"Christmas Is All Around," Billy Mack (J Records)

From the original soundtrack to the 2003 romantic comedy "Love Actually," this re-imagining of the Troggs' "Love Is All Around" as a Christmas song figures prominently in the plot as a washed-up hard rocker's attempt to return to the charts. I'm kicking myself for not having the idea -- but don't get me wrong, this thing is 24-karat schlock through and through. Which is part of its charm, as you'll know when you see the movie. Music fans will want to see it to watch how the Brits get all gooshy about what song's going to be no. 1 during Christmas -- as I've noted elsewhere on the site, that part is based in reality. And then they'll want the song too. Turns out, in another case of art imitating life, they're actually going to release this as a single in England. Almost forgot to give props to actor Bill Nighy's terrific portrayal of aging rock star Billy Mack, not to mention his performance of the song. A slight dollop of this variety of cheese might have improved the likes of the Moody Blues' album.