The Flight Before Christmas: Review and Giveaway
If you’ve just arrived here from reading my post on Christmas Traditions, then welcome! One of my favorite Christmas traditions with my family is to watch Christmas movies together to get us in the Holiday spirit! One of my new favorites is The Flight Before Christmas — a brand new CGI Animated film arriving on the scene for this Holiday Season! The characters are adorable and irresistible! From the press release:
When Niko sneaks out beyond the safety of Home Valley to practice his flying, he unwittingly endangers the herd as the notoriously mean Black Wolf fol
lows him home. Before it’s too late, Niko must join
forces with his forest animal friends to save Santa and the reindeer from the Black Wolf and become a Christmas hero…just like his father! Featuring all-star voice talent including teen sensation Emma Roberts (Nancy Drew, Aquamarine) and funny-man Norm MacDonald (“The Norm Show,” “Saturday Night Live”), The Flight Before Christmas is a heartwarming yuletide tale filled with colorful endearing characters such as Julius the flying squirrel 
and Wilma the cheeky weasel.
You can buy The Flight Before Christmas
Win it! I have a copy of the Flight Before Christmas to give away to one lucky Chic Shopper Chick reader. To enter, follow the easy-peasy rules below!
- Leave a comment here telling me about your favorite Christmas Tradition!
- Earn extra credit! You may do these for extra entries.
- Blog about this giveaway and link back here. Tell me about it in a separate comment.
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That’s it! Good luck! Oh, and the official rules and legal jargon are below.
US entries only, winner will be chosen via random.org at the end of the contest. Winners are posted here and on Prizey Fetch, please leave a valid email address or blog address if you’d like to be contacted should you win. Winner has 72 hours to claim their prize. This contests ends at 11:59 pm CST on November 19th, 2008.
Nov 11th, 2008 at 12:19 am
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Nov 11th, 2008 at 1:21 am
My favourite tradition, is toasting almonds on Christmas Eve. I usually buy whole almonds, skin them (throw them into some boiling water, let them sit, into cold water and squeeze off the skin), half them and put them on a cookie sheet with about a tsp of melted butter. Put them in a low oven; your nose will tell you when they are toasted! Sprinkle with salt, mix with raisins and you have a great treat to snack on during the holidays!
Thanks
Nov 11th, 2008 at 1:22 am
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Nov 11th, 2008 at 8:40 am
We like to drink cider and sing songs while we put the tree up.
A tradition I long to have, but can’t get help on, is to have a manger in my living room instead of the tree. Then through the month of December when someone does something nice for someone else just because with no acknowledment they can put a piece of straw in the manger. We’ll see how soft the bed is for baby Jesus on Christmas morning.
I can’t get anyone to make a manger for me, though.
Nov 11th, 2008 at 8:40 am
I am an email subscriber.
Nov 11th, 2008 at 8:53 am
Being that our girls are small, we are just starting out on Christmas traditions…or starting new ones at least. =)
We love baking together, and creating Christmas cookies, then driving around seeing all of the Christmas lights together. =)
Nov 11th, 2008 at 9:11 am
Every Christmas Eve, we gather the kids into the car and drive around town to look at all the Christmas light displays - all the while listening to Christmas songs on the radio.
Marianne
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Nov 11th, 2008 at 9:12 am
I’m a subscriber!
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Nov 11th, 2008 at 9:26 am
It’s silly but my favorite tradition is watching almost the entire 24 hours of A Christmas Story with my family. I’ve been doing it since I was a kid and it still makes me laugh every time.
3kidsnus at gmail dot com
Nov 11th, 2008 at 9:26 am
I’m a subscriber.
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Nov 11th, 2008 at 9:27 am
My favorite Christmas tradition is to get together with my family Christmas eve and play cards and have snacks.
Karen
Nov 11th, 2008 at 9:27 am
You’re on my blogroll.
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Nov 11th, 2008 at 9:35 am
My favorite tradition is going to see the entries for the National Gingerbread House Competition! One day I hope to enter….but it’ll probably be when I no longer have toddlers and babies running around!!
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Nov 11th, 2008 at 9:35 am
And I’m a subscriber!
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Nov 11th, 2008 at 10:08 am
I love watching Christmas movies together.
Nov 11th, 2008 at 10:16 am
My favorite tradition is going to Chicago to look at Marshall Field’s(now Macy’s) Christmas windows.
Nov 11th, 2008 at 10:16 am
Putting up the Christmas Tree is my fav part of the holidays. It was a big deal growing up and my family grew trees and sold them.
Nov 11th, 2008 at 10:17 am
I’m a subscriber.
Nov 11th, 2008 at 10:17 am
One of our favorite traditions is to go driving around town looking at the houses and their Christmas lights and decorations! We do it almost every year since our kids were small!
Nov 11th, 2008 at 10:19 am
Our favorite Christmas tradition is to drive around on Christmas Eve and check out all the holiday displays people have at their homes and have a “contest” and giveaway “awards” for the best display, worst display, most colorful, most ligths and so forth. Then we go home, have some hot chocolate, track Santa on the NORAD site and watch “A Christmas Story”.
Thanks for a fun giveaway!
Nov 11th, 2008 at 10:20 am
I am already an e-mail subscriber to your blog.
Nov 11th, 2008 at 10:20 am
I added you to my blog roll (found at the bottom of the current posts on the page - it’s in alphabetical order).
Nov 11th, 2008 at 10:31 am
To open one present each on Christmas eve, usually pyjamas for the kids and choccies for me!
Nov 11th, 2008 at 10:31 am
I am a subscriber also, thanks for these great giveaways!!
Nov 11th, 2008 at 11:29 am
Putting up the tree together.
Nov 11th, 2008 at 11:32 am
My favorite tradition is decorating the Christmas tree together as a family. thanks, justicecw@hotmail.com
Nov 11th, 2008 at 11:32 am
I just subscribed!!!
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Nov 11th, 2008 at 12:22 pm
My parents have always had an artificial tree, so when I got married I thought that’s what I would have too. The thing is, my husband’s family always cut down a real tree. As much as I like to have my way, I gave in and we went and cut down a Christmas tree for our first Christmas together and we have every year since. Never doing it before we were married, I didn’t realize how much fun it could be and it is now one of my favorite traditions.
Nov 11th, 2008 at 12:30 pm
We make cookies and sing christmas songs
Nov 11th, 2008 at 12:41 pm
eating pie on christmas morning
Nov 11th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
We switched to an artificial tree a few years ago (due to to allergies), but that hasn’t dampened my excitement of putting up and decorating the tree every year!
Nov 11th, 2008 at 1:45 pm
Definitely going out and chopping down our own Christmas tree. It always winds up being too big for our living room which is ok, but we just laugh because it looks so small out in the fields.
Nov 11th, 2008 at 1:50 pm
Either decorating the tree, or opening the stockings.
Alicia Webster
5webs@comcast.net
Nov 11th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
Making Christmas cookies
Nov 11th, 2008 at 2:32 pm
Our favorite tradition is putting together the Santa Jigsaw Puzzle every year.
Nov 11th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
birthday cake for Jesus is my favorite tradition
Nov 11th, 2008 at 2:57 pm
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Nov 11th, 2008 at 3:02 pm
Our favorite tradition is making and decorating Christmas cookies.
Nov 11th, 2008 at 3:05 pm
i am a subscriber
Nov 11th, 2008 at 3:06 pm
my favorite christmas tradition is making green christmas tree press cookies. it has been done in my family since i was little!
Nov 11th, 2008 at 3:21 pm
singing songs xmas eve
Nov 11th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
Before presents and breakfast on Christmas morning, my family sits together by the front window and we take turns reading the story of Christ’s birth from the Bible. My mom always made sure we read the story together before opening presents, so that we knew what we were really celebrating. As a kid, it was hard to sit still when I knew that PRESENTS came next . . . but now I look forward to our reading time the most.
Nov 11th, 2008 at 3:58 pm
Making cookies as a family, all together.
Nov 11th, 2008 at 3:59 pm
subscriber
Nov 11th, 2008 at 4:31 pm
I like making my mom’s rolled Christmas cookies and letting the kids decorate them.
Nov 11th, 2008 at 4:40 pm
We have a big feast and open one gift on Christmas Eve.
Nov 11th, 2008 at 4:41 pm
I subscribe to your RSS feed.
Nov 11th, 2008 at 4:42 pm
Your blog is on my blog-roll.
Nov 11th, 2008 at 5:04 pm
My family get together and bakes homemade dog bones for our no-kill animal shelter’s Christmas Bazaar. We have a great time baking, decorating and cleaning. Then on the day of the bazaar we all volunteer to work. Its a great way to kick off the holiday season.
Nov 11th, 2008 at 5:38 pm
having all my family over for dinner and going to church after
Nov 11th, 2008 at 6:20 pm
our annual Christmas Eve party
Nov 11th, 2008 at 6:32 pm
WE OPEN CHRISTMAS GIFTS ON CHRISTMAS EVE BECAUSE MY GRANDMA ALWAYS SAID CHRISTMAS WAS NOT ABOUT GIFT IT WAS ABOUT THE BIRTH OF JESUS. I AGREE AND LOVE THAT I GOT TO OPEN MY GIFTS A DAY BEFORE EVERYONE ELES
Nov 11th, 2008 at 6:49 pm
One of my favorite Christmas traditions is decorating our baby tree. We are a foster family and we have an ornament with the name of each child that has lived with us, every year we put all of their ornaments on our baby tree in the dining room and as we hang each ornament we reflect on their time with our family and say a prayer for them.
Nov 11th, 2008 at 6:50 pm
I am a subscriber
Nov 11th, 2008 at 6:50 pm
you are on my blogroll
Nov 11th, 2008 at 7:32 pm
making cookies and edible gifts with my children.
ceashark at aol dot com
Nov 11th, 2008 at 8:09 pm
Thats the one day when I have all my kids and grandchildren over to celebrate the holiday. There are 16 of us so its a little crowded but I just love it! Thank you!
Nov 11th, 2008 at 8:09 pm
I’m a subscriber.
Nov 11th, 2008 at 8:38 pm
snuggling up on the couch, under blankets, watching movies is greattttt!
Nov 11th, 2008 at 9:27 pm
going carolling
Nov 11th, 2008 at 9:34 pm
My favorite Christmas tradition is baking cookies while listening to christmas music! We also open one gift on christmas Eve!
Nov 11th, 2008 at 9:34 pm
I also subscribe by email!
Nov 11th, 2008 at 11:53 pm
Eating the cookies we left out for Santa after the kids go to bed… Thanks for the great contest!
Nov 12th, 2008 at 4:57 am
Having our kids and grandkids(26 PEOPLE) over on Christmas Eve is our tradition.
Nov 12th, 2008 at 5:34 am
Family, tree and eating.
Nov 12th, 2008 at 7:26 am
Our favorite tradition is on Christmas Eve, while we go look at lights, Santa makes a super-special extra early stop to leave off new pj’s or blankets or whatever and a movie while we’re out so we look spiffy in our Christmas pics.
Nov 12th, 2008 at 7:27 am
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Nov 12th, 2008 at 7:27 am
I am a subscriber.
Nov 12th, 2008 at 8:08 am
Decorating the tree and spending Christmas morning together as a family.
Nov 12th, 2008 at 9:42 am
Christmas Eve at my Mom’s.
Nov 12th, 2008 at 10:20 am
we have a big family christmas party
Nov 12th, 2008 at 10:33 am
very cute
Nov 12th, 2008 at 11:41 am
Baking Christmas Cookies.
Nov 12th, 2008 at 12:15 pm
Everyone goes to my mother’s house with a prepared dish. We eat and open just one present before the kids go to bed. Thanks for the chance.
Nov 12th, 2008 at 12:15 pm
I am a subscriber.
Nov 12th, 2008 at 12:35 pm
My favorite Christmas tradition is spending Nochebuena (Christmas Eve - I am Cuban) at my husbands grandmother’s house. She throws a big party every year and everyone gathers to eat, drink, and pretty much be merry. Santa always makes an appearance bearing gifts for the little ones. My other favorite Christmas tradition is decorating the house for Christmas. It always makes me so happy. Thank you.
four2vero@hotmail.com
Nov 12th, 2008 at 2:29 pm
Our favorite Christmas tradition is putting up the tree — we put on Christmas music, have hot cocoa and talk about all the ornaments and the memories associated with them!
Nov 12th, 2008 at 3:13 pm
We start decorating the day after Thanksgiving. Each day I pull out another piece of decor for our home. The kids are excited by every new item and fondly recall the items that have been with them since they were tiny. We also drive around looking at Christmas Lights. Another favorite thing is to search for our Christmas Tree with a thermos full of hot chocolate.
Nov 12th, 2008 at 3:33 pm
Xmas dinner with the family.
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Nov 12th, 2008 at 4:01 pm
i want to win
Nov 12th, 2008 at 4:37 pm
we get together for christmas dinner.
Nov 12th, 2008 at 5:25 pm
love baking cookies for Santa
Nov 12th, 2008 at 6:18 pm
Celebrating Advent through to the 12 days of Christmas.
Nov 12th, 2008 at 7:01 pm
My favorite Christmas tradition is driving around to see the light displays and then returning to hot cocoa or eggnog around the tree. Thanks for the contest
Nov 12th, 2008 at 7:39 pm
When I was younger my dad and I watched White Christmas every year. Now my kiddos watch it with me. Thanks for the giveaway.
Nov 12th, 2008 at 8:18 pm
we all put the tree up the day after thanksgiving together.
Nov 12th, 2008 at 8:47 pm
We always put up the christmas tree the night of Thanksgiving!
Nov 12th, 2008 at 9:01 pm
My favorite tradition is the kids opening their Christmas pjs on Christmas Eve and reading about the first Christmas from the Bible. We even make a birthday cake for Jesus!
Nov 12th, 2008 at 9:01 pm
I’m an email subscriber!
Nov 12th, 2008 at 9:43 pm
We make sugar cookies every year. The first ones made are perfect but by the end we just slop the frosting on…they all taste the same anyways!
Nov 12th, 2008 at 10:50 pm
I like making cookies and decorating the tree
Nov 12th, 2008 at 11:13 pm
Riding the kiddos around Christmas Eve while Santa brings in the presents at my Granparents’ house!
Nov 12th, 2008 at 11:40 pm
Going to Midnight mass on Christmas Eve.
Nov 13th, 2008 at 7:33 am
Our favorite tradition is after we all go to my MIL’s for Christmas Eve my adult children, their wives and my grandchildren all come to my house and spend the night. Even though they only live a few streets away from us it is so wonderful to wake up Christmas morning and be able to share the excitement of the children and to have my wonderful children close to me.
Thanks so much!
Nov 13th, 2008 at 7:34 am
I am a subscriber!
Nov 13th, 2008 at 7:54 am
We started some new traditions last year and my favorite was decorating a Christmas tree for the birds (you know with bird seend and popcorn ornaments).
Nov 13th, 2008 at 8:43 am
I love my mother’s Christmas Eve party. Always a good time!
Nov 13th, 2008 at 9:29 am
cookies for breakfast! Hey… it’s only 1 day…
Nov 13th, 2008 at 10:54 am
Our family gathers Xmas Eve to celebrate than we all go to midnight church service tother
Nov 13th, 2008 at 11:11 am
spending time with my family
Nov 13th, 2008 at 12:12 pm
Putting out milk and cookies for Santa and waiting for Christmas morning!
Nov 13th, 2008 at 1:44 pm
Putting out milk and cookies for Santa
Nov 13th, 2008 at 1:58 pm
My favorite is our celebration of Christmas Eve.
janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com
Nov 13th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
Thank you for having this. I would love to win. My favorite Christmas tradition is to bake lots of cookies and goodies with my 3 children. Thank you!
tatertot374@sbcglobal.net
Nov 13th, 2008 at 2:00 pm
You are on my blog roll.
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Nov 13th, 2008 at 3:23 pm
the whole family comes over and we bake all day
Nov 13th, 2008 at 3:27 pm
I love the day we decorate the tree. A new ornament is bought each year, so each ornament has many stories of the year it represents to tell. Much laughter and some tears are part of the process.
Nov 13th, 2008 at 3:29 pm
I love everything about Christmas, the season starts with our outside decorations.
Nov 13th, 2008 at 4:42 pm
candle light dinner after a day of lounging
Nov 13th, 2008 at 5:06 pm
Our family Christmas Eve Chinese food dinner
Nov 13th, 2008 at 6:08 pm
I love having Christmas Eve at my house w/ the family.
Nov 13th, 2008 at 6:37 pm
I love watching my children open gifts on Christmas morning.
Nov 13th, 2008 at 7:19 pm
As part of our decorating tradition, we make bird seed and peanut butter balls to hang outside in the trees for the birds.
Nov 13th, 2008 at 7:43 pm
my kids favorite Christmas tradition is to drive around and look at houses decorated with Christmas lights. It’s great because we spend that time as a whole family
Nov 13th, 2008 at 7:56 pm
love anything Christmas
Nov 13th, 2008 at 8:26 pm
Our favorite tradition is riding around and looking at the Christmas lights. Then we come home and have hot chocolate.
Nov 13th, 2008 at 8:27 pm
I’m a subscriber too.
Nov 13th, 2008 at 8:37 pm
Spending time with family and baking cookies!
Nov 13th, 2008 at 9:06 pm
Singing Christmas Carols!
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Nov 13th, 2008 at 9:06 pm
I am a subscriber!
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Nov 13th, 2008 at 9:42 pm
Favorite tradition- making a birthday cake for Jesus.
Nov 13th, 2008 at 9:42 pm
I’m a subscriber
Nov 13th, 2008 at 9:43 pm
Stumbled- Livin With Me
Nov 13th, 2008 at 11:00 pm
On Christmas Eve we prepare lots of our favorite snacks,light a fire in the fireplace, sit cuddled up on the sofa and watch Christmas movies. Then we read the night before Chirstmas, hang our stockings up,leave cookies, milk,a carrot for Rudolph and go to bed.
Nov 14th, 2008 at 3:24 am
We always decorate the tree the day after Thanksgiving.
Nov 14th, 2008 at 10:11 am
EXCHANGING AND OPENING GIFTS, OF COURSE!
Nov 14th, 2008 at 8:14 pm
I love making chocolates
Nov 14th, 2008 at 8:56 pm
making cookies for santa with the kids
Nov 15th, 2008 at 12:09 am
We celebrate on Christmas eve, so Christmas morning is always pancakes and turkey gravey.
Nov 15th, 2008 at 8:28 am
trimming the tree
Nov 15th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
I blogged you for an extra entry:
http://ourhappyhappenings.com/2008/11/giveaway-everday-saturday-edition-3/
Nov 15th, 2008 at 2:37 pm
I love baking and decorating gingerbread men with my family!
Nov 15th, 2008 at 3:28 pm
I REALLY WOULD LOVE THIS FOR MY GRANDAUGHTER
Nov 15th, 2008 at 4:03 pm
Haven’t seen this dvd before. Look forward to watching with the grandchildren. Thank you for this great timely contest and prize!
Nov 15th, 2008 at 4:18 pm
My favorite isn’t the presents. It’s the mistletoe.
Nov 15th, 2008 at 5:22 pm
We open one present each on Christmas eve and then pick out a board game to play into the wee hrs
Nov 15th, 2008 at 5:48 pm
We always bake cookies together and watch holiday films as a family.
Nov 15th, 2008 at 8:36 pm
My favorite tradition is reading the Christmas story on Christmas eve before we open presents. My dad always read it to us as kids and we’ve continued doing it with our kids. I love it!
Nov 15th, 2008 at 9:41 pm
Making fudge with the family!
Nov 15th, 2008 at 11:14 pm
We like to not go shopping the day after Thanksgiving and just sleep in, set up the christmas tree and decorations, make turkey corn chowder out of leftover turkey, and just relax. Great giveaway, thanks!
Nov 15th, 2008 at 11:32 pm
Blogged ya:
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Thanks again!
Nov 16th, 2008 at 4:03 am
Each year we buy a bunch of special snacks and snack while we decorate the Christmas Tree.
Nov 16th, 2008 at 7:56 am
my favorite christmas tradition is when my mother-in-law sits us all down and reads us the book “santa mouse” and then on christmas morning we have to find out “santa mouse” gift wrapped in blue paper, hiding in the christmas tree. this is a tradition that she has done with her family since my husband was a wee child.
Nov 16th, 2008 at 9:48 am
decorating the Christmas tree
Nov 16th, 2008 at 10:33 am
Putting up the Christmas tree the day after Thanksgiving.
Nov 16th, 2008 at 10:36 am