AMARILLO, Texas, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hastings Entertainment, Inc. announced today a list of Must-Have Christmas Gifts for the 2009 holiday season. Has gift-giving anxiety got you down? With Christmas only 35 days away, Hastings Entertainment is pleased to announce its annual predictions for what will be the most sought-after gifts in 2009:

Non Fiction Book Must-Haves Mike Huckabee - A Simple Christmas: Twelve Stories that Celebrate the

True Holiday Spirit Timothy Egan - The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved

America Julia Child - Mastering the Art of French Cooking Sarah Palin - Going Rogue: An American Life

Fiction Book Must-Haves Stephenie Meyer - The Twilight Saga Collection Dan Brown - The Lost Symbol Jeff Kinney - The "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" Collection Vince Flynn - Pursuit of Honor Stephen King - Under the Dome John Grisham - Ford County

Music Must-Haves The Eagles - Selected works: 1972 - 1999 (4-disc set) John Mayer - Battle Studies Norah Jones - The Fall Andrea Bocelli - My Christmas Various Artists - Twilight Soundtrack The Beatles - The Beatles Stereo Box Set

Movies Must-Haves Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Star Trek (2009) The Hangover Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince The Wizard of Oz (70th Anniversary Two-Disc Special Edition) Twilight Up

Wii Video Game Must-Haves Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board Mario Kart Wii with Wii Wheel The Beatles: Rock Band Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga

Playstation 3&Xbox 360 Game Must-Haves Assassin's Creed II Batman: Arkham Asylum Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Madden NFL 10

Toys and Trendy Must-Haves Mr. Potato Head Gift Pack Melissa&Doug Wood Standing Art Easel Nerf Reactor Ball Blaster Beatles Collector's Edition Monopoly "Snuggie" for Dogs Star Wars Interactive R2D2

About Hastings

Founded in 1968, Hastings Entertainment, Inc. is a leading multimedia entertainment retailer that combines the sale of new and used books, videos, video games and CDs, as well as trends merchandise, with the rental of videos and video games in a superstore format. We currently operate 150 superstores, averaging approximately 21,000 square feet, primarily in medium-sized markets throughout the United States.

We also operate http://www.gohastings.com/, an e-commerce Internet Web site that makes available to our customers new and used entertainment products and unique, contemporary gifts and toys. The site features exceptional product and pricing offers. The Investor Relations section of our web site contains press releases, a link to request financial and other literature and access our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Hastings Entertainment, Inc.

CONTACT: Kevin Ball, Vice President of Marketing of Hastings
Entertainment, Inc., +1-806-677-1408, kevin.ball@goHastings.com

Web Site: http://www.gohastings.com/