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Olivia Rodrigo Releases Holiday Single With Family-Themed Video

The singer’s first Christmas single is accompanied by a video starring Cynthia Nixon and Ben Marshall.

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Source: Universal Music Japan, 2026-11-06.

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Read and understand · 1/2What does the video imagine?

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Meeting a partner’s family at Christmas. The video centres on a first holiday meeting.

Clue: The video imagines the singer joining her partner’s family for Christmas and meeting them for the first time. Ben Marshall plays the partner, while Cynthia Nixon appears as his mother.

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Universal Music confirmed it in Japan on November 6; US coverage reported November 5. The sources use different local dates.

Clue: Rodrigo wrote the track with Amy Allen and Dan Nigro, who also produced it. Universal Music confirmed the release on November 6 in Japan; US music coverage reported its arrival on November 5.

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US coverage reported it on November 5; Universal Music confirmed it in Japan on November 6. Dan Nigro produced it.

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