Celebrate the Season with the Ambassadors of Caring and Sharing
“Care Bears Holiday Hugs” New CD Filled With Favorites Now Available from Madacy Kids
Toronto, Ontario (PRWEB) September 29, 2004
Celebrate the season with “Care Bears Holiday Hugs,” a new CD from Madacy Kids featuring everyone’s favorite sharing and caring furry friends. Created especially for the holidays, young carolers will sing-along with the Countdown Kids and special guests Funshine Bear, Friend Bear and Wish Bear, as they enjoy seasonal tunes presented Care Bears style!
Featuring eight traditional holiday favorites and four all-new original songs, “Care Bears Holiday Hugs” CD is now available for a suggested retail price of $7.98. It is recommended for ages 2-6. The Joester Loria Group -- American Greetings’ exclusive worldwide licensing agency for the property, brokered the deal on behalf of American Greetings, which chose Madacy Kids as the official licensee to produce and market branded music products based on the ever-popular Care Bears.
The 30-minute CD includes holiday favorites like, “Joy to the World,” “O Christmas Tree,” “Deck the Halls,” “Jingle Bells,” “Jolly Old St. Nicholas,” and “The 12 Days of Christmas.” Original tunes sure to be classics are “Holiday Hugs,” “Christmas is for Sharing,” “A Gift for You” and “The Magic of Christmas.” New arrangements add to the holiday fun, which the entire family can enjoy together.
“Care Bears Holiday Hugs” is one of the releases from the Care Bears line of musical CDs from Madacy Kids. Other titles in the line include “Care Bears Sing Like A Star,” where kids sing-along with the Care Bear friends Karaoke style and “Meet the Care Bears,” the initial title in the CD launch, which celebrates key Care Bear values like caring, sharing, friendship, happiness and fun through a collection of 12 original songs and traditional favorites.
About Care Bears
The Care Bears are a group of adorable, furry friends, each with a special caring mission. They help teach people how to care. Every Care Bear wears a bright-colored tummy picture that tells the world who they are and what is their special area of caring. Created by American Greetings, Care Bears were first launched as toys and other products in 1983. They quickly became “America’s Teddy Bear” with over 40 million Care Bears toys sold between 1983 and 1987. The Care Bears released their first full-length feature film The Care Bears Movie in 1985. Care Bears have also starred in their own television series; appeared in countless publishing outlets including storybooks, coloring books and activity pages; and featured of course, on greeting cards. Recently, Care Bears products have made a huge resurgence at retail with an estimated $600 million in sales for 2004.
About Madacy Kids
Madacy Kids is the home for all childrenÂ’s audio, video and DVD products distributed by Madacy Entertainment Group, a full-service entertainment company headquartered in Montreal which licenses, markets and distributes music, video, DVD and customized corporate entertainment premiums through its offices throughout North America, Europe and Latin America. For more information about Madacy KidsÂ’ products please visit www. madacy. com, e-mail madacykids@madacy. com, or call toll free 1-888-2MADACY.
About American Greetings Corporation
American Greetings Corporation (NYSE: AM) is one of the world's largest manufacturers of social expression products. Along with greeting cards, its product lines include gift wrap, party goods, reading glasses, candles, stationery, calendars, educational products, ornaments and electronic greetings. American Greetings is also the creator and owner of many celebrated character properties, including Strawberry Shortcake and Care Bears. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, American Greetings generates annual net sales of approximately $2 billion. For more information on the Corporation, visit http://corporate. americangreetings. com (http://corporate. americangreetings. com).
About The Joester Loria Group
The Joester Loria Group, www. joesterloriagroup. com, is a full-service licensing and marketing agency providing its clients with a full array of services including: strategic planning, competitive analysis, implementation of licensing strategy, management of publicity, advertising and marketing for licensing programs. The Joester Loria Group represents Berlitz, DaimlerChrysler Corporation for Jeep and Chrysler, American Greetings for Care Bears, Gruner+Jahr including Parents Magazine and YM, Pepsi and Mountain Dew, Schering-Plough, Inc. brand Coppertone, New York City Police Department and the family of Rodale Inc. magazines including MenÂ’s Health and Prevention.
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Andrea Blain
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