Author: Tammy Litke

Depending on what kind of activities you find enjoyable, the term “Bulls & Bears” can mean very different things. Some automatically think sports, others the stock market. Should you have some one on your holiday gift list that prescribes to either of those two definitions of the phrase, we have some unforgettable gifts for you.

The newly released DVDs for Disney/Pixar’s BRAVE are now in stores and online nationwide. “Brave” is Pixar Animation Studio’s 13th consecutive hit.

This often hilarious and breathtaking adventure entertains audiences of all ages, and the Blu-ray release includes hours of all-new bonus material, extraordinary behind the scenes features

Calling all puppies, lap dogs, and faithful companions. It’s time to travel the world!

In Dog Trots Globe – To Paris and Provence, author Sheron Long introduces us to her adorable traveling companion, Chula, a 9-year-old Shetland Sheepdog. A charming, entertaining, and informative book narrated by Chula, Dog Trots Globe is full of fun anecdotes, vibrant pictures, and awesome advice for traveling internationally with a pet.

Some of her tips include:

On behalf of EMI, we are pleased to announce that Alvin and The Chipmunks are back to bring some holiday cheer with a new collection of their greatest hits on Chipmunks Christmas! The festival 18-track album (NOW AVAILBLE) features all of their classic yuletide-hits such as “The Chipmunk Song,” “Here Comes Santa Claus,” “Jingle Bells,” “Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer,” “Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town” and more!

Chipmunks Christmas continues Alvin and The Chipmunks’ long tradition of making spirits bright for the holidays.

Okay I know it’s November but I JUST CAN’T WAIT for this movie to come out.  I love, love, love the first movie.  Gru, the girls…THE MINIONS!!!  Agnes is the cutest cartoon child, evah.  I love the part in Despicable Me when she gets her new Unicorn and says “IT’S SO FLUFFY!”  Um yeah, so much so that I named my Monk toon in Mists of Pandaria, the new World of Warcraft expansion…”Imsofluffy.”  But I digress…

Check out this trailer for the new Despicable Me 2 movie coming to theater next summer July 2013. 

Global icon and popstar sensation Kylie Minogue, is celebrating 25 years in music with the release of The Abbey Road Sessions.  The album, recorded in London at the legendary Abbey Road Studios with a full orchestra, features 16 classic Kylie songs, all radically reimagined and rearranged.  The album features many of Kylie’s best-known hits including “I Should Be So Lucky”, “Can’t Get You Out Of My Head” and “The Locomotion”.

If you’re doing holiday shopping this year and a pair of slippers is on the list for someone…head over to www.StompeezClub.com!

These soft, animated character slippers are going to be a popular pick again this year, like they were last year. Your kids will love them. They are a combination slipper/toy. If you do ‘Christmas Pajamas’ as many families do, consider adding Stompeez to the pj’s this year.

I wouldn’t be surprised if many of you have already had your kids or grandchildren point them out to you

Pixar is well known not only for its incredible animated films, but also for the short films that play at the beginning of its movies.  This Blu-Ray DVD, ‘Pixar Short Films Collection: Volume 2,” contains 12 of these fun little animations for you and your family to enjoy whenever you want.

Of the films, there are two Toy Story Toons, two Mater’s Tall Tales, two UP shorts, and many others, some may be new to you and others you may recognize from established Pixar films.  Each short has an optional commentary for insight into its creation.

When we moved into our home more than 6 years ago, I got all new appliances. I was determined to keep my oven clean this time around, as I had made a real mess of my previous oven, and stripped the enamel surface when trying to clean it. So in an effort to start off in a good way I got myself a nonstick oven liner. This holiday season, if you’re making pies, cookies and turkeys in your oven, you don’t want to be without a Chef’s Planet Nonstick Ovenliner. When using one, you’ll never clean the bottom of your oven again!

Stuff a stocking with Chris Mann’s NEW Album Roads.

If you think he sounds familiar it’s probably because Chris competed his way to the Finals of The Voice on Team Christina.