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Very Special Christmas, Vol. 5
For fourteen years this series
of albums has benefited the Special Olympics and thousands of people with mental
retardation. Not only does buying this album support a great cause, it brings
you some winning Christmas music performed by contemporary artists. This year's
album features Cheryl Crow, B.B. King, Stevie Nicks, Tom Petty and more. Five
volumes in 14 years would probably qualify these all-star benefit albums (Special
Olympics) as a holiday tradition by now, even if all five have been hit-and-miss
affairs. Still, the 2001 edition has a few more highlights than a quick glance
at its offerings might indicate. Jon Bon Jovi tries to imitate Elvis on "Blue
Christmas," and Darlene Love--surely as important a voice in the genre as
Bing Crosby--falls short in her attempt to recreate her superior 1963 Phil Spector
version of "White Christmas." Genuinely cool, though, are Macy Gray's
jazzy "This Christmas," Eve 6's pop-metallic "Noel! Noel!,"
City High's hip-hop Christmas hybrid, and SR71's goofy take on Billy Squier's
already goofy "Time to Say I Love You." Things get downright steamy--and
Santa-sized--when John Popper meets up with B.B. King for the bluesy "Back
Door Santa."
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