Taylor Swift is rounding out the year with a blindside. Exactly one week earlier her 30th birthday, the songstress volition be releasing a new Christmas song and video to her millions of fans. Just one day later on Netflix announced the release engagement of their upcoming documentary, Taylor Swift: Miss Americana, Swift shocked fans with another surprise by way of a quirky video featuring all three of her cats.

Taylor Swift announces new Christmas song
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Taylor Swift and her love of cats

Swift has never kept it a clandestine that she'south a bit of a crazy cat lady. She'due south splashed their faces all over her social media pages and they've even been featured in some of her music videos. Furthermore, Swift stars as Bombalurina in the upcoming characteristic movie Cats, which was adapted from the world-renown, eponymous, musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber. The "Paper Rings" singer has been candid nigh how much she's loved being a part of the film considering of its distinct weirdness.

Christmas Tree Subcontract

Information technology was only a matter of time before Swift'south love of felines bleed into the announcements that she makes to her fans. On December 5, 2019, Swift took to her Instagram folio to announce that she was putting out a new song and video at midnight. The song, which is likely called "Christmas Tree Subcontract" if her hashtag is to be believed, is a Christmas tune that Swift recently penned. Furthermore, the video is a compilation of Swift'southward personal home videos.

Swift jokingly consults her cats for advice

In the video that Swift used to make the announcement, she ponders about the song before consulting her cats for advice. "'Kay, I know this is pretty wild, but I've just written a Christmas song. Umm, I feel like it's weird to just similar wait a yr to put it out. So uhh… I don't know what to practice. I don't have anyone to ask right now except for…" Swift says to the camera before abaft off and going in search of her cats to jokingly ask for their opinion. "Meredith, should I put out a Christmas vocal like now?" Swift inquires to an unamused cat. "'Kay that's hard to tell," she adds before going to ask another 1 of her pets for their opinion.

"Benjamin, should I put out a Christmas song?" the Lover artist asks of her newest pet, who promptly turns his head. "I don't know, I don't know what information technology means," the 29-year one-time says. Finally, she approaches her 3rd cat. "Practice yous retrieve I should put out a Christmas song? Olivia, please can y'all talk to me simply focus for 1 2nd? No, over here," the singer states to her cat who is studiously ignoring her existence. "Benj can you try to get her to talk to me?" Swift pleads. The aforementioned Benjamin then begins playfully attacking Olivia. "Thank you. Oh no," Swift adds earlier the video concludes.

Swift announces a new Christmas song and video on Instagram

"When in doubt, ask the itty bitty pretty kitty commission. When they shun y'all with silence, ambivalence, and judgmental brush offs… just put the vocal out anyway. NEW XMAS SONG AND VIDEO (made from dwelling house videos 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦) OUT This evening #ChristmasTreeFarm," Swift captioned the video. Using her cats to denote new music is certainly an odd selection, but completely plumbing fixtures for Swift. Nosotros're certain that her loyal fans are counting downwards the hours until midnight.