"At Christmas" | ||||
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Single by Kylie Minogue | ||||
from the album Kylie Christmas: Snow Queen Edition | ||||
Released | 22 November 2016 | |||
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Length | 3:46 | |||
Label | Parlophone | |||
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"At Christmas" on YouTube |
"At Christmas" is a song by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue, from the 2016 Snow Queen Edition of her thirteenth studio album, Kylie Christmas (2015). The song was released on 22 November 2016 by Parlophone. It serves as the lead single from the reissue, and premiered on The Chris Evans Breakfast Show on BBC Radio 2. [1] [2] [3] [4] The song became BBC Radio 2's Record of the Week.[ citation needed ]
On 6 December, Minogue performed the song on Stasera Casa Mika and two days after on her Facebook page with the Warner Music Choir. [5] On 10 December, was aired a performance of "At Christmas" on The Jonathan Ross Show .
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Worldwide | 22 November 2016 | Digital download | Parlophone | [1] |
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