This Is The Time

The Christmas Album

1. Silent Night - Traditional

2. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie

3. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin

4. Joy To The World - Traditional

5. Ave Maria (Duet with Placido Domingo) - Franz Schubert/Traditional

6. The Christmas Song - Mel Torme, Robert Wells

7. O Holy Night - Traditional

8. White Christmas - Irving Berlin

9. This Is The Time (Duet with Wynonna) - M. Bolton, G. Burr

10. Love Is The Power - M.Bolton, D. Warren, W. Afanasieff

• "This Is The Time" was released in 1996 on Columbia Records.
• It was RIAA certified Gold and Platinum in 1996.
• It was rereleased for the 1997 holiday season.
• This is Michael's *first* album of Christmas favorites (we are hoping for more!)
• Love Is The Power was released as a single.
• Michael duets with Placido Domingo on Ave Maria.
• He duets with Wynnona on This Is The Time.
• Mariah Carey co-arranged, along with Michael and Walter Afanasieff, O Holy Night and Joy To The World.
• The cd contains a 'CDEXTRA', a free multimedia portion that includes a video of White Christmas,part of the Said I Loved You video, a discography with sound clips, backstage videos, and a section on The Michael Bolton Foundation.