"Christmas in Fallujah" is a single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 written by Billy Joel

Billy Joel

William Martin "Billy" Joel is an American musician and pianist, singer-songwriter, and classical composer. Since releasing his first hit song, "Piano Man", in 1973, Joel has become the sixth best-selling recording artist and the third best-selling solo artist in the United States, according to...

 and performed by Cass Dillon

Cass Dillon

Cass Dillon is a singer-songwriter from Long Island, New York, whose first release is a song written by Billy Joel titled "Christmas in Fallujah".-Career:Dillon's first major release was written by Billy Joel and titled "Christmas in Fallujah"...

. The single was released on December 4, 2007 exclusively from the iTunes Store

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 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

Homes For Our Troops

Homes For Our Troops is a non-profit organization that was founded in 2004. It was named Top Rated Charity by the American Institute of Philanthropy. They are strongly committed to helping the men and women who fight for the United States of America. They are geared more toward servicemen and women...

, a nonprofit organization that builds specially adapted homes

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 for American service members

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 returning from Iraq

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 and Afghanistan

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 with severe disabilities

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"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

Acer Arena

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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.

External links

• Homes for Our Troops (official site)