Kylie Minogue says going head-to-head with Mariah Carey for the Christmas number one spot feels like "trying to stop a tidal wave".
The Australian pop icon has a shot at earning her very first holiday chart-topper with her festive single XMAS, one of the new songs included on the 10th anniversary edition of Kylie Christmas – titled Kylie Christmas (Fully Wrapped) – but she admits the challenge is enormous when you are competing with the Queen of Christmas and her timeless hit All I Want For Christmas Is You.
She told the Daily Star: “Honestly, I haven’t been thinking about that.
That’s like trying to stop a tidal wave. No MC will always be Christmas. But hey, we’ll see. It would make me feel like it’s 1988 again, which would be a lot of fun.”
Kylie and her Neighbours co-star Jason Donovan famously missed out on the 1988 Christmas No. 1 with Especially For You, losing the top position to Band Aid II’s charity single Do They Know It’s Christmas?
She joked: “Did we get bumped?
"Well, let’s just say it would be nice. But most important to me is getting XMAS out of my system because it’s been 10 years in my brain.”
In another part of the interview, Kylie admitted that Sir Elton John remains her number one dream collaboration.
She said: “Elton John.
“I've only performed with him once in ‘94. He was dressed in drag as Donatella Versace!”
Meanwhile, the Padam Padam singer is preparing to step back from the spotlight after an incredibly busy two years, which included releasing two albums and completing her 66-date Tension world tour, although she doesn’t plan to stop creating music altogether.
She told The Sun newspaper’s Bizarre column: “It feels like I haven’t stopped. It’s been a gigantic year but I imagine I will be making music just for the love of it and maybe banking some things.
“I could happily be in the studio most of my time. I love it. I find it just gets richer and more satisfying.
“Doing the Christmas album in my breaks of the Tension Tour was maybe not so wise, but I love it.
“I don’t know about releasing. I think I should just do the background work?.?.?.? maybe.”
