'Tis the season
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Toys this year
15 kid-friendly video games
If video games are on your holiday shopping list, check out this list of the best ones for youngsters.

Movie & TV DVDs
"A Christmas Story," "Alfred Hithcock Premiere Collection," and "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" are just three of the multidisc sets in stores.

Holiday CDs
Consider Elvis Presley (left) for your holiday collection. Other artists like Harry Connick Jr. and Sheryl Crow also offer sounds for the season.

Music books
Dolly Parton is among the stars featured in photographer Mark Seliger's "The Music Book." Read a Q&A with Seliger, and delve into these other musical reads.

Music DVDs
The gift of Cash - Johnny, that is - just keeps on giving this holiday season. Check out tunes from other artists like Alison Krauss and Boys Like Girls, too.

Music box sets
With a gorgeous new box set from Rhino that collects every one of their albums, Led Zeppelin can be appreciated in a new light. Not a Zeppelin fan? There's more.

10 money-saving holiday tips
The economic downturn threatens to sour the holidays — but it doesn't have to. Here are ways to save money and avoid stress without losing the spirit.
- Seven common holiday budget busters
- 12 ways to de-commercialize the holidays
- Will online offers lure consumers back?
- 12 ways to be frugal, but not 'cheap'
- In hard times, nostalgic toys strike a chord
- If the spelling is wrong, the price may be right
- HDTV shoppers in line for bargains
- U.S. retail sales struggle in early November
- More customers resume using old-fashioned cash
- Gift cards may be popular for necessities











