"Don't Save It All for Christmas Day" is the third and last single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 from Céline Dion

Celine Dion

Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...

's album These Are Special Times

These Are Special Times

These Are Special Times is a Christmas album by Canadian singer Céline Dion, released on October 30, 1998 through Epic subsidiary 550 Music...

. The song was issued as a promotional single on December 4, 2000, two years after album's release.

"Don't Save It All for Christmas Day" was co-written by Céline Dion and produced by Ric Wake

Ric Wake

Ric Wake is a record producer who has won an Academy Award and two Grammy Awards. During his tenure as staff producer with Sony Music Entertainment he has worked with vocalists such as Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, Jennifer Lopez, Jessica Simpson, Barry Manilow, and Marc Anthony...

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Christian group Avalon

Avalon (band)

Avalon is an American contemporary Christian vocal quartet who has earned multiple RIAA-certified gold records, sold four million albums, and released 22 number one Christian hits.- 1995–1997: Formation of Avalon and A Maze of Grace :...

 covered the song for their 2000 album Joy: A Christmas Collection

Joy: A Christmas Collection

Joy: A Christmas Collection is Avalon's fourth release, and their first Christmas album. In addition to standard Christmas songs, the album also includes covers of Celine Dion's "Don't Save It All for Christmas Day", Mariah Carey's "Jesus, Born on This Day", and David Meece's "We Are The...

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Clay Aiken

Clay Aiken

Clayton Holmes "Clay" Aiken is an American singer, songwriter, actor, producer and author who began his rise to fame on the second season of the television program American Idol in 2003. RCA Records offered him a recording contract, and his multi-platinum debut album Measure of a Man was released...

 covered it for his 2004 Christmas collection, called Merry Christmas with Love

Merry Christmas with Love

Merry Christmas with Love is Clay Aiken's first Christmas album, released by RCA Records on November 16, 2004. It was certified platinum and was recognized by Billboard as the best-selling Christmas/holiday album of 2004 and the best-selling Christian album of 2005.The album was re-released on...

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For Aiken, the song has become the signature song of all his Christmas tours.

Formats and track listings

U.S. promotional CD single

1. "Don't Save It All for Christmas Day" (album version) – 4:37
2. "Don't Save It All for Christmas Day" (radio version) – 4:19

Official versions

1. "Don't Save It All for Christmas Day" (radio version) – 4:19
2. "Don't Save It All for Christmas Day" (album version) – 4:37