This Is the Time: The Christmas Album

For the Billy Joel song, see This Is the Time (song).

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This Is The Time: The Christmas Album
Studio album by Michael Bolton
Released	October 1, 1996
Genre	Pop
Length	43:34
Label	Columbia
Producer	Michael Bolton, Walter Afanasieff, David Foster, Keith Thomas
Michael Bolton chronology
Greatest Hits (1995) This Is The Time: The Christmas Album (1996) All That Matters (1997)

This Is the Time: The Christmas Album is an album by Michael Bolton, released on October 1, 1996. Bolton's first Christmas release, it contains two new songs: "This Is the Time" (performed with Wynonna Judd), and "Love Is the Power", while the others were covers of traditional Christmas songs. "Ave Maria" was performed with Spanish tenor Plácido Domingo. "White Christmas" was a single off the album Timeless: The Classics, but was also included on this album. The CD was an "enhanced" CD containing additional material viewable on a computer, including a video of "White Christmas", a discography, and a preview of a Bolton CD-ROM which was never released.

The album was released during Christmas time, narrowly missing the top 10 hitting #11. In United States the album was certified platinum.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	link
Chicago Tribune	link
Entertainment Weekly	D link
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[1]

Track listing

1. "Silent Night" (Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr) – 4:06
2. "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (John Frederick Coots, Haven Gillespie) – 4:06
3. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin) – 4:02
4. "Joy to the World" (Lowell Mason, Isaac Watts) – 4:07
5. "Ave Maria" (with Plácido Domingo) (Traditional) – 4:42
6. "The Christmas Song" (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) – 4:10
7. "O Holy Night" (Adolphe Adam, John Sullivan Dwight) – 4:54
8. "White Christmas" (Irving Berlin) – 3:44
9. "This Is the Time" (with Wynonna Judd) (Michael Bolton, Gary Burr) – 4:06
10. "Love Is the Power" (Walter Afanasieff, Bolton, Diane Warren) – 5:38

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[2]	Gold	35,000^^
Canada (Music Canada)[3]	Platinum	100,000^^
United States (RIAA)[4]	Platinum	1,000,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 90. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone michael bolton album guide.
2. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
3. "Canadian album certifications – Michael Bolton – This Is The Time". Music Canada. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
4. "American album certifications – Michael Bolton – This Is The Time". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 10, 2020.