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"Step into Christmas" is a Christmas song written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, and performed by Elton John. It was released as a stand-alone single in November 1973 with the song "Ho, Ho, Ho (Who'd Be a Turkey at Christmas)" as the B-side. It peaked at No. 24 on the UK Singles Chart.〔http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/elton%20john/ Official Charts Company〕 In the United States, the single reached No. 56 on the ''Cash Box'' Top 100 Singles chart〔(Cash Box Top 100 Singles week ending December 29, 1973 )〕 and No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Christmas Singles chart.〔Whitburn, Joel. ''Top Pop Singles 1955–1996'' (1997):316〕 "Step into Christmas" was later included as a bonus track on the 1995 remastered re-issue of the album ''Caribou'', even though it was released in the ''Goodbye Yellow Brick Road'' days. It also appears on the albums ''Elton John's Christmas Party'', ''Rare Masters'', ''To Be Continued'', and various Christmas compilation albums. Two versions with different vocals exist. According to liner notes about the song by Elton John and Bernie Taupin (in ''Rare Masters'' and ''Elton John's Christmas Party''), the track and its B-side, both produced by Gus Dudgeon, were recorded during a quickie session at Morgan Studios in London, owned by drummer Barry Morgan, who had played on several of Elton's early albums. "Step into Christmas" was mixed to sound like one of producer Phil Spector's 1960s recordings, using plenty of compression and imitating his trademark "wall of sound" technique. This was intentional according to both John and Taupin, and an homage of sorts to Christmas songs by Spector-produced groups such as The Ronettes. In 2009, "Step into Christmas" was the ninth most played Christmas song in the United Kingdom.〔(Most performed Christmas songs (UK) ) PPL & PRS for Music〕 ==Music video== A music video was produced to promote the single.〔http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Fjik78LapA〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Step into Christmas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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