A Very Special Christmas 5

{{Short description|2001 compilation album by various artists}}

{{Infobox album

| name = A Very Special Christmas 5

| type = Compilation album

| artist = Various artists

| cover = A Very Special Christmas - Vol. 5.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Cover art by Keith Haring

| released = October 30, 2001

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| genre = Christmas music

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| label = A&M/Interscope Records

| producer = Bobby Shriver, Jon Bon Jovi, Joel Gallen

| prev_title = A Very Special Christmas Live

| prev_year = 1999

| next_title = A Very Special Acoustic Christmas

| next_year = 2003

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r559282|pure_url=yes}} link]

| noprose = yes

}}

A Very Special Christmas 5 is the fifth in the A Very Special Christmas series of Christmas-themed compilation albums produced to benefit the Special Olympics.{{Cite web |date=2019-02-19 |title=A Very Special Christmas |url=https://resources.specialolympics.org/marketing-and-communications/events-and-campaigns/a-very-special-christmas |access-date=2024-07-02 |website=Resources |language=en}} Several of the album's tracks were recorded live in Washington, D.C. in December 2000 at a benefit concert hosted by then-President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton.{{Cite web |title=A Very Special Christmas Press Release |url=http://rockalittle.com/averyspecialchristmas2000.htm |access-date=2024-07-02 |website=rockalittle.com}}{{Cite web |date=2011-03-31 |title=Hillary Clinton and Macy Gray during TNT's "A Very Special Christmas"... |url=https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/hillary-clinton-and-macy-gray-during-tnts-a-very-special-news-photo/111225995 |access-date=2024-07-02 |website=Getty Images |language=en-us}} The album was released on 30 October 2001, with production supervision by Bobby Shriver, Jon Bon Jovi, and Joel Gallen for A&M Records.{{Cite AV media |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0339858/fullcredits |title=A Very Special Christmas from Washington, D.C. (2000) - IMDb |access-date=2024-07-02 |via=www.imdb.com}} It peaked at #112 in December 2001 Billboard album chart.