MSN Entertainment's 2008 Guide to the Holidays

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Gifts Under $20 for the Music Lover

If we have to forego swanky CD and DVD boxed sets, front row concert tickets, audiophile ear buds or that $72 bottle of official Madonna Cabernet Sauvignon, we can still give good cheer for a Jackson or less.

Buy: Jonas Brothers Silver Earrings

Jonas Brothers Silver Earrings

$15 > BUY

Even crabby rock critics admit the New Jersey trio has talent, but their fan base remains resolutely female and the perfect target for these silver-plated earrings, shaped like guitar picks and etched with the group's logo and the name of your favorite Jonas Bro'. This is devotional bling perfect for festive occasions.

Buy: 'I'll Sleep When I'm Dead: The Dirty Life and Times of Warren Zevon' (Paperback) by Crystal Zevon

'I'll Sleep When I'm Dead: The Dirty Life and Times of Warren Zevon' (Paperback) by Crystal Zevon

$11.99 > BUY

Even fans unfamiliar with the late singer-songwriter's California "rock noir" will be riveted by this account of his anguished personal life and checkered career. Although much admired by stars from Springsteen to Letterman to Clint Eastwood, Zevon entrusted ex-wife Crystal Zevon to tell his unflattering life story, warts and all, even as he was dying of cancer.

Buy: 'Christmas on Mars: A Fantastical Film Freakout Featuring the Flaming Lips' DVD

'Christmas on Mars: A Fantastical Film Freakout Featuring the Flaming Lips' DVD

$11.99 > BUY

The title sums it up neatly -- a home-rolled, no-budget, psychedelic seasonal sci-fi fable directed by and starring Lip leader Wayne Coyne (dig those antennae), who shot the movie in his Oklahoma City backyard with band mates and friends. The rare holiday program with a parental advisory, "Christmas on Mars" will benefit from extra servings of egg nog.

8-10 of 10

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By Sam Sutherland
MSN Music