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We’ve got a lot to celebrate.

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Luther at 8p ET/PT tomorrow and NYE Live at 8p ET tonight! View in browser An exclusive inside look with your free CNN account Kick off New Year's Day by celebrating one of the most decorated and influential artists of all time. TOMORROW 8P ET/PT WATCH TRAILER CNN Films examines the captivating story of the iconic Luther Vandross as he paves his own course to become one of the most decorated and influential artists of all time in Luther: Never Too Much . The film chronicles the story of Vandross from his formative years in Harlem, appearing in the Apollo Theater house band and the first episodes of Sesame Street , through his ascendance to become the indisputable master of the love song. From award-winning filmmaker Dawn Porter  (CNN Films'  John Lewis: Good Trouble ) and produced by Raindog Films and Foxxhole Productions for Sony Music Entertainment and Sony Music Publishing, in association with Trilogy Films, the film will premie...

‘World’s steepest’ cable car opens

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Also: Winter solstice and skiing across international borders View in Browser 12.21.24 It's a  solstice Saturday  in the Northern Hemisphere as December 21 is the shortest day of the year and the official first day of winter. Yes, that's right. It's only just begun. Cheer yourself up with our last  travel  news roundup of 2024.   By Maureen O'Hare   🇨🇭 Switzerland aims high The Schilthorn Cableway in Switzerland. (Marco Zurschmiede/Schilthorn Piz Gloria) A spectacular new cable car has opened in Switzerland's Bernese Alps. The Schilthorn Cableway takes riders up to the mountaintop revolving restaurant made famous in the James Bond movie "On Her Majesty's Secret Service."   Its makers say it's the  steepest in the world , climbing 775 meters (2,543 feet) in just four minutes at a gradient of 159.4%. It connects the village of Stechelberg with the car-free village of Mürren, some 1,650...