{"id":2135,"date":"2025-03-28T15:41:28","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T15:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=2135"},"modified":"2025-03-28T15:41:28","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T15:41:28","slug":"maybe-this-christmas-becomes-instant-classic-in-buble-pearce-opry-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=2135","title":{"rendered":"Maybe This Christmas\u2019 Becomes Instant Classic in Bubl\u00e9-Pearce Opry Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countrymusicnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Copy-of-Header-Image-Template-12-11-800x400.png\" alt=\"Michael Bubl\u00e9 and Carly Pearce\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Carly Pearce\u00a0and\u00a0Michael Bubl\u00e9\u00a0released their original Christmas duet in November. The song and Bubl\u00e9 made their Opry debut on December 15th. The song is titled\u00a0\u201cMaybe This Christmas,\u201d\u00a0and Bubl\u00e9 hopes it will be an anthem of hope during the holidays. In an interview with\u00a0<em>Opry,\u00a0<\/em>Bubl\u00e9 said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201c<span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"6420\" data-end=\"6780\">I<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"6780\" data-end=\"7000\">\u00a0think<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"7000\" data-end=\"7180\">\u00a0it\u2019s<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"7180\" data-end=\"7260\">\u00a0a<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"7260\" data-end=\"7460\">\u00a0tough<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"7460\" data-end=\"7640\">\u00a0time<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"7640\" data-end=\"7820\">\u00a0for<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"7820\" data-end=\"7880\">\u00a0a<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"7880\" data-end=\"7980\">\u00a0lot<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"7980\" data-end=\"8060\">\u00a0of<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"8060\" data-end=\"8340\">\u00a0people,<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"8420\" data-end=\"8600\">\u00a0and<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"8600\" data-end=\"9040\">\u00a0they<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"9040\" data-end=\"9240\">\u00a0feel<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"9240\" data-end=\"9440\">\u00a0very<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"9440\" data-end=\"9880\">\u00a0vulnerable,<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"10040\" data-end=\"10460\">\u00a0and<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"10460\" data-end=\"11140\">\u00a0many<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"11140\" data-end=\"11380\">\u00a0people<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"11380\" data-end=\"11600\">\u00a0feel<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"11600\" data-end=\"11780\">\u00a0really<\/span><span class=\"timestamp isShow\" data-start=\"11780\" data-end=\"12120\">\u00a0alone.<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"12320\" data-end=\"12560\">\u00a0And<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"12560\" data-end=\"12720\">\u00a0so<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"12720\" data-end=\"12940\">\u00a0I<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"12940\" data-end=\"13180\">\u00a0wanted<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"13180\" data-end=\"13300\">\u00a0to<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"13300\" data-end=\"13420\">\u00a0write<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"13420\" data-end=\"13540\">\u00a0a<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"13540\" data-end=\"13740\">\u00a0song<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"13740\" data-end=\"13860\">\u00a0that<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"13860\" data-end=\"13940\">\u00a0would<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"13940\" data-end=\"14020\">\u00a0be<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"14020\" data-end=\"14060\">\u00a0the<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"14060\" data-end=\"14400\">\u00a0anthem,<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"14520\" data-end=\"14920\">\u00a0you<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"14920\" data-end=\"15060\">\u00a0know,<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"15140\" data-end=\"15380\">\u00a0of<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"15380\" data-end=\"15620\">\u00a0hope<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"15620\" data-end=\"15980\">\u00a0for<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"15980\" data-end=\"16120\">\u00a0those<\/span><span class=\"timestamp isShow\" data-start=\"16120\" data-end=\"16460\">\u00a0people.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"4BetNATs\"><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\">Like many people around the holidays, the song tells the story of two lonely souls during Christmas.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ufWGpluL\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">However, this year, the duo thinks it might be different. Maybe they won\u2019t have to spend another year alone because they have each other.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The opening lyrics are:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>\u201cI\u2019ve been running all my life<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>I\u2019ve been trying to get it right<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Sentimentally, the thing I do well<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>But it\u2019s Christmastime again<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>And I\u2019m missing all my friends<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>A million miles away, a toast to their health<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Now it\u2019s a shot out in the dark<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>I\u2019m just wishing on a star<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>And I wish I knew just what to do\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The song ends with,<strong><em>\u00a0\u201cMaybe this Christmas, don\u2019t have to be alone again.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Michael Bubl\u00e9\u2019s Grand Ole Opry Debut<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>The Voice\u00a0<\/em>judge is joining the ranks of most of country music\u2019s greatest stars. Pearce made her own Opry debut in 2015 and is now an Opry member. She invited Bubl\u00e9 to join her as a guest on that legendary stage<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">When speaking about his Opry debut, Bubl\u00e9 shared his gratitude for the moment. He said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"custom-paragraph text-base font-normal leading-[1.5rem]\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><em><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"222420\" data-end=\"222880\">\u201cTo<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"222880\" data-end=\"223300\">\u00a0stand<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"223300\" data-end=\"224780\">\u00a0in<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"224780\" data-end=\"225040\">\u00a0this<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"225040\" data-end=\"225500\">\u00a0circle,<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"225640\" data-end=\"226660\">\u00a0in<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"226660\" data-end=\"226820\">\u00a0this<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"226820\" data-end=\"227200\">\u00a0amazing<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"227200\" data-end=\"227680\">\u00a0place<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"227680\" data-end=\"228100\">\u00a0with<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"228100\" data-end=\"228320\">\u00a0such<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"228320\" data-end=\"228580\">\u00a0rich<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"228580\" data-end=\"229380\">\u00a0history,<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"229540\" data-end=\"230380\">\u00a0talent,<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"230540\" data-end=\"231040\">\u00a0cultural<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"231040\" data-end=\"231620\">\u00a0changing<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"231620\" data-end=\"232180\">\u00a0music,<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"232320\" data-end=\"232700\">\u00a0you<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"232700\" data-end=\"232980\">\u00a0really<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"232980\" data-end=\"233180\">\u00a0can\u2019<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"233180\" data-end=\"233380\">t<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"233380\" data-end=\"233540\">\u00a0know<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"233540\" data-end=\"233680\">\u00a0what<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"233680\" data-end=\"233780\">\u00a0it<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"233780\" data-end=\"233940\">\u00a0means<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"233940\" data-end=\"234100\">\u00a0to<\/span><span class=\"timestamp isShow\" data-start=\"234100\" data-end=\"234260\">\u00a0me.<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"234440\" data-end=\"234640\">\u00a0I<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"234640\" data-end=\"234840\">\u00a0know<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"234840\" data-end=\"234930\">\u00a0I\u2019<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"234930\" data-end=\"235020\">m<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"235020\" data-end=\"235180\">\u00a0just<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"235180\" data-end=\"235400\">\u00a0here<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"235400\" data-end=\"235600\">\u00a0as<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"235600\" data-end=\"235640\">\u00a0a<\/span><\/em><span class=\"timestamp isShow\" data-start=\"235640\" data-end=\"235980\"><em>\u00a0guest.<\/em>\u201d Bubl\u00e9 continued,\u00a0<em>\u201c<\/em><\/span><em><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"241940\" data-end=\"242380\">This<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"242380\" data-end=\"242440\">\u00a0is<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"242440\" data-end=\"242560\">\u00a0one<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"242560\" data-end=\"242640\">\u00a0of<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"242640\" data-end=\"242680\">\u00a0the<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"242680\" data-end=\"242860\">\u00a0greatest<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" data-start=\"242860\" data-end=\"243200\">\u00a0moments<\/span><span class=\"timestamp\" 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The song and Bubl\u00e9 made their Opry debut on December 15th. The song is titled\u00a0\u201cMaybe This Christmas,\u201d\u00a0and Bubl\u00e9&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2136,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2135"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2135\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2137,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2135\/revisions\/2137"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}