Album
A Very Special Christmas
1987 · Electronic, Hip Hop
39 collectors on Gatefold own this
A Very Special Christmas is a Holiday & Seasonal album by Various, originally released in 1987. On Gatefold: 96 pressings tracked, owned by 39 collectors.
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$0.91 from each sale of the individual tracks featured on this page and $8.40 from each sale of the album featured on this page will be donated to the Special Olympics, which amounts reflect 100% of artists' and label's share. For its 25th anniversary release, <i>A Very Special Christmas</i> gathers together an eclectic mix of pop, rock and R&B talents to celebrate the season with an assortment of classic songs and newly-written numbers. Tracks like Michael Buble’s elegant reading of “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas,” Jordin Sparks’ gospel-filled take on “Do You Hear What I Hear?” and Jason Mraz’s playful acoustic rendition of “Winter Wonderland” should please fans of these holiday favorites. Traditional nativity music is represented by Jewel’s tender “Angels We Have Heard on High” and Christine Aguilera’s exalted “Oh Holy Night.” Standouts among the original tunes include Cheap Trick’s power-poppy “I Want You for Christmas” (a rewrite of the band’s “I Want You to Want Me”), Francesca Battistelli’s light-hearted “December 25” and Vince Gill’s soaring “Breath of Heaven (Mary’s Song).” Among the more unusual offerings is a live recording of Dave Matthews performing his quietly intense “Christmas Song.” As with previous <i>A Very Special Christmas</i> releases, all participating artists and labels will be donating their royalties to benefit the Special Olympics.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Santa Claus Is Coming To Town3:21
- A2Winter Wonderland3:34
- A3Do You Hear What I Hear3:31
- A4Merry Christmas Baby4:51
- A5Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas4:40
- A6I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus2:38
- A7Gabriel's Message2:10
Side B
- B1Christmas In Hollis2:59
- B2Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)2:19
- B3Santa Baby2:34
- B4The Little Drummer Boy3:29
- B5Run Rudolph Run2:42
- B6Back Door Santa3:52
- B7The Coventry Carol3:24
- B8Silent Night4:36
Sound DNA
- Holiday & Seasonal
- Christmas
- synthetic
- celebratory
- festive
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
This version has small pressing rings and a green label on side A and a red label on side B. This is the reverse of A Very Special Christmas (US 1987) (opens in a new tab).
All of A&M receipts from its worldwide distributors will be turned over to Special Olympics International.
This release contains a spoken introduction on The Pretenders' "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas", presumably by a child. This introduction was later omitted, shortening the track by about 13 seconds
Credits
The people behind it.
Production & Engineering
- Dan GrigsbyENGINEER [ADDITIONAL ENGINEERING]
- Dan GrigsbyENGINEER [ADDITIONAL]
- Dan NashENGINEER [ADDITIONAL ENGINEERING]
- Dan NashENGINEER [ADDITIONAL]
- Jimmy IovineCOMPILATION PRODUCER
- Jimmy IovineEXECUTIVE PRODUCER
- Jimmy IovineEXECUTIVE-PRODUCER
- Jimmy IovinePRODUCER
- Marc DeSistoENGINEER [ADDITIONAL ENGINEERING]
- Marc DeSistoENGINEER [ADDITIONAL]
- Mark McKennaENGINEER [ADDITIONAL ENGINEERING]
- Mark McKennaENGINEER [ADDITIONAL]
Songwriting
- Bon Jovi
- C. Carter
- Clarence Carter
- Darryl McDaniels
- David Wilcox
- David Willcocks
- Dick Smith
- Ellie Greenwich
- Felix Bernard
- Gloria Shayne
- H. Gillespie / J.F. Coots
- H. Martin / R. Blane
39 collectors on Gatefold own this · 96 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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