Apple TV+ debuted a holiday edition of Carpool Karaoke featuring three of 2024’s biggest pop stars: Lady Gaga, Dua Lipa, and Chappell Roan. The special, A Carpool Karaoke Christmas, sees the musicians joining Apple Music’s Zane Lowe in Tokyo, Missouri, and Los Angeles as they sing along to both holiday classics and their own tunes.
Among the moments include Dua Lipa on Tokyo leg singing Ronettes’ “Sleigh Ride” as well as “New Rules,” Gaga and Lowe giving a high-octane performance of Gaga’s “Disease”.
Along with Lowe heading across the globe for sing-alongs with the stars, one particularly touching moment saw Chappell show Lowe her family farm in Missouri, where he spoke to her proud parents.
“I started to tear up just listening to her sing it just now,” Roan’s mother, Kara, said of their daughter “We love her so much and we’re so proud of what she does and who she is and what she stands for. I love singing it with her at her shows and I love it when you can just see the people just respond to that song so much. And even when we’re grown up, we really care about what our parents think about us.”
The special includes a cameo from James Corden, who created Carpool Karaoke. “I’m delighted Carpool Karaoke is back to celebrate the holidays in true style,” Corden said in a statement. “I’ve entrusted Apple Music’s very own, the brilliant Zane Lowe, to drive our superstars to work and reminded him it’s so important to keep his eyes open while he sings. We can’t wait for everyone to see it.”
Lowe added, “This was hands-down the most fun I have ever had in a car. I’m very grateful to James for trusting me behind the wheel of a very expensive car with three of music’s most exciting artists and I’m honoured to be part of bringing this special A Carpool Karaoke Christmas to fans all over the world.”
Alongside the special, which is now streaming in the U.S. and will roll out globally on Dec. 20, Lady Gaga and Lowe dropped a special version of “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town” on Apple Music. Listen here.
Carpool Karaoke began as part of late-night series The Late Late Show with James Corden before becoming a stand-alone variety series in 2017. It concluded its fifth season on Apple TV+ in 2023. The holiday special marks the first time the three singers have appeared on the series.
From Rolling Stone US
