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"Underneath the Tree" is a song by American recording artist Kelly Clarkson, from her sixth studio album and first Christmas album, ''Wrapped in Red'' (2013). Written by Clarkson along with Greg Kurstin, who handled its production, it is a Christmas-themed song that sings of gratitude for companionship during the holidays, in which the beloved is being referred as the only present needed "underneath the tree". Accompanied by various instrumental sounds, the song prominently incorporates a Wall of Sound treatment along with sleigh bells and bell chimes to resonate a holiday atmosphere. "Underneath the Tree" was first released to Adult Contemporary radio stations on November 5, 2013 by RCA Records as the lead single from the album. "Underneath the Tree" has been praised by music critics, who considered it as the main highlight of ''Wrapped in Red'' and lauded its potential to be a holiday classic. They also complimentarily compared it to the 1994 modern Christmas standard "All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey. Three weeks after its release, the song topped the ''Billboard'' Adult Contemporary chart and attained a top ten position on the ''Billboard'' Holiday 100 chart. It also attained a chart position on the national ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and became top forty hit in Canada, the Netherlands, South Korea, and the United Kingdom. Filmed by English director Hamish Hamilton, the accompanying music video for the song features 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 == 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.〔 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".〔 "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.〔〔 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."〔 "Underneath the Tree" is an uptempo big band-style Christmas〔 and pop〔 song written by Clarkson and Kurstin.〔 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 , in which the vocal range spans from to G5.〔 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 saxophone solo on the bridge.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Underneath the Tree」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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