Brittany Murphy's funeral to be held Christmas Eve, Murphy's favorite time of year

Brittany Murphy's brother blames Hollywood's harsh lifestyle for sister's death. (AP)

Brittany Murphy's favorite time of year was Christmas and it's been announced her funeral will be held on Christmas Eve.

"It's magical," she said of this time of year in a past interivew.

"No matter what's going on in our lives - Even if we can only be there a half a day, we all get together," she says. "We're a very close knit family. We're stronger as a unit then we are separately and that's something that I definitely take on to my own children one day."

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RadarOnline.com reported the news early Wednesday morning, adding the funeral is listed as "strictly private". Brittany's cause of death is listed as cardiac arrest but after noting "other reasons" to cause investigation, the LAPD is awaiting full toxicology tests to say for sure.

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