There comes a time when celebrities heed a certain call, and that time was Monday, when more than 75 singers and actors came together to record a 25th anniversary version of the moving and timeless charitable tune, “We Are the World.”

We’ve got some video, thanks to MTV, of the recording of the new version, which took place the day after the Grammys in the same studio where the original was done.

This time around, however, Canadians are represented quite a bit more significantly than in 1985. Back then, shots of Dan Aykroyd in the chorus were as good as it got for the Great White North.

The new version features Canadians Justin Bieber, Drake, Melanie Fiona, and Celine Dion, who figures to fill one of the solo roles as seen in the clip below. (Even Robin Thicke is in there and deserves a shout out for his Canadian father).

Above all that, Canadian Paul Haggis is directing the 3-D video that will accompany the new recording. (Take THAT, Cameron. More than one Canadian director can play the 3-D game).

The new version of “We Are the World” is scheduled to premiere during NBC’s coverage of the opening ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympics, which, in case you hadn’t heard, are taking place in Vancouver.

Check out the clip below…

Surely, you can’t think of Shannon Tweed without thinking of Paul Haggis in the same sentence?

OK, maybe you can. But not on March 10, as both Canadians celebrate the completion of another year on Earth.

Tweed, the 1982 Playboy Playmate of the Year and subsequent star of many an “erotic thriller,” turns 52 today. The native of St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador (every time I see the name of a province like that, it reminds me why I love running this site), has also been seen in the TV series “1st and 10″ and “Falcon Crest,” in addition to her two-year stint on “Days of Our Lives,” from 1985 to 1987. She has famously not been married to KISS bassist and singer Gene Simmons since 1985.

Meanwhile, Haggis, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of “Crash,” turns 56. The London, Ontario, native was also nominated for Best Director for “Crash,” but lost out to Ang Lee, who directed “Brokeback Mountain.”