Digital Hit's Christmas Gift Guide

Every year the Xmas selling season decorations seem to get put up in the stores earlier and earlier. Soon we'll see the decorations for next Xmas put up the day after this year's are taken down.

We're here to help you sort through some of the entertainment-related gift ideas and make your shopping go a little easier online. No line-ups, no cranky clerks, and you can shop in your underwear. We realize some of you already shop in your underwear, but c'mon, you'll get arrested one day. Anyway, you can give two gifts in one when you shop through us. Just click on the links to any of the companies we're affiliated with and we'll get an itty-bitty cut of your purchases. That's a great way to get what you want for the holidays AND support an independent content site at the same time. And we won't expect any turkey!

"Give the gift that keeps on giving, fa la la la la la la la la." Yes, magazines are a great gift as they land on the doorstep month after month. Obviously, we're partial to entertainment and celebrity mags like Entertainment Weekly, but our friends at Amazon have hundreds of other titles to choose from.

Looking for another foolproof gift? One word: Lingerie. Let's face it, this is a no-brainer. Guys can buy their loved ones sexy lingerie to wear, and gals can buy sexy lingerie to wear as a surprise for their guys. We're talking win-win! If you don't know what this has to do with entertainment, you must be doing something wrong. Head on over to Henry & June Lingerie, where you can get everything from teddies and bodysuits to camisoles and thongs.

Obviously, being an entertainment site, we love movies. If anyone on your gift list is as nuts about the movies as we are, then our friends at Allposters can help. They have a ton of movie and celebrity posters to choose from. Give 'em a try. You can use the search box on this page to find all types of posters or you can drop by our gallery of movie posters.

If you really love a movie series like Star Wars and Lord of the Rings or TV shows like Buffy and Monty Python, then the folks over at Sideshow Collectibles have the perfect figures to adorn your office, dorm or shrine. Check them out.

We had one item arrive in our mailbox this year that we automatically knew had to be in our gift guide, especially if you're buying for a Beatles fan.

Apple Corps Ltd. has released a newly restored DVD of The Beatles' 1965 film Help!. Actually, let's make that lovingly restored, as each frame of this DVD looks great and sounds fantastic.

The first disc of this two disc set features the film with an amazing 5.1 soundtrack, while the second disc is packed with goodies like a 30 minute documentary with director Richard Lester that also features a behind the scenes footage of the Fab Four, several theatrical trailers, and another doc looking at the scene by scene, frame by frame restoration of the film. The set also includes a booklet that contains an essay by Martin Scorsese outlining the importance of the film.

A deluxe version of the DVD set is also available. This package includes a shooting script and additional goodies.

Let's stick with the movie addiction for a moment. We've always liked Roger Ebert's written reviews and not just because he sat two seats away from us when we covered the 2000 Oscars®. If you only know Roger from TV, you're not getting the full weight of his reviews. That's why we're recommending Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2007.

Once you've got all the recommendations as to what DVDs to buy, you're ready to go shopping. Okay, so...what? You don't have a DVD player? Unless you think DVDs make great coasters, you're going to need one of those. Here's a look at the top sellers:

1. Sony BDP-S350 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player
2. Samsung BD-P1500 1080p Blu-ray Player
3. Panasonic DMP-BD35K 1080p Blu-ray Player
4. Sony BDP-S550 1080p Blu-ray Player
5. Panasonic DMP-BD55K 1080p Blu-Ray Player
6. Sony DVP-FX820 8-Inch Portable DVD Player, Black
7. Sony DVP-NS700H/B 1080p Upscaling DVD Player, Black
8. Coby DVD-224 Compact DVD Player
9. Philips DVP5140 Multiformat DVD Player with DivX, MP3, Windows Media Support
10. Philips DVDR3576H DVD Recorder with 160GB Hard Disc and Built-In Tuner

Okay, so we're talking about movies and the holidays, right? How about holiday movies? Digital Hit's taken a look at some of the holiday classics.

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