Snarky Moms Talk Christmas

Today we’re talking with Snarky Mom Reads about favorite Christmas music and movies. (Visit her site to win PRIZES!) In case you want to hear what I have to say, without bribes (aww) here’s the interview:

In my story, Saving the Sheriff, my heroine Frankie likes to sing. And not just sing, but change the lyrics. (Which, I discovered, is harder than you think, at least if you’re doing it on the fly.)

Unfortunately, my hero, Sheriff Red LeClair, isn’t in the mood for a singing kind of Christmas. Sad, really, because he’s got a great voice. But he’s wounded, you know? And music is one of those things that can really access the emotions. There have been times (usually hormonal) when I couldn’t listen to a People’s Jewelers commercial without breaking down in tears. Oh, I’m a barrel of laughs, all right.

Many of us can’t have Christmas without music. And as Red learns, once you start singing along, you can’t help but get in the spirit of the season.

 

Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth, sung by David Bowie and Bing Crosby

All I Want for Christmas, the scene from the movie Love, Actually

Zion’s Daughter, by Boney M

Carol of the Bells, by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, complete with light show

 

And in case you have time on your hands (and, unlike Red and Frankie, electricity!) here are:

 

 

The Holiday, with Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jack Black and Jude Law

Love, Actually. I’m a fan. Can you tell? So many great characters in this one. The music is awesome, especially Billy Mack’s naked version of Love is All Around Us. I dare you to watch this scene without tearing up.

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, with Chevy Chase. Don’t judge me.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas, the original cartoon version. I think I was three when I saw it for the first time. Don’t do the math.

This list is by no means comprehensive, so I appeal to you: what are your favorite Christmas songs and movies? (You know, so we can help Frankie torture Red!)