Kylie Minogue says battling Mariah Carey for Christmas primary is like “attempting to cease a tidal wave”.
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The Australian pop princess has an opportunity of scoring her first Yuletide chart-topper along with her festive hit XMAS, one of many new tracks launched on the tenth anniversary reissue of Kylie Christmas – dubbed Kylie Christmas (Totally Wrapped) – however she admits it is no simple feat when you’re up in opposition to the Queen of Christmas herself and her enduring hit All I Need For Christmas Is You.
She advised the Every day Star: “Actually, I haven’t been eager about that.
That’s like attempting to cease a tidal wave. No MC will all the time be Christmas. However hey, we’ll see. It will make me really feel prefer it’s 1988 once more, which might be quite a lot of enjoyable.”
Kylie and her Neighbours co-star Jason Donovan missed out on Christmas No. 1 with Particularly For You in 1988, with charity single Band Assist II’s Do They Know It is Christmas? nabbing the highest spot.
She quipped: “Did we get bumped?
“Nicely, let’s simply say it will be good. However most vital to me is getting XMAS out of my system as a result of it’s been 10 years in my mind.”
Elsewhere, Kylie revealed that Sir Elton John sits firmly on the high of her dream collaboration record.
She mentioned: “Elton John.
“I’ve solely carried out with him as soon as in ‘94. He was wearing drag as Donatella Versace!”
In the meantime, the Padam Padam singer is planning to take a break from the highlight after a busy two years, with two albums and a 66-date Stress world tour below her belt, however that does not imply she will not be working.
She advised The Solar newspaper’s Weird column: “It appears like I haven’t stopped. It’s been a huge yr however I think about I shall be making music only for the love of it and possibly banking some issues.
“I might fortunately be within the studio most of my time. I find it irresistible. I discover it simply will get richer and extra satisfying.
“Doing the Christmas album in my breaks of the Stress Tour was possibly not so smart, however I find it irresistible.
“I don’t learn about releasing. I feel I ought to simply do the background work . . . possibly.”
