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Various A Very Special Christmas
1987 Vinyl
Pop Rap
Pop Rock
Religious
Holiday

A&M Records
art direction Frank Olinsky
art direction Jeff Gold
artwork [cover, innersleeve, label art] Keith Haring
compilation producer [coordination producers] Paul Marshall
compilation producer [coordination producers] Robert Sargent Shriver
compilation producer [coordination producers] Vicki Iovine
coordinator [art coordination] Chuck Beeson
coordinator [art coordination] Richard Frankel
coordinator [music] Greg McCarty
design Frank Olinsky
design Manhattan Design
engineer [additional] Dan Grigsby
engineer [additional] Dan Nash
engineer [additional] Marc DeSisto
engineer [additional] Mark McKenna
engineer [additional] Rob Jacobs
executive-producer Jimmy Iovine
legal [counsel] Cassie Roessel
legal [counsel] Howard Wattenberg
legal [counsel] Paul Marshall
legal [counsel] Sheldon Platt
liner notes Eunice Kennedy Shriver
management [business affairs] Ken Powell
mastered by Stephen Marcussen
product manager [marketing direction] David Gales
product manager [marketing direction] Robert Reitman
product manager [sales direction] David Steffen
supervised by [sound supervision] Bob Clearmountain
supervised by [sound supervision] Shelly Yakus
supervised by [sound supervision] Thom Panunzio
Phonographic Copyright (p) Special Olympics Productions, Inc.
Copyright (c) Special Olympics Productions, Inc.
Licensed From RCA Records
Licensed From Arista Records
Licensed From CBS Records
Licensed From Sire Records Company
Licensed From WEA Records Ltd.
Licensed From Polygram Records
Licensed From A&M Records
Licensed From Profile Records, Inc.
Licensed From Island Records
Licensed From Capitol Records
Licensed From CBS Records (UK)
Licensed From Modern Records
Published By SBK Feist Catalog, Inc.
Published By Wb Music Corp.
Published By Regent Music Corp.
Published By Unichappell Music
Published By Rightsong Music
Published By Jewel Music Publishing Co.
Published By Glenwood Music Corp.
Published By Protoons, Inc.
Published By Rush-Groove
Published By Mother Bertha Music, Inc.
Published By Trio Music Co., Inc.
Published By Tamir Music
Published By Mills Music, Inc.
Published By International Korwin Corp.
Published By St. Nicholas Music Inc.
Published By Fame Publishing
Recorded At A&M Studios
Recorded At Orca Studio
Recorded At Reflection Sound Studios
Recorded At Nassau Coliseum
Recorded At Power Station
Recorded At Westside Studios
Recorded At Air Studios
Recorded At The Town House
Recorded At Belmont Mall Studio
Recorded At Utopia Studios
Recorded At Chung King House Of Metal
Recorded At Glasgow SECC
Recorded At Capitol Studios
Recorded At Marquee Club
Recorded At The Hit Factory
Recorded At Blackwing Studios
Recorded By Manor Mobile
Recorded By Record Plant Mobile Studio
Mastered At Masterdisk
Mastered At Precision Lacquer
Manufactured By A&M Records
Distributed By A&M Records
Printed By Gerhard Kaiser GmbH
Lacquer Cut At PDO, Germany
Pressed By PDO, Germany
Released with embossed golden texts and illustration on front and back cover + printed inner sleeve with liner notes, credits and special โ€™Thank Youโ€™ section. Some copies might carry a sticker.

Back cover:
โ„— 1987 Special Olympics Productions, Inc. Los Angeles
ยฉ 1987 Special Olympics Productions, Inc. Los Angeles
Printed in West Germany by Gerhard Kaiser GmbH, Essen

Labels:
A1 SBK Feist Catalogue, Inc. (ASCAP)
A2 WB Music Corp. (ASCAP)
A3 Regent Music Corp. (ASCAP)
A4 Unichappell Music/ Rightsong Music, publisher (BMI)
A5 SBK Feist Catalogue, Inc. (ASCAP)
A6 Jewel Music Publishing Co. (ASCAP)
A7 Glenwood Music Corp. (ASCAP)
B1 Protoons, Inc./ Rush Groove (ASCAP)
B2 Mother Bertha Music, Inc./ Trio Music Co. Inc. (administrated by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Co.) (BMI)
B3 Tamir Music (ASCAP)
B4 Mills Music, Inc./ International Korwin Corp. (ASCAP)
B5 St. Nicholas Music, Inc. (BMI)
B6 Fame Publishing (BMI)
B7, B8 P.D.

Inner sleeve:
A1 courtesy of RCA Records; recorded at A&M Recording Studios
A2 courtesy of RCA Records; recorded at Orca Studio, Encino, CA
A3 courtesy of Arista Records; recorded at A&M Recording Studios and Reflection Sound Studios, Charlotte, NC
A4 courtesy of CBS Records; recorded live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY; originally mastered at Masterdisk, NY
A5 courtesy of Sire Record Company/ WEA Records, Ltd.; recorded at the Power Staion, New York; West Side Studios, London; Air Studios, London and Townhouse Studios, London
A6 courtesy of Polygram Records; recorded at Belmont Mall, Belmont, IN
A7 courtesy of A&M Records; recorded in the Blue Room, Utopia Studios, London
B1 courtesy of Profile Records Inc.; recorded at Chung King, House Of Metal, New York
B2 courtesy of Island Records; recorded at [Scottish Exhibition And Conference Centre] sound check in Glasgow, Scotland, July 29, 1987 with Manor Mobile
B3 courtesy of Sire Record Company; recorded at A&M Recording Studios and Capitol Recording Studios
B4 courtesy of Capitol Records; recorded at A&M Recording Studios
B5 courtesy of A&M Records; recorded at The Marquee Club, London; June 3, 1987
B6 courtesy of Polygram Records; recorded live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY by Record Plant Mobile Studio; August 8, 1987 and at The Hit Factory, NY
B7 courtesy of CBS Records, U.K.; recorded at Blackwing Studio, London
B8 courtesy of Modern Records; recorded at A&M Recording Studios

Runouts:
All is stamped

Barcode: 0 82839 39111 5 (Text)
Barcode: 082839391115 (Scanned)
Label Code: LC 0485
Price Code: POL 281 (Boxed)
Other: PRS HANNOVER (Embossed on back cover bottom left)
Rights Society: GEMA (Boxed)
Matrix / Runout: 393 911 - 1 S 1 = 2 320 1.2 (Variant 1: runout side A)
Matrix / Runout: 393 911 - 1 S 2 = 3 320 1 D (Variant 1: runout side B)
Matrix / Runout: 393 911 - 1 S 1 = 2 320 1.2 (Variant 2: runout side A)
Matrix / Runout: 393 911 - 1 S 2 = 3 320 1 (Variant 2: runout side B)
Matrix / Runout: 393 911 โ€“ 1 S 1 = 2 320 1 II (Variant 3: runout side A)
Matrix / Runout: 393 911 โ€“ 1 S 2 = 3 320 1 B (Variant 3: runout side B)
Matrix / Runout: 393 911 โ€“ 1 S 1 = 2 320 1 D (Variant 4: runout side A)
Matrix / Runout: 393 911 โ€“ 1 S 2 = 3 320 1 T (Variant 4: runout side B)


TRACKS


A1Santa Claus Is Coming To Town Pointer Sisters T.M. Stevens Bass, Steve Jordan Drums, David Freeman Guitar, Michael Landau Guitar, Bob Clearmountain Mixed By, Roy Bittan Piano, Jimmy Iovine Producer, Roy Bittan Producer, Don Smith Recorded By, Shelly Yakus Recorded By, Dan Nash Recorded By [Assistant], Mark McKenna Recorded By [Assistant], Michael Morongell Recorded By [Assistant], Rob Jacobs Recorded By [Assistant], Clarence Clemons Saxophone, Written by Haven Gillespie, Written by J. Fred Coots3:21
A2Winter Wonderland Eurythmics David A. Stewart Drum Programming, Richard Feldman Drum Programming, Annie Lennox Keyboards, John Van Tongeren Keyboards, Richard Feldman Keyboards, Humberto Gatica Mixed By, Eurythmics Producer, Richard Feldman Producer, Richard Feldman Recorded By, Tom Banghart Recorded By [Assistant], Written by Dick Smith, Written by Felix Bernard3:34
A3Do You Hear What I Hear? Whitney Houston Darlene Love Backing Vocals, Edna Wright Perry Backing Vocals, Jimmy Johnson Bass, Richie Hayward Drums, Steve Lukather Guitar, Bob Clearmountain Mixed By, Bobbye Hall Percussion, Jai Winding Piano, Jimmy Iovine Producer, Scott Litt Recorded By, Thom Panunzio Recorded By, Mark McKenna Recorded By [Assistant], Charles Judge Synthesizer, Arranged By [Strings Arrangements], Written by Gloria Shayne, Written by Noel Regney3:31
A4Merry Christmas Baby Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band Bob Ludwig Mastered By [Originally], Bob Clearmountain Mixed By, Bruce Springsteen Producer, Chuck Plotkin Producer, Jon Landau Producer, Toby Scott Recorded By, Written by Johnny Moore, Written by Lou Baxter4:51
A5Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas The Pretenders T.M. Stevens Bass, Blair Cunningham Drums, Robbie McIntosh Guitar, Rupert Black Keyboards, Bob Clearmountain Mixed By, Bruce Lampcov Mixed By, Bob Clearmountain Producer, Jimmy Iovine Producer, Bruce Lampcov Recorded By, Scott Litt Recorded By, Steve Boyer Recorded By [Assistant], Written by Hugh Martin, Written by Ralph Blane4:40
A6I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus John Cougar Mellencamp John Cascella Accordion, Crystal Taliefero Backing Vocals, Pat Peterson Backing Vocals, Toby Myers Bass, Kenny Aronoff Drums, Lisa Germano Fiddle, Larry Crane Guitar, Mike Wanchic Guitar, Bob Clearmountain Mixed By, Don Gehman Producer, John Cougar Mellencamp Producer, David Leonard Recorded By, Written by Tommie Connor2:38
A7Gabriel's Message Sting David Willcocks Arranged By, Pete Smith Producer, Sting Producer, Pete Smith Recorded By, Mixed By, Sabine Baring-Gould Words By, Written by Traditional2:10
B1Christmas In Hollis Run-DMC Rick Rubin Co-producer, Steve Ett Co-producer, Run-DMC Producer, Steve Ett Recorded By, Mixed By, Written by Darryl McDaniels, Written by Jason Mizell, Written by Joseph Simmons2:59
B2Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) U2 Darlene Love Backing Vocals, Bob Clearmountain Mixed By, Jimmy Iovine Producer, Scott Litt Recorded By, Thom Panunzio Recorded By, Written by Ellie Greenwich, Written by Jeff Barry, Written by Phil Spector2:19
B3Santa Baby Madonna Jeremy Lubbock Arranged By, Jimmy Iovine Producer, Peter Droll Recorded By [Assistant], Rob Jacobs Recorded By [Assistant], Shelly Yakus Recorded By, Mixed By, Written by Joan Javits, Written by Philip Springer2:34
B4The Little Drummer Boy Bob Seger And The Silver Bullet Band Andrea Robinson Backing Vocals, Darryl Phinnessee Backing Vocals, Donny Gerrard Backing Vocals, Dorian Holley Backing Vocals, John Townsend Backing Vocals, Laura Creamer Backing Vocals, Rosemary Butler Backing Vocals, Chris Campbell Bass, Don Brewer Drums, Nils Lofgren Guitar, Rick Vito Guitar, David Ervin Keyboards, Joe Chiccarelli Mixed By, Crystal Taliefero Percussion, Craig Frost Piano, Bob Seger Producer, Jimmy Iovine Producer, Don Smith Recorded By, Shelly Yakus Recorded By, Marc DeSisto Recorded By [Assistant], Mark McKenna Recorded By [Assistant], Alto Reed Saxophone, Written by Harry Simeone, Written by Henry Onorati, Written by Katherine K. Davis3:29
B5Run Rudolph Run Bryan Adams Dave Taylor Bass, Mickey Curry Drums, Bryan Adams Guitar, Keith Scott Guitar [Additional], Backing Vocals, Johnny Blitz Keyboards, Bob Clearmountain Mixed By, Bryan Adams Producer, Smudger Recorded By, Written by Johnny Marks, Written by Marvin Brodie2:42
B6Back Door Santa Bon Jovi Bon Jovi Arranged By, Bob Clearmountain Mixed By, Jon Bon Jovi Producer, Richie Sambora Producer, Kooster McAllister Recorded By, Michael Young Recorded By, Roger Talkov Recorded By, Written by Clarence Carter, Written by Marcus Daniel3:52
B7The Coventry Carol Alison Moyet Alison Moyet Producer, Mixed By, Arranged By, Peter Oxendale Producer, Mixed By, Arranged By, John Fryer Recorded By, Written by Traditional3:24
B8Silent Night Stevie Nicks Richard Warren Arranged By, Robbie Nevil Backing Vocals, Sharon Celani Backing Vocals, Waddy Wachtel Guitar, Humberto Gatica Mixed By, Roy Bittan Piano, Jimmy Iovine Producer, Roy Bittan Producer, Shelly Yakus Recorded By, Thom Panunzio Recorded By, Dan Nash Recorded By [Assistant], Written by Traditional4:36

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