Classic Rock 2008 Holiday Gift Guide

Do not pass "Go." Do not collect $200. Go directly to Abbey Road. And whatever you do, don't land on The Taxman! The traditional board game is transformed, with all things Beatle replacing the traditional tokens, cards and real estate.

Impress your ... well ... anybody who has occasion to see your boxer shorts. Nothing says "music lover" quite like proudly displaying your favorite rock artists on your underwear. Among the possibilities are Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Grateful Dead, Aerosmith, AC/DC, Rolling Stones, Metallica and KISS. For those who aren't inclined to show off their shorts, lounge pants and tee shirts are also available.

Take a classic cover from a classic album, put it in a nice frame, and you've got a classy non-musical gift for a music lover. Classic covers include Pink Floyd's Animals and Velvet Revolver's Contraband.

At these prices, this is a gift for a music lover that you really like a lot. Gold records. Like The Doors' Riders on the Storm, John Lennon's Walls and Bridges, The Yes Album, and about three dozen others. At $100-$200 each, you might find them a little pricey, but music lovers will love them.

If your music lover loves music to the extent of playing it on a guitar, consider a gift of a personalized guitar strap, especially useful for those with names that are hard to remember. I wonder if Yngwie Malmsteen has one of these?

For the music lover who also loves jewelry: musical notes, instruments, artists, even a classic jukebox, all crafted as charms for a bracelet or necklace. It takes a real music lover to walk around wearing the Grateful Dead dancing skeleton.

And you thought those Beatles lunchboxes were hot stuff! Welcome to the world of music-themed totes and attaches. Carry one of these babies and everybody at the hotel, convention and airport will know you're a music lover.

If you're the crafty sort, here's a DIY option: music themed cross stitch patterns. Themes range from the instrument-specific to air guitars that (really, I'm not kidding) glow in the dark.

Get your daily dose of rock and roll as you count the days until the weekend! Little known facts, birthdays, important events in rock history. Each day poses a trivia question concerning something or someone or some song or album that has a place in the history of the first 50 years of rock.

Aleken Games calls it "the speed game of rock." Players compete against the clock to arrange cards containing significant events in rock history in the correct chronological order. There's a bonus for naming the exact year in which an event occurred. Suitable for one or more players aged 14 and up, but can be habit-forming.