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i am searching for a movie that i watched in my childhood but i cant remember the name, help!?

i used to watch this movie at christmas time but i cant remember what its called and i've been searching for it for a while now. heres what i can remember from it, it was an animated movie about a little poor girl, and i remember she was walking down the street and looking into a store window at all these toys. In the store there was a train set and all the normal kid toys and then there was a porcelain doll and she really wanted the doll. then at night when nobody was around all the toys would come to life. thats basically all i can remember obviously it had a happy ending but i cant remember anything else so i was hoping somebody could help me figure out what movie it is!

I think it was this movie: The Wish That Changed Christmas (a.k.a. The Story of Holly and Ivy).

The Wish That Changed Christmas

http://www.platypuscomix.net/hollywood/misfit8.html

Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Story_of_Holly_and_Ivy

Lionel Holiday Tradition Express G-Gauge Train Set

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9.5 Retro Musical TV Television Set with Animated Christmas Train $84.99 From the Retro - Lighted Musicals CollectionItem #36433Flashback to times past with this fun and nostalgic retro TV set decorationVintage television screen depicts a quaint 3-dimensional Christmas sceneFestive locomotive train rotates through the tunnel in the villageTV lights up and plays 8 various Christmas tunesDimensions: 9.5"H (with antenna) x 4.5"W x 3.5"DMaterial(s): plastic/resin/wire Type: Decorations Color: Brown

New Bright Holiday Express Animated Electric Train Set $436.55 Brand: New BrightHoliday Express Animated Electric Train SetSound and lighted animation add enchantment to Holiday settings as a decorative ornament or an elegant electric train setFeatures a multi-function controller with sound and volume control, 120V transformer and a track power clip Includes: 16 pieces of track, 4-piece G-Gauge train set, engine with Santa, tender with Christmas tree, Candy Dancer Car and Santa's Toy Shop CarRecommended for ages 10 years and olderDimensions: 9 inches high x 20 inches wide x 30 inches longModel: 384

Mr. Christmas Animated Train Illuminated Music Box $79.99 From the Mr. Christmas Gold Label Collection Item #78394Animated train is illuminated by the warm glow of LED lightsPlays 25 Christmas carols and 25 all time classicsSongs include: Away in a Manger, Deck the Halls, Jingle Bells, Silent Night, Beautiful Dreamer, Danny Boy, By the Light of the Silvery Moon, Blue Danube and more!Lid opens on a hinge and can be lock closedConvenient on/off volume dialSwitch on the back lets you pick between Christmas carols or all time classicsRequires 4 "AA" batteries - not includedDimensions: 4.125"H x 7.75"W x 7.75"DMaterial(s): plastic/resin/metal Type: Decorations Color: Brown

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Boys Christmas Gift Ideas

Boys Toys are extremely exciting when Christmas comes close. With the Film industry producing so many action movies around this time of year, the action figures that follow is somewhat staggering and difficult to predict. Boys themselves are the best measure with this issue, although not so much with younger boys who are happy with any toy you have to build, and knock down again; Whereas over a certain age boys tend to specialise, they seem to develop favourites which they can interest and interact with friends and make play more interesting, and even encourage collections.

Music is another area that should be encouraged, not only in boys but all children should be encouraged to play an instrument.  a) Its good for hand eye coordination. b) It is an extremely good exercise in reading skills. c) It is enjoyable to make noises however melodic. A tip here though makes it an enjoyable experience and not a chore; once it becomes a chore the enjoyment dissipates, if this happens try different instruments. Music has to be enjoyed like any hobby or sport, once the joy has gone it's not worth pursuing.
However back to boys toys, every boy has a hero that they role play, so that to me is the top gift to pursue; followed by computer access, whether it for games or communication with friends. It is important in their development to appreciate the benefits of computer technology, especially as technology produces more and more labour saving devices. We should all keep up with this.

Of course with boys, most boys anyway will be into sport of some kind, whether it's baseball, football, basketball or soccer, I could go on there are so many areas of sport that could and should be encouraged by that special gift at Christmas. A gift associated with their favourite team or particular hero, like a team shirt with their hero's name on the back, not forgetting winter sports of course, Ice skating skiing and tobogganing, other pastimes include fishing, skateboarding, BMX biking or cycling itself, massive in Europe.

As I said earlier there are many super toys associated with movies and then there are a great deal from TV shows such as animated programs, like Bakugan extremely popular, Manga is becoming more and more popular, even to the point of art clubs being formed to create your own Manga heroes. Then again we must not forget favourites like Stinky the Garbage truck, Batman transforming bat mobile, Transformers action figures, Toy Story figures, Scalectric and even Train Sets a real collector's toy.

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