Jason, Travis Kelce Team Up For Song On Eagles New Holiday Album

PHILADELPHIA — The most famous brothers in sports have taken on another medium, as Jason and Travis Kelce hopped on the mic for a duet on the upcoming holiday benefit album "A Philly Special Christmas Special."

The third single from the album, which will benefit Children’s Crisis Treatment Center and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, is titled "Fairytale of Philadelphia" and is a reimagining of The Pogues’ holiday classic "Fairytale of New York," and the Philly-centric lyrics were written in collaboration by Jason Kelce, Jordan Mailata, Lane Johnson, and other collaborators on the album.

Producer Charlie Hall and engineer Nick Krill traveled to Kansas City this summer to capture Travis Kelce's performance for the album.

The track is an Irish-folk ballad takes place on Christmas Eve and finds the brothers trading verses while belting out choice regional favorites like, "crumb bum," "jabroni," "Schuylkill," and referencing "Broad Street."

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Lively pennywhistle, Irish guitar, fiddle, horn and percussion performances lay a strong foundation for the Kelce brothers. As Jason Kelce sings, "I've got a feeling, this year's for me and you, so happy Christmas, I love you brother, I can see a better time, when all our dreams come true…"

Listen to "Fairytale of Philadelphia" here.

Following the runaway success of their debut LP, "A Philly Special Christmas," Kelce, Johnson, and Mailata reunited with producer Hall and executive producer Connor Barwin (Vera Y Records) to release their second holiday album, "A Philly Special Christmas Special."

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Recorded during the NFL off season and comprised of ten holiday classics and an original tune by Jason Kelce, "Santa’s Night," a limited-edition LP will be released on red vinyl, a double disc of A Philly Special Christmas Special and 2022’s A Philly Special Christmas will be released on limited edition gold vinyl in addition to the album being released digitally and available on all streaming services.

Recorded and mixed once again by Krill, the trio 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.

"A Philly Special Christmas" was released on Dec. 23, 2022, digitally and its limited pressing on vinyl sold out immediately. The record reached four top ten spots on various Billboard Music Charts including #1 on the Compilation Albums Chart. A Philly Special Christmas donated over $1.25M to local charities including Children’s Crisis Treatment Center and fulfilled the wish lists of Philadelphia School District teachers via Donors Choose.

Order the album online here.