Jimmy Fallon is continuous to construct his popularity because the king of comedic yuletide tunes. Following final yr’s chart-topping album Vacation Seasoning, the Tonight Present host is again with the brand new seasonal single “Ugly Sweater.” The track pairs Fallon with rising nation star Carter Religion. Nashville super-producer Dave Cobb is behind the boards.
Impressed by Seventies nation classics by the likes of Conway Twitty, “Ugly Sweater” tells the story of a meet-cute at a Christmas celebration. Fallon’s narrator is the one one who confirmed as much as the celebration carrying an unsightly sweater, however that fake pas results in him catching Religion’s character’s eye. Drinks begin flowing, flirtation involving mistletoe ensues, and by the tip of the evening, Fallon’s not the one carrying the titular garment. The accompanying music video fills in among the gaps within the story, together with some hijinks in a photograph sales space.
Fallon kicked off his reign over Christmas comedy with Vacation Seasoning, which dropped simply in time for the 2024 vacation season. That includes a formidable forged of visitor stars—together with Fallon’s Tonight Present band the Roots, his longtime collaborator Justin Timberlake, his fellow SNL alum Will Ferrell, Ariana Grande, Megan Thee Stallion, Dolly Parton, “Weird Al” Yankovic, and extra—the album reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Comedy Albums chart and ascended to No. 2 on the Vacation Albums chart. It was Fallon’s first album since 2012’s Blow Your Pants Off, one other star-studded affair compiling musical numbers from his time period as host of Late Evening.
Religion, Fallon’s “Ugly Sweater” duet associate, is one among nation music’s ascendant stars. She’s been honored by CMT and carried out repeatedly on the Grand Ole Opry, along with excursions with among the greatest names in Nashville. Following this previous October’s launch of her debut album Cherry Valley via MCA, she’s set to star in subsequent yr’s Netflix movie HEARTLAND alongside Jessica Chastain.
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