Model and actress Cara Delevingne has taken on the role of Elton John in a new video for his song “Step Into Christmas.”

In a reimagining of the track’s original 1973 video, Delevingne wears oversized glasses and a colorful vest – bearing an uncanny resemblance to the music legend.

The model said the 77-year-old musician’s role was “a dream I didn’t know I had until it happened.”

“I wish I could pretend to be Elton every day.”

More than 50 years since the original, Rest on Wednesday takes viewers behind the scenes as producers try to make the set appropriately festive.

It begins with Delevingne, in full costume, including wig, telling the unimpressed producers that she will be playing Sir Elton.

Switching between nearly identical shots from the two videos, the model sings along to the iconic Christmas tune while playing the piano, imitating Sir Elton’s song original movements.

Sir Elton said he saw Delevingne at the Glastonbury music festival in the summer, where the pair talked about how they would like to work together “if the right idea came along”.

“She’s hilarious to spend time with, we both have quite a self-deprecating sense of humor,” Sir Elton said.

When Delevingne came up with the idea of ​​starring him in the original music video, the pop star said it was “the perfect opportunity.”

“Thank God Cara thought the same thing because it turned out great.”

Delevingne, 32, said Sir Elton had “always been an idol of mine”.

“To say his music had a profound effect on me is an understatement.

“I hope that one day Elton will return the favor and agree to play me in my not yet developed, written, pitched or financed biopic. I keep my fingers crossed.”

Step Into Christmas reached number 24 in the UK Top 40 and topped the Billboard Christmas Singles chart in the US upon its release in November 1973.

The song is currently at number 15 on the UK Singles Chart.

Last month Sir Elton said he had couldn’t finish his new album due to his vision problems.

He told ABC’s Good Morning America that he lost his vision in his right eye due to an infection and his left eye is “not the best.”

“I can do something like that (interview), but going into the studio and recording, I don’t know because I can’t imagine any lyrics at first,” said the singer.

But on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Tuesday, Sir Elton said he would still make records and have a “musical future”.