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A Very Special Christmas Live is the fourth in the A Very Special Christmas series of Christmas music-themed compilation albums produced to benefit Special Olympics. The album was recorded live in Washington, D.C. in December 1998 at a benefit party held by then-President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of the founding of Special Olympics. It was released on 19 October 1999, and production was overseen by Bobby Shriver for A&M Records.
Track listing
| Track |
Song Title |
Writer(s) |
Artist |
Time |
| 1. |
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree |
Johnny Marks |
Mary J. Blige and Sheryl Crow |
2:29 |
| 2. |
Christmas in Hollis |
Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels and Jason Mizell |
Run-D.M.C. |
2:59 |
| 3. |
Please Come Home For Christmas |
Charles Brown |
Jon Bon Jovi |
3:13 |
| 4. |
Christmas Blues |
Roberto Hite, Adolpho de la Parra, Alan Wilson, Samuel Taylor and Henry Vestine |
John Popper and Eric Clapton |
3:42 |
| 5. |
What Child is This? |
Traditional |
Vanessa Williams |
3:15 |
| 6. |
Christmas Tears |
Robert Charles Wilson and Sonny Thompson |
Eric Clapton |
2:39 |
| 7. |
O Holy Night |
Adolphe-Charles Adam and John Sullivan Dwight |
Tracy Chapman |
3:26 |
| 8. |
Give Me One Reason |
Tracy Chapman |
Tracy Chapman and Eric Clapton |
4:17 |
| 9. |
Merry Christmas Baby |
Lou Baxter and Johnny Moore |
Sheryl Crow and Eric Clapton |
3:59 |
| 10. |
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) |
Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry and Phil Spector |
Jon Bon Jovi |
2:53 |
| 11. |
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town |
John Frederick Coots and Haven Gillespie |
Mary J. Blige, Jon Bon Jovi, Tracy Chapman, Eric Clapton, Sheryl Crow, John Popper, Run-D.M.C. and Vanessa Williams |
3:55 |
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