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Melanie Fiona’s West Indian Christmas

Melanie Fiona

While Christmas is a day off for most people, it’s just another day at work for Grammy-nominated R&B singer Melanie Fiona.

“I’m working on Christmas Day, which sounds crappy,” Fiona tells Rap-Up.com about performing on the holiday. “But it’s just one day, and if that’s the day my fans want to see me on, then I’m there.”

Despite being booked on December 25, the “It Kills Me” songstress still plans to spend time with her loved ones during the holiday season while at a family reunion in Florida, and hopes to incorporate some of her favorite family traditions.

“My family is Guyanese, so every Christmas morning we have pepperpot and garlic beef or garlic pork, and my mom makes homemade bread,” the Toronto native says. “Anything to do with my heritage is what is my fondest memory… All the crazy stuff that comes with being West Indian, I love it.”

In addition to spending time with her family, who will come see her perform on Christmas, Fiona also likes to listen to Christmas music, her favorite song being Nat King Cole’s “The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On an Open Fire).”

Christmas, however, isn’t the only important part of this holiday season for Fiona. Alongside her yearly resolution to exercise more, she has a big resolution to fulfill in 2010. “I want to be better than I was this year.”

–Arianna Davis

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13 Comments

  1. Dave
    December 16th, 2009 at 6:45 am

    She is so gorgeous. I’m glad she embraces her ethnicity & culture. It’s a beautiful thing

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  2. BlackNLatin
    December 16th, 2009 at 8:00 am

    I’m west indian too!! Get it boo!! I love melanie!!

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  3. KELDRICK
    December 16th, 2009 at 8:04 am

    HER ALBUM IS HOT BACK TO FRONT FRONT TO BACK

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    Carla Reply:
    December 16th, 2009 at 8:26 am

    I’m West Indian and Hispanic, so know what it is on a Christmas morning LOL. She’s so beautiful and love that she embraces her heritage. Real cool people and a true inspiration for self and for the holiday – be giving and never forget your roots! RESPECT Mel! Peace.

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  4. willoh
    December 16th, 2009 at 8:50 am

    i love ms. fiona. i wish her nothing but the best for 2010. gettt itt!!!!

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  5. gtprincess
    December 16th, 2009 at 8:55 am

    I’m guyanese. So i understand, i do the same thing too. I love the way she bigs up her heritage, I love her for that.

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  6. Ghetto Fab
    December 16th, 2009 at 11:07 am

    lol She said pepperpot. I can’t wait to have mine too. Big Ups to all the West Indian massive!!! Mi luv unnuh! Yuh dun know! We run tings, Tings nuh run weeee!!

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  7. HASINAROCMAN
    December 16th, 2009 at 3:33 pm

    I just got on her about a week ago. i heard “Give it to me right” and “IT kills me” and i was like who tha hell is that! somebody come get me is tha joint.going to cop the album 2nite. better late than never.

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  8. Keny r
    December 16th, 2009 at 6:46 pm

    Melanie fiona is gorgeous and shout out to all my West Indians big up to all my Hatians (myself included), Jamaicans, Trinidadians, Guyanese, Grenadians, St. Lucians, St. Vicians, Dominicans, Puerto Ricans, Cubans, Bajans etc. Let’s Go Melanie rep your country and our peoples.

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  9. hellno
    December 16th, 2009 at 6:52 pm

    no wonder why i like her

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  10. monique
    December 16th, 2009 at 6:58 pm

    i love melanie fiona!!!!

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  12. Aleaise ॐ Garraway
    January 11th, 2010 at 3:19 pm

    Thats right Melanie, lol my family is Guyanese too and we eat that peppa pot too! lol God bless and rep for all of us Guyanese/West Indie people out there.

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