 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 " ( also featured in Quest for Camelot ) . The album has sold 5 @.@ 4 million copies in the United States as of May 2016 , 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 twelve million copies worldwide and is one of the best @-@ selling Christmas albums of all time . 
