Macy Gray- "This Christmas (Hang All the Mistletoe)" - REALLY GOOD. I have this song on a Harry Connick Jr. CD and I like her version much better.

Wyclef Jean - "Little Drummer Boy/Hot Hot Hot" - OK. I just don't get the whole hot hot hot thing.

Eve6's "Noel! Noel!" - OK. It was a little too loud for me--I love rock music but this was a little too much for a Christmas song.

Jon Bon Jovi - "Blue Chirstmas" - OK. He tries a little too hard to be as cool as Elvis, but if you are a Bon Jovi fan you will like it anyway :).

Stevie Wonder & Wyclef Jean's "Merry Christmas Baby" - GREAT! (could have done w/out Wyclef Jean though)

City's High - "O Come All Ye Faithful" - BEAUTIFUL!

SR-71 - "Christmas is the Time to Say I Love You" - OK. I still like Billy Squire's version better.

Dido - "Christmas Day" - BEAUTIFUL

Sheryl Crow - "Run Rudolph Run" - GOOD

B.B. King & John Popper - "Back Door Santa" - GREAT! This song is so much fun!

Tom Petty - "Little Red Rooser" - I love him and all but What does this have to do with Christmas???? It's good to have if you are a TP fan.

Powder - "Christms Don't Be Late" - I'm not a big fan of this song but it was OK...better than the Chipmunks!

Stevie Nicks - "Silent Night" - GREAT! I know she did this on VSC 1 but I like this version so much better! It was recorded live, her voice sounds 100% better...much stronger and this arrangement doesn't have the annoying Robbie Nevell part on it
: ).

Stevie Wonder & Kimberly Brewer - "I love you More" - GREAT!

Darlene Love - "White Chrismas" - GOOD!


The Worst The Series Has Produced So Far...   December 3, 2001
10 out of 10 found this review helpful

First off, I have about 500 Christmas albums, so I've heard a alot of what's available... and the cause is good so I buy this series no matter what... BUT... This is really just dreadful... Even BB King didn't take his song any place it hasn't already been. I didn't hear any original tune that will go in my playlists. It was sad how uninspired Stevie Wonder was. Macy Gray was nothing special, and I couldn't believe Darlene Love missed the mark, when she's done such wonderful Christmas music in the past. And did anyone tell Tom Petty what kind of album this was? Sheryl Crowe did a passing fair job. So bottom line if you like supporting the cause, buy it but if your budget is tight then there are lots and lots of Christmas albums which are going to be a better choice.


Disappointing   December 3, 2001
Dr. Flammond (Long Island, NY USA)
10 out of 11 found this review helpful

I have to disagree with just about every review prior to mine, I just did not like this at all except for the BB King/John Popper song. Stevie Nicks already performed Silent Night on VSC 1, why do it again? (Liked it, but heard it before). What's with the Hot Hot Hot? isn't Christmas a winter holiday? Why put Wyclef Jean rapping in the beginning of Stevie Wonder's first song? As one of the reviewers mentioned earlier, it did not put me into the Christmas mood. If my purchase was not going to charity, I would have returned it, so I guess I have another frisbee to toss around. I really enjoyed Very Special Christmas 1 & 2, disappointed with most of III, & didn't bother with the live one.


Great Music for a Fantastic Cause!!   November 8, 2001
8 out of 12 found this review helpful

You won't regret buying this CD! Not only will you be supporting a fantastic organization--Special Olympics--but you will also be receiving a wonderful compilation just in time for the holidays. As a former employee of Special Olympics, I heard some of these performances live and they were unbelievable. Wyclef Jean and Stevie Nicks particularly impressed me. Both of them performed well-known songs in a unique and inspiring manner. You will also love Darlene Love--what a powerful voice! I highly recommend this CD!!


Great CD!   November 26, 2001
Chris McLeod (San Bernardino, CA. USA)
8 out of 11 found this review helpful

I bought this cd the day it came out. I like the cd, some things i could do without, but overall its a great cd..
My only disappointment is I wish more classic Christmas songs would have been done. Stevie Nicks did a superb and phenomenal job on Silent Night (no surprise there!) Sheryl Crow was good, as was everyone else..but most of the cd wont get u in the Christmas spirit...but I guess thats rock n roll for ya! GO STEVIE!