EnterTeenment News Holiday Extravaganza
Each year we talk to the actors and musicians featured on our site and ask them about their holiday memories. Then we share them with you! It's the gift that keeps on giving...
Keep checking back for more holiday goodness!
Ashley Gearing
Curb recording Ashley Gearing has just released her latest single “What You Think About Us” to country radio. At age 12, the singer was already making an impact. She was the youngest female country artist to chart on the Billboard Hot Country Singles Chart with the beautiful ballad “Can You Hear Me When I Talk to You?” She’s current enrolled at Belmont University in Nashville while continuing to work on her debut album with producer Byron Gallimore.
What are you most thankful for?
I am so thankful for my family and our health. I am also grateful to have the chance to live my dreams each day of my life.
How will you celebrate Thanksgiving this year?
This year we are changing it up a little bit. My family and I are headed to Disney World to spend Thanksgiving.
What is the best Holiday gift that you ever gave someone?
I secretly recorded my sister and I singing "Amazing Grace" for my Mom one year. My sister was only 6 that year so she sounded so adorable. We recorded it in my closet one day when Mom wasn't home. When we played it for her on Christmas morning she couldn't stop crying and smiling. Now every Christmas morning she plays it loud.
What is the best Holiday gift that you have received?
I don't know if I can say what the best gift ever was but one year I asked for a trampoline. When I went downstairs and looked under the tree, it wasn't there and I was so sad. But then my parents said "Why don't you take a look outside" and there was the trampoline sitting in my backyard. All the kids in the neighborhood were over at our house playing on it with us within a matter of minutes.
Describe your favorite Holiday memory.
One year, when I was 6 or 7, Santa Clause came early! We were having our annual Christmas Eve party downstairs when my Mom told me she thought she heard something coming from upstairs where we had another Christmas tree. My parents and I went upstairs and there were 6 "American Girl" Doll boxes with red ribbons on them. I was in awe! I opened each and every one of them very carefully. I left Santa extra cookies that night and he came back in the morning too!
What are your favorite Holiday songs?
I love all Christmas music. It makes me feel so comfortable. I just recorded one of my favorite Christmas songs "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" and loved being able to go in the studio and sing a song I've been singing since I was a little girl.
How will you spend the Holidays this year?
This year I will be surrounded by family and friends as always. I absolutely love the holidays. These days it is hard for me to get to see all of my loved ones because of my busy schedule so I am really thankful for the quality time I get to spend with them during the Holidays.
Do you have a holiday message for your fans?
This is a time to be thankful for all you have been given. I hope everyone enjoys the special people in their life. Its all about love and joy. I recorded "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" as a christmas present to my fans.
Find out more about Ashley by visiting www.AshleyGearing.com
Katelyn Pippy
Katelyn Pippy is a talented young actress who can be seen on the Lifetime Network’s critically acclaimed series “Army Wives!”
What are you most thankful for?
I know this is what a lot of people say but I'm most thankful for my friends and my awesome family. They're my support system when I'm upset or lonely and I'm so lucky to have them.
How will you celebrate Thanksgiving this year?
Every year my whole family gets together and we have a formal Thanksgiving at a local country club in Pittsburgh and then we have another one where everyone hangs around the house and eats leftovers and has a good time. And I bake pie, apple pie and it is amazing and vegan!!
What is the best Holiday gift that you ever gave someone?
I absolutely love picking gifts, it’s my favorite part of Christmas. I'm not sure about the best one I've given, I usually try to get one big gift then lots of little stuff that the person will like. Last year I surprised somebody who'd never been to New York City by asking them to come with me there to see a premiere. But, my favorite ones to give were the blankets that I made for my baby cousins on their first Christmas. I used super soft yarn and made them huge so that they'd be able to use them for a long time.
What is the best Holiday gift that you have received
I've had some great ones, my mom has a knack of finding the perfect gift, one that you had only ever even mentioned once, and an ex once bought me a really beautiful necklace that I still love. But it think my favorite was when my mom surprised me with tickets to go see "RENT" before it closed. NYC in the winter is magical, and I was so happy to see the show before it closed.
Describe your favorite Holiday memory.
My favorite part of the holidays is Christmas morning, but not when we open the gifts, its really early that morning. My brother and I always sneak down and just stare at the tree and admire how pretty it is with all the presents around. And then my parents wake up and we have a family breakfast before we go over to see my aunt and uncle, who live next store. I love the casual happy moments like that with my family.
What are your favorite Holiday songs?
I love "Holy Night" and "Last Christmas." This year I've had the ‘Glee’ Christmas album on repeat!
How will you spend the Holidays this year?
I've been living in LA but I'm driving cross country for the first time to be home for the holidays and have a white Christmas :)
Do you have a holiday message for your fans?
I just hope everybody has a great holiday season and that no matter what's going on in their life they're able to find the little moments of peace and happiness that make this the best part of the year.
Jadin Gould
What are you most thankful for?
My parents, who love me and are always there for me, as a young actress it is so important that I have them there to support me in everything.
How will you celebrate Thanksgiving this year?
I will be staying in Los Angeles this year for Thanksgiving with my mom and dad. I’ll help her cook dinner and we will make a fire and watch movies. I love to spend times like that with my family.
What is the best Holiday gift that you ever gave someone?
I gave my Aunt an iPod that she had been wanting for a long time. She was so excited!
What is the best Holiday gift that you have received?
My little Maltese puppy (JoJo) was the best gift that I have ever received. He is my best friend and I love him so much!
Describe your favorite Holiday memory.
My favorite holiday was when my family went to Santa Fe, N.M. to visit my grandparents. We went to Taos for the day and I got to go snow tubing with my dad.
What are your favorite Holiday songs?
Hm, I really love "Silent Night," "Joy To The World" and "Deck The Halls"
How will you spend the Holidays this year?
I'm so excited to be going to my hometown in Oklahoma. I’ll be spending the holidays with my mom’s family, which is great because I’ll be able to see all of my cousins. I don’t get to go back often so I’m really looking forward to going this year.
Do you have a holiday message for your fans?
I would like to wish everyone a happy and safe holiday season and to encourage everyone it's the season of giving and showing love to all.
Rachel Holder
At just 18, Rachel Holder has plenty of performing experience under her belt, having performed in over 800 Broadway-style shows in Pigeon Forge, TN. She has released a Holiday themed single titled “Christmas Eve” on the independent record label, All Entertainment. When she was 15, the gutsy teenager attended a Vince Gill concert with her parents and asked the famous entertainer if she could sing with him. He obliged and Rachel joined him onstage for a little Oklahoma Swing.
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What are you most thankful for?
First, I am most thankful for my family and my dear friends. Second, I'm thankful for my career. Being able to perform and sing my songs to wonderful fans. I can't be anymore blessed.
How will you celebrate Thanksgiving this year?
I will celebrate Thanksgiving with my family, in Chattanooga. Holiday's are usually hectic at our house. So, it will be filled with a lot of drama, laughter, and food!
What is the best Holiday gift that you ever gave someone?
That's a hard one! I usually go all out for Christmas. I really don't know. I guess, making people laugh and smile! Thats what I live for.
What is the best Holiday gift that you have received?
The best Holiday gift I ever received was my Go Kart!! I went crazy! It was in the garage, and my Dad told me to look outside and there is was! I even cried!
Describe your favorite Holiday memory.
My absolute FAVORITE Holiday memory is when my Mom was using my bathroom, and at the time I did not have a curtain on the window. Well, my Dad and I were in the living room and all of a sudden we heard a scream from the bathroom. We ran in there to see if she was okay. Come to find out, Santa Clause was looking at her and waving from the yard outside the window, while she was using the bathroom. It was so funny!
What are your favorite Holiday songs?
My favorite Holiday songs are: Mariah Carey- All I Want For Christmas Is You; Carpenters - Merry Christmas Darling
How will you spend the Holidays this year?
I will spend the Holidays with my family and friends in Chattanooga. I love being with my family. It means the most to me. Christmas is my favorite time of year. I wouldn't trade a Christmas with my family for anything! Maybe we will get a White Christmas! :)
Do you have a holiday message for your fans?
Certainly! For each and everyone of them to have a blessed, safe, magical holiday season!
Amber Hayes
Amber Hayes’ debut single “C’mon” is currently climbing the Music Row chart and inviting country music listeners to become fans of the accomplished singer. Sharpening her skills by performing in musical theater, (She was Kathy Conway in the acclaimed Conway Twitty musical “It’s Only Make Believe”) the talented performer recently debuted her new EP with a live broadcast on the famed WSM radio station.
What are you most thankful for?
My family and support team that helps me every day to live my dream.
How will you celebrate Thanksgiving this year?
I will be in Oklahoma with my family. I have a big tight knit family that includes my 94-year-old great grandma. We are so blessed!!! AND I am getting to go to the Oklahoma/Oklahoma State football game. Can't have Thanksgiving without football!
What is the best Holiday gift that you ever gave someone?
I am really close to my grandma and few years back I gave her a personalized scrapbook with photographs and letters from some of her friends and family. She cried, I cried. I love gifts from the heart!
What is the best Holiday gift that you have received?
My great grandma gave me her mother's ring last year for Christmas and I think that has to be the best gift to date.
Describe your favorite Holiday memory.
I have lots of great holiday memories but it is the traditions that mean so much to me. Like, my uncle Chuck always reads the Christmas Story about Jesus' birth from our family Bible right before we open our gifts. It's a reminder of the most important gift of all.
What are your favorite Holiday songs?
I love the traditional Christmas songs like "White Christmas" and "Silver Bells"
How will you spend the Holidays this year?
I will spend Christmas Eve at my Nana and Papaw's house in Oklahoma. Christmas day, I will be at my parents house with my brother and his family. I have 2 nephews and I will get to see them open their gifts. Too fun! They are 2 and 4, so they love presents!
Do you have a holiday message for your fans?
I hope you all have a blessed holiday season. Enjoy celebrating the season with friends, family, and the ones that you love!
Vist www.AmberHayesMusic.com for more info on Amber!
Elaine Roy of "The Roys"
Elaine Roy spends most of her time making music as half of the brother/sister duo "The Roys." With brother Lee by her side, the pair have delighted audiences throughout the country and have opened for the likes of Chris Young, George Jones and The Oak Ridge Boys. The Roys have just been signed to Royal Rhythm Records and our working on a new album.
What are you most thankful for?
Health & family
How will you celebrate Thanksgiving this year?
Getting together with Family and having a great meal. Family time.
What is the best Holiday gift that you ever gave someone?
We sponsor children in Bogota, Columbia and bringing hope into their lives and ours has been tremendous.
What is the best Holiday gift that you have received?
My first tape recorder where I could record myself singing.
Describe your favorite Holiday memory.
Going to Grandma's house where we knew she would play the fiddle and aunts and uncles would play guitar, organ and sing.
What are your favorite Holiday songs?
O Holy Night, O Little Town of Bethlehem and I'll Be Home for Christmas
How will you spend the Holidays this year?
Quiet time with Family.
Do you have a holiday message for your fans?
Wishing them all a blessed Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Wishing that all their dreams come true.
For more information on The Roys visit http://www.theroyscountry.com/
MTV Personality Lenay Dunn
Lenay got her start by making crazy videos of her and her friends and posting them on the Internet. The folks at Red Bull took notice and hired her to work with them. It wasn’t long before MTV decided that she needed to be part of their team and now the talented Minnesota native is hosting shows for the network and having the time of her life.
What are you most thankful for?
My flipcam, pancakes, ideas, music, family, life
How will you celebrate Thanksgiving this year?
I will be going to Minocqua, Wisconsin to hang with friends and family (my grandparents have a cottage on a lake there). We are all going to see the new Harry Potter movie together. I hope we dress up like the characters when we go.
What is the best Holiday gift that you ever gave someone?
I wrote my dad a song the other year about his love for peanut butter. I recorded it and gave it to him as a gift.
What is the best Holiday gift that you have received?
I just got a pair of pink headphones for thanksgiving haha
Describe your favorite Holiday memory.
My parents surprised me and my sister with plane tickets to Hawaii one time at Christmas! That was pretty sweet. Then we covered them (parents) in all the christmas bows so you couldn't see them anymore.
What are your favorite Holiday songs?
N'sync and Amy Grant Christmas songs are the best!! Old school but awesome. Taylor Swift Christmas is always a winner too except that sad one about how she misses someone on Christmas. I don't like sad songs.
How will you spend the Holidays this year?
This year we're going to spend Christmas in Florida!! I'm from Minnesota so it'll be weird to not have snow. My sister lives there and couldn't get off work so we are all going to her ha. We will probably go to Universal Studios and the beach. I hope I get a palm tree.
Do you have a holiday message for your fans?
Yes I love making home videos but I also love watching home videos, so send me a video and say hey! Don't be shy :p Hope everyone has an awesome holiday and I love you all, facebook or tweet me! twitter.com/lenay13
See more on Lenay here:
http://vimeo.com/16009973
SAVVY
Savvy is gaining world-wide recognition thanks to not one, but TWO songs on Radio Disney (“Dance With Me Now,” and “Christmas Time Again”) and a television show “The Wannabes Starring Savvy” which is licensed in 60 countries.
What are you most thankful for?
Gabrielle LeMaire: I'm most thankful for my mom who loves me unconditionally and who is always by my side carefully guiding me through life as a person and in my career.
How will you celebrate Thanksgiving this year?
Mariah Parks: I am going to the Houston Thanksgiving parade with my family and I am having Thanksgiving dinner of course, yum! I can't wait!
What is the best Holiday gift that you ever gave someone?
Alan Shaw: I bought my friend a Build-A-Bear and I actually went to her house, dressed exactly like the bear, and gave it to her personally.
What is the best Holiday gift that you have received?
Shaylen Carroll: When my mom and dad gave me my first piano!
What is your favorite holdiday memory?
Andrew Bowen Stern: My favorite memory is the year I knocked down the tree on Christmas Eve. I felt so bad, but at the same time my family was cracking up laughing and it turned into a very funny story that we all remember.
What is your favorite holiday song?
Drew Reinartz: My favorite Holiday song is Santa Claus is Coming to Town
How will you spend the Holidays this year?
Gabrielle LeMaire: I'm spending the holidays with my family: opening presents, watching movies and eating a great meal that everyone in my family helps create.
Any parting messages?
Andrew Bowen Stern: I want to wish everyone Happy Holidays and hope that everyone gets what they wished for!
Find out more about these talented teens at:
www.thewannabes.tv & www.savvymusic.biz
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