A Philly Special Christmas
Studio album by
Lane Johnson, Jason Kelce and Jordan Mailata
ReleasedDecember 23, 2022
RecordedJuly 2022
StudioElm Street Studio in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
Rittenhouse Soundwork and Silent Partners Studio in Germantown, Philadelphia
GenreChristmas music
Length26:00
LabelVera Y Records
ProducerCharlie Hall
Singles from A Philly Special Christmas
  1. "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"
    Released: November 25, 2022
  2. "Blue Christmas"
    Released: December 2, 2022
  3. "Merry Christmas Baby"
    Released: December 9, 2022
  4. "Silent Night"
    Released: December 16, 2022
A Philly Special Christmas Special
Studio album by
Lane Johnson, Jason Kelce and Jordan Mailata
ReleasedDecember 1, 2023
RecordedJuly 2022
StudioElm Street Studio in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
GenreChristmas music
LabelVera Y Records
ProducerCharlie Hall
Singles from A Philly Special Christmas
  1. "All I Want For Christmas Is You"
    Released: November 3, 2023
  2. "This Christmas"
    Released: November 10, 2023
  3. "Fairytale of Philadelphia"
    Released: November 15, 2023

A Philly Special Christmas is the debut studio album by Philadelphia Eagles offensive linemen Lane Johnson, Jason Kelce, and Jordan Mailata. It was released on December 23, 2022, by Vera Y Records. The Christmas album is produced by Charlie Hall, drummer for the band The War on Drugs.[1] Former Eagles linebacker Connor Barwin served as executive producer.[2] The title of the album is inspired by the Philly Special, a trick play run by the Eagles in Super Bowl LII. In 2023, Johnson, Kelce and Mailata returned to record A Philly Special Christmas Special, scheduled to be released on December 1, 2023.[3]

The initial album consists of covers of classic Christmas songs and features duets with Eagles play-by-play announcer Merrill Reese and other players, including Jalen Hurts, A. J. Brown, Brandon Graham, Haason Reddick, and Jordan Davis.[2] All proceeds from the album go towards the Children's Crisis Treatment Center in Philadelphia.[1]

Background

Kelce said that the group of offensive linemen first considered writing the album in 2021.[1] Both Mailata and Kelce have had a background in singing.[4] In 2015, Kelce performed a cover of Cover Me Up by Jason Isbell and his original song Homes Change on WXPN.[4] In 2022, Mailata appeared on the television series The Masked Singer.[4] Mailata has been described as "evoking Frankie Valli in his singing."[5]

Kelce and Barwin reached out to Charlie Hall, the drummer for The War on Drugs and the leader of the indie rock male chorus The Silver Ages, for direction on the creation of the album.[4] Hall stated that he first met with the offensive linemen and "wanted to suss out what they were after. Was this a goof, or was it a sincere thing? I saw right away that it’s truly sincere. They just wanted to make something that’s a love letter to Philly."[4]

The album was recorded during summer 2022 and was finished in July, prior to the start of training camp.[1]

Commercial performance

According to Billboard, the album sold 3,000 copies between December 1, 2022 and December 22.[6] In the week ending December 29, the album sold 11,000 copies.[6] It entered the Billboard 200 chart at No. 80.[7]

Track listing

A Philly Special Christmas
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."White Christmas"Irving Berlin
3:08
2."Blue Christmas"
  • Billy Hayes
  • Jay W. Johnson
  • Hall
  • Barwin
2:59
3."Merry Christmas Baby"
  • Lou Baxter
  • Johnny Moore
  • Hall
  • Barwin
4:18
4."The Night Before Christmas"Clement Clarke Moore
  • Hall
  • Barwin
3:57
5."Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"
  • Hall
  • Barwin
3:19
6."Silent Night"
  • Hall
  • Barwin
2:53
7."Santa Claus is Coming to Town"
  • Hall
  • Barwin
5:26
Total length:26:00
A Philly Special Christmas Special
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."The Christmas Song"
 
2."This Christmas"
  • Hall
  • Barwin
3:11
3."Dominick The Donkey"
  • Ray Allen
  • Wandra Merrell
  • Sam Saltzberg
  • Hall
  • Barwin
 
4."Santa's Night"Jason Kelce
  • Hall
  • Barwin
 
5."Christmas Time Is Here"
  • Hall
  • Barwin
 
6."All I Want For Christmas Is You"
  • Hall
  • Barwin
4:13
7."Pretty Paper"
  • Hall
  • Barwin
 
8."The Dreidel Song"
  • Samuel E. Goldfarb
  • Samuel S. Grossman
  • Hall
  • Barwin
 
9."Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"
  • Hall
  • Barwin
 
10."Fairytale Of Philadelphia"
  • Hall
  • Barwin
4:46
11."Auld Lang Syne"
  • Hall
  • Barwin
 

Personnel

Production[8]

  • Producer: Charlie Hall
  • Recorded, mixed and additional production: Nick Krill
  • Mastered: Alex DeTurk
  • Executive Producer: Connor Barwin
  • Additional engineering and assistant engineer at Elm St. Studios: Brendan McGeehan
  • Assistant engineer at Rittenhouse Soundworks: Mike Richelle
  • Additional engineering for Lady Alma at Worship Recordings: Rob Paine
  • Album artwork: Hannah Westerman at Avenue West

Recorded and engineered at

Performance credits from Eagles

Other performance credits

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Frank, Reuben (October 28, 2022). "Why the Eagles' Christmas album is going to 'shock' people". NBC Sports Philadelphia. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "A Philly Special Christmas releases "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"". New Jersey Stage. November 25, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  3. ↑ DeLuca, Dan (November 14, 2023). "Every new song from the Eagles' 'A Philly Special Christmas Special' reviewed. As they're released". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 DeLuca, Dan (October 19, 2022). "Fly, Santa, Fly! Eagles Jason Kelce, Jordan Mailata, and Lane Johnson to release 'A Philly Special Christmas' album". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  5. ↑ "'A Philly Special Christmas': What to know about Eagles, Jason Kelce's Christmas album". Sporting News. November 27, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  6. 1 2 Caulfield, Keith (January 4, 2023). "'A Philly Special Christmas' Hits No. 1 on Compilations Chart, Top 10 on Album Sales". Retrieved November 19, 2023. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  7. ↑ "Billboard 200 | Week of January 7, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  8. ↑ "A PHILLY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS". 95.7 BEN FM. December 23, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
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