A Kylie Christmas

A Kylie Christmas
EP by Kylie Minogue
Released 30 November 2010 (2010-11-30)
Recorded 2000–10
Genre Pop, dance-pop, Christmas
Length 5:19 (A Kylie Christmas)
11:20 (A Christmas Gift)
Label Parlophone
Kylie Minogue chronology
Pink Sparkle
(2010)		 A Kylie Christmas
(2010)
Alternative cover
A Christmas Gift cover

A Kylie Christmas is the fifth extended play by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue. It was released digitally on 30 November 2010 by Parlophone. A re-edition titled A Christmas Gift was released on 1 December 2010 with three songs, including "Aphrodite" and "Can't Beat the Feeling" from Minogue's eleventh studio album Aphrodite. Minogue's cover of the 1953 song "Santa Baby" first appeared as a B-side to her 2000 single "Please Stay".[1]

Contents

Live performances

Minogue performed "Let It Snow" and "Santa Baby" at the annual Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree lighting ceremony in New York City on 30 November 2010.[2]

Track listing

A Kylie Christmas
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Let It Snow"   Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne 1:57
2. "Santa Baby"   Joan Javits, Philip Springer, Tony Springer 3:22
Total length:
 5:19
A Christmas Gift
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Aphrodite"   Nerina Pallot, Andy Chatterley 3:47
2. "Can't Beat the Feeling"   Hannah Robinson, Pascal Gabriel, Borge Fjordheim, Matt Prime, Richard X 4:10
3. "Santa Baby"   Javits, Springer, Springer 3:23
Total length:
 11:20

Charts

A Kylie Christmas (2010) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[3] 188
"Santa Baby" (2010) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart[4] 85
UK Singles Chart[3] 132
"Let It Snow" (2010) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart[4] 89

Release history

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

References

  1. ^ Mrkic, Mike (2 December 2010). "Kylie to release Christmas EP". Sydney Star Observer. Gay & Lesbian Community Publishing Limited. http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/international-news-news/2010/12/02/kylie-gets-festive/38253. Retrieved 23 November 2011. 
  2. ^ "Kylie Minogue the snow queen performs in New York as the Rockefeller Center is transformed into a winter wonderland". Daily Mail. Mail Online. 1 December 2010. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1334594/Kylie-Minogue-snow-queen-New-York-Rockefeller-Center-transformed-winter-wonderland.html. Retrieved 19 November 2011. 
  3. ^ a b "Chart Log UK – Weekly Updates Sales 2010". The Official Charts Company. The Zobbel Website. http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK2010.HTM. Retrieved 19 November 2011. 
  4. ^ a b "ARIA Top 100 Singles – Week Commencing 27th December 2010". Australian Recording Industry Association. Pandora Archive. http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20110121-0000/Issue1087.pdf. Retrieved 19 November 2011. 
  5. ^ "A Kylie Christmas – Single by Kylie Minogue". iTunes Store UK. Apple Inc.. http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/a-kylie-christmas-single/id407566533. Retrieved 17 December 2010. 
  6. ^ "A Kylie Christmas – Single by Kylie Minogue". iTunes Store US. Apple Inc.. http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/a-kylie-christmas-single/id407566533. Retrieved 17 December 2010. 
  7. ^ "A Christmas Gift – EP by Kylie Minogue". iTunes Store UK. Apple Inc.. http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/a-christmas-gift-ep/id407966543. Retrieved 17 December 2010. 
  8. ^ "A Kylie Christmas – Single by Kylie Minogue". iTunes Store Australia. Apple Inc.. http://itunes.apple.com/au/album/a-kylie-christmas-single/id407805060. Retrieved 19 November 2011. 
  9. ^ "A Kylie Christmas – Single by Kylie Minogue". iTunes Store New Zealand. Apple Inc.. http://itunes.apple.com/nz/album/a-kylie-christmas-single/id407805060. Retrieved 19 November 2011. 

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