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‘Special’ for Mariah Carey to dethrone ‘Queen of Christmas’ title
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‘Special’ for Mariah Carey to dethrone ‘Queen of Christmas’ title

Jason Kelce happy to steal Mariah CareyChristmas crown!

In the last part of the program New Peaks In the podcast published on Tuesday, November 12, 37-year-old Jason shared his happiness of reaching the top iTunes 100 Holiday chart next to you Stevie Nicknames They beat out Christmas queen Carey, 55, with their cover duet “Maybe This Christmas.”

When asked by his brother and co-host Travis Kelce When asked how it felt, Jason playfully replied: “You know, I’ve been fighting my whole life to be the queen of Christmas, and the fact that we’re finally getting there… it’s really special.”

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Kelce and Stevie Nicks topped the iTunes Christmas chart with their holiday duet.

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“I know we got it in early November, we’ll see if it continues that way for the rest of Christmas,” Jason said as he took over the holiday tone from Carey’s iconic song “All I Want for Christmas Is You.”

“We caught this in the Christmas slump, not a lot of people are listening to Christmas music, so we jumped in there.”

“I’ll take it where I can get it. It’s pretty amazing,” he added.

The former Philadelphia Eagles center also reflected on his time working with Nicks, 76, on a holiday duet and called the experience “incredible.”

“I mean, I’m honestly still amazed at the fact that this actually happened,” Jason said on the podcast. he said, adding: “There’s no 100 percent chance that any song I’m in will release number one on any service in any genre.”

Photo of Carey taken in December 2019.

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“Yeah, don’t be too confident, Stevie Nicks,” Travis, 35, chimed in.

“That’s absolutely true,” Jason agreed with a laugh. “Good point!”

Jason and Nick’s chart-topping Christmas duet was released on November 8 and is featured on Jason’s annual Philadelphia-themed holiday album. Philly Special Christmas PartyIt will arrive on November 22.

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The podcaster first performed a duet with Nicks on October 2. instagram She shared a photo of the couple in what appeared to be a recording studio.

Discussing the collaboration on his podcast in October, Jason said: “It’s pretty crazy to be on the same track as Stevie Nicks. I mean, it’s absolutely unreal. (She is) probably the most legendary female singer,… (and so) the fact that I get to sing this legend with her is pretty unreal.”

“All I Want for Christmas Is You” remains the most popular Christmas song in the US since its debut in November 1994. It remained atop the Billboard 100 for 13 weeks in 2019 and atop the Billboard Holiday 100 for a total of 60 weeks since 2015. 2023, per billboard.