It contains songs from the film written by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, selections of the original score composed by David Newman, and performed by Liz Callaway, Jim Cummings, Jonathan Dokuchitz and Kelsey Grammer, among others, and features singles by Aaliyah and Deana Carter, and a duet with Richard Marx and Donna Lewis, along with tracks from the film's score composed by Newman.

It was released on October 28, 1997, on CD and audio cassette.

The songs "Journey to the Past" and "Once Upon a December" were given nominations from the Academy Awards and Golden Globes.

[3] The single "At the Beginning" managed to position number forty-five on the Billboard Hot 100, and also to number two on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.

All songs are composed by Stephen Flaherty with lyrics by Lynn Ahrens.