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In 1940s Indiana, nine-year-old Ralphie dreams of his ideal Christmas gift: a genuine Red Ryder 200-shot carbine action air rifle. But when gruff dad and doting mom regularly respond with "You'll shoot your eye out!" Ralphie mounts a full-scale, hint-dropping, Santa-begging campaign. He also endures all kinds of childhood calamities from snowsuit paralysis to the yellow-eyed Scotty Farkus affair to the dreaded tongue-on-a-frozen-flagpole gambit....
Publisher
Television Representative
Pub. Date
[1986]
Description
"Beware the Herdmans! They're the nastiest, dirtiest kids you could ever meet, and they've just decided they belong in this year's pageant. But the town thinks they belong in the care of the local police. When the curtain finally goes up, a miracle begins--and it all turns into "The best Christmas pageant ever!" -- Back of container.
3) Home alone
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When eight-year-old Kevin is inadvertently left at home when his family leaves for Paris, he does his best to defend the house against burglars.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2003
Description
First, the gang goes snowboarding with Chris Klug, then they hang-out with scientists at a NASA-like facility, next they jet off to a museum in Costa Rica, and finally end up at Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Along the way they encounter a snow monster, alien baby, "gigantisaurus," and the feuding Leland brothers, carrying their Civil War grudge beyond the grave. Cracking each case goes high-tech with a slew of internet-age gadgets in exciting new locales...
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Asian American Annie Inoue is ready to follow her dreams. Seventh grade brings basketball tryouts, her first big crush, and auditions for a production of The King and I. When she lands a prominent role, rumors spread that she only got the part because it's an Asian play with Asian characters. Devastated but determined, Annie channels the hurt into a new dream: showing everyone what she is made of.
Publisher
Warner Bros. Home Video
Description
In 1940s Indiana, nine-year-old Ralphie dreams of his ideal Christmas gift: a genuine Red Ryder 200-shot carbine action air rifle. But when gruff dad and doting mom regularly respond with "You'll shoot your eye out!" Ralphie mounts a full-scale Santa-begging campaign. He encounters a slew of calamities from snowsuit paralysis to the dreaded tongue-on-a-frozen-flagpole gambit.
Publisher
Warner Bros. Home Video [distributor
Pub. Date
2008], c1983
Description
A young boy must convince his parents that a toy rifle is the only Christmas gift that will make Christmas worthwhile. Not only do his parents face what many other parents do during that time of the year, but their actions fit in with the All-American Christmas.
Publisher
Distributed by Buena Vista Home Video
Pub. Date
c2004
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This Christmas, find out who's been naughty and who's been nice. Mickey, Donald, Goofy and their pals are about to find out the importance of opening your heart to the true spirit of Christmas. Watch the hilarious antics of stubborn old Donald as he tries in vain to resist the joy of the season, and laugh along with Mickey and Pluto as they learn a great lesson about the power of friendship.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Description
Have you heard the news? Your favorite sub-zero heroes are back in an all-new holiday adventure for the whole family! When Sid accidentally destroys Manny's heirloom Christmas rock and ends up on Santa's 'naughty list, ' he leads a hilarious quest to the North Pole to make things right and ends up making things much worse. Now it's up to Manny and his prehistoric posse to band together and save Christmas for the entire world! Bonus features included....
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Publisher
Burbank, Calif
Pub. Date
[2004]
Description
A counterfieiter escapes prison through his extraordinary likeness to St. Nick. Christmas is near, and with the police closing in, he is unable to recover loot from an earlier caper without taking advantage of two neighborhood kids who believe he is Santa.
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Narnia..where the woods are thick and cool, where Talking Beasts are called to life..a new world where the adventure begins. Digory and Polly meet and become friends one summer in London. Their lives burst into adventure when Digory's Uncle Andrew, who thinks he is a magician, sends them hurling into....somewhere else.
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Show your little one that they're worth more than any pot of gold! This delightfully lucky book for babies and toddlers features heartfelt rhyming puns and adorable, colorful illustrations including shamrocks, flowers, fairies, gnomes, ladybugs, and more that families will love to read together.
15) Santa Buddies
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009?]
Description
Disney's irresistible talking puppies star in a heartwarming holiday adventure. Take a fantastic journey with the Buddies to the magical world of the North Pole. Features never-before-seen bonus material.
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This is a full corps de ballet version, sumptuous with classic ballet sequences in their full glory. The story is simple: Herr Drosselmeier presents Marie with the Nutcracker, who battles and defeats the Mouse King, and as the Nutcracker Prince he escorts Marie to the land of the Sugarplum Fairy. With its parents, guests, and children sharing a 19th-century Christmas Eve of games and folk dances, the film has all the right storybook inflections.
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In the Star of Christmas, it's 1880's London and Cavis and Millward are putting the finishing touches on their first Christmas musical. Filled with spectacle and more electric lights than London has ever seen. Unfortunately, a church pageant is opening the same night, right down the street, featuring a priceless artifact that hasn't been seen in 80 years! Just how far will Cavis go to make sure his show opens on top? Find out in this hilarious, action-packed...
