聖誕佳節愉快

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加拿大法裔天后［席琳狄翁］──成人流行／聖誕抒情曲──［Happy Xmas (War Is Over)／聖誕快樂(戰爭結束了)］

So this is Christmas
And what have you done?
Another year over
A new one just begun
And so this is Christmas
I hope you have fun
The near and the dear ones
The old and the young

A very Merry Christmas
And a Happy New Year
Lets hope its a good one
Without any fear

And so this is Christmas (ooh)
For weak and for strong (ooh)
For rich and the poor ones (ooh)
The war is so long (ooh)
And so happy Christmas (war is over)
For black and for white (if you want it)
For yellow and red ones (war is over)
Lets stop all the fight (now)

A very Merry Christmas
And a Happy New Year
Lets hope its a good one
Without any fear

And so this is Christmas (ooh)
And what have we done? (Ooh)
Another year over (ooh)
A new one just begun (ooh)
And so happy Christmas (war is over)
We hope you have fun (if you want it)
The near and the dear ones (war is over)
The old and the young (now)

a very Merry Christmas
(And a Happy New Year) ooh, oh
(Lets hope its a good one) it a good, its a good one
Without any fear

And so this is Christmas (war is over)
And what have we done? (If you want it)
Another year over (war is over)
A new one just begun (now)

１９９８年１０月底，３０歲半的加拿大法裔天后席琳狄翁（Celine Dion）發行第六張英語大碟［These Are Special Times／藏愛時光］（550 Music/Columbia/Epic Records）

主要由大衛佛斯特（David Foster）與Rick Wake主要製作

Bryan Adams ,Humberto Gatica ,R. Kelly ,Tony Renis, Carole Bayer Sager則客串一曲製作

收錄十六首歌曲──包括多首傳統聖誕經典翻唱, 及七首原創歌曲

樂評大致正面．

［These Are Special Times］登上加拿大榜冠軍　賣出１００萬張以上, 拿到鑽石唱片

加拿大下的法語區副榜──魁北克榜冠軍

美國榜亞軍, 至今賣出近６００萬張（５白金）

歐洲榜＃３　白金（１００萬張＋）　德國＃３　金唱片（３０萬張＋）

英國榜＃２０　白金（３０萬張＋）　日本＃４　２白金（５０萬張＋）

全球銷售１０００多萬張．

大碟發行多首單曲宣傳．

２００６年，唱片公司推出［Happy Xmas (War Is Over)／聖誕快樂(戰爭結束了)］

這是翻唱１９７１年塑膠洋子樂團與哈林社區合唱團（Plastic Ono Band with the Harlem Community Choir），

由約翰藍儂（John Lennon）小野洋子（Yoko Ono）夫妻創作．

最初拿到英國單曲榜＃４（藍儂遇刺後，生到英國榜＃２）

［Happy Xmas (War Is Over)］也是一首反越戰歌曲，自此成為聖誕經典曲目，

經常被其他藝人翻唱。

席琳版由Ric Wake製作成一首成人流行／聖誕抒情曲，

旋律悅耳，和聲豐富，烘托出狄翁晶瑩剔透的歌喉．

［Happy Xmas (War Is Over)］自２００６年起陸續入榜：

登上美國告示牌副榜──節慶百名榜（Holiday 100）＃３２．

瑞典＃３０　義大利＃３２　瑞士＃７０　荷蘭＃７６　葡萄牙＃１６９．

Audio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73-mmd7RyS0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BreuV-irwbY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJAyfgz7Vu4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PG5UydYDs88