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Part three of a series of records that benefits the Special Olympics, A Very Special Christmas 3 from 1997 is as excitingly eclectic as its predecessors. Though it features the likes of R&B chart toppers and hip-hoppers Mase, Puff Daddy, and Snoop Doggy Dogg and alt-rockers No Doubt, Smashing Pumpkins, , Blues Traveler, and others, the real standout performances belong to Jonny Lang, with his bawdy, barroom version of "Santa Claus Is Back in Town" and Sting, who delivers a proper reading of that old English carol "I Saw Three Ships." The showstopper, though, is Natalie Merchant's "Children, Go Where I Send Thee" in an arrangement so rich and compelling it may top even the many five-star versions of this African-American hymn that have come before it. --Martin Keller

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From: Amazon Posted: Dec 31, 2007 Type: User Review Good, but not great CD.

Several very good songs and many forgettable ones. I enjoyed songs from Sting, Natalie Merchant, No Doubt, and Chris Cornell...and found myself skipping the others to listen to the favorites.
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From: Amazon Posted: Dec 17, 2006 Type: User Review Oi to the punks and Oi to the skins, but Oi to the world and everybody wins!

This is obviously the third volume in the highly successful Very Special Christmas series. It came out in 1997 and most of the performers here are ones that were popular at that time. Most of the performances are good, with nothing being flat...
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From: Amazon Posted: Feb 22, 2006 Type: User Review christmas music that has the feeling

This cd is very good and should be in anybody collection
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From: Amazon Posted: Dec 08, 2005 Type: User Review If you're going to write new christmas stuff, you'd better be good at it or else stick to the classics

The artists who stuck to the classics always come out better on these albums. It is a dangerous thing to write a new one unless you can come up with something really significant. Sadly "Christmas Time" by Smashing Pumpkins is not. It's maudlin...
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From: Amazon Posted: Oct 11, 2005 Type: User Review Third time's a charm.

I found many songs I like on the other "Very Special Christmas" albums, but front to back this is easily my favorite. Maybe because it includes alot of "adult-alternative" artists, but probably just because the songs are sooo good. Just look at...
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From: Amazon Posted: Jan 14, 2005 Type: User Review Not the strongest in the series

I was very impressed by the first two volumes in the series but this volume, while it has some great tracks, does not match those two although I like this set better now than when I first bought it some years ago.

The highlights for...
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From: Amazon Posted: Dec 22, 2004 Type: User Review The best of the bunch, perfectly balanced

The third edition of the "A Very Special Christmas" series is for me the most significant. It's definitely very '90's just as the first version was very '80's, but that shouldn't be interpreted as a negative criticism. True, the first instinct...
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From: Amazon Posted: Nov 24, 2004 Type: User Review Holiday shopping time is here!

This & Edge of Christmas are CDs that are my top picks for modern holiday fare. AVSC3 is best re-ordered, with a few tracks omitted & a few on repeat. Here's my song x song review:

1/Sting: Perky opener, bubby upbeat vocals. Not bad....
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From: Amazon Posted: Nov 27, 2003 Type: User Review A Very Worthy Addition to your Christmas Collection

The third album in this series is mostly a winner and well worth adding to your Christmas collection (as well as the first two volumes). As with any compilation that attempts to cover multiple genres, it is bound to be a hit or miss affair for...
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From: Amazon Posted: Nov 07, 2003 Type: User Review This is "Christmas music"?

I was always a fan of this series even though I wasn't always a fan of some of the artists included in each compilation. But when I heard #3 for the first time I couldn't believe my ears. Is this the best combination of pop and Christmas music...
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