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{{Short description|2021 studio album by Kelly Clarkson}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Infobox album
| name         = When Christmas Comes Around...
| type         = studio
| artist       = [[Kelly Clarkson]]
| cover        = Kelly Clarkson - When Christmas Comes Around album cover.jpg
| alt          =
| released     = {{Start date|2021|10|15}}
| recorded     = 2021
| studio       = {{Flatlist|
*Brooklyn Bridge Music
*The Eastwood Stage at Warner Bros. Studio
*Everland Studios
*Glenwood Place Studios 
*The Listening Station
*Manhattan Beach Recording
*[[Ocean Way Nashville|Ocean Way]]
*The Ribcage
*Southern Ground
*The Vibe Room}}
| genre        = [[Pop music|Pop]]
| length       = 47:51
| label        = [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
| producer     = {{Flatlist|
* [[Aben Eubanks]]
* [[Jason Halbert]]
* [[Mark Ronson]]
* [[Jesse Shatkin]]
* [[Joseph Trapanese]]
}}
| prev_title   = [[Meaning of Life (album)|Meaning of Life]]
| prev_year    = 2017
| next_title   = [[The Kelly Clarkson Show#Kellyoke|Kellyoke]]
| next_year    = 2022
| misc         = {{Singles
 | name        = When Christmas Comes Around...
 | type        = studio
 | single1     = [[Christmas Isn't Canceled (Just You)]]
 | single1date = September 23, 2021
 | single2     = [[Santa, Can't You Hear Me]]
 | single2date = December 9, 2022
 | single3     = [[You For Christmas]]
 | single3date = September 17, 2024
}}
}}

'''''When Christmas Comes Around...''''' is the ninth studio album by American singer [[Kelly Clarkson]], released on October 15, 2021, through [[Atlantic Records]]. Produced by [[Jesse Shatkin]], [[Jason Halbert]], [[Joseph Trapanese]] and [[Aben Eubanks]], it is her second [[Christmas album]] after ''[[Wrapped in Red]]'' (2013) and a follow-up to her eighth studio album ''[[Meaning of Life (album)|Meaning of Life]]'' (2017). Featuring [[cover version]]s of Christmas songs, as well as original co-penned tracks and duets with [[Chris Stapleton]], [[Ariana Grande]] and [[Brett Eldredge]], its release was preceded by the singles "[[Christmas Isn't Canceled (Just You)]]" and "[[Santa, Can't You Hear Me]]". It also includes previously released singles "[[Christmas Eve (Kelly Clarkson song)|Christmas Eve]]", "[[All I Want for Christmas Is You (Vince Vance & The Valiants song)|All I Want for Christmas Is You]]", and "[[Under the Mistletoe (song)|Under the Mistletoe]]" as bonus tracks. The album was nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album|Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album]] at the [[65th Annual Grammy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.grammy.com/news/2023-grammy-nominations-complete-winners-nominees-list | title=2023 GRAMMY Nominations: See the Complete Winners & Nominees List }}</ref>

Promotion for the album included a [[Christmas special]] of the same title, which premiered on [[NBC]] on December 1, 2021. The Christmas special premiered with a 0.6 rating and 4.3 million total viewers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/12/nbc-christmas-in-rockefeller-center-wins-wednesday-viewers-ties-the-masked-singer-survivor-demo-1234883599|title="Kelly Clarkson Presents: When Christmas Comes Around" ratings|last=Thaadeus|first=Shearmen|date=December 2, 2021|access-date=March 26, 2022}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlive.com/life/2021/12/how-to-watch-kelly-clarkson-presents-when-christmas-comes-around.html|title=How to Watch "Kelly Clarkson Presents: When Christmas Comes Around"|last=Dwortz|first=Mallory|date=December 1, 2021|work=[[MLive]]|access-date=December 2, 2021}}</ref> A deluxe reissue of the album featuring two new tracks will be released on November 1, 2024.<ref name="You For Christmas">{{cite web |last1=Iahn |first1=Buddy |title=Kelly Clarkson shares 'You For Christmas' |url=https://themusicuniverse.com/kelly-clarkson-shares-you-for-christmas/|website=The Music Universe |access-date=September 27, 2024 |date=September 24, 2024}}</ref>

==Background and recording==
{{quote box|width=30%|align=left|quote="My purpose for choosing this lyric as the title of this project was to bring forth a sense of reality to the fact that we are probably in very different places emotionally ''When Christmas Comes Around...'' Some of us are consumed with a new love, some of us reminded of loss, some filled with optimism for the coming new year, others elated for some much deserved time away from the chaos our work lives can sometimes bring us. Wherever you are, and whatever you may be experiencing, I wanted everyone to be able to connect to a message on this album. Each year you may even have a new favorite depending on where you are in your life, but while change can be unpredictable there is no better time of year, in my opinion, to breathe hope into one’s life and let possibility wander."|source=—Clarkson on naming the album ''When Christmas Comes Around...''<ref name="iHeartRadio 1" /> }}
Following the release of her first Christmas album ''[[Wrapped in Red]]'' in 2013 on [[RCA Records]], Clarkson transferred to [[Atlantic Records]] and has issued the Christmas tracks "[[Christmas Eve (Kelly Clarkson song)|Christmas Eve]]" (2017), "[[Under the Mistletoe (song)|Under the Mistletoe]]" (with [[Brett Eldredge]]), and a cover of [[Vince Vance & the Valiants]]' "[[All I Want for Christmas Is You (Vince Vance & The Valiants song)|All I Want for Christmas Is You]]" (2020).<ref name="Entertainment Weekly 1" /> In an interview on the television program ''[[Entertainment Tonight]]'', she revealed that she was not originally intending to record another Christmas studio album due to her fondness for her first, but later decided to following the emotional stress induced by the highly publicized divorce the previous year.<ref name="Entertainment Tonight 1" /> In recording the album, Clarkson recorded [[cover version]]s of various [[Christmas songs#Popular Christmas songs|Christmas classic]]s and wrote new material featuring duets with American recording artists [[Chris Stapleton]] and [[Ariana Grande]].<ref name="Entertainment Weekly 1" />

===Themes and inspirations===
Atlantic Records has promoted ''When Christmas Comes Around...'' as an exploration of "a wide range of holiday emotions and experiences anchored by Clarkson's incomparable vocal prowess".<ref name="Entertainment Weekly 1" />  Clarkson has elaborated that the album will explore various themes of love, loss, hope, and optimism — emotions that people tend to experience during the holiday season.<ref name="iHeartRadio 1" /><ref name="Entertainment Tonight 1" /> 

Drawing inspiration from her experiences during the past two years, she remarked of the album's title, her first to not have a titular track since ''[[My December]]'' (2007), as "when Christmas comes around, we are all in different places." Further adding that its selection of tracks will both evoke a somber and posit a jolly atmosphere. Characterizing it as "a ''different'' Christmas album", she portrayed ''When Christmas Comes Around...'' as feeling more like a normal studio album, but "there's Christmas sprinkled on it."<ref name="Entertainment Tonight 1" />

==Release==
''When Christmas Comes Around...'' was released by Atlantic Records on October 15, 2021.<ref name="Entertainment Tonight 1" /> A special edition shipped exclusively to [[Target Corporation|Target]] retail stores would also feature a [[Christmas card]] signed by Clarkson.<ref name="Target 1" /> Its lead single "[[Christmas Isn't Canceled (Just You)]]", was released on September 23, 2021.<ref name="Rolling Stone 1" /> "Glow" with Stapleton and "Santa, Can't You Hear Me" with Grande were released as promotional singles alongside the album's release.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/1gGakSDaIqMO3AvJyNPxBX|title=Spotify – Glow|last1=Clarkson|first1=Kelly|author-link1=Kelly Clarkson|last2=Stapleton|first2=Chris|author-link2=Chris Stapleton|date=October 14, 2021|website=open.spotify.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/5RNKudvhTz6IX57BupmjeD|title=Spotify – Santa, Can't You Hear Me|last1=Clarkson|first1=Kelly|author-link1=Kelly Clarkson|last2=Grande|first2=Ariana|author-link2=Ariana Grande|date=October 14, 2021|website=open.spotify.com}}</ref> The deluxe reissue of the album will be released on November 1, 2024.<ref name="You For Christmas". />

==Critical reception==
In a roundup of new holiday albums, ''[[The New York Times]]'' music critic [[Jon Caramanica]] praised Clarkson's "nimble" vocals and wrote that the original tracks, some of them strikingly "uncelebratory", make the album stand out.<ref name="NYT" /> In the year-end episode of his ''Times'' podcast ''Popcast'', Caramanica again praised the album, calling it "very, very good", "solid" and "impressive", though "not quite [[Mariah Carey|Mariah]]-level."<ref name="Popcast" />

Mike DeWald of ''Riff Magazine'' praised how Clarkson's original songs are "something fresh and listenable."<ref name="Riff" /> Sal Cinquemani of ''[[Slant Magazine]]'', who gave the album three-and-a-half out of five stars, criticized some production choices but praised Clarkson's "impressive" vocals and "melodic variations" on the classics as the "chief selling point."<ref name="Slant" /> Marcy Donelson of [[AllMusic]] gave the album three out of five stars, called it "a vibrant, fully orchestral, high-volume set on average", and singled out "Merry Christmas (To the One I Used to Know)" and "Santa, Can't You Hear Me" as highlights among the newest tracks."<ref name="AllMusic" />

''[[New York (magazine)|Vulture]]''{{'}}s Justin Curto called Clarkson "the queen of the holidays", calling the album a gift for Christmas. Curto especially appreciated the collaboration with Ariana Grande, as it sounds "as majestic as you would expect from the two singers".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Curto|first=Justin|date=October 15, 2021|title=Kelly Clarkson Declares It's Christmastime With When Christmas Comes Around …|url=https://www.vulture.com/2021/10/kelly-clarkson-when-christmas-comes-around.html|access-date=October 18, 2021|website=Vulture|language=en-us}}</ref>

==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| headline = ''When Christmas Comes Around...''<ref name="hmv"/><ref name="Official Charts 1" />
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 47:51
| title1 = Merry Christmas Baby
| writer1 = {{hlist|[[Kelly Clarkson]]|[[Aben Eubanks]]}}
| extra1 = [[Jesse Shatkin]]
| length1 = 3:45
| title2 = [[It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas]]
| writer2 = [[Meredith Willson]]
| extra2 = Shatkin
| length2 = 1:54
| title3 = [[Christmas Isn't Canceled (Just You)]]
| writer3 = {{hlist|Clarkson|[[Jason Halbert]]|Jessi Collins}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|Halbert|[[Joseph Trapanese]]}}
| length3 = 3:51
| title4 = Merry Christmas (To the One I Used to Know)
| writer4 = {{hlist|Clarkson|Eubanks|Halbert}}
| extra4 = {{hlist|Halbert|Trapanese}}
| length4 = 4:10
| title5 = [[Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree]]
| writer5 = [[Johnny Marks]]
| extra5 = Shatkin
| length5 = 1:52
| title6 = [[Glow (Kelly Clarkson and Chris Stapleton song)|Glow]]
| note6 = with [[Chris Stapleton]]
| writer6 = {{hlist|Clarkson|[[Danja (record producer)|Danja]]|Halbert|[[Hayley Warner]]|Jesse Thomas}}
| extra6 = Halbert
| length6 = 3:18
| title7 = [[Santa Baby]]
| writer7 = {{hlist|Joan Javits|[[Philip Springer]]}}
| extra7 = Halbert
| length7 = 2:50
| title8 = [[Santa, Can't You Hear Me]]
| note8 = with [[Ariana Grande]]
| writer8 = {{hlist|Clarkson|Eubanks}}
| extra8 = Halbert
| length8 = 4:02
| title9 = [[Last Christmas]]
| writer9 = [[George Michael]]
| extra9 = Halbert
| length9 = 3:09
| title10 = [[Jingle Bell Rock]]
| writer10 = {{hlist|Joseph Beal|James Ross Boothe}}
| extra10 = Shatkin
| length10 = 1:56
| title11 = Blessed
| writer11 = {{hlist|[[Lindy Robbins]]|[[Toby Gad]]|Nicole Cohen}}
| extra11 = Halbert
| length11 = 3:34
| title12 = Christmas Come Early
| writer12 = {{hlist|Bobby Strand|Brock Baker|[[Molly Kate Kestner]]|Dave Lubben}}
| extra12 = Halbert
| length12 = 2:59
| title13 = [[Under the Mistletoe (song)|Under the Mistletoe]]
| note13 = with [[Brett Eldredge]]
| writer13 = {{hlist|Clarkson|Eubanks}}
| extra13 = {{hlist|Eubanks|Shatkin}}
| length13 = 3:45
| title14 = [[All I Want for Christmas Is You (Vince Vance & the Valiants song)#Kelly Clarkson version|All I Want for Christmas Is You]]
| writer14 = {{hlist|[[Vince Vance & the Valiants|Andy Stone]]|[[Vince Vance & the Valiants|Troy Powers]]}}
| extra14 = Shatkin
| length14 = 3:46
| title15 = [[Christmas Eve (Kelly Clarkson song)|Christmas Eve]]
| writer15 = {{hlist|Clarkson|Halbert}}
| extra15 = Halbert
| length15 = 3:00
}}
{{Track listing
| headline     = ''When Christmas Comes Around...''{{nobold|&nbsp;– Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)}} <ref name="You For Christmas" />
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length =
| title16      = [[You For Christmas]]
| writer16     = {{hlist|Clarkson|[[Mark Ronson]]|[[Andrew Wyatt]]}}
| extra16      = Ronson
| length16     = 2:54
| title17      = [[Sleigh Ride]]
| writer17     = [[Leroy Anderson]]
| extra17      = 
| length17     = 
}}

==Personnel==
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes

'''Recorded and engineered at'''
*Brooklyn, New York (Brooklyn Bridge Music)
*Burbank, California (The Eastwood Stage at Warner Bros. Studio, The Listening Station, Glenwood Place Studios)
*Los Angeles, California (The Ribcage)
*Nashville, Tennessee ([[Ocean Way Nashville|Ocean Way]], Southern Ground)
*New York City (Manhattan Beach Recording)
*Pasadena, California (The Vibe Room)
*Studio City, California (Everland Studios)
*Universal City, California 

'''Performance credits'''
*Kelly Clarkson – all vocals
*Jessi Collins – background vocals
*Luke Edgemon – background vocals
*[[Brett Eldredge]] – featured vocals
*[[Ariana Grande]] – featured vocals
*Nayanna Holley – background vocals
*Tiffany Palmer – background vocals
*Bridget Sarai – background vocals
*[[Chris Stapleton]] – featured vocals
*Brandon Winbush – background vocals

'''Musicians'''
{{col begin}}
{{col-3}}
*Isabel Bartles – violin
*Kevin Bate – cello
*Hari Bernstein – viola
*Idalynn Besser – viola
*Jenny Bifano – violin
*Charlie Bisharat – violin
*Laura Brenes – French horn
*Jimmy Bowland – saxophone
*Jaco Caraco – guitar
*Paul Cartwright – violin
*Bruce Christiansen – viola
*Leroy Clampitt – bass
*Stuart Clark – clarinet
*Ryan Cockman – violin
*Maria Conti – violin
*Mike Cordone – trumpet
*Phil Cornish – [[Hammond organ|Hammond B3 organ]]
*Wade Culbreath – [[timpani]]
*Janet Darnall – violin
*Charles Dixon – viola
*Andrew Duckles – viol
*Timothy Eckert – bass
*Conni Ellisor – violin
*Alicia Enstrom – violin
*[[Lester Estelle II|Lester Estelle]] – drums
*Aben Eubanks – bass, guitar, keyboards, percussion
*Leslie Fagan – flute
*Katelyn Faraudo – French horn
*Nicholas Gold – cello
*Ali Gooding – violin
{{col-3}}
*Erik Gratton – flute
*Gerald Greer – violin
*Jim Grosjean – viola 
*Jason Halbert – Hammond B3 organ, keyboards, piano, programming
*Erin Hall – violin
*Dylan Hart – French horn
*Neel Hammond – violin
*Keyon Harrold – trumpet
*Amy Helman – violin
*Mark Hill – bass
*Luanne Homzy – violin
*Jack Jezserio – bass
*Tommy King – organ, piano
*Pete Korpela – percussion
*Jennifer Kummer – French horn
*Marisa Kunney – violin
*Anthony LaMarchina – cello
*Jules Levy – bass
*Keith Loftis – [[tenor saxophone]]
*Tim Loo – cello 
*Lucia Micarelli – violin
*Camille Miller – violin
*Jeffrey Miller – trombone
*Jesse McGinty – saxophone
*Ray Montiero – trumpet
*Craig Nelson– bass
*Jenni Olsen – flute
*Alyssa Park – violin
*Anthony Parnther – [[bassoon]]
*[[Greg Phillinganes]] – piano
{{col-3}}
*Peter Povey – violin
*Linnea Powell – viola
*Aaron Redfield – drums, percussion
*Sari Reist – cello
*Danny Rivera – [[baritone saxophone]]
*Katty Rodriguez – baritone saxophone
*Rob Schaer – trumpet 
*Erick Serna – guitar, ukulele
*Jesse Shatkin – drum programming, percussion, synthesizers
*Jung-Min Shin – violin
*Garrett Smith – trombone 
*Vanessa Freebairn Smith – cello
*Ron Sorbo – timpani, percussion
*Anna Spina – French horn
*Marcus Strickland – tenor saxophone
*Luke Sullivant – guitar
*Amy Tatum – flute 
*Charlie Tyler – cello
*Alan Umstead – violin
*Catherine Umstead – violin
*Mary Kathryn VanOsdale – violin
*Ina Veli – violin
*Diana Wade – violin
*Corey Wallace – trombone 
*Bruce Wethey – violin
*Kyle Whalum – bass, upright bass
*Lara Wickes – [[oboe]]
*Karen Winklemann – violin
*Shu-Zheng – viola
{{col end}}

'''Production'''
{{col begin}}
{{col-3}}
*BTW Productions – music preparation
*Drew Atz – brass recording
*Greg Gigendad Burke – art direction and design
*Nick Cazares – music librarian
*John Chapman – orchestra recording
*Nathan Cimino – [[Audio engineer|engineer]]
*Anthony Circo – scoring coordinator
*Kelly Clarkson – executive producer
*Jessi Collins – vocal arrangements
*Mike Cordone – brass arrangement
*[[Danja (record producer)|Danja]] – co-producer {{small|(track 6)}}
*Spencer Dennis – assistant
*John DeNosky – additional engineer, additional programming
*Sam Dent – engineer
*Jeff Fitzpatrick – pro tools operator
*Gloria Elias-Foeillet – makeup
{{col-3}}
*Chris Gehringer – mastering
*Serban Ghenea – mixing
*Jason Halbert – arrangement, [[record producer|producer]]
*Jennifer Hammond – additional orchestrations
*John Hanes – engineer
*Tom Hardisty – Eastwood Stage crew
*Keyon Harrold – brass arrangement
*Luanne Hornzy – concertmaster
*Jason Lazarus – additional arrangement
*Mark Lubetski – backline technician
*[[Craig Kallman]] – executive producer
*Whitney Martin – orchestra contractor
*Candace Lambert McAndrews – styling
*Jamie Olvera – Eastwood Stage crew
*Rachel Orscher – additional programming
*Tom Peltier – 2nd engineer
{{col-3}}
*Greg Phillinganes – arrangement
*Robert Ramos – hair
*Clark Rhea – additional arrangement
*Jesse Shatkin – engineer, producer
*Carter Smith – photography
*Nick Spezia – orchestra recording engineer
*Andy Taub – engineer
*Joseph Trapanese – orchestra arrangement, conductor, production
*[[Robert Venable]] – engineer
*Alan Umstead – orchestra contractor
*Sam Wahl – engineer
*Richard Wheeler, Jr. – Eastwood Stage crew
*Booker White – music preparation
*Shane Wilson – engineer
*Derek Zeoli – technical coordinato
*Ginna Zimmitti – orchestra contractor
{{col end}}

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Chart performance for ''When Christmas Comes Around...''
! scope="col"| Chart (2021–2023)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|Flanders|147|artist=Kelly Clarkson|album=When Christmas Comes Around...|rowheader=true|access-date=December 31, 2023}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardCanada|31|artist=Kelly Clarkson|rowheader=true|access-date=December 29, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|Netherlands|44|artist=Kelly Clarkson|album=When Christmas Comes Around...|rowheader=true|access-date=December 30, 2023}}
|-
{{album chart|Germany4|65|id=486032|artist=Kelly Clarkson|album=When Christmas Comes Around...|rowheader=true|access-date=December 29, 2023}}
|-
{{album chart|Hungary|23|year=2021|week=47|rowheader=true|access-date=December 3, 2021}}
|-
! scope="row"| Lithuanian Albums ([[AGATA (organization)|AGATA]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/s52-2/|title=2023 52-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)|publisher=[[AGATA (organization)|AGATA]]|language=lt|date=December 29, 2023|access-date=January 4, 2024}}</ref>
| 58
|-
! scope="row"| New Zealand Albums ([[Recorded Music NZ|RMNZ]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/albums?chart=5740|title=NZ Top 40 Albums Chart|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|date=January 1, 2024|access-date=December 29, 2023}}</ref>
| 19
|-
{{album chart|Scotland|80|date=20211022|rowheader=true|access-date=October 23, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|Switzerland|56|artist=Kelly Clarkson|album=When Christmas Comes Around...|rowheader=true|access-date=December 31, 2023}}
|-
{{album chart|UKDigital|16|date=20211022|rowheader=true|access-date=October 23, 2021}}
|-
! scope="row"| UK [[UK Albums Chart|Physical Albums]] ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]])<ref name="Chart performance - UK Physical" />
| 79
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|22|artist=Kelly Clarkson|rowheader=true|access-date=December 14, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardHoliday|1|artist=Kelly Clarkson|rowheader=true|access-date=October 25, 2021}}
|}

==Release history==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ ''When Christmas Comes Around...'' release history
!scope="col"| Region
!scope="col"| Date
!scope="col"| Format
!scope="col"| Label
!scope="col"| Catalog number
!scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"| Various
| rowspan="2"| October 15, 2021
| {{hlist|[[Compact disc|CD]]|[[Music download|digital download]]|[[streaming media|streaming]]}}
| rowspan="2"| [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
| 864083-4
| <ref name="hmv">{{cite web|url=https://store.hmv.com/store/music/cd/when-christmas-comes-around|title=When Christmas Comes Around... (CD Album)|publisher=[[HMV]]|access-date=July 23, 2022}}</ref><ref name="Apple Music 1" />
|-
| [[Christmas card]] CD
| 864006-3
| <ref name="Target 1" />
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="NYT">{{cite web |last1=Caramanica |first1=Jon|title=13 Albums That Revisit (and Redefine!) Holiday Classics|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/09/arts/music/new-christmas-holiday-albums.html |work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=December 11, 2021 |date=December 11, 2021}}</ref>
<ref name="Popcast">{{cite web |last1=Caramanica |first1=Jon|title=What We Forgot to Talk About in 2021|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/28/arts/music/popcast-2021-recap.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=December 28, 2021 |date=December 28, 2021}}</ref>
<ref name="Official Charts 1">{{cite web |last1=White |first1=Jack|title=Kelly Clarkson to release second festive album When Christmas Comes Around... on October 15 |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/kelly-clarkson-to-release-second-festive-album-when-christmas-comes-around-on-october-15__34095/ |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |access-date=September 22, 2021 |date=September 22, 2021}}</ref>
<ref name="Apple Music 1">{{cite web |last1=Clarkson|first1=Kelly |title=When Christmas Comes Around...|url=https://music.apple.com/nz/album/when-christmas-comes-around/1586039341 |publisher=[[Apple Music]] |access-date=September 22, 2021 |date=September 22, 2021}}</ref>
<ref name="Entertainment Weekly 1">{{cite magazine |last1=Towers |first1=Andrea |title=Kelly Clarkson drops holiday breakup bop 'Christmas Isn't Canceled (Just You)' just in time for... fall |url=https://ew.com/music/kelly-clarkson-song-christmas-isnt-canceled-album/ |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |publisher=[[Meredith Corporation|Meredith]] |access-date=October 3, 2021 |date=September 23, 2021}}</ref>
<ref name="Entertainment Tonight 1">{{cite web |last1=Calvario |first1=Liz |title=Kelly Clarkson Shares the Inspiration Behind Her New Breakup Christmas Song and Holiday Album (Exclusive) |url=https://www.etonline.com/kelly-clarkson-shares-the-inspiration-behind-her-new-breakup-christmas-song-and-holiday-album |website=[[Entertainment Tonight]] |access-date=October 3, 2021|date=September 24, 2021}}</ref>
<ref name="iHeartRadio 1">{{cite web |last1=Fisher |first1=Kelly |title=Kelly Clarkson Dishes On Her 'Purpose' For Christmas Breakup Single |url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2021-09-27-kelly-clarkson-dishes-on-her-purpose-for-christmas-breakup-single/ |publisher=[[iHeartRadio]] |access-date=October 3, 2021 |date=September 27, 2021}}</ref>
<ref name="Target 1">{{cite web |title=Kelly Clarkson – When Christmas Comes Around (Target Exclusive, CD)(Christmas Card) |url=https://www.target.com/p/kelly-clarkson-when-christmas-comes-around-target-exclusive-cd-christmas-card/-/A-84284049 |publisher=[[Target Corporation]] |access-date=October 3, 2021}}</ref>
<ref name="Rolling Stone 1">{{cite magazine|last1=Zemler |first1=Emily|title=Kelly Clarkson Welcomes the Holidays With 'Christmas Isn't Canceled (Just You)' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/kelly-clarkson-christmas-isnt-canceled-single-1231107/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=October 3, 2021|date=September 23, 2021}}</ref>
<ref name="Riff">{{cite web|last1=DeWald|first1=Mike|title=Kelly Clarkson celebrates the season on 'When Christmas Comes Around…'|url=https://riffmagazine.com/album-reviews/kelly-clarkson-when-christmas-comes-around/|website=Riff Magazine|publisher=RIFF Magazine|date=October 15, 2021|access-date=October 15, 2021}}</ref>
<ref name="Slant">{{cite web|last1=Cinquemani|first1=Sal|title=Review:Kelly Clarkson's When Christmas Comes Around Is a Jolly Breakup Album|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/kelly-clarkson-when-christmas-comes-around-album-review/|website=Slant Magazine|publisher=Slant Magazine|date=October 15, 2021|access-date=October 15, 2021}}</ref>
<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web|last1=Cinquemani|first1=Sal|title=When Christmas Comes Around... Review by Marcy Donelson|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/when-christmas-comes-around-mw0003598991|website=AllMusic|publisher=AllMusic|date=October 15, 2021|access-date=October 15, 2021}}</ref>
<ref name="Chart performance - UK Physical">{{cite web |title=Official Physical Albums Chart Top 100 – 22 October 2021 – 28 October 2021 |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/physical-albums-chart/20211022/2/ |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |access-date=October 22, 2021 |date=October 22, 2021}}</ref>
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==External links==
* {{Official website|https://staging.kellyclarkson.com/when-christmas-comes-around/}}

{{Kelly Clarkson}}

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[[Category:Albums produced by Mark Ronson]]
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