Dance Your Hat Off This Holiday Season With Winter Wobblers™ by American Greetings

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Dec 11, 2012, 09:17 ET

CLEVELAND, Dec. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- During the holiday season, one of the most time-honored traditions is connecting with family friends through the exchange of carefully wrapped gifts and greeting cards. Each year as the air is filled with good wishes, cheerful festivities and music, so does the card aisle. That's also why American Greetings Corporation (NYSE: AM) has introduced Winter Wobblers™, the latest invention from the greeting card company, which features adorable holiday characters dancing to the beat of traditional holiday jingles.

This fun and innovative new collection features iconic holiday characters such as a penguin, snowman and puppy, all ready to bop their heads to the beat of favorite songs of the season. The innovative design allows for extra-jolly moves as a bell jingles on each character's hat as it wobbles back and forth to the music. With simple, upbeat greetings and cute-as-can-be designs, Winter Wobblers are the perfect way to make the holiday season merry and bright.

"Our consumers pride themselves on finding fun and inventive ways to let their loved ones know they are thinking about them during the holidays," said Carol Miller, executive director of new product concepts at American Greetings. "Winter Wobblers bring the magic of the holidays to life and puts a smile on anyone's face as they open the card, hear their favorite seasonal tune, and enjoy the character's happy holiday dance."

As the industry leader in greeting card inventions, American Greetings has introduced more than 100 new greeting card formats under the Inventions brand, offering the ultimate selection of exciting, new-to-the world ways to celebrate birthdays and other happy occasions. Incorporating brand-new twists on technology in cards with carefully written copy and celebratory artwork, the combined effect is the perfect selection of greeting cards that are sure to surprise and delight any recipient.

Consumers can find Winter Wobblers™, in addition to a great selection of fresh and inspiring holiday cards from American Greetings, at participating drug chains, grocery stores and mass retailers nationwide, as well as in American Greetings and Carlton Cards retail stores. For more information on American Greetings, please visit www.corporate.americangreetings.com. You can also follow American Greetings on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Pinterest.

About American Greetings Corporation

For more than 100 years, American Greetings Corporation (NYSE: AM) has been a creator and manufacturer of innovative social expression products that assist consumers in enhancing their relationships to create happiness, laughter and love. The Company's major greeting card lines are American Greetings, Carlton Cards, Gibson, Recycled Paper Greetings and Papyrus, and other paper product offerings include DesignWare party goods and American Greetings and Plus Mark gift-wrap and boxed cards. American Greetings also has one of the largest collections of greetings on the Web, including greeting cards available at Cardstore.com and electronic greeting cards available at AmericanGreetings.com. In addition to its product lines, American Greetings also creates and licenses popular character brands through the American Greetings Properties group. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, American Greetings generates annual revenue of approximately $1.7 billion, and its products can be found in retail outlets worldwide. For more information on the Company, visit http://corporate.americangreetings.com.

SOURCE American Greetings Corporation