Artist	Song
U2	Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
from A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 1 (1987)
Madonna	Santa Baby
from A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 1 (1987)
Whitney Houston	Do You Hear What I Hear?
from A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 1 (1987)
Run-DMC	Christmas In Hollis
from A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 1 (1987)
Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds	Christmas Song
from A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 3 (1997)
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers	Christmas All Over Again
from A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 2 (1992)
John Mellencamp	I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
from A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 1 (1987)
Pretenders	Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
from A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 1 (1987)
Eurythmics	Winter Wonderland
from A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 1 (1987)
Miley Cyrus	Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
from A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 7 (2010)
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band	Merry Christmas Baby
from A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 1 (1987)
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band	The Little Drummer Boy
from A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 1 (1987)
Carrie Underwood	Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
from A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 7 (2010)
Bon Jovi	I Wish Everyday Could Be Like Christmas
from A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 1 (1987)
Stevie Nicks	Silent Night
from A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 1 (1987)
No Doubt	Oi to the World
from A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 3 (1997)
Norah Jones	Peace
from A Very Special Acoustic Christmas (2003)
Sting	I Saw Three Ships
from A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 3 (1997)
Enya	Oiche Chiun (Silent Night)
from A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 3 (1997)
Colbie Caillat	Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
from A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 7 (2010)
Smashing Pumpkins	Christmastime
from A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 3 (1997)
Cyndi Lauper & Frank Sinatra	Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
from A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 2 (1992)
Bryan Adams	Run Rudolph Run
from A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 1 (1987)
Angie Martinez & Mary J. Blige	Christmas In the City
from A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 3 (1997)
Leighton Meester	Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)
from A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 7 (2010)
Darlene Love & Ronnie Spector	Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
from A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 2 (1992)
Willie Nelson	Please Come Home for Christmas
from A Very Special Acoustic Christmas (2003)
Tracy Chapman	O Holy Night
from A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 3 (1997)
Eric Clapton & John Popper	Christmas Blues
from A Very Special Christmas - Live from Washington D.C. (1999)
Blues Traveler	Christmas
from A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 3 (1997)
Randy Travis	Jingle Bell Rock
from A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 2 (1992)
The Pointer Sisters	Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
from A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 1 (1987)
Jon Bon Jovi	Christmas Baby, Please Come Home
from A Very Special Christmas - Live from Washington D.C. (1999)
Chris Cornell & Eleven	Ave Maria + Intro
from A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 3 (1997)
Luther Vandross	The Christmas Song
from A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 2 (1992)
Sheryl Crow	Run Rudolph Run
from A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 5 (2001)
Alison Krauss	Only You Can Bring Me Cheer
from A Very Special Acoustic Christmas (2003)
Aretha Franklin	O Christmas Tree
from A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 2 (1992)
Stevie Wonder & Wyclef Jean	Merry Christmas Baby
from A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 5 (2001)
Dido	Christmas Day
from A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 5 (2001)
Sting	Gabriel's Message
from A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 1 (1987)
Eric Clapton & Sheryl Crow	Merry Christmas Baby
from A Very Special Christmas - Live from Washington D.C. (1999)
Hootie & The Blowfish	The Christmas Song
from A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 3 (1997)
Jonny Lang	Santa Claus Is Back In Town
from A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 3 (1997)
Alison Moyet	The Coventry Carol
from A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 1 (1987)

Comment:

It was 1987 when a group of music's heavy hitters came together to produce the first [i]A Very Special Christmas[/i]. The record was an instant sensation, and more than 20 years (and five more releases) later, the series has not only raised more than $100-million for the Special Olympics, it's given us a whole new age of treasured Christmas classics, including Whitney Houston's gospel glory "Do You Hear What I Hear?," Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band's rollicking live "Merry Christmas Baby," and the spiritual peace of "Christmas Song" from Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds. Our gift to you? Sorting through the best of the best — whether it's the heartland warmth of Randy Travis and "Jingle Bell Rock," or the alterna-rock punch of Smashing Pumpkins and "Christmastime" — to bring you a sparkling set of [i]Very Special[/i] holiday music.

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