A Very Special Christmas Live: From Washington, D.C. continues the Very Special Christmas series, which benefits the Special Olympics. This volume was recorded live in Washington, D.C. and features performances by
Mary J. Blige,
Sheryl Crow,
Run-D.M.C.,
Jon Bon Jovi,
Eric Clapton,
Vanessa Williams, and
Tracy Chapman.
Blige and
Crow duet on "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree," while
Bon Jovi performs two lovelorn holiday songs -- "Please Come Home for Christmas" and "Christmas, Baby Please Come Home."
Clapton teams up with
Chapman on a version of her hit "Give Me One Reason," and with
Crow on "Merry Christmas Baby."
Run-D.M.C. performs "Christmas in Hollis," and
Vanessa Williams turns in a rendition of "What Child Is This." All the performers appear on the album's final song, "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town," representing this benefit album's spirit of goodwill and teamwork. ~ Heather Phares