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Each year in December, as part of our special “Countdown to Christmas” series, the “Today” show’s Gene Shalit takes a look at the most unusual and distinctive calendars for the coming year, and shares his top choices for great gift giving. This time around, Gene visited a small town clock shop to tick through his choices. Here are the selections he discussed on “Today.”
Gene Shalit's best of 2005 calendar list:
"365 Tiny Paper Airplanes"
2005 Page-A-Day Box Calendar
by Ken Blackburn & Jeff Lammers
Published by Workman Publishing
www.pageaday.com
www.workman.com
$11.95
"The Official 2005 Sports Fanatic's Walmanac"
Featuring the most comprehensive collection of game dates, historical information and sporting milestones available in a wall calendar.
Published by Ronnie Sellers Productions, Inc. in conjunction with Infofan Publications, Inc.
www.makefun.com
800-625-3386
$12.99
"Procrastinator's Planner for 2005"
The weekly survival guide to accomplishing this year’s tasks … later.
By Susan Cohan Hoffman with Lila Carroll
Published by Andrews McMeel Publishing
$12.99
"The Ecological Calendar 2005"
A new way to experience time.
Published by Pomegranate
800-227-1428
www.pomegranate.com
www.ecologicalcalendar.info
$14.99
"Coots 2005 Calendar"
A comprehensive and objective study of their habits and behavior.
Published by Ronnie Sellers Productions, Inc.
www.makefun.com
800-625-3386
$12.99
"Biddys 2005 Calendar"
An exhaustive study of the occupations and recreations of those ladies with the big hats and little dogs.
Published by Ronnie Sellers Productions, Inc.
www.makefun.com
800-625-3386
$12.99
"The 2005 Red Hats Calendar"
With paintings by Susan Winget
Published by Main Street Press
800-967-3399
www.lang.com
$13.95
"The Pop-Up Ancient Egypt Calendar 2005"
Published by Universe Publishing
www.rizzoliusa.com
$13.99
"Dogs Playing Poker 2005 Calendar"
The Masterpieces of C.M. Coolidge
Published by Workman Publishing
800-722-7202
www.workman.com
$11.95
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"The Tie Diary 2005 Calendar"
52 weeks of men’s neckwear.
Published by Workman Publishing
800-722-7202
www.workman.com
$13.95
"Life 2005"
The Cummings & Good Calendar
(This is the calendar that comes in a can)
Published by Cummings & Good
www.cummings-good.com
866-749-4444
$30.00
"Great Authors, Great Books 2005"
By D.B. Johnson
Published by teNeues
www.teneues.com
$12.99
"The Little Rascals 2005 Calendar"
Published by GraphiqueDeFrance
www.graphiquedefrance.com
$12.99
"Spongebob Squarepants"
A 12-month 2005 Calendar
Published by Mead
www.mead.com
www.nick.com
$13.99
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