MSN Music — Pearl Jam and Eddie Vedder have given thanks in a huge way this holiday season. All five of the band members joined forces to donate $70,000 to Keith Baxter, a Hawaiian waterman who once saved Vedder's life after the musician and two friends were... more info

Consequence of Sound — Repaying a family that saved the singer's life 15 years ago, the band helps pay a man's medical bills. more info

Time — "I was just so moved by the story" more info

JamBase — Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder played Santa Claus for a struggling family in Maryland this Christmas. more info

Chicago Tribune — Donnell Booker Jr. tore through the wrapping paper on Christmas morning, revealing a seven-inch Kindle Fire and a smile nearly as wide. "This is my tablet," the 8-year-old said. "My tablet. Who got me this?" It wasn't his mother or father, even thoug... more info

Consequence of Sound — Pearl Jam frontman wrote the check after reading a Craigslist post that went viral. more info

Stereogum — Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder sent a Maryland family a check for $10,000 after seeing a viral Craigslist post from Tyshika Britten, a financially-struggling mother looking to buy gifts for her family during the holiday season. Vedder was just one ... more info

JamBase — Celebrate Eddie Vedder's birthday by watching him team with My Morning Jacket on "A Quick One" and "It Makes No Difference" back in 2006. more info

Stereogum — The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards on Friday night were full of surprises. When Eddie Vedder met racecar driver Tony Stewart earlier this year, he told him about the EB Research Partnership, a nonprofit dedicated to curing the skin disease epidermol... more info

Stereogum — The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards on Friday night were full of surprises. When Eddie Vedder met racecar driver Tony Stewart earlier this year, he told him about the EB Research Partnership, a nonprofit dedicated to curing the skin disease epidermol... more info