Launching for holiday 2008, Target Entertainment’s live-action film The Nutcracker is expected to have broad licensing appeal with segments including girls aged 4 to 9 (toys, plush,  dolls, publishing, apparel such as night wear, hosiery, toiletries, greetings, confectionaries); boys 4 to 9 (vehicles, publishing);  and women (social expressions/stationery, tableware, linens). Expected events for 2008 include the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and the Christmas tree lighting in New York’s Rockefeller Center.