Jeaniene Frost

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ETA: THIS CONTEST ENDED AS OF 12/7/18. But keep checking my blog for new posts because more contests will be announced soon 🙂.

As promised, I’m now starting the first of my Holiday Favs Giveaways! Yes, I know I called it the 12 Days of Christmas Giveaways last week, but then I caught the flu, so everything’s now been shortened to match my new state of sickness. Hey, at first I was going to rename it Frosts 12-Way Favs, and then I read that title out loud. Whoops ;). 

Anyway, these giveaways are brought to you by SHADES OF WICKED, my latest release. So, before we get to them, let’s thank our sponsors, Ian and Veritas, shall we? Who are they? new visitors might be wondering? Let me introduce you!

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Okay, shameless promo plug out of the way, let’s get right to PRIZE 1 of the Holiday Favs giveaways! First up are books, books, books! THREE WINNERS will get to choose from ONE of the books below, which contains ALL the novels in my Night Huntress, Night Huntress World, Night Prince and new Night Rebel series, with an added extended novella from The Bite Before Christmas anthology because it’s an important Cat and Bones story that I really should have just made into a complete book, but didn’t. I even arranged the books in my Author Recommended Reading Order because not even the flu can limit my ocd, ha! Anyway, here are the pretties. The three winners can choose to have them in either paperback or ebook. This part of the contest is open to US and international readers, although due to ebook restrictions, any international winners are limited to receiving their prize in paperback only.

 

But I don’t only want books! some of you might be saying. I hear you! How about some chocolate, too? ONE LUCKY WINNER will also get a box of Godiva chocolate PLUS any book from my collection featured above, in either paperback or ebook, winner’s choice. This part of the contest is limited to US readers only.

But wait, there’s more! What goes better with books than chocolate, you wonder? Books, chocolate, AND MONEY! 🙂 ONE LUCKY WINNER will get any book from my collection above, PLUS a box of Godiva chocolate, PLUS a $25 Amazon egift card! This part of the contest is open to US readers only.

THE RULES:

If you want your chance to be one of the five total winners, then tell me your favorite holiday-themed movie. For example, mine would be a tie between It’s A Wonderful Life and National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. I like the uplifting, timeless truths of It’s A Wonderful Life, but let’s face it, my actual holidays more closely resemble the mayhem of Christmas Vacation ;). This category is open to all holidays, of course. Or, if you don’t have an official holiday-themed favorite movie, holiday-adjacent is fine, too. If I were picking for that category, mine would be The Family Man, where the holidays are barely mentioned because it’s mostly a fish-out-of-water story combined with a meant-to-be love story, all wrapped up with a tinge of supernatural intervention. Hey, you can rock the holiday horror category, too. Gremlins was an all-time favorite of mine, and Santa’s Slay still makes me laugh out loud. 

I mentioned a bunch of examples, but you only have to tell me one of your favorites to be eligible to enter.  Reply in the comments on my website blog ONLY so I have them all together in one place. Winners will be randomly selected. Not sure if you’re at my website blog? Here is the link: https://jeanienefrost.com/2018/12/holiday-favs-giveaways-prize-1/

Contest opens NOW and ends Friday, December 7th at 9am Eastern time. Please only enter once per person. Thanks and good luck!

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  1. I love love National Lampoon Christmas. But I always watch Bruce Willis movie Die Hard at Christmas.

  2. A Christmas Story is my all time favorite Christmas movie. Love Actually is a very close second.

  4. It is not necessarily a Christmas movie, but I love to watch The Ultimate Gift during the holidays. It is such a heartwarming story of a man learning how to love, work , and live life to the fullest. My second favorite would have to be Elf. That movie always makes me laugh.

  5. As much as I love my family’s choice of movies, they chose to watch The Godfather on Christmas day, I’ll have to go with A Nightmare Before Christmas.

  6. Nightmare Before Christmas and Santa Claus Is Coming to The Town! I love all the Rankin-Bass movies!

  8. A Christmas Story is a must at my house, but I secretly love (since it came out) Office Party!

  9. “White Christmas” is mandatory watching. At least one viewing is required every December. The music, the costumes, the love?? What’s not to like?

  11. Jingle All The Way is mine! I grew up loving Arnold’s action movies and Sinbad’s stand-up, so this movie has always had a special place in my heart! 😊

  12. Gosh, thanks for the chance on this awesome giveaway. I love Love Actually and Sleepless in Seattle and The Holiday. All rom-coms 🙂 – Thanks again for this chance!!!

  14. Honestly, I don’t tend to like holiday movies. I don’t know who counts Die Hard as a Christmas movie, but I do like that one.

  15. My favorite Christmas movies…Rare exports…Love Actually and Elf…oh and the original Christmas Carol (the black and white version).

  18. My favorite Christmas movie would have to be The Nutcracker, but I also love watching hallmark romantic Christmas movies!😊

  20. I love Harry Potter and The Socerers Stone. Brings tears when he says I’ve got presents?

  23. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation is my ultimate favorite and my guilty pleasure is A Christmas Story.

  24. Mine would be a tie between Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas and White Christmas. White Christmas is a family tradition, one where we watch it every year while putting up the tree and/or on Christmas day. Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas tends to aid me in reliving a little of that magical feeling that Christmas used to inspire when I was a kid. 🙂

  27. A Christmas Carol (1997) is actually my favourite Christmas movie <3 It's an animated movie and I still watch it every year since childhood. It's about the true meaning of Christmas and tells us to also think of others and to give rather than take. Also it's about how little things can already make a great change.

  28. I feel like Home Alone doesn’t get the love it deserves as a holiday movie, that’s definitely one of my faves!

  32. My favorite Christmas movie is It’s A Wonderful Life, the kids gave me a VHS copy years ago, and now I play it at least 4 times during the year and once a week during Christmas!

  35. Favorite Christmas movie and the one traditionally played every year when we put up the tree is Christmas Vacation. 🙂

  38. The Christmas Switch on Netflix is suprisingly enjoyable but my favorite holiday movie is How the Grintch Stole Christmas, the live action version.

  41. White Christmas, it was a yearly tradition with my Dad as a kid. Hes been gone for 8 years now and this year is the first time i have been able to bring myself to watch it. Yes i cried but it brought back wonderful memories of us singing together (horribly) and dancing together with me standing on his feet.

  42. My faves are not movies, just the older xmas shows. Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer, Twas the night before Christmas, Frosty the snowman, Nester the long eared donkey (always makes me cry), Santa Claus is coming to town. I’ve had them on vhs since my twenties (46 now). A family member found them on a 2 dvd set a couple years ago and gave it to me for xmas. I still watch them all every december.

  45. This is a tough one. I think Elf is my favorite holiday movie. Although I’m quite partial to The Santa Clause.

  47. Love, Actually has become a favorite over the years but I have to watch White Christmas or it just doesn’t feel like Christmas to me!

  48. Happy Holidays Jeannine! 💕 The Family Stone is my favorite holiday movie, there’d are so many wonderful characters!

  49. Everyone is doing Christmas, so I’ll do Halloween! Hocus Pocus is my personal favorite!

  51. It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!

    My son has autism and this was the first “movie” that really caught his interest. He loves to quote it! Watching my 5-year old light up when it comes on has made this my overall favorite.

    For Christmas, The Year Without A Santa Clause tops my list. Heat Miser and Snow Miser remind me of me and my sister.

  54. I think I’d have to go with The Last Holiday as my favorite Christmas movie. It’s just so darn cheesy and cute. Plus the cast includes Queen Latifah, LL Cool J, Gerard Depardieu & Timothy Hutton, which is pretty freaking cool on its own. What a crazy combination.

  55. Favorite Christmas movie would be a Christmas story since my sister and I watch every year after unwrapping presents with the family. I should say my sister and I are in our 30s so this tradition has been going on for awhile now 🙂

  56. Mine is a tie between Its a Wonderful Life and White Christmas. My son (age 4) loves the music in White Christmas and sings like Bing Crosby year round.

  57. Mine is White Christmas… Love the story line its Funny Its Classical and the Music is wonderful as well. its my all time Favorite. an beautiful … the Red an White outfits and the story line of a soldier trying to help an old friend save his Inn.. sniffs great Movie…..

  58. White Christmas!! I have watched it since I was a child and I just love it! So happy that my Hubby feels the same way!! 🙂

  59. I’ve been binging on corny Nexflix Christmas love stories, lately. My favorite, though, has to be Love, Actually.
    All. The. Feels!! ❤️

  60. Growing up, my favorite was Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer – but in recent years, it’s been usurped by The Santa Clause. 🙂

    Thank you for this opportunity!

  61. My new favorite is Christmas Chronicals on Netflix with Kurt Russell. I love the day Santa but with a wholesome holiday theme 🎅🏻

  62. Die Hard and Gremlins!!!!!! Not a Hallmark Christmas movie type of person, no matter the season. Lol

  63. White Christmas!!! We start watching it on Thanksgiving all the way through Christmas. Bing Crosby & Danny Kaye are the best.

  64. #1 is Elf because it makes me laugh my ass off every time. Regardless of the fact that I’ve seen it hundreds of times and not always during the holidays.

    #2 is White Christmas because my mom loved crooner music during the holidays and Bing was her favorite. Other has classic songs and is also quiet funny.

  65. I’d also like to add How The Grinch Stole Christmas. I believe I grew up to become the Grinch 😉

  67. The Holiday and The Last Holiday are my favorites along with The Grinch with Jim Carey😄😄

  69. The Santa Clause is my favorite holiday themed movie due to the character growth and changes it shows. The whole idea of the card Santa carries with the fine print is all so novel and funny!

  70. Mine would have to be the Santa Claus trilogy, Bill Murrays Scrooged, and A Smokey Mountain Christmas.

  74. I have to go with How the Grinch Stole Christmas because it came out in 1966 when I was the same age as Cindy LooWho, who was only 2.

  75. Either Elf or the Nightmare Before Christmas, depending on the mood. Though Nightmare is really a Halloween movie, but that’s a holiday, so…

  76. I love just about any version of “A Christmas Carol” and I have to watch and sing along to “White Christmas” at least once a year.

  79. Elf. Its one of the last movies I was able to see with my best friend before she passed from heart failure. Every time I see it on it makes me smile because we laughed so much and so hard.

  82. Nightmare before Christmas, because really we all need some Christmas spirit during Halloween and some Halloween spirit during Christmas. And you know Jack and Sally are relationship goals.

  83. My all time favorite movie for the holidays and non-holidays is The Nightmare Before Christmas. I love my bone daddy. 💀

  84. My favorite is probably A Nightmare Before Christmas. Spooktacular art style and songs, plus it merges my favorite holiday, Halloween, with my second favorite, Christmas.

  85. I love White Christmas. All of the music takes me back to when my mom and my grandma would play Bing and Danny music every season while doing Christmas baking. Also the good turn done in the movie is heart warming.

  88. “A Christmas Carol” for the win. Patrick Stewart or Scrooge McDuck all versions are welcome 😁

  90. Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang. I love the scenes where they help at the Christmas factory and when the Truly pretends to be a wind up doll and dances. Dick van Dyke is always awesome.

  93. I have so many, I can’t wait until November/December when I can watch holiday movies. The Nightmare Before Christmas, the Gift of the Magi, National Lampoons Christmas Vacation, a Charlie Brown Christmas, a Christmas Story, The Grich Who Stole Christmas, Ruldolph the Red Nose Reindeer…..

  94. A Christmas Story. It’s one of the movies my brother, dad, and I bond over, which is nice since we lived states apart while my brother is serving in the USAF.

  95. A Charlie Brown Christmas followed closely by the original How the Grinch Stole Christmas

  97. Mine is Grumpy Old Men. Reminds me of my grandfather and all his own quirky ways which drove me crazy as a kid, but now I’d give anything to have back!

  98. My favorite holiday movie is definitely National Lampoons Christmas Vacation. I’ve watched it so many times, and I still laugh at the same things. Just Friends is a close second. It’s hilarious!

  101. Charlie and The Chocolate Factory! Its one of my favorite movies and I always look forward to it being on during the holidays.

  102. Miracle on 34th Street (1947 version). It’s the one show I make sure I watch every year.

  103. My favorite holiday movie is Home Alone! I loved that movie as a little kid and still love it to this day!

  104. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer; I’ve watched it every year since I was a kid around Christmas time.

  105. I actually have 2! An old one, The Night They Saved Christmas, and a new one, The Christmas Prince!

  106. I like all the old ones, Rudolph, Frosty, The Grinch and my grandkids new favorite is Shrek the Halls.

  107. My favorite Christmas movie is A Christmas Story, but I love the classic cartoons and claymation as well. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, Frosty, and the one with Heat Miser and Cold Miser.

  108. My favorite childhood movie is AYear Without a Santa Claus. I just love heat miser and snow miser and The song is just so infectious. My favorite adult movie is White Christmas, because it’s just a great classic and I have a soft spot for musicals.

  109. Elf. Buddy is so sweet and endearing. The scene where he eats the gum off the subway rails still makes me queasy.

    I find myself answering the phone close to Christmas like this – “Buddy the elf, what’s your favourite colour.”

  112. My favorite is National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. My best friend and I text lines from the movie to each other.

  114. It’s a tie between A Christmas Carol from 1940’s
    and The Bishop’s Wife and It’s a Wonderful Life.

    Love the oldies!!!😉

  116. It would be a tie for me, between…

    Die Hard

    AND

    A Christmas Story

    Also for good measure (and not really a “movie” but still loved)

    A Charlie Brown Christmas

  118. 12 way faves? Have you been spending too much time with Ian perchance? Thoroughly enjoyed Shades of Wicked.

    My favorite Christmas movie is It’s a Wonderful Life (followed closely by White Christmas.)

  119. My favorite Christmas movie would be The Snowblow, although for Halloween it would be a Mexican movie called Macario, it’s old but very interesting.
    I know it has nothing to do with the theme of the contest, but, you are my favorite writer, I admire you a lot, kisses.

  120. BACHELOR MOTHER. made in 1939 with David Niven and Ginger Rogers. It was redone with Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher. But I like the 1939 the best. They are both fun romantic comedies. My Mom and I watch them every year (both of the movies.)

  122. My favorite holiday movie is Holiday Inn. There’s another lesser known movie, Donovan’s Reef, it stars John Wayne.

  124. My favorite is Home Alone. I watch the movies every single year even though I know the whole movie by heart. I guess they have became part of my Christmas traditions over the years. Also I love watching How the Grinch Stole Christmas.

  125. My favourite is Home Alone. I am looking forward to introducing these movies to my almost 12 year old. It won’t be cold or snowing in Melbourne Australia, but lots of laughs nonetheless.
    Wishing you all the best for a safe and happy festive season.

  127. All time favorite – “It’s A Wonderful Life” – just love the story, the message, & emotions of it. & it’s such a well done story with great cast, still holds up today.
    If my mom was still with us, she might say “Mister Magoo’s Christmas Carol” 🙂
    & more recent, non story oriented, really enjoy “Celtic Woman: Home for Christmas”.
    Merry Christmas to y’all, & have a great holidays.

  128. Mine has to be a tie between Rudolph the Red Nose reindeer the How the Grinch stole Christmas. I can’t choose between those two great movies 🙂

  129. My favorite Christmas movie is Jingle All the Way and the Gremlins I can’t really choose one they’re both really great, and are attached to some wonderful family memories.

  130. It’s really hard to name a single movie as my favourite holiday movie but to mention a few…
    Home alone, The Holiday, While you were sleeping, Love actually, Frozen

  131. My favorite is “A Christmas Story”. It was filmed in my home state of Ohio.
    For classics its “Charlie Brown Christmas”. & now “Die Hard” because of my favorite actor Alan Rickman.

  132. My favorite is Rudolph cartoon movie. I grew up with 4 siblings, that’s the only movie that all of us would sit and watch and not talk and fight. It’s family tradition to watch it several times this month. Has been since I was born. I grew up wanting to go to misfit island. I still want too. But as adults we are all a bit on our own misfit island just trying to make it. Have a very merry Christmas, or happy holiday season 🙂

  134. I love Elf and the Polar Express! Both of which I watch ever year and have since introdyced my children to these.

  135. My favorite Christmas movie i watch over and over is a newer movie, called Family Stone. It has an amazing cast, with lots of angst, more modern issues than the classics, and lots of Christmas love.

  138. I’ll be honest, ELF is my absolute favorite movie! It’s so absolutely hilarious and it brings me so much whenever I watch it. Can’t get enough of that movie!

  140. I have two favorites, Home Alone because well, it’s home alone!! Best childhood memories watching it with my family, and now making more sharing it with my kids. The other would be Die Hard. I lost my dad 7 years ago next week and this was a movie we watched together. We have now made it our Christmas Eve movie every year in honor of him.

  142. I love A Princess For Christmas, it’s pretty funny and sweet and don’t forget the very sexy Sam Heughan is the prince. <3

  143. I’d have to say Home Alone – I love that movie even though I didn’t realize it was a holiday movie until maybe the 5th time I watched it 😂

  144. I’ll be different and not go with a Christmas movie. I’m going to say Hocus Pocus because Halloween is my favorite holiday and it isn’t Halloween until you’ve watched Hocus Pocus!

  147. Mary Poppins is my favourite Christmas movie. Unfortunately must I watch it by myself because my children don’t like it.

  148. The Nutcracker is the first christmas movie I ever saw ( it had a young Macaulay Culkin) and I watch a different version every year

  149. Love Actually. I cry every time and have a huge thing for Colin Firth. He is my favorite Mr. Darcy.

  150. My favorite holiday movie is tied between Mixed Nuts and National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.🤣

  151. Arthur Christmas! Grandpa Claus cracks me up! 🤣
    Adore your Night Huntress series. Thanks for spicing up my life! 😉😁

  152. Home Alone is my alltime christmas favourite! It reminds me of christmas time when I was a kid. The whole family sat on the couch next to our tree on december 25th and watched it.

  153. My all time favorite movie is It’s A Wonderful Life. I have always been a fan of Jimmy Stewart. It also reminds me of how blessed I am.

  154. I’m not sure what my favorite Christmas movie is, actually! I really like “Elf” but I think perhaps I like “The Santa Clause” (1 & 2, 3 was not as good). I like upbeat happy, funny, and warm-hearted for Christmas.

  155. One of my favorites is love actually. I love watching the many characters and their stories all combine together at some point. Kinda showes it really is a small world. Merry Christmas!

  156. Has to be Holiday Inn !!!
    My whole family would gather round the TV with popcorn and watch it !! ❤❤

  161. My favourite is Gremlins! It brings me back to my childhood when I actually thought it was scary and rewatching with my kids I realized how funny it actually is! My kids love it too and has now become a family tradition … yes we are a little abnormal 🙂

  165. Favorite movie has to be How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Its one movie my mom and I watch all year. Lol. Its something we love and enjoy alot.

  170. My favorite and the one I seem to go to every year is “Meet me in St Louis” with Judy Garland..Something about the family life and the ups and downs just gets me.. Plus I can’t help but sing along to all the songs..Totally unrealistic for todays world but just makes me Happy.

  171. Its SO HARD to pick my favorite holiday themed movie!! one of my most favorite things in the whole world to do (other than knitting and reading!) is to snuggle on the couch with my kids and watch holiday movies!!!! (and eat snacks!!!!)

    I’d have to say HOme Alones or Elf. I LOVE them! The Home Alones bring me back to my childhood and give me such a warm nostalgic feeling and Elf is my kids FAVORITE so its become one of my favorites and is just a really happy sillly feel good family movie!

    Thank you for this chance and Happy Holidays Jeaniene!!!

  172. Christmas movie Die Hard. Hey it happens at Christmas lol.
    Cartoon has to be The Grinch original one please.
    Love all the hallmark xmas movies as well.
    Love your books and Ian is on my xmas wishlist. Thanks for the giveaway

  176. The Grinch who stole Christmas (Jim Carrey version) and The Nightmare before Christmas. Love these two movies; me and my girls will watch them over and over and over.

  177. Holiday Inn is my favorite. I love the songs and the dancing. Thanks for the contest and Happy Holidays to you!

  178. I suppose my favorite Christmas movie is Love, Actually since it is the one Christmas movie I make sure I watch every year even though I find some of the story lines a bit creepy.

  179. You Cast a Spell on Me (also listed as A Kind of Magic) with Nikki DeLoach and Ryan McPartlin. Although not a Christmas movie, more a “sort of” Halloween film. Just fun. For Christmas, A Charlie Brown Christmas and Mistletoe Promise. Charlie Brown is a tradition, even now. Mistletoe Promise, a Hallmark film, with Jaime King and Luke McFarland, is also different. Not a typical Christmas story. The “3 ghosts of Christmas” do come up, however.

    Thanks for the Joy at Christmas, Jeaniene! AND for the Night Prince novels. I have re-read them often and they’re getting a little dog-eared. LOL!

  180. My favorite holiday movie is Die Hard! I love John McClane! Alan Rickman might play the villain but he still warms my heart.

  182. One of my favorites is “Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale”. It is a Finnish fantasy horror thriller. 😀 But I also love “Home Alone”.

  183. The Santa Clause was very enjoyable. Hard to pick a favorite. I’ve also liked the quirky “Nightmare Before Christmas” which is also a love story

  185. My favorite holiday movie will always be Home Alone! I can still remember being an 8 year old girl and watching the movie with my mom. Now I get to share the tradition with my 2 girls! I still laugh at all the scenes with him torturing the “Wet Bandits” and love the meaning that in the end the best gift is family.

  187. My favourite is A Christmas Carol. But it has to be the 1951 version starring Alistair Sim as Scrooge. And it has to be in black and white – none of that colourized garbage which looks completely fake.

  188. Lady and the Tramp – My mom and I used to watch it every Christmas Eve, especially for the opening scene.

  190. Mine would be It’s a Wonderful Life, but my husband’s is A Christmas Story. We actually watch that one more during the holidays! LOL!

  192. I’m not a big fan of Christmas movies so the only one I can think of is ‘How The Grinch Stole Christmas’. Thanks for the giveaway!

  193. If we are going only Christmas themed, then hands down Elf, but if we can include any holiday I have to include Hocus Pocus 😉

  194. It’s A Wonderful Life! Reminds us to think twice about how our decisions affect those we love!

  196. Home Alone is up there as one of my favorite holiday movies. Now I love watching with my Son who just loves it. His laugh is so contagious while watching the movie.

  197. My favorite holiday-themed movie is a tie between White Christmas and The Polar Express. I enjoy both of them equally!

  200. My favorite holiday movie is Die Hard. I know it does not seem Christmas to some people but the father who does what it takes to make his family happy at Christmas speaks to me. I love this movie. A Christmas Story is wonderful too with the all the family craziness.