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Carly Pearce and Michael Bublé Release New Holiday Song
Michael Bublé is often considered the king of Christmas, with more than a dozen covers of popular holiday songs.
One of his most famous covers is “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas,” which was released in 2011 on his Christmas album. The song has become a holiday favorite and is heard almost everywhere during the season.
Now, Bublé has teamed up with country star Carly Pearce to release an original Christmas song titled “Maybe This Christmas.”
The track officially dropped on Monday, November 18, after both artists teased it just days earlier on their social media.
“Maybe This Christmas” isn’t your typical holiday anthem. While many popular Christmas tracks celebrate the season and call it the best time of the year, Bublé and Pearce have created a song that acknowledges the sadness some may feel during this time, like loneliness.
In a video Bublé posted on Instagram, he’s seen sharing it with his wife, Luisana, for the very first time. While she listens with headphones on, they both become visibly emotional as the lyrics move them to tears.
“I poured my heart into this song and it’s always a vulnerable place to share new music,” Bublé wrote in the video’s caption. “Seeing Lu so emotional erased all my doubt. I wrote this song for those who find the holidays a hard time.. a lonely time. Music has a way of healing and this one means a lot.”
Pearce also shared how special this song is to her, telling her followers that she usually doesn’t listen to Christmas music until after Thanksgiving. However, for this song, she was happy to make an exception and bring it to life
“I have been a fan of [Michael Bublé] for such a long time, so I was SO excited when he called and asked me to be on this song with him,” Pearce wrote. “I don’t listen to Christmas music before Thanksgiving, but for Michael Bublé and this moment I’ll make an exception.”
See lyrics from “Maybe It’s Christmas” below.
“I’ve been running all my life / I’ve been trying to get it right / Sentimentally, the thing I do well / But it’s Christmas time, again / And I’m missing all my friends / A million miles away, a toast to their health”
Fans are also praising the emotional Christmas ballad, appreciating that it offers a different side of the holiday season compared to the upbeat tunes we usually hear.
“This is so beautiful. Thank you for this collab,” one fan wrote.
“Absolutely gorgeous song,” another said.
“I know what’s going to be on repeat all December,” a third fan added.
You can listen to “Maybe It’s Christmas” in the video below.
