
WHAT'S UP, DOC?:
BRINGS JOY TO THE SEASON WITH
BUGS BUNNY & FRIENDS
‘A LOONEY TUNES SING-A-LONG CHRISTMAS'
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Sure To Become A Perennial Holiday Bestseller, This New Audio Disc
Combines The Iconic Looney Tunes Cartoon Characters with
Classic Holiday Favorites, A Very Consumer Friendly Price, And
The Incredible Voice Talents of Famed Hollywood Voice Actors
Billy West, Bob Bergen, and Jeff Glen Bennett.
Available In Stores October 9
Hey, all you kids out there from 1 to 92, this one's for you! It's time to throw out those worn copies of your parents' Chipmunks Christmas records and celebrate the 2008 holiday season with Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Daffy Duck, Tweety, Sylvester, Foghorn Leghorn, Marvin the Martian and the rest of the Looney Tunes gang.
On October 9, immergent is set to release A Looney Tunes Sing-A-Long Christmas, a collection featuring all of your favorite Looney Tunes characters singing along with a kid's chorus performing all those classic holiday songs you grew up with. This special low priced compact disc, licensed from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, includes hilarious versions of “Jingle Bells,” “Deck The Halls,” “The 12 Days of Christmas,” “Frosty The Snowman,” “Feliz Navidad,” “Jingle Bell Rock” and lots of other memorable favorites.
And that's not all, folks! These high-spirited takes on the classic gems you all know and love utilize the incredible vocal talents of three of today's most sought after voice actors. Over the past two decades, Billy West's credits have included Futurama, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, King Of The Hill, The Howard Stern Show, Ren & Stimpy, Grim & Evil and Curious George. Bob Bergen's remarkable resume includes Ice Age, Curious George, Lilo & Stitch, Monsters, Inc., Looney Tunes, Toy Story 2, A Bug's Life and Cars; and Jeff Glen Bennett's credits include Curious George, Aladdin, The Powerpuff Girls, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, and over 250 other roles.
The multi-faceted promotional campaign for A Looney Tunes Sing-A-Long Christmas will include the showing of a “Making of” video documentary profiling Billy West on over 10,000 airline flights in December. In addition, several songs will be featured on many different radio formats, and on-screen advertising in over 6,000 movie theatres will feature the iconic Looney Tunes images and music throughout the holiday season. Furthermore, an intensive internet viral campaign will begin in November targeting websites catering to kids and parents. In addition to being available at retail stores nationwide, A Looney Tunes Sing-A-Long Christmas will also be available for download at all popular internet music sites including iTunes, Rhapsody, Napster, and many others.
“Jingle Bells” and “Jingle Bell Rock” featuring Bugs Bunny and the entire Looney Tunes stable of characters will be aggressively worked at radio to Holiday, Adult Contemporary, Top 40, Oldies and Christian formats nationwide, while “Feliz Navidad” will be serviced to Spanish music radio stations. A video for “Jingle Bells” will also be available for download and offered as a bonus with purchase at select retailers.
“A Looney Tunes Sing-A-Long Christmas CD is sure to become a perennial holiday favorite, much like Christmas With The Chipmunks and other holiday records for kids,” commented David Helfant, SVP of A&R for immergent. “Not only are Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and all the Looney Tunes characters instantly recognizable, but these songs are also holiday classics that everyone knows and sure to be fun for the whole family this holiday season. Moms and Dads will love the low purchase price too!”