Overview
- The late-November clip showed John opening cupboards to the sound of Step Into Christmas and has drawn roughly eight million views.
- Viewers zeroed in on the inside of his oven door, prompting jokey remarks about grime in the kitchen footage.
- On December 7, John posted a follow-up video rejecting the criticism, saying he doesn’t keep anything dirty in his house.
- He donned pink, feather-trimmed Marigold-style gloves and vigorously cleaned the door, quipping that he now has the cleanest oven window in Windsor.
- Coverage notes Step Into Christmas, written with Bernie Taupin and released in the 1970s, remains a UK seasonal staple and is tracking back into the Top 40.