Playlist Plus: A Very Special Christmas (1989)

Product Summary Label: Universal Music Group UPC: 00602517776197 Release Date: 10/21/2008 Buy.com Sku: 209301465 Item#: M4FPVP Buy.com Sales Rank: 25140 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Christmas All Over Again - The Heartbreakers/Tom Petty ~ Various Artists 2. Jingle Bell Rock - Randy Travis ~ Various Artists 3. Christmas Song, The - Luther Vandross ~ Various Artists 4. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - Cyndi Lauper/Frank Sinatra ~ Various Artists 5. Birth Of Christ, The - Boyz II Men ~ Various Artists 6. Please Come Home For Christmas - Jon Bon Jovi ~ Various Artists 7. What Christmas Means To Me - Paul Young ~ Various Artists 8. O Christmas Tree - Aretha Franklin ~ Various Artists 9. Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree - Darlene Love/Ronnie Spector ~ Various Artists 10. White Christmas - Michael Bolton ~ Various Artists 11. Christmas Is - Run-DMC ~ Various Artists 12. Christmas Time Again - Extreme ~ Various Artists 13. Merry Christmas Baby - Bonnie Raitt/Charles Brown ~ Various Artists 14. O Holy Night - Tevin Campbell ~ Various Artists 15. Sleigh Ride - Debbie Gibson ~ Various Artists 16. What A Child Is This - Vanessa Williams ~ Various Artists 17. Blue Christmas - Ann & Nancy Wilson ~ Various Artists 18. Silent Night - Wilson Phillips ~ Various Artists 19. Sinead O 'Connor - Sinead O'Connor ~ Various Artists Disc 2 Song Title Sample 1. I Saw Three Ships - Sting ~ Various Artists 2. Christmastime - Smashing Pumpkins ~ Various Artists 3. Children Go Where I Send Thee - Natalie Merchant ~ Various Artists 4. Santa Baby - The Christmas All Stars/Rev Run & The Christmas All Stars/Rev Run - (featuring Keith Murray/Mase/Onyx/Puff Daddy/Salt 'N Pepa/Snoop Doggy Dogg) ~ Various Artists 5. Oi To The World - No Doubt ~ Various Artists 6. Blue Christmas - Sheryl Crow ~ Various Artists 7. Christmas - Blues Traveler ~ Various Artists 8. Oiche Chium (Silent Night) - Enya ~ Various Artists 9. Christmas Song, The - Hootie & The Blowfish ~ Various Artists 10. Ave Maria - Chris Cornell/Chris Connell/Eleven ~ Various Artists 11. Christmas In The City - Mary J. Blige - (featuring Angie Martinez) ~ Various Artists 12. Santa Claus Is Back In Town - Johnny Lang/Jonny Lang ~ Various Artists 13. Christmas Song - Dave Matthews/Tim Reynolds ~ Various Artists 14. Christmas Is Now Drawing Near At Hand - Steve Winwood ~ Various Artists 15. O Holy Night - Tracy Chapman ~ Various Artists 16. We Three Kings - Patti Smith ~ Various Artists Disc 3 Song Title Sample 1. Silent Night - Reba McEntire ~ Various Artists 2. Frosty The Snowman - Dan Tyminski ~ Various Artists 3. Please Come Home For Christmas - Willie Nelson ~ Various Artists 4. Just Put A Ribbon In Your Hair - Alan Jackson ~ Various Artists 5. Only You Can Bring Me Cheer [Gentleman's Lady] - Alison Krauss ~ Various Artists 6. Even Santa Claus Gets The Blues - Marty Stuart ~ Various Artists 7. Jingle Bells - Earl Scruggs ~ Various Artists 8. Christmas is Near - Ralph Stanley ~ Various Artists 9. O Come All Ye Faithful - Patty Loveless ~ Various Artists 10. O Holy Night - Wynonna ~ Various Artists 11. Winter Wonderland - Pat Green ~ Various Artists 12. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! - Sam Bush ~ Various Artists 13. Away In A Manger - Ricky Skaggs ~ Various Artists 14. Christmas Time At Home - Rhonda Vincent ~ Various Artists 15. I'll Be Home For Christmas - Tift Merritt ~ Various Artists 16. Peace - Norah Jones ~ Various Artists (P) 2008 Special Olympics International Inc. (C) 2008 Special Olympics International Inc.   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info The proceeds from the sale of A VERY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS will go to benefit Special Olympics International. Producers include: Jimmy Iovine, Roy Bittan, Rick Rubin, Bob Rock, Jon Landau. Engineers include: Scott Litt, Thom Panunzio, Shelly Yakus. Includes liner notes by Eunice Kennedy Shriver. Rhino's Playlist Plus: Very Special Christmas features volumes 1, 2 and 3 of the popular holiday series that started in the late '80s/early '90s to benefit the Special Olympics foundation. Comprised of mostly major-label acts like Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, the Eurythmics, Bon Jovi, No Doubt, and others, it's a fine set of rock and pop-oriented yuletide cheer that, like all holiday albums, wears itself thin after a week or two. ~ James Christopher Monger Recorded to benefit the Special Olympics, this has some of the biggest names in contemporary music, most covering seasonal favorites with mixed success. Outstanding tracks include The Pretenders "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," with Chrissie Hynde giving a touching performance. Run-D.M.C.'s topical "Christmas in Hollis" relies heavily on sampling "Back Door Santa," and may head you toward the dance floor. Alison Moyet's stately version of "The Coventry Carol" is beautifully haunting. Only the Material Girl, Madonna, embarrasses herself with an overly campy "Santa Baby." ~ Dennis MacDonald Musical Guests Keith Murray Mase Onyx Puff Daddy Salt 'N Pepa Snoop Dogg Angie Martinez   Technical Info Release Date : 2008 Original Release Date : 1989 Catalog ID : B001157002 Label : Hip-O Records Number of Discs : 3 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00602517776197    Product Image