Written by Marketing Intern Alejandra Quinones
Justin Bieber’s latest album will be a first. Not only is it his first Christmas album, but it will be one of the first albums that Universal (Music) will allow to give back to charity. The album will be released on November 1st and will benefit two of the musicians favorite charities Pencils for Promise and The Make-A-Wish Foundation.
The Make-A-Wish Foundation grants wishes to children with life-threatening illnesses. Children up to the age of 18 qualify, and the organization is devoted to granting these wishes no matter how outlandish they are. Not only has the pop-sensation donated money, he has also granted some wishes by visiting patients.
Pencils for Promise is a non-profit organization devoted to building schools for under privileged children in developing countries. They do this by visiting communities that want to have schools, because when a community wants the education, they will sustain it for generations to come. After finding such communities, the organization gives them the materials to build a school and what they need to sustain it. Pencils for Promise wants to “put a pencil in the hand of every child” to empower them to leave a positive mark on the world. As Bieber would say, it’s an organization that “never says never.”
Aside from the fact that the album gives back, it features some of Biebers favorite musicians. “I love Boyz II Men’s Christmas album, I love Mariah Carey’s Christmas album, and luckily enough, I got them both on my album. I wanted to make a Christmas album that everyone would remember. Those are albums that people remember, so to have them be able to collaborate with me was incredible” said Bieber in a recent interview done by MTV.
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