Christmas Gifts

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2009-04-20T22:06:00.000-07:00

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Elvis Presley Christmas Duets

2008-10-31T06:48:00.000-07:00

Track Listings

1. Blue Christmas Elvis Presley & Martina McBride

2. I'll Be Home For Christmas Elvis Presley & Carrie Underwood

3. Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) Elvis Presley & LeAnn Rimes

4. Santa Claus Is Back In Town Elvis Presley & Wynonna Judd 5.Silent Night Elvis Presley & Sara Evans

5. White Christmas Elvis Presley & Amy Grant

6. Merry Christmas Baby Elvis Presley & Gretchen Wilson

7. O Little Town Of Bethlehem Elvis Presley & Karen Fairchild and Kimberly Schlapman of Little Big Town

8. Silver Bells Elvis Presley & Anne Murray

9. O Come, All Ye Faithful Elvis Presley & Olivia Newton-John

10. The First Noel (2008)

11. If I Get Home On Christmas Day (2008)

12. Winter Wonderland (2008)

Product Description
Elvis' most cherished holiday classics reinterpreted by today's biggest female stars with Elvis Presley! The album features 'Blue Christmas' with Martina McBride, 'I'll Be Home for Christmas' with Carrie Underwood, 'Here Comes Santa Claus' with LeAnn Rimes, 'Santa Clause Is Back In Town' with Wynonna Judd 'Silent Night' with Sara Evans, 'White Christmas' with Amy Grant plus Gretchen Wilson, Karen Fairchild & Kimberly Schlapman of Little Big Town, Anne Murray, Olivia Newton-John and three Bonus Tracks.

Pre-Lit Fiber Optic Noble Fir Artificial Christmas Tree

2008-10-31T03:45:00.000-07:00

Product Description
Brighten your holiday season with this Noble Fir Fiber Optic Christmas Tree, a favorite because of its wonderful proportions.
By GKI/Bethlehem Lighting Item #H80901

A tree to charm any room during the holidays, its stable stand has two interchangeable discs that add color to the pre-installed fiber optics.
Some assembly required. Tree comes in two sections that easily go together in seconds and then are placed into the base.

Includes 12V 40VA adapter, replacement lamp for base, extra bulbs, and fuses.
Hinged branch construction
Features 300 pre-strung, multi-colored miniature lights that illuminate the tree's branches, which are frosted at the tips.
Measures approximately 78"H x 45"Diameter
Material(s): PVC and Fiber Optics
Out swept silhouette
UL Listed

Nightmare Before Christmas Jack and Sally 7" Plush set

2008-10-31T02:01:00.000-07:00

Product Description
They win the cutest couple competition. Take Jack Skellington and Sally wherever you go with this Nightmare Before Christmas plush set. Both Jack and Sally measure 7-inches tall and come ready for cuddle action! Soft and adorable, these plush are definitely more than a handful! Their small size makes it perfect for you to display in the office, in the car, or anywhere else you like!

What A Night! A Christmas Album

2008-10-31T01:54:00.000-07:00

Track Listings

1. It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

2. What A Night!

3. Christmas Day

4. Holly Jolly Christmas

5. Please Come Home For Christmas

6. O Come All Ye Faithful

7. Dance Of The Sugarplum Fairies

8. Let There Be Peace On Earth

9. Winter Wonderland

10. It's Beginning To Look a Lot Like Christmas

11. Santariffic

12. Jingle Bells

13. Zat You Santa Claus

14. We Three Kings

15. Song For The Hopeful

16. Auld Lang Syne

Product Description
Holidays with Harry and his 2008 release, What A Night! A Christmas Album. Harry Connick, Jr. is an accomplished singer, pianist, and actor who emerged in the late 1980s as a Sinatra-style crooner for a new generation. As a musician, his influences include Bebop, New Orleans Jazz, and big-band swing. His score for the film When Harry Met Sally brought him national acclaim and an Oscar. He has appeared in many films and he is known for his Pop music as well.

A Cedar Cove Christmas (Cedar Cove) (Hardcover)

2008-10-31T01:51:00.000-07:00

Product Description
Mother-to-be Mary Jo Wyse arrives in Cedar Cove on Christmas Eve, searching for her baby's father. David Rhodes had said he'd be in town. But he isn't. Which leaves Mary Jo stranded, pregnant and alone. And there's no room at the local inn.…

So Grace Harding brings Mary Jo home to her nearby ranch. She and her husband, Cliff, have a houseful of guests, but they offer her a room over their stable (currently sheltering the animals—including a donkey and a camel—for Cedar Cove's Nativity pageant!).

When Mary Jo goes into labor that night, a young man named Mack McAfee, a paramedic, comes to her rescue, just as her brothers—the three Wyse men—show up in town. The people of Cedar Cove join them in celebrating the birth of baby Noel. But no one has more to celebrate than Mack. Because this Christmas brings him faith, hope and love…

Christmas Tree Halloween Costum

2008-10-31T01:43:00.000-07:00

Makes a great Halloween costume
Costume is made of fabric over foam
Also includes matching shoe covers shaped like presents
One size fits most adults

The Muppet Christmas Carol - Kermit's 50th Anniversary Edition (1992)

2008-10-30T01:58:00.000-07:00

Product Description
'Tis the season for love, laughter, and one of the most cherished stories of all time! Join Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, and all the hilarious Muppets in this merry, magical version of Charles Dickens' classic tale. Academy Award(R) winner Michael Caine (Best Supporting Actor, 2000, THE CIDER HOUSE RULES; 1987, HANNAH AND HER SISTERS) gives a performance that's anything but "bah, humbug!" as greedy, penny-pinching Ebenezer Scrooge. One fateful Christmas Eve, Scrooge is visited by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future. Together with kind, humble Bob Cratchit (Kermit the Frog) and his family, the Spirits open Scrooge's eyes -- and his heart -- to the true meaning of Christmas. Filled with original music and dazzling special effects, this restored and remastered 50th Anniversary Edition of THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL will become a holiday tradition your family will treasure all the days of the year.~~(C) The Muppets Holding Company, LLC and BVHE. MUPPETS characters and elements are trademarks of The Muppets Holding Company. All Rights Reserved

The Christmas Collection (2005)

2008-09-06T01:02:00.000-07:00

Upon ordering this 3 disc collection I wasn't really sure what to expect but am plesantly surprised to say the least. I have always adored anything with a Christmas theme and this set doesn't disappoint in the least.
Total content on these 3 discs are 13 hours and 35 minutes.

Disc 1 contains 11 classic television Christmas episodes: The Beverly Hillillies - Turkey Day, Christmas at the Clampets & Home for Christmas.
The Burns and Allen Show - Gracie and Relatives
The Jack Benny Show - Christmas Shopping (Note: Mel Blanc, the voice of Bugs Bunny and numerous others cartoon characters, appears in this one)and New Year's Eve
Ozzie & Harriet - Late Christmas Gift, The Christmas Tree, Piano for the Fraternity and Busy Christmas
The final show on this disc is Liberace, The Christmas Show
The entire first disc has a 4 hour 48 minute playing time.

Disc II: Classic Christmas TV Specials
I recognised a few of these but not all.
The Little Christmas Burron - Narrated by Lorne Greene
Brightest Night
The Little King - Christmas Night
The Christmas Visitor
Toys Will Be Toys
Santa's Pocket Watch
Ginger Nutts Christmas Circus
Silent Night, The Story of the Christmas Carol
Little Gray Neck
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Not the famous version)
Santa's Surprise
Christmas Comes but Once A Year
Snow Foolin
Hector's Hectic Life
Jack Frost (Not the famous version)
The Shanty Where Santy Claus Lives
Somewhere in Dreamland
The Night Before Christmas
The Candlemaker
The Star of Bethlehem
Jack Frost (The popular version)

Disc III: Beyond Tomorrow (Excellent Christmas film from 1940) runs 1hr 24min
Scrooge, the 1935 version starring Seymore Hicks runs 1hr 27 min
A Christmas Without Snow 1981, runs 1 hr 35 min
Miracle on 34th Street 1957 version runs 47 minutes.

I hope that this helps you in your shopping.

The Christmas Card (2006)

2008-09-05T00:54:00.000-07:00

Product Description
Once in a while a movie comes along that reminds us how powerful love can be. In the midst of war in Afghanistan Captain Cody Cullen (John Newton "Desperate Housewives") is touched by lovely card sent by Faith Spelman (Alice Evans "The Chris Isaak Show") from the small picturesque town of Nevada City California. As months pass the card never leaves his side giving him the strength to survive and setting him on a mission to find her. The Christmas Card has received massive critical acclaim and audiences are raving. Now for the first time on DVD Emmy-nominated (TBD) The Christmas Card is available with great bonus features and is the perfect gift for this holiday season!System Requirements:Run Time: 84 minutes Genre: CHILDREN/FAMILY UPC: 796019805988 Manufacturer No: 80598

A Very Special Christmas

2008-09-05T00:36:00.000-07:00

Track Listings

1. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - The Pointer Sisters

2. Winter Wonderland - Eurythmics

3. Do You Hear What I Hear? - Whitney Houston

4. Merry Christmas Baby - Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band

5. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas -The Pretenders

6. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - John Cougar Mellencamp

7. Gabriel's Message - Sting

8. Christmas In Hollis - Run-D.M.C.

9. Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - U2

10. Santa Baby - Madonna

11. The Little Drummer Boy - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band

12. Run Rudolph Run - Bryan Adams

13. I Wish Everyday Could Be Like Christmas-Bon Jovi

14. The Coventry Carol - Alison Moyet

15. Silent Night - Stevie Nicks

When was the last time you heard collard greens being sung about in a Christmas song? Probably never, unless you're a Run DMC fan, or were wise enough to hop on the Very Special Christmas tip. The rappers' contribution to this benefit collection is probably the highlight, although traditional songs covered by now-traditional artists like the Pretenders ("Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas") provide the majority of the material here. Eurythmics turn in a suitably chilly "Winter Wonderland," Stevie Nicks sings a beautifully haunting "Silent Night," and Whitney Houston proves again that she's every woman with "Do You Hear What I Hear"--that is, every woman with a voice strong enough to do the song justice. "Santa Baby," Madonna's contribution, isn't as sultry as it could be, but there's more fun thanks to hell-on-heels, the Pointer Sisters and Bon Jovi. --Steve Gdula

The Nightmare Before Christmas (2-Disc Collector's Edition) + Digital Copy (1993)

2008-09-05T00:32:00.000-07:00

Product Description
Now digitally restored and remastered with state-of-the-art technology, THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS is deeper, darker and more brilliant than ever just as Tim Burton originally envisioned it. Can Christmas be saved? Bored with the same old scare-and-scream routine, Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, longs to spread the joy of Christmas. But his merry mission puts Santa in jeopardy and creates a nightmare for good little boys and girls everywhere!
Bonus Features
THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS is the first full-length stop-motion animated film ever created.
The movie contains more than 227 animated characters.
Santa Claus' head has more than 50 different working parts, and Jack has more than 400 separate interchangeable heads, each handcrafted with a different facial expression.
The smallest working puppet in the movie is a doll from the "real world" Jack visits that is only one inch long.
Sally is wearing a real miniature dress laid on top of foam latex so that the fabric doesn't move too much on screen.
At the height of production, the animators produced only 70 seconds of finished film per week.
To create Halloweentown's twisted look, the design artists often made their sketches using their nondrawing hand.
What's This? Jack's Haunted Mansion Holiday Tour
Original Theatrical Trailers And Posters
FRANKENWEENIE (Uncut Version) With New Introduction By Tim Burton
VINCENT -- Short Film
Tim Burton's Original Poem Narrated By Christopher Lee
All-New Audio Commentary By Tim Burton, Director Henry Selick And Musical Designer Danny Elfman
Behind-The-Scenes Making Of Tim Burton's THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS
The Worlds Of Tim Burton's THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS Halloween Town; Christmas Town; The Real World
Deleted Scenes
Storyboard To Film Comparison

Nightmare Before Christmas Home Decor Door Wreath

2008-09-04T23:53:00.000-07:00

Product Description
Nightmare Before Christmas Door Wreath Costume Accessories are the best way to complete that look!! The Nightmare Before Xmas Door Wreath will finish off that Jack Skellington Halloween costume perfectly.

A Christmas Celebration

2008-08-24T22:53:00.000-07:00

Editorial Reviews

One of the more impressive things about A Christmas Celebration is its glowing immediacy. The record's rich vocals and colorful instrumentals create a concert-like setting, reprising the season's most loved hymns, carols, and pop standards, along with a Gaelic version of "That Night in Bethlehem." Unexpected numbers such as "Christmas Pipes" and "Carol of the Bells" (here led by the spirited fiddling of Mariread Nesbitt) only enhance an already engaging disc that finely weaves between the piety of classical music and the playfulness of pop. Chloe Agnew, Orla Fallon, Lisa Kelly, and Meav Ni Mhaolchatha combine their Celtic voices against orchestral arrangements and sparser settings--spiked with the traditional Irish fare of uilleann pipes, harp, and ancient choral harmony--to deliver an assortment of reverent but lively arrangements that wouldn't be out of place at a church, concert hall, or good Irish celli. --Martin Keller

Product Description
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Track: 10: Panis Angelicus,

Track: 11: Don Oiche Ud I Mbeithail That Night In Bethehem,

Track: 12: O Comes All Ye Faithful,

Track: 13: The Little Drummer Boy,

Track: 14: The Wexford Carol,

Track: 15: Let It Snow Bonus Tracks,

Track: 1: O Holy Night,

Track: 2: Away In A Manger,

Track: 3: Ding Dong Merrily On Hight,

Track: 4: White Christmas,

Track: 5: Silent Night,

Track: 6: Christmas Pipes,

Track: 7: The Christmas Song,

Track: 8: Carol Of The Bells,

Track: 9: Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Media Type: CD
Artist: CELTIC WOMAN
Title: CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION
Street Release Date: 10/03/2006
Domestic
Genre: XMAS VOCAL

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Noel Josh Groban (The Christmas Song) mp3

2008-08-23T23:06:00.000-07:00

Editorial Reviews

The Grammy-nominated, twenty-something, pop-classical phenomenon's fourth studio album is an expertly accomplished entry to the holiday marketplace. Noël tackles the familiar sounds of holiday music with a charmingly eclectic array of guest vocalists and a wide range of material. The songs range from the sacred to the secular, while Groban--buoyed in spots by none other than the London Symphony Orchestra--soars in his duets with Brian McKnight, Faith Hill, and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. There's even a song with a gospel choir directed by Kirk Franklin. Produced yet again by crossover maestro David Foster, the arrangements never overwhelm the songs. Groban's smooth and supple vocals can be hard to categorize--seeing how his range is somewhere in-between a high baritone and a low tenor--but he always finds and emphasizes the emotional core of these songs. And whether they have origins in pop or classical music seems not to matter. The addition of messages from troops stationed in Iraq on top of "I'll Be Home for Christmas" is undeniably heart-wrenching, while the album's highlight is its most spare song, "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear," which finds Groban alone at his piano, sounding very much like some kind of angel. --Mike McGonigal

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Now That's What I Call Christmas!

2008-08-22T16:09:00.000-07:00

Track Listings

Disc: 1
1. The Christmas Song - Nat King Cole
2. Bing Crosby - White Christmas
3. Blue Christmas - Elvis Presley
4. Have Yourself A Merry Little Xmas - Frank Sinatra
5. Winter Wonderland - Tony Bennett
6. Sleigh Ride - Ella Fitzgerald
7. Let It Snow - Dean Martin
8. Home For The Holidays - Perry Como
9. It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year - Johnny Mathis
10. Have A Holly Jolly Christmas - Burl Ives

Disc: 2
1. Happy Christmas (War Is Over) - John Lennon
2. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - Bruce Springsteen
3. Do They Know It's Christmas - Band Aid
4. Wonderful Christmastime - Paul McCartney
5. Love Is A Holiday - Michael Bolton
6. It Must Have Been Old Santa - Harry Connick Jr.
7. Jingle Bells - Diana Krall
8. Away In A Manger - Mannheim Steamroller
9. Deck The Halls - Ottmar Liebert
10. Love On Layaway - Gloria Estefan

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The Original Christmas Classics (Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer/Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town/Frosty the Snowman/Frosty Returns/Mr. Magoo's Christmas

2008-08-21T15:42:00.000-07:00

Product Description
Includes 7 Holiday Favorites: - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town - Frosty the Snowman - Frosty Returns - Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol - The Little Drummer Boy - Cricket on the Hearth

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Let It Snow [EP]

2008-07-07T11:14:00.000-07:00

Track Listings

1. Let It Snow

2. The Christmas Song

3. Grown-Up Christmas

4. I'll Be Home For Christmas

5. White Christmas

6. Let It Snow (Live)

Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas [EXTRA TRACKS] [SOUNDTRACK] [SPECIAL EDITION]

2008-07-05T00:20:00.000-07:00

Track Listings

Disc: 1
1. Overture
2. Opening
3. This Is Halloween
4. Jack's Lament
5. Doctor Finklestein/ In the Forest
6. What's This?
7. Town Meeting Song
8. Jack and Sally Montage
9. Jack's Obsession
10. Kidnap the Sandy Claws

Disc: 2
1. This Is Halloween - Marilyn Manson
2. Sally's Song - Fiona Apple
3. What's This? - Fall Out Boy
4. Kidnap the Sandy Claws - She Wants Revenge
5. This Is Halloween - Panic! At the Disco
6. Making Christmas (Demo) - Danny Elfman
7. Oogie Boogie's Song (Demo) - Danny Elfman
8. This Is Halloween (Demo) - Danny Elfman
9. Kidnap the Sandy Claws (Demo) - Danny Elfman

Not only is The Nightmare Before Christmas one of the best musicals of the past two decades; it may well be Danny Elfman's masterpiece, successfully integrating his main influences (from Cab Calloway to Nino Rota) into a fantastic whole. The first disc of this reissue features the original soundtrack, its songs still teetering between dark humor and poetic flights of fancy; this so-called kids' music is at least as sophisticated and skilled as anything you're likely to hear on Broadway. The second disc includes demo versions of four songs on which Elfman plays and sings everything, and five new covers of some of Nightmare's best-loved songs. Marilyn Manson successfully applies his spooky Weimar-circus style on "This Is Halloween" while Panic! At the Disco's lushly orchestrated take on the same tune is closer to the original. Fiona Apple's poignant "Sally's Song" is enhanced by very nice string charts, and She Wants Revenge does a disco take on "Kidnap the Sandy Claws." Best perhaps is Fall Out Boy's cover of "What's This?" which sounds like an unexpected cross between the Beach Boys and Queen. A highly recommended set. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Mannheim Steamroller: Christmas Song

2008-07-04T00:43:00.000-07:00

Track Listings

1. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow

2. The Christmas Song

3. Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town

4. It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

5. Feliz Navidad

6. Catching Snowflakes On Your Tongue

7. Masters In This Hall

8. Above the Northern Lights

9. Frosty the Snowman

10. Traditions Of Christmas

11. Christmas Lullaby

12. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

Product Description
2007 holiday treat from Chip Davis and Mannheim Steamroller, their first new Christmas album in six years! Features guest vocals from Johnny Mathis (no stranger to great holiday recordings) plus Olivia Newton-John. 12 tracks including 'Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas', 'Frosty The Snowman' and many others. American Gramaphone.

The Nightmare Before Christmas (2-Disc Collector's Edition) + Digital Copy (1993)

2008-07-03T00:32:00.000-07:00

A Christmas Carol (Ultimate Collector's Edition)(B/W & Color) (1951)

2008-07-02T00:26:00.000-07:00

Product Description
Alastair Sim's tour-de-force performance as the ultimate miser Ebenezer Scrooge has almost single-handedly made this beloved version of Charles Dickens' story into one of the best-loved Christmas films of all time. Some of Britain's best filmmakers united behind Sim who was joined by a delightful cast of accomplished and acclaimed English actors; creating what many today believe to be the best and most faithful production of Dickens' immortal tale. Cranky and curmudgeonly Scrooge learns the error of his unkind ways and is taught the true meaning of the holidays when he is visited by the ghost of his late business partner and the spirits of Christmas past present and future. BONUS FEATURES: Original B&W 4x3 Version from an all new digital transfer Optional 16x9 Version Enhanced for Widescreen Monitors Bonus Colorized Version Scrooge (1935 Seymour Hicks Version) Audio Commentary by Marcus Hearn & George Cole "Spirit of Christmas Past" George Cole remembers Alastair Sim "Richard Gordon Remembers George Minter & Renown Pictures" "Charles Dickens His Life & Times" Original American Theatrical Trailer Original British Theatrical Trailer Before & After Restoration Comparison Optional English & Spanish Subtitles Optional Narrative for the Blind Photo & Press Book Gallery Cast Bios. SPECS: 2-DVD9s; Dolby Digital; 86 minutes; Color & B/W; 1.33:1 Aspect Ratio & Optional 4x3 & 16x9 Enhanced versions; Year - 1951. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA UPC: 089859850028 Manufacturer No: 8500

James Taylor at Christmas

2008-06-01T11:21:00.000-07:00

Looking for a smart, never-out-of-style singer who turns in a perfectly solid collection of Christmas songs, including a few surprises? J.T. is your man on James Taylor at Christmas, which is nicely balanced between pop and jazz selections, with more stately hymn-like fare and balladry. Always fine in his charmingly understated voice, Taylor and company try out the old gospel standard "Go Tell It on the Mountain" and the memorable "Some Children See Him." He smoothly cuts through "Winter Wonderland" and "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" with a bit of jazz flavor, and reprises Joni Mitchell's increasingly popular Christmas song (even though it's about getting away from the holiday), "River." One of the album's most satisfying delights is Taylor's funky version of "Jingle Bells," sung in a kind of barroom stomp with the most intriguing phrasing since Barbra Streisand sang it in the '60s. Soulful and bright and moody as well (when Taylor sings "In the Bleak Midwinter," you believe it's indeed rough), there's barely a clinker here. -- Martin Keller