Family Behind 'Xmas Jammies' Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Viral Hit and Shares How It Changed Their Lives

Penn and Kim Holderness' daughter said that before the viral video, they never saw their dad because he always had to be at work

Family Behind Viral Christmas Jammies Video Celebrate Its 10th Anniversary
The Holderness family in the 2013 and 2023 versions of "XMas Jammies". Photo:

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The family behind the viral “Xmas Jammies” video is marking its 10th anniversary with an all-new rendition of the Christmas rap.

The Holderness family (who may be familiar to fans of the Amazing Race) is back with “Xmas Jammies: Ten Years Later,” a nod to the 2013 YouTube video that put them on the map. 

In an updated version of the song, which is set to the tune of the 1997 hit “Miami” by Will Smith, mom Kim and dad Penn celebrate the video that they say helped launch “an actual career."

“We’ve loved hearing from so many of you and how your lives are like our lives too,” Penn said in the video, which was uploaded on Dec. 12.

The new video also features appearances from Kim and Penn’s children, Lola and Penn Charles, who no longer fit in their Christmas jammies from a decade ago. 

The original "Xmas Jammies" video has been viewed more than 18 million times since it was first uploaded in December 2013.

On top of making creative videos for their YouTube channel for the last decade, the Holdernesses have also launched an award-winning podcast, published multiple books, and even found time to win season 33 of The Amazing Race.

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In the new video, Lola said the video’s success helped her family live a closer life than they ever did before. Before becoming a content creator, Penn worked as a newscaster, and due to his demanding schedule, Lola said she had very few memories of him “early in life.”

"I never saw my dad," she said.

But that soon changed after “Xmas Jammies” went viral. Now, she says her father’s new work has “given him the opportunity to be at home and spend more time with us.”

“I’m very grateful because I can’t imagine what it would have been like if he kept with that job and I never saw him,” she added.

As for the future, the family doesn't plan to stop their online fun anytime soon. In their new Christmas rap, Penn joked about making videos until he and Kim are in adult diapers.

"Can’t wait to see what else is in store, here’s to the next 10 more!" he raps.

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