A Very Special Christmas (album)

Released:	October 1987

A Very Special Christmas is the first in a series of Christmas compilation albums produced to benefit the Special Olympics. It was released in mid October 1987, and production was overseen by Jimmy Iovine for A&M Records. It has raised millions of dollars for the Special Olympics. The cover artwork was designed by Keith Haring. It got a CBS TV special on December 23, 1987.

Track list

#	Song	Performed by
1	"Santa Claus is Coming to Town"	The Pointer Sisters
2	"Winter Wonderland"	Eurythmics
3	"Do You Hear What I Hear?"	Whitney Houston
4	"Merry Christmas Baby"	Bruce Springsteen
5	"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"	The Pretenders
6	"I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"	John Cougar Mellencamp
7	"Gabriel's Message"	Sting
8	"Christmas in Hollis"	Run-DMC
9	"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"	U2
10	"Santa Baby"	Madonna
11	"The Little Drummer Boy"	Bob Seger
12	"Run Rudolph Run"	Bryan Adams
13	"Back Door Santa"	Bon Jovi
14	"The Coventry Carol"	Alison Moyet
15	"Silent Night"	Stevie Nicks