A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 3 | 
 enlarge | Artist: Various Artists
Label: A&M
Category: Music
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Rating:  36 reviews
Sales Rank: 313782
Media: Audio Cassette
Discs: 1
UPC: 731454076449
EAN: 0731454076449
ASIN: B000002GOK
Release Date: October 7, 1997
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| Tracks:
| • | I Saw Three Ships - Sandys, William | | • | Christmastime - Corgan, Billy | | • | Children Go Where I Send Thee - Traditional | | • | Santa Baby - Javits, Joan | | • | Oi to the World - Escalante, Joe | | • | Blue Christmas - Hayes, Bill | | • | Christmas - Popper, John | | • | Oiche Chiun (Silent Night) - Traditional | | • | The Christmas Song - Torme, Mel | | • | Ave Maria - Schubert, Franz | | • | Christmas in the City - Pendleton, Malik | | • | Santa Claus Is Back in Town - Leiber, Jerry | | • | The Christmas Song - Matthews, Dave [1] | | • | Christmas Is Now Drawing Near at Hand - Traditional | | • | O Holy Night - Adam, Adolphe | | • | We Three Kings - Hopkins, John Henry |
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| Editorial Reviews:
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Part three of a series of records that benefits the Special Olympics, A Very Special Christmas 3 from 1997 is as excitingly eclectic as its predecessors. Though it features the likes of R&B chart toppers and hip-hoppers Mase, Puff Daddy, and Snoop Doggy Dogg and alt-rockers No Doubt, Smashing Pumpkins, , Blues Traveler, and others, the real standout performances belong to Jonny Lang, with his bawdy, barroom version of "Santa Claus Is Back in Town" and Sting, who delivers a proper reading of that old English carol "I Saw Three Ships." The showstopper, though, is Natalie Merchant's "Children, Go Where I Send Thee" in an arrangement so rich and compelling it may top even the many five-star versions of this African-American hymn that have come before it. --Martin Keller
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| Customer Reviews: Read 31 more reviews...
A Very Special Christmas December 1, 2008
Order received in a timely manner, well packaged and in good condtition.
Thank you.
 Good, but not great CD. December 31, 2007
Several very good songs and many forgettable ones. I enjoyed songs from Sting, Natalie Merchant, No Doubt, and Chris Cornell...and found myself skipping the others to listen to the favorites.
Oi to the punks and Oi to the skins, but Oi to the world and everybody wins! December 17, 2006
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is obviously the third volume in the highly successful Very Special Christmas series. It came out in 1997 and most of the performers here are ones that were popular at that time. Most of the performances are good, with nothing being flat out terrible, which is always a bonus. Which ones you like best will depend on your taste of course. Personally, I think I like the songs by Sting, Natalie Merchant, No Doubt and Chris Cornell the best. But that's just me, you might like some of the others better.
christmas music that has the feeling February 22, 2006
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
This cd is very good and should be in anybody collection
If you're going to write new christmas stuff, you'd better be good at it or else stick to the classics December 7, 2005
1 out of 8 found this review helpful
The artists who stuck to the classics always come out better on these albums. It is a dangerous thing to write a new one unless you can come up with something really significant. Sadly "Christmas Time" by Smashing Pumpkins is not. It's maudlin (meaning sickly sweet and whingey) and the words are worthless. "Christmas time is fun presents for everyone" Ohhh please. Perhaps Bob Geldof and Bono could teach some wealthy rockstars that not everyone gets presents at Christmas and it ain't always fun for those whose families have difficulties or who are under persecution or war. Better to teach the real meaning of Christmas- that Christ was born to offer a new start to everyone. This makes every difficulty you are under fade and is a much better message than "presents for everyone".
Sorry for the diehard pumpkins fans. I actually like their stuff, but Christmas Time is pumpkin pulp. hohoho
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