"Holiday" (stylized in
all caps
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) is a song by American rapper and singer
Lil Nas X
Montero Lamar Hill (born April 9, 1999), known by his stage name Lil Nas X ( ), is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He rose to prominence with the release of his country rap single " Old Town Road", which first achieved viral popula ...
. It was released on November 13, 2020, through
Columbia Records
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, as a standalone single. A preview of the song, titled "The Origins of Holiday", was released on November 8.
It is a
Christmas
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-themed song, described as a stopgap single between his debut EP ''
7'' and follow-up single "
Montero (Call Me by Your Name)
"Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" is a song by American rapper and singer Lil Nas X. First previewed in a Super Bowl LV commercial in February 2021, the song was released on March 26, 2021, through Columbia Records as the lead single and title ...
".
Music videos
"The Origins of Holiday" (trailer)
The music video for "The Origins of Holiday" trailer was directed by Jason Koenig, and produced by
Ron Perry, Saul Levitz, Bridgitte Pugh. It has Lil Nas X overtaking the identity of
Santa Claus
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, in a fashion similar to
Tim Allen
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's character in the 1994 film ''
The Santa Clause
''The Santa Clause'' is a 1994 American Christmas fantasy comedy film written by Leo Benvenuti and Steve Rudnick, and directed by John Pasquin. The first installment in ''The Santa Clause'' franchise, it stars Tim Allen as Scott Calvin, an ordi ...
'', and features
Michael J. Fox
Michael Andrew Fox (born June 9, 1961), known professionally as Michael J. Fox, is a Canadian-American retired actor. Beginning his career in the 1970s, he rose to prominence portraying Alex P. Keaton on the NBC sitcom ''Family Ties'' (1 ...
as the character of
Marty McFly
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from the ''
Back to the Future
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'' film series.
"Holiday"
The music video for "Holiday" was directed by Gibson Hazard and Lil Nas X, and features Lil Nas X as a futuristic Santa Claus in
his workshop on December 24, 2020.
Promotion
''Roblox'' concert
On November 10, 2020, ''
Roblox
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'' announced the "Lil Nas X Concert Experience", that began on November 14, 2020, at 1pm PST. The concert was used to promote the single, with Lil Nas X singing a variety of his popular songs through a large avatar. The event was widely considered a success, with it receiving over 33 million views and is Roblox's most popular concert with nearly 1 million concurrent viewers.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
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2020 songs
2020 singles
American Christmas songs
Back to the Future (franchise)
Columbia Records singles
Lil Nas X songs
Songs written by Lil Nas X
Songs written by Tay Keith
Roblox
Song recordings produced by Take a Daytrip
Song recordings produced by Tay Keith