A Very Special Christmas

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 12 available)

Annotation

Reissue, track 13 replaced with
Bon Jovi "I Wish Everyday Could Be Like Christmas"

Back still lists the original track but the booklet lists the replacement.

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleArtistLength
1Santa Claus Is Coming to TownThe Pointer Sisters3:23
2Winter WonderlandEurythmics3:36
3Do You Hear What I Hear?Whitney Houston3:33
4Merry Christmas Baby
recording engineer:
Toby Scott (on 1980-12-31)
producer:
Jon Landau, Chuck Plotkin and Bruce Springsteen
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Max Weinberg (on 1980-12-31)
electric bass guitar:
Garry Tallent (on 1980-12-31)
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1980-12-31)
performer:
The E Street Band (on 1980-12-31)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1986)
recorded at:
1980‐12‐31: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY, USA
recorded at:
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, United States (on 1980-12-31)
live cover recording of:
Merry Christmas Baby (on 1980-12-31)
writer:
Lou Baxter and Johnny Moore
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., St. Louis Music Corp., Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music and Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:55
5Have Yourself a Merry Little ChristmasThe Pretenders4:29
6I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa ClausJohn Mellencamp2:39
7Gabriel’s Message
recording engineer and mixer:
Pete Smith
producer:
Pete Smith and Sting
recorded at:
Utopia Studios in London, England, United Kingdom
cover recording of:
The Angel Gabriel
written in:
País Vasco, Spain
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
translator:
Sabine Baring‐Gould (in 1895)
translated version of:
Birjina gaztetto bat zegoen
recording of:
The Angel Gabriel
written in:
País Vasco, Spain
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
translator:
Sabine Baring‐Gould (in 1895)
translated version of:
Birjina gaztetto bat zegoen
Sting2:14
8Christmas in Hollis
recording engineer and mixer:
Steve Ett
co-producer:
Steve Ett and Rick Rubin
producer:
Run‐D.M.C.
recorded at:
House Of Metal in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Christmas in Hollis
writer:
Darryl McDaniels, Jason Mizell and Joseph Simmons
publisher:
Protoons Inc.
Run‐D.M.C.3:00
9Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)U22:21
10Santa BabyMadonna2:35
11The Little Drummer Boy
assistant recording engineer:
Marc DeSisto and Mark McKenna
recording engineer:
Don Smith and Shelly Yakus
producer:
Jimmy Iovine and Bob Seger
mixer:
Joe Chiccarelli
bass:
Chris Campbell
drums (drum set):
Don Brewer
guitar:
Nils Lofgren and Rick Vito
keyboard:
David Ervin
percussion:
Crystal Taliefero
piano:
Craig Frost
saxophone:
Alto Reed
background vocals:
Rosemary Butler, Laura Creamer, Donny Gerrard, Dorian Holley, Darryl Phinnessee, Andrea Robinson and John Townsend
recorded at:
A&M Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Carol of the Drum (aka “The Little Drummer Boy”)
lyricist and composer:
Katherine K. Davis (in 1941)
additional composer:
Henry Onorati (in 1958) and Harry Simeone (in 1958)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music, International Korwin Corp., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music, Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp. (in 1955) and Mills Music, Inc. (in 1964)
is based on:
Trad. (traditional Czech carol, became “Carol of the Drums”)
Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band3:32
12Run Rudolph Run
producer:
Bryan Adams
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
additional guitar and additional background vocals:
Keith Scott (on 1987-06-03)
bass:
Dave Taylor (on 1987-06-03)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Curry (on 1987-06-03)
guitar:
Bryan Adams (on 1987-06-03)
keyboard:
Johnny Blitz (on 1987-06-03)
recorded at:
The Marquee in London, England, United Kingdom (on 1987-06-03)
cover recording of:
Run Rudolph Run (on 1987-06-03)
writer:
Marvin Brodie and Johnny Marks
publisher:
Arc Music Corp., Campbell Connelly, Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Chappell Music and St. Nicholas Music Inc. (in 1958)
Bryan Adams2:43
13I Wish Everyday Could Be Like Christmas
additional engineer and additional mixer:
Obie O’Brien
producer:
Bob Rock
mixer:
Bob Rock and Randy Staub
guest acoustic guitar:
Danny Kortchmar
guest bass:
Hugh McDonald
guest organ:
Benmont Tench
guest background vocals:
Myrna Matthews and Maxine Waters
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (in 1992, in 1994)
recorded at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
I Wish Everyday Could Be Like Christmas
lyricist and composer:
Jon Bon Jovi
Bon Jovi4:29
14The Coventry Carol
recording engineer:
John Fryer
producer and mixer:
Alison Moyet and Peter Oxendale
arranger:
Alison Moyet and Peter Oxendale
recorded at:
Blackwing Studios in London, England, United Kingdom
cover recording of:
Coventry Carol
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 19028)
Alison Moyet3:25
15Silent Night
assistant recording engineer:
Dan Nash
recording engineer:
Thom Panunzio and Shelly Yakus
producer:
Roy Bittan and Jimmy Iovine
mixer:
Humberto Gatica
guitar:
Waddy Wachtel
piano:
Roy Bittan
background vocals:
Sharon Celani and Robbie Nevil
arranger:
Richard Warren
recorded at:
A&M Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (in 1818)
translator:
John Freeman Young (in 1859)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 27088)
translated version of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
Stevie Nicks4:37