Céline Dion Shares Family Photo From First Christmas Without René

Céline Dion made it through her first Christmas without her husband, René Angélil, by leaning on her sons, René-Charles, Eddy, and Nelson.

The songstress, who will not be performing at Trump’s inauguration, shared a #TBT snapshot from her holiday celebration with her good-looking crew. Posing in front of their tree, Dion, 48, rocked some polar bear pajamas as she sat between the 6-year-old twins, who had on matching Santa sleepwear. René-Charles, perhaps too old for Christmas PJs at 15, stood behind them, leaning in to mom.

“Holiday memories! Now time to get back to work!” it was captioned in both English and French.

The photo is so perfect and adorable until you remember that she lost her husband — and the kids lost their dad — in January 2016, when the music manager died after his lengthy cancer battle. But family time has been an important part of their grieving process. When they went to Disneyland in October to mark Eddy and Nelson’s birthday, a source told People magazine, “They are holding their own and trying to make the best of what life’s giving them.”

However, the family’s loss is still raw. In a video retrospective summing up Dion’s 2016, her husband’s death was featured prominently. As was her brother’s passing, which occurred two days after René’s — on René’s birthday.

As Dion mentioned, she’s heading back to work. Her Las Vegas residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace resumes Jan. 17. Meanwhile, she’s updating her real estate portfolio. Not only has she placed her posh Jupiter Island, Fla., mansion back on the market at the reduced price of $38.5 million, she’s also unloading her Paris pied-à-terre for $9.5 million.