Gwen Stefani opens up about the “blessing” behind her holiday plans with Blake Shelton, and fans can feel the joy in every word.ML
Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton know how to make it feel like Christmas.
After all, the No Doubt frontwoman shared insight into her and the country singer’s jet-setting holiday plans this season.
“Blake and I, we just bounce back and forth between Oklahoma constantly,” Gwen explained on the Dec. 4 episode of Today. “This December, we’re going back there and then we’re gonna bounce back to L.A.”
Indeed, the couple, who split their time between the Southwest state and California, love making a sweet escape for the holidays—even for a little bit.
“We just had Thanksgiving,” she said. “We had two of them. It’s been a blessing to be able to do that. We’ll do more of the bouncing back and forth, back and forth. I love it. Oklahoma, this time of year, is the best. It’s so beautiful.”
And it’s no surprise that Gwen—who shares kids Kingston, 19, Zuma, 17, and Apollo, 11, with ex Gavin Rossdale—and Blake, 49, are embracing the Yuletide spirit. In fact, it’s what led to their hit 2017 song “You Make It Feel Like Christmas.”
“Blake and I are big Christmas music fans,” she explained in a 2022 Vevo Footnotes interview. “Blake originally sent me a voice note of him playing the song on his guitar. Once we finished writing it, we knew it had to be a duet.”
“I’ve always loved Christmas,” the 56-year-old continued. “It’s such a magical time. The idea of getting to be a part of people’s holidays through music is one of the greatest gifts. Christmas music lives forever.”
This year, the “Rich Girl” was ready to holla back to her love for holiday songs, with her releasing songs “Hot Cocoa” and “Shake the Snow Globe,” the latter of which she debuted for the Prime Video film Oh. What. Fun.
As for what inspired her latest holly, jolly tunes, which she performed at the 2025 Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting Ceremony Dec. 3?
“I was trying to think of a new way to say a Christmas song,” Gwen told KOST 103.5 in November. “I don’t remember anyone talking about the snow globes very much.”
So, she thought, “I’m going to have a snow globe moment here.”
Plus, Christmas music hits differently than any other genre, according to the Grammy winner.
“When Christmas comes around, you feel so nostalgic and so like those songs are part of your life,” Gwen added. “I think regular albums do that as well, but with this, you only get to hear it that one time of year, so it makes it even more special or something. You miss it more.”
Let the Rumors Begin
“I think he’s hot, don’t you? But to be super honest, it is kind of crazy we both went through the same thing at the same time. There’s been so many people that I’ve gotten so much comfort from. Just people coming to me and telling me their story. Not confiding, but sharing, which has just helped me see things from a different perspective and move forward.” —Gwen to Ryan Seacrest in November 2015
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Look of Love
“How can I not be [in love]? She is the greatest. She is the greatest.” —Blake on Today in March 2018.
“Saved My Life”
“When you have a broken heart—at least, when I do—you got to get it out of your system. You want people to sympathize with you. I was at rock bottom, in the middle of hell…Gwen saved my life. Who else on earth could understand going through a high-profile divorce from another musician?” —Blake to Billboard in July 2016
Country Livin’
“I grew up in Orange County, so I don’t know if you’ve been down there, but it’s nothing like the middle of America and our nature was the beach. So to be able to be in Oklahoma and be able to experience a ranch kind of vibe is just something I never ever had, so it’s just been really, it’s been great, amazing.” —Gwen on Jimmy Kimmel Live in August 2020
Wedding Bells
“You know, what? I love weddings. The kids love him. We love him. Everybody loves him. He is lovable! I think about it all the time.” —Gwen to Ellen DeGeneres when discussing marrying Blake
Fierce Fashion
“[My style is] more feminine than ever before. It’s probably because I’m super in love and have a really manly man. I enjoy letting that part of me come out now because when I was in No Doubt, I never thought of myself as sexy. Even in my 30s, I was a tomboy. I hardly ever carried a purse.” —Gwen to InStyle in July 2018
Sexiest Man Alive
“He doesn’t even like to do a photo shoot. You can never convince him to do it. So he just called me like, ‘They want me to do this.’ And I was like, ‘You should totally do it! You’re so sexy!'” —Gwen’s reaction to Blake being named People‘s Sexiest Man Alive
Hot Commodity
“He’s so good at the show, I mean, he’s just so magical. Blake is literally a unicorn. Like anywhere he goes, people are just attracted to him, and he’s such an incredible talent.” —Gwen on SiriusXM’s Andy Cohen Live in September 2019
Biggest Fans
“Setting here watching @gwenstefani rehearsals it continues to shock me the amount of GIANT hits this girl has written… I highly recommend y’all catch her Vegas show if you can get tickets!!!” —Blake on Twitter in June 2018
A Hand to Hold
“I think she’s kept me from going to the absolute bottom. It was like literally falling off a cliff and a hand reached out and caught me, is what it feels like. I’ve never had that with somebody where it just felt like no matter what, she has my back. It’s the greatest feeling.” — Blake on Good Dish in March 2022
Unexpected Miracles
“Something that I wanted since I was a little girl is to be married and have this love that I saw my parents have and have babies. That dream was completely ruined; it was crushed, and I had to figure out how I was going to move forward and make a new dream. And God putting Blake in my life was just that miracle.” — Gwen to People in November 2024
“A Second Chance at Life”
“Meeting my husband felt like a second chance at life. Because when my family fell apart, it felt like a catastrophe. How do you pick yourself up from that? But God put this other person there to love me.” — Gwen to The Guardian in November 2024For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News App
