Elton John’s festive traditional “Step Into Christmas” has formally been licensed platinum by the Recording Business Affiliation of America (RIAA), recognizing multiple million licensed models in the US.
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 tune has cemented its place as a seasonal favourite, spending a complete of 44 weeks so far on the Billboard Vacation Airplay chart and re-entering the UK charts each December since 2011. In the course of the 2020–21 winter season, it achieved its highest UK chart place so far at No.8. In 2023, precisely fifty years after its launch, the one was licensed Triple Platinum by the BPI.
In 2024, over 50 years after the tune’s authentic launch, Elton John unveiled a brand-new video Christmas traditional 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 workforce attempting to make the set “Christmassy enough.” A lifelong Elton fan, Delevingne fulfilled a private dream on this function, stepping—fairly actually—into her buddy’s high-heeled boots for a joyful and affectionate tribute.
Written with longtime collaborator Bernie Taupin, “Step Into Christmas” really captures the enjoyment and spirit of the vacation season in Elton’s distinctive and inimitable type. “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 mentioned in a 2023 YouTube interview. “Recording it and making the video was just so much fun. I just remember having a ball doing it.”
Just some days in the past, Elton posted on his social media, utilizing the tune. The submit, by which Elton can’t appear to flee the tune, went viral, garnering greater than 20 million views in lower than 48 hours.
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