Enjoy the holiday season at its most magical with Nickelodeon DVDs.

• Position: DVDs - Children's videos

Young viewers can celebrate the season with their favorite Nickelodeon characters as this selection of DVDs is chock full of holiday episodes:

"Christmas with the Backyardigans" ($16.99) draws us into the imaginative play of our singing and dancing backyard friends with four endearing episodes. In "The Action Elves Save Christmas Eve," Abominable Snowmen Tyrone and Austin accidentally take Santa's magic sack, and the heroic Action Elves Uniqua, Pablo, and Tasha use their terrific toy-building talents to get it back. Other titles on the disc are "Pablor and the Acorns," which has Acorn scouts Austin, Tasha, and Tyrone in the middle of a battle between galactic warlords Pablor (Pablo) and Uniquor (Uniqua) for the crystal of power and control of the universe; "The Big Dipper Diner"--the best cafe in the Milky Way, as space officers Tasha and Tyrone mistaking an affectionate alien for the dangerous Blaarg, leaving cook Pablo and waitress Uniqua to jump in and straighten things out; and "The Amazing Splashinis," where synchronized high divers Uniqua, Tyrone, and Pablo are distracted by a sea monster when they try to achieve their most daring dive yet, the sextuple somersault splash. The DVD offers an exclusive Matching Present Game and the "I Love Snow" music video.

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In "Dora's Christmas Carol Adventure" ($16.99), Santa has warned Swiper that if he keeps swiping on Christmas, he'll be put on the naughty list permanently. We know that the fox just can't help himself and, when he tries to swipe the Christmas star at Dora's Nochebuena Party, he lands on Santa's naughty list. Of course, Dora wants to Special help him get back on the nice list, so, together, they travel to the past and into the future to collect ornaments and learn the true meaning of Christmas. Features include "Jingle Bells" and "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" music videos, a behind-the-scenes featurette of the Young People's chorus, and a Count Down to Christmas Calendar.

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"Merry Christmas Olivia" ($16.99) features four installments (each containing two mini-episodes) of the adventures of the animated young pig and her family and friends. In "Olivia Claus," with her favorite doll missing, Olivia dreams of being a Santa who returns lost toys; and, with the help of a snow machine, she spreads Christmas cheer at Francine's July beach party in "Olivia and the Family Photo." In "Olivia's Ice Spectacular," the dynamo creates her own backyard...