Dion’s Christmas album Rock ‘n Roll Christmas is a mainstay of my holiday playlist. So, I’m happy to hear that the rock-and-roll legend is still creating new Christmas music after all these years as he recently released “Hello Christmas,” a duet with singer Amy Grant.
Dion explained that traumas of 2020 led him to record the song singing to the holiday, “Need you more than I did last year.” Dion explained, “I was talking with a friend about how the world this year can use a little life-giving love and harmony. I told him that Christmas was the grace that changed my life and that I was looking forward to a shot of that this year.”
Dion asked Grant to help out and found that her counter-melody made the song “sublime.” Check out their recording of “Hello Christmas.”
Additionally, Dion released “You Know It’s Christmas,” featuring lead guitar by Joe Bonamassa. The inspiration for the song was considering what a bluesman would brag about Christmas: buying the perfect gift for his girlfriend.
Christian author Mike Aquillina co-wrote both “Hello Christmas” and “You Know It’s Christmas” with Dion. Check out Dion performing the latter song below.
What do you think of Dion’s new holiday songs? Leave your two cents in the comments.
