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A Philly special" target="_blank">Special Christmas special" target="_blank">Special is the second studio album released by The Philly Specials, a vocal trio composed of Philadelphia Eagles offensive linemen Lane Johnson, Jason Kelce, and Jordan Mailata. A sequel to A Philly special" target="_blank">Special Christmas, the album consist of covers of classic Christmas songs, and was released by Vera Y Records on December 1, 2023. It features appearances by Amos Lee, Patti LaBelle, The Philly special" target="_blank">Special Children's Choir, Waxahatchee, Howie Roseman, Jordan Davis, Travis Kelce, and The Silver Ages. Proceeds from the album are donated to the Children's Crisis Treatment Center and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.




Production


The album was recorded at Elm Street Studios in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, between May and July 2023. The album artwork was designed by Hannah Westerman, based on Charles M. Schulz's Peanuts comic strip.




Promotion


On November 23, an animated stop motion video was released, featuring the singers "attempting to rally their friends together for a holiday performance", and includes snippets of songs from the album.




Release


The album was released on December 1, 2023, and was available through digital download and vinyl. A double album named A Philly special" target="_blank">Special Christmas special" target="_blank">Special (The Deluxe Album 2022 & 2023), which combined A Philly special" target="_blank">Special Christmas special" target="_blank">Special with its prequel A Philly special" target="_blank">Special Christmas, was also made available on vinyl only.




Commercial performance


The album sold 28,000 copies in the US in its first week, with nearly 17,500 sold on vinyl. It debuted on the Billboard 200 chart at No. 25. The deluxe album sold nearly 20,000 copies and debuted at No. 55 on the Billboard 200.




Track listing






Personnel


Charlie Hall – producer
Nick Krill – audio engineer
Connor Barwin – executive producer
Lane Johnson – vocals
Jason Kelce – vocals, writer (track 4)
Jordan Mailata – vocals
Recorded and engineered at
Elm Street Studios, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
Instrumentation
Eric Bazilian
Brandon Beaver – guitar
Robbie Bennett
Dan Blacksberg
Mike Brenner – pedal steel guitar
Matt Cappy
Jay Davidson – harmonica
Nasir Dickerson – saxophone
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Brennen Ernst
Justin Faulkner – drums
Kevin Hanson – guitar
Eliza Hardy Jones
Thomas Hughes
Rob Hyman
James Lavino
Zach Miller – piano
Luke Carlos O'Reilly – piano
Anthony Tidd – bass
Featured vocals
Jordan Davis (track 9)
Travis Kelce (track 10)
Patti LaBelle (track 2)
Amos Lee (track 1)
Howie Roseman (track 8)
The Silver Ages (track 11)
Waxahatchee (track 7)
Jalen Hurts, Brandon Graham, Landon Dickerson, Nakobe Dean, Jeff Stoutland (track 11)
Artwork
Hannah Westerman




References






External links


Official website
A Philly special" target="_blank">Special Christmas special" target="_blank">Special at AllMusic. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
A Philly special" target="_blank">Special Christmas special" target="_blank">Special at Discogs

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