Lauren Daigle kicked off the first of two Christmas ... For every person who is like 'I don't know who you are, my wife drug me here,' You're welcome. We're gonna have a good night!" ...

American Idol alum Lauren Daigle surprises a contestant on the show's season 21 premiere Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2019 ...