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Polynesia Holidays
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Polynesia $74.67 Polynesia |
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Holidays $12.78 Thanks to a large selection of Hawaiian and country tunes, along with non-holiday love songs like Chris DeBurgh’s “Lady in Red,” Hapa’s Holidays stands out from the seasonal pack. Even the predictable choices (“Joy to the World,” “The Christmas Song”) don’t sound traditional, which makes this an interesting choice for listeners who want a Christmas record that is off the beaten path. ~ Rodney Batdorf, Rovi Performers: Eric Keawe – Claves; Larry Lieberman – Tympani [Timpani]; Fiji – Choir, Chorus, Vocals; Lehua Kalima – Choir, Chorus, Vocals; Robi Kahakalau – Choir, Chorus, Vocals; Axel – Vocals; Barneldo – Vocals; Barry Flanagan – Castanets, Sitar (Electric), Ukulele, Guitar, Bass, Vocals; Doug White – Tuba, Bass; |
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The Holidays $30.36 The Holidays |
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Happy Holidays $5.58 While not the strongest of the Roger Whittaker Christmas collections, Happy Holidays will still please fans with its mellow renditions of favorites including “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen,” “The First Noel” and “Silent Night.” ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi Performers: Roger Whittaker – Vocals |
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Hung for the Holidays $6.38 Hung For The Holidays is the perfect secret Santa or stocking stuffer. An endearing 6-track EP of holiday classics sung by America’s favorite teen idol that comes with in a hilarious package with your very own folded paper tree ornament. Koch. 2005. Performers: Alex Mejia – Vocals (Background); Giuseppe D. – Vocals (Background); John Franck – Vocals (Background); William Hung – Vocals |
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Holidays in Eden $12.79 Faced with flagging sales on their first post-Fish release Season’s End, progressive rockers Marillion paired themselves with pop producer Christopher Neil for 1991′s Holidays in Eden. Several singles from the album charted in the U.K. ~ Tom Demalon, Rovi Performers: Christopher Neil – Vocals (Background); Ian Mosley – Percussion, Drums; Mark Kelly – Keyboards; Pete Trewavas – Vocals (Background), Bass; Steve Hogarth – Vocals (Background), Vocals; Steve Rothery – Guitar |
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Smashed for the Holidays $13.58 With one foot in vocal jazz and the other in the world of singer/songwriters, folk-rock and adult alternative, Jacqui Naylor has never been easy to categorize — and Smashed for the Holidays doesn’t make her any easier to pin down. Not that it needs to; the fact that Naylor is so original and so hard to pigeonhole is a definite plus, and her risk-taking nature remains very much in evidence on this 2007 release. The title, Smashed for the Holidays is a clever double-entendre; those unfamiliar with her background will see that title and think of inebriation during the holiday season, but Naylor’s fans will also think of what she calls “acoustic smashing” (her way of combining elements of different songs). However, this unorthodox Christmas album isn’t always acoustic-oriented; parts of it are very amplified, including “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” (which combines that Christmas standard with the melody of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Sweet Home Alabama”). Elsewhere, Naylor blends the lyrics of Christmas standards with Led Zeppelin melodies, employing “Babe, I’m Gonna Leave You” on “What Child Is This” and “D’yer Mak’er” on “Santa Baby” as well as “When the Levee Breaks” on “We Three Kings.” Some parts of Smashed for the Holidays definitely rock (perhaps those parts could be called “electric smashing”), but the intimate, acoustic-oriented approach that Naylor is known for is very much in evidence on the Kinks’ “Father Christmas” and jazz-minded performances of “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” and Mel Tormé’s “The Christmas Song.” And whether a performance is more rock-minded or more jazz-minded, Naylor’s stubbornly individualistic personality always comes through on Smashed for the Holidays — which may very well go down in history as the most adventurous Christmas album of 2007. ~ Alex Henderson, Rovi Performers: Alison Evans – Vocals (Background); Art Khu – Guitar (Nylon String), Guitar (Tenor), Mellotron, Wurlitzer, Bass, Piano, Organ, Guitar (Electric); Bob Johnson – Saxophone; Emiliano Benevides – Percussion; Jacqui Naylor – Vocals; Josh Jones – Drums; Michael Romanowski – Tambourine, Bass, Guitar; Steve Erquiaga – Guitar |
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Harry for the Holidays $7.17 Ten years after his first holiday-themed album, When My Heart Finds Christmas, pianist/vocalist Harry Connick, Jr. found the spirit again with Harry for the Holidays. Still centered on Connick’s vocals, this foray into “tinsel tunes” is more jazz oriented than his 1993 release and allows for his growth as a performer, arranger, and conductor. Like a Brooks Brothers’ suit worn at Mardi Gras, Connick’s writing for his big band and full orchestra mixes New Orleans rhythms with crisp, swinging arrangements that call to mind ’60s Michel Legrand and Quincy Jones. Nothing Connick has done before can quite prepare you for the screaming trumpets and rollicking second-line-style swing of his leadoff take on “Frosty the Snowman.” In fact, most of the classic standards here, including “Hark the Herald Angels Sing” and “Silver Bells,” get highly unexpected treatments as on “Santa Clause Is Coming to Town,” which is worked up into a funky, brass-band “go-go” dance number. Similarly tasty is “I’ll Be Home for Christmas,” which not only features some of the best crooning the Will and Grace star has ever done, but also a beautifully modest Count Basie-inspired piano solo. There is also an appealing balance to Harry for the Holidays between songs of Christmas nostalgia and heartfelt ruminations on what the season means in a deeper sense. Throw in four original compositions that touch on Scott Walker-esque orchestrated pop, Tin Pan Alley songcraft, and country — yes, that is the George Jones dueting with Connick on “Nothin’ New for the New Year” — and not only do you have one of the best holiday albums in years, but easily the best album of Connick’s career. [Harry for the Holidays was reissued in 2005 as a dual disc CD/DVD with additional audio tracks, video clips and an interview on the DVD side.] ~ Matt Collar, Rovi Performers: Joe Barati – Trombone (Bass); Paul Franklin – Pedal Steel; Phil Frazier – Tuba; Arthur Latin – Drums; Biff Watson – Guitar; Craig Klein – Trombone; David Schumacher – Sax (Baritone); Derrick Gardner – Trumpet; George Doering – Guitar; George |
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Dances of Polynesia $6.15 Dances of Polynesia |
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No Paid Holidays $11.98 Watermelon Slim has a fresh contemporary vision of country blues, a personal one that still allows listeners to feel right at home, and while he hasn’t varied his approach too much over the course of his past couple of albums (No Paid Holidays is his third release for Northern Blues), what he does fits and works so well that that’s undoubtedly a good thing. Here he hits his usual touchstones, pounding out a couple of full-tilt blues-rockers, shining on slide guitar, stripping things down on occasion for one of his unique “hollers.” There aren’t really any surprises, but again, that’s fine. Well, actually, hearing Slim’s stripped-down harmonica version of Laura Nyro’s “And When I Die” is a bit of a surprise, and a delight at that. Also a delight is the slide guitar bonanza of “Bubba’s Blues,” which features guest slide guitarist Lee Roy Parnell and Slim tearing the rafters down. Slim’s sharp narrative sense emerges on “Max the Baseball Clown,” which conjures long-ago boyhood summers while the opener, “Blues for Howard,” contains the remarkable line “You can’t stay neutral on a moving train.” The blues is such a conservative genre in so many ways, depending on familiar progressions and purposely clichéd sentiment to convey universal emotions. Watermelon Slim manages to work within that framework and still somehow make it all seem hushed and personal, even intimate. It’s not an easy line to walk, but he does it as well as anyone currently on the contemporary blues scene. No Paid Holidays may not cut into any new territory, but it doesn’t really have to because what this guy does is wonderfully solid right where it is. ~ Steve Leggett, Rovi Performers: Lee Roy Parnell – Slide Guitar; David Maxwell – Piano |
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Barenaked for the Holidays $10.38 It’s probably safe to say that fans of Barenaked Ladies have never found a holiday album to suit their tastes until now, when the notoriously quirky Canadian quintet released Barenaked for the Holidays. This will likely satisfy that portion of their audience (however large or small it is) that has wanted a holiday album delivered with that patented blend of jokiness and sentiment that’s been the group’s stock-in-trade. That may give the inaccurate impression that this album has been tossed off, which is hardly the case. The arrangements are nimble and largely clever, even when the group goes for an easy joke, as on the Casio-driven bossa nova instrumental revamp of “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.” Admirably, the group doesn’t rely solely on traditional carols, they contribute six originals to the mix; some, like “Green Christmas,” are quite good, while others, like “Elf’s Lament,” are too jokey, but that may not bother the diehards all that much. Even more admirably, this is one of the few holiday albums that is pretty evenly divided between Christmas and Hanukkah songs, which isn’t just nicely PC, but gives the album both musical and topical variety, making it a little more interesting and distinctive than the average holiday record. Still, whether you like the album or not boils down to this: do you find it funny when a slow, sincere version of “Jingle Bells” breaks into a jocular parody with the classic “Jingle bells/Batman smells/Robin laid an egg” lyric halfway through the song? And if you do, do you like the sentimental beginning as much as the silly conclusion? If so, Barenaked for the Holidays is for you. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi Performers: Jim Creeggan – Double Bass, Guitar (Electric), Vocals; Kevin Hearn – Mandolin, Accordion, Vibraphone, Piano, Keyboards, Vocals; Ed Robertson – Guitar (Acoustic), Bass, Guitar (Electric), Vocals; Kelly Maureen McKenna – Guitar (Acoustic); Michael Bublé – Vocals; Sarah McLachlan – Vocals; Steven Page – Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Vocals; Tyler Stewart – Percussion, Vocals, |
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Home For the Holidays $19.18 Performers: Justin Young – Saxophone |
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Alcatel 256 KB/S Href Modem 9029680100B $234.45 Alcatel 256 KB/S Href Modem 9029680100B |
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Impossible Holidays/Musk at Dusk $8.78 In 1998, Mute released Impossible Holidays/Musk at Dusk, which contained two complete albums — Impossible Holidays (1996, originally released on Fine Line) and Musk at Dusk (1996, also originally released on Fine Line) — by Can member Irmin Schmidt on one compact disc. ~ Tim Sendra, Rovi Performers: Duncan Fallowell – Voices; Gitte Hænning – Vocals (Background); Manfred Schoof – Flugelhorn; Max Lasser – Slide Guitar; Steve Baker – Harmonica; Egon Stegemoller – Violin; Franck Ema-Otu – Bass; Irmin Schmidt – Keyboards, Synthesizer, Vocals; Jaki Liebezeit – Drums; |
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Happy Holidays, Love Barney $6.38 The Happy Holidays, Love Barney set of seasonal favorites is done up in shades of Barney-purple good cheer. The arrangements are snappy and the performances exactly what you’d expect. It’s hard to go wrong with “Let It Snow,” “Up on the House-Top,” or “Deck the Halls,” but there’s nothing much here that you haven’t heard before. Strictly for fans. ~ Ross Boissoneau, Rovi Performers: Bob West – Vocals; Julie Johnson – Vocals; Patty Wirtz – Vocals |
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Holidays in Europe (The Naughty Nought) $10.38 So named after a European tour inspired the band to record an album based on its travel experiences, Holidays in Europe is anything if not an emotionally draining record. Working with an even wider palette of colors at the band’s disposal (with samples, exotic synths, and various delays added to the bag of tricks), Kukl has somehow crafted a record that makes its dense debut seem like a picture book by comparison. Indeed, if The Eye was a record that flirted with lunacy, then Holidays in Europe is gunning to chew right through the wrist restraints. Although the intensity and ambition are hard to deny, it’s obvious that these songs are the product of a band at odds with itself. With internal sabotage evident at every turn, Kukl would not last much longer; some of the group’s core members would go on to form the buoyant Sugarcubes as a reaction. ~ Mark Pytlik, Rovi Performers: Melax – DX-7, Piano; Gud Krist – Strings; Birgir – Bass; Björk – Vocals; Einar Örn – Vocals (Background), Vocals, Trumpet |
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Fuzz for the Holidays, Vol. 2 $13.58 Throughout the `60s, Davie Allan established himself as King of the Fuzz Guitar by composing and recording classic guitar instrumentals for some two dozen exploitation films. His manic, buzzsaw guitar tone bacame the sonic trademark of a whole subgenre, the biker flick. One of his instrumental hits, “Blues’ Theme” fromThe Wild Angelsremains an evocative rock-instrumental classic. His latest CD, Fuzz for the Holidays 2 features nine Christmas classics and three originals, two are vocals sung by the Fuzzmeister himself. Performers: Dave Winogrand – Drums; Davie Allan – Guitar; Jackson Chandler – Saxophone; Lisa Haley – Violin |
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Harry for the Holidays [DVD & CD] $9.57 Ten years after his first holiday-themed album, When My Heart Finds Christmas, pianist/vocalist Harry Connick, Jr. found the spirit again with Harry for the Holidays. Still centered on Connick’s vocals, this foray into “tinsel tunes” is more jazz oriented than his 1993 release and allows for his growth as a performer, arranger, and conductor. Like a Brooks Brothers’ suit worn at Mardi Gras, Connick’s writing for his big band and full orchestra mixes New Orleans rhythms with crisp, swinging arrangements that call to mind ’60s Michel Legrand and Quincy Jones. Nothing Connick has done before can quite prepare you for the screaming trumpets and rollicking second-line-style swing of his leadoff take on “Frosty the Snowman.” In fact, most of the classic standards here, including “Hark the Herald Angels Sing” and “Silver Bells,” get highly unexpected treatments as on “Santa Clause Is Coming to Town,” which is worked up into a funky, brass-band “go-go” dance number. Similarly tasty is “I’ll Be Home for Christmas,” which not only features some of the best crooning the Will and Grace star has ever done, but also a beautifully modest Count Basie-inspired piano solo. There is also an appealing balance to Harry for the Holidays between songs of Christmas nostalgia and heartfelt ruminations on what the season means in a deeper sense. Throw in four original compositions that touch on Scott Walker-esque orchestrated pop, Tin Pan Alley songcraft, and country — yes, that is the George Jones dueting with Connick on “Nothin’ New for the New Year” — and not only do you have one of the best holiday albums in years, but easily the best album of Connick’s career. [Harry for the Holidays was reissued in 2005 as a dual disc CD/DVD with additional audio tracks, video clips and an interview on the DVD side.] ~ Matt Collar, Rovi Performers: Ajay Mallory – Drums (Snare); Joe Barati – Trombone (Bass); Keith “Bass Drum Shorty” Frazier – Drums (Bass); Paul Franklin – Pedal Steel; Phil Frazier – Tuba; Arthur Latin – Drums; Biff Watson – Guitar; Charles “Ned” Goold – Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor); David Schumacher – Sax (Baritone); |
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Lonely Planet Tahiti and French Polynesia $21.99 Lonely Planet Travel Guides explore a destination in depth, with options to suit a range of budgets. With reliable practice advice on getting around, restaurants and accommodation, these easy-to-use guides also include numerous detailed MAPS, color photographs, extensive background material and coverage of sights both on and off the beaten path. The most comprehensive coverage of the Tahitian & French Polynesian islands;caters to all budgets from short luxurious holidays to long beach-bumming escapes;essential travel tips on diving, archaeology, Paul Gauguin & romantic freighter travel between remote islands;language guide to Maohi & French |
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Missions in Western Polynesia $31.12 Missions in Western Polynesia |
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Gotta Love the Holidays $11.99 Performers: Jim Brickman – Piano; Mike Johnson – Vocals (Background), Guitar |
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Home for the Holidays, Vol. 2 $8.47 2011 holiday release from the OM Records label featuring Dance/Electronica versions of Christmas favorites and new yuletide tunes. Includes ‘Jingle Bells’, ‘O Holy Night’ and more. Performers: Al Velilla – Saxophone; Chris Smith – Vocals; Laurent Caillat – Vocals; Marissa Guzman – Vocals; Rithma – Guitar |
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JDRF’s Hope for the Holidays $11.98 2009 holiday release, a fabulous collection of new recordings of Holiday songs to help spread awareness and support for Type 1 Diabetes, also know as Juvenile Diabetes. Type 1 Diabetes is not a genetic condition, and there is nothing that could have been done to protect them from the disease. A portion of the proceeds from sales of this recording will be contributed to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Includes previously unreleased material from The Beach Boys Band, Creedence Clearwater Revisited, David Coverdale of Whitesnake, Fabrice Moran from Milli Vanilli, Joey Curatolo of Rain, the Beatles Experience, Performers: Cody Forcier – Sousaphone, Tuba; Bob Cowsill – Vocals (Background), Choir, Chorus, Keyboards; Bruce Johnston – Vocals (Background); Chris Farmer – Vocals (Background); Chris Nelson – Choir, Chorus; Christianne Tisdale – Vocals (Background); David “Fathead” Newman – Accordion, Vocals (Background), Percussion, Piano, Bass, Vocals; David Coverdale – Voices; |
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Happy Holidays Rubber Stamp $9.5 This cheerful holiday message is perfect for card making and holiday decorating. Combine with our many other holiday stamps and festive inkpad colors for endless possibilities.to show scale |
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Home 4 the Holidays $10.38 EMI repackaged and re-released four holiday discs — Smooth Jazz Christmas, Bluegrass Christmas, Irish Christmas, and Acoustic Christmas — as a slip-cased box set. It’s not a bad way to acquire the albums if you don’t already own them. ~ Al Campbell, Rovi Performers: Jon Large – 5-string Bass, Fretless Bass, Vocals (Background), Bass; Pauline Cato – Northumbrian Smallpipes; David Bird – Guitar (12 String Electric), Guitar (12 String Acoustic), Fretless Bass, Cittern, Vocals (Background), Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric); David Hoffner – Dulcimer (Hammer); Mick Doonan – Uillean Pipes; Richard Lacy – Cimbalom, Low Whistle, Finger Cymbals, Chimes, Rainstick, Vocals (Background), Organ (Hammond), Hand Drums, Piano, Keyboards; Andy Leftwich |
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What We Did on Our Holidays $14.38 Sandy Denny’s haunting, ethereal vocals gave Fairport a big boost on her debut with the group. A more folk-based album than their initial effort, What We Did on Our Holidays was divided between original material and a few well-chosen covers. This contains several of their greatest moments: Denny’s “Fotheringay,” Richard Thompson’s “Meet on the Ledge,” the obscure Joni Mitchell composition “Eastern Rain,” the traditional “She Moves Through the Fair,” and their version of Bob Dylan’s “I’ll Keep It With Mine.” And more than simply being a collection of good songs (with one or two pedestrian ones), it allowed Fairport to achieve its greatest internal balance, and indeed one of the finest balances of any major folk-rock group. The strong original material, covers of little-known songs by major contemporary songwriters such as Dylan and Mitchell, and updates of traditional material were reminiscent of the blend achieved by the Byrds on their early albums, with Fairport Convention giving a British slant to the idiom. The slant would become much more British by the end of the 1960s, though, both gaining and losing something in the process. Confusingly, What We Did on Our Holidays was titled Fairport Convention in its initial U.S. release, with a different cover from the U.K. edition as well, although Fairport’s very first album from 1968 had used the title Fairport Convention as well. In the CD age, the title was standardized in all territories to What We Did on Our Holidays. [The 2003 CD reissue of this record adds historical liner notes and three bonus tracks from the same era, one from a BBC broadcast, one from a non-LP B-side, and one a studio outtake.] ~ Richie Unterberger, Rovi Performers: Simon Nichol – Guitar (Rhythm); Ian Matthews – Vocals; Martin Lamble – Drums; Richard Thompson – Guitar; Sandy Denny – Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar; Simon Nicol – Guitar; Tyger Hutchings – Guitar (Bass), Bass |
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Sacred Steel for the Holidays $13.58 If it weren’t the exquisite taste and playing by the Campbell Brothers, this could all too easily fall into the trap of being close to a lounge Christmas album. But when you’re working within a specific framework, it’s hard to become too carried away, and seasonal albums don’t lend themselves to the kind of jamming and unrestrained fervor so typical of a Campbell Brothers performance. So while a song like “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” might swing and enjoy a good solo, it’s to the point and clipped, with a distinctly jazzy tone. The closest they come to really sounding like themselves is on “Go Tell It on the Mountain,” which is more gospel than Christmas anyway. They do move beyond Christian celebration with a bopping version of “The Dreydl Song,” guaranteed to get the feet moving at any Hanukkah party, although even then it never really takes off for the stratospheric heights the band is capable of. There is a nice diversion with “What Child Is This” set to the tune of “Greensleeves,” but that’s all it is.The main problem with this record is that it’s pleasant. There’s no edge, and there’s certainly never the feeling of the players stretching themselves, or having to even break a sweat. This is the kind of thing they could do in their sleep. So while it’s head and shoulders above most holiday records, it really doesn’t compare to the rest of their oeuvre. But the chances are that it’ll remain a perennial seller. ~ Chris Nickson, Rovi Performers: Darick Campbell – Lap Steel Guitar; Chuck Campbell – Pedal Steel, Slide Guitar; Dan Tyack – Pedal Steel; Carlton Campbell – Drums; Denise Brown – Vocals; Malcolm Kirby – Guitar (Bass); Phillip Campbell – MIDI Bass, MIDI, Guitar, Guitar (Bass), Bass |
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Purr-fect Holidays $1.8 This pet themed holiday card features the background in bright green and red. Stripes and polka dots decorate the letters in the word ‘meow.’ A lovely photo of your choice will be featured inside the paw print design. Photo will be printed in color or black and white, however it is submitted. Personalized greeting will be printed at the bottom.When customizing, please upload a photo at least 2″ x 2″ at 300 DPI or larger. For more information on submitting photos, please visit the Photo Help Center |
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Happy Happy Holidays $1.71 Have a cheery and sweet holiday with this bright holiday photo card! The aqua card features three snowflakes printed on the left and three photos in the center. Photos will be printed in black and white or color, however they are submitted. Matching envelope seals are available.When customizing, please upload three photos at least 2″ x 2″ at 300 DPI or larger. For more information on submitting photos, please visit the Photo Help Center |
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Healthy Holidays $18.16 Healthy Holidays |
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Holidays Cookbook $3.98 Holidays Cookbook |
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Herbs For The Holidays $7.98 Herbs For The Holidays |
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Freakin’ Holidays $6 Freakin’ Holidays |
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Santa On Holidays $6 Santa On Holidays |
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Hoax for the Holidays $15 Hoax for the Holidays |
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Horns for the Holidays $12.75 Horns for the Holidays |
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Home for the Holidays $15.05 Home for the Holidays |
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Ham for the Holidays $8.41 Ham for the Holidays |
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Paint for the Holidays $8.92 Paint for the Holidays |
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Holidays in Heck $58.64 Holidays in Heck |
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Our Holidays $11.2 Our Holidays |
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Holidays in Dementia $9.8 Holidays in Dementia |
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Sweet Holidays $9.67 Sweet Holidays |
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Hindu Holidays $14.89 Hindu Holidays |
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Holidays in Hell $14.65 Holidays in Hell |
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Homeless for the Holidays $14.63 Homeless for the Holidays |
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American Holidays $192.67 American Holidays |
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The Happiest of Holidays $19.08 The Happiest of Holidays |
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Fishing Holidays $10.79 Fishing Holidays |
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Christmas Break: Relaxing Jazz for the Holidays $9.58 Christmas Break: Relaxing Jazz for the Holidays is a collection of holiday tunes recorded for the Telarc label. Among the standout tracks are: Oscar Peterson’s “White Christmas,” Dave Brubeck and Gerry Mulligan’s “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town,” Jim Hall’s “O Tannenbaum,” and Mel Tormé’s “Christmastime Is Here (From “A Charlie Brown Christmas”).” This is a solid collection of holiday standards guaranteed to please any fan of mainstream jazz. ~ Al Campbell, Rovi Performers: Dave Samuels – Vibraphone; Don Thompson Quartet – Vibraphone; Al di Meola – Percussion, Guitar (Acoustic); Allan Ganley – Drums; Dave Brubeck – Piano; David Young – Bass; Dennis Mackrel – Drums; Donny Osborne – Drums; Geoff Keezer – Piano; George Shearing – Piano; Gerry Mulligan – Sax (Baritone); Gregory Hutchinson – Drums; Jeanie Bryson – Vocals; Jim Hall – Guitar (Acoustic); John Colianni – Piano; John Leitham – Bass; Kenny Barron – Piano; Kevin Mahogany – Vocals; Lorne Lofsky – Guitar; Louis Stewart – Guitar; Mel Tormé – Vocals; Neil Swainson – Bass; Oscar Peterson – Piano; Ray Brown – Bass; |
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Nothing Like the Holidays [Original Soundtrack] $11.14 Director Alfredo De Villa’s Nothing Like the Holidays is a comedy drama examining the lives of a Puerto Rican family gathered for Christmas in Chicago, which provides the impetus for this “music from the motion picture” collection of tracks by various artists. The different generations of the family seem to have their favorites, dating back to the old-school rap of Doug E. Fresh & the Get Fresh Crew’s 1980s hit “The Show” and the new jack swing of Color Me Badd’s 1990s hit “I Wanna Sex You Up.” Salsa is represented by Eddie Palmieri (“El Molestoso II”) and Celia Cruz (“La Medicina Cubana”). The background score for the film is credited to Paul Oakenfold, and while this is not a score album, Oakenfold’s hand is all over it, as producer of Axxent Featuring Boi’s Latin rap “Mi Familia” and co-writer of Spitfire’s “Latin Lover”; Oakenfold is also credited as the performing artist on “Parranda Christmas Medley: The First Noel/Oh Come All Ye Faithful” and “The Humboldt Park Suite.” The latter, an eight-and-a-half-minute track, actually does sound like scoring, and it suggests a warm and sweet, if non-traditional, approach to the holiday season. ~ William Ruhlmann, Rovi Performers: Anthony Crawford – Vocals |
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For The Holidays $4.99 For everything you do, there’s a song that hits the spot. MOG brings them all to you: a world of music on demand, unlimited mobile downloads and ways to discover music free from the limitations of Pandora. The music you love, with you everywhere you go. |
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Holidays! $4.99 For everything you do, there’s a song that hits the spot. MOG brings them all to you: a world of music on demand, unlimited mobile downloads and ways to discover music free from the limitations of Pandora. The music you love, with you everywhere you go. |
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Lonely Planet Tahiti & French Polynesia $17.16 Lonely Planet Tahiti & French Polynesia |
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Dream of Holidays $20.97 Window Mural – Dream of Holidays; |
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Holidays At Home $6 Holidays At Home – Belle |
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Home For The Holidays $6 Home For The Holidays – Keke Palmer |
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Soul Holidays $6 Soul Holidays – Sounds Of Blackness |
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Lil’ Rufus Sings Songs for the Holidays $7.17 Performers: Christopher Kee – Multi Instruments |
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Hawaiian Holidays: Christmas with Na Leo $12.78 On the islands, this holiday album is the big kahuna. Enjoy a Polynesian flair to your holiday listening. Na Leo is the hottest all female Hawaiian band performing, and the group’s name translates loosely to mean harmony. Includes O Holy Night; Jingle Bell Rock; Ave Maria; Christmas Time Blues; Hosana (Ua Mau), and more. Performers: Angela Morales – Ukulele; Barry Flanagan – Guitar; David Kahiapo – Guitar; Kenneth Makuakane – Ukulele, Keyboards, Guitar; Kimo Bell – Bass; Klyde Kaimana Jr. – Percussion; Marvick Esquibil – Sequencing, Organ, Keyboards; Robert Cazimero – Vocals, Piano; Zanuck Lindsey – Guitar |
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Happy Holidays: I Love the Winter Weather $13.58 Jo Stafford’s Happy Holidays is one of the better Christmas albums to play during the holidays. Her beautiful croon fits these selections perfectly, as they are almost all more up-tempo, jazz influenced numbers from the last century. Her voice is especially good on the slower numbers, more specifically on “Christmas Song,” “Nearness of You,” and “By the Fireside.” It is here that her voice takes over the song, bringing out the melancholy and power of the songs easily. Any fans of jazzy vocal music should give this a chance; it really is quite good and showcases a fine talent that has a gift for singing Christmas music. ~ Bradley Torreano, Rovi Performers: Armand Karpoff – Celli; Cy Bernard – Celli; Fred Stulce – Celli; Ann Mason Stockton – Harp; David Sterkin – Viola; Stanley Spiegelman – Viola; Babe Russin – Saxophone; Conrad Gozzo – Trumpet; David Klein – Violin; Felix Slatkin – Vio |
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Poets & Angels: Music 4 the Holidays $11.18 Ottmar Liebert, an established flamenco guitarist, comes forth here with shining brilliance, presenting a charming collection of 15 songs worthy for a listen during a peaceful Christmas holiday. The songs, glistening with textures of smooth Latin rhythms, are played remarkably well and hold up find as instrumentals. The CD begins with “Deck the Halls,” a bright and percussive piece of festive magic. The second track, “Gloria,” seems to take the listener to a higher and more positive place, keeping the world at peace at the end of a long workday. The listener will notice he or she is being pulled in by the gripping percussive Latin rhythms as the CD ages in length. The title track, is an creatively arranged and delightfully orchestrated piece that flows with both musical dexterity and melodic color. And if one imagines this collection is percussive enough, you ain’t seen nothing yet. The collection moves along with great fluidity, capturing ones heart yet again with a compelling rendition of “Little Drummer Boy.” At this point, the record begins to share its breathtaking improvisational flair with a solo exchange between drums, percussion, bass, and Liebert’s classical guitar. “Noel” is played with a slight counterpoint between Liebert’s lead melody and a very rhythmic second guitar. Soon the listener is in rosy dreamland and all is right with the world when some more instrumental surprises surface. With ten more decorated melodies to quench one’s holiday thirst, Ottmar Liebert’s music pays off as quite a success and is ideal gift material to that special someone during the holiday season. ~ Shawn Haney, Rovi Performers: Dave Bryant – Palmas, Percussion; Ottmar Liebert – Flamenco Guitar, Guitar; Jon Cagan – Keyboards, Bass; Jon Gagan – Keyboards, Bass |
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Chocolate Holidays, $9.57 Chocolate Holidays |
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Historical Dictionary Of Honolulu And Hawai’I $26.96 The “Historical Dictionary of Honolulu and Hawai’i” is a valuable historical reference to the U.S. island and its capital city. The volume includes a broad range of information with equal weight given to the historical development and to the current situation of the island state. The book begins with two maps (of the entire state and the island of O’ahu), acronyms and pronunciation guides, and a chronology of major events on the islands from its earliest settlements in approximately 700 A.D. to the present day. The chronology is especially detailed for the years of 1990 to 1997. A 40-page introduction provides a narrative history of the island, with special attention to Honolulu. It includes four historical drawings/photographs of Honolulu from the years 1816, 1854, 1920, and 1997, as well as photographs of important historical landmarks and geographic locations. The dictionary portion comprises over 250 entries on historical persons, events, landmarks, organizations, ethnic groups, tourist-related data, economy, religion and education, among the many other topics. Cross-references are included to direct the reader to other useful entries. An extensive bibliography provides other resources for expanded reading on Hawai’i and Honolulu. Various appendixes provide ready reference information for the reader, including population figures from 1779 through 1997, the ethnic make-up of Hawai’i in 1990, budget figures for the state, as well as detailed lists of Hawai’i's unique holidays and celebrations. Most importantly, the inclusion of a large volume of contemporary information distinguishes this book from other historical references to the islands of Hawai’i.Author Biography:Robert D. Craig (Ph.D., University of Utah) is a professor at Alaska Pacific University, and a former resident of the state of Hawai’i. He is the founder of the Pacific Rim Studies Center at Alaska Pacific University, and author of “Historical Dictionary of Polynesia”. |
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I Myself Have Seen It $20 As a child, Moore spent her school holidays on Kauai, and it is there she returns to find the elusive heart of Hawaii. In the breathtaking landscape of Kauai, she discovers that the old, unwritten songs of Polynesia have survived despite the onslaught of missionaries. These songs become the evocative centerpiece for her mesmerizing discovery of Hawaii. |
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I Myself Have Seen It $20 The oldest of the Hawaiian islands, Kauai is remarkably unchanged. It is the only island from which the others are not visible, except for tiny, privately owned Niihau. With a population of only 5,000 people, Kauai retains a 19th-century ruralism, managing to accommodate the “mainland” world without losing its mystery and beauty. As a child, Susanna Moore spent her school holidays on Kauai, and it is there she returns to find the elusive heart of Hawaii.“I am interested in what might be called the written and unwritten songs of Hawaii, as they are found not only in oral tradition, but in myth, poetry, music, and the landscape itself…. The myths were strong, and they are still present—sometimes hidden, sometimes less evident to an unaccustomed eye,” Moore writes. In the breathtaking landscape of Kauai, she discovers that the old, unwritten songs of Polynesia have survived despite the onslaught of missionaries in the early 18th century, the establishment of Hawaiian-language newspapers, and foreign attempts to free Hawaiians of their pagan superstitions. These songs and the ones engendered by them, written by queens and hula masters and Presbyterian ministers alike, become the evocative centerpiece for Susanna Moore’s mesmerizing discovery of Hawaii. |
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Lonely Planet Tahiti & French Polynesia $69.67 New – - the most comprehensive coverage of the Tahitian & French Polynesian islands- caters to all budgets from short luxurious holidays to long beach-bumming escapes- essential travel tips on diving, archaeology, Paul Gauguin & romantic freighter travel between remote islands- excellent language guide to Maohi & French |
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Lonely Planet Tahiti & French Polynesia $102.92 New – - the most comprehensive coverage of the Tahitian & French Polynesian islands- caters to all budgets from short luxurious holidays to long beach-bumming escapes- essential travel tips on diving, archaeology, Paul Gauguin & romantic freighter travel between remote islands- excellent language guide to Maohi & French |
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Lonely Planet Tahiti & French Polynesia $101.52 New – - the most comprehensive coverage of the Tahitian & French Polynesian islands- caters to all budgets from short luxurious holidays to long beach-bumming escapes- essential travel tips on diving, archaeology, Paul Gauguin & romantic freighter travel between remote islands- excellent language guide to Maohi & French |
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Lonely Planet Tahiti & French Polynesia $71.26 New – - the most comprehensive coverage of the Tahitian & French Polynesian islands- caters to all budgets from short luxurious holidays to long beach-bumming escapes- essential travel tips on diving, archaeology, Paul Gauguin & romantic freighter travel between remote islands- excellent language guide to Maohi & French |
