In her new music video, premiering at Them, Dylan Mulvaney puts a new spin on a rock-and-roll Christmas classic first popularized by none other than Elvis Presley, making out with a hunky trans love interest to the iconic “Blue Christmas.”

The melancholy yet deeply sexy video for the cover song finds Mulvaney wearing a blue dress to match the title, sitting at a bar by herself when a handsome stranger (writer, actor, and model Kristofer Thomas) approaches. Before long, the two start shooting pool, then get hot and heavy in the bathroom — but as you might expect given the song’s somber tone, this is less a forever romance and more of a memorable one-time encounter.

“I knew I wanted to make something special for Christmas, but it had been such turbulent year that I didn’t feel inclined to create something toxically positive or campy,” Mulvaney tells Them — and “turbulent” may be putting it mildly given the amount of transphobic prejudice the actress and content creator has endured in 2023.

But “Blue Christmas” is the perfect note for Mulvaney to end her year on: Not only are we “in an Elvis era,” as she tells Them, the song’s aching melody reflects how many LGBTQ+ people feel during the holiday season: Lonely, yearning for companionship, and more than a little horny. The video, directed by Nick Laughlin, was shot at the Brooklyn queer bar Metropolitan — and it was inspired by personal experience.