Various - A Very Special Christmas album flac
Performer: VariousTitle: A Very Special Christmas
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop, Disco
Country: US
MP3 album: 1412 mb
FLAC album: 1883 mb
Rating: 4.2
Other formats: MIDI DMF WMA VOC AC3 VQF AIFF
Genre: Electronic / Hip-hop / Rock / Pop
A Very Special Christmas is the first in the A Very Special Christmas series of Christmas-themed compilation albums produced to benefit the Special Olympics. The album was released in mid-October 1987, and production was overseen by Jimmy Iovine for A&M Records. A Very Special Christmas has raised millions of dollars for the Special Olympics. The cover artwork was designed by Keith Haring.
A Very Special Christmas. Outstanding tracks include the Pretenders "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," with Chrissie Hynde giving a touching performance. s topical "Christmas in Hollis" relies heavily on sampling "Back Door Santa," and may head you toward the dance floor. Alison Moyet's stately version of "The Coventry Carol" is beautifully haunting.
A Very Special Christmas 3. "Please retry". Part three of a series of records that benefits the Special Olympics, A Very Special Christmas 3 from 1997 is as excitingly eclectic as its predecessors. I know, it was released in & but I only heard it in &.
Various Artists, ‘A Very Special Christmas’. For this charity album in 1987 – the first in a long series benefiting the Special Olympics – producer Jimmy Iovine pulled in an all-star lineup, including Madonna, Sting, Whitney Houston, and John Cougar Mellencamp. Standout performers included Bruce Springsteen ("Merry Christmas Baby"), U2 ("Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)," and the Pretenders ("Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"), but nobody could top Run-D. George Jones and Tammy Wynette, ‘The Classic Christmas Album’. The title is a misnomer: this 2013 collection is cobbled together from a Jones Christmas album, a Wynette Christmas album, and some holiday duets they recorded while married in the early '70s.
A Very Special Christmas, various artists ~ 2,520,000. The Lost Christmas Eve, Trans-Siberian Orchestra ~ 2,380,000. A Very Special Christmas 2, various artists ~ 2,200,000. The Gift, Susan Boyle ~ 2,180,000. Christmas Portrait, The Carpenters ~ 1,950,000. In 1963, Billboard magazine began publishing a special weekly sales charts for Christmas album sales named "Christmas Albums" for three to four weeks during each holiday season. Titles that appeared on these charts were excluded from the regular Billboard 200 album sales charts. These special, year-end "Christmas Albums" charts were published from 1963 to 1973. The chart was discontinued from 1974 to 1982, when holiday titles were once again included in the regular Billboard 200 chart.
A Very Special Christmas is the first in the A Very Special Christmas series of Christmas-themed compilation albums produced to benefit Special Olympics. A Very Special Christmas has also raised millions of dollars for the Special Olympics. On later pressings of the album, "Back Door Santa" was replaced with "I Wish Every Day Could Be Like Christmas", also by Bon Jovi. Also, on later pressings of the album, a spoken introduction on The Pretenders' "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas", presumably by a young child, was omitted.
A Very Special Christmas, Vol. .2 Tracklist Merry Christmas Baby by Bonnie Raitt (Ft. Charles Brown) Lyrics On a Full Moon 1995. Sing the Hits of Bon Jovi (Karaoke álbum ) 1994. A Very Special Christmas 2 (Octubre 1992 ) "Please Come Home For Christmas". com/bon jovi/articulos.
Tracklist Hide Credits
| 1 | –The Pointer Sisters* | Santa Claus Is Coming To TownDrums – Steve JordanGuitar – David Freeman, Michael LandauSaxophone – Clarence Clemons |
3:21 |
| 2 | –Eurythmics | Winter WonderlandDrum Programming – Dave Stewart*Drum Programming, Keyboards – Richard FeldmanKeyboards – Annie Lennox, John Van Tongerin* |
3:34 |
| 3 | –Whitney Houston | Do You Hear What I HearBacking Vocals – Edna Wright PerryBass – Jimmy Johnson Drums – Ritchie Hayward*Guitar – Steve LukatherPercussion – Ms. Bobbye Hall*Piano – Jay Winding*Synthesizer, Arranged By [Strings] – Charles Judge |
3:31 |
| 4 | –Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band* | Merry Christmas Baby | 4:51 |
| 5 | –The Pretenders | Have Yourself A Merry Little ChristmasDrums – Blair CunninghamGuitar – Robbie McIntoshKeyboards – Rupert Black |
4:40 |
| 6 | –John Cougar Mellencamp | I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa ClausAccordion – John CascellaBacking Vocals – Crystal Taleifero*, Pat PetersonBass – Coby Myers*Drums – Kenny AronoffFiddle – Lisa GermanoGuitar – Larry Crane, Mike Wanchic |
2:38 |
| 7 | –Sting | Gabriel's Message | 2:10 |
| 8 | –Run - D.M.C.* | Christmas In Hollis | 2:59 |
| 9 | –U2 | Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) | 2:19 |
| 10 | –Madonna | Santa Baby | 2:34 |
| 11 | –Bob Seger And The Silver Bullet Band | The Little Drummer BoyBacking Vocals – Andrea Robinson, Darryl Phinnessee, Donny Gerrard, Dorian Holley, John Townsend, Laura Creamer, Rosemary ButlerBass – Chris CampbellDrums – Don BrewerGuitar – Nils Lofgren, Rick VitoKeyboards – David ErvinPercussion – Crystal Taleifero*Piano – Craig FrostSaxophone – Alto Reed |
3:29 |
| 12 | –Bryan Adams | Run Rudolph RunBass – Dave Taylor Drums – Mickey CurryGuitar – Bryan AdamsGuitar, Backing Vocals – Keith ScottKeyboards – Johnny Blitz |
2:42 |
| 13 | –Bon Jovi | Back Door Santa | 3:52 |
| 14 | –Alison Moyet | The Coventry Carol | 3:24 |
| 15 | –Stevie Nicks | Silent NightBacking Vocals – Robbie Nevil, Sharon CelaniGuitar – Waddy Wachtel |
4:36 |
Companies, etc.
- Mastered At – Precision Lacquer
- Marketed By – Polygram
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Special Olympics Productions, Inc.
- Copyright (c) – Special Olympics Productions, Inc.
- Manufactured By – Disctronics B
Credits
- Artwork – Keith Haring
- Backing Vocals – Darlene Love (tracks: 3, 9)
- Bass – T.M. Stevens (tracks: 1, 5)
- Mastered By – Stephen Marcussen
- Piano – Roy Bittan (tracks: 1, 15)
- Producer – Jimmy Iovine
Notes
Australian Disctronics pressingBarcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 07502139112
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP-3911 | Various | A Very Special Christmas (LP, Comp, Bla) | A&M Records | SP-3911 | US | 1987 |
| 393 911-4 | Various | A Very Special Christmas (Cass, Comp) | A&M Records, Polydor | 393 911-4 | Italy | 1987 |
| 393 911-4 | Various | A Very Special Christmas (Cass, Comp) | A&M Records | 393 911-4 | Spain | 1987 |
| 393 911-2 | Various | A Very Special Christmas (CD, Comp, RP) | A&M Records | 393 911-2 | Europe | Unknown |
| LPR 73033 | Various | A Very Special Christmas (LP, Comp) | A&M Records | LPR 73033 | Mexico | 1987 |
