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,No Doubt, 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.

Contents

[edit] Albums

  1. A Very Special Christmas - 1987
  2. A Very Special Christmas 2 - 1992
  3. A Very Special Christmas 3 - 1997
  4. A Very Special Christmas Live - 1999
  5. A Very Special Christmas 5 - 2001
  6. A Very Special Acoustic Christmas - 2003

[edit] Other albums

[edit] Jazz to the World

  1. Winter Wonderland - Herb Alpert/Jeff Lorber
  2. Baby, It's Cold Outside - Lou Rawls/Dianne Reeves
  3. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear - Fourplay
  4. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Diana Krall
  5. O Tannenbaum - Stanley Clarke/George Duke/Everette Harp
  6. Let It Snow - Michael Franks/Carla Bley/Steve Swallow
  7. The Christmas Waltz - The Brecker Brothers/Steve Kahn
  8. The Little Drummer Boy - Cassandra Wilson
  9. I'll Be Home For Christmas - Herbie Hancock/Eliane Elias
  10. O come, O come, Emmanuel - John McLaughlin
  11. Christmas Blues - Holly Cole
  12. Angels We Have Heard On High - Steps Ahead
  13. The Christmas Song - Anita Baker
  14. What Child Is This - Chick Corea
  15. Winter Wonderland - Dave Koz
  16. Il Est Ne, Le Divin Enfant - Dr. John

[edit] World Christmas

  1. Angels We Have Heard On High / Les Anges Dans Nos Compagnes - Papa Wemba/Mino Cinelu
  2. We Three Kings - Bob Berg/Jim Beard/Zakir Hussain/Mark Ledford
  3. Go Tell It On The Mountain - John Scofield/The Wild Magnolias
  4. O Holy Night (Zan Vevede) - Angelique Kidjo
  5. Michaux Veillait/Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - The Caribbean Jazz Project
  6. Natal - Cesaria Evora
  7. Ave Maria - Deep Forest/Louka Kanza
  8. We Wish You A Merry Christmas/Rumba Navidene - Vocal Sampling
  9. Boas Festas - Gilberto Gil/Caetano Veloso/Eliane Elias
  10. Cascabel / Jingle Bells - Yomo Toro and The Boricua All Stars
  11. The Twelve Days Of Christmas - Mino Cinelu/Dianne Reeves
  12. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Joshua Redman/Marcus Miller/Lalah Hathaway
  13. Navidad - Gipsy Kings

[edit] Unrelated albums

Neither the album A Very Special Christmas with Rosemary Clooney by Rosemary Clooney nor A Very Special Christmas by 12 Rods is associated with this series.

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