1.
by Hasbro, Inc.;
Game : Game
Visual material
Language: English
Publisher: Pawtucket, RI : Hasbro, ©2007.
Notes:
Scrabble always reminds me of the holidays. My Dad and I play at least 10 games in about 2 days. I love it and no one else can beat me, except him. (JD)
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2.
by Lisa B Zwirn
Book Language: English
Publisher: New York, NY : William Morrow, ©2008.
Notes:
COOKIE! You can keep all your big dinner fanciness - All I need to be happy is a frosted sugar cookie. (JD)
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3.
by Norbert E Yankielun
Book Language: English
Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton, ©2007.
Notes:
I grew up in Buffalo, NY and still visit the family there for holidays. Now, Buffalo has been known to have it's fair share of snow...so anything that helped us play in the snow and get out of the house was OK with us. (JD)
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4.
by Paramount Pictures Corporation.; United Feature Syndicate.;
DVD video : Videocassette : Animation : Juvenile audience : U-matic
Language: English
Publisher: Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount, 2000.
Notes:
I like the Peanuts Christmas special best. Not a huge fan of the other specials, Rudolph and Frosty and the New Year one just scared me to death when I was too young to be watching it. (JD)
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5.
by Don Freeman; Lisa McCue;
Book : Fiction
Language: English
Publisher: New York : Viking Childrens Books, 2008.
Notes:
My birthday is near the beginning of the year - so we tended to celebrate both at the same time. This book combines two of my favorites - New Year's Eve (new beginnings) and Corduroy, my favorite bear. (JD)
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6.
by Bob Clark; Melinda Dillon; Darren McGavin; Peter Billingsley; Jean Shepherd; Warner Home Video (Firm);
DVD video : Juvenile audience
Language: English
Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Bros. Home Video, ©2003.
Notes:
I didn't yearn for a Red Ryder BB gun but everything else about little Ralphie's holidays in Indiana translated to my childhood Christmases in Cleveland. Even the talking mule. The physical comedy in this movie is still funny. (JPM)
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7.
by Jeremy Brett; David Burke; Brian Miller; Rosalie Williams; Arthur Conan Doyle, Sir; Granada Television.; WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.); MPI Home Video (Firm);
VHS video : VHS tape
Visual material
Language: English
Publisher: [Oak Forest, IL] : MPI Home Video, ©1995.
Notes:
Jeremy Brett is wonderful as Sherlock Holmes and the Christmas theme makes "The Blue Carbuncle" makes this one of the most memerable in the series. (JY)
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8.
by Chip Davis; John Rutter; Mannheim Steamroller (Musical group); Cambridge Singers.
Music CD : CD audio :
Carols Language: English
Publisher: [Omaha, Neb.] : American Gramaphone, 1988.
Notes:
This music defnitely puts me in the holiday spirit. We play it each year during our Christmas Eve dinner. (LSC)
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9.
by Nancy Meyers; Bruce A Block; Cameron Diaz; Kate Winslet; Jude Law; Jack Black; Eli Wallach; Edward Burns; Rufus Sewell; Hans Zimmer; Columbia Pictures Corporation.; Universal Pictures (Firm); Relativity Media.; Waverly Films.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm);
DVD video Language: English
Publisher: Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2007]
Notes:
This is a funny and uplifting movie with a happy ending. I find myself watching it multiple times during the holiday season. (LSC)
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10.
by Truman Capote
Book : Fiction
Language: English
Publisher: New York : Modern Library, 2007.
Notes:
A Christmas Memory--Sweet, funny, and a little sad. Appeals to my sense of nostalgia. (DVG)
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