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Who wouldn’t want to own a Christmas album by Canadian superstar, Celine Dion?  These Are Special Times (1998) was a great collection of holiday tunes and, although it’s a little dated, it’s still a really good Christmas album and includes goodies like "O Holy Night" and other classics but also introduced me to songs like "Another Year Has Gone By" and "The Prayer" (her duet with Andrea Bocelli).
It really is an elegant, low-key and, of course, exquisitely well-sung album.  If you don’t already have it, consider picking up a copy!
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Didn’t Celine Dion just come out with a new album?  Apparently, she feels she’s taking too long with a follow up to 2007’s Taking Chances (she’s still on tour for this album until February 2009!) and has offered an explanation for the lack of new material:
I wish I could write songs. I have a lot of ideas.  A tune will come into my head and sometimes a lyric, but I never really sit down and try to make something from it.  It’s just for me. And I think I’m too busy anyway."

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High School Musical star, Vanessa Hudgens, apparently was so excited to meet her idol, Canadian (and international) singing superstar, Celine Dion, that the 19-year-old could not contain her emotions.  She recently admitted: “If it wasn’t for Celine Dion I wouldn’t actually be singing. And when I met her she was so sweet and she actually knew me by my first name.  She walked past and said ‘Bye Vanessa’ and I completely freaked out. I was so excited I think I squealed a bit. Looking back I am so embarrassed.”
Awww!  I think that is pretty cute!
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The young Filipina girl with the big voice, Charice Pempengco, who recently appeared on Oprah was able to fulfill another amazing dream – she performed with Celine Dion at Madison Square Garden in New York City earlier this month.  They sang “Because You Loved Me” and the crowd went crazy.  Charice was amazing – I got goosebumps!

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Have you heard Celine Dion’s song “Eyes on Me?”  It’s from her new album “Taking Chances” and I’m not a huge fan.  It’s got a Middle Eastern or East Indian feel to it which I normally like but it’s not working for me with her voice.  The video is schmaltzy too.  It’s just a collection of clips from her touring the world and I just would have liked more of an effort from someone who is on the comeback trail.  Oh well.  Check it out for yourself:

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A poll in Total Guitar magazine has named Celine Dion’s cover of AC/DC’s “You Shook Me All Night Long” an “offence against music.”  I think that’s going a bit too far but I didn’t really like it, to be honest.  I just don’t think it’s the worst cover I’ve ever heard… She performed the rendition with Anastacia at a Las Vegas concert six years ago.
“The number one worst cover song — Celine Dion covering AC/DC — is sacrilege,” said the magazine’s editor, Stephen Lawson. “The best covers are unlikely choices and they do something radical.”

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