Underneath the Tree

{{short description|2013 single by Kelly Clarkson}} {{good article}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2022}} {{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)<ref name="Liner notes – Wrapped in Red"/> | genre = Christmas | length = {{Duration|m=3|s=49}} | label = RCA | writer = * Kelly Clarkson * Greg Kurstin | 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"}}}} }}

"'''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 Christmas 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 Christmas classic. They favorably compared it to Mariah Carey's 1994 Christmas song "All I Want for Christmas Is You". The track has reached number seven 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.<ref>{{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/}}</ref>

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== {{Listen | filename = Kelly Clarkson - Underneath the Tree.ogg | title = "Underneath the Tree" | description = A 23-second sample of "Underneath the Tree". A Christmas pop song, critics from ''Billboard'' and HitFix noted how the song's instrumentation evoked Phil Spector's dense Wall of Sound approach. | pos = left }} 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.<ref name="Billboard 1" /> 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".<ref name="Liner notes – Wrapped in Red" /> "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.<ref name="Billboard 1" /><ref name="HitFix 1" /> 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."<ref name="Billboard 1" />

"Underneath the Tree" is an uptempo Christmas<ref name="Taste of Country 1" /> pop<ref name="Music Notes" /> song written by Clarkson and Kurstin.<ref name="Music Notes" /> 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{{music|flat}} major, in which the vocal range spans from E{{music|flat}}4 to G5.<ref name="Music Notes" /> 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.<ref name="Idolator 1" />

==Release== On October 18, 2013, Clarkson premiered "Underneath the Tree" on her Vevo channel.<ref name="Digital Spy 1" /> On November 5, 2013, RCA Records released it as a single on Adult Contemporary radio stations in the United States,<ref name="Radio and Records 1" /> while also planning to release it on Mainstream Pop stations.<ref name="Billboard 1" /> 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.<ref name="Digital download - single" /> A digital EP containing remixes of the song was released internationally on December 17, 2013.<ref name="Digital download - Remixes EP" />

==Critical response== [[File:Mariah Carey Neighborhood Ball in downtown Washington 2009 cropped.JPG|left |thumb|250px|Critics approvingly compared "Underneath the Tree" to the 1994 Christmas track "All I Want for Christmas Is You", originally sung by Mariah Carey (pictured).]] "Underneath the Tree" has received critical acclaim from various music critics on its release, praised its catchiness and festive arrangement.<ref name=":0">{{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'.}}</ref> ''Billboard''{{'}}s Marisa Fox called it the album's "biggest surprise",<ref name="Billboard 1" /> and described it as an optimistic tune that has Clarkson powering through Darlene Love-style vocals.<ref name="Billboard 1" /> Mikael Wood of the ''Los Angeles Times'' described it as a remarkably cheery single.<ref name="Los Angeles Times 1" /> 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."<ref name="Taste of Country 1" /> 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."<ref name="Idolator 1" /> 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.<ref name="The Boston Globe 1" />

Critics also approvingly compared it to Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (1994),<ref name=":0" /> a track that RCA chief executive Peter Edge described as the song's inspiration.<ref name="Billboard 2" /> Williot added that "Underneath the Tree" was "already practically a Christmas standard" one week after being released.<ref name="Idolator 1" /> 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"."<ref name="MTV 1" /> 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.<ref name="Slant Magazine" /> 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."<ref name="HitFix 1" /> ''The Independent''{{'}}s Hugh Montgomery called "Underneath The Tree" a "winner on all fronts" for having "sass, jingle, and a sax solo".<ref name="The Independent 1" />

==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.<ref name="Billboard 3" /> 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.<ref name="Billboard 4" /><ref name="Billboard 5" /> Additionally, it entered the ''Billboard'' Holiday 100 chart at number 34 and later reached the top ten.<ref name="The Hollywood Reporter 1" /><ref name="Billboard 6" /> On the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, it debuted at number 92 in December 2013, rising to number 78 by January 2014.<ref name="Chart Performance - US" /><ref name="Chart Performance - US 2" /> "Underneath the Tree" re-entered the Hot 100 multiple times, climbing to number 44 in 2018, number 31 in 2019, number 30 in 2020, number 9 in 2024 (becoming Clarkson 12th top-ten song), and finally number 7 in December 2025.<ref name="Chart Performance - US 8"/> With this, Clarkson earned her 12th Hot 100 hit and her first since "Piece by Piece" in 2016, while the song also became the second-newest holiday track to reach the Hot 100's top ten (after Ariana Grande's "Santa Tell Me").<ref name="Chart Performance - US 5" />

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.<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Kelly Clarkson |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/kelly-clarkson/ |access-date=November 18, 2024 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> 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.<ref name="auto" /> The song has sold over 318,000 units and has been streamed over 26 million times in the UK as of 2019.<ref name="Chart Performance - UK 3" /> In Ireland the song entered at number 37 in January 2020, before eventually charting at number 15 in December 2021.<ref name="auto" /> The song also debuted at number 54 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart in December 2019, before eventually reaching number 9 in January 2024.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

In Austria, it debuted at number 68 on the Ö3 Austria Top 40 in 2014 and later peaked at number 8.<ref>{{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}}</ref> In the Netherlands, it entered the Dutch Top 40 chat at number 26 before rising to number 25 the following week in January 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Underneath The Tree: Kelly Clarkson |url=https://www.top40.nl/kelly-clarkson-3/underneath-the-tree-24559 |date=2013 |access-date=August 14, 2025 |website=Top 40 NL |language=nl}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Kelly Clarkson |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/kelly-clarkson/chart-history/jpn/ |access-date=November 18, 2024 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Huff Post 1" /> 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".<ref name="Huff Post 1" /><ref name="Idolator 2" /> 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''.<ref name="Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale" /><ref name="Idolator 3" />

==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.<ref name="NBC 1" /> 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.<ref name="The A.V. Club" /> She also performed the song on the fifth season of the American singing competition ''The Voice'' on December 3, 2013.<ref name="TV by the Numbers 1" /><ref name="The Wrap 1" /> On December 5, 2013, she then performed it on ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'' and on ''Late Night with Jimmy Fallon''.<ref name="Idolator 4" /> In 2016 Clarkson performed the track on ''The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration'' television special at the Walt Disney World resort,<ref name="ABC News 1" /> and the recording was used on the holiday comedy film ''Office Christmas Party''.<ref name="IMDb 1" /> In December 2019, Clarkson recorded a performance of the song on her talk show, ''The Kelly Clarkson Show'', as part of its "Kellyoke" segment.<ref name="Vulture 1" />

==Impact== Brian Mansfield of ''USA Today'' reported that "Underneath the Tree" was American radio's most-played new holiday song of 2013.<ref name="USA Today 1" /> 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.<ref name="Chart Performance - US 3" /><ref name="Chart Performance - US 6" /><ref name="Chart Performance - US 7" /> Marketing curator PlayNetwork also reported that the track was one of the only newer original songs heard by holiday shoppers in 2015.<ref name="Chart Performance - US 4" /> 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".<ref name="Pitchfork 1" /> 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",<ref name="Vogue 1" /> while ''The Washington Post'' writer Allison Stewart also described it as a close cousin to "All I Want for Christmas is You".<ref name="Washington Post 1" /> 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.<ref name="Atlanta Journal-Constitution 1" />

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.<ref name="Billboard 12" /> 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.<ref name="Billboard 13" /> 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.<ref name="Quartz 1" /> Various publications also promulgated "Underneath the Tree" in their best Christmas songs lists throughout the years:

{{col-begin}} {{col-2}} * 1st – ''Billboard'', Best New Christmas Songs of the 21st Century<ref>{{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}}</ref> * 1st – ''Bustle'', 16 Christmas Pop Songs That Totally Sleigh<ref name="Bustle 1" /> * 1st – ''Cosmopolitan'', 17 Christmas Pop Songs That are Total Bops<ref name="Cosmopolitan 1" /> * 1st – ''Metro'', Best Christmas Pop Songs of the 2010s<ref name="Metro 1" /> * 1st – ''Slant Magazine'', The 21 Best Christmas Songs of the 21st Century<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 December 2025 |title=The 21 Best Christmas Songs of the 21st Century |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/lists/the-21-best-christmas-songs-of-the-21st-century-so-far/ |access-date=16 December 2025 |website=Slant Magazine}}</ref> * 2nd – ''The Varsity'', 10 Songs that Need to be on Your Holiday Playlist<ref name="The Varsity 1" /> * 3rd – ''The Washington Post'', A ranking of 100 Christmas songs<ref name="The Washington Post 1" /> {{col-2}} * 7th – ''O, The Oprah Magazine'', 50 Best Christmas Songs of All Time<ref name="Oprah Magazine 1" /> * 9th – ''Redbook'', The 50 Best Christmas Songs of All Time<ref name="Redbook 1" /> * 18th – ''Men's Health'', The 25 Best Christmas Pop Songs of All Time<ref name="Men's Health 1" /> * 23rd – ''Good Housekeeping'', 40 Best Modern Christmas Songs<ref name="Good Housekeeping 1" /> * 29th – ''Time Out'', The 65 Best Christmas songs ofAll Time<ref name="Time Out 1" /> * 33rd – ''Country Living'', 60 Best Christmas Songs of All Time<ref name="Country Living 1" /> * 55th – ''Cosmopolitan'', The 75 Best Christmas Songs of All Time<ref name="Cosmopolitan 2" /> {{col-end}}

==Track listing== {{Track listing | headline = Digital download – Single<ref name="Digital download - single" /> | title1 = Underneath the Tree | length1 = 3:49 }}

{{Track listing | headline = Digital download – Remixes EP<ref name="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.<ref name="Liner notes – Wrapped in Red" />

'''Recording''' *Produced at Echo Recording Studio, Los Angeles, California

'''Personnel''' {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} * All vocals – Kelly Clarkson * Engineering – Jesse Shatkin * Bass guitar, drums, engineering, guitar, horn arrangements, keyboards, production and programming – Greg Kurstin {{col-2}} * Mixing – Serban Ghenea ** Engineered for mixing – John Hanes * Flugelhorn, mellophone, saxophones (tenor, baritone), trombone, trumpet – David Ralicke {{col-end}}

==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}

===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Chart performance for "Underneath the Tree" ! scope="col"| Chart (2013–2026) ! scope="col"| Peak position |- {{single chart|Australia|6|artist=Kelly Clarkson|song=Underneath the Tree|rowheader=true|access-date=December 19, 2025}} |- {{single chart|Austria|6|artist=Kelly Clarkson|song=Underneath the Tree|rowheader=true|access-date=December 7, 2024}} |- {{single chart|Belarus|59|date=20260102-20260108|publish-date=January 9, 2026|rowheader=true|access-date=January 10, 2026}} |- {{single chart|Flanders|13|artist=Kelly Clarkson|song=Underneath the Tree|rowheader=true|access-date=January 1, 2024}} |- {{single chart|Wallonia|21|artist=Kelly Clarkson|song=Underneath the Tree|rowheader=true|access-date=December 31, 2023}} |- {{single chart|Billboardcanadianhot100|6|artist=Kelly Clarkson|rowheader=true|access-date=December 31, 2024}} |- {{single chart|Billboardcanadaac|1|artist=Kelly Clarkson|rowheader=true|access-date=December 28, 2013}} |- {{single chart|Billboardcanadahotac|41|artist=Kelly Clarkson|rowheader=true|access-date=December 28, 2013}} |- {{single chart|CIS|130|artist=Kelly Clarkson|song=Underneath The Tree|rowheader=true|songid=52048|access-date=January 3, 2026|refname=CIS}} |- ! scope="row"| Croatia (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/kelly-clarkson/chart-history/i32/|title=Kelly Clarkson Chart History (Croatia Songs)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 30, 2025}}</ref> | 14 |- {{single chart|Czechdigital|15|year=2023|week=51+52|rowheader=true|access-date=January 2, 2024}} |- {{single chart|Denmark|27|artist=Kelly Clarkson|song=Underneath the Tree|rowheader=true|access-date=December 12, 2025}} |- {{single chart|Estonia|40|date=20241220-20241226|publish-date=December 27, 2024|rowheader=true|access-date=December 19, 2025}} |- {{single chart|Finland|15|artist=Kelly Clarkson|song=Underneath the Tree|rowheader=true|access-date=December 28, 2025}} |- ! scope="row"| France (SNEP)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://snepmusique.com/pdf/tops_pdf.php?annee=2025&semaine=52&categorie=Top%20Singles|title=Top Singles (19/12/2025 {{ndash}} 26/12/2025)|publisher=SNEP|language=fr|access-date=December 31, 2025}}</ref> | 22 |- {{single chart|Germany|5|songid=1204994|artist=Kelly Clarkson|song=Underneath the Tree|rowheader=true|access-date=December 13, 2024}} |- {{single chart|Billboardglobal200|6|artist=Kelly Clarkson|rowheader=true|access-date=December 27, 2023}} |- ! scope="row"| Greece International (IFPI)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ifpi.gr/digital_iel.html|title=Official IFPI Charts – Digital Singles Chart (International) – Εβδομάδα: 52/2025|publisher=IFPI Greece|language=el|access-date=January 5, 2026}}</ref> | 9 |- {{single chart|Hungary|25|year=2025|week=50|rowheader=true|access-date=December 17, 2025}} |- {{single chart|Hungarysingle|7|year=2025|week=52|rowheader=true|access-date=December 30, 2025}} |- {{single chart|Hungarystream|7|year=2020|week=52|rowheader=true|access-date=January 1, 2021}} |- {{single chart|Ireland4|7|date=20251226|rowheader=true|access-date=December 27, 2025}} |- ! scope="row"| Italy (FIMI)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/archivio-classifiche-settimanali/archivio-classifiche-per-settimana/?tipo=2&anno=2025&settimana=52#tabs-1b|title=Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 52|publisher=Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|language=it|access-date=December 30, 2025}}</ref> | 18 |- {{single chart|Billboardjapanhot100|84|artist=Kelly Clarkson|rowheader=true|access-date=December 28, 2013}} |- ! scope="row"| Latvia Streaming (LaIPA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sejas.tvnet.lv/8163292/latvijas-muzikas-topa-gada-nogale-valda-nostalgija-un-svetku-noskana|title=Latvijas mūzikas topā gada nogalē valda nostalģija un svētku noskaņa|trans-title=Nostalgia and festive mood prevail in Latvian music chart at the end of the year|language=lv|publisher={{Ill|TV Net|lv|TVNET GRUPA}}|access-date=January 1, 2025|date=December 30, 2024}}</ref> | 7 |- ! scope="row"| Lithuania (AGATA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/w52-4/|title=2026 01-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)|language=lt|publisher=AGATA|date=January 2, 2026|access-date=January 3, 2026}}</ref> | 8 |- ! scope="row"| Luxembourg (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/kelly-clarkson/chart-history/i12/|title=Kelly Clarkson Chart History (Luxembourg Songs)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 3, 2024|lang=en}}</ref> | 9 |- {{single chart|Moldova|37|date=20251219-20251225|publish-date=December 26, 2025|rowheader=true|access-date=December 26, 2025}} |- {{single chart|Dutch40|25|artist=Kelly Clarkson|song=Underneath the Tree|year=2013|week=52|rowheader=true|access-date=December 28, 2013}} |- ! scope="row"| Netherlands (Mega Top 50)<ref name="Chart Performance – NLD 2" /> | 34 |- {{single chart|Dutch100|4|artist=Kelly Clarkson|song=Underneath the Tree|rowheader=true |access-date=December 20, 2025}} |- {{single chart|New Zealand|6|artist=Kelly Clarkson|song=Underneath the Tree|rowheader=true|access-date=December 19, 2025}} |- ! scope="row"| Norway (IFPI Norge)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://topplista.no/charts/singles/2025-w52/|title=Singel 2025 uke 52|publisher=IFPI Norge|access-date=December 27, 2025}}</ref> | 26 |- {{single chart|Philippines|38|date=01-03-2026|access-date=January 1, 2026|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|Poland|91|chartid=3965|year=2021|rowheader=true|access-date=December 27, 2021}} |- ! scope="row"| Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olis.pl/charts/oficjalna-lista-sprzedazy/single-w-streamie|title=OLiS – oficjalna lista sprzedaży – single w streamie|publisher=OLiS|language=pl|access-date=January 2, 2025|type=Select week 20.12.2024–26.12.2024.}}</ref> | 12 |- ! scope="row"| Portugal (AFP)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://audiogest.pt/uploads/files/file_2025-12-30-16-16-30.pdf|title=Top 200 Singles Semana 52 de 2025|page=8|publisher=Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa|access-date=December 31, 2025|language=pt-pt}}</ref> | 8 |- ! scope="row"| Romania Airplay (TopHit)<ref name="CIS"/> | 108 |- {{single chart|Scotland|24|date=20191220|rowheader=true|access-date=December 21, 2019}} |- ! scope="row"| Singapore (RIAS)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rias.org.sg/the-official-singapore-charts/|title=The Official Singapore Charts Week 52 (19 - 25 Dec 2025)|publisher=RIAS|access-date=December 30, 2025|archive-date=December 30, 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20251230071140/https://www.rias.org.sg/the-official-singapore-charts/}}</ref> | 10 |- {{single chart|Slovakdigital2|16|year=2022|week=52+53|rowheader=true|access-date=January 2, 2023}} |- {{single chart|South Africa2|54|rowheader=true|week=52|year=2021|access-date=January 10, 2026}} |- ! scope="row"| South Korea (Circle)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=52&hitYear=2025&termGbn=week&yearTime=3|title=Digital Chart – Week 52 of 2025|website=Circle Chart|language=ko|access-date=January 1, 2026}}</ref> | 33 |- ! scope="row"| Spain (PROMUSICAE)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elportaldemusica.es/lists/top-100-canciones/2025/52|title=Top 100 Canciones - WK 52|publisher=PROMUSICAE|language=es|access-date=January 1, 2026}}</ref> | 32 |- ! scope="row"| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sverigetopplistan.se/chart/41/?dspy=2025&dspp=52|title=Veckolista Singlar, vecka 52, 2025|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|language=sv|access-date=December 30, 2025}}</ref> | 34 |- {{single chart|Switzerland|8|artist=Kelly Clarkson|song=Underneath the Tree|rowheader=true|access-date=December 29, 2024}} |- ! scope="row" | United Arab Emirates (IFPI)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theofficialmenachart.com/weeklychart |title=The Official MENA Chart {{!}} Weekly Chart {{ndash}} Week 52, 2025 {{ndash}} 19/12 to 25/12/2025 |website=The Official MENA Chart |publisher=International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|access-date=January 1, 2026 |type=Select year 2025, week 52 and UAE chart to view peak.}}</ref> | 14 |- {{single chart|UK|5|date=20251212|rowheader=true|access-date=December 13, 2025}} |- {{single chart|Billboardhot100|7|artist=Kelly Clarkson|rowheader=true|access-date=December 23, 2025}} |- {{single chart|Billboardadultcontemporary |1 |artist=Kelly Clarkson |rowheader=true |access-date=November 26, 2013}} |- ! scope="row"| US Adult Pop Airplay (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Kelly Clarkson Chart History (Adult Top 40) |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/kelly-clarkson/chart-history/adult-pop-songs|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021194707/http://www.billboard.com/music/kelly-clarkson/chart-history/adult-pop-songs|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 21, 2017|magazine=Billboard |access-date=April 22, 2020}}</ref> | 34 |- ! scope="row"| US Holiday 100 (''Billboard'')<ref name="Billboard 6" /> | 6 |- ! scope="row"| US ''Rolling Stone'' Top 100<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/charts/songs/2020-12-31/|title=Top 100 Songs|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=December 31, 2020|access-date=December 28, 2020|archive-date=January 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107021914/https://www.rollingstone.com/charts/songs/2020-12-31/|url-status=dead}}</ref> | 11 |} {{col-2}}

===Monthly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Monthly chart performance for "Underneath the Tree" ! scope="col"| Chart (2023{{ndash}}2025) ! scope="col"| Peak position |- ! scope="row"| Lithuania Airplay (TopHit)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/lt/monthly/202312|title=Top Radio Hits Lithuania Monthly Chart: December 2023|publisher=TopHit|access-date=December 28, 2025|language=en}}</ref> | 45 |- ! scope="row"| Moldova Airplay (TopHit)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/md/monthly/202512|title=Top Radio Hits Moldova Monthly Chart: December 2025|publisher=TopHit|access-date=December 28, 2025|date=December 24, 2025|language=en}}</ref> | 61 |- |}

=== Year-end charts === {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ 2013 year-end chart performance for "Underneath the Tree" ! scope="col"| Chart (2013) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| South Korea International (Gaon)<ref name="2013 Year-end Chart - KOR" /> | 113 |} {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ 2014 year-end chart performance for "Underneath the Tree" ! scope="col"| Chart (2014) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)<ref name="2014 Year-end Chart - NLD" /> | 161 |- ! scope="row"| US Adult Contemporary (''Billboard'')<ref name="2014 Year-end Chart - US AC" /> | 43 |} {| 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)<ref>{{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}}</ref> | 85 |} {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ 2023 year-end chart performance for "Underneath the Tree" ! scope="col"| Chart (2023) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| Hungary (Single Top 40)<ref>{{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}}</ref> | 62 |} {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ 2024 year-end chart performance for "Underneath the Tree" ! scope="col"| Chart (2024) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)<ref>{{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}}</ref> | 60 |- ! scope="row"| Germany (GfK)<ref>{{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}}</ref> | 93 |} {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ 2025 year-end chart performance for "Underneath the Tree" ! scope="col"| Chart (2025) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| Germany (GfK)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-2025|title=Offizielle Deutsche Charts – Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts – 2025|publisher=GfK Entertainment|language=de|access-date=December 10, 2025}}</ref> | 88 |}

===Decade-end charts=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ {{sronly|20s Decade-end chart performance}} ! scope="col"|Chart (2025–2026) ! scope="col"|Position |- ! scope="row"| Russia Streaming (TopHit)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/internet/hits/ru/decade/2020|title=Top All Internet Hits Russia Decade Chart: 20s|publisher=TopHit|access-date=January 10, 2026}}</ref> | 162 |- |} {{col-end}}

==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|number=2|type=single|artist=Kelly Clarkson|title=Underneath the Tree|award=Platinum|relyear=2013|certyear=2024|access-date=February 7, 2025}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|type=single|artist=Kelly Clarkson|title=Underneath the Tree|award=Platinum|relyear=2013|number=2|certyear=2025|certmonth=1|id=14878|access-date=January 1, 2025}} {{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=Platinum|relyear=2016|certyear=2025|certweek=48|id=file_2025-12-03-17-53-56.pdf|access-date=December 4, 2025}} {{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=4|relyear=2013|certyear=2025|id=15327-1808-1|access-date=January 6, 2026}} {{Certification Table Separator|title=Streaming}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Greece|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2013|certyear=2025|certweek=48|id=20251203065503|access-date=December 3, 2025}} {{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streamsonly=true}}

==Radio and release history== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+List of release dates, showing region, release format, label, and catalog number |- ! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format ! scope="col"| Label ! scope="col"| Catalog number ! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- ! scope="row"| United States | November 5, 2013 | Adult Contemporary radio | rowspan="3"| RCA | {{n/a}} | <ref name="Radio and Records 1" /> |- ! scope="row"| United Kingdom | November 22, 2013 | rowspan="2"| Digital download – Single | rowspan="2"| GBCTA1300103 | rowspan="2"| <ref name="Digital download - single" /> |- ! scope="row"| United States | December 9, 2013 |- ! scope="row"| Australia | rowspan="5"| December 17, 2013 | rowspan="5"| Digital download – Remixes EP | Sony Music | rowspan="5"| 886444405676 | rowspan="5"| <ref name="Digital download - Remixes EP" /> |- ! scope="row"| Austria | rowspan="2"| Columbia |- ! scope="row"| Germany |- ! scope="row"| United Kingdom | rowspan="2"| RCA |- ! scope="row"| United States |}

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EMI April Music |format=sheet music |year=2013 |url=http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtdFPE.asp?ppn=MN0126470 |access-date=October 29, 2013}} {{subscription required}}</ref> <ref name="Liner notes – Wrapped in Red">{{cite AV media notes|title=Wrapped in Red |others=Kelly Clarkson |year=2013 |publisher=RCA Records |id=88883-77623-2 |type=booklet}}</ref> <ref name="Billboard 1">{{cite magazine |url=http://shop.billboard.com/products/billboard-back-issue-volume-125-issue-41 |title=Clarkson in the Red zone |first=Marisa |last=Fox |magazine=Billboard |volume=125 |issue=41 |publisher=Prometheus Global Media |access-date=October 29, 2013 |archive-date=December 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221217092516/https://shop.billboard.com/products/billboard-back-issue-volume-125-issue-41 |url-status=dead}}{{subscription required}}</ref> <ref name="Billboard 2">{{cite 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2014}}</ref> <ref name="Billboard 6">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/kelly-clarkson/chart-history/hsx/ |title=Kelly Clarkson Chart History (Holiday 100) |magazine=Billboard |access-date=December 6, 2013}}</ref> <ref name="Billboard 12">{{cite magazine|first=Andrew |last=Unterberger |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/best-holiday-song-last-50-years-critics-take-7632297/ |title=Kelly Clarkson Album & Song Chart History |magazine=Billboard |date=December 1, 2017 |access-date=November 8, 2019}}</ref> <ref name="Billboard 13">{{cite magazine|first=Gary |last=Trust |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8545185/mariah-carey-all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you-holiday-100-chart-returns-2019 |title=Mariah Carey's 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' Rules Holiday 100, as Chart Returns For the Season |magazine=Billboard |date=December 2, 2019 |access-date=December 29, 2019}}</ref> <ref name="The Hollywood Reporter 1">{{cite 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1">{{cite web|url=http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2013/10/18/kelly-clarkson-underneath-the-tree/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020054223/http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2013/10/18/kelly-clarkson-underneath-the-tree/ |title=Listen To Kelly Clarkson's Insta-Christmas Classic: 'Underneath The Tree' |first=Jenna Hally |last=Rubenstein |work=MTV |publisher=Viacom Media Networks |date=October 18, 2013 |access-date=October 29, 2013 |archive-date=October 20, 2013}}</ref> <ref name="Los Angeles Times 1">{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-listen-to-kelly-clarksons-new-christmas-song-underneath-the-tree-20131018,0,473078.story |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109092146/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-listen-to-kelly-clarksons-new-christmas-song-underneath-the-tree-20131018,0,473078.story |title=Listen to Kelly Clarkson's new Christmas song 'Underneath the Tree' |first=Mikael |last=Wood |work=Los Angeles Times |date=October 18, 2013 |access-date=October 29, 2013 |archive-date=November 9, 2013}}</ref> <ref name="Idolator 1">{{cite web|url=http://www.idolator.com/7489536/kelly-clarkson-christmas-underneath-the-tree |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131105140838/http://www.idolator.com/7490810/kelly-clarkson-underneath-the-tree-lyric-video |title=Kelly Clarkson Premieres New Christmas Classic "Underneath The Tree": Listen |first=Carl |last=Williott |work=Idolator |publisher=Spin Media |date=October 18, 2013 |access-date=October 29, 2013 |archive-date=November 5, 2013}}</ref> <ref name="Idolator 2">{{cite web|url=http://www.idolator.com/7490810/kelly-clarkson-underneath-the-tree-lyric-video |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131105140838/http://www.idolator.com/7490810/kelly-clarkson-underneath-the-tree-lyric-video |title=Kelly Clarkson's "Underneath The Tree" Gets A Cute Lyric Video: Watch |first=Sam |last=Lansky |work=Idolator |publisher=Spin Media |date=October 28, 2013 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1">{{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}}</ref> <ref name="Huff Post 1">{{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}}</ref> <ref name="NBC 1">{{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}}</ref> <ref name="Digital download - single">"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}}</ref> <ref name="Digital download - Remixes EP">"Underneath the Tree" (Remixes) was released as a digital EP in these countries: * Australia: {{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/underneath-the-tree-remixes-ep/784754696 |title=Underneath the Tree (Remixes) – EP by Kelly Clarkson |location=Australia |work=iTunes Store |publisher=Apple, Inc. |date=December 17, 2013 |access-date=December 24, 2013}} * Austria: {{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/at/album/underneath-the-tree-remixes-ep/784754696 |title=Underneath the Tree (Remixes) – EP von Kelly Clarkson |location=Austria |language=de |work=iTunes Store |publisher=Apple, Inc. |date=December 17, 2013 |access-date=December 24, 2013}} * Germany: {{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/de/album/underneath-the-tree-remixes-ep/784754696 |title=Underneath the Tree (Remixes) – EP von Kelly Clarkson |location=Germany |language=de |work=iTunes Store |publisher=Apple, Inc. |date=December 17, 2013 |access-date=December 24, 2013}} * United Kingdom: {{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/underneath-tree-remixes-ep/id784754696 |title=Underneath the Tree (Remixes) – EP by Kelly Clarkson |location=United Kingdom |work=iTunes Store |publisher=Apple, Inc. |date=December 17, 2013 |access-date=December 24, 2013}} * United States: {{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/underneath-the-tree-remixes-ep/1535274230 |title=Underneath the Tree (Remixes) – EP by Kelly Clarkson |location=United Kingdom |work=iTunes Store |publisher=Apple, Inc. |date=December 17, 2013 |access-date=December 24, 2013}}</ref> <ref name="TV by the Numbers 1">{{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}}</ref> <ref name="The Wrap 1">{{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}}</ref> <ref name="The Independent 1">{{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}}</ref> <ref name="Chart Performance – NLD 2">{{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}}</ref> <ref name="Chart Performance - UK 3">{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-biggest-new-christmas-songs-how-do-they-compare-to-the-classics__21166/ |title=The biggest new Christmas songs: How do they compare to the classics? |first=Rob |last=Copsey |publisher=Official Charts Company |date=December 4, 2019 |access-date=December 29, 2019}}</ref> <ref name="Chart Performance - US">{{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! 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Inc. |date=December 27, 2013 |access-date=March 22, 2014 |archive-date=December 29, 2013}}</ref> <ref name="Chart Performance - US 3">{{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}}</ref> <ref name="Chart Performance - US 4">{{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}}</ref> <ref name="Chart Performance - US 5">{{cite press release|url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/mariah-carey-all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you-hot-100-number-one-17-weeks/christmas-streams-airplay-sales-3/ |title=Mariah Carey Rewrites Her Longest Hot 100 Reign With 17th Week at No. 1 for 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' |magazine=Billboard |date=December 23, 2024 |access-date=December 23, 2024}}</ref> <ref name="Chart Performance - US 6">{{cite press release|url=https://www.ascap.com/press/2018/11/11-29-holiday-songs-2018 |title="All I Want for Christmas Is You" Continues Reign As #1 ASCAP Holiday Song |location=New York |publisher=ASCAP |date=December 3, 2018 |access-date=December 29, 2019}}</ref> <ref name="Chart Performance - US 7">{{cite press release|url=https://www.ascap.com/press/2019/12/12-4-holiday-songs-2019 |title="It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" Takes Top Spot on 2019 ASCAP Holiday Songs Chart |publisher=ASCAP |date=December 4, 2019 |access-date=December 29, 2019}}</ref> <ref name="Chart Performance - US 8">{{cite press release|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/ariana-grande-santa-tell-me-kelly-clarkson-underneath-the-tree-hot-100-top-10-1235864551/ |title=Ariana Grande's 'Santa Tell Me' & Kelly Clarkson's 'Underneath the Tree' Hit the Hot 100's Top 10 for the First Time |magazine=Billboard |date=December 23, 2024 |access-date=December 23, 2014}}</ref>

<ref name="2014 Year-end Chart - NLD">{{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}}</ref> <ref name="2013 Year-end Chart - KOR">{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/index.php?nationGbn=E&current_year=2013&chart_Time=year |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306145510/http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/index.php?nationGbn=E&current_year=2013&chart_Time=year |title=Gaon Download Chart: 2013 |language=ko |publisher=GAON |access-date=April 1, 2014 |archive-date=March 6, 2014}}</ref> <ref name="2014 Year-end Chart - US AC">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2014/adult-contemporary-songs |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141209212125/http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2014/adult-contemporary-songs |title=Adult Contemporary Songs: Year End 2013 |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Prometheus Global Media |access-date=December 10, 2014 |archive-date=December 9, 2014}}</ref> <ref name="Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale">{{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}}</ref> <ref name="USA Today 1">{{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}}</ref> <ref name="Pitchfork 1">{{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}}</ref> <ref name="ABC News 1">{{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}}</ref> <ref name="IMDb 1">{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1711525/soundtrack |title=Office Christmas Party (2016) Soundtracks |website=IMDb |access-date=October 11, 2018}}</ref> <ref name="The A.V. Club">{{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}}</ref> <ref name="Vogue 1">{{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}}</ref> <ref name="Washington Post 1">{{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}}</ref> <ref name="Atlanta Journal-Constitution 1">{{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}}</ref> <ref name="Quartz 1">{{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}}</ref> <ref name="Bustle 1">{{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}}</ref> <ref name="Cosmopolitan 1">{{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}}</ref> <ref name="Cosmopolitan 2">{{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}}</ref> <ref name="Metro 1">{{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}}</ref> <ref name="The Varsity 1">{{cite web |last1=Jeon |first1=Adela |title=It's beginning to look a lot like non-denominational holiday season! 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