Christmas Gifts & Home Décor

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2012 Product News

• Recordable Storybooks – The 2012 Hallmark Recordable Storybook collection continues to bring the magic of holiday story time to life. This year's collection features seven holiday titles – including three new titles – that let families participate in holiday story time with loved ones even if distance causes them to be apart. New titles for this season include All I Want for Christmas, Jingle's Magic Christmas, and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer®, and back by popular demand, The Night Before Christmas, The Very First Christmas, available in Spanish and English, and A Charlie Brown Christmas. Everyday titles also are available.
• Hallmark Interactive Story Buddy™ Characters bring story time to life and let families escape on magical winter adventures together. The plush Story Buddies chime in – barking, talking or singing – when key phrases are read aloud. This year, each Story Buddy not only comes with a corresponding book, but also with a read-along audio CD and free access to digital story time online. Coordinating iPod, iPhone and iPad applications are available for free on iTunes.
  • Jingle™ the Husky Pup Interactive Story Buddy™ and Jingle All the Way Storybook: Jingle the Husky Pup, Hallmark's first Interactive Story Buddy, returns for the holiday season full of surprises! The playful pup is ready for more adventures with new technology that lets him respond to even more fun formats. Also check out Jingle's adventure in A Snow Day for Jingle. For the child already in love with Jingle, pick up the Jingle All the Way DVD, Jingle XX-Large Plush, Jingle the Husky Pup Mini Snow Globe, Jingle Plush Ornament and the A Snow Day for Jingle Keepsake Ornament.
  • Bell™ the Husky Pup Interactive Story Buddy™ and Bell's Big Move Storybook: This holiday season, Jingle the Husky Pup is getting a new friend – Bell! Join Bell as she leaves her home in the big city to move with her family to Jingle's hometown of Pineville. Be on the lookout for Jingle and his new friend Bell in Jingle and Bell's Christmas Star. Other new Bell products include the Bell Mini Snow Globe, Bell Plush Ornament, and the Bell XX-Large Plush.
  • Scooby-Doo™ Interactive Story Buddy™ and Scooby-Doo™, Who Are You? Storybook: Scooby-Doo is the first licensed character to join Hallmark's family of Interactive Story Buddies. Follow along as the lovable big brown dog surprises all when he speaks aloud – in English! The Mystery, Inc. gang is sure to keep your gang on its toes during this exciting new adventure! Check out two new Keepsake Ornaments as well, Very Merry Scooby and What's Shakin', Scooby-Doo?
  • Current Hallmark Interactive Story Buddy™ characters that are also available this holiday season with their own books include Nugget™ the Dog, Christopher™ the Sleepyhead Bear, Bigsby™ the Woodland Creature, and Abigail™ the Bunny.
• Be a Part of the Story™ – With Hallmark's newest line of interactive storybooks – Be a Part of the Story – kids have a chat with the main character. The Be a Part of the Story collection features exclusive technology that allows kids to have a conversation with storybook characters and keep the story moving. When highlighted lines are read aloud, the character chimes in with a special question or choice for a child to answer. Once the child answers, the character responds and the story continues!
  • A Visit to the North Pole: Every child dreams of making a trip to the North Pole, and now they can finally make the magical adventure! 
  • A Day at Fairy Grandmother's: A trip to Grandma's is always full of good fun, laughter and treats, but what about a trip to Fairy Grandmother's? Join the story and see what treats she has in store for you!
  • All Aboard: Hop aboard this magical train and be ready for a reading journey full of surprises!
• Merry-Okee allows you to change your voice to sound like an elf – a fun activity for the whole family! This Christmas karaoke microphone features six pre-recorded holiday songs to sing along to – “O Christmas Tree,” “Deck the Halls,” “We Wish You a Merry Christmas,” “Jingle Bells,” “Jolly Old St. Nick” and “Up on the Housetop.” Includes a song book with original lyrics as well as parody lyrics to add some silliness.
• Grab-n-Gabs – Tell the Elf – Tell a big story in a little elf voice. This fill-in-the-bank story game is fun to pass around for the whole family. Makes it fun and easy for all ages of the family to connect and laugh together. Everyday Grab-n-Gab games are also available, including Chatty Chipmunk, Likewise the Owl and Ned the Letterhead.
• Until We Hug Again™ Plush – Share the love of a hug when a loved one can't be there with these recordable plush toys – a brown and blue bear, and a pink bunny. Press their paw to record a personal message, then when the plush is hugged, the child will hear a loved one's voice over and over again.
• Movin' To Your Music – These animals love to move and groove – all they need is your music! Place them near any source of music – radio, MP3 player, computer, etc. – and watch them bob back and forth to the beat.
• Santa's Workshop North Pole Village Collector's Series – First in Collector Series, this lighted ceramic house plays 30-second version of "Toyland."
• Night Before Christmas Series – Available at Keepsake Ornament Debut Weekend, the Up On The Housetop Snow Globe is a first in a mini-series. Peeking At Gifts Snow Globe, a third in series, will be available Holiday Open House Weekend.
• Disney’s Prep and Landing, this elite elf unit starring in the Emmy Award-winning animated program, is once again flying into Hallmark Gold Crown® stores this year with a slew of products including, Light-Up Goggles, Light-Up Gingerbread Man, Landing Lights Set and the ability to dress the part with an Elf Hat with Ears. A Prep & Landing Book with Sound is also available.
• The Peanuts® gang stars in a collection of Hallmark holiday products, including six holiday and five fall themed Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments, figurines, snow globe, count down calendar and various Snoopy plush. Also pick up Linus, the fifth character in the Peanuts® Band. Wisecrackin’ Gingerbread Boy – newest is the interactive Holiday gift series, is full of surprises and wisecracks when you walk by or open a cabinet door.  He also sings a “sweet” song to the tune of Deck The Hall.
  • Sleddin' Snoopy Plush: Snoopy takes the reins on this dog dish-turned sled as he and Woodstock take a holiday joyride. Plays "We Wish You a Merry Christmas."
  • A Charlie Brown Christmas Tree Pop-Up Book with Sound: With eight coordinating sound buttons featuring clips from the original 1966 TV special, this book captures the much-loved holiday story for children and adults of all ages.
• Christmas Cheers Snowman – Sure to add excitement and merriment to your holiday celebrations, this motion activated snowman includes eight unique cheers to get everyone in the spirit.
• The Jolly in the John Snowman is designed to sit in a bathroom. When he senses any motion, he sings a song or gives one of four greetings.
• Glad to Greet You Snowball Door Décor – Motion-activated snowball is perfect to hang on the front door of entryway to surprise friends and family. Sings parody songs of "Deck the Halls" and speaks seven phrases.
• Rockin' Talkin' Hats – Santa or Mistletoe – are a great way to spice up the holiday season. Press button and each hat moves back and forth in sync to a special version of a song sung (with additional laughs and comments to keep things jolly and jingling – no pouting, no crying, but plenty of smiling).
• Moveable Decorations use a technology that allows the stickers to be repositioned and reused over and over. Moveable Decorations stick to most surfaces, such as walls, windows, mirrors, lockers, even smartphones, and are waterproof and fade resistant. Many fun holiday designs are available including the Grinch, the Peanuts® gang and even Frosty.
• Three new everyday, Hallmark Gold Crown exclusive, Disney plush will be available this holiday season – Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and Eeyore.
• Other festive plush include 2012 Bear, Totally Ticklish Santa, "Don't Cover My Nose!" Rudolph, Huggable Frosty the Snowman™, "Pull My Hat!" Donald Duck and "Hot Potato Grinch."
• Hallmark Gold Crown® stores offer a variety of Memory Keeping items to help preserve those special moments.
  • Gingerbread Card Keeper: A perfect place to store all of those holiday cards from friends and family.
  • Hallmark's Family Tree: A creative way to showcase a family's lineage. The Family Tree proudly displays framed photographs of relatives and also provides space for new family additions. Frame kits, featuring different quantities and styles of frames, are also available to help families customize their tree. The 3-piece Snowflake Frame Kit is free with the purchase of the family tree base.
  • A Holiday Instant Scrapbook Album, Dancing Lights Holiday Frame, Mail-able Holiday Recordable Memory Album, Holiday Family Frame, Snowman Family in Motion Photo Frame and Sitting with Santa Frame are also available.
• A number of items are available to celebrate Baby's First Christmas, they include My First Jingle Bells Recordable Album, Look Who's Here to Say Merry Christmas Peek-a-Boo Album, Baby's First Christmas Pop-Up Album, Baby's First Christmas Frame, Baby's First Christmas Elf Hat and Bootie Set, Baby Handprint Ornament Set, Baby's First Christmas Plush and Baby's First Christmas Stocking. And don't forget the Baby's 1st Christmas coordinating Keepsake Ornament!
• Holiday Gifts Inspired by the work of Mary Hamilton, beloved Hallmark artist:
  • The Nativity Collection: A re-issue of the original Mary Hamilton Nativity set, includes six porcelain figurines – the crèche, Mary, Joseph, baby Jesus, angel with star and shepherd.
  • Sweet Carolers Snow Globe: This LED lit snow globe is sure to delight with its four hours of continuous play.
  • Sweet Blessings Angel Snow Globe: Plays "Angels We Have Heard On High" and sends snow and glitter flying.
  • The Story of Christmas: A keepsake version of the Nativity story that will be adored by children and adults alike. Featuring illustrations by treasured Hallmark artist Mary Hamilton.
• Technology adds a touch of holiday magic to many other Hallmark gifts including a variety of snow globes that feature motion, and light and/or sound. Two special edition snow globes are also available – Santa Takes Flight and Mapping His Way-Night Before Christmas Series. Two new beautiful snow globes are themed around two popular Christmas carols, "Silent Night" and "O Holy Night." The Elegant Angel is an acrylic snow globe with red, blue and green flashing and fading lights, and embossed design on skirt and wings. New this year, "Sprinkle the Joy Snow Globe" and "Snowman Head Snow Globe" are sure to delight.
• Wireless Children's Angel Choir – Now featuring voice! Sing in the season with this four angel wireless choir. Each angel sings and plays two classic Christmas Songs. While they each play special songs and move to the music individually, the real fun begins when they wirelessly interact with each other for a complete experience-even if they're placed in different areas of the same room. Angels featured are Faith, Michael, Gabriel and Hope.
• Swooshin' Duo Snowman Plush – Ninth in a series, this fun push-button activated plush sings "Jingle Bells" while the snowman/penguin duo swooshes back and fourth. A coordinating There's Snow Stopping Us Now! Book and Swooshin' Duo Snow Globe are also available.
• Hallmark offers more than 300 Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments plus dozens of gift ornaments that can be used as small gifts or stocking stuffers, hung on the tree, or tied on packages for a decorative touch.
• Hallmark Confections® offers a variety of sweet treats for the holidays, including assorted chocolates, truffles, almond butter toffee, gourmet chocolate-covered pretzels and grahams, peppermint bark and patties, and more.
• Dozens of unique photo frames, and ceramic tabletop and home décor items are featured.
• Hallmark Gold Crown stores offer a collection of affordable gifts priced less than $10 including colorful mugs, snow globes, night-lights and treat dishes.
• Hallmark Gold Crown stores also offer gift cards in everyday and holiday designs. These gift cards can be loaded in any amount from $5 to $500. Gift cards have no expiration dates.  

In Stores

Available at Hallmark Gold Crown® stores nationwide. Use the store locator on Hallmark.com to find the nearest Hallmark Gold Crown store.