Showing posts with label Holiday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Holiday. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Jack Black and Jimmy Fallon Get in the Holiday Spirit With Paint-Filled Performance

Jack Black is full of the Christmas spirit and he's not keeping it to himself anymore.

The 'Gulliver's Travels' star has been on a mission to spread good tidings as of late, performing rousing renditions of holiday classics with his famous friends.

Black dropped by 'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon,' where he and the host performed a Blue Man Group-inspired version of 'Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth' for fans. Watch!



Check out more celebrities singing after the jump!

Never one to pass up a chance to bring a little bit of bizarre joy to the world, funnyman Will Ferrell got in on the action for FunnyorDie, reenacting David Bowie and Bing Crosby's performance of the song with his 'Step Brothers' co-star John C. Reilly.


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Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Kim K. Vs. Paris: Who Won the War of the Holiday Cards?


Welcome to the next battle in the Celebutante Wars: Operation Holiday Cards This week Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian released their respective Christmas cards to much chatter on the Internet.

Using the holidays to exploit oneself was a game invented by Paris. Hilton was one of the first celebrities to leak her annual card to the press back in the mid 2000s, when she still sat atop the celebutante throne and ruled the landscape of vacuous party girls as a sovereign.


So Hilton knows that the Christmas card sets the tone for the year and invariably sends a message to fans and foes alike.

What did Paris' card say this year, as she struck yet another sex kitten pose all by her lonesome? The solitary pose showed that Paris really is going it alone. On the cusp of 30, she is single, the result of a string of sorry relationships, she has alienated most of her former friends and her family's many attempts at making themselves famous have largely failed.

"Hilton's card bears a striking resemblance to the Christina Aguilera flick 'Burlesque' that unfortunately flopped at the box office," says celebrity blogger Micah Jesse. "I don't think there's any need for such a sexy holiday card... I mean, she is planning on sending this to her family members, right? Anyone who gets their hands on this card might think Paris Hilton is going (back?) into porn..."

'Cult of Celebrity' author Cooper Lawrence agrees that Hilton's card is screaming (moaning?) the wrong message!

"The Paris Hilton card looks like an escort ad not a Christmas card and is all about her not family or the holiday. It lacks class and sophistication and screams look I'm not wearing any underwear!," Lawrence tells PopEater. "It is the perfect image of an ego driven narcissist but it also says I'm insecure please pay attention to me whereas the Kim card is about family and is a beautiful portrait of a very close family who despite their antics really care about each other."

Kim poses with her entire family, biological, and extended through marriage and accidental pregnancy. Yes, they even let baby daddy Scott into the photo, proving that when it comes to the Kardashians the more the merrier, even if the more is a douchey drunk.

Kim has surpassed Paris as a brand because and not in spite of her family. The Kardashian Klan is appealing, offering a little something for everyone. Sure their card may look like the cover of a V.C. Andrews novel, but we love them because of their flowers in the attic, not despite them.

"While no one is smiling in the Kardashian pic, the card makes the entire family look royal, confident, and chic. Kim, specifically, looks elegant and pristine in a white floor-length gown," Jesse says. "This immaculately airbrushed and coiffed photo is the perfect card to put out after an extremely successful year for the Kardashians."

A picture isn't just worth a thousand words, it can also be worth thousands of bucks. The Kardashians have set the tone for 2011. If this card is any indication, Kim will continue to trump Paris into the new year.

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Monday, December 20, 2010

Kim K. Vs. Paris: Who Won the War of the Holiday Cards?


Welcome to the next battle in the Celebutante Wars: Operation Holiday Cards This week Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian released their respective Christmas cards to much chatter on the Internet.

Using the holidays to exploit oneself was a game invented by Paris. Hilton was one of the first celebrities to leak her annual card to the press back in the mid 2000s, when she still sat atop the celebutante throne and ruled the landscape of vacuous party girls as a sovereign.


So Hilton knows that the Christmas card sets the tone for the year and invariably sends a message to fans and foes alike.

What did Paris' card say this year, as she struck yet another sex kitten pose all by her lonesome? The solitary pose showed that Paris really is going it alone. On the cusp of 30, she is single, the result of a string of sorry relationships, she has alienated most of her former friends and her family's many attempts at making themselves famous have largely failed.

"Hilton's card bears a striking resemblance to the Christina Aguilera flick 'Burlesque' that unfortunately flopped at the box office," says celebrity blogger Micah Jesse. "I don't think there's any need for such a sexy holiday card... I mean, she is planning on sending this to her family members, right? Anyone who gets their hands on this card might think Paris Hilton is going (back?) into porn..."

'Cult of Celebrity' author Cooper Lawrence agrees that Hilton's card is screaming (moaning?) the wrong message!

"The Paris Hilton card looks like an escort ad not a Christmas card and is all about her not family or the holiday. It lacks class and sophistication and screams look I'm not wearing any underwear!," Lawrence tells PopEater. "It is the perfect image of an ego driven narcissist but it also says I'm insecure please pay attention to me whereas the Kim card is about family and is a beautiful portrait of a very close family who despite their antics really care about each other."

Kim poses with her entire family, biological, and extended through marriage and accidental pregnancy. Yes, they even let baby daddy Scott into the photo, proving that when it comes to the Kardashians the more the merrier, even if the more is a douchey drunk.

Kim has surpassed Paris as a brand because and not in spite of her family. The Kardashian Klan is appealing, offering a little something for everyone. Sure their card may look like the cover of a V.C. Andrews novel, but we love them because of their flowers in the attic, not despite them.

"While no one is smiling in the Kardashian pic, the card makes the entire family look royal, confident, and chic. Kim, specifically, looks elegant and pristine in a white floor-length gown," Jesse says. "This immaculately airbrushed and coiffed photo is the perfect card to put out after an extremely successful year for the Kardashians."

A picture isn't just worth a thousand words, it can also be worth thousands of bucks. The Kardashians have set the tone for 2011. If this card is any indication, Kim will continue to trump Paris into the new year.

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Saturday, December 18, 2010

Celebrity Holiday Plans 2010: Ellen, Gwyneth, John Travolta and Dozens More


The holiday season spells fun, relaxation, togetherness, maybe a gift or two, and hopefully a sunny getaway for those lucky enough -- or celebrity enough. As you get into gear for your own festive plans, check out where a huge batch of Hollywood's finest are spending their holidays!

Gwyneth Paltrow's mother, actress Blythe Danner, told PopEater the family will gather for the holidays and cooking will be central. "We'll all be together with lots of music, singing, playing games and eating food," Danner said. "My daughter is a great cook. She cooked five ducks for my birthday two years ago, so who knows what delicious food she'll have in store for Christmas."

RadarOnline.com learned exclusively that Ellen DeGeneres and wife Portia de Rossi are cruising for a great time -- the couple is opting for a Caribbean cruise with their families. Check out the holiday plans of dozens more stars after the jump!
John Travolta and Kelly Preston, blessed with new baby boy Benjamin, announced they will spend the holidays in Maine with their family.

Maggie Gyllenhaal told PopEater she and husband Peter Sarsgaard's plans: "I'm Jewish, so we already celebrated Hanukkah. For Christmas, we just have time off. We'll be around the whole time and have a real New York Christmas."

Jessica Simpson says she'll split time between Texas and Boston. "Being newly engaged, we'll probably have to split it up between Boston and Texas. We'll just be traveling around. It's going be a traveling kind of holiday season," she told reporters at the Rockefeller Center tree lighting ceremony. Her fiance Eric Johnson is from Boston.

Taylor Swift will likely rock around the Christmas tree when they spend time with her family in Nashville. "I love winter. I love Christmas," she recently told MTV. "When I was a little kid and I was growing up, they'd always have a Santa Claus guy show up and take everybody's wishes or what they wanted for Christmas."

The Brangelina bunch haven't decided where they'll spend the holidays, but it will be abroad. Angelina Jolie said on 'Larry King Live' that the family spends one year at home and one year abroad and this is the year to travel, but they haven't picked a Christmas location yet.

Pint-sized pop prodigy Greyson Chance told PopEater he loves Christmas and will be returning home to Oklahoma. "You think it's tacky when people would put up those icicle things? Come to Oklahoma -- tacky is like redefined. They're totally like what's the movie, 'National Lampoon's'? There are so many of those Chevy Chase houses in Oklahoma, especially in Edmond," he said. "We put up lights too, but something always goes bad with our lights, so I'm excited to see what it is this year."

Mariah Carey and husband Nick Cannon won't head to Aspen, Colorado as they've done in the past. Carey, pregnant with twins, told Extra: "I can't go there this year because of the altitude. We're figuring it out. Looking at different options."

Carey recently sang a Christmas duet with her vocal coach mother. See it here:




Our friends at RadarOnline dug up tons of holiday dirt -- check it out:

Paris Hilton knows how to combine a great time with quality time with a loved one. The hotel heiress is planning to spend Christmas in Maui with boyfriend Cy Watts, then head to Cabo San Lucas for New Year's.

According to his Royal Air Force office, newly engaged Prince William will be on duty during the holidays, spending his days at his base in North Wales. He will also miss out on Queen Elizabeth and the royal family's annual retreat at Sandringham House in Norfolk.

Pamela Anderson will make it a working holiday overseas in Liverpool, Radar learns. The buxom blonde has signed on to appear at the Genie in Aladdin at the Liverpool Empire from Dec. 10 through Jan. 2.

'The View' hostess Sherri Shepherd wants a view of some warm weather, not snow, telling Radar: "I live in NYC but I'm an LA girl at heart. For Christmas I need some sun, so I'm headed out to LA to celebrate Jesus' birth West Coast style. After Jeffrey and I open our gifts, we're going swimming at the beach! To bring in the New Year, my BFF Niecy Nash and I are headed to Cabo San Lucas for some rest, relaxation and good girl talk!"

LL Cool J tells Radar there's no place like home for the holidays. "I look forward to resting and relaxing with my family and enjoying the holidays in NYC!" he says. "What a great place to bring in the New Year. Watching the ball drop is a family tradition."

LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian plan to send the holiday season at home, entertaining their families. "Christmas, we're going to be at our home with all of our family coming to us," Rimes says. "

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Katy Perry, Bruno Mars, Justin Bieber and More Spread Holiday Cheer at Jingle Ball 2010

Sure, Z100's Jingle Ball 2010 brought some of the year's biggest celebrities -- like Katy Perry, Justin Bieber and Kim Kardashian, to name a few -- to a packed Madison Square Garden last Friday night. But when fans watch the broadcast on Thursday night's broadcast on Fuse, they'll see it was the show's onstage collaborations and special guests that made it an evening to remember.

First-time Jingle Ball performer and the night's first act Taio Cruz performed his hits, but it was his rendition of his new single, 'Higher,' with Travie McCoy that set the tone for the rest of the concert. McCoy would later return to perform 'Billionaire' with Bruno Mars, who started the duet with a short cover of Barrett Strong's 'Money (That's What I Want).' While B.o.B. didn't bring out Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo during 'Magic,' he did invite Mars to join him for 'Nothin' on You' and Paramore singer Hayley Williams to sing 'Airplanes.'
Watch Bruno Mars Perform 'Billionaire' at Jingle Ball 2010


Paramore didn't have any big special guests during their set, but the punk-pop band enlisted Molly, a fan from the audience, to take over the vocals during the bridge of 'Misery Business' -- and the 16-year-old did so in full-on head-banging glory. Enrique Iglesias followed suit when he brought Rachel, a high school junior, to the stage and serenaded her with 'Hero.'

"I'll be your prom date," the Latin pop singer told her as he slow danced with her and kissed her on the forehead and cheek to seal the moment.

Michael Buble might not be what you would call one of today's biggest pop stars, but he brought his own modern jazzy flair on 'Haven't Met You Yet' and made the girls -- and their moms -- swoon when he jumped into the audience to sing, 'Let It Snow.' Former Disney princess Selena Gomez may not have invited any special guests onstage, but she and her band the Scene brought down the house with 'Naturally,' 'Round & Round' and 'A Year Without Rain.' But it was her performance of 'Rock God,' a song which Katy Perry penned for the budding artist's latest record, that Gomez really put her all in it -- perhaps to make the songwriter and her idol proud.

In true Katy Perry fashion, her performance featured pyro, elaborate sets and a sexy-sweet one-piece. Dressed as a toy soldier, Perry brought her twist on the 'Nutcracker' with ballerinas in gold tutus and even came out of a giant wrapped present at the beginning of her set. Being a Jingle Ball veteran, Perry thanked the night's host, New York City radio station Z100, for helping her get to the top.

"I remember when I came on, and I was really scared," Perry said before performing 'I Kissed a Girl.' "Obviously now I'm not scared anymore -- if you didn't' notice this outfit -- and I sang this song, and I'm going to do a remix of it now. Thank you Z100 for breaking that song and changing my life."

While each of the performances seemed to get bigger and bigger as the night wore on, it wasn't until Justin Bieber's set that things really heated up. "I don't know guys, it's getting hot in here," Kim Kardashian said as she introduced the teen megastar. "I think I'm getting a Bieber fever."

Dressed casually in khakis and a plaid button-down, Beiber opened his performance with 'Somebody to Love,' his duet with Usher, who couldn't make it that night since he had his own show in Newark, N.J. "It feels good to be back at Madison Square Garden," Bieber said. "I was at Jingle Ball