| A Very Special Christmas Live | ||||
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 Cover art by Keith Haring | ||||
| Live album by Various artists | ||||
| Released | October 19, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | Washington, D.C., December 1998 | |||
| Genre | Christmas music | |||
| Length | 38:19 | |||
| Label | A&M/Interscope Records | |||
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A Very Special Christmas Live is the fourth in the A Very Special Christmas series of Christmas music-themed compilation albums produced to benefit the Special Olympics. The album was recorded live in Washington, D.C. in December 1998 at a benefit party held by then-President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Special Olympics, with Whoopi Goldberg as presenter. It was released on October 19, 1999, and production was overseen by Bobby Shriver for A&M Records. It peaked at #100 in December 1999 Billboard album chart.
