SpongeBob SquarePants: It's A SpongeBob Christmas! out 10-15

Celebrate the holidays SpongeBob-style with It’s a SpongeBob Christmas! It’s SpongeBob as you’ve never seen him before – on Blu-ray for the first time, as part of this Blu-ray Combo Pack. You’ll see SpongeBob, Patrick, Plankton and all of Bikini Bottom in better quality for even more holiday fun.  This perfect holiday gift arrives with over two hours of additional Blu-ray content, including ten fan favorite episodes from SpongeBob’s very first season.  Also, this combo pack includes Nickelodeon’s very first UltraViolet – so consumers will get a digital copy of the title special! SpongeBob fans of all ages have much to rejoice over this holiday season!

The Blu-ray release available for purchase will be enabled with UltraViolet, a new way to collect, access and enjoy movies.  With UltraViolet, consumers can add movies to their digital collection in the cloud, and then stream or download them – reliably and securely – to a variety of devices.

In SpongeBob SquarePants: It’s A SpongeBob Christmas!, Plankton vows to get his Christmas wish – the Krabby Patty formula – by turning everyone in Bikini Bottom bad by feeding them his special jerktonium-laced fruitcake. John Goodman guest stars as Santa Claus. Created by Nickelodeon Home Entertainment, and distributed by Paramount Home Media Distribution, SpongeBob SquarePants: It’s a SpongeBob Christmas! is available on Blu-ray Combo Pack on October 15, 2013 for the suggested retail price of $21.99.

Get this special and more of SpongeBob SquarePants on iTunes at iTunes.com/SpongeBob.

SpongeBob SquarePants: It’s a SpongeBob Christmas! Blu-ray Combo Pack Fast Facts:
Running Time: Approximately 145 Minutes
Special Features: The Combo pack includes a digital copy of the It’s A SpongeBob Christmas! special as well as the following:

     Blu-ray
          ·  Bonus SpongeBob SquarePants Episodes: “Ripped Pants,” “SB-129,” “Texas,” “The Graveyard Shift,” “Something Smells,” “Jellyfishing,” “Dying for Pie,” “Wormy,” “F.U.N.” and “Club SpongeBob”
          ·  Special Features:
                    o   Behind the Scenes
                    o   Animatic
                    o   Yule Log
                    o   Two MP3-Compatible Songs: “Santa’s Eyes” and “Hot Fruitcake”
                    o   Violent Femmes Sing SpongeBob SquarePants (BD Exclusive)
                    o   More SpongeBob SquarePants Secrets (BD Exclusive)

     DVD
          ·  Special Features:
                    o   Behind the Scenes

                    o   Animatic

                    o   Yule Log

                    o   Two MP3-Compatible Songs: “Santa’s Eyes” and “Hot Fruitcake”

The It’s A SpongeBob Christmas! album is available for digital download via online music retailers. Featuring 11 songs and the timeless Bikini Bottom classic, “Don’t Be a Jerk” (It’s Christmas), the album retails for $9.99. Rounding out the holiday cheer, the Don't Be a Jerk — It's Christmas book will be available at mass and online retailers beginning October.

Disclosure:  Thanks to PR Firm/sponsor for this press release information. I was provided with a copy of the above mentioned movie in exchange for sharing about it on my blog. This blog post is not a paid post and the honest opinions stated are my own.