A Very Special Christmas

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 9 available)

Annotation

This is a charity album in support of the Special Olympics organization.

There are many versions of the Europe CD issue of this album. This version’s characteristics:
- Overlay sticker with artists list on jewelcase front lid
- “POL 899” price code on back insert
- No country of manufacture listed on back insert
- “Made in France by PMDC” on disc

Moreover, this particular copy was used for promotional purposes by “Chemical Engineering/Power The Mc Graw‐Hill Companies” in Germany as evidenced by the white sticker on the front lid of the jewelcase.

Annotation last modified on 2023-08-08 10:05 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
assistant recording engineer:
Rob Jacobs (mixer/recorder for a.o. U2 and Alanis Morissette), Mark McKenna (engineer), Mike Morongell and Dan Nash
recording engineer:
Don Smith (producer, engineer and mixer) and Shelly Yakus
producer:
Roy Bittan and Jimmy Iovine
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
bass:
T.M. Stevens (US bass player Thomas Michael Stevens)
guitar:
David Freeman and Michael Landau
instruments:
Clarence Clemons
membranophone:
Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
piano:
Roy Bittan
recorded at:
A&M Mastering Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie (in 1932)
composer:
J. Fred Coots (in 1932)
publisher:
EMI Allans Music Australia Pty Ltd, EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Haven Gillespie Music Publishing, Jobete Music Co., Inc., Leo Feist Ltd, Leo Feist, Inc., SBK United Partnership and The Songwriters Guild
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
The Pointer Sisters23:23
2Winter Wonderland
assistant recording engineer:
Tom Banghart
recording engineer:
Richard Feldman
membranophone programming:
Richard Feldman and Dave Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics)
producer:
Eurythmics and Richard Feldman
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
keyboard:
Richard Feldman, Annie Lennox (Scottish singer-songwriter, member of Eurythmics and The Tourists) and John Van Tongeren
cover recording of:
Winter Wonderland
lyricist:
Richard B. Smith (wrote lyrics to “Winter Wonderland”)
composer:
Felix Bernard
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Francis, Day & Hunter, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Warner Chappell Music Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Eurythmics3:36
3Do You Hear What I Hear?
assistant recording engineer:
Mark McKenna (engineer)
recording engineer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and Thom Panunzio
producer:
Jimmy Iovine
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
bass:
Jimmy Johnson (US session bassist)
guitar:
Steve Lukather
membranophone:
Richie Hayward
percussion:
Bobbye Hall
piano:
Jai Winding (pianist, composer, vocal)
background vocals:
Darlene Love and Edna Wright (R&B singer)
strings and synthesizer arranger:
Charles Judge (American guitarist, pianist, arranger and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records LLC (holding company - file NO releases here!) (in 1995)
recorded at:
A&M Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Reflection Sound Studios in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
cover recording of:
Do You Hear What I Hear?
lyricist:
Noël Regney (in 1962)
writer:
Noël Regney and Gloria Shayne Baker
composer:
Gloria Shayne Baker (in 1962)
publisher:
Blue Ribbon Music Ltd., Campbell Connelly and Jewel Music Publishing Co., Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Whitney Houston33:33
4Merry Christmas Baby
recording engineer:
Toby Scott (on 1980-12-31)
producer:
Jon Landau, Chuck Plotkin and Bruce Springsteen
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Max Weinberg (on 1980-12-31)
electric bass guitar:
Garry Tallent (on 1980-12-31)
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1980-12-31)
performer:
The E Street Band (on 1980-12-31)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1986)
recorded at:
1980‐12‐31: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY, USA (1980-12-31)
recorded at:
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, United States (on 1980-12-31)
live cover recording of:
Merry Christmas Baby (on 1980-12-31)
writer:
Lou Baxter and Johnny Moore (US blues guitarist, Three Blazers)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., St. Louis Music Corp., Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music) and Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band4:53
5Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
assistant recording engineer:
Steve Boyer
recording engineer:
Bruce Lampcov and Scott Litt (producer and engineer)
producer:
Bob Clearmountain and Jimmy Iovine
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
bass:
T.M. Stevens (US bass player Thomas Michael Stevens)
guitar:
Robbie McIntosh (English guitarist for The Pretenders)
membranophone:
Blair Cunningham
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom, Power Station Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States, The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and West Heath Studio in West Heath, Bexley (London Borough of Bexley), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
cover recording of:
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
lyricist:
Ralph Blane (in 1943)
composer:
Hugh Martin (in 1943)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Publishing, EMI United Partnership Ltd., J. Albert & Son, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Loew’s Incorporated (in 1943, in 1944) and Leo Feist, Inc. (in 1971, in 1972)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 film)
The Pretenders4:42
6I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
recording engineer:
David Leonard (US producer and engineer)
producer:
Don Gehman and John Mellencamp
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
accordion:
John Cascella
fiddle:
Lisa Germano
guitar:
Larry Crane and Michael B. Wanchic
membranophone:
Kenny Aronoff
background vocals:
Pat Peterson and Crystal Taliefero (American multi‐instrumentalist and vocalist)
recorded at:
Belmont Mall (John Mellencamp's private studio) in Belmont, Indiana, United States
recording of:
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
lyricist and composer:
Tommie Connor (English songwriter)
publisher:
Blue Ribbon Music Ltd., Campbell Connelly, E. H. Morris & Co. Ltd., Herman Music, Inc., Jewel Music Publishing Co., Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Regent Music (BMI)
John Cougar Mellencamp2:39
7Gabriel’s Message
recording engineer and mixer:
Pete Smith (UK producer)
producer:
Pete Smith (UK producer) and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
recorded at:
Utopia Studios (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The Angel Gabriel
written in:
País Vasco (Basque Country), Spain
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
translator:
Sabine Baring‐Gould (in 1895)
translated version of:
Birjina gaztetto bat zegoen
Sting2:14
8Christmas in Hollis
recording engineer and mixer:
Steve Ett
co-producer:
Steve Ett and Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
producer:
Run‐D.M.C.
recorded at:
House Of Metal in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Christmas in Hollis
writer:
Darryl McDaniels (rapper Darryl McDaniels), Jason Mizell and Joseph Simmons (US rapper Rev. Run of Run-D.M.C)
publisher:
Protoons Inc.
Run‐D.M.C.3.53:00
9Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
recorded in:
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (on 1987-07-29)
recording engineer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and Thom Panunzio
producer:
Jimmy Iovine
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
background vocals:
Darlene Love
cover recording of:
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
writer:
Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Malt Shoppe Music, Mother Bertha Music Inc., Steeplechase Music, Trio Music Co., Inc. and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
U22:21
10Santa Baby
assistant recording engineer:
Peter Droll and Rob Jacobs (mixer/recorder for a.o. U2 and Alanis Morissette)
recording engineer and mixer:
Shelly Yakus
producer:
Jimmy Iovine
arranger:
Jeremy Lubbock
recorded at:
A&M Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Santa Baby
writer:
Joan Javits, Anthony Springer (Tony Springer) and Philip Springer
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Hello Mr. Wilson, Tamir Music, TM Music Ltd., Warner Chappell and Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
Madonna42:35
11The Little Drummer Boy
assistant recording engineer:
Marc DeSisto and Mark McKenna (engineer)
recording engineer:
Don Smith (producer, engineer and mixer) and Shelly Yakus
producer:
Jimmy Iovine and Bob Seger
mixer:
Joe Chiccarelli
bass:
Chris Campbell (US bassist for Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band)
drums (drum set):
Don Brewer (drummer for Grand Funk Railroad)
guitar:
Nils Lofgren and Rick Vito
keyboard:
David Ervin
percussion:
Crystal Taliefero (American multi‐instrumentalist and vocalist)
piano:
Craig Frost
saxophone:
Alto Reed
background vocals:
Rosemary Butler, Laura Creamer, Donny Gerrard, Dorian Holley, Darryl Phinnessee, Andrea Robinson and John Townsend
recorded at:
A&M Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Carol of the Drum (aka “The Little Drummer Boy”)
lyricist and composer:
Katherine K. Davis (Katherine Kennicott Davis) (in 1941)
additional composer:
Henry Onorati (in 1958) and Harry Simeone (in 1958)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated), International Korwin Corp., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp. (in 1955) and Mills Music, Inc. (in 1964)
is based on:
Trad. (traditional Czech carol, became “Carol of the Drums”)
Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band3:32
12Run Rudolph Run
producer:
Bryan Adams (Canadian singer/songwriter)
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
additional guitar and additional background vocals:
Keith Scott (Canadian guitarist) (on 1987-06-03)
bass:
Dave Taylor (Bass player (Bryan Adams) and engineer) (on 1987-06-03)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Curry (on 1987-06-03)
guitar:
Bryan Adams (Canadian singer/songwriter) (on 1987-06-03)
keyboard:
Johnny Blitz (on 1987-06-03)
recorded at:
The Marquee (90 Wardour Street, 1964–1988) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1987-06-03)
cover recording of:
Run Rudolph Run (on 1987-06-03)
writer:
Marvin Brodie (songwriter, known for “Run Rudolph Run”) and Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Campbell Connelly, Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music) and St. Nicholas Music Inc. (in 1958)
Bryan Adams22:43
13Back Door Santa
recording engineer:
Kooster McAllister (Telluride, CO bluegrass musician, owner Record Plant)
producer:
Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
arranger:
Bon Jovi (group)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Special Olympics International Inc. (in 1987)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States and Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, United States (on 1987-08-08)
cover recording of:
Back Door Santa
lyricist and composer:
Clarence Carter and Marcus Daniel
Bon Jovi3:54
14The Coventry Carol
recording engineer:
John Fryer (British producer and engineer)
producer and mixer:
Alison Moyet and Peter Oxendale
arranger:
Alison Moyet and Peter Oxendale
recorded at:
Blackwing Studios (London, UK) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
cover recording of:
Coventry Carol
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 19028)
Alison Moyet3:25
15Silent Night
assistant recording engineer:
Dan Nash
recording engineer:
Thom Panunzio and Shelly Yakus
producer:
Roy Bittan and Jimmy Iovine
mixer:
Humberto Gatica
guitar:
Waddy Wachtel
piano:
Roy Bittan
background vocals:
Sharon Celani and Robbie Nevil
arranger:
Richard Warren (English musician, songwriter and producer)
recorded at:
A&M Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (in 1818)
translator:
John Freeman Young (in 1859)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 27088)
translated version of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
Stevie Nicks4:37