Filmgenre:
Weihnachtsgeschichte

Schauspieler:
Vanessa Williams als Ebony, Kathy Griffin, Chilli, John Taylor

Drehbuch:
Richard Schenkman

Regie:
Richard Schenkman

Produktionsablauf:
Erstausstrahlung in Amerika auf VH1, 13. Dezember, 2000

Vanessa´s Auftritt:

Was ist das Besondere an diesen Film:
Der Film wurde in Montreal, Canada gedreht und Vanessa singt neben neuen Liedern auch die Klassiker "Heart of Christmas", "Heartquake," und ein Remake des Weihnachtsklassiker von 1948, "Sleigh Ride"

"A Diva´s Christmas Carol" Links:

Story:

Sometimes, one bad night is all you need to get your head straight. Even if it’s the night before Christmas.

Superstar singer-actress Vanessa Williams, actress-comedienne Kathy Griffin ("Suddenly Susan"), TLC’s Chilli and Duran Duran’s John Taylor head the cast of the new VH1 Original Movies presentation "A Diva’s Christmas Carol".

A modern-day remake of the classic "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens, "A Diva’s Christmas Carol" centers on ego-driven diva superstar singer Ebony (Vanessa Williams), who decides at the end of a long European tour that she wants to headline a Christmas Day charity show in New York City. While her overworked manager Bob Cratchett (Brian McNamara) and touring crew balk at the added inconvenience of being away from their own long-suffering families for the holiday, Ebony rules regardless, telling Bob that "Christmas is a marketing machine we can’t ignore."

At her luxury hotel suite in New York City on Christmas Eve, Ebony rejects an invitation from her niece Olivia to spend some time with her family, then settles in for the night. A loud rap on the door signals not room service, however, but a frightening appearance by the ghost of Marli Jacob (Chilli), Ebony’s late former singing partner, who warns the diva that her loss of holiday spirit will ultimately mean the loss of her soul. According to Marli, Ebony has but one chance to turn her life around, and that chance will come tonight when she’s visited by three spirits, led by the Ghost of Christmas Past (Kathy Griffin) and the Ghost of Christmas Present (John Taylor).