Maybe it's the fact that they take place on Christmas Eve - a time I've always associated with magic ever since I realized Santa was going to need some mad space-time-continuum-bending-skills to complete his route. Maybe it's the songs (Kermie's Only One More Sleep Til Christmas is my personal anthem). But I think the main reason is the idea of love redeeming even the most curmudgeonly on Christmas.
I'm one of those people who doesn't view villains as "evil". That is one of my pet peeves in reading a villain's POV - I think it's very hard to do it right because in my opinion No one thinks of himself as evil. And if you aren't "evil" then you aren't beyond redemption. And I love that little flicker of hope. You may have been hardened by life and the poor choices you made. You may have realigned your moral compass so "merciless" becomes a mercy in itself (deprivation of coal is teaching Cratchett toughness, you know). You may have built up walls to protect yourself from the very love you want so badly, but it's never too late.
I love that message.
When Carina press contacted me and asked me to write a paranormal Christmas story, I knew I wanted to play with the idea of going through hell to learn to open your heart. It was an homage to my favorite Christmas awakening stories. But No Angel didn't end up having three spirits or Cindy Lou Who. It has angels, demons, Hollywood celebs, and Lucifer himself - but most importantly to me, it has a character who, though she loves Christmas and never thinks of herself as Grinchy, needs to learn to let herself love and be loved. And if a Christmas Eve trip to the Underworld can't convince her, nothing will.
What's your favorite Christmas/Holiday story? Do you have certain ones that you watch or read every year as part of your holiday traditions?
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I'm a big fan of non-traditional Christmas movies, myself. "Die Hard," for instance. Of course I like "It's a Wonderful Life" and the ORIGINAL "Miracle on 34th Street" as well...
but regular movies set at Christmas time are fun. I just watched "Sleepless in Seattle" for the millionth time. I'm pondering watching "While You Were Sleeping."
And we finally rented the original "Gremlins," which I had never actually seen before.
LOL. I'm watching Die Hard 2 as I type this. Love the unconventional Xmas movies. And Gremlins, ahhh Gremlins. Might have to watch that one next.
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