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A Very Special Christmas 5
Cover art by Keith Haring
Compilation album by
Various artists
ReleasedOctober 30, 2001
GenreChristmas music
LabelA&M/Interscope Records
ProducerBobby Shriver, Jon Bon Jovi, Joel Gallen
Various artists chronology
A Very Special Christmas Live
(1999)
A Very Special Christmas 5
(2001)
A Very Special Acoustic Christmas
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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A Very Special Christmas 5 is the fifth in the A Very Special Christmas series of Christmas-themed compilation albums produced to benefit the Special Olympics.[1] Several of the album's tracks were recorded live in Washington, D.C. in December 2000 at a benefit concert hosted by then-President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton.[2][3] The album was released on 30 October 2001, with production supervision by Bobby Shriver, Jon Bon Jovi, and Joel Gallen for A&M Records.[4] It peaked at #112 on December 2001 Billboard album chart.

Track listing

  1. "This Christmas (Hang All the Mistletoe)" – Macy Gray
  2. "Little Drummer Boy/Hot Hot Hot" – Wyclef Jean
  3. "Noel! Noel!" – Eve 6
  4. "Blue Christmas" – Jon Bon Jovi
  5. "Merry Christmas Baby" – Stevie Wonder & Wyclef Jean
  6. "O Come All Ye Faithful" – City High
  7. "Christmas Is the Time to Say I Love You" – SR-71
  8. "Christmas Day" – Dido
  9. "Run Rudolph Run" – Sheryl Crow
  10. "Back Door Santa" – B.B. King & John Popper
  11. "Little Red Rooster" – Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
  12. "Christmas Don't Be Late (Chipmunk Song)" – Powder
  13. "Silent Night" – Stevie Nicks
  14. "I Love You More" – Stevie Wonder & Kimberly Brewer
  15. "White Christmas" – Darlene Love

References

  1. ^ "A Very Special Christmas". Resources. 2019-02-19. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
  2. ^ "A Very Special Christmas Press Release". rockalittle.com. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
  3. ^ "Hillary Clinton and Macy Gray during TNT's "A Very Special Christmas"..." Getty Images. 2011-03-31. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
  4. ^ A Very Special Christmas from Washington, D.C. (2000) - IMDb. Retrieved 2024-07-02 – via www.imdb.com.