These Are Special Times [Import Bonus Tracks] (2000)

About this title: In the wake of her Titanic success, Celine Dion produced two new albums for the holiday season of 1998. One was a new French album, and the other was These Are Special Times, her first Christmas album. These Are Special Times is an especially successful holiday album since Dion wisely balances popular carols ("The Christmas Song," "Blue Christmas," "Feliz Navidad") with new songs ("Don't Save It All for Christmas," the R. Kelly duet "I'm Your Angel"), hymns ("Ave Maria," "Adeste Fidelis"), and Christmas songs with a distinct religious theme ("O Holy Night," the Andrea Bocelli duet "The Prayer ... read more

Tracks:

1. O'Holy Night [Adam/Dwight]
2. Don't Save It All for Christmas Day [Zizzo/Wake/Dion]
3. Blue Christmas [Johnson/Hayes]
4. Another Year Has Gone By [Adams/Kennedy]
5. The Magic of Christmas Day (God Bless Us Everyone) [Snider]
6. Ave Maria [Schubert]
7. Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful) [Traditional]
8. The Christmas Song [Torme/Wells]
9. The Prayer [Foster/Sager]
10. Brahms' Lullaby [Brahms]
11. Christmas Eve [Christensen/Frasca]
12. These Are the Special Times [Warren]
13. Happy Xmas (War Is Over) [Lennon/Ono]
14. I'm Your Angel [Kelly]
15. Feliz Navidad [Feliciano]
16. Les Cloches du Hameau [Brahms]
17. My Heart Will Go On [No Lead Vox] [Horner/Jennings]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.