CMAT has joined forces with Elton John to take on his 1973 festive classic, 'Step into Christmas.'
The reimagined duet of the 1973 hit has been chosen as this year's Amazon Music Original Christmas song. It follows last year's release, XMAS by Australian pop star Kylie Minogue, which went on to claim the UK's Christmas number one spot in 2025.
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CMAT teased the single to fan's with a number of Instagram posts where she dressed up as the iconic 70's musician.
It has been a huge yeah for CMAT, who's real name is Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson, winning the Ivor Novello Award for Best Album for her third LP Euro-Country, which was released last year and most recently appearing on Tiny Desk Concert in Washington, D.C.
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In a heart warming Instagram post Sir Elton John, who rose to fame in the 1970s following the release of his second album, the self-titled Elton John (1970) and has gone on to win five Grammys, five Brit awards and achieve 10 number one singles and albums in the UK charts, praised the Dunboyne singer.
"I’ve loved CMAT since I first heard her and saw her videos years ago."
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"She has this incredible personality and a wicked sense of humour. You can tell she has Rock n Roll and Country and Americana at the heart of what she does - we’re kindred spirits in so many ways. And that’s why I was so thrilled with the idea of us collaborating on Step Into Christmas."
Ending his post with his excitement for the festive turn to be heard by fan's "She’s done an amazing job, and I can’t wait for you all to hear it!"
The new song will be available to stream exclusively on Amazon Music from Thursday.
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