While getting a card or gift with a stamp from across the country or overseas is always nice, actually seeing family members and loved ones on TV can make the holidays much more special.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Today, 17 Taubman shopping centers nationwide unveiled The Snow Globes Featuring The Polar Express. This year's Snow Globe theme comes from the Warner Bros.

The Polar Express, the beloved classic and one of Warner Home Video and Shangri-La Entertainment's all-time best-selling family DVDs, is pulling into the station October 28 for the first time presented in eye-popping 3-D on Blu-ray(TM) High-Def and DVD.

The Polar Express 4-D Experience pulls into Dollywood's 19th annual Smoky Mountain Christmas festival Nov. 8, 2008 through Jan. 3, 2009, in the theme park's Imagination Cinema.

By Will Ashenmacher, Duluth News-Tribune, Minn. Dec. 8--A few $15 tickets for the Polar Express are available for Friday, Dec. 14, andSunday, Dec. 16. Children younger than 2 ride free. Call the Lake Superior Railroad Museum at 722-1273 for more information.