Taylor Swifthas written a new original Christmas song, and she’s not wasting any time releasing it.
The 10-time Grammy winner, 29 — whocovers PEOPLE’s latest issue as one of the 2019 People of the Year— announced on Thursday that she’ll be dropping a new holiday tune later in the evening, as well as a music video for the song made from family home videos.
Her happy news came with a cute video in which Swift consulted her catsMeredith Grey,Olivia Benson,and Benjamin Buttonabout whether or not she should put the song out.
“I know this is pretty wild but I’ve just written a Christmas song. I feel like it’s weird to wait a year to put it out, so, I don’t know what to do,” Swift said in the clip, before checking in with her furry friends.
Of course, none of her kitties gave Swift a clear answer. So she made the ultimate decision herself.
“When in doubt, ask the itty bitty pretty kitty committee. When they shun you with silence, ambivalence, and judgmental brush offs… just put the song out anyway,” Swift wrote on Twitter. “NEW XMAS SONG AND VIDEO (made from home videos ????) OUT TONIGHT.”
Always one to drop hints, Swift hashtagged her announcement #ChristmasTreeFarm — maybe teasing the tune’s title.
As Swifties know, the singer grew up on a 15-acre Christmas tree farm in Pennsylvania. Her formative years there established Swift’s love for Christmas.
Swift’s new Christmas song is the first original seasonal music she’s put out sinceTheTaylor SwiftHoliday Collection, her limited release Christmas EP from back in October 2007.
The new Christmas song will top off a big 2019 for Swift, who turns 30 on Dec. 13.
In the final year of her 20s, the superstar released herrecord-shattering new albumLover(all 18 trackscharted simultaneously on the Billboard Hot 100) and embraced her voice and power more than ever.
“This is the first time I’ve been able to put out music that I feel is connecting with people, yet look back on everything I’ve made and feel a quiet sense of pride,” Swift told PEOPLE in this week’s People of the Year cover story. “I’m proud of the things I’ve withstood, and I’ve been able to carve out a life for myself.”
For more on2019’s People of the Year, pick up this week’s issue, on stands Friday, Dec. 6.
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“I’m in a position to speak out, thankfully, so if somebody who’s younger who’s signing a record deal can learn from that, then that’s a good day,” said Swift. “When Isigned my record deal with Universal Music Group, they agreed to pay their artists a significant portion when they sell their Spotify shares. It’s a hugely important thing to me as an artist because I think that’s our pension plan, and that’s our thing we get to leave to our kids.”
“There was so much theatricality in the darkness ofreputation. It wassecretly a love story, but it was also filled with angst, rebellion and this vengeful taking back of your life,” she told PEOPLE. “Loverended up being the album [where I was no longer] answering to something. In the past, I’ve definitely used my criticism as a jumping-off point for creativity. Withreputation, I’d said everything I needed to say. I’d been tried in every possible way people could throw things at me, and I felt likenow I just get to create.”
source: people.com
