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Kelly Clarkson has just opened up about how tough the holidays can sometimes be, especially now that she and Brandon Blackstock have divorced. The 39-year-old Voice coach shared a very candid and personal message with her fans before she was about to perform “Merry Christmas (To the One I Used to Know)” on Kelly Clarkson Presents: When Christmas Comes Around, which aired on Wednesday, December 1st.
The song, which is taken from Clarkson’s album “When Christmas Comes Around…” that was released in October, is about a person who wonders if everything they thought about their ex was “a lie.” Before the performance, Kelly said: “The holidays come with a whole range of emotions. I’m gonna be real with y’all — when I wrote this next song, I was crying my face off, which happens even at Christmastime, everyone.”
"I had just put my kids to bed and I was just going through it, having a really hard time, and it’s been a really tough year for a lot of us," the “Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)” singer continued. "And I wrote this song for me, but also because there aren’t many holiday songs for people feeling alone or lost or just plain sad other than Dolly Parton’s classic "Hard Candy Christmas," which we all love. It’s about getting through a tough holiday. I absolutely love that song and it allowed me to write this."
We love how open and honest the "I Dare You" singer was, and how she didn’t try and pretend her life was perfect. Isn't this one of the many reasons we love her?! The American Idol winner also got very emotional before singing her holiday break-up song, "Christmas Isn’t Canceled (Just You)," which also features on her new Christmas album. "I was honestly a little nervous about sharing this one because it’s not your typical Christmas single," Clarkson said about the song. "But it was the first song that I wrote for this album and I wrote it because a lot of things were taken from us over the last couple of years — people, relationships, jobs, etc."
"There were so many things taken. But instead of looking at everything that’s gone wrong, we should be looking at all the things that have gone right," the "Catch My Breath" singer continued. "And that’s what my therapist tells me anyway so that’s who I’m singing to! But no matter what people try to take from you, nobody can cancel Christmas, y’all." We've never heard wiser words!
Clarkson filed for divorce from 44-year-old Blackstock in June 2020 after nearly seven years of marriage. Although the exes are now reportedly declared legally single, the divorce will not be finalized until January 2022. They are parents to daughter River, 7, and son Remington, 5, while Blackstock also shares daughter Savannah, 19, and son Seth, 15, with ex-wife Melissa Ashworth.
