Various Artists – A Very Special Christmas (1987) 24-bit 96kHZ vinyl rip and redbook

A Very Special Christmas is the first in a series of Christmas-themed compilation albums produced to benefit Special Olympics. The album was released in 1987, and production was overseen by Jimmy Iovine for A&M Records. A Very Special Christmas has also raised millions of dollars for the Special Olympics. The cover artwork was designed by Keith Haring.

A Very Special Christmas is the first in a series of Christmas-themed compilation albums produced to benefit Special Olympics. The album was released in 1987, and production was overseen by Jimmy Iovine for A&M Records. A Very Special Christmas has also raised millions of dollars for the Special Olympics. The cover artwork was designed by Keith Haring.

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.

Tracks:

A1 Pointer Sisters – Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 3:21
A2 Eurythmics – Winter Wonderland 3:34
A3 Whitney Houston – Do You Hear What I Hear 3:31
A4 Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band* – Merry Christmas Baby 4:51
A5 Pretenders, The – Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 4:40
A6 John Cougar Mellencamp – I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus 2:38
A7 Sting – Gabriel’s Message 2:10

B1 Run – D.M.C.* – Christmas In Hollis 2:59
B2 U2 – Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) 2:19
B3 Madonna – Santa Baby 2:34
B4 Bob Seger And The Silver Bullet Band – The Little Drummer Boy 3:29
B5 Bryan Adams – Run Rudolph Run 2:42
B6 Bon Jovi – Back Door Santa 3:52
B7 Alison Moyet – The Coventry Carol 3:24
B8 Stevie Nicks – Silent Night 4:36

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 young child, was omitted.



NOTE: No DeNoise was used on this rip. All de-clicking software used in full manual mode to preserve musical transients. No music was harmed in the making of this vinyl rip. No silence been removed, please burn gapless to match original track layout.