My Favorite Time of the Year

2004 studio album by Dionne Warwick

Studio album by

Dionne Warwick

Released

October 26, 2004 (2004-10-26)

Length

51:08

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 her 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]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]

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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)"	Robert Well Mel Tormé	4:11
2.	"White Christmas"	Irving Berlin	3:56
3.	"Silent Night"	Franz Xaver Gruber Joseph Mohr	4:59
4.	"Joy to the World"	Isaac Watts	4:35
5.	"It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"	Edward Pola George Wyle	3:37
6.	"I Believe in Christmas" (duet with BeBe Winans)	Winans Tom Hemby	4:00
7.	"My Favorite Things"	Richard Rodgers Oscar Hammerstein II	3:06
8.	"Silver Bells"	Jay Livingston Ray Evans	4:13
9.	"O Come, All Ye Faithful"	Traditional	4:58
10.	"Winter Wonderland"	Felix Bernard Richard Bernhard Smith	3:10
11.	"I'll Be Home for Christmas"	Kim Gannon Walter Kent	3:32
12.	"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (duet with Gladys Knight)	Hugh Martin Ralph Blane	4:44
13.	"Happy Holiday"	Berlin	2:16

Charts

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

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	October 26, 2004	CD digital download	DMI	^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "My Favorite Time of the Year". iTunes. Apple (AU). Retrieved April 29, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Dionne Warwick Chart History (Holiday Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Theakston, Rob. "My Favorite Time of the Year". AllMusic. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
^ 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)