Exhibit 99

                  Enesco Appoints New Chief Financial Officer

     ITASCA, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 4, 2005--Enesco Group, Inc. (NYSE:
ENC), a leader in the giftware, collectible and home decor industry, today
announced that the Company will appoint Paula Manley as Chief Financial Officer.
Manley formally joins Enesco on January 24, 2005.
     Previously, Manley was the Chief Financial Officer of Follett Higher
Education Group, based in Oak Brook, Ill., the country's largest outsource
provider of college bookstores with annual revenues of approximately $1.5
billion. As CFO, Manley led the accounting, financial reporting, loss prevention
and business analysis functions.
     Her prior experience includes Einstein Noah Bagel Corporation, where she
was the CFO and Vice President of Operations Finance/Controller. She also was
CFO for Gulfstream Bagels and Franchise Controller for the Burger King
Corporation. Manley, a CPA, held various accounting and financial positions with
increasing responsibility at People's Computers, Inc., and Norwegian Cruise
Line. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Chaminade University in
Honolulu and a Master of Professional Accountancy from the University of Miami.
     "Paula's prior experiences in finance, operations and strategic planning
will be invaluable as we begin a new fiscal year and transition to our
customized software platform. We are fortunate to have a finance executive with
her extensive experience join Enesco," said Cynthia Passmore-McLaughlin,
president of Enesco. "We welcome her to our senior leadership team and look
forward to her contributions in the weeks and months ahead."

     About Enesco Group, Inc.

     Enesco Group, Inc. is a world leader in the gift, collectible and home
decor industries. Serving more than 40,000 customers globally, Enesco
distributes products to a wide variety of specialty card and gift retailers,
home decor boutique as well as mass-market chains and direct mail retailers.
Internationally, Enesco serves markets operating in Europe, Australia, Mexico,
Asia and the Pacific Rim. With subsidiaries located in Europe and Canada, and a
business unit in Hong Kong, Enesco's international distribution network leads
the industry. The Company's product lines include some of the world's most
recognizable brands, including Precious Moments, Walt Disney Classics
Collection, Nickelodeon, Heartwood Creek, Halcyon Days, Lilliput Lane, Border
Fine Arts, among others. Further information is available on the Company's web
site at www.enesco.com.

     This press release contains various forward-looking statements that are
based on management's current assumptions and beliefs and upon information
currently available to management. The Company has tried to identify such
forward-looking statements by use of such words as "expects," "intends,"
"anticipates," "could," "estimates," "plans," and "believes," and similar
expressions, but these words are not the exclusive means of identifying such
statements. Such statements are subject to various risks, uncertainties and
other factors which could cause actual results to vary materially from those
anticipated, estimated, expected or projected. Important factors that may cause
actual future events or results to differ materially and adversely from those
described in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: the
Company's success in developing new products and consumer reaction to the
Company's new products; the Company's ability to secure, maintain and renew
popular licenses, particularly our licenses for Precious Moments, Cherished
Teddies, Heartwood Creek and Disney; the Company's ability to grow revenues in
mass and niche market channels; the Company's ability to identify and close on
strategic acquisitions; changes in general economic conditions, as well as
specific market conditions; fluctuations in demand for our products;
manufacturing lead times; the timing of orders and shipments and our ability to
predict customer demands; inventory levels and purchase commitments exceeding
requirements based upon incorrect forecasts; collection of accounts receivable;
changes in the regulations and procedures effecting the importation of goods
into the United States; changes in foreign exchange rates; price and product
competition in the giftware industry; variations in sales channels, product
costs or mix of products sold; and, possible future terrorist attacks,
epidemics, or acts of war.
     In addition, the Company operates in a continually changing business
environment and does not intend to update or revise the forward-looking
statements contained herein, which speak only as of the date hereof. Additional
information regarding forward-looking statement risk factors is contained in the
Company's reports and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In
light of these risks and uncertainties, the forward-looking statements contained
herein may not occur and actual results could differ materially from those set
forth herein. Accordingly, you should not rely on these forward-looking
statements as a prediction of actual future results.

     CONTACT: Investor contact:
              Ashton Partners
              Nathan Elwell, 312-553-6706
              nelwell@ashtonpartners.com
              or
              Media contact:
              Enesco Group, Inc.
              Donna Shaults, 630-875-5464
              dshaults@enesco.com