Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas Soundtrack in Stores Today!

Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas Soundtrack in Stores Today!

Target, Walmart, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Borders and iTunes Lead Extensive Retail Campaign for Denon Records Release Movie Airs Nationally on PBS Thanksgiving Weekend and Throughout December

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The Savoy Label Group (SLG), in a worldwide deal with Universal Studios, today has released the soundtrack to the new Curious George Christmas movie, "CURIOUS GEORGE: A VERY MONKEY CHRISTMAS" at retailers nationwide on the Denon Records imprint. "A VERY MONKEY CHRISTMAS" is the first ever holiday-themed movie to feature the beloved children's character Curious George and will air during PBS pledge drive programming beginning November 25th and continuing throughout December. The soundtrack to "A VERY MONKEY CHRISTMAS" will feature the television show's theme performed by SLG/429 Records' Grammy winning recording artist Dr. John with songs and score composed by Nick Nolan. The soundtrack is available worldwide and extensively in the U.S. lead by national retailers such as Target, Walmart, Barnes and Noble, Borders, Amazon and iTunes.

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A VERY MONKEY CHRISTMAS, the charming new movie from PBS Kids featuring Curious George is making its broadcast premiere on public television stations nationwide on Wednesday, November 25. A VERY MONKEY CHRISTMAS will air on PBS Kids throughout the holiday season. Additional airings are scheduled for November 29, December 6, 18, 19, 20 and Christmas Day, December 25 (check local listings for exact air dates and times). You can also catch Curious George Monday through Friday on PBS Kids (check local listings).

CURIOUS GEORGE is a production of Imagine Entertainment, WGBH Boston and Universal Studios Family Productions. Executive producers are Ron Howard (Imagine), Brian Grazer (Imagine), Carol Greenwald (WGBH), Dorothea Gillim (WGBH) and Ellen Cockrill (Universal). Curious George and related characters created by Margret and H.A. Rey are copyrighted and trademarked by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and used under license. Licensed by Universal Studios Licensing LLP. Television series: A92009. Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.

Denon Records is a unit of the Savoy Label Group (SLG). SLG is the North American unit of CME (Columbia Music Entertainment, formerly Nippon Columbia), the oldest music company in Japan. The Savoy Label Group has evolved into a leading independent company consistently outperforming competitors in key music categories as monitored by Billboard Magazine. SLG is led by Steve Vining and CME is headed by Chairman Strauss Zelnick, founder of Zelnick Media which owns interests in and manages an array of media companies.

For additional information: http://www.denonrecordsus.com/sites/denonus/USdetails/d_curiousgeorge.asp

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Source: Savoy Label Group

CONTACT: Kurt Nishimura of SILVERLAKE MEDIA, +1-323-663-6303,
kurtnishimura@earthlink.net, for Savoy Label Group

Web Site: http://www.denonrecordsus.com/

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