Bad-Gift Givers Listen Up! Entertainment Products Top the Charts This Holiday Season; CDs, Movies, Video Games and Books Will Be the Most Sought-after Gifts.MINNEAPOLIS -- Forget the fruitcake fruit·cake n. 1. A heavy spiced cake containing nuts and candied or dried fruits. 2. Slang A crazy or an eccentric person: "a fruitcake under the delusion that he was Saint Nicholas" and tube socks! According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the National Retail Federation's (NRF NRF National Retail Federation NRF NATO Response Force NRF National Research Foundation (South Africa) NRF Neighbourhood Renewal Fund (urban renewal funding package in the UK) NRF Nouvelle Revue Française ) 2003 Holiday Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey, CDs, books, movies and video games See video game console. were the top gifts purchased during last Thanksgiving weekend. Don't be caught on the bad-gift giver list this holiday, here are some of hottest entertainment products for 2004 sure to make up for last year's follies. Music From the hip teen to stuck-in-the-70s dad, music makes a great gift. Sam Goody Sam Goody is a music and entertainment retailer in the United States and formerly in the United Kingdom. It is owned and operated by Musicland, which itself is owned by former rival Trans World Entertainment which also runs Suncoast Motion Picture Company and, until January 2006, stores anticipate new releases from Ludacris, Lil' John, Eminem and Nelly will top young adults' lists, while albums from Rod Stewart, Shania Twain and George Strait George Harvey Strait, (born May 18, 1952), is an American country music singer. The native Texan is known for his honky tonk country western sound. Strait is sometimes referred to as the "King of Country" and some critics call Strait a living legend (Bego, 2001). are sure to be welcomed gifts for the young at heart. Classic holiday titles by Mannheim Steamroller, Trans-Siberian Orchestra Trans-Siberian Orchestra (often abbreviated as TSO) is a rock orchestra founded by Paul O'Neill, Robert Kinkel, and Jon Oliva in 1996. The band's musical style is often described in different terms, it incorporates progressive rock, symphonic metal, and heavy metal, with , Tony Bennett and Bing Crosby also will help ring in the season. Be sure to browse the gently used music section of Sam Goody for extra savings, or bring in your used CDs for some extra holiday cash. Movies What better way to spend the holidays with the family than enjoying some of the best movies of 2004. According to Suncoast Motion Picture Company, 'tis the season of sequels with sequels such as Shrek 2, Spider-Man 2 and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban topping gift lists. Boxed sets of TV shows, such as CSI CSI Crime Scene Investigator CSI CompuServe, Inc. CSI Commodity Systems, Inc. CSI Commodity Systems Inc. (Boca Raton, FL) CSI Crime Scene Investigation (CBS TV show) CSI Christian Schools International and Seinfeld, continue to be sought-after gifts. Classic favorites including It's a Wonderful Life and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" is a popular Christmas story about Santa Claus' ninth and lead reindeer who possesses an unusually red colored nose that gives off its own light that is powerful enough to illuminate the team's path through inclement weather. are sure to get family and friends into the holiday spirit. Video Games Video games are always popular holiday gifts and this year's new titles are sure to please the video game enthusiast on your list. For PS2, Grand Turismo 4, The Fast and the Furious and Dragon Ball Z “DBZ” redirects here. For the meteorological term, see dBZ (meteorology). Dragon Ball Z (ドラゴンボールZ : Budokai 3 are must-have titles. Halo 2, Star Wars Battlefront and Doom 3 for XBOX will be hot for the holidays. Nintendo GameCube fans will love to see Lord of the Rings, Call of Duty: Finest Hour and Metroid Prime 2 under the tree. Launching late November, Nintendo DS is a new handheld with dual screens offering both touch and voice control and wireless game play. New games for Nintendo DS include Metroid Prime: Hunters, Super Mario 64x4, Bomberman and Yu-Gi-Oh: Nightmare Troubador. Books According to Media Play stores, books with theatrical tie-ins will be hot this holiday. Top titles include Polar Express, Curious George and Grisham's Skipping Christmas. Gift Cards Great for those hard-to-buy-for people on your list, gift cards continue to be a popular holiday gift. The NRF said consumers spent $17 billion on gift cards last holiday season. Sam Goody, Suncoast and Media Play stores offer gift cards in any denomination giving gift receivers the freedom to choose their favorite entertainment products. To avoid being a bad-gift giver this holiday season, visit Sam Goody's Bad-Gift Givers Anonymous, a program to help bad-gift givers everywhere, at www.badgiftboycott.com. About Musicland Musicland Group Inc. is a leading national specialty retailer of music, movies and games that appeal to trend-conscious, entertainment-focused consumers. The company is expanding and diversifying its key entertainment offerings to satisfy the changing needs of its consumers. Musicland operates more than 900 retail stores and online under the names Sam Goody (samgoody.com), Media Play (mediaplay.com) and Suncoast Motion Picture Company (suncoast.com) in 48 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. |
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