And there are literally dozens of holiday music channels from Sirius/XM satellite radio. âA Very Special Christmas Vol. 1â The âVery Special Christmasâ series of albums has raised more than $100 million for Special Olympics since it began with 1987âs âVol. 1.â Still the best of the lot, the album opens with the Pointer Sistersâ exuberant âSanta Claus is Coming to Town,â which means Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band had to contribute a live version of âMerry Christmas Babyâ instead of its holiday standard. Thereâs a couple of gems here: Whitney Houstonâs âDo You Hear What I Hear?â and Madonnaâs âSanta Baby.â Three recent visitors to Lincoln each handle a holiday classic on the disc; the Pretenders do a very pretty âHave Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,â John Mellencamp turns âI Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Clausâ into a heartland rock ânâ roller and Stevie Nicks closes things out with a piano-rooted âSilent Night.â