Christmas in Fallujah

"Christmas in Fallujah"
Single by Cass Dillon and Billy Joel
from the album A Good Thing Never Dies
Released	December 4, 2007
Format	Digital download, CD single
Recorded	2007
Genre	Pop
Writer(s)	Billy Joel
Cass Dillon singles chronology
- "Christmas in Fallujah" (2007) TBA
Billy Joel singles chronology "All My Life" (2007) "Christmas in Fallujah" (2008) TBA

"Christmas in Fallujah" is a single written by Billy Joel and performed by Cass Dillon^[1]. The single was released on December 4, 2007 exclusively from the iTunes Store and is included on Dillon's album A Good Thing Never Dies. The proceeds from this single are to be donated to Homes for Our Troops, a nonprofit organization that builds specially adapted homes for American service members returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with severe disabilities.^[2]

"Christmas in Fallujah" is the second single released in 2007 by Billy Joel, who had not released a song with lyrics since 1993. Joel began performing "Christmas in Fallujah" live in Australia in November 2008—marking the first time he sang the lyrics to the song instead of Cass Dillon. On December 11, 2008, Joel announced that a new recording of the song that day at Sydney's Acer Arena concert would be released as a download and CD single in honor of the US and Australian soldiers serving in the Middle East. This is the only official recording of Joel singing "Christmas in Fallujah" that is available.^[3]

References

1. ^ "Emerging singer-songwriter Cass Dillon premieres new Billy Joel song, "Christmas In Fallujah," exclusively on iTunes beginning Tuesday, December 4" (Press release). Columbia Records' official site for Billy Joel. 2007-11-30. http://www.billyjoel.com/pressrelease_fallujah.html. Retrieved 2007-12-10. 
2. ^ "Billy Joel lanza canción contra la guerra" (in Spanish). La Crónica de Hoy. 2007-12-09. http://www.cronica.com.mx/nota.php?id_nota=336808. 
3. ^ Moran, Jonathon (2008-12-12). "Billy Joel's tribute song to troops in Middle East". news.com.au. http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,24794372-5006343,00.html. Retrieved 2009-02-18. 

External links

• Homes for Our Troops (official site)