In 1973, Elton John had just released two No. 1 albums—Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only the Piano Player and Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. Then, he capped off the year by releasing his first holiday single “Step Into Christmas.” “Let’s do a Christmas record! we thought” said Elton recounting how he and longtime songwriting partner Bernie Taupin wrote […]
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