A1 The Pointer Sisters – Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Bass – T.M. Stevens
Drums – Steve Jordan
Guitar – David Freeman, Michael Landau
Piano, Producer – Roy Bittan
Recorded By – Don Smith
Recorded By [Assisted By] – Dan Nash, Mark McKenna, Michael Morongell, Rob Jacobs
Saxophone – Clarence Clemons
Written-By – H. Gillespie, J.F. Coots
3:21

A2 Eurythmics – Winter Wonderland
Drum Programming – Dave Stewart
Drum Programming, Keyboards, Recorded By – Richard Feldman
Keyboards – Annie Lennox, John Van Tongerin
Mixed By – Humberto Gatica
Producer – Eurythmics, Richard Feldman
Recorded By [Assisted By] – Tom Banghart
Written-By – R. Smith, F. Bernard
3:34

A3 Whitney Houston – Do You Hear What I Hear
Backing Vocals – Darlene Love, Edna Wright Perry
Bass – Jimmy Johnson
Drums – Ritchie Hayward
Guitar – Steve Lukather
Percussion – Ms. Bobbye Hall
Piano – Jay Winding
Recorded By – Scott Litt, Thom Panunzio
Recorded By [Assisted By] – Mark McKenna
Synthesizer, Arranged By [Strings] – Charles Judge
Written-By – G. Shayne, N. Regney
3:31

A4 Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band – Merry Christmas Baby
Mastered By [Originally] – Bob Ludwig
Producer – Bruce Springsteen, Chuck Plotkin, Jon Landau
Recorded By – Toby Scott
Written-By – J. Moore, L. Baxter
4:51

A5 The Pretenders – Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Bass – T.M. Stevens
Drums – Blair Cunningham
Guitar – Robbie McIntosh
Keyboards – Rupert Black
Mixed By – Bruce Lampcov
Producer – Bob Clearmountain
Recorded By – Steve Boyer
Written-By – H. Martin, R. Blane
4:40

A6 John Cougar Mellencamp – I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
Accordion – John Cascella
Backing Vocals – Crystal Taleifero, Pat Peterson
Bass – Coby Myers
Drums – Kenny Aronoff
Fiddle – Lisa Germano
Guitar – Larry Crane, Mike Wanchic
Producer – John Mellencamp
Recorded By – David Leonard
Written-By – T. Connor
2:38

A7 Sting – Gabriel's Message
Arranged By – David Willcocks
Mixed By, Producer, Recorded By – Pete Smith
Producer – Sting
Words By – Sabine Baring Gould
Written-By – Trad.
2:10

B1 Run - D.M.C. – Christmas In Hollis
Co-producer – Rick Rubin
Mixed By, Co-producer, Recorded By – Steve Ett
Producer – Run-DMC
Written-By – D. McDaniels, J. Mizell, J. Simmons
2:59

B2 U2 – Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
Backing Band – Darlene Love
Recorded By – Scott Litt, Thom Panunzio
Written-By – P. Spector - E. Greenwich - J. Barry
2:19

B3 Madonna – Santa Baby
Arranged By – Jeremy Lubbock
Mixed By – Shelly Yakus
Recorded By [Assisted By] – Peter Droll, Rob Jacobs
Written-By – J. Javits, P. Springer
2:34

B4 Bob Seger And The Silver Bullet Band – The Little Drummer Boy
Backing Vocals – Andrea Robinson, Darryl Phinnessee, Donny Gerrard, Dorian Holley, John Townsend, Laura Creamer, Rosemary Butler
Bass – Chris Campbell
Drums – Don Brewer
Guitar – Nils Lofgren, Rick Vito
Keyboards – David Ervin
Mixed By – Joe Chiccarelli
Percussion – Crystal Taleifero
Piano – Craig Frost
Producer – Bob Seger
Recorded By – Don Smith
Recorded By [Assisted By] – Mark DeSisto, Mark McKenna
Saxophone – Alto Reed
Written-By – H. Simeone, H. Onorati, K. Davis
3:29

B5 Bryan Adams – Run Rudolph Run
Bass – Dave Taylor
Drums – Mickey Curry
Guitar, Backing Vocals – Keith Scott
Guitar, Producer – Bryan Adams
Keyboards – Johnny Blitz
Recorded By – Smudger
Written-By – M. Brodie
2:42

B6 Bon Jovi – Back Door Santa
Arranged By – Bon Jovi
Producer – Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora
Recorded By – Kooster McAllister, Michael Young, Roger Talkov
Written-By – C. Carter, M. Daniel
3:52

B7 Alison Moyet – The Coventry Carol
Mixed By, Arranged By, Producer – Alison Moyet, Peter Oxendale
Recorded By – John Fryer
Written-By – Traditional
3:24

B8 Stevie Nicks – Silent Night
Arranged By – Richard Warren
Backing Vocals – Robbie Nevil, Sharon Celani
Guitar – Waddy Wachtel
Mixed By – Humberto Gatica
Producer, Piano – Roy Bittan
Recorded By [Assisted By] – Dan Nash
Written-By – Traditional
4:36

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Art Direction – Jeff Gold
Art Direction, Design – Frank Olinsky
Artwork [Album, Innersleeve and Label Art] – Keith Haring
Coordinator [Art] – Chuck Beeson, Richard Frankel
Coordinator [Music] – Greg McCarty
Engineer [Additional Engineering] – Danny Grigsby, Dan Nash, Marc DeSisto, Mark McKenna, Rob Jacobs
Legal [Counsel] – Cassie Roessel, Howard Wattenberg, Paul Marshall, Sheldon Platt
Liner Notes – Eunice Kennedy Shriver
Mastered By – SM
Mixed By – Bob Clearmountain (tracks: A1, A3 to A6, B2, B5, B6)
Producer – Jimmy Iovine (tracks: A1, A3, A5, B2 to B4, B8)
Recorded By – Shelly Yakus (tracks: A1, B3, B4, B8)

This version has gold text on the sleeve while A Very Special Christmas has black text.
This version has a green label on side A and a red label on side B. This is the reverse of A Very Special Christmas.

All of A&M receipts from its worldwide distributors will be turned over to Special Olympics International.