Jane Green worked for many years as a journalist, with occasional forays into public relations for film, television, and the odd celebrity. The author of over ten novels, including Falling, Summer Secrets, Saving Grace, and Tempting Fate, she lives outside New York City with her husband and four children, and is still thrilled at the annual prospect of a real white Christmas.

Jennifer Coburn spends the winter holidays at home with her with her family in San Diego, where the only way she notices the seasons changing is by checking the calendar. Holidays in Southern California are a bit different than New York City, where Coburn was born and raised. Mall Santas are tan and Mrs. Claus is rumored to be a Botox devotee. Jennifer burns her menorah candles from both ends working as a public relations consultant and writer.

Liz Ireland grew up in Texas, where all her Christmases except one were green. Her favorite gift ever was the yellow Schwinn bike (with a banana seat and white wicker basket) she got when she was nine. She now celebrates the holidays in Oregon with her husband and a menagerie of pets.