Stay connected to the whos and whats of North Pole all season long. Every day Dec. 1 through Christmas, push the button and turn the knob to have a conversation with Santa or one of his North Pole friends. We love this product and use it in our home! Each year you may purchase a new disk from Hallmark for new conversations. So much fun to use instead of a regular advent calendar! The messages are not dated by year so you can use this edition as is or with any cartridges you purchase from Hallmark. *These are the gold editions unused and dated 2013 on the box. They include the original red cartridge of messages. We will take it out of the box to put new batteries in before shipping and make sure that each is in good working condition (unless you ask us not to). Each will ship with its original box.