The holiday song will appear on the upcoming Philly Specials album A Philly Special Christmas Party, out November 22
A dash of holiday magic can make anything happen — it can even get multi-platinum-selling music legend Stevie Nicks in the recording studio with retired Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce. Tis the season.
The pair teamed up for an unlikely duet of Ron Sexsmith’s “Maybe This Christmas,” the latest release from the Kelce-led Philly Specials album A Philly Special Christmas Party, out Nov. 22. On the single, Kelce and Nicks present an extensive Christmas wishlist. But they’re less interested in material things this year. Instead, the pair are asking for forgiveness, hope, and gratitude.
“Maybe this Christmas will mean something more/Maybe this year love will appear/Deeper than ever before,” 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.”
“There are no words to describe how incredible it is to have Stevie Nicks on this record,” executive producer Conner Barwin shared in a statement. “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.”
Charlie Hall, who produced and performed as a drummer on the record, added: “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.”
