A Kylie Christmas

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A Kylie Christmas
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Released30 November 2010 (2010-11-30)
Genre
Length5:19
Label Parlophone
Kylie Minogue chronology
12" Masters – Essential Mixes
(2010)
A Kylie Christmas
(2010)
Hits
(2011)

A Kylie Christmas is the fifth extended play by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue. It was released digitally on 30 November 2010 by Parlophone. Minogue's cover of the 1953 song "Santa Baby" first appeared as a B-side to her 2000 single "Please Stay". [1] Minogue uploaded a music video of "Let It Snow" to her official YouTube channel on 10 December 2010. [2]

Contents

Another EP called A Christmas Gift was released with songs from Minogue's eleventh studio album Aphrodite .

Track listing

A Kylie Christmas
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Let It Snow"1:57
2."Santa Baby"
  • Joan Javits
  • Philip Springer
  • Tony Springer
3:22
Total length:5:19
A Christmas Gift
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Aphrodite"3:47
2."Can't Beat the Feeling"
4:10
3."Santa Baby"
  • Javits
  • P. Springer
  • T. Springer
3:23
Total length:11:20

Charts

A Kylie ChristmasPeak
position
UK Singles Chart [3] 188
Santa BabyPeak
position
UK Singles Chart [4] 31

Release history

CountryDateLabelFormatVersion
United Kingdom [5] 30 November 2010 Parlophone Digital download A Kylie Christmas
United States [6] Astralwerks
United Kingdom [7] 1 December 2010ParlophoneA Christmas Gift
Australia [8] 12 December 2010 Mushroom Records A Kylie Christmas
New Zealand [9]

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