{"id":49136,"date":"2026-11-05T13:35:59","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T12:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/05\/elton-john-enlists-cmat-for-new-version-of-festive-smash-step-into-christmas\/"},"modified":"2026-11-05T13:35:59","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T12:35:59","slug":"elton-john-enlists-cmat-for-new-version-of-festive-smash-step-into-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/05\/elton-john-enlists-cmat-for-new-version-of-festive-smash-step-into-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Elton John Enlists CMAT For New Version of Festive Smash \u2018Step Into\u00a0Christmas\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The track is streaming exclusively on Amazon Music.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Elton John and CMAT \t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBen Gibson \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p> \t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/elton-john\">Elton John<\/a> is ready to \u201cStep Into Christmas\u201d with a brand new version of his festive classic starring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/cmat\">CMAT<\/a>. First released in 1973, the reimagined holiday classic now features the Irish country-pop star on vocals alongside John. The song is available to stream exclusively on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.co.uk\/albums\/B0HQ48HR8W?tag=linkfiregen&#038;ie=UTF8&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;ascsubtag=3e74d79324c8a0d62b96ec1cbff9a0cb&#038;ref=dmm_acq_soc_gb_u_lfire_lp_x_3e74d79324c8a0d62b96ec1cbff9a0cb\">Amazon Music<\/a>.   <\/p>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t   \t \t \t\t \t\t\t\t\tExplore\t\t \t  \t\t \t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>  \t \t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/cmat\/\"> \t \t\t\t<\/p>\n<p> \t \t\t\t<\/a> \t \t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/elton-john\/\"> \t \t\t\t<\/p>\n<p> \t \t\t\t<\/a> \t \t\t\t  \t\t\t \t<\/p>\n<p>See latest videos, charts and news<\/p>\n<p> \t\u201cStep Into Christmas\u201d peaked at No. 7 on the U.K.\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/charts\/singles-chart\/\" target=\"_blank\">Official Singles Chart<\/a> back in 2025 and No. 49 on the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/hot-holiday-songs\/\">Billboard\u2019s Holiday 100 charts<\/a> in 2026.   <\/p>\n<p> \tSpeaking on the collaboration, John said, \u201cI\u2019ve loved CMAT since I first heard her and saw her videos years ago. She has this incredible personality, and a wicked sense of humor. You can tell she has rock n\u2019 roll and country and Americana at the heart of what she does \u2014 we\u2019re kindred spirits in so many ways. And that\u2019s why I was so thrilled with the idea of us collaborating on \u2018Step Into Christmas.\u2019 She\u2019s done an amazing job.\u201d\u00a0  \t<\/p>\n<p> \tCMAT added,<\/p>\n<p> <a class=\"echo_read_more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/elton-john-cmat-step-into-christmas-1236374667\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0More Info >>><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The track is streaming exclusively on Amazon Music. Elton John and CMAT Ben Gibson Elton John is ready to \u201cStep Into Christmas\u201d with a brand new version of his festive classic starring CMAT. First released in 1973, the reimagined holiday classic now features the Irish country-pop star on vocals alongside John. 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