These Are Special Times

These Are Special Times is a holiday album by Canadian singer Celine Dion.

These Are Special Times
Studio album by Celine Dion
Released	October 30, 1998 (1998-10-30) (see release history)
Recorded	1998
Genre	Christmas, pop
Length	68:27
Label	Columbia, Epic
Producer	Bryan Adams, David Foster, Humberto Gatica, R. Kelly, Tony Renis, Carole Bayer Sager, Ric Wake
Celine Dion chronology
S'il suffisait d'aimer (1998) These Are Special Times The Early Singles (1999)
Singles from These Are Special Times
"I'm Your Angel" Released: November 9, 1998 "The Prayer" Released: March 1, 1999

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"O Holy Night"	Adolphe Adam, Placide Cappeau, John Sullivan Dwight	David Foster	5:21
2.	"Don't Save It All for Christmas Day"	Peter Zizzo, Ric Wake, Celine Dion	Wake	4:37
3.	"Blue Christmas"	Jay Johnson, Bill Hayes	Foster	3:48
4.	"Another Year Has Gone By"	Bryan Adams, Eliot Kennedy	Adams	3:24
5.	"The Magic of Christmas Day" (God Bless Us Everyone)	Dee Snider	Wake	4:17
6.	"Ave Maria"	Franz Schubert	Foster	4:55
7.	"Adeste Fideles" (O Come All Ye Faithful)	Traditional	Foster	4:43
8.	"The Christmas Song" (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)	Mel Tormé, Robert Wells	Foster	4:13
9.	"The Prayer" (Duet with Andrea Bocelli)	Carole Bayer Sager, Foster, Alberto Testa, Tony Renis	Foster, Renis, Bayer Sager	4:29
10.	"Brahms' Lullaby"	Johannes Brahms	Foster	3:32
11.	"Christmas Eve"	Maria Christensen, Curtis Frasca	Wake	4:16
12.	"These Are the Special Times"	Diane Warren	Foster	4:08
13.	"Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"	John Lennon, Yoko Ono	Wake	4:14
14.	"I'm Your Angel" (Duet with R. Kelly)	R. Kelly	R. Kelly	5:31
15.	"Feliz Navidad"	José Feliciano	Wake, Humberto Gatica	3:40
16.	"Les cloches du hameau"	Albert Larrieu [fr][1]	Wake	3:10

Japanese bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
17.	"My Heart Will Go On" (No Lead Vox)	James Horner, Will Jennings	Walter Afanasieff, Horner	4:40

Collector's Edition bonus DVD (2007)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Power of Love"	Candy DeRouge, Gunther Mende, Mary Susan Applegate, Jennifer Rush
2.	"Do You Hear What I Hear?" (Duet with Rosie O'Donnell)	Noël Regney, Gloria Shayne Baker
3.	"O Holy Night"	Adolphe Adam, Placide Cappeau, John Sullivan Dwight
4.	"Because You Loved Me"	Warren
5.	"Let's Talk About Love"	Adams, Jean-Jacques Goldman, Kennedy
6.	"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"	Ewan MacColl
7.	"My Heart Will Go On"	Horner, Jennings
8.	"The Prayer" (Duet with Andrea Bocelli)	Bayer Sager, Foster, Testa, Renis
9.	"Ave Maria" (Performed by Andrea Bocelli)	Pietro Mascagni
10.	"End Credits" (Featuring "Feliz Navidad" and "These Are the Special Times")	Feliciano, Warren

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
Europe[2]	October 30, 1998	Columbia	CD	COL 492730 2
Japan[3]	October 31, 1998	Epic		ESCA-7390
United States	November 3, 1998	550, Epic		BK 69523
Australia[4]	November 6, 1998	Columbia		4926512
United States[5]	October 2, 2007	Legacy Recordings	CD/DVD	88697 15575 2
Europe[6]	November 2, 2007
Japan[7]	November 21, 2007			EICP-882～EICP-883
Australia[4]	December 8, 2007			88697 15575 2

References

1. "Chantez la bonne chanson". Virtual Gramophone. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
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3. "These Are Special Times／スペシャル・タイムス" (in Japanese). Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Retrieved 2012-05-01.
4. "Celine Dion > Discography". bandit.fm. Sony Music Australia. Archived from the original on 2012-03-29. Retrieved 2012-05-01.
5. "These Are Special Times (W/Dvd)". Amazon United States. Amazon Inc. Retrieved 2012-05-01.
6. "These Are Special Times (Original Recording Remastered, Doppel-CD)". Amazon Germany. Amazon Inc. Retrieved 2012-05-01.
7. "These Are Special Times(Legacy Edition)／スペシャル・タイムス（Legacy Edition)" (in Japanese). Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Retrieved 2012-05-01.