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James Taylor: A Christmas Album | Christmas

Sunday, January 13th, 2008

James Taylor: A Christmas Album is singer-songwriter James Taylor’s 21st album and first Christmas album. It was released on a limited-edition basis in 2004, with distribution through Hallmark Cards.


Track listing

  • “Winter Wonderland” (with Chris Botti)
  • “Go Tell It on the Mountain”
  • “In the Bleak Midwinter”
  • “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” (with Natalie Cole)
  • “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town”
  • “Jingle Bells”
  • “The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)” (with Toots Thielemans)
  • “Deck the Halls”
  • “Some Children See Him”
  • “Who Comes This Night”
  • “Auld Lang Syne”

In 2006 Taylor’s regular label, Columbia Records, reissued the album with a new title (James Taylor at Christmas) and a revised track listing; “Deck the Halls” was omitted, with two other songs (”Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” and a cover of Joni Mitchell’s “River”) added.

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A Christmas Gift of Love | Christmas

Sunday, January 13th, 2008

A Christmas Gift of Love was an album released in 2002 by singer and songwriter Barry Manilow. As Manilow’s second compilation of Christmas songs, the album did quite well, and went Gold. Oddly enough, the album was done with Columbia Records instead of his usual label of Concord Records. However, as part of the agreement with Concord, the logo of both labels appear on this release.


Track listing

  1. “Winter Wonderland” - 1:44
  2. “Happy Holiday/White Christmas” - 2:45
  3. “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” - 1:53
  4. “Home for the Holidays” - 2:27
  5. “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” - 3:20
  6. “My Favorite Things” - 2:26
  7. “The Christmas Waltz” - 2:56
  8. “I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm” - 2:59
  9. “River” - 3:44
  10. “What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?” - 3:47
  11. “A Gift of Love” - 2:25

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It’s Hard to Write with a Little Hand | track on the 1996

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008

It’s Hard to Write with a Little Hand was the first and only album by Rochester, New York mathcore band Lethargy.

The final track, “Humorless,” is a remix of “Humor Me.”


Track listing

  1. Careborne
  2. Humor Me
  3. Create
  4. Spill
  5. Erased
  6. Medley
  7. Spineless
  8. Thread
  9. Among
  10. Humorless

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The Sinatra Family Wish You a Merry Christmas | Christmas

Tuesday, December 25th, 2007

The Sinatra Family Wish You a Merry Christmas is a 1968 Christmas album by Frank Sinatra and featuring his children, Frank Sinatra, Jr., Nancy Sinatra, and Tina Sinatra.


Track listing

  1. “I Wouldn’t Trade Christmas” (Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 2:55
  2. “It’s Such a Lonely Time of Year” (Taylor) – 4:38
  3. “Some Children See Him” (Hutson) – 2:59
  4. “O Bambino (One Cold and Blessed Winter)” (Capra, Velona) – 2:59
  5. “The Bells of Christmas (Greensleeves)” (Traditional, ad. Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 3:41
  6. “Whatever Happened to Christmas?” (Jimmy Webb) – 3:05
  7. “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” (Coots, Gillespie) – 2:35
  8. “Kids” (Davis) – 3:01
  9. “The Christmas Waltz” (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) – 3:12
  10. “The Twelve Days of Christmas” (Traditional, ad. Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 4:26


Personnel

  • Frank Sinatra - Vocals (Tracks 1, 5, 6, 9, 10)
  • Frank Sinatra, Jr. - Vocals (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 10)
  • Nancy Sinatra - Vocals (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10)
  • Tina Sinatra - Vocals (Tracks 1, 4, 5, 7, 10)
  • Nelson Riddle - Arranger, Composer
  • Don Costa - Arranger, Composer
  • The Jimmy Joyce Singers

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James Taylor: A Christmas Album | Christmas

Thursday, December 20th, 2007

James Taylor: A Christmas Album is singer-songwriter James Taylor’s 21st album and first Christmas album. It was released on a limited-edition basis in 2004, with distribution through Hallmark Cards.


Track listing

  • “Winter Wonderland” (with Chris Botti)
  • “Go Tell It on the Mountain”
  • “In the Bleak Midwinter”
  • “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” (with Natalie Cole)
  • “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town”
  • “Jingle Bells”
  • “The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)” (with Toots Thielemans)
  • “Deck the Halls”
  • “Some Children See Him”
  • “Who Comes This Night”
  • “Auld Lang Syne”

In 2006 Taylor’s regular label, Columbia Records, reissued the album with a new title (James Taylor at Christmas) and a revised track listing; “Deck the Halls” was omitted, with two other songs (”Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” and a cover of Joni Mitchell’s “River”) added.

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A Very Special Christmas 5 | Christmas

Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

A Very Special Christmas 5 is the fifth in a series of Christmas music-themed compilation albums produced to benefit the Special Olympics. The album was released in October 2001, with production supervision by Bobby Shriver, Jon Bon Jovi, and Joel Gallen for A&M Records.


Track listing

  1. “This Christmas (Hang All the Mistletoe)” - Macy Gray
  2. “Little Drummer Boy/Hot Hot Hot” - Wyclef Jean
  3. “Noel! Noel!” - Eve 6
  4. “Blue Christmas” - Jon Bon Jovi
  5. “Merry Christmas Baby” - Stevie Wonder & Wyclef Jean
  6. “O Come All Ye Faithful” - City High
  7. “Christmas Is The Time To Say I Love You” - SR-71
  8. “Christmas Day” - Dido
  9. “Run Rudolph Run” - Sheryl Crow
  10. “Back Door Santa” - B.B. King & John Popper
  11. “Little Red Rooster” - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
  12. “Christmas Don’t Be Late (Chipmunk Song)” - Powder
  13. “Silent Night” - Stevie Nicks
  14. “I Love You More” - Stevie Wonder & Kimberly Brewer
  15. “White Christmas” - Darlene Love

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Disney A to Z | Disney World

Thursday, December 13th, 2007

Disney A to Z: The Official Encyclopedia is the official encyclopedia of The Walt Disney Company. It is written by Disney’s head archivist, Dave Smith.


Editions

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A Bigger Bang Tour song list | Though it was originally

Friday, December 7th, 2007

This page contains a list of songs performed during The Rolling Stones’ on-going A Bigger Bang Tour. Included is the amount of times the song has been played and its original release date (in the US). The songs are presented in alphabetical order. As of 24 May 2006, 74 concerts have been performed across the world.


The List

  • 19th Nervous Breakdown (1)

Originally released as a single on 12 February 1966. Not included on any studio album.

  • Ain’t Too Proud to Beg (6)

Originally released on the album It’s Only Rock’n Roll on 16 October 1974. [Note: This is a cover of a song originally recorded by The Temptations.]

  • All Down the Line (18)

Originally released on the album Exile on Main Street on 22 May 1972.

  • Angie (12)

Originally released as a single on 28 August 1973 Included on Goats Head Soup.

  • As Tears Go By (12)

Originally released on the album December’s Children (And Everybody’s) on 4 December 1965. [Note: In Milan this song was sung entirely in Italian]

  • Back of My Hand (15)

Originally released on the album A Bigger Bang on 6 September 2005.

  • Beast of Burden (9)

Originally released on the album Some Girls on 17 June 1978.

  • Before They Make Me Run (1)

Originally released on the album Some Girls on 9 June 1978. [Note: This song is sung by guitarist Keith Richards.]

  • Bitch (21)

Originally released as the B-side to the “Brown Sugar” single on 17 April 1971. Included on Sticky Fingers.

  • Brown Sugar (75)

Originally released as a single on 17 April 1971. Included on Sticky Fingers.

  • Dead Flowers (7)

Originally released on the album Sticky Fingers on 30 April 1971.

  • Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker) (2)

Originally released on the album Goats Head Soup on 12 September 1973.

  • Far Away Eyes (1)

Originally released as the B-side to the “Miss You” single on 10 May 1978. Included on Some Girls.

  • Get Off of My Cloud (44)

Originally released as a single on 25 September 1965. Included on December’s Children (And Everybody’s).

  • Get Up, Stand Up (3)

This is a cover of a Bob Marley song that has never been released by the Stones.

  • Gimme Shelter (18)

Originally released on the album Let It Bleed on 29 November 1969.

  • Happy (32)

Originally released on the album Exile on Main Street on 22 May 1972. [Note: This song is sung by guitarist Keith Richards.]

  • Honky Tonk Women (75)

Originally released as a single on 5 July 1969. Not included on any studio album.

  • Infamy (41)

Originally released on the album A Bigger Bang on 6 September 2005. [Note: This song is sung by guitarist Keith Richards.]

  • It’s Only Rock’n Roll (But I Like It) (60)

Originally released as a single on 27 July 1974. Included on It’s Only Rock’n Roll.

  • It Won’t Take Long (2)

Originally released on the album A Bigger Bang on 6 September 2005.

  • Jumpin’ Jack Flash (76)

Originally released as a single on 1 June 1968. Not included on any studio album.

  • Let’s Spend the Night Together (18)

Originally released as a single on 14 January 1967. Included on Between the Buttons.

  • Live With Me (6)

Originally released on the album Let It Bleed on 29 November 1969.

  • Love is Strong (3)

Originally released as a single on 4 July 1994. Included on Voodoo Lounge.

  • Memory Motel (2)

Originally released on the album Black and Blue on 15 April 1976.

  • Midnight Rambler (35)

Originally released on the album Let It Bleed on 29 November 1969.

  • Miss You (73)

Originally released as a single on 10 May 1978. Included on Some Girls.

  • Mr. Pitiful (3)

This is a cover of an Otis Redding song that has never been released by the Stones.

  • Oh No, Not You Again (71)

Originally released on the album A Bigger Bang on 6 September 2005.

  • Out of Control (12)

Originally released on the album Bridges to Babylon on 27 September 1997.

  • Paint It Black (33)

Originally released as a single on 7 May 1966. Included on Aftermath.

  • Rain Fall Down (37)

Originally released on the album A Bigger Bang on 6 September 2005.

  • Respectable (3)

Originally released on the album Some Girls on 17 June 1978.

  • (Night Time Is) The Right Time (46)

This is a cover of a Ray Charles song that has never been released by the Stones.

  • Rocks Off (7)

Originally released on the album Exile on Main Street on 22 May 1972.

  • Rough Justice (68)

Originally released as a single on on 22 August 2005. Included on A Bigger Bang.

  • Ruby Tuesday (13)

Originally released as a single on 14 January 1967. Included on Between the Buttons.

  • (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction (76)

Originally released as a single on 6 June 1965. Included on Out of Our Heads.

  • Shattered (21)

Originally released on the album Some Girls on 17 June 1978.

  • She’s So Cold (42)

Originally released on the album Emotional Rescue on 23 June 1980.

  • Slipping Away (16)

Originally released on the album Steel Wheels on 29 August 1989. [Note: This song is sung by guitarist Keith Richards.]

  • Start Me Up (76)

Originally released as a single on 6 August 1981. Included on Tattoo You.

  • Streets of Love (2)

Originally released as a single on 22 August 2005. Included on “A Bigger Bang”.

  • Sway (8)

Originally released on the album Sticky Fingers on 30 April 1971.

  • Sweet Virginia (2)

Originally released on the album Exile on Main Street on 22 May 1972.

  • Sympathy for the Devil (76)

Originally released on the album Beggars Banquet on 7 December 1968.

  • This Place is Empty (33)

Originally released on the album A Bigger Bang on 6 September 2005. [Note: This song is sung by guitarist Keith Richards.]

  • Tumbling Dice (75)

Originally released as a single on 15 April 1972. Included on Exile on Main Street.

  • Under My Thumb (1)

Originally released on the album Aftermath on 7 May 1966.

  • Waiting on a Friend (1)

Originally released on the album Tattoo You on 18 August 1981.

  • Wild Horses (12)

Originally released on the album Sticky Fingers on 30 April 1971.

  • Worried About You (8)

Originally released on the album Tattoo You on 18 August 1981.

  • The Worst (26)

Originally released on the album Voodoo Lounge on 11 July 1994. [Note: This song is sung by guitarist Keith Richards.]

  • You Can’t Always Get What You Want (75)

Originally released, in an edited version, as the B-side to the “Honky Tonk Women” single on 5 July 1969. The full version is included on Let It Bleed.

  • You Got Me Rocking’ (49)

Originally released on the album Voodoo Lounge on 11 July 1994.


Sources

Tour dates and setlists: [1]

Single and album release dates: [2]

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The One Where Ross and Rachel Take a Break | Ho! Who’d Be

Thursday, December 6th, 2007

“The One Where Ross and Rachel Take a Break” is the fifteenth episode of season three of the television situation comedy Friends.

First aired: February 13, 1997


Plot

Phoebe decides to give free massages outside of the United Nations building, and meets a foreign diplomat named Sergei. Trouble is, Sergei doesn’t speak English, so his translator Mischa keeps “getting in the way.” Desperate for some alone time with Sergei but still have a translator around, Phoebe convinces Monica to come to dinner with them as Mischa’s date. Mischa and Monica hit it off so well that Mischa keeps forgetting to translate for Sergei, and starts fighting with Sergei. He eventually quits and takes Monica along with him to use his diplomatic coupons at the Rainbow Room. Phoebe then tries to teach Sergei English - with minimal success.

Rachel has to cancel on her and Ross’s one-year anniversary plans since she has to work late hours - as she had to every night for two weeks. Ross cannot understand why Rachel cannot make time for him. He surprises her at the office with a complete picnic set. As Ross starts a small fire on Rachel’s desks, she angrily orders him to wait for her at home. Later at the apartment Ross complains about Rachel working late hours. Also, he is afraid of Rachel having an affair with her co-worker Mark. Rachel, however, is not willing to deal with Ross’s jealousy and to have the same fight over and over again. She suggests taking a break. Ross thinks she wants to stop fighting and suggests getting frozen yogurt. But Rachel tells him she wants to take a break from their relationship, which leads Ross to leave.

Chandler and Joey get invited to a club by Chloe, the hot girl at the Xerox place whom they are both trying to hit upon. She invites them to come see her co-worker Isaac the DJ, and also makes a joke about they all having a three-some. Joey and Chandler then set up some loose “ground rules” in the event that she should agree to a threesome with them. A distraught Ross ends up meeting them at the club. He feels bad about his fight, and calls Rachel to apologize - but assumes the worst when he hears Mark (who’d gone over to comfort her) in the background. Chloe, who has always admired Ross, asks him to dance, and they end up kissing.


Miscellanea

  • The song that Ross and Chloe dance to is With or Without You by U2 - the same song Ross dedicated to Rachel in the episode The One With the List.


Additional cast

  • Sophie - Laura Dean
  • Mark - Steven Eckholdt
  • Chloe - Angela Featherstone
  • Isaac - Maury Ginsberg
  • Mischa - Stephen Kearney
  • Sergei - Jim Pirri
Preceded by:
The One With Phoebe’s Ex-Partner

List of Friends episodes

Followed by:
The One the Morning After

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A Single Man | Elton John released

Sunday, December 2nd, 2007

A Single Man is the twelfth studio album by British singer/songwriter Elton John, released in 1978, 2 years after his intended last album Blue Moves, and 1 year after the release of Elton John’s Greatest Hits Volume II. It is the first album John created without his longtime collaborator Bernie Taupin. As Gary Osborne was an unknown at the time, many people have misinterpreted the album’s title to imply that Elton wrote the entire album himself.

Hit “Song for Guy” was a tribute to Guy Burchett, Rocket Records messenger who was killed in a motorcycle accident. The song was a near-global success, charting high everywhere except the United States and Canada, where Elton’s label, MCA Records, didn’t feel that it had hit potential, due to the recent success of “The Music Box Dancer”.

The photo for the front cover was taken in the Long Walk, which is part of Windsor Great Park in Berkshire.

Contents


Soviet Release

A Single Man was Elton’s first album ever to be officially released in the former USSR, though his previous releases had been smuggled into the country in various forms. It was released following the success of his A Single Man in Concert shows in Moscow and Leningrad, though it differed in two ways from its release elsewhere. First, the album was re-titled Elton John: Poet. Second, both “Big Dipper” and “Part-Time Love” were removed, due to the subject matter of the songs. Curiously, Elton had performed “Part-Time Love” at the USSR shows without objection from Soviet officials.


Track listing

All songs by Elton John and Gary Osborne, except where noted.

  1. “Shine on Through” – 3:42
  2. “Return to Paradise” – 4:13
  3. “I Don’t Care” – 4:21
  4. “Big Dipper” – 4:02
  5. “It Ain’t Gonna Be Easy” – 8:23
  6. “Part-Time Love” – 3:14
  7. “Georgia” – 4:48
  8. “Shooting Star” – 2:43
  9. “Madness” – 5:51
  10. “Reverie” (John) – 0:52
  11. “Song for Guy” (John) – 6:37


Bonus tracks (1998 CD reissue)

  1. “Ego” (John, Taupin) – 4:00
  2. “Flinstone Boy” (John) – 4:13
  3. “I Cry at Night” (John, Taupin) – 3:16
  4. “Lovesick” (John, Taupin) – 3:59
  5. “Strangers” – 4:46


B-sides

Song Format
“I Cry at Night” Part Time Love 7″ (US/UK)
“Lovesick” Song for Guy 7″ (US/UK)


Personnel

  • Elton John - organ, piano, harmonium, keyboard, vocals, background vocals, clavinet, mellotron, polymoog, synthesizer strings
  • Vicki Brown - vocals
  • Paul Buckmaster - cello
  • B.J. Cole - guitar, steel guitar
  • Ray Cooper - percussion, conga, tambourine, tympani, vibraphone, shaker, rhythm box, wind chimes
  • John Crocker - clarinet, electric piano, tenor saxophone, Fender Rhodes
  • Herbie Flowers - bass, acoustic bass
  • Clive Franks - bass, percussion, vocals
  • Patrick Halcox - trumpet
  • Steve Holly - drums, horn
  • Davey Johnstone - synthesizer, guitar, vocals, background vocals
  • Stevie Lange - vocals, background vocals
  • Henry Lowther - trumpet
  • Gary Osborne - vocals
  • Tim Renwick - acoustic guitar, guitar, mandolin, electric guitar
  • Jim Shepherd - trombone
  • Joanne Stone - vocals, background vocals
  • Chris Thompson - vocals, background vocals


Production

  • Producers: Clive Franks, Elton John
  • Supervising producer: Mike Gill
  • Engineers: Phil Dunne, Stuart Epps, Clive Franks, Peter Mew
  • Mixing: Phil Dunne, Stuart Epps, Clive Franks
  • Mastering: Ian Cooper
  • Digital remastering: Gus Dudgeon
  • Coordination: Alex Foster
  • Arranger: Joanne Stone
  • Orchestral arrangements: Paul Buckmaster
  • Sleeve design: David Costa
  • Graphic design: Mike Storey
  • Liner editor: John Tobler
  • Liner notes: Chris White


Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1978 Pop Albums 15

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1978 “Ego” Pop Singles 34
1978 “Part-Time Love” Pop Singles 22

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A Faithful Christmas | Christmas’ EP.

Saturday, December 1st, 2007

A Faithful Christmas is an album by Faith Evans. It was released October 25, 2005 on Capitol Records. A collection of holiday songs, it contains songs such as White Christmas and Santa Baby. The tracks “Happy Holiday” & “Christmas Wish” were written with her daughter Chyna Griffin.


Track listing

  1. “Happy Holiday” (Evans, Chyna Griffin) – 5:19
  2. “The Day That Love Began” (Miller, Miller) – 3:26
  3. “Soulful Christmas” (Ballard, Brown, Ellis) – 3:06
  4. “Santa Baby” (Javits, Springer, Springer) – 3:19
  5. “Merry Christmas Baby” (Baxter, Dudley) – 4:33
  6. “Mistletoe and Holly” (Sancola, Sinatra, Stanford) – 2:16
  7. “Christmas Wish” (Baxter, Coleman, Evans, Griffin, Moore) – 3:31
  8. “Christmas Song” (Torme, Walls) – 3:35
  9. “This Christmas” (Hathaway, McKinnor) – 3:51
  10. “White Christmas” (Berlin) – 3:26
  11. “O Come All Ye Faithful” (Wade) – 3:37


External reference

  • AllMusic entry

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James Taylor: A Christmas Album | Christmas

Sunday, November 25th, 2007

James Taylor: A Christmas Album is singer-songwriter James Taylor’s 21st album and first Christmas album. It was released on a limited-edition basis in 2004, with distribution through Hallmark Cards.


Track listing

  • “Winter Wonderland” (with Chris Botti)
  • “Go Tell It on the Mountain”
  • “In the Bleak Midwinter”
  • “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” (with Natalie Cole)
  • “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town”
  • “Jingle Bells”
  • “The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)” (with Toots Thielemans)
  • “Deck the Halls”
  • “Some Children See Him”
  • “Who Comes This Night”
  • “Auld Lang Syne”

In 2006 Taylor’s regular label, Columbia Records, reissued the album with a new title (James Taylor at Christmas) and a revised track listing; “Deck the Halls” was omitted, with two other songs (”Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” and a cover of Joni Mitchell’s “River”) added.

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James Taylor: A Christmas Album | Christmas

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

James Taylor: A Christmas Album is singer-songwriter James Taylor’s 21st album and first Christmas album. It was released on a limited-edition basis in 2004, with distribution through Hallmark Cards.


Track listing

  • “Winter Wonderland” (with Chris Botti)
  • “Go Tell It on the Mountain”
  • “In the Bleak Midwinter”
  • “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” (with Natalie Cole)
  • “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town”
  • “Jingle Bells”
  • “The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)” (with Toots Thielemans)
  • “Deck the Halls”
  • “Some Children See Him”
  • “Who Comes This Night”
  • “Auld Lang Syne”

In 2006 Taylor’s regular label, Columbia Records, reissued the album with a new title (James Taylor at Christmas) and a revised track listing; “Deck the Halls” was omitted, with two other songs (”Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” and a cover of Joni Mitchell’s “River”) added.

A Very Special Christmas 5 | Christmas

Sunday, October 21st, 2007

A Very Special Christmas 5 is the fifth in a series of Christmas music-themed compilation albums produced to benefit the Special Olympics. The album was released in October 2001, with production supervision by Bobby Shriver, Jon Bon Jovi, and Joel Gallen for A&M Records.


Track listing

  1. “This Christmas (Hang All the Mistletoe)” - Macy Gray
  2. “Little Drummer Boy/Hot Hot Hot” - Wyclef Jean
  3. “Noel! Noel!” - Eve 6
  4. “Blue Christmas” - Jon Bon Jovi
  5. “Merry Christmas Baby” - Stevie Wonder & Wyclef Jean
  6. “O Come All Ye Faithful” - City High
  7. “Christmas Is The Time To Say I Love You” - SR-71
  8. “Christmas Day” - Dido
  9. “Run Rudolph Run” - Sheryl Crow
  10. “Back Door Santa” - B.B. King & John Popper
  11. “Little Red Rooster” - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
  12. “Christmas Don’t Be Late (Chipmunk Song)” - Powder
  13. “Silent Night” - Stevie Nicks
  14. “I Love You More” - Stevie Wonder & Kimberly Brewer
  15. “White Christmas” - Darlene Love

A Very Special Christmas Live | Christmas

Friday, September 28th, 2007

A Very Special Christmas Live is the fourth in a series of Christmas music-themed compilation albums produced to benefit the Special Olympics. The album was recorded in Washington, D.C. at a benefit party held by then President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton in December 1998 to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of the founding of the Special Olympics. In October 1999, it was released under the production supervision of Bobby Shriver for A&M Records.


Track listing

  1. “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” – Mary J. Blige and Sheryl Crow
  2. “Christmas in Hollis” – Run-DMC
  3. “Please Come Home for Christmas” – Jon Bon Jovi
  4. “Christmas Blues” – John Popper and Eric Clapton
  5. “What Child Is This” – Vanessa Williams
  6. “Christmas Tears” – Eric Clapton
  7. “O Holy Night” – Tracy Chapman
  8. “Give Me One Reason” – Tracy Chapman and Eric Clapton
  9. “Merry Christmas Baby” – Sheryl Crow and Eric Clapton
  10. “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” – Jon Bon Jovi
  11. “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” – all artists