Celine Dion & David Foster - The Christmas Song (NO AUDIO - VIDEO ONLY)

**AUDIO REMOVED BY REQUEST OF COPYRIGHT OWNER**
Celine Dion & David Foster perform "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" on his TV special, "David Foster's Christmas Album" (NBC, December 10, 1993).

This song is from David Foster's Christmas CD, which features an all-star cast singing some of the best Christmas music of the 1990s:
http://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Album-David-Foster/dp/B000001Y5V/ref=sr_1_1?i...

Celine would later include this track on her 1998 "These Are Special Times" CD:
http://www.amazon.com/These-Special-Times-Celine-Dion/dp/B00000DHR0/ref=sr_1_...

The staging and camera work on this video are beautifully matched to the musical arrangement. The closing is especially memorable, as Celine & David are bathed in light as the orchestra plays its final notes.

On the TV broadcast, the musical interlude in the middle of the song was edited to make it shorter. I have restored the full-length audio here, and inserted a couple of photos to fill the gap in the video.

Watch the original broadcast version here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tsf0iR6M72w&feature=related

In 2003, David Foster re-used this arrangement on a recording by Michael Buble... and I do mean the exact same arrangement. Listen and you'll hear Michael sing along with the identical music tracks that Celine used:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6aW1l7dyOA

Words & Music by Mel Torme & Robert Wells

Audio:
Produced by David Foster
Arranged by Johnny Mandel

Video:
Produced by Linda Jonsson, David Foster & Michael Petok
Directed by Paul Miller
Musical Staging & Choreography by Walter Painter

Category:

Music

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• christmas
• song
• chestnuts
• roasting
• on
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• david
• foster
• album
• mel
• torme
• robert
• wells

[OceanKingNY]

200,000 views!

Amazing, since I had to remove the audio two years ago. Thanks to everyone for your support. Many of you must be syncing your CDs with the video.

Happy New Year to all.

[yoedhee]

I had this CD album about 13 years ago but never get to see the video. Loved every single track in it. Thanks for uploading this!

[OceanKingNY]

@yoedhee You're welcome. If you start playing the CD song at the :02 time-mark in the video, it should sync up pretty well.

[OceanKingNY]

Wow, 100,000 views! That's amazing, considering that I had to remove the audio from this video almost two years ago. Let's hope that Warner will soon reach an agreement with YouTube so that I can restore the audio. In the meantime, thanks for your support!

[sazzlepop321]

She sounds so amazing!

[OceanKingNY]

Yeah, doesn't she?  ;)

[tennislpz]

Celine dion is like the cherry on the cake on this song!

[glacombe]

Warner is very cheap.

[hejhela1]

happy Christmas from Poland!

[zilioziliomais]

Realmente Pobreza de Espírito! do proprietário da marca. Pobre coitado!

[TheHerson87]

happy Christmas from Indonesia

[TheJan8421]

I see it on the video, but I don't hear it . . . wonder what's wrong?

[basdkjfhalskdgbjalsd]

WB now owns my Christmas. Great. Viva Vivo.

[JezusSlave]

JESUS CHRIST IS A MEDIATOR BETWEEN US AND GOD THE FATHER AND ST MARY IS MEDIATOR BETWEEN US AND HER SON-CHRIST CONFIRMED BY VISIONARIES FOR 2000 YEARS.

GOD WANTS FAMILY NOT ROBOTS AND ALLOWS ST MARY AND ALL SAINTS AND ANGELS to HELP US!

SHE IS OUR MOTHER IN CHRIST AND BLESSED BY ALL GENERATIONS

"And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ." Rev. 12:1-17

[siam93geo]

lovly song

[MIKEAB2010]

LAME

[raulpianoraul]

QUE POCA MADRE