Jason Kelce's Special Holiday Viewing with Daughter Wyatt and Parents Ed and Donna
Jason Kelce enjoys a heartwarming holiday with loved ones as they gather to watch 'A Philly Special Christmas Special' Sharing the joy with his daughter Wyatt and parents Ed and Donna, it's a special family moment filled with love and laughter
On Thanksgiving this year, Jason Kelce initiated a new tradition with his family: watching A Philly Special Christmas Special together. The 36-year-old posted a video on X (formerly Twitter) showing his 4-year-old daughter Wyatt sitting on the couch with his parents, Ed and Donna Kelce, on Thursday, November 23.
"Would you like to watch the donkey?" Jason inquired while A Philly Special Christmas Special played on the TV in his living room. The animated short stars Jason along with his Philadelphia Eagles teammates Lane Johnson and Jordan Mailata, and it premiered on Thursday as their second annual Christmas special.
This month, Jason, 33, Johnson, and Mailata, 26, launched their second holiday album, A Philly Special Christmas Special. The proceeds from the album will go to the Children’s Crisis Treatment Center and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Last year, the inaugural A Philly Special Christmas album raised $1.25 million for charity.
This year, the trio shook things up by recording an animated special to go along with the album’s release.
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"Last year, Eagles linemen Jason Kelce, Jordan Mailata, and Lane Johnson amazed everyone with their Christmas album," announced Eagles announcer Merrill Reese during the holiday special. "And now, they are set to put on a full Christmas show this year!"
Additionally, the holiday special included animated versions of Patti LaBelle and Travis Kelce, both of whom were featured on this year's album.
Lynch, aged 81, approached Travis, 34, and asked if the group of "merry men" could shift their focus from being blockers to becoming rockers. Travis was naturally hesitant.
"This has to be the ultimate Christmas show," an excited Jason told his teammates. "We need music, we need celebrities, we need to do something unexpected. Let's start off with a classic."
The musical segment of "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" began with an actual garbage fire, fitting for the occasion. Following that, Mailata made his debut alongside Philadelphia native LaBelle, 79, to perform her song "This Christmas."
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Before recording the duet, Mailata noted that he was “very nervous” to sing with “the queen.”
During a recent interview on Today, Mailata confessed, "I struggled with stage fright. Every time I tried to sing with her, I just couldn't." Despite their nerves, their performance together sounded fantastic.
The animated feature included Jason singing “Dominick the Donkey” with a donkey. While watching the performance, Travis commented, “Hard to say which performer was the bigger ass … can I say that?”
“Pretty Paper,” “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” and “Fairytale of Philadelphia” (featuring Travis) were also performed in the special. Prior to the premiere of A Philly Special Christmas Special, the Kelce brother duet reached No. 1 on iTunes.
“During the Wednesday, November 22 episode of our ‘New Heights’ podcast, Jason excitedly announced, ‘Fairytale of Philadelphia,’ our song from the new Christmas album, debuted at No. 1 on the iTunes chart. We are officially rock stars.”
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Check out this amazing deal! Jason gave credit to Taylor Swift's fans for the increase in listeners, attributing it to Travis' relationship with the pop star. (Travis and Swift, 33, started dating in September after she was seen at one of his NFL games.)
"We owe a huge thank you to a specific group, in addition to the 92 percenters, and that's the Swifties because they really showed up," he said. "I posted a single tweet when it reached number eight, and I received 85 tweets from Swifties around the world saying, 'You think eight is good? We're going to make this number one,' and they did. They are a strong and influential group of people."
