Elton John’s festive basic “Step Into Christmas” has formally been licensed platinum by the Recording Business Affiliation of America (RIAA), recognizing a couple of million licensed models in america.
Initially launched on November 23, 1973, “Step Into Christmas” peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Christmas Singles chart within the US. Over the previous decade, the track has cemented its place as a seasonal favourite, spending a complete of 44 weeks to this point on the Billboard Vacation Airplay chart and re-entering the UK charts each December since 2011. Through the 2020–21 winter season, it achieved its highest UK chart place to this point at No.8. In 2023, precisely fifty years after its launch, the only was licensed Triple Platinum by the BPI.
In 2024, over 50 years after the track’s unique launch, Elton John unveiled a brand-new video Christmas basic that reimagines the making of the unique seasonal 1973 promo. The gloriously kitsch music video stars British actress and mannequin Cara Delevingne as Elton, portraying the chaos and humor of a frantic manufacturing group attempting to make the set “Christmassy enough.” A lifelong Elton fan, Delevingne fulfilled a private dream on this function, stepping—fairly actually—into her pal’s high-heeled boots for a joyful and affectionate tribute.
Written with longtime collaborator Bernie Taupin, “Step Into Christmas” actually captures the enjoyment and spirit of the vacation season in Elton’s distinctive and inimitable model. “We knew we wanted to have fun and get everything Christmas-y rolled into it, especially the music of Phil Spector, which we tried to emulate,” Elton John stated in a 2023 YouTube interview. “Recording it and making the video was just so much fun. I just remember having a ball doing it.”
Only a few days in the past, Elton posted on his social media, utilizing the track. The publish, by which Elton can’t appear to flee the track, went viral, garnering greater than 20 million views in lower than 48 hours.
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