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The first in a series of charity Christmas albums benefiting the Special Olympics, A Very Special Christmas was released on October 12, 1987 by A&M Records. Produced by Jimmy Iovine and featuring iconic artwork by Keith Haring, the album is a compilation of Christmas classics performed by a wide range of popular artists including Whitney Houston, Bon Jovi, and Bruce Springsteen.
A commercial and critical success, A Very Special Christmas has sold over 2.5 million copies according to SoundScan and has been certified quadruple platinum by the RIAA. This means the album has sold four million units in the United States alone.
Tracklist
| 1 | Pointer Sisters | Santa Claus Is Coming To Town | 3:21 |
| 2 | Eurythmics | Winter Wonderland | 3:34 |
| 3 | Whitney Houston | Do You Hear What I Hear? | 3:31 |
| 4 | Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band | Merry Christmas Baby | 4:51 |
| 5 | The Pretenders | Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas | 4:40 |
| 6 | John Cougar Mellencamp | I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus | 2:38 |
| 7 | Sting | Gabriel's Message | 2:10 |
| 8 | Run-DMC | Christmas In Hollis | 2:59 |
| 9 | U2 | Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) | 2:19 |
| 10 | Madonna | Santa Baby | 2:34 |
| 11 | Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band | The Little Drummer Boy | 3:29 |
| 12 | Bryan Adams | Run Rudolph Run | 2:42 |
| 13 | Bon Jovi | I Wish Everyday Could Be Like Christmas | 4:26 |
| 14 | Alison Moyet | The Coventry Carol | 3:24 |
| 15 | Stevie Nicks | Silent Night | 4:36 |