A Very Special Christmas (album)
A Very Special Christmas is the first in the A Very Special Christmas series of Christmas-themed compilation albums produced to benefit the Special Olympics. The album was released on October 12, 1987, and production was overseen by Jimmy Iovine for A&M Records. A Very Special Christmas has raised millions of dollars for the Special Olympics. The cover artwork was designed by Keith Haring.
A Very Special Christmas | ||||
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Cover art by Keith Haring | ||||
Compilation album by various artists | ||||
Released | October 12, 1987 | |||
Genre | Christmas music, Children's music | |||
Length | 50:57 (Original version) 51:11 (Revised version) | |||
Label | A&M | |||
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Various artists chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
New Musical Express | 9/10 |
On January 16, 1998, the album was certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipment of four million copies in the United States.
As of November 2014, A Very Special Christmas is the 19th best-selling Christmas/holiday album in the United States during the SoundScan era of music sales tracking (March 1991 – present), having sold 2,520,000 copies according to SoundScan.