Stevie Nicks is Appearing on Jason Kelce’s Christmas Album
Stevie Nicks has participated in a number of collaborations in her career, but this one might be the most unique.
The two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer is set to appear on A Philly Special Christmas Party, the third holiday release from retired Philadelphia Eagles great Jason Kelce. A post to the Instagram account for the New Heights podcast shows Nicks and Kelce together in a recording. It’s captioned, “The crossover we didn’t know we needed. Coming soon to a Christmas album near you.”
This unique pairing likely happened thanks to Taylor Swift, who is close friends with Nicks and is famously dating Travis Kelce, Jason’s brother and star tight end of the Kansas City Chiefs.
Funnily enough, Travis mentioned meeting Nicks on an episode of New Heights. According to People, Travis tells Jason, “You might be the only one in the family that hasn’t met her yet. Mom got to meet her down in Florida … and she is, I mean, every bit as what everyone makes her out to be.”
While it’s unknown what Nicks will be contributing to this Christmas album, it’ll surely make news again in either a preview or when A Philly Special Christmas Party is released on November 29.
Nicks and Her Admiration for Swift
Nicks has been vocal about her support of Swift and her songwriting. In May 2023, Nicks notably thanked Swift during a performance for writing “You’re On Your Own, Kid,” which she says helped her grieve the loss of her friend and Fleetwood Mac bandmate Christine McVie.
“You’re On Your Own, Kid” is featured on Swift’s 2022 album Midnights. The track peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 at number eight.
Nicks said to the crowd at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta on May 22, “That is the sadness of how I feel. As long as Chris was, even on the other side of the world, we didn’t have to talk on the phone. We really weren’t phone buddies. Then we would go back to Fleetwood Mac, and we would walk in, and it would be like, ‘Little sister, how are you?’ It was like never a minute had passed, never an argument in our entire 47 years. Never.”
Nicks closed by saying, “So, when it was the two of us, the two of us were on our own, kids. We always were, and now, I’m having to learn to be on my own, kid, by myself. So, you helped me to do that. Thank you.”
