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If Billy Joel is writing anti-war songs, as this article suggests, then why has he donated one of his songs to appear on the pro-troops/pro-armed forces "CD For The Troops" compilation CD that just went on sale at AAFES? It is on the front page of the AAFES website. In fact, on the CD's official website, Bill Joel is the first artist listed. Go to CDfortheTroops.com

200,000 copies of the CD are being donated to the troops. Sponsors include AAFES, Sony, TriWest, and America Supports You.

Note that Billy Joel does not mention "CD for the Troops on his official website. Nor do the lyrics of the song Christmas in Fallujah appear on his own site, despite the site having an alphabetic listing of nearly every song he's written and sung along with their lyrics.

The Billy Joel song that appears on the album is "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant." You can see a full song listing here on the Tri-West/Tri-Care website. Tri-West/Tri-Care is the primary health care provider for military service and family members as well as retirees.

The CD is also featured on the America Supports You website. This website and effort is a program of the Department of Defense to support the troops.

Here's the Billy Joel - Christmas in Fallujah lyrics as I found elsewhere on the internet:

Christmas In Fallujah - Cass Dillon

It's evening in the desert 
I'm tired and I'm cold 
But I am just a soldier 
I do what I am told 
We came with the crusaders 
To save the Holy Land 

It's Christmas in Fallujah 
And no one gives a damn 

And I just got your letter 
And this what I read 
You said I'm fading from your memory 
So I'm just as good as dead 
We are the Armies of the Empire 
We are the Legionnaries of Rome 

It's Christmas in Fallujah 
And we aien't never coming home 

We came to bring these people Freedom 
We came to fight the Infidel 
There is no justice in the desrt 
Because there is no Good in Hell 
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They say Osama's in the Mountains 
Deep in a cave near Pakistan 
But there's a sea of blood in Baghdad 
A sea of oil in the sand 
Between the Tigris and Euphrates 
Another day comes to an end 

It's Christmas In Fallujah 
Peace on Earth Goodwill to Men 
It's Christmas In Fallujah 
Hallelujah, Hallelujah 
It's Christmas In Fallujah 
Hallelujah, Hallelujah 
It's Christmas In Fallujah 
Hallelujah, Hallelujah 
It's Christmas In Fallujah 
Hallelujah, Hallelujah 
Merry Crhistmas from Fallujah 
Merry Crhistmas from Fallujah 
Hallelujah, Hallelujah 
OO-RA!