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ON INTERVIEW
On December 7, 2005 Celine Dion arrived to the Ste-Justine Hospital in Montreal, Canada and before took part on a press conference, she was interviewed. Celine, who was accompanied with her husband Rene Angelil, was interviewed for a segment aired on the TV show "Star Système" in December 2005.
PRESS CONFERENCE
On December 7, 2005 Celine Dion, who just arrived the previous day from Las Vegas, USA, visited the Ste-Justine Hospital in Montreal, Canada and took part on a press conference. The atmosphere was festive that day at the Sainte-Justine University Hospital Centre (UHC). Surrounded by little patients, Celine and her husband Rene Angelil, the spokespersons for the "Growing Up Healthy" campaign for the Sainte-Justine Hospital Foundation, as well as Claude Brien Coutu and L. Jacques Ménard, O.C., the campaign co-chairs, joyfully announced that they have raised $125.4 million, exceeding the initial goal of $100 million. The funds raised helps build new facilities and buy cutting edge technology to treat its patients. "Today, the best show you can watch isn´t on stage in Las Vegas, New York, London or Montréal. The most wonderful show you can see is playing where there is an authentic feeling of solidarity and generosity. That´s even truer when a community listens to their heart so it will beat even stronger for the generations to come. We want to sincerely thank everyone who gave so generously for the love of children", declared Celine and Rene Angelil during the conference. Celine´s voice choked with emotion and she wept with joy... "We act with our heart here, I am very moved, very happy". Celine said she was attending the news conference "as a mother", adding that everyone must work together to assure top-quality health care for children. During the conference, Celine was moved to tears.
IN MONTREAL
On December 8, 2005 Celine Dion attended the black jack tournament "Le Tournoi Des Mecenes", organized by her husband Rene Angelil at the Casino de Montréal in Montreal, Canada. It helped raise 311 000 Canadian dollars for the benefit of the Celine Dion Foundation. The tournament was followed by the show "Le Party Des Fetes", performed by the Dion Family, with a surprise appearence of Celine on stage. She performed "La voix du bon dieu". With Rene Angelil serving as Honorary President, the Patron´s Tournament to raise funds for the Celine Dion Foundation was a resounding success. A total of 100 blackjack players participated in the event, which ultimately raised $311,000 for the Foundation. "This fundraising initiative is extremely important", underlined Rene, "particularly during this holiday season when so very many people are in need". Celine showed her appreciation as only she can by joining her brothers and sisters in a special performance to thank the tournament participants and their guests. For his part, the General Manager of the Casino de Montréal, Yves Devin, reiterated his delight in working with the Dion-Angelil duo to raise funds for such a worthy cause.
ON INTERVIEW
On December 9, 2005 Celine Dion received the famous reporter Janette Bertrand in her house on the Gagnon Island in Laval, Quebec, Canada. The 90-minutes meeting was broadcasted on Monday, December 19, at 7:30 pm on Radio-Canada channel in Canada. For the very-first time, Celine´s home in Laval welcomed a TV-broadcasting. Watched by an average of 354,000 viewers on Fridays, Janette Bertrand (a kind of Quebecer Martha Stewart or Oprah) got her best-result with Celine. Monday´s "Janette-Special", attracted an average of 728,000 viewers.
ON TV SHOW
On December 11, 2005 Celine Dion appeared on the broadcast of the famous "L´Ecole Des Fans", hosted by Charles Lafortune and aired on TVA channel in Canada. This episode was taped on December 7, 2005 after Celine taking part in the press conference to announce the raising of $125.4 million for the Sainte-Justine Hospital Foundation. Seven kids: David, Francis, Justine, Fabrys, Kelly-Ann, Hugo and Chloé-Anne performed on their own or in duet their favourite Celine songs. Celine performed "S´il suffisait d´ameir" with all the kids, "Je ne vous oublie pas", "Destin", "Sous le vent" in duet with the little Francis and "D´amour et d´amitié" in duet with the little Fabrys. One of the kids (Justine) performed "Pour que tu m´aimes encore" for Celine, and other kid performed "On ne change pas". The show attracted an average of 2.560.000 viewers on Sunday, December 11, 2005.
ON INTERVIEW
On December 19, 2005 Celine Dion appeared on interview during the "2 Filles Chez La Famille Dion" show. Celine talked about Christmas. The interview was taped after her appearance at the TV show "L´Ecole Des Fans" on December 7, 2005.
VIDEO MESSAGE
On December 23, 2005 Celine Dion appeared on a video message during the broadcast of the anniversary special episode, of the highly successful television show format "Star Academy", aired on TF1 channel in France. The video message was taped before at Celine´s dressing room in the Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, USA where she was performing with the show "A New Day...".
ON CHRISTMAS
On December 24, 2005 Celine Dion celebrated the Christmas Eve and Christmas with her family and friends at a very special celebration wich took place at the golf club Le Mirage, in Terrebonne, near Montreal, Canada.
ON TV SHOW
On December 27, 2005 Celine Dion appeared on the broadcast of the TV special show entitled "Les Disques D´Or 2005", hosted by Flavie Flament and aired on TF1 channel in France at 8:50 p.m. CET. It was a special TV-broadcasting dedicated to the best-selling albums in France in 2005. Celine performed the song "Je ne vous oublie pas", from the album "On Ne Change Pas". Celine´s appearance was taped in October 2005, during those days of promotion of the album "On Ne Change Pas" in France.
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