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Family Entertainment: Angels Sing Movie Review

cindy — Wed, 06 Nov 2013 18:00:15 +0000

If you are on the lookout for a new, heart-felt Christmas movie, Angels Sing fits the bill. The film opened in select theaters and On Demand last weekend and is available for pre-order now on Blu-Ray and DVD at the above link with a release date of December 10, 2013.

About Angels Sing

Harry Connick, Jr. stars as Michael Walker, who, as a child, wished every day was Christmas. That is, until a tragic accident crushed his holiday spirit. Thirty years later, Michael still can’t muster any joy for Christmas, despite encouragement from his playful wife (Connie Britton) and well intentioned parents (Kris Kristofferson and Fionnula Flanagan). But when his young son (Chandler Canterbury) faces a tragedy, Michael needs to make amends with his past. A mysterious man named Nick (Willie Nelson) gives Michael a gift that instills in him the courage to find the Christmas joy that he lost.

The Mom Maven Says…

I enjoyed the movie. It has a great cast and a poignant story. If I were you, I’d buy the DVD or Blu-Ray because this is a movie that you will want in your annual Christmas movie rotation. The movie is rated PG and I find it appropriate for ages 8 and up. This is more like a made for TV movie than it is ready for the big screen but if you like heart-felt family Christmas movies you should add Angels Sing to your must watch list.

Visit the Angels Sing website to enter the Christmas Caroling Contest, Christmas Decorating Contest and/or the Ugliest Christmas Sweater Contest! You can also follow Angels Sing on Pinterest for all sorts of awesome Christmas ideas! Pre-order you copy of Angels Sing today!

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Piggy Bank and CD Winners

cindy — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:25:57 +0000

Sorry I didn’t get the Piggy Bank winner posted before I left for Izeafest, things were a little crazy and the lack of affordable Internet at the hotel, free WiFi in the lobby was a 1 time deal I found out, made it dificult to blog.

The winner of the Money Savvy Generation Piggy Bank is @JanetFaye.

The winner of the Harry Connick, Jr. CD “Our Songs” is @murphykatt.

Hop on over to Twitter and congratulate both of these lucky ladies!

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Romantic Tunes for my Anniversary

cindy — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:48:43 +0000

Today is my 18th wedding anniversary so I thought it was the perfect day to post a giveaway for my new favorite CD of romantic music, “Your Songs” by Harry Connick Jr. Harry performs classic songs by some of the greatest musicians of all time with a full jazz big band and string orchestra! He collaborated with the legendary Clive Davis, who has managed & guided the careers of so many fantastic musicians (Whitney Houston, Alicia Keys, Kelly Clarkson). These songs are the tunes that you always find yourself humming along to when you hear them!

I love Harry Connick Jr’s big band sound and this CD full of romantic classics doesn’t disappoint. This CD is great for a quiet evening at home or as background music for a dinner party. I know you will love this CD.
Album Tracklisting (Originally performed by):
All The Way (Frank Sinatra)
Just The Way You Are (Billy Joel)
Can’t Help Falling In Love With You (Elvis Presley)
And I Love Her (The Beatles)
(They Long To Be) Close To You (The Carpenters)
Besame Mucho
The Way You Look Tonight
First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (Roberta Flack)
Your Song (Elton John)
Some Enchanted Evening
And I Love You So (Don McLean)
Who Can I Turn To? (Tony Bennett)
Smile (Charlie Chaplin)
Mona Lisa (Nat King Cole)

My gift to you is to make this giveaway as simple as possible.
Mandatory 1st Entry leave me a comment telling me which song on this album is your favorite.
Bonus Entries
Subscribers and Followers each get 1 entry. If you don’t follow or subscribe do it NOW!
This giveaway ends Monday October 5th at 10:00pm and open to residents of the US only. Good luck!

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