Taylor Swift Wrote a Christmas Song Over the Weekend and It’s Coming Out Tonight

It’s the stuff of legends! A little girl who grew up on a Christmas tree farm in Pennsylvania just wanted to be a star. Now, Taylor Swift is all grown up and releasing a holiday song dedicated to her home. The singer announced her surprise track with a video featuring her cats: Meredith, Benjamin, and Olivia. “I know this is pretty wild but I’ve just written a Christmas song,” Swift vlogs. “I feel like it’s weird to wait a year to put it out. So, I don’t know what to do.” All three were more interested in relaxing than making executive decisions about Taylor Swift’s music career. “When in doubt, ask the itty bitty pretty kitty committee,” she wrote in the video’s caption, along with the hashtag #ChristmasTreeFarm. “When they shun you with silence, ambivalence, and judgmental brush offs … just put the song out anyway.”


According to Good Morning America, Taylor Swift wrote the song over the weekend, presumably while eating Thanksgiving leftovers straight out of the containers (since that’s what the rest of us were doing), and she turned it around in less than a week. The new song and music video, which is made up of home videos, will premiere tonight at midnight. It’s Swift’s first-holiday release since 2007’s The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection. Taylor Swift Announces New Christmas Song And Video Are Coming Soon And, of course, since the titular track off her latest album, Lover. (“We can leave the Christmas lights up ’til January?” The song “Lover” is a holiday track and we won’t be debating it.) Swift has so much to celebrate this season, including her birthday next week and the news yesterday that her Netflix documentary, Taylor Swift: Miss Americana, will be debuting on the opening night of the Sundance Film Festival. Tonight, she’s spreading the joy.

“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. NEW XMAS SONG AND VIDEO (made from home videos) OUT TONIGHT,” the 29-year-old expressed.

Fans quickly noticed the singer used the hashtag, #ChristmasTreeFarm, sparking speculation Swift also revealed the name of her new song. The singer has made no secret of her love for the holiday season, thanks to growing up on a tree farm. It helped her develop a special appreciation for the magical time of year.