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"Rod Stewart will host a festive TV special later this year. The legendary singer is to perform a selection of Christmas classics for a one-off ITV programme in December.   Rod Stewart&amp;#039;s Christmas Special will be filmed at Scotland&amp;#039;s Stirling Castle, with an air date still to be announced. Kylie Minogue, Michael Bubl\u00E9 and violinist Nicola Benedetti will also appear for collaborations with the veteran star. Stewart said: &amp;quot;Christmas comes early for me this year. I&amp;#039;m really looking forward to singing with Kylie and Michael and performing with Nicola. &amp;quot;The show will be a real seasonal treat.&amp;quot; The show will support Stewart&amp;#039;s upcoming festive album Merry Christmas, Baby, released on October 30. The LP will include collaborations with Michael Bubl\u00E9, Cee Lo Green and Mary J Blige among others. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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