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Years ago one of my favorite all-time holiday movies was Planes, Trains and Automobiles. This John Hughes late-80s classic still tickles me but there are scenes within it now that just make me cringe. Steve Martin’s rental counter meltdown is one such scene.
But holiday travel does not have to be such a drag. And [...]

If there is one thing the Internet is great for it is the rise in popularity of self-publishing.
Never in the history of man has it been easier for one to get their opinions and passions broadcast to an international audience. For a topic like Christmas, the Internet is the ultimate sharing device.
Take Christmas Town.net, [...]

Alvin, Simon and Theodore are household names around the world as the mischievous members of a Grammy-winning ensemble that has sold more than 43 million albums. Since first scurrying into the charts in 1958, Alvin & The Chipmunks have put their trademark spin on many of music’s most popular rock, pop, country and standard [...]

Randy Travis will release his second Christmas album, Songs of the Season, on Sept. 25 on Word Records. It’s his first Christmas album since An Old Time Christmas in 1989. Selections include “Away in a Manger,” “O Holy Night,” “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” “Angels We Have Heard on High” and “Let It [...]

KIMBERLEY LOCKE will release a new collection of holiday recordings on November 6, 2007. Simply titled Christmas, the set will include her two Billboard #1 AC hits “Up On The Housetop” (2005) and “Jingle Bells” (2006). Other highlights include classic arrangements of holiday must-hear songs, including “Frosty the Snowman,” “Away In A Manger, “Holly Jolly [...]

The widely popular WOW Gospel compilation synonymous with today’s hottest gospel music continues to build it’s brand, launching the first holiday album-”WOW Gospel Christmas 2007,” which is slated to release September 25.
 
      One of the most anticipated gospel holiday albums of this decade, “WOW Gospel Christmas 2007″ is a double disc collection of classic [...]

The holidays will indeed be joyous this year when Warner Home Video (WHV) releases The Year Without a Santa Claus Deluxe Edition on DVD October 2, 2007. Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus, Heat Miser, Snow Miser and their pals will surely put consumers in the Christmas spirit with this deluxe, collectible edition of the all-time holiday classic.

Washington, September 11:
Teenage actress Evan Rachel Wood has hinted that she may take out a gothic Christmas album with beau Marilyn Manson.
The 19-year-old, who has collaborated with Manson only on the karaoke stage, says that she may enter the recording studio with her boyfriend to rework a few famous Christmas carols.
“If we [...]