So apparently Paris Hilton’s billionaire grandfather just announced he will leave 97% of his fortune to charity in the form of a foundation.

This means that Paris, who ostensibly stood to inherit over $100 million will now inherit roughly $5 million.

Ouch. Read all about it here.

Sure, movies like “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas,” “Love Actually,” and “A Christmas Story” are fun when you want a holiday fix, but we’ve all seen those movies a zillion times!  Here is my list of movies that aren’t by definition holiday films, but give good holiday cheer nonetheless.  Unsurprisingly, a lot of them feature singing!

5. Father of the Bride (1991) - Though this movie really makes no mention of Christmas, it’s got a very holiday feel to it!  Maybe it’s the father-daughter basketball in the snow scene, but I get a distinct feeling of holiday happiness whenever I watch this film!

4. Beaches (1988) - While this movie is an admitted tear jerker (some might even call it depressing), it has a fantastic holiday scene! The two impoverished roommates in their little apartment sing “Adeste Fideles” with only the light of the Christmas tree. So sweet!

3. When Harry Met Sally (1989) - The New Years Eve scene at the end of this movie is awesome. What a build up and what a fantastic end to a movie! It makes me so happy every time I watch it.

2. Meet Me In St. Louis (1944) - This Judy Garland musical ends with the holidays, and includes Judy Garland singing a gorgeous “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” to her little sister while it snows.  The music in this film is really spectacular, and Garland has never looked better!

1.  Little Women (1994) - This movie is COZY. It has a few Christmas scenes, including one that will leave no dry eye in the house, thanks to Claire Danes. Such a perfect snuggle-up-on-the-couch-with-hot-cocoa movie!

Jenna’s book excerpt is in the Style Section this weekend. Yikes! Check it out:

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/23/fashion/23bush.html?ref=style

My favorite word clusters:

“regurgitated Lucky Charms”

“One luminous day in November…”

“impulsive hair-slaughtering”

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p.s. Something tells me that this kid’s hat is NOT the product placement that Reebok was hoping for this Christmas.

This is cute if you like a cappella, and I do.

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Here’s a cool YouTube video of a kid getting a perfect score on the hardest Guitar Hero song:

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We congratulated Conan, and made fun of Carson, for their respective stances on the Writers Guild Strike. But now comes news that Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert are going to return without their writers in January.

In a statement, the two hosts said they would prefer to return to work with their writers. “If we cannot, we would like to express our ambivalence, but without our writers we are unable to express something as nuanced as ambivalence,” they stated.

This is disappointing news, even more so because they are two people who are clearly intelligent and understand the issues involved (sorry Carson Daly, we just get the feeling you don’t read the newspaper). Their move will probably embolden studios and networks to continue to take a hard line against the writers. And it’s hard to imagine the shows will be very good without the writers. Seems like a double-whammy. It’s also frustrating that Steward and Colbert didn’t articulate their reasons for coming back. If anyone can find a link that explains it, please post in comments.

Here’s my first suggestion (feel free to add your own):

Boy: Ashton Kobe Spears
Girl: Celery Vuitton Spears

My friend Michael’s:

Boy: Cletus Preston Spears
Girl: Misty Lynn Spears

My friend Lindsay’s gender-neutral name:

Tanqueray Spanx Spears