UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
     Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)         January 4, 2005
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                               Enesco Group, Inc.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

           Illinois                     0-1349                   04-1864170
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(State or other jurisdiction         (Commission               (IRS Employer
       of incorporation)             File Number)            Identification No.)

           225 Windsor Drive, Itasca, IL                          60143
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      (Address of principal executive offices)                 (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code       (630) 875-5300
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.02 Appointment of Principal Officer

On January 4, 2005, Enesco Group, Inc. issued a press release announcing the
appointment of Paula Manley, effective January 24, 2005, as its Chief Financial
Officer. Ms. Manley is the former Chief Financial Officer of Follett Higher
Education Group, an outsource provider of college bookstores with annual
revenues of approximately $1.5 billion.

The press release is attached as Exhibit 99. Enesco does not intend for Exhibit
99 to be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 or to be incorporated by reference into filings under the Securities
Act of 1933.





                                   SIGNATURES
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     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                                     Enesco Group, Inc.

                                                              (Registrant)



Date:  January 5, 2005                       By: /s/ Cynthia Passmore-McLaughlin
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                                                 Cynthia Passmore-McLaughlin
                                                 President


                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.    Description

   99          Enesco Press Release dated January 4, 2005 announcing the
               appointment of Paula Manley as its Chief Financial Officer
               effective January 24, 2005.