‘Tis the season to start preparing for the holidays with videos, audiobooks, and music!
A Mrs. Miracle Christmas Debbie Macomber Random House, Inc.
AUDIOBOOK 5 Discs 12298251 $29.99 Replacements Available
Idina Menzel Christmas
A Season of Love Decca • Holiday
Guest Artists: Ariana Grande, Billy Porter
Available October 18 CD 12465085
Buttons
A Christmas Tale
UNK 115 min. (2018) Drama
Available December 3 DVD
12455179 $16.49
NOW That’s What I Call Country Christmas Universal Music • Holiday
Artists: Blake Shelton, Luke Bryan CD 12447828 $18.99
The Grinch
PG 86 min. (2018) $271M Children’s DVD 12248833 $14.99 BLU-RAY+DVD 12248834 $17.24 2 Discs 4K+BLU-RAY 12276248 $17.24 2 Discs
Happy Howlidays! James Patterson, Steven Butler
Hachette Audio
Available October 14
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Videos
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Final installment in the Father Christmas film series!
2nd Chance for Christmas
UNK 90 min. (2019) Drama
Available December 3
Marrying Father Christmas
DVD
When Miranda Chester set off to find information on her biological father two Christmases ago, she never imagined that her investigation would lead her to both the family she had always longed for and Ian McAndrick, the love of her life. NR 87 min. (2018) Drama DVD 12421810 $11.24
12509533 $11.24
Christmas Everlasting TVPG 82 min. (2018) Romance
Available November 5
DVD
12461966 $11.24
London Mitchell’s Christmas TVPG 90 min. (2018) Drama
Available November 5
Also Available
DVD 12448845 $16.99 BLU-RAY 12448816 $16.99
Engaging Father Christmas NR 85 min. (2017) Drama DVD 12176882 $11.24
Road to Christmas
Finding Father Christmas
TVG 85 min. (2018) Drama
Available November 5
NR 87 min. (2016) Drama DVD 11934787 $12.99
DVD
12452084 $11.24
CHILDREN’S Christmas Break-In
TVG 87 min. (2019)
Available November 5
Elf Land
G 80 min. (2019)
Available December 3 DVD
12458550 $19.99
DVD 12448841 $19.99 BLU-RAY 12448809 $21.99
Olaf’s Frozen Adventure
UNK 68 min. BLU-RAY+DVD 12215339 $20.24 2 Discs
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Puppy Star Christmas
PG 90 min. (2018) DVD 12287596 $16.99
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
In search of a key to unlock a box from her late mother, Clara finds her way into a mysterious parallel world. She teams up with a soldier named Philip in order to brave the Fourth Realm to find the key and return harmony to the unstable world. PG 99 min. (2018) $55M DVD 12248171 $14.99 BLU-RAY+DVD 12248172 $20.24 2 Discs 4K+BLU-RAY 12281466 $29.99 2 Discs
CHILDREN’S The Night Before Christmas Clement Clarke Moore NY Times Bestseller Weston Woods
In this classic holiday poem, a man awakens in his stocking cap to discover that Santa has arrived on his snowy rooftop that Christmas Eve. AUDIOBOOK 1 Disc
10221102 $12.99
Audiobooks HANUKKAH
How to Catch an Elf Adam Wallace
NY Times Bestseller Dreamscape Media, LLC
Hanukkah Bear Eric A. Kimmel Dreamscape Media, LLC
It’s finally Christmas Eve! Is this the year to finally catch an elf? Learn how with this fun holiday follow-up to the New York Times bestselling series!
When a bear arrives at her door, Bubba Brayna mistakenly believes he is her rabbi. Together they light the menorah, play the dreidel game, and eat all the latkes.
AUDIOBOOK 1 Disc 11708869
AUDIOBOOK 1 Disc 11670394 $14.99
$14.99
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Read-Along Subtitles
How the Grinch Stole Christmas and Other Gifts from Dr. Seuss Dr. Seuss Random House, Inc., Listening Library
The Grinch hates everything about Christmas! So, he hatches a devious plan to make sure Christmas will bring no joy to Whoville this year. AUDIOBOOK 2 Discs
10220993 $19.99
11709646 $11.24
The Christmasaurus Tom Fletcher Books on Tape, Listening Library
Dreamscape Media, LLC
Why settle for a pony or a puppy for Christmas when you could have a dinosaur? A rollicking adventure from singer-songwriter and YouTuber Tom Fletcher. AUDIOBOOK 5 Discs
Latke, the Lucky Dog Ellen Fischer
12126066 $44.99
Rescued from an animal shelter on the first night of Hanukkah, Latke the puppy joins the family just in time for the celebrations. AUDIOBOOK 1 Disc 11373265 $9.99
ADULT FICTION
A Gingerbread Romance Lacey Baker Hallmark Publishing
When Taylor enlists Adam to help her win a life-sized gingerbread house contest, she doesn’t realize that her decision might help her find a place for her heart to call home.
The 19th Christmas James Patterson, Maxine Paetro Hachette Audio
A fearsome criminal seizes control of the headlines. He is planning a deadly surprise for Christmas morning. And has commissioned dozens of criminal colleagues to take actions that will mask his plans. AUDIOBOOK 6 Discs 12313549 $34.99 Replacements Available
The Christmas Boutique Jennifer Chiaverini Harper Collins Publishers
Just weeks before Christmas, severe weather damages the church hall hosting the winter fundraiser. Determined to save the event, Sylvia offers to host it at her ancestral family estate. AUDIOBOOK 8 Discs 12329503 $39.99 Replacements Available
AUDIOBOOK 6 Discs 12356038 $34.99 Replacements Available
A Timeless Christmas Alexis Stanton Hallmark Publishing
As Megan teaches a time traveler about the wonders of the future, they both feel a once-in-a-lifetime connection. AUDIOBOOK 6 Discs 12289515 $34.99 Replacements Available
A Christmas Carol Charles Dickens Dreamscape Media, LLC
Marley was dead, to begin with, and yet he manages to visit his old partner, the miser Ebenezer Scrooge, and send him on a transformative journey, led by three ghosts from past, present, and future. AUDIOBOOK 3 Discs 10014598 $19.99 Replacements Available
Noel Street Richard Paul Evans
Simon & Schuster Audio Elle is working at a diner to support herself and her son. She learns that a returned POW, William, may have the answer to her own pain—a revelation that culminates in a remarkable act of love and forgiveness.
Available November 5
AUDIOBOOK 5 Discs 12366817 $29.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available
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Keb’ Mo’ Moonlight, Mistletoe, and You Concord Records
Guest Artists: Gerald Albright, Melissa Manchester Fresh off the Grammy-winning album TajMo, his collaboration with Taj Mahal, and the critically acclaimed 2019 solo album Oklahoma, prolific blues musician Keb’ Mo’ presents his first holiday album.
Available October 18 CD 12447831
$14.99
Ana Gasteyer Sugar & Booze Henry’s Girl
Saturday Night Live alum Ana Gasteyer releases a holiday album featuring new and classic tracks. Fellow SNL star Maya Rudolph appears on the song Secret Santa.
Available October 25 CD 12448758
$14.99
Danny Gokey The Greatest Gift A Christmas Collection Sparrow
Acclaimed contemporary Christian music artist, and former American Idol contestant, Danny Gokey fills his latest holiday album with a mix of classic and original songs.
Available October 25 CD 12452942
Music
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra & Wynton Marsalis Big Band Holidays II Blue Engine Records
Featuring songs selected from Big Band Holidays concerts spanning from 2015 to 2018, Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra are joined by an all-star assortment of guests including Catherine Russell and Aretha Franklin.
Available November 8 CD 12458536
The Singing Contractors Building a Christmas to Remember Gaither Music Group
The Singing Contractors share holiday cheer and the hope of the season with new renditions of household favorites. They are hanging lights, decking halls, and belting out joyous strains for the most wonderful time of year.
Available October 25 CD 12455172
$11.99
$14.99
Rob Halford Celestial
Orla Fallon A Winter’s Tale
Judas Priest lead singer Rob Halford releases his second holiday album, which sees him give Christmas classics a heavy metal makeover. There are also four brand new songs recorded just for this release.
In both solo performances and with Celtic Woman, Orla Fallon has dazzled audiences around the world. Here, across twelve tracks, she delivers a Celtic Christmas experience.
CD 12465111
CD 12452944
Legacy Recordings
Available October 18 $11.99
Phil Wickham Christmas Columbia Records
Phil Wickham has brought listeners songs of worship and praise, and now he’s ready to welcome the winter season with his album of holiday cheer.
Available November 1 CD 12470037
$12.99
Gaither Music Group
Available October 25 $9.99
Lea Michele Christmas in the City Sony Masterworks
Actress and singer Lea Michele releases a Christmas album with songs featuring guest artists Jonathan Groff, Darren Criss, and Cynthia Erivo.
Available October 25 CD 12481493
$12.99
$7.99
Chicago Chicago Christmas
Los Lobos Llego Navidad
TobyMac Light of Christmas
The legendary ‘rock band with horns’ gets into the spirit of the holiday season with an album that mixes original Christmas songs and yuletide favorites. CD 12447842 $16.99
Los Lobos researched nearly 150 Christmas-related songs from across North, Central, and South America for their new album, eventually narrowing the list down to the songs they wanted to reinvent in their own inimitable style. CD 12447841 $14.99
Guest Artists: Owl City, Relient K
Dionne Warwick Dionne Warwick & the Voices of Christmas
The Oak Ridge Boys Down Home Christmas
The Happy Racers A Merry Very Christmas
Dionne Warwick is joined by an all-star roster of guests for a new Christmas album. Some of the artists joining her include Ricky Skaggs, the Oak Ridge Boys, Aloe Blacc, Andra Day, Michael McDonald, and Johnny Mathis.
The Oak Ridge Boys celebrate the Christmas season with their timeless hits and holiday classics on their 2019 Christmas album. Includes standards such as Silent Night, but also new songs like Don’t Go Pullin’ on Santa Claus’ Beard.
The Happy Racers follow up their Halloween release with a collection of fun Christmas songs for listeners of all ages. These are jams that make music a blast again for kids and kids at heart.
CD 12470040
CD 12439214
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Rhino Records
S-Curve Records
Available October 18 $14.99
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Lightning Rod Records
Available October 25 $12.99
Forefront Records
Seven-time Grammy Award winner TobyMac’s holiday album is now available physically on CD following its digital-only release. CD 12433530 $7.99
CHILDREN’S
Gaither Music Group
Available October 25 $9.99
First-rate videos sure to be in high demand.
$22 million box office 47 Meters Down
video picks of the week $41 million box office
The Angry Birds Movie 2
Voices of: Awkwafina, Dove Cameron, Bill Hader
Uncaged
When a new threat emerges that puts both Bird and Pig Island in danger, Red, Chuck, Bomb, and Mighty Eagle recruit Chuck’s sister Silver and team up with pigs Leonard, his assistant Courtney, and techpig Garry to forge an unsteady truce and form an unlikely superteam to save their homes. PG 96 min. (2019) Children’s
Starring: Nia Long, John Corbett, Sophie Nelisse Four teen girls diving in a ruined underwater city quickly find themselves in a watery hell as their fun outing turns into heart-stopping fear when they learn they are not alone in the submerged caves. PG13 90 min. (2019) Adventure
Available November 12
DVD 12428627 $23.24 BLU-RAY+DVD 12428616 $26.24 2 Discs 4K+BLU-RAY 12556284 $30.74 2 Discs
Available November 12
DVD 12430780 $22.49 BLU-RAY+DVD 12430781 $29.99 2 Discs
$5 million box office Don’t Let Go Starring: Storm Reid, Mykelti Williamson, David Oyelowo
Detective Jack Radcliff gets a shocking phone call from his recently murdered niece Ashley. Working together across time, they race to solve her murder before it can happen. R 104 min. (2019) Horror
Available November 26 DVD BLU-RAY
12434593 $17.24 12434594 $26.24
$60 million box office
$12 million box office
Dora and the Lost City of Gold
The Kitchen Starring: Elizabeth Moss, Melissa McCarthy, Domhnall Gleeson
Starring: Isabela Moner, Benicio Del Toro, Q’orianka Kilcher Dora spends most of her life traveling through the jungle but there is nothing that could prepare her for the adventures of high school. But she is prepared to try and solve a mystery behind a lost Incan civilization to save her parents with the help of some friends and Boots by her side. PG 102 min. (2019) Children’s
Available November 19
Based on the Vertigo comic book series from DC Entertainment, the mobster husbands of three 1978 Hell’s Kitchen housewives are sent to prison by the FBI. R 102 min. (2019) Action
Available November 5 DVD BLU-RAY
12428634 $21.74 12428623 $26.99
DVD 12428633 $23.24 BLU-RAY+DVD 12428622 $29.99 2 Discs
AVAILABLE OCTOBER 15
3 from Hell
R 115 min. (2019) $2M Horror DVD 12460189 $14.99 BLU-RAY+DVD 12460190 $18.74 2 Discs 4K+BLU-RAY 12460271 $22.49 2 Discs
The Art of Self-Defense
R 105 min. (2019) $2M Comedy DVD 12403035 $17.24 BLU-RAY 12403036 $26.24
Crawl
R 87 min. (2019) $39M Action DVD 12403033 $30.99 BLU-RAY+DVD 12403034 $29.99 2 Discs
The Pilgrim’s Progress
UNK 118 min. (2019) $1M Children’s DVD 12460362 $14.99 BLU-RAY 12514284 $18.74
Stuber
R 93 min. (2019) $22M Comedy DVD 12403025 $29.99 BLU-RAY 12403026 $26.24 4K+BLU-RAY 12460276 $29.99 2 Discs
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audiobook picks of the week A mesmerizing story of dreams and desires, death and destiny from New York Times bestseller Maggie Stiefvater!
Exit Fee Brad Taylor
Call Down the Hawk Maggie Stiefvater
NY Times Bestselling Author
NY Times Bestselling Author
Available November 5 AUDIOBOOK 8 Discs
Simultaneous Release Replacements Available
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood in theaters November 22, starring Tom Hanks! Kindness and Wonder Gavin Edwards Harper Collins Publishers History
12403584
Discs $29.99
Discs $25.99
Simultaneous Release
Discover more epic adventures in the second book in the action-packed Broken Code series. The Silent Thaw Erin Hunter
NY Times Bestselling Author
Simultaneous Release Replacements Available
Available November 5 AUDIOBOOK 5 Discs
12438109 $14.99
Simultaneous Release
…magnificent… - Library Journal
The Starless Sea Erin Morgenstern NY Times Bestselling Author
Random House, Inc.
Children’s
Available October 29 AUDIOBOOK 8
Wrecking Ball
Children’s
Harper Collins Publishers
Available October 29 AUDIOBOOK 5
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Recorded Books, LLC
Available October 29 AUDIOBOOK 3 12376151 $39.99
- Booklist
NY Times Bestselling Author
Action
Young Adult
…hilarious…
Jeff Kinney
Harper Collins Publishers
Scholastic
12372588
The latest in Brad Taylor’s Pike Logan series!
Fantasy
Discs 12371718 $44.99
Simultaneous Release Replacements Available
Available November 5 AUDIOBOOK 11 Discs 12298257 $44.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available
MUSICIAN BIOGRAPHIES Illuminating… - Kirkus Reviews
A revealing look at one artist’s journey from self-censorship to full expression.
Janis Holly GeorgeWarren
More Myself Alicia Keys
Available October 22 AUDIOBOOK 11
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Macmillan Audio
Simon & Schuster Audio
12404306
Discs $44.99
Simultaneous Release Replacements Available
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Simultaneous Release Replacements Available
An intimate portrait of the bond that grew between two iconic and starkly different women. Touched by the Sun Carly Simon
Macmillan Audio
Available October 22 AUDIOBOOK 4 12366878
Discs $29.99
Simultaneous Release
The voice of Frozen’s Elsa releases new holiday music. Idina Menzel Christmas A Season of Love
Decca • Holiday
Guest Artists: Ariana Grande, Billy Porter
Available October 18 CD 12465085 $13.99
music picks of the week
Featuring over 40 unreleased recordings.
Final recordings from the late singer-songwriter.
Bob Dylan The Bootleg Series Volume 15
Leonard Cohen Thanks for the Dance
Legacy • Pop/Rock
Available November 22
Travelin’ Thru, 1967-1969
Guest Artists: Johnny Cash, Earl Scruggs
Available November 1
Columbia / Legacy Pop/Rock
CD 12556222 $11.99
3 Discs CD 12477633 $27.99
American Idol finalist releases her second studio album. Brooke White Calico
Tony Award-winning Hamilton star releases his third studio album. Leslie Odom, Jr Mr
Nevado Music Country
S-Curve Records Jazz
Available October 25
Available November 8
CD 12447827 $12.99
CD 12478649 $13.99
Musical highlights from the acclaimed series finale. Various Artists Transparent
Musicale Finale Original Soundtrack Decca Gold Soundtracks
Available November 15 CD 12481491 $13.99
Rod Stewart’s biggest hits get new orchestral arrangements. Rod Stewart & the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra You’re in My Heart Rod Stewart with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Snow Patrol creates new versions of their biggest songs. Snow Patrol Reworked
Republic Records Pop/Rock
Available November 1 CD 12514273 $13.99
Includes the tracks All the Way (Stay) and Love Never. Jimmy Eat World Surviving RCA Records Pop/Rock
Available October 18 CD 12514271 $10.99
Rhino Records Pop/Rock
Guest Artist: Robbie Williams
Available November 22 CD 12472078 $16.99
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featured video Dasher
How a Brave Little Doe Changed Christmas Forever Starring: Laural Merlington
An adventurous reindeer named Dasher spends her days yearning for the North Pole, and when she meets a nice man in a red suit, her wildest dreams might come true. UNK 14 min. (2019) Children’s DVD 12372856 $29.24
Starring: Leonard Cohen, Judy Collins, Helle Goldman Nick Broomfield’s most personal and romantic film of his storied career starts on the Greek island of Hydra in 1960, where Leonard Cohen, then a struggling and unknown fiction writer, and Marianne Ihlen, a single mother with a young son, became part of community of expat artists, writers, and musicians. Never-before-seen footage shot by Broomfield and legendary documentarian D.A. Pennebaker make for a unique portrait of an idyllic 1960s bohemia. R 101 min. (2019) $1M Biographical
Available October 15 DVD
12403029 $24.99
Audiobook Also Available Dreamscape Media, LLC 1 Disc 12370073 $11.99
Starring: Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, Jason Statham, Idris Elba Ever since Hobbs and Shaw first faced off, the duo have swapped smack talk and body blows as they’ve tried to take each other down. But when anarchist Brixton gains control of an insidious bio-threat that could alter humanity forever, these two sworn enemies will have to partner up to bring down the only guy who might be badder than themselves. PG13 137 min. (2019) $164M Action
Available November 5
DVD 12428631 $26.24 BLU-RAY+DVD 12428620 $29.99 2 Discs 4K+BLU-RAY 12463539 $37.49 2 Discs
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