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One night at a party a few weeks ago in New York City, Chase Stokes walked behind the bar to make some dirty martinis -- his and country superstar Kelsea Ballerini's go-to cocktail. "I don't know if I was allowed," Stokes says, "but we did it."

This wasn't just any holiday bash, however. That night, the couple kicked off gifting season at Amazon's annual Holiday Soirée on the High Line.

"I love Christmas," Ballerini told Rolling Stone over the phone after the party. "I'm lucky because growing up my parents, especially my mom, she made Christmas this really magical time every year. So I've always just wanted to, entering into my adulthood, carry that on in whatever way I can."

The couple has had a packed schedule this year, and along with the Holiday Soirée, they found time to work on a special project together: curating a few of their favorite holiday gift picks on Amazon's Holiday Shop. On the list: everything from vinyl records and journals, to dog beds and barware.

To hear the Outer Banks star tell it, "We literally are attached at the hip most of the time, so to do something that we both love and care so much about, which is the holidays, and our friends and our family, and to build and curate something with Amazon, feels very seamless of a partnership and it's been a fun little evening."

One of Ballerini's Amazon holiday favorites is a vinyl copy of her latest LP, Patterns, a 15-track stunner with highlights like "First Rodeo," "Nothing Really Matters," and the single "Cowboys Cry Too" with Noah Kahan.

"I think for me you can really see what's coming to life when you play it live," the country singer-songwriter says of playing the Patterns tracks, "and I felt really lucky to have Madison Square Garden four days after the release because I was able to really see in that short span of time the instant favorites. I think 'Baggage' for me is one that's really raised its hand as far as a live song -- a scream-sing moment. I think 'First Rodeo' has always been a favorite as a songwriter, and I think the musicality of that song is really special. That one live to me also felt like it took a different life, and it's a young record..."

"I gotta be so honest," Stokes adds, "['First Rodeo'] took on a life of its own."

As far as holiday tunes go, the couple shares their love for everything from playing Frank Sinatra to Michael Bublé, Elvis and Nat King Cole, to 'Nsync and Bing Crosby -- Ballerini says they just got his Christmas album to play on their new record player. Those aren't the only holiday classics they love, however.

"I personally, and this is very millennial girl of me, one of my favorite Christmas records is Jessica Simpson ... it's so good. And Kelly Clarkson is my other favorite because everything she does is just, to me, very timeless."

"It's Kelly," Stokes says.

The two have collaborated in the past on Ballerini's last album, but when asked whether the country superstar would ever consider writing a Christmas album herself, she says "it's on the bucket list." Still, fans might have to wait a little longer for Ballerini's potential holiday project.

"I think it's just down the road for me," Ballerini says. "I want to make sure I'm in a place where I can really contribute to Christmas music, and I feel like right now there's so many people making amazing records that are covering the classics and writing their own and I want to make sure I have the space to really contribute when I can do it. But it's on the list, I would love to do it one day, and I will call Kelly if I ever do."

'I would love to do [a Christmas album] one day, and I will call Kelly if I ever do.'

To celebrate the holidays this year, the couple has plans to connect with family and friends. "We've both had a really crazy few months," Ballerini says. "It's been a big year but specifically this last sprint has been a lot. I think valuing time together, time with the dogs, time with family, time with friends, time to cook, time to actually decorate a tree -- all those things really matter and being able to zoom back in for a second and be grounded in real life is really important to both of us."

And when it comes to foolproof gifts to give family and friends, Ballerini explains that "there's two kinds of people to get gifts for, right? You can either go kind of heartfelt, and that can be layered: You can buy someone a record that loves music. You can give someone a journal to mark their next year. Stuff like that. Or, you can go more silly -- not even so white elephant, but just silly-goofy -- stocking stuffers, if you will. And I think knowing who you're buying for, like really knowing them is knowing which route to go. And I love both."