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\n\tKylie Minogue<\/a> is finally sharing the Christmas song she has been holding onto for a decade. The pop icon has released her new single \u201cXMAS,\u201d a track she says dates back to the summer of 2015 and was originally inspired by the Village People\u2019s \u201cYMCA.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tThe song arrives as part of the 10th anniversary edition of Minogue\u2019s holiday album, Kylie Christmas<\/em>, which returns on Dec. 5 as Kylie Christmas (Fully Wrapped)<\/a><\/em> with four brand-new tracks.<\/p>\n \n\tSpeaking to The Sun<\/a><\/em>, Minogue explained that the idea first came to her while she was in Berlin shortly after releasing her first holiday album, Kylie Christmas<\/em>, that same year. <\/p>\n \n\t\u201cThe song comes from 2015. I was at Soho House in Berlin, it was summer on the terrace and we\u2019d just done the first Christmas album,\u201d she said. \u201cWe\u2019d had a couple of glasses of wine \u2026 and it came to us like \u2018YMCA\u2019 but \u2018XMAS.\u2019 I\u2019ve been sitting on the chorus for 10 years.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tThe single arrives with a video that sees Minogue recreating the iconic flying lift from Dirty Dancing<\/em>. Despite decades of stage experience, she admitted the move was a leap of faith. <\/p>\n \n\t\u201cI was a bit scared as I\u2019ve never done it before. It was a fantasy moment. I was told not to overthink it,\u201d she said. \u201cWe did a couple of practices before we did the main one. The thing is, you just need to trust the other person. The first one I got up, but I overshot it. The second was fine. The third one was good. The bruises were worth it the next day.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tMinogue also addressed the idea of \u201cXMAS\u201d becoming a holiday chart-topper \u2014 something she\u2019s not expecting but would happily welcome. \u201cI\u2019m not counting on it,\u201d she said. \u201cIt would be crazy but that\u2019s definitely parked to one side for me. I am just happy that ten years have passed since my last Christmas album and we are all here still going.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tThe release caps what has been one of the busiest stretches of Minogue\u2019s career. Over the past two years, she has released two albums, including 2023\u2019s Tension<\/em><\/a>, and completed a 66-date world tour behind the record. After nonstop work, she says she\u2019s ready for a pause \u2014 sort of.<\/p>\n \n\tRaised in Melbourne, the pop veteran\u2019s 2023 album\u00a0Tension<\/em>\u00a0led the national charts in the United Kingdom and Australia, peaked at No. 21 on the Billboard 200, and spawned the global hit \u201cPadam Padam,\u201d which scooped a Grammy Award (best pop\u00a0dance<\/a>\u00a0recording). Followup\u00a0Tension II<\/em>\u00a0also led the charts in the U.K., Australia and cracked the top 100 in the U.S.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cIt feels like I haven\u2019t stopped. It\u2019s been a gigantic year but I imagine I will be making music just for the love of it and maybe banking some things,\u201d she said. \u201cI could happily be in the studio most of my time. I love it. I find it just gets richer and more satisfying.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tStill, Minogue admitted that trying to record a holiday album during breaks on her Tension<\/em> tour \u201cwas maybe not so wise,\u201d but the creative impulse keeps her going. \u201cI don\u2019t know about releasing. I think I should just do the background work\u2026 maybe.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tMinogue\u2019s \u201cXMAS\u201d is out now.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n