The pair will donate proceeds from the album equally to their respective charities: The Jett Travolta Foundation and the Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre in Melbourne, Australia.
An original song, “I Think You Might Like It,” is the sequel to aforementioned hit song by its writer/producer John Farrar.
“John Farrar was just as hard on me now as
he was then,” says Travolta. “We went for perfection on it.”
“It was
really fun to do that,” adds Newton-John. “If it wasn’t for that song, we
wouldn’t be here talking about it 30 years later.”
An intimate set of traditional holiday songs,
This Christmas has an all-star lineup that includes Barbra Streisand (“I’ll Be Home
for Christmas”), Tony Bennett & the Count Basie
Orchestra (“Winter Wonderland”), James Taylor (“Deck the Halls”), Chick
Corea (“This Christmas”), Kenny G (“Rockin’ Around the Christmas
Tree”) and Cliff Richard (“Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”).
The
idea for the collection came from Travolta after receiving a
Christmas time text from his old friend Olivia noting that their 1978
smash, “You’re the
One That I Want,” had just become the best-selling duet in pop music
history.
“From the moment we decided to do this, magic happened,” says
Travolta. “Everyone we contacted agreed to do it.”
“It just fell into place,” explains Newton-John, a four-time Grammy
winner, who has scored five No. 1 singles and
two chart-topping albums, selling a total of more than 100 million
albums worldwide.
“With our busy schedules, I don’t know how we got it
done. John and I have always connected. That’s never gone away. When
we’re together, we have a good laugh and feel bonded
to one another. We’ve been through some amazing experiences together.”
“My desire was to make an
intimate album, not something too
ostentatious or showy,” says Travolta, who early in his career was
featured as an actor/singer/dancer with the touring company of Grease.
“I wanted people to be able to play it around the house or in the car during the holidays, and make us part of
your celebration. Gathering around house listening to Christmas music has always been an important part of that time of the year to my family.”
But the real importance of This Christmas is the money it will raise to fund Travolta and Newton-John’s
charities - one to combat children’s disabilities, including autism and
seizures, named after John’s late son, Jett; the other to help search
for a cure for cancer and to help victims of the
disease.
“We
all felt a wonderful, joyful energy while recording this album,” Says Newton-John. “We want to make a lot of people smile and happy. It’s a project
that
we’re hoping turns into a perennial, one that can continue to raise
money for these causes year after year, a gift that keeps on giving.”
1. Baby It’s Cold Outside
2. Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree (featuring Kenny G)
3. I’ll Be Home for Christmas (featuring Barbra Streisand)
4. This Christmas (featuring Chick Corea)
5. Silent Night
6. The Christmas Waltz
7. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (featuring Cliff Richard)
8. Winter Wonderland (featuring Tony Bennett and The Count Basie Orchestra)
9. White Christmas
10. I Think You Might Like It
11. The Christmas Song
12. Deck the Halls (featuring James Taylor)
13. Auld Lang Syne/Christmas Time Is Here (Medley)
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