Friday, December 17, 2010

On the fifth day of Christmas . . .

Time for a campy video, everyone!

Step Into Christmas - Elton John

This is yet another great offering from the Elton John/Bernie Taupin team. Recorded during a quickie session in London, it was originally released as a single in 1973, peaking at #23 in the UK. According to the liner notes about the song, it was mixed to sound like one of producer Phil Spector's records, using lots of compression and imitating his trademark 'wall of sound' technique. This was intentional according to both John and Taupin, a homage of sorts to Christmas songs by Spector-produced groups such as The Ronettes.

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