Kelly Clarkson may be wrapped in white in the video for her fun, new country single, “Tie It Up,” but she’s wrapped in red for the upcoming release of her first Christmas album, also titled Wrapped in Red. Set for release on October 29th, the album’s cover art and pre-order info hit Kelly’s website this week, and she says that she couldn’t be more thrilled with how the album turned out. (AUDIO INFO BELOW)

• Check out KellyClarkson.com to see the cover art and album pre-order info for Wrapped in Red!
• You can see Kelly’s video for “Tie It Up,” online here, on VEVO.
• The digital single for “Tie It Up” is available here, on iTunes.
• Wedding News! Word just broke on Wednesday that Kelly and fiancé Brandon Blackstock are going to elope! In a feature on People.com, Kelly revealed that with everything going on in their lives right now, together with “all the decisions,” a wedding with just the minister, the happy couple, and Blackstock’s two children was the way they wanted to go. Kelly said, “Our whole life is a celebration. That’s what we kept laughing about. We don’t need another day where we throw a big party. Our lives are so in the spotlight all the time. Everything is such a spectacle, we were like, ‘We would rather have an intimate moment that’s special.'” Look for the full story online here, on People.com.

  Kelly Clarkson is thrilled about her upcoming Christmas album. (:23)
“I gotta be honest with you, my Christmas album is like my favorite thing that I’ve ever done on the planet. It is so amazing. I’m a nerd about Christmas music. Bing Crosby‘s Christmas CD, like ‘White Christmas’ album, is like, oh, my gosh, I love…and ‘White Christmas’ with Rosemary Clooney and Bing and all the other two, like, and Mariah‘s when I was a kid and loved Reba‘s. There’s so many Christmas CDs that I just am in love with, and so I was really excited about making it.”