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'', produced by multiple

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winner

. Released on December 8, 2009, it is Bocelli's eighth ''

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'' release. The concert was filmed, September 15, 2009, at the

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, featuring Bocelli and Foster with additional guests including

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, and

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. It was nominated for outstanding music direction at the

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.com, July 8, 2010.

Broadcasting

It first aired on

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series, on

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night in the United States, and continued to be broadcast in the

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and Canada, throughout December 2009. In late November, the program was broadcast in Mexico and in the UK; it later aired, December 15 and 25, on

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, in Italy, December 19, on

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and

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, in Spain and the Netherlands, and

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, in Belgium and Luxembourg. The

of the full program was Internationally released December 8, 2009. In December 2010, the special was broadcast again by PBS, throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Deluxe CD/DVD Edition

A Deluxe Edition featuring the standard CD and a bonus

containing highlights from the concert was released on November 23, 2009. Another Deluxe Edition, containing the same DVD and, ''"Mi Navidad"'', the Spanish version of the album, was released December 1, 2009.

References

External links

{{Andrea Bocelli Andrea Bocelli video albums 2009 live albums 2009 video albums Live video albums Live Christmas albums