In mid-December 2014 NBC aired a stop motion animated special called Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas, based on the 2003 hit movie titled Elf. The television special was well received by critics and seen by millions. The holiday musical movie combines the humor and spirit of the beloved holiday film Elf with songs from the Broadway […]
Mariah Carey wants to be back on top — and she is looking to Christmas to get her there. The now unmarried mother of two is in the middle of a revitalization phase of her career and recently started a run in Las Vegas that has already run into snags with reported many diva-like show […]
Today is the 24th of May and there remains only 215 days in our countdown to Christmas. On this date of May 24th in 1966 the Broadway musical Mame made it’s debut starring Angela Lansbury in the title role, bringing the song (and many others) We Need a Little Christmas to the vast collection of […]
Today is May 22nd, 2015 and there are only 217 days until Christmas. This week has been an epic celebration in the countdown to Christmas. It kicked off with Frank Capra’s birthday and featured as well the birthday of James Stewart. On this day we celebrate the now-Christmas classic short film, Mr. Krueger’s Christmas, or, […]
Bill Murray is hyping his 2015 Netflix Christmas “special” early, for whatever reason and today released a teaser (seen below). This is not your garden variety television Christmas special — or even a comedy. Murray himself calls it “a little movie”. Murray plays a TV host who, when a giant snowstorm hits NYC, frets that […]
According to multiple sources Bad Santa is getting a sequel and Billy Bob Thornton will be back to play the most pathetic figure of Santa Claus ever put on film. Entourage director Doug Ellin told Collider that his plans following the work on his latest release this summer will be to begin filming Bad Santa […]
There is a new Christmas movie in the works and it will release November 11, 2016. Titled A Meyers Christmas the movie tells the story of an estranged family who reunites over Christmas for the first time since their mother died. Writer/director David E. Talbert (Baggage Claim) and producer Will Packer describe the film as […]
The Grinch’s heart might be two sizes too small, but Gaylord Opryland Resort is welcoming him with open arms for its annual Christmas festivities. “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical” will be a part of the resort’s “A Country Christmas,” from Nov. 20 through Dec. 27. The resort’s general manager, Pete Weien, […]
Train is releasing a Christmas album this year. Frontman Pat Monahan told Billboard that the band is currently recording a Christmas album with the tentative title Christmas in Tahoe. And Monahan promises it will be no ordinary holiday album. “There’s a couple of traditional covers on there, but we tried not to do the same […]
Today is Monday, May 18th and there are only 221 days left until Christmas. It is also Frank Capra Day. Who is Frank Capra? Born on this day in Italy in 1897 Frank Capra would become perhaps one of the most famous movie directors of all time especially for his creative big screen works of […]
It’s Bill Murray, it’s Netflix and it’s all Christmas. And it appears to have captured all the early buzz for Christmas on television 2015. Coming to Netflix and produced in conjunction with director Sofia Coppola the special reported stars George Clooney, Miley Cyrus, Amy Pohler, Maya Rudolph and, of course, Bill Murray. Clooney talked about […]
