Before we start making fun of John Travolta, let’s remember that he does a lot of charity work, recently donating money and supplies to Hurricane Sandy relief, and he’s been known to fly planeloads of supplies to disaster areas like Haiti and Hurricane Katrina. That he’s doing a Christmas Album with his old Grease co-star Olivia Newton-John might just be him being a good guy helping an old friend make some easy money. Or he just really likes to sing and dance. Probably a combination of both. (He also made a music video with his daughter once upon a time.)

Anyway, blah blah blah, me talking. Below you can watch John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John in their video for “I Think You Might Like It,” of their upcoming album, This Christmas, which I’ve helpfully giffed for you above. You know what, song title? You thought right, I do like it. It’s a sweet little slice of pie about the joys of seeing old friends and wearing black t-shirts. They’re comfortable and slimming. Enjoy.
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John Travolta, no stranger to doing embarrassing things, is apparently releasing a Christmas album with his former Grease co-star Olivia Newton-John. On the embarrassment scale, I’d rate this three Hairsprays, a Battlefield Earth, and half a music video tie-in for Old Dogs starring your daughter.

Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta are reuniting for a Christmas album, called This Christmas. The album will have an original duet written by the “You’re the One That I Want” writer and guest spots by Barbra Streisand (really?), Kenny G, Cliff Richard, Tony Bennett, James Taylor and Chick Corea. [BoyCulture via Gawker]

What, Yanni was busy? I imagine this is directed at the consumer who gave up any illusions of their own hipness many, many years ago. It might as well say “for your weird aunt” on the cover. And, while it’s easy to make jokes about John Travolta not even trying to hide his sexuality anymore, maybe he’s just being a good guy and doing an old friend a solid, and we shouldn’t make fun of him for being nice. Olivia Newton-John’s ex-boyfriend allegedly faked his own death a few years ago, and it’s quite possible the money isn’t exactly rolling in anymore. Though she did star in a direct-to-DVD musical about hockey a few years back. If you think Score: A Hockey Musical sounds awesome now, wait till you see that the trailer has two record scratches in the first 30 seconds.

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