A Very Special Christmas

The following is an excerpt from The Washington Post article titled shared via MSN.com titled How a 1987 Christmas album changed the way the holiday sounds.

A Very Special Christmas Helps Send 104 Athletes to the 2019 World Games

The holiday album series A Very Special Christmas is the most successful benefit recording in music history! Learn more about its impact here.

For more than 30 years, the biggest names in music, artists like U2, Run-D.M.C., and Madonna have contributed to the “A Very Special Christmas” album series, the most successful benefit recording in history.

Grants from the Christmas Records Trust (CRT) allow Programs from Malawi to Mongolia to create a more inclusive world through sport.

Nearly $70 million in grants have enabled the expansion of sport, health, and leadership development for Special Olympics Programs around the world.

For over 30 years, the biggest and brightest voices in the recording industry have generously lent their time and talents to Special Olympics to create the holiday album series—A Very Special Christmas—the single most successful benefit recording in musical history.

'A Very Special Christmas' broke records as the most successful benefit recording series ever. Take a look behind the scenes.