Playback!: Elton John, ‘Step Into Christmas’ (1973)
‘Welcome to my Christmas song!’
Elton John hopped into London’s Morgan Studios in November of 1973 and quickly recorded a single entitled “Step Into Christmas.”
This non-LP holiday song grabbed the #1 spot on Billboard‘s Christmas Singles chart and hit #24 on the UK charts. In the video below lyricist Bernie Taupin can be seen “playing” the bells in the instrumental break. Step into it!
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Thanks so much for sharing this. I’d heard the song but never seen the video. Interesting to see guitarist Davey Johnstone pull a Mick Ronson stage move on Elton at 2:46!
I hadn’t seen the video before either. At least, not within memory. Good to see Taupin and the ’70s-era band goofing around.