INTERVIEW: Candace Cameron Bure Shares on Hosting the K-Love Christmas Concert, Her New Book & 2014 Plans

 

Candace Cameron became a household name at a young age on the popular show "Full House" as DJ Tanner in the 80's and 90's and has continued her success into new projects and her career is still thriving. Now, Cadace Cameron Bure (married to NHL hockey player Valeri Bure in 1996), she recently hosted K-Love's Music City Christmas Concert in Nashville and is releasing her second book and continues to act as well. Candace shares with us about all of her latest news here. 

We would like to thank Candace for taking the time to speak with BreatheCast. 

BreatheCast: So tell us about the 'K-Love Music City Christmas' concert (Monday, Dec 9th on Uptv 7pm & 10pm Cst) and what fans can expect to see?

CCB: "It is just a music spectacular! I'm hosting such incredible artists like TobyMac, Matthew West, Newsboys, Big Daddy Weave, Colton Dixon, Brandon Heath, Kari Jobe, Mandisa, for King and Country, Crowder and Tenth Avenue North. It's just this wonderful, warm-hearted Christmas concert where the artists are singing some of the holiday classics and some original songs and in between are some special moments where they share their own personal Christmas stories or Christmas moments. It's just a really fun, live event for the whole family to sit down and watch and listen to great Christmas music."

BreatheCast: So what was it like to host the 'K-Love Music City Christmas' Concert with so many great artists?

CCB: "When they asked me to do it, I didn't hesitate to accept the invitation on whatever terms it didn't even matter because I'm just such a huge Christian music fan. That's the music I listen to and I'm just such a big music fan in general. It's one of those gifts I really wish I had been given. I wish I could sing and just be musically inclined that way, but I'm not (laughs) so I really appreciate the people who are and music is just a huge part of my life. I was just super pumped to be asked to host the event. They were all wonderful, I was super excited to meet the artists that I hadn't met before because a couple of them I'm already friends with and know pretty well. 

BreatheCast: Were there any artist(s) that you were particularly excited to meet?

CCB: "TobyMac was a big one for me. We've kind of crossed paths a few times at events, but I've never been able to spend any time chatting with him other then just saying Hi. So I was a little bit star struck with him and he is just such a cool guy and I've just loved his music for so long. Crowder was so cool and all those guys with the long beards and hats, it was just so fun. I'm a new fan of FOR King and Country. I got to watch them at the Dove Awards and actually present their best new artist award and wow were they so deserving of it, they were incredible. After that, I bought their album and I'm getting to know them musically and they are incredible."

BreatheCast: Are you a singer? Did they offer you a guest spot to sing during the show?

CCB: "I so wish that one of them had asked me that, but they probably had heard how I sing from someone before so that's probably why I didn't get asked (laughs). We did however, have an impromptu "Full House" theme song backstage with Big Daddy Weave and that was pretty fun. Jeremy just started playing it on his guitar and we sang the chorus, so we all had a moment together."

BreatheCast: Have you been spending more time in Nashville recently? What do you think of 'music city'?

CCB: "I love Nashville! that trip was really the first time that I had spent more than a day there. I was there for the K-Love taping, the Dove Awards and some other stuff as well. I was just back a few weeks ago because my publisher is in Nashville also and I totally get it now that I've spent some time there as to why people love it. It's almost like the little L.A. It's this really cool, down home vibe of what L.A. has to offer because you guys have great food and restaurants but the people are just real and there's just not that fake element that floats around L.A. I'm a native of Los Angeles so I can totally say that confidently and not sound terrible saying it (laughs). I love Nashville and hope I get to I get to spend more time there and work there more."

BreatheCast: Our fans wanted to know about the "Full House" re-boot hoax/rumors are out there. Is the door officially closed on that happening?

CCB: "That article that went around was a hoax article, so it isn't something that had really been discussed between any of us, but the article did get buzz circulating about it. There would be a lot of factors that would need to work out for that to happen, but who knows, I'm always on board if they do something with "Full House". I absolutely love the show and the work that we did on it, so I would totally be up for it. It could be the type of show that promotes good wholesome family values and that is the type of entertainment I provide for people. So if that happens, it would totally be awesome, but who knows. 

BreatheCast: Does the original "Full House" cast still keep in contact?

CCB: "Yea we do. We are all really good friends. People who follow me on twitter and facebook, I usually post pictures when we get together and hang out. We've all been really tight since the show, so it's fun that people still get excited when they see pictures of us together. It's not something new for us though, because we hang out on a pretty regular basis." 

BreatheCast: Your Hallmark Original movie Let it Snow aired last week and was a huge success! What can you share about it for people who haven't seen it yet. 

CCB: "It's a little romantic comedy and I play this resort executive that works for his dad's company and I have to turn this small mom and pop ski lodge into this updated ski resort for singles. So I have to transition this whole place into something very new. Except when I go there, to this little mom and pop ski lodge, they are so much about Christmas traditions and the value in that, that I experience Christmas for the first time almost like a child because my character never really had the opportunity to experience Christmas in her upbringing. So that's what the movie is all about and of course she meets a really cute guy and falls in love as well. It's Hallmark, it's super family friendly for everyone and just beyond excited to see how many people had watched it. It became the second most watched telecast in Hallmark channel history. 

BreatheCast: What do you have coming up in 2014 and people can look forward to?

CCB: "My second book is being released on Jan 1st, 2014 titled Balancing It All. It's my stories of juggling purpose and priorities. So I'm really excited for that to be released and I will be doing a big press tour and book tour for that. Then I have another television movie lined up that I will be filming sometime in 2014 and I have a couple of other projects that are in the works right now that I can't discuss because they are not finalized. I'm going into 2014 very happily busy, I feel very blessed that God is allowing me to do the things that I love and that it still fits in with keep my family first priority in my life. I'm really looking forward to this next year."