Justin Trudeau accepts P.K. Subban's #CanadaCarols challenge
Canada's prime minister says he and wife Sophie are warming up their voices
It's on.
Canada's prime minister has accepted a challenge from Montreal Canadiens' star defenceman P.K. Subban to sing a Christmas carol for children in hospital and post it on Twitter.
Subban threw the challenge his way on Thursday, via Twitter.
"Hey Justin Trudeau! You have great hair, but can you sing Jingle Bells?" Subban said in a tweet from inside the Bell Centre.
Hey <a href="https://twitter.com/JustinTrudeau">@JustinTrudeau</a>! You have great hair, but can you sing Jingle Bells? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CanadaCarols?src=hash">#CanadaCarols</a> <a href="https://t.co/lEtLEwyaDq">pic.twitter.com/lEtLEwyaDq</a>
—@PKSubban1On Friday afternoon, the prime minister responded, saying he was going to make it a family affair.
"You're about to find out, P.K. Subban. Sophie and I are warming up as we speak," Trudeau tweeted back.
You’re about to find out, <a href="https://twitter.com/PKSubban1">@PKSubban1</a>. Sophie and I are warming up as we speak… <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CanadaCarols?src=hash">#CanadaCarols</a> <a href="https://t.co/neJGOk12GH">https://t.co/neJGOk12GH</a>
—@JustinTrudeauCanadians immediately weighed in on social media.
<a href="https://twitter.com/JustinTrudeau">@JustinTrudeau</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PKSubban1">@PKSubban1</a> are you sure you want to do this (to us, your public?). Lol. Let's hear it :-)
—@AhWeise<a href="https://twitter.com/JustinTrudeau">@JustinTrudeau</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PKSubban1">@PKSubban1</a> This is <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ChristmasAndChill?src=hash">#ChristmasAndChill</a> at its finest! Well played...well played. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cdnpoli?src=hash">#cdnpoli</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/NHL">@NHL</a> willisforsenate,com
—@willisforsenate<a href="https://twitter.com/JustinTrudeau">@JustinTrudeau</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PKSubban1">@PKSubban1</a> Are you taking requests?
—@TheIslandITThe goal of the Subban-fronted campaign is to create a country-wide social media singalong to brighten up the holidays for kids at the Montreal Children's Hospital and other pediatric hospitals.
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