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This Is the Time: The Christmas Album

Michael Bolton  Main Performer

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1 Silent Night Mohr/Gruber 4:06
2 Santa Claus Is Coming to Town Gillespie/Coots 4:06
3 Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Martin/Blane 4:02
4 Joy to the World Watts/Axton/Mason 4:07
5 Ava Maria Towns/Traditional 4:42
6 The Christmas Song Wells/Torme 4:10
7 O Holy Night Adam/Dwight 4:54
8 White Christmas Berlin 3:44
9 This Is the Time Bolton/Burt 4:06
10 Love Is the Power Warren/Bolton/Afana 5:38
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This Is the Time: The Christmas Album

Audio Compact Disc

Label: Sbme Special Mkts.

Style: Christmas

This Is the Time: The Christmas Album

UPC: 886972368825

Release Date: 10/01/1996

Original Release Date: 10/01/1996

Tracks: [Silent Night, Santa Claus Is Coming to Town, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, Joy to the World, Ava Maria, The Christmas Song, O Holy Night, White Christmas, This Is the Time, Love Is the Power]
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William Ruhlmann

Michael Bolton gave notice of his seasonal intentions in 1992 when he included "White Christmas" on his covers album Timeless (The Classics). In 1996, he continued to forestall the necessity of following up the commercially disappointing 1993 album The One Thing (having previously delivered a hits collection in '95) by issuing a full-length Christmas album. Christmas discs tend to mix the lighthearted with the reverent, and while Bolton could certainly be solemn enough (if characteristically overwrought) to turn in an acceptable "Silent Night," his takes on holiday fare intended to emphasize the fun side of the season came off as a little intense. Demonstrating his new interest in the operatic tenor range, Bolton duetted with Placido Domingo on "Ave Maria"...and he included two newly written Christmas songs...On the whole, as Christmas albums go, This Is the Time came under the heading of "If you like Michael Bolton..." (The album was released as a "CD Extra" featuring multimedia information for computer users that included a video of Bolton performing his mournful version of "White Christmas" live, plus a sneak preview of Bolton's upcoming CD-ROM containing a discography, an excerpt of a music video of "Said I Loved You...But I Lied," a little backstage footage from a documentary, and information about Bolton's charitable foundation.) ~ William Ruhlmann, Rovi

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