My Favorite Time of the Year

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My Favorite Time of the Year
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 26, 2004 (2004-10-26)
Length51:08
Label DMI
Producer Tena Rix Clark
Dionne Warwick chronology
Dionne Sings Dionne, Vol. 2
(2000)
My Favorite Time of the Year
(2004)
My Friends & Me
(2006)

My Favorite Time of the Year is a studio album by American singer Dionne Warwick. It was released by DMI Records on October 26, 2004 in the United States. [1] Produced by Tena Rix Clark, it is Warwick's first Christmas album and her only record to be solely released by DMI. My Favorite Time of the Year consists of thirteen tracks, featuring one original song penned and recorded with Bebe Winans and twelve cover versions of Christmas standards and carols, one of which is a duet with Gladys Knight. The album debuted and peaked at number 49 on the US Top Holiday Albums. [2]

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Critical reception

Professional ratings
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Allmusic editor Rob Theakston wrote that Warwick's "velvety smooth voice glazes through each track quite seamlessly. The contemporary over polished production and the inclusion of smooth jazz icon Dave Koz might be a detraction to some listeners, but there's a beautiful duet with longtime friend Gladys Knight [...] Much like her non-holiday fare, this is a charming and warm affair from start to finish a level of quality you'd come to expect from Warwick. While it's definitely been worth the wait, here's hoping a follow-up is shortly in order." [3]

Track listing

All tracks produced by Tena Rix Clark. [4]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)"4:11
2."White Christmas" Irving Berlin 3:56
3."Silent Night"4:59
4."Joy to the World" Isaac Watts 4:35
5."It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"3:37
6."I Believe in Christmas" (duet with BeBe Winans)
  • Winans
  • Tom Hemby
4:00
7."My Favorite Things"3:06
8."Silver Bells"4:13
9."O Come, All Ye Faithful"Traditional4:58
10."Winter Wonderland"3:10
11."I'll Be Home for Christmas"3:32
12."Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (duet with Gladys Knight)4:44
13."Happy Holiday"Berlin2:16

Charts

Chart (2004)Peak
position
US Top Holiday Albums (Billboard) [2] 49

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
VariousOctober 26, 2004DMI [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "My Favorite Time of the Year". iTunes. Apple (AU). Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Dionne Warwick Chart History (Holiday Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  3. 1 2 Theakston, Rob. "My Favorite Time of the Year". AllMusic . Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  4. My Favorite Time of the Year (booklet). Dionne Warwick. DMI Records. 2004.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)