-date=November 8, 2019 |date=December 21, 2014}}
{{cite web |last1=Ho |first1=Rodney |title=The Christmas song canon rarely changes and this year, Mariah Carey even hit No. 1 with one – from 1994 |url=https://www.ajc.com/blog/radiotvtalk/the-christmas-song-canon-rarely-changes-and-this-year-mariah-carey-even-hit-with-one-from-1994/TUvD5I0KAF5HOaeMLVFBFI/ |website=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |publisher=Cox Enterprises |access-date=December 29, 2019 |date=December 27, 2019}}
{{cite web |last1=Kopf |first1=Dan |title=Data suggest Kelly Clarkson wrote the successor to "All I Want for Christmas Is You" |url=https://qz.com/1774959/data-suggests-kelly-clarksons-underneath-the-tree-might-be-the-next-all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you/ |website=Quartz |access-date=December 29, 2019 |date=December 25, 2019}}
{{cite web |last1=Kritselis |first1=Alex |title=16 Christmas Pop Songs That Totally Sleigh, From Kelly Clarkson To Destiny's Child |url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/124240-16-christmas-pop-songs-that-totally-sleigh-from-kelly-clarkson-to-destinys-child-listen |website=Bustle |date=November 18, 2015 |access-date=December 29, 2019}}
{{cite web |last1=Thomas |first1=Leah |title=16 Christmas Pop Songs That Totally Sleigh, From Kelly Clarkson To Destiny's Child |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/music/g25347488/christmas-song-playlist-pop-bops/ |website=Cosmopolitan |publisher=Hearst Communications |date=November 29, 2018 |access-date=December 29, 2019}}
{{cite web |last1=Thompson |first1=Eliza |title=The 75 Best Christmas Songs of All Time|url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/music/a8471157/best-christmas-songs/|website=Cosmopolitan |publisher=Hearst Communications |date=October 26, 2023 |access-date=November 15, 2023}}
{{cite web |last1=Woodcock |first1=Zara |title=Christmas Pop songs ranked from best to worst |url=https://metro.co.uk/2019/12/24/ranked-decades-christmas-songs-best-worst-dont-11935898/ |website=Metro |publisher=DMG Media |date=December 24, 2019 |access-date=December 29, 2019}}
{{cite web |last1=Jeon |first1=Adela |title=It's beginning to look a lot like non-denominational holiday season! |url=https://thevarsity.ca/2019/12/01/its-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-non-denominational-holiday-season/ |website=The Varsity |date=December 1, 2019 |access-date=December 29, 2019}}
{{Cite news |last=Petri |first=Alexandra |date=17 November 2021 |title=A ranking of 100 — yes, 100 — Christmas songs |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2018/12/07/100-best-christmas-songs-ranking/ |access-date=16 November 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}
{{cite web |last1=Janes |first1=Deanna |title=50 Best Christmas Songs of All Time |url=https://www.oprahmag.com/entertainment/g29154178/best-christmas-songs/?slide=7 |website=O, The Oprah Magazine |publisher=Hearst Communications |access-date=December 29, 2019 |date=September 23, 2019}}
{{cite web |last1=Aronson |first1=Alex |title=50 Best Christmas Songs of All Time |url=https://www.redbookmag.com/life/g30108359/50-best-christmas-songs/?slide=9 |website=Redbook |publisher=Hearst Communications |access-date=December 29, 2019 |date=December 12, 2019}}
{{cite web |last1=Labianca |first1=Juliana |title=40 Best Modern Christmas Songs |url=https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/holidays/christmas-ideas/g29760151/modern-christmas-songs/ |website=Good Housekeeping |publisher=Hearst Communications |access-date=December 29, 2019 |date=November 14, 2019}}
{{cite web |title=40 Best Modern Christmas Songs |url=https://www.countryliving.com/life/entertainment/g29326536/best-christmas-songs/|website=Country Living |publisher=Hearst Communications |access-date=December 29, 2019 |date=December 12, 2019}}
{{cite web |title=The 65 Best Christmas Songs of All Time |url=https://www.timeout.com/music/best-christmas-songs |work=Time Out |access-date=November 15, 2023 |date=November 11, 2022}}
{{cite web |last1=Alter |first1=Rebecca |title=Have Yourself a Kelly Little Christmas and Watch Every Holiday Kellyoke |url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/12/kelly-clarkson-show-christmas-kellyoke-covers.html |website=Vulture |access-date=December 30, 2019 |date=December 24, 2019}}
{{cite web |last1=Okosun |first1=Elizabeth |last2=Ocampo |first2=Josh |title=The Best Christmas Pop Songs of All Time |url=https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/g34414602/modern-christmas-pop-songs/ |website=Men's Health |publisher=Hearst |access-date=July 1, 2021 |date=December 16, 2020}}
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