“Maybe This Christmas,” released in late November, marks the first-time duet pairing of Bublé, 49, and country hitmaker Carly Pearce. It mentions snow, wishing on a star, a “silent night,” the light of the Lord and Christmastime itself as the two singers share a majestically melancholic lament about spending the holiday alone—and hoping, maybe this Christmas, they won’t have to.
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Bublé recalls how he came up with the idea for the song four years ago during the darkest days of the COVID pandemic, when concerts were being cancelled, restaurants and movie theaters were shutting down and many people were in lockdown and isolation, alone. During that time, he realized how many of his acquaintances were shut in and shut off from the world. So, he began calling, checking in by FaceTime, maintaining a connection. When he wrote the song, he was thinking about one of his friends, specifically, who contracted COVID and then began spiraling downward into other complications, including homelessness, substance abuse and a mental health crisis.
“And it’s her character”—he points to Pearce, seated beside him on a couch at their record label in Nashville—“coming back with, ‘Listen, you’re not alone. I may be far away, but I’m thinking of you.’”
Canadian-born Bublé, world-renowned as a classic crooner, has sold some 75 million records, received five Grammys and released 11 albums since 2003, coming aboard The Voice as a coach earlier this year for Season 26. Pearce, whose latest album is called Hummingbird, has collected numerous accolades and awards, including a Grammy, and was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry—by Dolly Parton—in 2021.
Pearce says she too can relate to their song on a very personal level. “I don’t know if I’ve ever said it this way to you,” she says to Bublé, “but I’m a single girl in my 30s. All my friends, their Christmases are centered around the families they’ve started and, you know, the love that I don’t have…yet. I can feel hope in this song that relates to my life.”
Carly Pearce and Michael BubléJamie Wendt
And just ahead of this holiday, the new duet partners take a moment to reflect on Christmases past.
“I’m an only child,” says Pearce, who grew up in northern Kentucky, “very close to my grandparents, so it was just what you think of ‘the American family’ at Christmas. Very loving and centered around my childlike sense that it was really a special time.”
He also admits the thankfulness he feels, especially this time of year, after his youngest son underwent intense—but ultimately successful—treatments for liver cancer. Diagnosed when he was only 3 years old, Noah, now 11, continues to be in remission. And his recovery left Bublé with a newfound sense of thankfulness, which he hopes is evident year-round.
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As for Pearce, the Grammy-winning country hitmaker just connected with hundreds of thousands of fans on her concert tour of Canada, and she’ll be headed off to Europe to break some new musical ground in the new year. Will the future hold any future collaborations with Bublé in the recording studio, on The Voice or maybe even overseas? “For sure,” she says, with a teasing smile. “We’ll find other ways to do things. They’re already freaking out in Europe that I have this song with you.” She turns to Bublé, officially inviting him to join her. “You should come.”
“Julia Roberts,” says Pearce. “Or Rachel McAdams!”
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