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Actress DIANE KRUGER is spending the Christmas holidays in Germany - because her mother threatened to disown her if she didn’t come home.
The Troy star has celebrated the festive season away from home for the last two years, but is making a special effort to be with her family this year (07).
She says, "I’m going to Germany; I haven’t been home in two years.
"My mum made it clear - if I don’t come home, I’m not her daughter anymore."

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Oscar winner MIRA SORVINO has dreams of recording a family album of Christmas classics.
The actress grew up singing carols with her parents and would love to give others the benefit of the Sorvino sound.
She says, "We were pretty musical as a family. My mum always sang three part harmony, she was in a trio in college so she sang all the harmony parts to songs like Silent Night and we’d all sing together in harmony.
"It’s just a beautiful memory I have of my mum.
"I mean I have no plans to record an album in the immediate foreseeable future - but never say never."

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ANGELINA JOLIE and BRAD PITT will ensure their children celebrate a variety of different cultures at Christmas.
The couple, who have three adopted children as well as their own biological daughter, hope to educate their family about customs from their native cultures - but they’re planning Christian celebrations too.
Jolie says, "We haven’t decided what we’re doing for Christmas (but) we try to celebrate as many cultures as possible. We celebrate the Moon Festival for my boys, who are from Asia." The 32-year-old actress and her partner Pitt have a multi-cultural brood consisting of Maddox, six, from Cambodia; Pax, three, from Vietnam; and Zahara, two, from Ethiopia - as well as their own child, 17-month-old Shiloh.

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HILARY SWANK begged studio executives to let her take Christmas off after realising they had her promoting her new film P.S. I LOVE YOU in Europe throughout the holidays.
The Oscar winner was upset when she first saw her schedule, because it meant her plans to have a family Christmas wouldn’t be possible.
She explains, "I was asked to go to Europe to promote this movie, and I said, `I’ll go right up ’til the 21st (Dec07), when the movie opens, but please let me be home for Xmas.’"

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British rockers KEANE have recorded a cover version of a GWEN STEFANI track, to give to their fans as a special Christmas treat.
The band’s acoustic version of the U.S. pop icon’s Early Winter can be downloaded for free on their official website a limited period only.
The track was originally written by Keane’s Tim Rice-Oxley and featured on Stefani’s 2006 album Sweet Escape.

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GEORGE CLOONEY enjoyed a cheeky festive season while at college - he once stole his neighbour’s prized Christmas tree.
The Ocean’s Eleven star, 46, has fond memories of his student days, and recalls his most memorable Christmas one year, when he took revenge on his next-door neighbour for terrorising his pet dog.
He says, "Our neighbour was so proud of his garden, so when my dog got into it, he shot its butt full of pellets. Fortunately the dog didn’t die.
"But in the middle of the neighbour’s garden was a manicured fir tree, so one Christmas Eve, I sawed it down and put it up in our house. No Christmas tree has ever meant so much to me."

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British comedian RICKY GERVAIS will be fruitlessly searching under the Christmas tree for a gift from his writing partner STEPHEN MERCHANT - because his pal hasn’t bought him a present. The Emmy-winning actor, who co-created the hit TV comedies The Office and Extras with Gervais, admits the longtime collaborators are in each other’s company so often, they usually forgo the gift-giving tradition.
Merchant, 33, says, "I don’t think I’ve ever bought him a present. We see each other so much that we kind of forget that stuff really. I’ll probably buy him some vouchers."

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IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE has been voted the best Christmas film ever.
The classic 1946 Frank Capra movie stars James Stewart as a man who’s saved from suicide after he’s reminded of all the good he’s contributed to the world.
It’s a Wonderful Life beat off competition from festive favourites The Snowman, in second, and Home Alone, in third.
The Muppet Christmas Carol and the 1994 remake of Miracle On 34th Street came fourth and fifth respectively in the poll by British music retailer HMV.

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British actor RICHARD E. GRANT is so fond of traditional Christmas pudding, he eats it throughout the year.
The Gosford Park star admits he is a big fan of the English dessert, and can never get enough.
He says, "I will never forget the day I had my first Christmas pudding. I thought it tasted out of this world. So much so, that, over the years I have become addicted to them. I limit myself to one a month, but I would eat one every day if I could."

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WHOOPI GOLDBERG hates the holiday season, because it sends her into a terrible depression.
The actress/comedian is completely apathetic about Christmas and can’t wait for the festivities to pass.
She says, "Something happens to me in the holidays where I think there’s nothing cute about me. The holidays does that to me. I don’t care."

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Actress GABRIELLE UNION will spend her Christmas (07) holidays filming a TV travel show in Africa.
The Bad Boys II star is one of several African-American celebrities heading to the continent to shoot the upcoming programme for U.S. television.
Union says, "I’m going to Africa (for Christmas). We’re doing a travel show… They’re sending African-Americans to Africa and taping our experiences travelling the country. For two weeks."

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Singer/actor JAMIE FOXX doesn’t look forward to opening his presents at Christmas - because they will never be as good as the gifts he received when he was 10.
The Kingdom star laments about the days when he would be excited to find presents under his Christmas tree, and admits no amount of money will be able to top his favourite festive memory.
He says, "When I was 10, I got everything I wanted. I got a pool table. I got a bicycle. I got a chalkboard. I got clothes. Since then it’s all been downhill, so no wonder it’s a Christmas I will never forget."

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VINCE VAUGHN conned his parents into thinking he believed in Father Christmas throughout his childhood - because he feared he wouldn’t get any presents if they knew what he really thought.
Vaughn, who plays Santa’s grumpy brother in new movie Fred Claus, admits he stopped believing in St. Nicholas when he was six, but struck a deal with his sisters to keep the myth alive.
He says, "I went to my sisters and said, `Don’t tell mum and dad because then we may not get gifts anymore. You got to keep pretending you think there’s a Santa Claus.’ "So I was 16 saying, `When is Santa comin’ down the chimney?’ and finally my dad was like, `Look, son, it’s getting weird. You’re getting older and you know there’s not a Santa Claus but we’re gonna keep giving you gifts.’" But Vaughn could never spoil the magic of Christmas for other kids - like his neighbours did for him when he was six.
He adds, "We just did this promotional thing for Fred Claus and when it was over this 10-year-old kid came running up to me and he says, `Hey Fred, tell your brother to get me something this year!’ I looked at him and said, `I got you.’ "So I’m hoping his parents get him something good or otherwise he’ll hold me accountable for it."

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Cult director JOHN WATERS throws a diverse Christmas party every year - regular guests include the Governor Of Maryland and the actor who played the singing anus in his 1972 film PINK FLAMINGOS.
Filmmaker Waters likes to celebrate the holidays with family and friends in his hometown of Baltimore, Maryland, where he has a wide range of contacts.
The 61-year-old says, "I’ve had a Christmas party every year in Baltimore since I was 18. It’s everyone in Baltimore I know.
"There are some people I only see once a year. It’s everyone from the guy who plays the singing anus in Pink Flamingos to my mother. The governor usually comes too."

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British actress JOANNE WHALLEY still believes in Santa Claus - at the age of 43.
The former wife of Val Kilmer admits she still writes letters to St. Nicholas in the hope of getting everything on her gift wish list - and she insists her kids do the same.
She says, "I like Christmas. We always get our letters off to the North Pole; my kids are 16 and 12. I write letters to Santa too! "My kids kind of do it for a laugh but I have to admit I’m semi-serious. I’d like to believe in Santa. I read somewhere that whatever you believe in is true for you, so I’ve decided Santa exists for me.
"I wait until December 20th to get the letters off. You know if you send letters they actually go to the North Pole. You can Google the North Pole too.
I should just send Santa an e-mail." Meanwhile, Whalley admits one Christmas Day (25Dec) nightmare turned into a dream Christmas - when her home in Los Angeles was hit by a power cut.
She recalls, "I put the radio on and we lit every candle we could find and we had a fire. There was A Christmas Carol playing on the radio with Orson Welles’ radio company and it was an amazing production. We just sat and listened and it was one of my favourite Christmases.
"No one could play with their PlayStations and there was nothing much we could do. It was actually really nice to sit around and listen to the radio."

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Former CHEERS star TED DANSON’s festive seasons rarely match up to those he enjoyed as a child in Arizona - because he’d spend Christmas morning staring into the Grand Canyon.
The actor’s parents would pack bourbon and whiskey in flasks and spend much of Christmas Day (25Dec) walking around the rim of the natural wonder.
He recalls, "My mother would always pack what my parents called a medicine kit, which was a bottle of scotch and a bottle of bourbon for them to have their cocktails.
"We would drive around the rim of the Grand Canyon at a whim because they could get up there and have cocktails on the edge of the Grand Canyon.
"We would go up with our tomato soup with a little sherry in it. I sound like I come from a bunch of alcoholics, but they weren’t." Even the Danson’s trip to get a Christmas tree would be a magical adventure.
He adds, "I grew up in this kind of wonderful Christmas place just outside Flagstaff and we always had the biggest snows right around there. We were 7,000 to 13,000 feet up, at the foot of an old volcano.
"We’d go out into the pine forest with our permit and cut down our Christmas tree, put it on our car and come back. We would go slogging through the snow in the middle of nowhere to find a Christmas tree."

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Actress HALLE BERRY was devastated when she discovered Santa wasn’t real after catching her mother eating his plate of cookies.
The Monster star spent time baking the treats for the rotund gift-bringing legend but was horrified to find her mother scoffing them.
She says, "The day I saw my mom eating the Santa cookies on the plate was one of the most horrific days of my life. I never let her forget it. "I had at least three more good years that I could have believed had she not been so careless."

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Music mogul SIMON COWELL will not be receiving another pair of his trademark high-waisted trousers from British singer LEONA LEWIS this Christmas (07) because he already owns more than any man should.
Lewis - who recently released her debut album Spirit under Cowell - admits she’s struggling to find the music mogul a Christmas present, but knows for certain what she won’t be buying him.
She says, "The man who has everything! Aftershave, maybe. He’s got plenty of clothes, especially black T-shirts. And one thing’s for sure, he doesn’t need any more high-waisted trousers…"

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