Kelly Clarkson is officially returning for round two after hosting the Rockefeller Christmas tree lighting ceremony in 2023.

One 4 November clip “Under the Tree” singer from “The Kelly Clarkson Show” announced that it will recover again this year It will host “Christmas at Rockefeller Center,” an annual event in New York City that includes the iconic tree lighting.

“For the second year in a row, I’m actually going to be re-presenting ‘Christmas at Rockefeller Center,'” he said. “I’m so excited, I’m going to dress warmly again.”

Clarkson announced that the 2024 Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting ceremony will be held on December 4, and that viewers at home can watch the two-hour live special by tuning in to NBC and Peacock (Peacock is owned by TODAY.com’s parent company, NBCUniversal).

The “Wrapped in Red” singer also said of this year’s festivities that there will be “the best music, star-studded surprises, and of course, lighting.” world famous christmas tree This is very special.”

Clarkson called the Rockefeller tree lighting ceremony an “iconic tradition” and reflected on her hosting duties last year.

“Sometimes I host things and I’m like, ‘Oh, this is going to be great,'” he said. “Then the tree lit up and I thought, you know, I don’t know if I’m going to survive something.

“I don’t know why, but it’s so nice to be standing there, I don’t know, suddenly I was in a Charlie Brown movie and it was magical,” he continued.

Fans were thrilled to hear that Clarkson was returning as the host of the festival event and took to the comments section on YouTube.

“Amazing!!! You deserve it queen!!!” wrote one fan.

“Kelly should host every year,” another suggested.

A third called it a “Christmas Legend.”

Although this year’s artists have not been announced yet, 2.023 shows It was star-studded – Chloe Bailey, Cher, David Foster and Katharine McPhee to name a few. Clarkson also took to the microphone to sing multiple times throughout the night, marking 20 years since her first “Christmas at Rockefeller Center” performance.

Clarkson hasn’t revealed whether she’ll sing again this year, but with two Christmas albums, “Wrapped in Red” and “When Christmas Comes Near…”, it’s safe to say she has a large catalog to choose from.

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