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WATCH: Kristen Bell sings ‘Text Me Merry Christmas’ in Canadian video

ABOVE: Watch the made-in-Toronto video for “Text Me Merry Christmas.”

TORONTO — OMG it’s a Christmas song for a new generation. LOL :)

Actress Kristen Bell and a cappella group Straight No Chaser teamed up to record “Text Me Merry Christmas,” a festive tune that celebrates the season and modern communication.

The video for the song, which debuted online Tuesday, was made in Toronto by Cuppa Coffee Studios.

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It was directed by Adam Shaheen and Chris Morris and took a crew of eight artists 17 days to complete.

“I’ll be right here waiting / For my pants to start vibrating,” Bell sings.

In the song, the 34-year-old actress sings about texts, emojis, Snapchats, tweets and Facebook messages.

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“I don’t care if you spell things right / I just want to hear from you tonight / Stroke those keys with your delicate touch / And type those little words that mean so much.”

The song debuted Nov. 17 with a lyric video that has been viewed more than 3.2 million times.

Bell voiced Anna in the blockbuster Frozen, in which she sang songs including “Do You Want to Build a Snowman.”

This is an updated version of an article posted Nov. 18, 2014.

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