November 23rd marks the 50th anniversary of the release of Elton John’s classic holiday tune “Step into Christmas,” and to celebrate, he has released a special digital compilation features that song and several other yuletide-themed tracks. The Step into Christmas EP is a seven-track collection that features the original versions of the 1973 single and its tongue-in-cheek B-side, “Ho Ho Ho (Who’d Be a Turkey at Christmas),” as well as Elton’s 1982 tune “All Quiet on the Western Front,” his 1983 song “Cold as Christmas (in the Middle of the Year),” and his 2004 duet with Joss Stone, “Calling It Christmas.”
Rounding out the compilation are live versions of “Step into Christmas,” which John performed on the U.K.’s The Gilbert O’Sullivan Show in 1973, and “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” from a 1973 concert at the Hammersmith Odeon venue in London.