Live365, internet radio pioneer and provider of premier broadcasting services, announces the release of custom radio holiday e-cards. Along with multiple card designs to choose from and the ability to upload a photo and customize a greeting, each holiday radio card includes a Live365 station showcasing the best sounds of the holiday season. The custom e-cards offer individuals and small businesses a way to save time and money as well as share the gift of music this season.

The Live365 holiday radio card builder is available online at live365.com/cards. Senders can send to their entire list of family and friends using email or share their custom greeting on social networks such as Facebook and Twitter. When recipients receive the holiday music cards, they can listen to holiday radio for hours on end.

?Live365 offers an amazing selection of holiday radio stations featuring curated playlists assembled by our broadcasters,? said Heidi Elgaard, Director of Marketing. ?We?re excited to offer a custom holiday e-card that allows people to easily share a personalized musical experience with their friends and families.?

To create a free holiday radio card visit the link below:

http://www.live365.com/cards/create_cards.live

About Live365, Inc.

Live365, Inc. is a pioneer in internet radio and broadcasting, having broadcast continuously since 1999. The Live365 radio network reaches millions of listeners worldwide, offering greater breadth and depth of high-quality streaming music, talk, and audio than any other network. Featuring 250+ genres of music produced by 5,000+ broadcasters and music tastemakers from over 150 countries, Live365 boasts a roster of artists and radio producers ranging from Carlos Santana, Pat Metheny, and Jethro Tull, to commercial and public radio stations, to individual DJs who program stations in every musical style.

Live365?s end-to-end broadcast platform empowers individuals and organizations alike by giving them a ?voice? to reach audiences around the globe. Through easy-to-use tools and services as well as royalty coverage, anyone with a computer and internet connection can create his or her own internet radio station and reach a global audience with minimal cost and effort.

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Stop Staring!, one of Hollywood?s hottest vintage-inspired clothing lines, is gearing up for its annual holiday sample sale this weekend where some of the most-sought-after cocktail dresses and retro clothing will be available at up to 50 percent off regular prices.

The sale will take place at the Stop Staring! showroom, located at 14023 Paramount Blvd., Paramount, Calif. Doors will be open Friday, Dec. 9, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 11, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Stop Staring!?s star has been rising among A-list celebrities as the vintage fashion trend continues to sweep Hollywood off its feet. The rockabilly clothing created by Stop Staring! designer Alicia Estrada has been spotted being worn by the likes of Paris Hilton, Eva Mendes and Kim Kardashian.

With the Stop Staring! clothing line, Estrada has created a range of eye-catching 1940s and 50s-inspired bombshell dresses, suits and separates that bring back classic pinup glamour. The line was recently featured at Style Fashion Week LA 2011 to much acclaim from celebrities and fashion experts alike.

Fans of retro clothing can take advantage of this once-a-year sale for a chance to get beautiful vintage clothing and dresses in sizes up to 18. For more information, visit http://www.stopstaringclothing.com.

About Stop Staring!

Stop Staring! is committed to creating original vintage inspired dresses and RTW that empowers women by embracing and celebrating their female form. Established in 1997, Stop Staring! is the leader of original retro chic dresses and separates that flatter the figure and cater to a woman?s independent spirit with timeless and classic styles at consistently affordable prices. Alicia Estrada, head designer and founder of the Stop Staring! collection, started sewing at the age of seventeen. Today, Alicia?s love of all things vintage plays a key role in her design process. She continually incorporates the details of yesteryear into her beautiful and flattering retro-contemporary pieces.

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Golfsmith is making it easy to find the best gifts for golfers this holiday season. Starting today all Golfsmith stores will feature ?18 Holes of Christmas? — 18 stations around the store with holiday gifts hand-picked by Golfsmith?s product team. Golfsmith.com has also launched an entire holiday gift center at http://www.golfsmith.com/gifts featuring golf gifts organized by price, gender and ?top rated? items as ranked by customers, and items specifically recommended by category including new clubs, personalized golf balls, the best GPS devices and rangefinders and much more.

?We?ve organized our stores and our web site to make it very easy to find the perfect golf gifts for any type of golfer,? said Martin Hanaka, president and CEO of Golfsmith. ?We?ve got gifts under $ 30, $ 50 and $ 100 for the value seeker. We?ve got the latest new product launches from the best brands in golf and tennis. And we?ve personally selected gift ideas to make shopping for the best golf and tennis gifts easy and fun, only at Golfsmith.?

Some of the top gift ideas include:

Callaway uPro and uPro GO GPS Devices ? two full color GPS devices pre-loaded with thousands of golf courses. The uPro adds aerial and satellite photography of the golf course, including a ?fly over? feature from the tee box to the green. The uPro is $ 399.99 and comes with up to $ 125 in free gifts from Callaway. The uPro GO is $ 299.99.
Personalized Golf Balls — put your golfer?s name on a wide variety of the best brands including Titleist, TaylorMade, Callaway and more.
New Odyssey White Ice Putters — Odyssey?s newest line of putters with their best ever, multi-layer insert technology and a rich dark finish. $ 129.99 ? $ 179.99.
New TaylorMade R9 Irons — the latest introduction in TaylorMade?s highly successful R9 family combining optimal distance and control in a classic shape. $ 799.99 ? $ 999.99.
New Cleveland CG 15 Wedges — optimized grooves and laser-milled faces are key features in Cleveland?s latest in wedge innovation. $ 119.99.
Ping Men?s Shirts — a variety of long-sleeve mocks, polos and fleece tops ranging from $ 29.99 to $ 39.99.
Women?s Maggie Lane Tops — variety of long-sleeve turtlenecks and sweaters on sale ? buy one get the second at 50% off.
Lynx Junior Golf Sets ? the perfect starter sets for boys and girls ages 3 to 12 ranging from $ 59.98 to $ 199.99.
Wilson Tennis Bundle — The perfect gift to introduce a new player to tennis. It includes a racquet, your choice of bag (backpack or triple), two cans of championship extra duty tennis balls, and a vibration dampener. $ 79.99 (save 25%, originally $ 108).

About Golfsmith

Golfsmith International Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: GOLF), is a 42-year-old specialty retailer of golf and tennis equipment, apparel and accessories. The company operates as an integrated multi-channel retailer, offering its guests the convenience of shopping in more than 70 stores across the United States, through its Internet site and from its assortment of catalogs. Golfsmith offers an extensive product selection that features premier branded merchandise, as well as its proprietary products, clubmaking components and pre-owned clubs.

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Pond5, the World?s Stock Media Marketplace, announced today that their annual Holiday Giveaway is occurring now through the end of the year. In the spirit of the season Pond5 is offering media producers 50 free stock video, audio and AE files available for instant download directly from the website.

Holiday Giveaway Details

Now through December 31st, users can instantly download any or all of the following stock media files:

15 high definition stock video clips
25 sound effects
6 music tracks
4 After Effects project templates

As with all content on Pond5, the files come with a simple royalty-free license, which allows for unlimited use in other productions, globally, across all media.

View the holiday giveaway here.

Key Milestones

In 2011 Pond5?s collection of stock media has grown rapidly, and now features more than 900,000 stock video clips ? already the largest collection on the web, and expected to reach 1 million by early 2012. In addition, the site offers millions of photos and vector illustrations, customizable After Effects templates, and one of the deepest audio collections in the world, with more than 200,000 sound effects and 100,000 music tracks.

?We?re delighted with the expansion of the collection this year? said Tom Bennett, the site?s co-founder and CEO. ?We?re proud to represent an incredibly talented pool of artists that continue to break creative ground, and they?re adding amazing work at an awe-inspiring pace.?

The site has attracted thousands of content creators from around the world with an artist-friendly model that features high royalties, the ability to set prices yourself, and a fast, no-hassle interface.

About Pond5

Pond5, the World’s Stock Media Marketplace, is a community-driven marketplace for stock media, featuring the largest collection of royalty-free stock video, with more than 900,000 clips, as well as millions of photos, illustrations, music tracks, sound effects, After Effects project templates, and 3D models. All media on Pond5 is instantly downloadable, and licensed under a simple royalty-free license. Prices are set by contributors, who earn 50% on each sale ? among the highest royalties in the industry. Pond5 was launched in 2006. The company is based in New York City.

To learn more about Pond5, visit http://www.pond5.com.

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Hilarious Holiday Inn commercial (“What do you think this is, a Holiday Inn?”) from a few years ago starring Ross Brockley — actor, filmmaker and stand-up comedian from Lincoln, Nebraska who runs a llama farm when not working on indie movies and touring. Ross plays a deadpan slacker in his 30s named Mark Harvey who decides to stop living at home and move in to a Holiday Inn. His comedic timing in these commercials is classic. In this commercial Mark has decided to write a book and use Holiday Inn’s business services for assistance.

StreamOn produced this corporate overview video for Peninsula Business Services.
Video Rating: 3 / 5

As the holidays near, Lumens.com highlights its holiday gift guide for wine enthusiasts, full of kitchen, home and entertaining accessories that combine a love for wine and great design. Starting with under-$ 20 wine gifts, the gift guide for wine enthusiasts also includes products from designers like Jonathan Adler and Alessandro Mendini. It’s everything the budding sommelier needs to enhance the wine experience.

From iconic bottle openers to beautiful decanters, coolers, pourers and more, Lumens.com offers a wide variety of wine gifts from top design brands like Menu, Blomus, Alessi and more. Best-selling wine gifts in the Lumens.com holiday gift guide include:

Wine Breather Carafe by Menu: Menu offers several modern gifts for wine enthusiasts, including this carafe that aerates wine in less than two minutes, connecting directly to the bottle. Designed by Norm Architects. $ 50

Glass Family Wine Glasses by Alessi: Designed by Jasper Morrison, the Glass Family helped complete Alessi?s first entry-level tableware collection, designed to be simple enough for everyday use but special enough for grand occasions. $ 32 for a set of four.

Anna G. Corkscrew by Alessi: This 1994 design by Alessandro Mendini adds pizzazz and functionality to a collection of modern bar tools. Available in a variety of fun colors for great wine gifts for wine lovers. From $ 60.

Moustache Bottlestopper by Jonathan Adler: The Jonathan Adler Moustache Bottlestopper, made of porcelain, celebrates this facial fad and adds a smirk to dinner parties and celebrations. $ 18

Lumiware Cooler by Philips: This handy companion to indoor and outdoor entertaining adds a ?cool? factor to any bottle. Featuring white and colored LED lights, the cooler casts an aura of gently glowing light that illuminates the bottle from below.

In addition to a wide selection of wine gifts, Lumens.com has hand-picked modern gifts for him, gifts for her, top-selling gifts, gifts for entertaining and gifts for wine enthusiasts. The Lumens Holiday Gift Guide contains more than 500 unique items for holiday shopping.

In addition to these gift picks, Lumens.com also offers:

-Free shipping on orders of $ 50 or more (exclusions do apply)

-Low-price guarantee

-Expert service via our customer service center

-Easy, no-hassle returns

-Volume order discounts

-More than 300 manufacturers from all over the globe, offering everything from contemporary lighting to transitional fixtures and modern furnishings, gifts and home accessories.

For additional information on wine gifts at Lumens.com or the Lumens.com holiday Gift Guide, contact Sarah Schaale or visit lumens.com.

About Lumens Light + Living:

Lumens Light + Living is dedicated to offering the very best of design-oriented lighting, fans and home accessories, from the most contemporary lighting from international designers to modern interpretations of classic design.

Contact:

Sarah Schaale, Assistant Marketing Manager

Lumens Light + Living

916-444-5885

http://www.lumens.com

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What began as a difficult year in the consumer electronics business ended the same way, according to leading market research company The NPD Group?s Weekly Tracking Service*. Total consumer technology sales (excluding cell phones, tablets, e-readers, and video games) fell 5.9 percent to around $ 9.5 billion for the 5 weeks ending December 24**, a slight improvement over the 6.2 percent decline in 2010.

Despite the gloom over the PC and TV marketplaces, sales for those two core categories dipped just 4 percent in dollars over 2010, and unit volumes were essentially flat on a year-over-year basis.

?2010 was the first year in quite awhile where the real drags on the core CE marketplace were not TVs and PCs,? said Stephen Baker, vice president of industry analysis at NPD. ?Revenue for those two segments outperformed while the rest of the market dropped by more than 7 percent. The accelerated rate of decline in older technology categories such as DVD, GPS and MP3 players put a ceiling on how well the industry could perform during the holiday.?

Desktop PCs posted a 2 percent unit volume increase but it wasn?t enough to offset the 5 percent decline in notebook sales which brought overall PC sales down 4 percent. ASPs jumped $ 9 year-over-year to $ 575 continuing last year?s trend of increasing holiday pricing levels. Windows-based all-in-one (AIO) PCs increased 135 percent and accounted for almost 20 percent of all Windows desktop unit sales volume.

Big screen TVs gave a big boost to the flat-panel TV market, thanks to unit sales of TVs with screen sizes 50 inches and higher increasing by 32 percent. Approximately one-in-six flat-panel TVs sold were above 50 inches and the share of flat-panel TVs greater than 60 inches more than tripled. Meanwhile 32 inch TVs, the market?s largest single size segment, saw revenue drop almost 9 percent and average prices fall below $ 300, to $ 277. 3D TVs, the industry?s most maligned segment, saw unit volumes soar by more than 100 percent and TVs with 3D capability accounted for more than one in every five dollars spent on TVs during the holiday.

Under the TV devices was another bright spot for the industry. Sales revenue for home theater systems increased 10 percent, receiver revenue increased by 3.5 percent and stand-alone streaming devices saw a 65 percent increase in revenue while stand-alone speaker systems for portable devices saw revenue increase almost 10 percent.

?It was truly a mixed bag this year,? said Baker. ?Many newer technologies posted strong gains, although most of those products, such as streaming devices, still generate volumes too small to impact the overall market trend. These newer technologies are likely to be the ones to watch in 2012 as the industry continues to search for high growth opportunities to replace aging product segments.?

*NPD?s weekly POS information is derived from a subset panel of retailers that also contribute to NPD?s projected monthly POS panel.

**Holiday sales include sales from November 20 ? December 24, 2011

About The NPD Group, Inc.

The NPD Group is the leading provider of reliable and comprehensive consumer and retail information for a wide range of industries. Today, more than 2,000 manufacturers, retailers, and service companies rely on NPD to help them drive critical business decisions at the global, national, and local market levels. NPD helps our clients to identify new business opportunities and guide product development, marketing, sales, merchandising, and other functions. Information is available for the following industry sectors: automotive, beauty, entertainment, fashion, food, home and office, sports, technology, toys, video games, and wireless. For more information, contact us, visit http://www.npd.com/, or follow us on Twitter: @npdtech and @npdgroup.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Sarah Bogaty

+1 516 625 2357

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Lumens.com is highlighting its picks for $ 50 and under holiday suggestions for modern gifts, from top brands like Areaware, Alessi, Blomus and more. The Lumens.com Holiday Gift Guide offers more than 200 unique and modern gift ideas priced at $ 50 and under, including great stocking stuffers for $ 20 and under.

Some of the favorite modern gifts at Lumens.com priced between $ 20 and $ 50 include:

Clocky Alarm Clock by Nanda Home: The holiday favorite is the perfect gift for those who struggle with waking up in the morning. Clocky gives you one chance to get up, but hitting the snooze button sends him wheeling around the room for a place to hide until you throw back the covers to shut him off. From $ 39.

Smart Phone Dock by Jonathan Adler: This charging dock gives a cheeky nod to the clunky phones of yore, in true Jonathan Adler style. The porcelain dock cradles modern-day cell phones for charging. $ 48.

Distortion Candlestick by Paul Loebach for Areaware: Traditional candlestick form, distorted with a 3D rendering program. Exceedingly durable in resin and marble, with five color choices. $ 24

Fishhotel Fish Bowl by Umbra: For the contemporary fish lover, this square fish bowl features a modernist design, with a removable inner bowl for easy cleaning. $ 29.95

Wine Breather Carafe by Menu: Menu offers several modern gifts for wine enthusiasts, including this carafe that aerates wine in less than two minutes, connecting directly to the bottle. Designed by Norm Architects. $ 50

Satellite Bowl by MoMA: Dramatically decorative and useful, the Satellite Bowl features lacquered wooden spoked pinned together and twisted open for high visual impact. Designed by Carlo Contin. $ 48

Alarm Dock by Jonas Damon for Areaware: This wood dock holds an iPhone or iPod touch and runs a flip clock app, transforming the piece into the iconic faux wood grain flip clocks of bygone eras. $ 39.50.

FARO New Set of 3 Tealight holders by Blomus: These luminious candle holders feature a sleek and contemporary stainless steel base and clear glass shades. $ 31.40.

Lumens.com is also a great place to find unique stocking stuffers for everyone on your list. Favorite small modern gifts priced at $ 25 and under include:

Teo Tea Bag Spoon by Alessi: After tea has been steeped, this handy spoon helps to remove the string and bag without losing it to your cup. Designed by Karin Santorso of LUCY.D Studio $ 25

Unitool by Joseph Joseph: For the culinary genius on your list, the Unitool is five kitchen utensils in one: a slotted spoon, turner, cutting edge, solid spoon and a spatula. $ 9

PS Yo-Yo by Playsam: The perfect gift for adults and children alike. The minimal form and high luster surface of the Playsam PS Yo-Yo add elements of sleek sophistication to the traditional children’s toy. $ 12

GENTS Flip Business Card Case: The Blomus GENTS Flip Business Card Case protects business cards from damage while adding a smart, contemporary note to business networking events. $ 15.47

Moustache Bottlestopper by Jonathan Adler: The Jonathan Adler Moustache Bottlestopper, made of porcelain, celebrates this facial fad and adds a smirk to dinner parties and celebrations. $ 18

Bottle Opener by Brendan Ravenhill by Areaware: A curved nail at the end of a piece of beech or walnut comprises the simple yet effective design for removing bottlecaps with ease. $ 20

Nest iPad Stand by BlueLounge: The BlueLounge Nest iPad Stand is a simple design with a multitude of uses. The rubber-lined container organizes small objects and also provides a non-slip surface for an iPad. A hidden slider cradle also allows for vertical positioning. $ 15

In addition to these under $ 50 gifts, Lumens.com has hand-picked modern gifts for him, gifts for her, top-selling gifts, gifts for entertaining and gifts for wine enthusiasts. The Lumens Holiday Gift Guide contains more than 500 unique items for holiday shopping.

In addition to these gift picks, Lumens.com also offers:

-Free shipping on orders of $ 50 or more (exclusions do apply)

-Low-price guarantee

-Expert service via our customer service center

-Easy, no-hassle returns

-Volume order discounts

-More than 300 manufacturers from all over the globe, offering everything from contemporary lighting to transitional fixtures and modern furnishings, gifts and home accessories.

For additional information on the Lumens.com new gifts and the Lumens.com holiday Gift Guide, contact Sarah Schaale or visit lumens.com.

About Lumens Light + Living:

Lumens Light + Living is dedicated to offering the very best of design-oriented lighting, fans and home accessories, from the most contemporary lighting from international designers to modern interpretations of classic design.

Contact:

Sarah Schaale, Assistant Marketing Manager

Lumens Light + Living

916-444-5885

http://www.lumens.com

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According to the results of a new study released by The NPD Group, Inc., a leading market research company, women were more frugal and more thrifty then men in their spending for holiday gifts this past season.

When asked if they cut back on the amount they spent, and if they cut back on the number of gifts they bought a greater percentage of women cut back then men. When asked if they bought items on sale, shopped in less expensive stores and bought more practical or thrifty gifts again a higher percentage of women answered ?Yes.?

SEE CHART: Did you do any of the following during your holiday shopping?

?We had been seeing a decidedly frugal mindset in the female consumer in the earlier part of 2011,? said Marshal Cohen, chief industry analyst, The NPD Group, Inc., ?and based on these results it would appear that women have held to that through the holiday season?

How did men and women evaluate this year?s promotions compared to last year?s? The study?s results showed that both genders felt that this holiday season?s ?sales? were better than last year?s.

The majority (close to 40 percent) of both men and women told NPD that this year?s sales were much or a little better than last year?s. A little more than one third of men and women said that the ?sales? were about the same. Approximately 10 percent of both genders said the sales last year?s sales were much better.

?Sales played a huge role in holiday this year. Retailers used door-busters, special sales, discounts, and discounts on top of discounts to lure the consumer in and it worked,? said Cohen, ?But it also ?front loaded? holiday sales and that made holiday look good on the surface posting higher dollar volumes but ultimately it will challenge margins.?

Retailers looked for new ways to interact with consumers this holiday. NPD?s study asked consumers about their cell phone or smart phone usage during their holiday shopping. The most often cited reason that both men and women said they used their phones during the holiday season was to ?research a product.?

See Chart: In which of the following ways, if any, did you use your cellphone/smartphone during this holiday season?

?I think it is becoming clear that there is a growing market for this kind of consumer engagement,? said Cohen, ?While the 4 percent of consumers that told us they used smart phones to make a purchase doesn?t sound like a lot, remember it was less than a decade ago that only 3 percent of consumers told us they shopped online,? noted Cohen.

This year the item most often received as a gift was an apparel item with 49 percent. The second most often received item was a gift card. Thirty-four percent of men said they received a gift card and 42 percent of women said they did. The third most received item was an electronic item with approximately 20 percent of both men and women saying they received that as a gift.

?There just wasn?t a lot of new product out there this year, so people relied on the ?tried and true? to give as gifts,? said Cohen. ?In other non-apparel categories the items that were new or innovative, as a general rule, did very well.?

NPD studies conducted earlier in the season pointed to a lot of self-gifting activity during the early part of the holiday retail season. In this post-holiday study 50 percent of women told NPD they bought something for themselves during the course of their holiday shopping while 40 percent of men said they bought something for themselves.

?Women were the ones that told us they cut back on their spending, cut back on the number of people on their lists and in general were more thrifty in their gift shopping,? said Cohen, ?So they felt more comfortable about rewarding themselves for being so frugal and there were a lot deals that were hard to pass up.?

?As 2012 takes shape we should be on the lookout for more retailers to work with the triggers that compelled consumers to make a holiday purchase,? noted Cohen, ?Look for ?new traditions? like extended hours, weekend sales, double discounts and ?indulge yourself? pitches to entice consumers this year.?

Methodology: The NPD Group, Inc.?s post-holiday of consumer?s holiday buying behavior was fielded to a statistically representative sample of 2500 U.S. Adults, 18+ through NPD?s consumer panel. The study was fielded from December 27, 2011 to January 5, 2012.

About The NPD Group, Inc.

The NPD Group is the leading provider of reliable and comprehensive consumer and retail information for a wide range of industries. Today, more than 2,000 manufacturers, retailers, and service companies rely on NPD to help them drive critical business decisions at the global, national, and local market levels. NPD helps our clients to identify new business opportunities and guide product development, marketing, sales, merchandising, and other functions. Information is available for the following industry sectors: automotive, beauty, entertainment, fashion, food, home and office, sports, technology, toys, video games, and wireless. For more information, contact us, visit http://www.npd.com/, or follow us Twitter at https://twitter.com/npdgroup.

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A digitally restored version of ?Santa Claus Conquers the Martians,? one of the most charming and campy of holiday motion pictures, is being re-released on a one-time-only basis to theaters across the United States and Canada this December, along with other classic holiday movie moments. The film, now it in all of colorful restored glory, has not been seen on the big screen since its initial release in 1964.

?Santa Claus Conquers the Martians? is the main feature of a delightfully retro compilation called SANTA’S COOL HOLIDAY FILM FESTIVAL, which features a family-friendly mix of vintage Technicolor Christmas cartoons, long-lost holiday greetings from 1960?s TV personalities like Shari Lewis & Lambchop and Ozzie & Harriet, a 1949 bouncing-ball sing-a-long to “Jingle Bells,” the beloved animated classic ?Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer,? and lots more holiday season fun.

Holland Releasing, distributor of digitally restored classics, originally planned a narrow release targeted to college-age audiences who know ?Santa Claus Conquers the Martians? well from its various TV spoofs on shows like ?Mystery Science Theater 3000? and ?Elvira’s Movie Macabre.? However, says Thomas W. Holland, founder of Holland Releasing, ?The film’s appeal quickly crossed over to mainstream theater chains such as Harkins, Rave and Landmark, who saw the program’s huge family and kid-appeal. The space-blazing color restoration of ?Santa Claus Conquers the Martians? and the other fun film bits included in SANTA?S COOL HOLIDAY FILM FESTIVAL big screen presentation are sure to bring holiday enjoyment to every generation, from grandparents to young children.?

To date, SANTA’S COOL HOLIDAY FILM FESTIVAL is scheduled to play in more than 200 theaters with others joining the line-up daily. A listing can be seen at the film’s official website: http://www.SantaMartiansMovie.com.

?Santa Claus Conquers the Martians? is a colorful mix of Christmas comedy and 1960?s sci-fi, resulting in an unexpectedly charming “kids eye view” of the holiday season. Filmed on a New York City soundstage in 1964, the cast was made up of top-notch Broadway and soap opera character actors, including John Call as Santa and Bill McCutcheon as an hilariously bumbling Martian. Even the child actors in the film were Broadway veterans and the film’s production had to be scheduled around their stage and school schedule. For trivia fans, ?Santa Claus Conquers the Martians? marked the film debut of 10 year-old Pia Zadora who, like all of the Martians, performed in varying degrees of green face make-up.

Besides the main feature, the other cool films in this cinematic Christmas stocking are amazing, if not occasionally breathtaking in their Technicolor glory. For instance, the producers have included two rarely seen cartoons from the legendary studios of Max Fleischer, who also gave us Popeye and Betty Boop — “Christmas Comes But Once A Year,” about a grand-fatherly inventor who visits an orphanage to pose as Santa Claus, and “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” Fleischer’s animated treasure that tells the story of the little reindeer who guides Santa’s sleigh on Christmas Eve. The restoration of these gems was costly and time-consuming, but the pay off for the audience is getting to see them as they were originally meant to be enjoyed — on a huge theater screen.

And what’s a family movie experience without an old-time sing-a-long? Holland, also the producer and director of SANTA’S COOL HOLIDAY FILM FESTIVAL, searched around the world to locate a circa-1949 bouncing ball sing-a-long to ?Jingle Bells.?

“I knew this bit of film existed as I recalled seeing the sing-a-long ?Jingle Bells? cartoon on television–in black-and-white, of course–as a kid,” said Holland. “After discovering it was originally a segment in a vintage Technicolor cartoon, it took months to locate the only existing print. It even has extra lyrics that have been long forgotten. Holland added, ?Community-sings like this are sadly rare today, but in a movie theater environment, as opposed to television, they bring everyone together. It’s just one of many delightful highlights in the whole SANTA’S COOL HOLIDAY FILM FESTIVAL.”

About Holland Releasing

Holland Releasing, based in the Los Angeles suburb of Calabasas, has grown to be one of the world?s largest independent theatrical distributors of specialty 35mm and digital motion pictures. The company?s film library ranges from Oscar-winning classics like Mike Nichol?s masterpiece, THE GRADUATE, to George A. Romero?s NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD and Ed Wood?s hilariously infamous PLAN 9 FROM OUTERSPACE.

Holland Releasing is part of Holland Entertainment Group, Inc. founded in 1990 by former Columbia Pictures Television executive Thomas W. Holland. During Holland?s tenure at the studio as Vice President of Distribution, he syndicated such successful programs as CHARLIE?S ANGELS, STARSKY & HUTCH, JOHNNY CARSON and BARNEY MILLER, which was the most profitable program for the studio at the time. Tom Holland was also Chief Operating Officer of Screen Gems, a joint venture between the Coca-Cola Company, Columbia Pictures Television and Color Systems Technology and was a pioneer in the field of the colorization of black-and-white motion pictures.