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The third Eagles holiday album from the Philly Specials, A Philly Special Christmas Party, features Jason and Travis Kelce singing "It's Christmas Time (in Cleveland Heights)," an ode to the Ohio town where the brothers grew up.
Philly's own Boyz II Men joins in on the fun as well. The single will be released on Friday.
"The song is about being home for the holidays," Jason Kelce told The Philadelphia Inquirer earlier this year. "I think musicians and athletes and a lot of people can empathize with that. You end up thinking about it, and yearning for the time when you were back home."
© Jay Biggerstaff | 2017 Sep 17"And Travis and I have been away from home for so long, so the song really hits home for us and I think the people of Cleveland Heights. And to have Boyz II Men sing on it? When I heard that was even a possibility, I couldn't believe it."
A Philly Special Christmas Party follows up on A Philly Special Christmas (released in 2022) and A Philly Special Christmas Special (released in 2023). All three albums feature Jason Kelce, Eagles linemen Lane Johnson and Jordan Mailata, and a variety of special guests.
Former Eagles defensive end Connor Barwin, the project's executive producer, says the third installment of the Philly Specials holiday album will be the last: "This is the final one, the last in the series. We're going out with a bang."
The first album raised $1.25 million for Philadelphia charities, and the second raised a staggering $3 million. The cash went to the Children's Crisis Treatment Center, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and approximately 50 other local organizations.
The full A Philly Special Christmas Party album will be released on Black Friday.
