It seems like every year we listen to the same Christmas music, or at least that is what gets played on the radio. Sure songs from new releases that year may get played but are quickly forgotten the next year. There really has not been a new Christmas song that has entered the holiday cannon since Mariah Carey released All I Want for Christmas Is You, which is this month’s induction into the Scooter Hall of Fame.
All I Want for Christmas Is You is another lovelorn Christmas tune in the vein of the great Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) but manages to be more upbeat than the Darlene Love original. It is really one of the rare Christmas songs that is not just great for the holidays, it is just a great song period.
The rest of Merry Christmas is filled with your traditional holiday fair, traditional songs like Silent Night, and more upbeat songs like Santa Claus Is Coming to Town. There are a couple other original like the sappy ballad Miss You Most (at Christmas) but it will be All I Want for Christmas Is You that will continue to get major airplay over the next month.
I have gotten a plethora of cool press releases have been flooding my inbox recently that you may find interesting. This post will include blurbs on Christmas in Washington, In Vogue: The Editor’s Eye, The Twelve Disasters of Christmas, Finding Mrs. Claus, Francis Ford Coppola 5-Film Collection, Titanic: Blood and Steel, Power Rangers Super Samurai: The Complete Season, Who Gets the Last Laugh?, Emergency Service, 25 Years of A Very Special Christmas: Bringing Joy to the World, Rod Stewart, L.A. Frock Stars, House of Lies, and Bing.
- It is official, the Mayans were right; the world is ending December 21. I deduced this because TNT recently announced that will be the same day they will air Christmas in Washington which will feature Psy. Yes the Gangham Style guy will be performing in front of the leader of the free world. Also set to perform before the world ends will be Diana Ross, Smash’s Megan Hilty, Demi Lovato, The Voice’s Chris Mann, and Scotty McCreery.
- The latest HBO documentary airs next Thursday at 9:00 entitled In Vogue: The Editor’s Eye. It profiles the influential fashion magazine on its 120th anniversary. Check out the trailer below:
Syfy’s latest original movie The 12 Disasters of Christmas premieres next Saturday based on the Mayan prophecy. Check out a sneak peak below:
- Lifetime is also getting into the holiday spirit this Sunday with the premiere of Finding Mrs. Claus starring Mira Sorvino at 9:00.
- New DVD and Blu-Ray hitting shelves this week include Francis Ford Coppola 5-Film Collection, Titanic: Blood and Steel, and Power Rangers Super Samurai: The Complete Season.
- New music out now: the self titled release by Emergency Service for fans of Gym Class Heroes and OAR.
- Rod Stewart scored his 16th top 10 album with his first Christmas album Merry Christmas, Baby and you can see him on Live with Kelly and Michael today, Michael Buble: Home for the Holidays (12/10), Katie (12/18), Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (12/21), his own holiday special Rod Stewart: Merry Christmas, Baby on PBS, and returns to The Today Show Christmas Day.
- 25 Years of A Very Special Christmas: Bringing Joy to the World will be airing on GMC TV on December 8th , right at the top of the Christmas holiday season. It’s a music special celebrating the Special Olympics Christmas album series A Very Special Christmas that has generated over $100 million in fundraising for them over the past 25 years. This year is the 25th anniversary and GMC TV is producing a 25th anniversary special about the effort. It will feature interviews with some of the great artists who made it such a success like Jon Bon Jovi, Stevie Nicks, Jordin Sparks, Run DMC, Bruce Springsteen, Darius Rucker.
- Donald Faison (Clueless, the movie and television show) has been tapped to host TBS’s new hidden camera comedy series Who Gets the Last Laugh? The series will feature practical jokes with such comic Stars as Andy Dick, Tom Green, D.L. Hughley, Chris Kattan, Bam Margera, Cheri Oteri and More and is swet to air in spring 2013.
- The Smithsonian Channel has greenlit the original series L.A. Frock Stars a window into the world of high-end vintage fashion. The six-episode unscripted series, a first for Smithsonian Channel, which is set to premiere Thursday, March 7 at 8.pm., focuses on the doyenne of Hollywood vintage, Doris Raymond, and her Los Angeles store The Way We Wore.
- The second season of House of Lies is set to premiere 1/13 on Showtime and it was recently announced that House’s Lisa Edelstein will show up in two episodes as a political consultant.
- And the most searched athlete in 2012 is… Peyton Manning. Head over to bingtrends.com for the full list.
It is that time of year ago when you just stay inside with a blanket on and watch Christmas specials for a month straight. And ABC Family is happy to accommodate with its 25 Days of Christmas (Harry Potter and Pixar marathons notwithstanding) starting this weekend. Some highlights include new original holiday musical, The Mistle-Tones starring Tia Mowry (The Game) and Tori Spelling (Beverly Hills, 90210). Premiering Sunday, December 9 (8:00 – 10:00 PM ET/PT), “The Mistle-Tones” follows Holly (Mowry), a young woman who decides to create her own Christmas singing group when she is turned down for a spot in legendary group The Snow Belles by the mean spirited Marci (Spelling). Here is the full schedule:
(2:30–5:00 PM ET/PT) – Fred Claus
(5:00–7:00 PM ET/PT) Elf
(7:00–9:00 PM ET/PT) Home Alone – 25 Days of Christmas Premiere
Encore Presentation (12:00–2:00 AM ET/PT)
(9:00–11:00 PM ET/PT) The Polar Express
(7:00–8:00 AM ET/PT) Rudolph's Shiny New Year
(8:00–10:00 AM ET/PT) Snow
(10:00 AM–12:00 PM ET/PT) Snowglobe
(12:00–2:00 PM ET/PT) Santa Baby
(2:00-4:00 PM ET/PT) Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe
(4:00-6:00 PM ET/PT) 12 Dates of Christmas
(6:00-8:00 PM ET/PT) Holiday in Handcuffs
(8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) The Mistle-Tones - ABC Family Original Musical Premiere
Encore Presentation (10:00 PM-12:00 AM ET/PT)
(7:00-8:00 AM ET/PT) Beverly Hills, 90210 “Christmas Comes This Time Each Year”
(8:00-9:00 AM ET/PT) Beverly Hills, 90210 “It’s a Totally Happening Life”
(9:00-11:00 AM ET/PT) Beverly Hills, 90210 “Walsh Family Christmas”
(11:00 AM–1:00 PM ET/PT) Christmas Caper
(1:00–3:00 PM ET/PT) Secret Santa
3:00–5:00 PM ET/PT) The Mistle-Tones
(5:00–7:00 PM ET/PT) 12 Dates of Christmas
(7:00–9:00 PM ET/PT) Disney's A Christmas Carol
(9:00–11:00 PM ET/PT) National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
(12:00–2:00 AM ET/PT) Santa Baby
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– 25 Days of Christmas Premiere 
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– ABC Family Premiere
– 25 Days of Christmas Premiere
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