A Very Special Christmas 2

A Very Special Christmas 2
Cover art by Keith Haring
Compilation album by
Various artists
ReleasedOctober 20, 1992
GenreChristmas music, Children's music
Length69:34
LabelA&M
ProducerJimmy Iovine, Vicki Iovine, Robert Sargent Shriver
Various artists chronology
A Very Special Christmas
(1987) 		A Very Special Christmas 2
(1992) 		A Very Special Christmas 3
(1997)
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A Very Special Christmas 2 is the second in the A Very Special Christmas series of Christmas-themed compilation albums produced to benefit the Special Olympics. The album was released on October 20, 1992, and production was overseen by Jimmy Iovine, Vicki Iovine and Robert Sargent Shriver for A&M Records. Tupac Shakur was supposed to be featured on the album, but due to legal trouble his song was dropped.

On December 7, 2001, A Very Special Christmas 2 was certified Double Platinum for shipment of two million copies in the United States since its 1992 release.[1] As of November 2014, it is the 21st best-selling Christmas/holiday album in the United States during the SoundScan era of music sales tracking (March 1991 – present), having sold 2,200,000 copies according to SoundScan.[2]

Track listing

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No. Title Writer(s) Artist Producer(s) Time
1. "Christmas All Over Again" Tom Petty Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Petty, Mike Campbell, Jimmy Iovine, Jeff Lynne 4:15
2. "Jingle Bell Rock" Joe Beal and Jim Boothe Randy Travis Richard Perry 4:01
3. "The Christmas Song" Mel Tormé and Bob Wells Luther Vandross Quincy Jones 4:30
4. "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" John Frederick Coots and Haven Gillespie Frank Sinatra and Cyndi Lauper Phil Kaffel 2:37
5. "The Birth of Christ" Nathan Morris and Shawn Stockman Boyz II Men Morris, Stockman 2:50
6. "Please Come Home for Christmas" Charles Brown, Gene Redd Jon Bon Jovi Iovine 2:53
7. "What Christmas Means to Me" Anna Gordy Gaye, Allen Story and George Gordy Paul Young Don Was 2:53
8. "O Christmas Tree" Ernst Anschütz Aretha Franklin Marty Paich, David Paich 3:34
9. "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" Johnny Marks Ronnie Spector and Darlene Love Iovine, Danny Kortchmar 2:49
10. "White Christmas" Irving Berlin Michael Bolton David Foster, Bolton, Dave Reitzas 3:39
11. "Christmas Is" Joseph Simmons and Darryl McDaniels Run-D.M.C. Larry Smith, Run-D.M.C., Jam Master J 3:19
12. "Christmas Time Again" Nuno Bettencourt and Gary Cherone Extreme Bettencourt 5:06
13. "Merry Christmas Baby" Lou Baxter and Johnny Moore Charles Brown and Bonnie Raitt Iovine 4:33
14. "O Holy Night" Adolphe-Charles Adam and John Sullivan Dwight Tevin Campbell Iovine, Jerry Hey[a] 2:46
15. "Sleigh Ride" Leroy Anderson and Mitchell Parish Debbie Gibson Iovine, Jai Winding, Omar Hakim 3:13
16. "What Child Is This?" Traditional Vanessa Williams Gerry E. Brown, Williams 4:10
17. "Blue Christmas" Billy Hayes and Jay W. Johnson Ann and Nancy Wilson Scott Olson, N. Wilson, A. Wilson 3:48
18. "Silent Night" Josef Mohr and Franz X. Gruber Wilson Phillips Glen Ballard, Carnie Wilson[a] 3:04
19. "I Believe in You" Bob Dylan Sinéad O'Connor O'Connor, Phil Ramone 5:39
  • ^[a] signifies a vocal producer


References

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  1. ^ "RIAA Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on 2014-08-30. Retrieved 2014-12-02.
  2. ^ Billboard Staff (2014-12-01). "The Gifts That Keep on Giving: Biggest Radio and Album Hits of the Holidays". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2014-12-02.
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