A Very Special Christmas 5 | |
Type: | Compilation album |
Artist: | Various artists |
Cover: | A Very Special Christmas - Vol. 5.jpg |
Caption: | Cover art by Keith Haring |
Released: | October 30, 2001 |
Genre: | Christmas music |
Label: | A&M/Interscope Records |
Producer: | Bobby Shriver, Jon Bon Jovi, Joel Gallen |
Prev Title: | A Very Special Christmas Live |
Prev Year: | 1999 |
Next Title: | A Very Special Acoustic Christmas |
Next Year: | 2003 |
A Very Special Christmas 5 is the fifth in the A Very Special Christmas series of Christmas-themed compilation albums produced to benefit the Special Olympics.[1] Several of the album's tracks were recorded live in Washington, D.C. in December 2000 at a benefit concert hosted by then-President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton.[2] [3] The album was released on 30 October 2001, with production supervision by Bobby Shriver, Jon Bon Jovi, and Joel Gallen for A&M Records.[4] It peaked at #112 on December 2001 Billboard album chart.