A Very Special Christmas (album)

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A Very Special Christmas
Compilation album by A Very Special Christmas
Released	1987
Genre	Christmas music
Length	51:11
Label	A&M Records
Producer	Jimmy Iovine
A Very Special Christmas chronology
A Very Special Christmas (1987) A Very Special Christmas 2 (1992)

A Very Special Christmas is the first in a series of Christmas music-themed compilation albums produced to benefit the Special Olympics. The album was released in 1987 and production was overseen by Jimmy Iovine for A&M Records.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" - The Pointer Sisters
2. "Winter Wonderland" - Eurythmics
3. "Do You Hear What I Hear?" - Whitney Houston
4. "Merry Christmas Baby" - Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
5. "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" - Pretenders
6. "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" - John Mellencamp
7. "Gabriel's Message" - Sting
8. "Christmas In Hollis" - Run-D.M.C.
9. "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" - U2
10. "Santa Baby" - Madonna
11. "The Little Drummer Boy - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
12. "Run Rudolph Run" - Bryan Adams
13. "Back Door Santa" - Bon Jovi
    • For unknown reasons, "Back Door Santa" was replaced on later pressings of the album with "I Wish Every Day Could Be Like Christmas", also by Bon Jovi.
14. "The Coventry Carol" - Alison Moyet
15. "Silent Night" - Stevie Nicks