{"id":217816,"date":"2025-12-26T12:20:37","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T17:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/12\/26\/bts-jung-kook-channels-nat-king-cole-with-the-christmas-song-cover-thats-smooth-like-butter-4\/"},"modified":"2025-12-26T12:20:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T17:20:37","slug":"bts-jung-kook-channels-nat-king-cole-with-the-christmas-song-cover-thats-smooth-like-butter-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/12\/26\/bts-jung-kook-channels-nat-king-cole-with-the-christmas-song-cover-thats-smooth-like-butter-4\/","title":{"rendered":"BTS\u2019 Jung Kook Channels Nat King Cole With \u2018The Christmas Song\u2019 Cover That\u2019s Smooth Like\u00a0Butter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- no image --><\/p>\n<div><!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/jung-kook\/\">Jung Kook<\/a> might just be <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/nat-king-cole\/\">Nat King Cole<\/a> undercover, because the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/bts\/\">BTS<\/a> singer just released a rendition of \u201cThe Christmas Song\u201d that\u2019s buttery smooth.<\/p>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story \/\/ lrv-u-display-inline-block lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-margin-t-2 u-margin-t-26@mobile-max u-margin-b-0.875@mobile-max u-margin-b-150@tablet u-border-t-12 lrv-u-padding-t-025 u-padding-b-1.313 lrv-u-padding-b-125@mobile-max lrv-u-border-color-black\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-a-unstyle-link lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap u-font-weight-700 lrv-u-display-inline-block u-line-height-18px a-font-accent u-letter-spacing-0225 u-font-size-16 lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-article-badge-underline a-article-esp u-display-inline-flex lrv-u-margin-b-1@mobile-max u-margin-b-9@tablet\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRelated\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story-wrapper lrv-u-flex lrv-u-justify-content-space-between lrv-u-padding-tb-050@desktop a-children-border-vertical a-children-border--grey a-children-border-width-050\">\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/bts-jung-kook-band-reunion-more-important-than-ever-1236137794\/\" class=\"lrv-u-color-black:hover lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/bts-jung-kook-covers-nat-king-cole-the-christmas-song-1236145711\/\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Jung-Kook-documentary-2024-press-billboard-1548.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Jung Kook\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tJung Kook Says Next Spring Will Be \u2018More Important Than Ever\u2019 Ahead of BTS\u00a0Reunion\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/bts-jung-kook-doesnt-want-to-be-confined-solo-artist-1236131176\/\" class=\"lrv-u-color-black:hover lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/bts-jung-kook-covers-nat-king-cole-the-christmas-song-1236145711\/\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Jung-Kook-nyfw-2025-billboard-1800.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Jung Kook attends the Calvin Klein fashion show during New York Fashion Week at The Brant Foundation on September 12, 2025 in New York City.\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tJung Kook of BTS Wants to \u2018Show Different Sides\u2019 of Himself Going Forward: \u2018I Don\u2019t Want to Be\u00a0Confined\u2019\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/lists\/bts-reunion-talk-band-members\/\" class=\"lrv-u-color-black:hover lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/bts-jung-kook-covers-nat-king-cole-the-christmas-song-1236145711\/\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/bts-festa-press-bighit-2023-billboard-1548.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"BTS\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tEverything the Members of BTS Have Said About Their Upcoming\u00a0Reunion\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tReleased just a couple of days before Christmas, the festive cover finds Jung Kook delivering some of his sultriest vocals to date. \u201cChestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at your nose\/ Yuletide carols being sung by a choir and folks dressed up like Eskimos,\u201d he croons over chill, ambient keyboards. \u201cEverybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe help to make the season bright\/ Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow will find it hard to sleep tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAs the song picks up, the K-pop star fleshes out the performance with his own lush harmonies stacked on top of each other. Staying true to the original lyrics, he ends with a message to \u201ckids\u201d from ages 1 to 92: \u201cMerry Christmas to you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tCole\u2019s \u201cThe Christmas Song\u201d first charted on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/hot-100\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Billboard Hot 100<\/a> in 1960. It reached its peak decades later, hitting No. 6 this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tJung Kook\u2019s cover of the Christmas classic serves as a year-end gift to ARMY, as the fanbase eagerly awaits spring 2026, when BTS will finally make its comeback after two-plus years apart to fulfill South Korean military obligations and work on solo projects. In addition to a new album, the septet also has a world tour in the works.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cI think this spring will be more important than ever,\u201d Jung Kook <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/bts-jung-kook-band-reunion-more-important-than-ever-1236137794\/\">recently teased <\/a>in an interview with <em>Elle Korea<\/em>. \u201cSo I sincerely hope you all have a safe and enjoyable spring.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tCheck out Jung Kook\u2019s version of \u201cThe Christmas Song\u201d below.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Christmas Song (cover) by Jung Kook\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fjTvhaDsRDg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubpass.co\/billboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/2HpFicp.png\" alt=\"Billboard VIP Pass\" style=\"max-width: 100%;height: auto\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/bts-jung-kook-covers-nat-king-cole-the-christmas-song-1236145711\/\">Aller \u00e0 la source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jung Kook might just be Nat King Cole undercover, because the BTS singer just released a rendition of \u201cThe Christmas Song\u201d that\u2019s buttery smooth. 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