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''This Christmas'' is a Christmas album by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, released on November 9, 2012 by Universal Music Enterprises. The first time that Travolta and Newton-John worked together was on the musical film ''Grease'' (1978), which they performed the songs "You're the One That I Want" and "Summer Nights". Both the film and the songs were a commercial phenomenon. This album is the first new artistic work they have done together since the 1983 film ''Two of a Kind'' (which features the song "Take a Chance", performed by them). ''This Christmas'' is also the twenty-fifth studio album, following the 2008 release ''A Celebration in Song'', and the third all-new Christmas album by Newton-John. == Background and development == In March 2012 Newton-John was interviewed by Malaysian newspaper ''The Star'' and was asked when was the last time which she talked with Travolta, her answered: "About a month ago. We’re working on a project together. () It’s not about ''Grease''!". In late September the virtual shops of Barnes & Noble and Amazon.com listed an album named ''This Christmas'' by Travolta and Newton-John, set to be released on November 13, 2012. Rav Holly, from Rav Media Group, posted on Facebook a photo with Travolta and Newton-John, and stated that the company was making the album photoshoot. An official statement came on October 2, with a post on Olivia's official website and Facebook page. According to statement, ''This Christmas'' is "the audio equivalent of those classic network TV specials hosted from the stars’ homes, an intimate, warm set of traditional holiday songs ()". The album producer was the Grammy Award-winner composer Randy Waldman. All tracks are covers of classic Christmas songs, except "I Think You Might Like It", which was targeted as the "You're the One That I Want sequel." The song was written by Newton-John long-time collaborator John Farrar, who also wrote "You're the One That I Want", according to Newton-John: "If it wasn’t for that song, we wouldn’t be here talking about it 30 years later." The album also features the well-known musicians Kenny G, Barbra Streisand, Chick Corea, Cliff Richard, Tony Bennett, Count Basie Orchestra and James Taylor as special guests on some tracks. All of the album tracks were recorded in one take. The idea from recording an album came when Newton-John sent a Christmas card to Travolta, noting that the songs of ''Grease'' become the best-selling duet in pop music history. Travolta commented: "I thought to myself, ‘Wouldn’t people want to hear us do other songs?’ and immediately came up with the idea of doing a holiday album together. () From the moment we decided to do this, magic happened. Everyone we contacted agreed to do it." The two have been good friends since ''Grease'' was filmed, and agree to donate the artist proceeds from the album equally to their respective charities, the Jett Travolta Foundation for children's disabilities and the Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre.〔〔 It is the second time that "White Christmas" is featured on a Newton-John album, the first time was on 2003 compilation ''The Christmas Collection'', as a duet with Kenny Loggins and Clint Black. The songs "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (also a duet with Loggins) and "Silent Night" also are featured on this album. Her 2007 album, ''Christmas Wish'', features "Silent Night", as a duet with Jann Arden, and an instrumental interlude version of "Deck the Halls". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「This Christmas (John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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