Author Archive for: Editor
Entries by Jeff Westover
Country Faith Christmas Book Coming Soon
How do some of your favorite Country music stars celebrate Christmas? That is the premise of a new book to hit shelves and online outlets on October 19th, titled Country Faith Christmas. Compiled by the Country Music Association’s (CMA) award-winning journalist and author Deborah Evans Price, Country Faith Christmas is the holiday follow-up to the […]
Home Alone Celebrates 25th Anniversary
It has been 25 years since the Christmas classic Home Alone hit the big screen. That, of course, means that an all new 25th anniversary edition of the movie is coming available. Arriving on Blu-ray and DVD October 6, a must have gift set features all five films packaged together for the first time in […]
O Holy Night So Bad It is Good
O Holy Night is a Christmas song much like the national anthem. When someone who knows what they are doing it is quite inspiring. But in the hands of amateurs it can be painful. But this rendition below takes the cake. If you can get through this without laughing or crying you have a spine […]
Band of Merry Makers to Release Another Christmas Album
Sony Music Masterworks imprint Portrait Records signs the holiday supergroup – Band of Merrymakers. Band of Merrymakers, a rotating group of travelling troubadours, will release their debut album “Welcome To Our Christmas Party” on October 23, 2015. A donation will be made to MusiCares for every album and track sold. Led by hit songwriters/producers Sam […]
15th Anniversary of Live Action Grinch Coming to Blu Ray
Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas comes to Blu-ray™ and Digital HD in a newly remastered Grinchmas Edition from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment on October 13, 2015. The film marks its 15th Anniversary with improved HD picture and sound as well as extensive bonus features that reveal the behind-the-scenes secrets that have made it […]
Legacy Brings Christmas Hits of the 1980s
Legacy Recordings has announced their lineup of re-releases of classic Christmas recordings including a compilation of classic hits of the 1980s titled Classic Christmas ’80s Album, an all-star anthology of seasonal songs from the worlds of pop, rock, rap and soul. The collection includes tracks from The Waitresses (“Christmas Wrapping”), Wham! (“Last Christmas”), The Bangles […]
Racism and Christmas
Christmas has endured many controversies over the course of its history. Most usually center on religious disputes or how much Christmas imposes of itself on parts of society that do not want it. But in recent years Christmas has seemingly become embroiled in an important ongoing societal dialogue: racism. The biggest story in Christmas and […]
Jimmy Stewart Talks About It’s a Wonderful Life
It’s A Wonderful Life has reached such a point of saturation in American Christmas culture we can practically quote it line by line. But even still we cannot get enough of it. Even though Jimmy Stewart has been gone now for many years we can read of his memories and share in interviews he did […]
Walmart Launches Christmas Layaway
Walmart is getting the jump on Kmart this year by being the first major retailer to advertise their Christmas layaway. The world’s largest retailer is opening their program in conjunction with a marketing push of their new Toy Week promotion which promises to highlight as many as 500 new Star Wars themed toys. The newest […]
A New Christmas Movie We Have Seen Before
The drought in new, original Christmas movies continues despite trailers for new release titles like Love the Coopers, which dropped today: The movie opens in theaters November 13th. The film follows the Cooper clan as four generations of extended family come together for their annual Christmas Eve celebration. As the evening unfolds, a series of […]
