Hot toys are 'recession-proof'

Hot toys are 'recession-proof': "While high-tech, interactive gadgets and the latest version of the perennial 'hot toy,' Elmo, promise to move off store shelves, it’s the old standby from Mattel that debuted nearly 50 years ago that has made the top of this year’s top toys for girls list, compiled by the National Retail Federation from a national survey of likely toy shoppers."