Most Christmas songs pretend everything is perfect. This one does not. It talks about empty chairs, friends who feel a million miles away, and that heavy feeling you cannot explain. When the songwriter played it for his wife in private, her quiet tears proved he had hit something real.
The song is called “Maybe This Christmas,” a duet with Carly Pearce. It talks about empty chairs at the table, friends who feel “a million miles away,” and how snow can feel magical for some people and cold and heavy for others. It is about the side of the holidays most people hide.
But it does not stay in the dark. Under all that sadness, the message is simple: maybe this year does not have to hurt as much. Maybe this Christmas, you do not have to be alone again.
Heartfelt Song That Got Lu Emotional
The official music video is the full picture of what Lu heard in those headphones. Instead of just seeing her reaction, you now see the story behind the tears. Michael Bublé and Carly Pearce appear as two people in different places, both “sitting in the dark,” both trying to find a little light in a cold season that feels heavy.
Michael Bublé, Carly Pearce – Maybe This Christmas (Official Music Video)
If the first moment was just a husband and wife in a quiet room, this one is the opposite. Now the same song steps onto one of the biggest stages on TV. Michael Bublé, as a coach on The Voice alongside Snoop Dogg, Reba McEntire, and Gwen Stefani, brings “Maybe This Christmas” to the finale for its live debut.
There are no retakes, no edits, just real vocals and real nerves in front of millions of people. Standing beside Carly Pearce, you can feel the same emotion that moved Lu in that yellow chair, now shared with the whole world.