New Eagles Christmas Album To Benefit CHOP, Children’s Crisis Treatment Center

PHILADELPHIA — With the second holiday album from Philadelphia Eagles players Jason Kelce, Lane Johnson, and Jordan Mailata coming this year, the people behind the album have announced the beneficiaries of the album's proceeds.

The players, along with producer Charlie Hall and executive producer Connor Barwin via Vera Y Records, announced that Children’s Crisis Treatment Center (CCTC) and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) will receive proceeds from "A Philly Special Christmas Special," which releases digitally Dec. 1.

Vinyl pre-sales being on Nov. 3 online here.

Both organizations will use their donations to provide gifts for their communities during the holiday season.

CCTC will support their annual Holiday Toy Drive where children receive a gift of their choosing and CHOP will support their Snowflake Station, a pop-up toy store where caregivers can "shop" for gifts for their children at no cost.

"When all the guys got together over the summer to make this record, they wanted to make sure we stayed true to the original goal to bring joy and happiness to families and kids during the holidays, and we couldn't be happier to be partnering again with CCTC and helping make CHOP's snowflake station a little more special for kids and families in the hospital during the holidays," Barwin said.

"We are thrilled and so grateful to be partnering with Connor, Jason, Lane and Jordan again this year for the 'A Philly Special Christmas Special album,'" Antonio Valdés, Chief Executive Officer at CCTC, said. "The funding from the album allows us to provide over 1,000 children with holiday gifts of their choosing. Unfortunately, the holidays can be a difficult time for many of Children’s Crisis Treatment Center’s children and families and the Toy Drive helps to bring joy to the children we serve throughout the Philadelphia region. The Toy Drive and our partnership with the Eagles players communicates to the children the powerful message that there is a community of people who truly care about their well-being. This certainly is a big component of creating positive experiences for the children and their families to begin healing together."

"Spending time in the hospital or visiting a doctor’s office can be very stressful for children – especially during the holidays," Kisha Hortman Hawthorne, PhD, FACHE, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the CHOP Care Network, said. "The support we will receive from the holiday album will help us create moments of joy and connection for our patients and families during the holidays. Snowflake Station is one of our favorite holiday events and we are very grateful for the support to expand the programs and make the holidays as special as they can be for children and their caregivers."

2022's album raised $1.25 million for CCTC and fulfilled the wish lists of Philadelphia School District teachers via Donors Choose.

"A Philly Special Christmas Special" was recorded during the NFL off season and comprises 10 holiday classics and Kelce’s original song, "Santa’s Night."

A limited-edition version of "A Philly Special Christmas Special" will be released on red vinyl.

A double disc of the new album and 2022’s "A Philly Special Christmas" will be released on limited edition gold vinyl as well as the album’s digital release and availability on all streaming services.

Recorded and mixed once again by Nick Krill, Kelce, Johnson and Mailata called upon local musicians including Patti Labelle, Amos Lee, The Hooters’ Eric Bazilian and Rob Hyman, DMHotep (Sun Ra Arkestra), Kevin Hanson (The Fractals, Huffamoose), Luke Carlos O’Reilly, Waxahatchee, members of The War on Drugs, Dr. Dog, Mewithoutyou, and The Silver Ages Choir amongst others to truly make this a Philly special.

The track listing for the new album is:

• The Christmas Song
• This Christmas
• Dominick the Donkey
• Santa’s Night
• Christmas Time Is Here
• All I Want for Christmas Is You
• Pretty Paper
• The Dreidel Song
• Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
• Fairytale of Philadelphia
• Auld Lang Syne