Former NFL Eagle Jason Kelce and the legendary Stevie Nicks have teamed up to record the Ron Sexsmith penned duet, “Maybe This Christmas,” out today via Vera Y Records. This is the second single from the upcoming holiday album, A Philly Special Christmas Party due November 22nd from The Philly Specials. The gentle, Americana-tinged song finds the duo trading verses brimming with hope that the season will inspire reconnection with lost loved ones. As they sing, “and maybe forgiveness will ask us to call, someone we love, someone we've lost for reasons we can’t quite recall, maybe this Christmas.” In addition to highlighting the hopeful vocals between Kelce and Nicks, the song features Mike “Slo-Mo” Brenner’s dream-like pedal steel guitar perfectly capturing the beauty in the melancholy lyrics.
“I love 'Maybe This Christmas' for so many reasons - the shape of the melody, the way the chords have their own melodic arc, the feel - but I love it most of all for its message of hope and forgiveness,” says producer and drummer on the track, Charlie Hall. “While the holidays are about togetherness, it also offers a time for reflection and sometimes that means considering ‘someone we love, someone we’ve lost, for reasons we can’t quite recall…’ And in today’s day and age, it’s nice to think that, indeed, ‘maybe this year love will appear deeper than ever before.’ I was really hoping this song would resonate with Jason when we were kicking around ideas for this record, and it’s clear from the way he inhabits that beautiful melody that it did. And to have Stevie Nicks, one of the all-time masters of emotional transference (and an all-time hero of mine) come in and amplify all this is such a dream. I love this duet so much.”
The album’s first single, “It’s Christmas Time (In Cleveland Heights),” featuring performances from Jason and Travis Kelce duetting alongside Boyz II Men, is now available on all streaming platforms.
“There are no words to describe how incredible it is to have Stevie Nicks on this record,” says executive producer Conner Barwin. “There is so much emotion in this song, and it was thrilling to be with them in the studio and watch her and Jason connect, be creative together, and witness this beautiful song become a reality."
The album’s first single, “It’s Christmas Time (In Cleveland Heights),” featuring performances from Jason and Travis Kelce duetting alongside Boyz II Men, is now available on all streaming platforms.
This weekend, The Philly Specials will release a limited edition black on black vinyl of "A Philly Special Christmas Party." The exclusive vinyl will be available beginning at 9 AM EST on Friday, November 8th and remain open until Sunday, November 10th at 11:59 PM EST via the official website.
Pre-orders are now open on The Philly Specials official website for the limited-edition white vinyl pressing of A Philly Special Christmas Party. Proceeds from the vinyl sales will go to support Children’s Crisis Treatment Center’s Holiday Toy Drive and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Snowflake Station in addition to other Philadelphia based organizations.
A Philly Special Christmas Special raised over $3M and singles, “This Christmas,” “All I Want for Christmas is You,” “Fairytale of Philadelphia,” and “Pretty Paper,” have garnered over 10M streams across platforms, “Fairytale of Philadelphia” reached #1 on iTunes, 50,000 copies have been sold on vinyl and the stop motion special created by unPOP Animation, A Philly Special Christmas Special, has been viewed over 700,000 times with 10,000 live viewers tuning in to its premiere on Thanksgiving night. Its predecessor in 2022, A Philly Special Christmas, immediately sold out its limited pressing. 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 $1M to local charities including Children’s Crisis Treatment Center and fulfilled the wish lists of Philadelphia School District teachers via Donors Choose.
Find A Philly Special Christmas Special Online:
Official: http://phillyspecialchristmas.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aphillyspecialchristmas
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@aphillyspecialchristmas
