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On October 14, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, in partnership with Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc., will release the “Elvis Presley Christmas Duets” CD, which is the first Elvis Presley duet recordings album and the first Christmas compilation of its kind ever produced. This release marks yet another milestone in Elvis Presley’s legacy, 31 years after his [...]

Mozes ( www.mozes.com), the service that connects people to what they love from their mobile phones, is powering a mobile listening party for five-time Grammy(R) award winner Faith Hill. The mobile campaign lets mobile fan club members get an exclusive preview and offer feedback on cuts from the multi-Platinum-selling country star’s new Christmas album “Joy [...]

There he goes again.
A Lake Tahoe monk who years ago legally changed his name to Santa Claus has once again launched a media campaign to draw attention to himself. Mr. Claus, a self-described child advocate, declared himself a write-in candidate for president after the Obama and McCain campaigns to his You Tube request for [...]

MPI Home Video has announced the October 28th DVD release of The Doris Day Show - Christmas Memories. This extras-packed disc, costing just $14.98 SRP, will come with three classic Christmas episodes from the series. We’ve got the studio description for you below, including details about all the bonus material you’ll find, followed by the [...]

National and international media outlets broke the story of turmoil within the community of professional Santa Clauses nearly a month ago. The story is one of power-hungry individuals fighting for control of a major Santa-industry trade organization.
That feud has continued in online Internet communities during a time of year when Santa Claus is usually [...]

Donning Santa hats instead of sunhats, Gaylord Opryland Resort’s decorators towered overhead in cherry pickers today, stringing Christmas lights in the July heat as they begin getting the resort all dressed up for Christmas. The “most Christmassy hotel in the nation,” as named by the Travel Channel last year, has started gearing up for its [...]

Spare a thought, this warm summer day, for Oregon Christmas-tree growers, who are getting a frigid reception south of the border.
Like Santa’s elves, the farmers are already sweating the Yuletide season, placing them at loggerheads with Mexico’s embryonic Christmas-tree industry. Oregon growers of the coniferous symbols of peace and hope are locked in a [...]

Consumers will be facing price hikes of up to 15 percent on holiday goods, from toys to European luxury handbags. Many retailers had resisted passing along higher prices to consumers, but escalating costs — fueled by rising energy prices, higher labor costs in China and a weak dollar — are forcing stores, from warehouse clubs [...]