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[Thanks France]
The Rolling Stones' "A Bigger Bang" tour leads all other concert tours with $138.5 million in gross receipts, Streisand's tour (#2) generates $92.5 million
and the tour by McGraw and Hill brought $88.8 million.
Madonna's tour ranks at #4 with $85.9 million in gross ticket sales. The Cirque Du Soleil "Delirium" tour (#5) generates $82.1 million.
Céline Dion had popular shows staged mostly in Las Vegas. Dion's shows brought $78.1 million in gross receipts ranking at the 6th position!
Last year Céline came in third with $81.3 million, she got an decrease of $3.2 million this year mainly due to several not performed shows owing to the ear disease in April (6 cancelled shows!)
and to the mycoplasma bronchitis in December (5 cancelled shows!)
(5:40 p.m. GMT)
Le vacanze natalizie di Céline sono terminate e questa sera alle 8:30 p.m. PT (alle 5:30 in Italia) ritornerà
al Colosseum del Caesars Palace di Las Vegas per esibirsi nel suo spettacolare "A New Day...". 
(5:40 p.m. GMT)
Céline's Christmas holidays are finished and she will be performing her spectacular show "A New Day..."
tonight (8:30 p.m. PT) at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia, Don Cheadle and Casey Affleck are back - and joining the ensemble cast are Al Pacino and Ellen Barkin.
Director Steven Soderbergh has stated that this will be the final "Ocean's" installment, making it a trilogy.
Julia Roberts, Clooney's love interest in the first two movies, and Ocean's Twelve co-star Catherine Zeta-Jones will not be back for the third movie. In a surprise cameo, Canadian
songstress Celine Dion will play herself. The film is scheduled to be released in the United States on June 8, 2007.
[Source: NDTV]
On December 20th and 21st, Céline recorded at the Piccolo Studio SEVEN songs that will be included on her upcoming NEW album in French.
She likes the sound-quality of this recording-studio and then she said: "Quebecers bring me luck." René Angelil confirmed that the album will come
out in stores on MAY 22nd, will contain 12 songs and will be entitled "D'Elles".
Holiday travel and vacation plans - On average, Quebecers will take 13.5 days off over the holidays, a day-and-a-half more than the national average. Given the choice of spending the holidays with
extended family or going on vacation, 33 percent, the highest in the country, would rather vacation at an exotic locale than visit with loved ones.
The majority of survey respondents feel the pull of home this time of year as, when asked what celebrity they'd like to spend the holidays with, 44 percent nationally said they wouldn't change who
they spend the holidays with and that they're quite content with their own circle of friends and family.
In Quebec, more so than any other province, Celine Dion tops the list of favoured celebrity holiday guests. The national telephone survey was
conducted between November 1 and 6, 2006. A total of 1,508 male and female respondents 18 years of age and older were interviewed. The findings are accurate, plus or minus 2.52 percent,
19 times out of 20.
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Visita la nostra sezione: Rare Songs Section II
per scaricare la versione di "Petit Papa Noël" cantata da Céline e dai simpatici Chipmunks.
La canzone è stata inclusa nell'album di natale "A Very Merry Chipmunk" uscito nel Dicembre 1994.
(NOTA BENE: Per scaricare i files audio dovrete cliccare col tasto SINISTRO del mouse
sui link delle canzoni che volete scaricare, si aprirà una finestra che conterrà il link per scaricare la canzone...
cliccatevi col tasto destro del mouse e scegliete "Salva oggetto con nome...").
(12:00 p.m. GMT)
Please visit our section: Rare Songs Section II
to download the version of "Petit Papa Noël" sung by Céline and The Chipmunks. This song was included in the Christmas
album entitled "A Very Merry Chipmunk" that came out in December 1994.
(PLEASE NOTE: To download the audio files you'll have to CLICK on the link of the song you want to download, it will open
a window that will contain the link to download the song... RIGHT-click on it and choose "Save target as...").
(6:00 p.m. GMT) Coty Beauty is hoping U.S. consumers find the third perfume in the Celine Dion fragrance franchise as "Enchanting" as it does.
Since Coty launched the first fragrance, Celine Dion Parfums, in the portfolio three years ago, the franchise has brought in $500 million in global retail sales, said Coty executives.
"Celine has the capability to emotionally connect with people," said Marsha Brooks, Coty's vice president of new business development. "Like her music, the way Celine lives life is with
emotion — putting her family above everything else — and celebrating woman's inner spirit."Built on the mantra "live, love and believe," the Celine Dion franchise is available in more than 30 countries, including the U.S., Canada, France and Germany.
According to Information Resources Inc., Celine Dion's franchise dropped about 11 percent in sales to $15.5 million across food, drug and mass stores (excluding Wal-Mart) for the 52-week period
ended Nov. 5. However, the franchise is still ranked number three following Elizabeth Taylor and Calvin Klein. When creating a new fragrance, Dion's inspiration comes from how she feels at that
particular moment.
"It's those magical moments in life when you feel the most beautiful and special, and everything is possible. All women can relate to this. It's about creating happiness and something that's not so
obvious. It's not just about one feeling inside of us. It can be many different things like happiness, sensuality and strength. This fragrance is about feeling strong about ourselves, but in a soft, delicate way,"
said Dion in a recent interview, who added that she views fragrance as an accessory. "Fragrance should accompany a woman and not dominate her. You should notice a person for their karma,
beauty and strength, but the fragrance should follow and be part of her."
While Dion's second fragrance was designed to capture her "behind-the-scenes" and "offstage" personality with the tag line "Belong to the Moment," Enchanting wants to remind women of their power
to allure. "It's still about glamour, sophistication and elegance like her other fragrances, but this is more about sensuality and those moments when a woman feels gorgeous and irresistible," said Mary
John Baumann, Coty's group director of global marketing. "Celine embodies the values of today's woman who juggles so many different facets of her life, from her work and artistry to her being a mother
and wife."
Enchanting, which launched in Europe in September, ranked as the top five and six fragrances in markets such as Germany, France and Poland, said Baumann. Like previous
Dion fragrances, Enchanting will feature two launches: In March, Enchanting will get a limited rollout to about 2,000 department and specialty stores, such as J.C. Penney, Sears, Ulta and Kohl's; the
full rollout, ultimately reaching a total of 20,000 doors, will coincide with her English CD release next fall.
Available in eau de toilette bottles — 1.7 oz. for $35 and 3.4 oz. for $48 — the fragrance will be available in mass retailers such as Wal-Mart and Walgreens. Enchanting will also include a body lotion
for $12.50. According to Ruth Sutcliffe, Coty's director of product development, Dion made sure that two of her favorite notes — gardenia and mimosa — were included in the scent. Along with
the woody base, these particular notes bring back memories for Dion.
"Mimosa flowers make me feel like I'm vacationing and reminds me of the South of France. I also love the look of the mimosa flowers with those little yellow balls. Unfortunately, every time
I cut one and put it into water, it never lasts," said Dion, who added that she loves gardenia since it was in her wedding bouquet. "I particularly like that woody sandalwood scent since it is a
strong part of me and my upbringing. It reminds me of my family and childhood — about warmth, love, music and fireplaces. My dad was a lumberman, and our house was made of wood. I relate wood
to strength and always have good memories of growing up in that house."
Shaped like a pentagon, the fragrance's glass bottle is designed to be reminiscent of a flowing gown. The outer carton features royal blues with gold-embroidered brocades and a visual of Dion on
one side.Coty wanted to be sure the fragrance had global appeal, so they tested it in various markets including the U.S., France and Germany, Brooks said. Coty will introduce a more seductive image
of Dion through a print campaign photographed by Michael Thompson, featuring Dion wearing a gown by Collette Dinnegan and her own amethyst ring by H. Stern.
The single-page ads — with 40 million scented impressions — will break in select April magazines but will have more of a push in fall magazines, totaling between five and 10 titles.
There will also be online initiatives such as sweepstakes, where fans can win trips to Las Vegas to meet Dion and see her concert, in addition to ad imagery for the fragrance's in-store launch.
Coty is currently working with Dion's record label, Sony, on CD tie-ins through fragrance samples or contests. More than 20 million samples will be distributed in-store, online through Dion's fan
clubs like Team Celine and in the Celine Dion boutique in Las Vegas' The Colosseum, where Dion's fragrances are still the store's number-one selling item. After four years, Dion's Vegas show is
approaching its final stretch, set to finish at the end of next year. Her upcoming projects include her French album, which comes out in May, and her English disc due in fall.
Dion said there's a strong possibility of touring after her show ends, but nothing is confirmed yet. As for beauty projects, she's uncertain what the future might hold.
"I can't pick any mood for my next fragrance since it's about how I'm feeling now at that particular moment," said Dion. "Since I'm almost at the end of the Vegas project, I might be feeling a little sad
or maybe I'll be feeling the strongest I've ever felt. I don't like departures, and Vegas is such a big part of me. I've raised my child here. And who knows? We might not ever leave."
[Source: WWD]
(4:10 p.m. GMT) Nella sezione Apparizioni TV della sezione
Files Video, potrete scaricare il video e 10 screen-caps tratti dallo special televisivo della cantante canadese Anne Murray
"The Music Of My Life". In questo special, Anne Murray commenta uno dei più bei momenti musicali della sua carriera (1997): il duetto con Céline Dion!
Nel video potrete vedere vari fotogrammi tratti da questo duetto che vede le due artiste canadesi impegnate sulle note di
"When I Fall In Love". (Per scaricare il file cliccate col tasto sinistro
del mouse sul link del video che vi interessa, si aprirà una finestra che conterrà il link per il download del video
desiderato. Cliccate col tasto destro del mouse su quel link e scegliete "Salva oggetto con nome..." ed inserite
la username e password scritte poco sopra i link per scaricare i video).
(4:10 p.m. GMT) In the TV Appearances section of the VideoFiles section,
you'll have the chance to download the video and 10 screen-caps taken from Anne Murray's TV Special: "The Music Of My Life".
In this special, Anne comments one of the best moment of her music career: the duet with Céline Dion! In the video you'll see the two Canadian singers duetting on the notes of
"When I Fall In Love". (To download the file simply click on link of the file you want
to download, it will appear a window where you'll find the link to download the file. Right-click on links,
choose "Save target as..." and use the username and password posted above the links to download our files).
Snider gave a tape of the song to his wife as a gift and let the recording engineer keep a copy. Years later, the engineer (by then a producer) called and told Snider that Céline Dion planned to
record the song. "I said, `Are you s--ttin' me? Does she know who wrote it?' And he said, `She does not.' I said, `Well, don't tell her. Don't tell her that Satan wrote a Christmas song.'"
"The Magic of Christmas Day" appeared on Dion's 1998 album, These are Special Times, which sold eight million copies. A year later it was re-recorded as a
duet with Rosie O'Donnell on a disc that moved another couple of million.
"We call our house `the house that Céline built,' says Snider, still married and a father of four. "No one is allowed to cast aspersions on Céline — St. Céline, as we call her — in this household."
(7:00 a.m. GMT)
Secondo Billboard, gli spettacoli di Céline dal 22 al 26 Novembre si classificano
al SECONDO posto della Billboard Boxscore Concert Grosses (la classifica degli
incassi dei concerti nel MONDO) di questa settimana. Guadagni delle vendite: 2.758.242 dollari;
Show tutti esauriti: 4 su 5; biglietti venduti nei 5 giorni: 20.234 su 20.740.
Con questi show, gli spettacoli tutti esauriti sono 418 su 596.
(7:00 a.m. GMT)
According to Billboard, Céline's shows from November 22nd to Nov. 26th are at the
SECOND position of this week's Billboard Boxscore Concert Grosses (the chart of concert
grosses in the WORLD). Gross Sales: US$ 2,758,242; Shows/ Sellouts: 4 out of 5,
Attend/Capacity: 20,234 out of 20,740. With these shows, Céline's sold-out shows are 418 out of
596 performed shows.