People (Dec. 21st 2017)

Gwen Stefani Shares Sweet Inspiration Behind Song 'Christmas Eve'

Gwen Stefani is unwrapping some of her favorite holiday tunes (including some of her own originals!) for TuneIn’s “Holiday Hits” channel.

The You Make It Feel Like Christmas singer, 48, will guide listeners through a personal, curated experience of her go-to modern and classic holiday jams, including her inspiration behind her song “Christmas Eve” featuring boyfriend Blake Shelton.

“When I think of the holiday season, I’m always gonna think of this song because this is a song that I wrote when I was on Blake Shelton’s ranch. I was out for a run and it was this gorgeous day and I was praying and this song just came to me — the chorus just came to me,” she says in a sneak peek of the interview that’s to come.

She adds about Shelton’s, 41, reaction: “When Blake heard the song, he loved it so much that he wanted to record it for his Christmas album, which was completely a shock and it blew me away. It’s the first time anyone’s ever recorded one of my songs.”