A Very Special Christmas - Charity Album - Includes Springsteen, Sting, U2 & Mor

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A Very Special Christmas - 1987 Christmas Album to Support Special Olympics

Label:

A&M Records – SP-3911

Series:

A Very Special Christmas

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Gold Text

Country:

US

Released:

1987

Genre:

Electronic, Hip Hop, Rock, Pop

Style:

Pop Rock, Synth-pop, Disco, Holiday

This version has gold text on the sleeve while A Very Special Christmas has black text.

This version has a green label on side A and a red label on side B. This is the reverse of A Very Special Christmas.

All of A&M receipts from its worldwide distributors were turned over to Special Olympics International.

A1 The Pointer Sisters*– Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

Bass – T.M. Stevens

Drums – Steve Jordan

Guitar – David Freeman, Michael Landau

Piano, Producer – Roy Bittan

Recorded By – Don Smith

Recorded By [Assisted By] – Dan Nash, Mark McKenna, Michael Morongell, Rob Jacobs

Saxophone – Clarence Clemons

Written-By – H. Gillespie*, J.F. Coots*

3:21

A2 Eurythmics– Winter Wonderland

Drum Programming – Dave Stewart*

Drum Programming, Keyboards, Recorded By – Richard Feldman

Keyboards – Annie Lennox, John Van Tongerin*

Mixed By – Humberto Gatica

Producer – Eurythmics, Richard Feldman

Recorded By [Assisted By] – Tom Banghart

Written-By – R. Smith*, F. Bernard*

3:34

A3 Whitney Houston– Do You Hear What I Hear

Backing Vocals – Darlene Love, Edna Wright Perry

Bass – Jimmy Johnson (5)

Drums – Ritchie Hayward*

Guitar – Steve Lukather

Percussion – Ms. Bobbye Hall*

Piano – Jay Winding*

Recorded By – Scott Litt, Thom Panunzio

Recorded By [Assisted By] – Mark McKenna

Synthesizer, Arranged By [Strings] – Charles Judge

Written-By – G. Shayne*, N. Regney*

3:31

A4 Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band*– Merry Christmas Baby

Mastered By [Originally] – Bob Ludwig

Producer – Bruce Springsteen, Chuck Plotkin, Jon Landau

Recorded By – Toby Scott

Written-By – J. Moore*, L. Baxter*

4:51

A5 The Pretenders– Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

Bass – T.M. Stevens

Drums – Blair Cunningham

Guitar – Robbie McIntosh

Keyboards – Rupert Black

Mixed By – Bruce Lampcov

Producer – Bob Clearmountain

Recorded By – Steve Boyer

Written-By – H. Martin*, R. Blane*

4:40

A6 John Cougar Mellencamp– I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus

Accordion – John Cascella

Backing Vocals – Crystal Taleifero*, Pat Peterson

Bass – Coby Myers*

Drums – Kenny Aronoff

Fiddle – Lisa Germano

Guitar – Larry Crane, Mike Wanchic

Producer – John Mellencamp*

Recorded By – David Leonard

Written-By – T. Connor*

2:38

A7 Sting– Gabriel's Message

Arranged By – David Willcocks

Mixed By, Producer, Recorded By – Pete Smith

Producer – Sting

Words By – Sabine Baring Gould*

Written-By – Trad.*

2:10

B1 Run - D.M.C.*– Christmas In Hollis

Co-producer – Rick Rubin

Mixed By, Co-producer, Recorded By – Steve Ett

Producer – Run-DMC

Written-By – D. McDaniels*, J. Mizell*, J. Simmons*

2:59

B2 U2– Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)

Backing Band – Darlene Love

Recorded By – Scott Litt, Thom Panunzio

Written-By – P. Spector - E. Greenwich - J. Barry*

2:19

B3 Madonna– Santa Baby

Arranged By – Jeremy Lubbock

Mixed By – Shelly Yakus

Recorded By [Assisted By] – Peter Droll, Rob Jacobs

Written-By – J. Javits*, P. Springer*

2:34

B4 Bob Seger And The Silver Bullet Band– The Little Drummer Boy

Backing Vocals – Andrea Robinson, Darryl Phinnessee, Donny Gerrard, Dorian Holley, John Townsend, Laura Creamer, Rosemary Butler

Bass – Chris Campbell

Drums – Don Brewer

Guitar – Nils Lofgren, Rick Vito

Keyboards – David Ervin

Mixed By – Joe Chiccarelli

Percussion – Crystal Taleifero*

Piano – Craig Frost

Producer – Bob Seger

Recorded By – Don Smith

Recorded By [Assisted By] – Mark DeSisto*, Mark McKenna

Saxophone – Alto Reed

Written-By – H. Simeone*, H. Onorati*, K. Davis*

3:29

B5 Bryan Adams– Run Rudolph Run

Bass – Dave Taylor (3)

Drums – Mickey Curry

Guitar, Backing Vocals – Keith Scott

Guitar, Producer – Bryan Adams

Keyboards – Johnny Blitz

Recorded By – Smudger (2)

Written-By – M. Brodie*

2:42

B6 Bon Jovi– Back Door Santa

Arranged By – Bon Jovi

Producer – Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora

Recorded By – Kooster McAllister, Michael Young (6), Roger Talkov

Written-By – C. Carter*, M. Daniel*

3:52

B7 Alison Moyet– The Coventry Carol

Mixed By, Arranged By, Producer – Alison Moyet, Peter Oxendale

Recorded By – John Fryer

Written-By – Traditional

3:24

B8 Stevie Nicks– Silent Night

Arranged By – Richard Warren (2)

Backing Vocals – Robbie Nevil, Sharon Celani

Guitar – Waddy Wachtel

Mixed By – Humberto Gatica

Producer, Piano – Roy Bittan

Recorded By [Assisted By] – Dan Nash

Written-By – Traditional