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Olivia Rodrigo’s Christmas video has Cynthia Nixon. November came with a plot twist.

Internal Buzz = recorded views + likes + comments + shares/reposts across distinct posts. Signals overlap; this is not unique audience reach. (Nina brings the sass, not random maths.)1 source post · instagramLatest snapshot: Nov 3, 2026, 8:07 AM Eastern. Not a live counter.instagram: ~2.4M ↗ · likes: 2.2M · comments: 14.1K · reposts: 150.5K · 2026-11-03T13:07:19.472Z

Olivia Rodrigo confirms a November 5 holiday single and a video with Cynthia Nixon and Ben Marshall. Here are the sourced details.

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Olivia Rodrigo wearing a Santa hat, striped top and polka-dot skirt, seated against a blue background
Official promotional photograph, linked to its original source. Lizzie Klein / Olivia Rodrigo, Instagram

Olivia Rodrigo’s Christmas rollout has a release time and two very recognisable guests. Her new single, take me home (4 christmas), arrives November 5 at 8 p.m. Eastern, alongside a video featuring Cynthia Nixon and Ben Marshall. The holiday group chat has casting credits. 🎄

The release date is in Rodrigo’s own November 2 Instagram announcement. Universal Music Canada separately confirms the simultaneous song-and-video launch and names both guests. For US readers, the important detail is Thursday evening—not a mysterious midnight drop.

What is confirmed, and what is still a teaser

The label identifies the track as an original holiday song, written with Dan Nigro and Amy Allen and produced by Nigro. It also announces vinyl and cassette editions. Those are confirmed release details, not clues that fans have to decode from a reflection in a Christmas ornament.

Press Association’s entertainment report describes a separate teaser built around a festive guessing game. That sets up the video’s playful presentation; it does not establish the full plot. The song and full video are still upcoming, so this is a look at the announcement rather than a review of either.

The post has actual attention

At our November 3 observation, the original announcement displayed approximately 2.2 million likes, 14.1 thousand comments and 150.5 thousand reposts. Those are rounded Instagram displays from one observation. They are not video views, unique people or a measured growth rate.

The source post is linked so you can read the announcement directly. Its photos are promotional artwork for the rollout, not footage from a released music video.

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