Oprahs Favorite Things 2008

- Aired on The Oprah Winfrey Show
- 2008 episode aired on November 26
- 2008 episode title: "How to Have the Thriftiest Holiday Ever!"Oprah.com: How to Have the Thriftiest Holiday Ever!
- Cristina Ferrare imparts her holiday food expertise
- The "Favorite Things" episodes began in 1999

Each year Oprah Winfrey unveils her favorite products on a special segment of The Oprah Winfrey Show. The members of the special audience are given the favorite items to take home with them. Previous gifts have included refrigerators, ipods, camcorders and $1,000 gift cards, but the 2008 favorites cost very little. Winfrey highlighted ways that the viewers could save money with their gift-giving, in light of the financial crisis.
Holiday Hits 2008
Songs were made available for viewers to download for a 48-hour time period. A CD cover and label were supplied, as well as "burning" instructions, to enable the music to become a gift.
- Faith Hill ("Joy to the World")
- Tony Bennett ("I'll be Home for Christmas")
- Josh Groban ("It Came Upon a Midnight Clear")
- Brian McKnight ("It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year")
- Amy Grant ("O Come All Ye Faithful")
- Harry Connick, Jr. ("It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas")
- Aretha Franklin ("Silent Night")
- Il Divo ("O Holy Night")