{"id":6883,"date":"2025-12-18T11:34:43","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T11:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/?p=6883"},"modified":"2025-12-18T11:34:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T11:34:43","slug":"exactly-10-seconds-after-kelly-clarkson-and-wynonna-judd-hit-the-stage-viewers-were-already-gasping-and-asking-did-that-just-happen-because-the-moment-they-launched-into-their-r","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/?p=6883","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Exactly 10 seconds after Kelly Clarkson and Wynonna Judd hit the stage, viewers were already gasping and asking: \u201cDid that just happen?\u201d Because the moment they launched into their rockin\u2019 rendition of \u201cSanta Claus Is Comin\u2019 To Town,\u201d the whole Opry House seemed to ignite \u2014 a pulse of holiday magic that hit the chest before the brain even caught up.  The band kicked in, dancers swirled, and costumes sparkled, but it was Clarkson\u2019s powerhouse vocals and Wynonna\u2019s commanding stage presence that wrapped around every note like a spell only they could cast. You could feel the energy leap from performer to crowd like an electric current.  And then came the look \u2014 a shared grin, a laugh, the unmistakable chemistry of two legends owning a moment bigger than the song itself. By the final note, the audience was on its feet, cheering, clapping, and unable to contain pure joy. This wasn\u2019t just a Christmas performance \u2014 it was a celebration, a spectacle, a legendary holiday memory fans will replay endlessly\u2026 WATCH BELOW \ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/classiccountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/kelly-wynonna-735x413.png\" alt=\"\" data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Katherine Bomboy\/NBC via Getty Images<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>Kelly Clarkson and Wynonna Judd teamed up for a rockin\u2019 performance of \u201cSanta Claus Is Comin\u2019 To Town\u201d for the special\u00a0<em>Christmas at the Opry<\/em>.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"eyeo\" data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1703389\" data-uid=\"015ac\" data-src-id=\"${PUBLISHER_ID}\">\n<div id=\"mgw1703389_015ac\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NUP_202468_01318.jpg\" alt=\"Powerhouse Vocalists Wynonna Judd And Kelly Clarkson Deliver A Dazzling  Duet To Kick Off 'Christmas at the Opry' - Country Now\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\"><\/div>\n<p>Fresh off hosting the Rockefeller Christmas Tree Lighting, Kelly Clarkson took her talents to Nashville where she performed not once, but twice at the first-ever TV special entitled\u00a0<em>Christmas at the Opr<\/em>y. The special was announced in September and was hosted by Wynonna Judd.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\"><\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fgrandoleopry%2Fposts%2Fpfbid032ZfdJqyU5pfWMM5SwKe978hqzRFueecgHHrrhSAsZvbFy4edm7mLySA3S6UjTFpLl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"462\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-origwidth=\"500\" data-origheight=\"462\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Other performers included Chris Janson, Lauren Alaina, Trace Adkins, Mitchell Tenpenny, Chrissy Metz, Mickey Guyton, and the iconic Brenda Lee.<\/p>\n<h3>Wynonna pulled double duty as host and performer.<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/townsquare.media\/site\/204\/files\/2023\/12\/attachment-KellyClarksonWynonnaJudd.jpg\" alt=\"Watch Kelly Clarkson + Wynonna Judd's Rafter-Raising Xmas Duet\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\"><\/div>\n<p>Not only did she host the entire night, she also performed several times. Along with her duet with Clarkson, she also performed \u201cMary, Did You Know?\u201d and \u201c<span data-sheets-root=\"1\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Beautiful Star of Bethlehem&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0}\">Beautiful Star of Bethlehem.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSanta Claus Is Coming To Town\u201d was first played in 1934 and has since taken on many iterations from Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Bruce Springsteen, and more. Its infectious charm and festive message have made it a staple of Christmas celebrations, radiating warmth and spreading the joyous anticipation of Santa\u2019s arrival each year.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.seeitlive.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/26195036\/SoulKC.jpg\" alt=\"Kelly Clarkson \u201cworks a little soul\u201d into Christmas hit duet with Wynonna  Judd\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Two more names we can add to the list are Kelly Clarkson and Wynonna Judd. They brought the entire Opry House crowd to their feet during their rockin\u2019 rendition of the Christmas classic, and they kicked off the festive evening perfectly!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/le2KbDO013s\" data-id=\"le2KbDO013s\" data-query=\"feature=oembed\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kelly Clarkson &amp; Wynonna - Santa Claus is Coming to Town (Live from NBC's Christmas at the Opry)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/le2KbDO013s\" width=\"350\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-origwidth=\"350\" data-origheight=\"235\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Katherine Bomboy\/NBC via Getty Images Kelly Clarkson and Wynonna Judd teamed up for a rockin\u2019 performance of \u201cSanta Claus Is Comin\u2019 To Town\u201d for the special\u00a0Christmas at&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6884,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6883","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6883","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6883"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6883\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6885,"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6883\/revisions\/6885"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6884"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6883"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}