Tom Roland of '' New Country '' magazine wrote that " even when the members of the band get schmaltzy with the kiddie chorus … they stop short of going overboard . " On December 24 , 2012 , singer and actress Demi Lovato released a cover of the song to support the victims of the Newtown shootings . On December 5 , 2017 , country singers Scotty McCreery , Carly Pearce , Sara Evans , Lucy Hale , Tegan Marie , RaeLynn , Jillian Jacqueline , Brennley Brown , CB30 and Temecula Road , all performed the cover to support the St. Jude Children 's Research Hospital
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