A Very Special Christmas Live From Washington, D.C.

• Various- A Very Special Christmas Live From Washington DC

Amazon.co.uk The Very Special Christmas series has become almost as much of a Christmas tradition as decking the halls and trimming the tree. Although lacking the charm and breadth of previous in-studio discs, Special Christmas Live partially makes up the deficit with interesting pairings. There's Mary J Blige and Sheryl Crow "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree," Eric Clapton and Crow doing "Merry Christmas Baby," Clapton and John Popper trading licks in "Christmas Blues," and old Slowhand and Tracy Chapman reprising Chapman's delicious "Give Me One Reason," a tune that has absolutely nothing to do with Christmas. Obviously Clapton-heavy (there's even a solo slot with the blues ballad "Christmas Tears"), the set also includes Jon Bon Jovi getting on his knees to plead "Please Come Home for Christmas" and "Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home"), Vanessa Williams singing "What Child Is This," and Chapman doing a soulful acoustic take of "O Holy Night." The all-star line-up closes en masse with "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town." --Martin Keller Product Description The ever-expanding soundtrack to Christmas gets rocked again with the new must-have holiday release a Very Special Christmas 4 - Live from Washington, DC. Capturing all the excitement of an exclusive benefit concert for Special Olympics, this latest set of holiday covers and original songs spotlights an extraordinary array of superstar talent: Eric Clapton, Run DMC, Vanessa Williams, Tracy Chapman, Mary J. Blige, Sheryl Crow, Jon Bon Jovi and John Popper.