A Very Special Christmas (album)
A Very Special Christmas is the first in the A Very Special Christmas series of Christmas-themed compilation albums produced to benefit the Special Olympics. The album was released on October 12, 1987, and production was overseen by Jimmy Iovine for A&M Records. A Very Special Christmas has raised millions of dollars for the Special Olympics.[3] The cover artwork was designed by Keith Haring.
A Very Special Christmas | ||||
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Cover art by Keith Haring | ||||
Compilation album by various artists | ||||
Released | October 12, 1987[1] | |||
Genre | Christmas music, Children's music | |||
Length | 50:57 (Original version) 51:11 (Revised version) | |||
Label | A&M | |||
Producer | Jimmy Iovine | |||
Various artists chronology | ||||
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AllMusic | [2] |
On January 16, 1998, the album was certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipment of four million copies in the United States.[4]
As of November 2014, A Very Special Christmas is the 19th best-selling Christmas/holiday album in the United States during the SoundScan era of music sales tracking (March 1991 – present), having sold 2,520,000 copies according to SoundScan.[5]
Track listing
- On later pressings of the album, "Back Door Santa" was replaced with "I Wish Every Day Could Be Like Christmas", also by Bon Jovi.
- Also, on later pressings of the album, a spoken introduction on The Pretenders' "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas", presumably by a child, was omitted.
References
- A Very Special Christmas Vol. 1 | A Very Special Christmas
- A Very Special Christmas at AllMusic
- McGee, Matt (2008). U2: A Diary. Omnibus Press. p. 111. ISBN 978-1-84772-108-2.
- "RIAA Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on 2014-08-30. Retrieved 2014-12-02.
- Billboard Staff (2014-12-01). "The Gifts That Keep on Giving: Biggest Radio and Album Hits of the Holidays". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2014-12-02.