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A MERRY MUSICAL CHRISTMAS

Why spend your clams on a gift-wrapp ed soap when your loved one would be o ver the moon with one of these brilliantly musical options for Christmas?We’ve plucked a few of the best and brightes t from the myriad gift options available

Mariah Carey Funko Pop! Album: Merry Christmas Pledging allegiance to the Christmas queen has never been cuter than via this awesome Pop! Album from Funko. They broke the mould on this one, which features Mariah in her adorable outfit from the Merry Christmas album cover, errant wisp of hair across her face just so, and arranged in a 9” x 9” protective case with the cover art as backdrop.

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Backstreet Boys, A Very Backstreet Christmas From the opening “Duh-duh-duh-doh” of White Christmas , you know that Backstreet Boys are in for a pound on this fabulously schmaltzy festive collection. There are ballad harmonies galore (including a completely a capella version of Winter Wonderland ), tender strings and glockenspiel on Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas and Christmas in NewYork ;

Last Christmas gets a feathery synth job; and the boys are in full jaunty pop mode on Together . Aside from being the total package in its own right, A Very Backstreet Christmas is an open challenge to Juzzy-T, JC, Joey, Lance, and Chris to step up and throw down some cheer in 2023 – Timbaland better clear his calendar.

Vinyl slipmats If your giftee is particularly musically minded and already has all the record-playing gear, there's still one thing they can never have too many of: vinyl slipmats. There's no better way to keep LPs pristine while spinning, and a player looking funky-fresh on its own. JB has a classic range, including primo designs for AC/ DC, Queen, Pink Floyd, the Stones, and more.

Taylor Swift, Midnights You've heard it before, but it bears

repeating: Taylor Swift did not end up the first-ever artist to completely fill out the Top 10 Billboard chart with her own tracks from the one album (yes, it happened at the end of October this year, just ten days after release) for nothing! We considered Midnights "a sophisticated, evocative, and thoughtfully-detailed effort from [Swift]," in which the musician "remains the queen of plucking out little moments of observational interaction – the kind which we all have lodged in the pleats of our brains, and which pop into remembrance every now and again." Whether you're buying for Aunty Martha or nephew Arthur, your giftee will appreciate the magic of Midnights.

Monopoly - Metallica Tour edition Rule the world heavy metal style with this awesome official edition of Monopoly - Metallica World Tour ! First choose your token (we're bagsing the iconic Lady Justice), then start your engines for the game, based on Metallica's 2013 Whiplash tour. Shell out Metalli-bucks to buy city properties, stadiums and

arenas; get rewarded with sticks and picks; or suffer the hip-pocket consequences of stage repair fees and parking fines. Who wouldn't want the most head-bangin' board game in the land?

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