"These Are Special Times" was released after two of Dion's most successful albums, "Falling into You" (1996) and "Let's Talk About Love" (1997). It includes the US number-one single, "I'm Your Angel" (duet with R. Kelly) and the Golden Globe winning song, "The Prayer" (duet with Andrea Bocelli). The album has sold 5.6 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan, and has been certified five-times Platinum by the RIAA. In Canada, the album has sold one million copies and been certified Diamond by the CRIA. The album has sold 12 million copies worldwide and is one of the best-selling Christmas albums of all time.