 These Are Special Times debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 , selling 126 @,@ 000 copies . The next week , it became a greatest gainer , jumping to number three and selling 163 @,@ 000 units . In its third week , despite selling 210 @,@ 000 copies , These Are Special Times fell to number five . In the fourth week , thanks to Dion 's CBS television special , the album rose to number three , with a 94 % sales increase ( 409 @,@ 000 copies ) becoming a greatest gainer again . The next week , it moved to its peak position on the Billboard 200 , number two , with sales of 366 @,@ 000 units . These Are Special Times tied Amy Grant 's 1992 Home for Christmas as the highest @-@ charting holiday album ever by a female artist . It stayed at number two for the second week , selling 413 @,@ 000 copies . In the seventh week , These Are Special Times reached its highest weekly sales of 462 @,@ 000 copies , despite falling to number three . In the last week inside the top ten , the album fell to number five selling another 461 @,@ 000 copies . On the Top Holiday Albums , it topped the chart for nine consecutive weeks . 
