A Very Special Christmas
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A Very Special Christmas is a series of compilation albums of Christmas music. It features Christmas carols and songs sung in various styles by such music superstars as U2, Stevie Nicks, Madonna, Whitney Houston, Run-D.M.C., and Bruce Springsteen.
A Very Special Christmas, the first in the series of compilations, was released in 1987. It was a benefit album, supporting the Special Olympics. Since the release of this first album in 1987, the entire series has raised over $55 million, more than any other benefit series. The cover art is by Keith Haring.
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[edit] Albums
- A Very Special Christmas - 1987
- A Very Special Christmas 2 - 1992
- A Very Special Christmas 3 - 1997
- A Very Special Christmas Live - 1999
- A Very Special Christmas 5 - 2001
- A Very Special Acoustic Christmas - 2003
[edit] Other albums
[edit] Jazz to the World
- Winter Wonderland - Herb Alpert/Jeff Lorber
- Baby, It's Cold Outside - Lou Rawls/Dianne Reeves
- It Came Upon A Midnight Clear - Fourplay
- Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Diana Krall
- O Tannenbaum - Stanley Clarke/George Duke/Everette Harp
- Let It Snow - Michael Franks/Carla Bley/Steve Swallow
- The Christmas Waltz - The Brecker Brothers/Steve Kahn
- The Little Drummer Boy - Cassandra Wilson
- I'll Be Home For Christmas - Herbie Hancock/Eliane Elias
- O Come O Come Emmanuel - John McLaughlin
- Christmas Blues - Holly Cole
- Angels We Have Heard On High - Steps Ahead
- The Christmas Song - Anita Baker
- What Child Is This - Chick Corea
- Winter Wonderland - Dave Koz
- Il Est Ne, Le Divin Enfant - Dr. John
[edit] World Christmas
- Angels We Have Heard On High / Les Anges Dans Nos Compagnes - Papa Wemba/Mino Cinelu
- We Three Kings - Bob Berg/Jim Beard/Zakir Hussain/Mark Ledford
- Go Tell It On THe Mountain - John Scofield/The Wild Magnolias
- O Holy Night (Zan Vevede) - Angelique Kidjo
- Michaux Veillait/Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - The Caribbean Jazz Project
- Natal - Cesaria Evora
- Ave Maria - Deep Forest/Louka Kanza
- We Wish You A Merry Christmas/Rumba Navidene - Vocal Sampling
- Boas Festas - Gilberto Gil/Caetano Veloso/Eliane Elias
- Cascabel / Jingle Bells - Yomo Toro and The Boricua All Stars
- The Twelve Days Of Christmas - Mino Cinelu/Dianne Reeves
- God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Joshua Redman/Marcus Miller/Lalah Hathaway
- Navidad - Gipsy Kings
[edit] Unrelated albums
The album A Very Special Christmas with Rosemary Clooney by Rosemary Clooney is not associated with this series.
