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‘Tis the Season For the Arts Holiday Musical Performances

By Randy Montgomery The Holiday Season is upon us. Time to reflect and spend time with the one we love. Take a break from the shopping and get out and experience the wide variety of offering being put on by our local arts and cultural organizations. The best gift you can give is an experience shared with one another.

Chihuly’s vibrant works of art. As you walk the paths with a warm cup of cider, the sounds of hand bells ringing and Dickens Carolers singing remind you of what the season is all about. Why watch re-runs of your favorite film on television, when you can head to Anthem and see Starlight Community Theatre’s product of It’s A Wonderful Life (December 6 – 21) live on stage?

Phoenix Theatre presents Irving Berlin’s White Christmas (through December 24). Based on the beloved holiday film, this heartwarming musical features seventeen Irving Berlin songs and is story of two World War II veterans with a successful song-and-dance act. With love on their minds, they meet up with a duo of beautiful singing and dancing sisters en route to their Christmas show at a Vermont lodge, which just happens to be owned by their former army commander.

Enjoy 3.7 million total lights and more than 700 light displays located on the Arizona Trail and around the main lake at the Phoenix Zoo’s Zoolights (November 28 - January 12) You’ll be able to spot familiar zoo animals re-imagined and transformed into holiday lights, moving light displays, 3D displays and see familiar characters from the Wizard of Oz. Enjoy fun and traditional holiday music as you marvel at the beauty. Each night of Las Noches de las Luminarias (November 29 - 31) the Desert Botanical Garden will come to life with the soft glow from more than 8,000 hand lit Luminaria bags, thousands of white twinkle lights and

The 4th Annual 2013 Tempe Fall Festival of the Arts (December 6 - 8) consistently ranks among the Top 200 art festivals in the nation by Sunshine Artist Magazine and has received the prestigious Pinnacle Award from the International Festival and Events Association. The spring and fall events each attract nearly 225,000 visitors to the Mill Avenue District over the course of a 3-day weekend. Shop for superb original art in Downtown Scottsdale as hundreds of fine artists are shown by Scottsdale galleries during the holidays. The Holiday ArtWalk (December 5) serves as a sparkling showcase for the entire Arts District.

A variety of choral and musical performances abound and in your neighborhood. Selecting any event from the following list will put you in the holiday spirit! Search by the name of your favorite organization.

A Christmas Carol

Arizona Masterworks Chorale presents A Feast of Carols

See different version of the Dickens’ classic all around the Valley.

Saturday, December 14 American Lutheran Church - Sun City

Fountain Hills Community Theatre’s A Christmas Carol, The Musical November 29 – December 22 A new musical adaptation based on the Charles Dickens classic. This original adaptation follows Scrooge through a series of strange and magical journeys, where he ultimately discovers the true spirit of the holiday season.

Sunday, December 15 Faith Lutheran Church - Phoenix Chandler Symphony Orchestra presents Deck the Halls

Southwest Shakespeare Company’s A Christmas Carol at Playhouse on the Park November 30 – December 21 Relive this timeless classic with the whole family! A Christmas Carol is the ultimate family holiday experience. Don’t miss the adventures of Scrooge as he is once again visited by the Spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Future.

Chandler Center for the Arts’ 26th Annual Spirit of Christmas (December 14 - 22) is an energetic variety show featuring a cast of over 100 dancers, singing, a horse and carriage, special guest performers and a champion hoop dancer. We welcome you to browse through the pages of this year’s Holiday Arts Preview issue and enjoy as many events as you can. Please note, dates listed show a “range” of dates for each event, not the specific days an event may be taking place. Visit each organization’s website to confirm dates, times and that tickets are still available. Happy Holidays from your friends at AZ Weekly Magazine!

Sunday, December 8 Sun Lakes United Methodist Church Sun Lakes Grand Canyon Performing Arts / Phoenix Metropolitan Men’s Chorus presents Holly Follies Friday, December 13 Saturday, December 14 Sunday, December 15 John Paul Theatre - Phoenix College Musica Nova presents An English Christmas Friday, December 6 Central United Methodist Church Phoenix Orpheus Male Chorus presents Holidays with Orpheus

TheaterWorks’ A Christmas Carol at Peoria Center for the Performing Arts December 7 - 22 Expect a new spin on tradition when A Christmas Carol takes the stage this holiday season. Check your “bah humbugs” at the door, as they take penny-pinching Scrooge on an eyeopening journey through his past to discover the true meaning of Christmas spirit.

Sunday, December 8 American Lutheran Church – Sun City Tuesday, December 10 Velda Rose United Methodist Church - Mesa Sunday, December 15 Camelback Bible Church - Paradise Valley Phoenix Boys Choir presents Sugar Plums and Jingle Bells A holiday medley bursting with songs you love to hear while celebrating the season. Back by popular demand is the “Sleighride – Jingle Bells” medley with new choreography and, of course, the

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Monday, December 16 American Lutheran Church - Sun City

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Friday, December 20 Camelback Bible Church - Paradise Valley

Friday, December 6 Mesa Arts Center - Mesa

Saturday, December 7 Higley Center for the Performing Arts - Higley Sunday, December 8 La Casa de Cristo Lutheran Church Scottsdale

Thursday, December 19 Brophy Chapel - Phoenix

Sunday, December 1 Symphony Hall - Phoenix

Friday, December 20 Brophy Chapel - Phoenix

Phoenix Symphony presents Handel’s Messiah Handel’s massive oratorio makes a profound musical statement of the Christian faith, celebrating the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Your favorite holiday tradition continues as Music Director Laureate Michael Christie returns to lead The Phoenix Symphony and Phoenix Symphony Chorus in Handel’s Messiah in churches and venues throughout the Valley.

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Phoenix Chorale presents A Chorale Christmas: Ceremony of Carols Featuring festive favorites along with a special performance by the women of the Phoenix Chorale with renowned Kansas harpist Tabitha Reist Steiner.

Saturday, December 21 All Saints of the Desert Episcopal Church - Sun City

Sunday, December 22 Christ Church of the Ascension – Paradise Valley

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Phoenix Symphony presents Holiday Pops The Phoenix Symphony, Phoenix Symphony Chorus and Guest Conductor Stuart Chafetz lead one of the Valley’s most beloved holiday traditions. This festive concert features seasonal favorites and the ever popular holiday sing along.

Phoenix Symphony presents The Polar Express Experience the magic of Christmas through the eyes of a young boy who, on Christmas Eve, boards a powerful magical train headed to the North Pole. This delightful adventure shows that the wonder of life never fades for those who truly believe. As images from the book are projected above the stage, the words on the pages of this Caldecott Medal-winner will come to life through music.

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Rawhide’s Snowy Christmas Weather forecast is for snow daily at Rawhide, located on the Gila River Indian Community. Join us for Rawhide’s Snowy Christmas where the magic of the season sings “Let it Snow” all month long! The whole family will enjoy Rawhide’s town decorated with thousands of holiday lights and snow – Yes, it snows at Rawhide for the Holidays! Drop off your letter to Santa at Rawhide’s “Delivery to the South Pole” mail box; every kiddy who sends Santa a letter will hear back from Ol’ Saint Nick! Are you on the “Naughty or Nice” list this year? You can find out and have your picture with Santa at the Photo Emporium. Santa and carolers will be strolling through town for holiday fun Wednesday through Sunday! Every night Santa arrives by stagecoach where you can join him for the nightly tree lighting ceremony.

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Saturday, December 7 Boulder Creek High School Performing Arts Center – Anthem

West Valley Chorale present 30th Anniversary Season Christmas Concert

Thursday, December 12 Scottsdale Center for the Arts

Sunday, December 8 Camelback Bible Church – Paradise Valley

Tuesday, December 10 Faith Presbyterian Church - Sun City

Friday, December 13 Camelback Bible Church

Sonoran Desert Chorale presents Home for the Holidays

Wednesday, December 11 Ikeda Theatre at Mesa Arts Center

Saturday, December 14 St. Thomas Aquinas - Phoenix

Thursday, December 12 Shepherd of the Hills United Methodist Church - Sun City

Saturday, December 7 First United Methodist - Mesa

Sunday, December 15 Pinnacle Presbyterian Church Scottsdale Pro Musica presents Celebrate the Joy

Sunday, December 8 Valley Presbyterian Church - Paradise Valley

Arizona Wind Symphony Brings Music to the Tempe Stage Now in its 13th season, the Arizona Wind Symphony entertains Tempe and surrounding communities with an enjoyable variety of music in the beautiful Tempe Center for the Arts. Under the baton of William J. Richardson, the AWS is a 90-piece concert band comprised of musicians passionately committed to presenting music of the highest caliber at an accessible admission price. The AWS is a registered 501c3 and is supported in part by the City of Tempe, the Arizona Commission for the Arts and Friends of the TCA.

Holiday Concerts Search this guide by date to find a variety of shows, concerts and performances!

Bandscriptions 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, January 8, 2014 New Beginnings and Old Standards 7:30 p.m. Thursday, February 27, 2014 Tip Toe Through the Tubas 7: 30 p.m., Thursday, April 10, 2014 Music Under the Stars 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 25, 2014 Free Tickets are $9 plus service fees; K-12 students $6; children under 6 years free. www.arizonawindsymphony.org. Rita Coolidge

December 4 Dmitri Matheny Group featuring Renee Patrick Soulful Sounds of the Season at ASU Kerr Cultural Center Born on Christmas and celebrated for his warm tone, lyricism and masterful technique, Matheny has been lauded as the first breakthrough flugelhorn player since Chuck Mangione.

December 4 and 5 A Leahy Family Christmas at Del E. Webb Center for the Performing Arts An awe-inspiring eight-member brother and sister act from Canada present a whirlwind triple threat of fiddle-driven music, dance and song. December 5 A Rita Coolidge Christmas with a special appearance by members of the Phoenix Children’s Chorus at MIM Music Theatre A Rita Coolidge Christmas echoes with Continued on page 14...

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TWO GREAT SHOWS COMING TO PHOENIX!

memories from the two-time GRAMMYwinning singer’s early childhood in rural Tennessee. It’s a true holiday celebration.

From The Producers Of MY MOTHER’S ITALIAN, MY FATHER’S JEWISH & I’M IN THERAPY!

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Ninety minutes of nonstop laughter! If you ever longed for something, if you ever desired it with all your heart, if you were willing to wait tables for 29 years to pursue your dream then My Son The Waiter will give meaning to your Life!

DEC. 25, 2013-FEB. 2, 2014 -- Brad Garrett

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December 7- 21 A Swingin’ Christmas at The Palms Theatre A new show destined to become a classic, this holiday treat features vocalists with a swingin’ six-piece band, bringing your favorite Christmas tunes to life!

December 13 Take 6 The Most Wonderful Time of the Year at Scottsdale Center for the Preforming Arts The group features six angelic and refined voices united in crystal-clear harmony. Celebrating the spirit of the season, they perform classic Christmas songs and contemporary numbers.

December 8 Arizona Opera Presents VoiceLab: Holiday Soundtrack! at MIM Music Theatre Celebrate the season with your favorite classics, this is a feast for all the senses and a treat for music lovers of all ages!

December 13-22 A Christmas Spectacular at Ghostlight Theatre Ghostlight’sVariety Show will put you in the holiday spirit.

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December 14 Preservation Hall Jazz Band - “Creole Christmas” at Del E. Webb Center for the Performing Arts Celebrate Christmas Cajun-style with seasonal favorites from the quintessential New Orleans jazz band that brings fresh creative energy to their authentic sound. December 15 Salt River Brass – Holiday Pops at Mesa Arts Center A Valley tradition for more than 25 years, a magical concert of holiday classics December 16 A Swingin’ Christmas! at Arizona Broadway Theatre A brand new show destined to become a classic! This holiday treat features a swingin’ six-piece band and topnotch singers bringing your favorite Christmas tunes to life! December 17 - 18 Manhattan Transfer Holiday Show at MIM Music Theatre Winning over a dozen GRAMMY Awards, This quartet is one of the most notable jazz vocal ensembles in music history. December 20 An Oh So Acoustic Christmas with Javier Colon, Michael Grimm and Committed at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts Winners from NBC’s The Voice, America’s Got talent and The Sing-Off celebrate the holiday.

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December 23 Forgotten Carols at ASU Gammage Starring Michael McLean A Christmas Concert for the whole family! Start the season off right with a beautiful story of the true meaning of Christmas. December 28 The 3 International Tenors at The Palms Theatre A tribute to some of the finest music in the world and featuring performances that pay homage to Pavarotti, Bocelli, Caruso and others.

Merry, Merry Museums Keep the kids entertained and impress out of town guests at one of the cultural institutions that are in our backyard.

Women Who Rock: Vision,Power Musical Instrument Museum Open through April 20, 2014 Women Who Rock is a groundbreaking and provocative special exhibition created by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, Ohio, that illustrates the important roles women have played in rock and roll, from its inception through today. This special exhibition of iconic costumes, instruments, and artifacts spotlights more than 70 artists. Ornamental Marketplace Heard Museum Phoenix and North Scottsdale November 28 – December 1 Bring out-of-town friends and family to the world famous Heard Museum Phoenix or Heard Museum North Scottsdale to learn more about Native cultures while you shop and get a jump-start on holiday shopping while avoiding the chaos of the mall. More than 20 talented Native artists have crafted ornaments featuring carved wood, miniature baskets, pottery and

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Ho Ho Ho – Have a Jolly Holiday Santa will be laughing all the way back to the North Pole after a visit to the Valley. The following theatre productions will have you laughing as well! Space 55 in Phoenix offers two hilarious ways to celebrate the holidays. A Bloody Mary Christmas: 2013 (December 6 - 21) is a holiday musical for people who hate the holidays and musicals. Sun City retirees Blanche, Bertha and Mabel sing, dance and drink themselves silly as they battle a heartless homeowner’s association that tries to evict them from their condo on Christmas Eve. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll pee a little. 7 Minutes Under the Mistletoe: 2013 (December 21), also presented by Space 55 will treat audiences to a random, raucous assortment of music, mayhem and merriment as it delivers diverse acts, each of which has seven minutes to do whatever it is they do. Both shows are intended for adult audiences.

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A Tuna Christmas (December 13 -22) is set in the fictional town of Tuna, Texas, the “third-smallest” town in the state. The plays are at once an affectionate comment on small-town, Southern life and attitudes but also a withering satire of same. The plot centers on the town’s annual Christmas Yard Display Contest. A mysterious “Christmas Phantom,” known for vandalizing the yard displays, threatens to throw the contest into turmoil. The show is brought to the Black Box on Brown and is presented by Mesa Encore Theatre.

Ballet Arizona’s The Nutcracker comes to Phoenix Symphony Hall (December 6 -24). A holiday celebration to share! Dancing toys, mischievous mice, waltzing flowers and sparkling snowflakes dance to Tchaikovsky’s sumptuous score performed by The Phoenix Symphony. Each year Ballet Arizona rings in the season with Ib Andersen’s The Nutcracker, creating memories to cherish forever.

Arizona Broadway Theatre presents The Winter Wonderettes (December 19 - 24).It’s Christmas, 1968! Enjoy a nostalgic trip through the late 50’s & early 60’s when the Marvelous Wonderettes, Betty Jean, Cindy Lou, Missy and Suzy, are asked to entertain at the Holiday Party for Harper’s Hardware. When Santa is a no-show and the party goes bust, it’s up to the four singin’ sweethearts to save the day!

Ballet Etudes also presents The Nutcracker (November 29 - December 8 at Chandler Center and December 13 - 15 Mesa Arts Center). Let Clara’s magical journey surround you as she encounters life-size mice, swirling snowflakes, dancing confections and the Sugar Plum Fairy. A feast for

Dance Under the Mistletoe A holiday tradition that everyone is sure to enjoy is Frances Smith Cohen’s Snow Queen presented by Center Dance Ensemble (December 7 -22) at Herberger Theater Center. The Hans Christian Andersen classic to music by Sergei Prokofiev.

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In Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus (December 5 – 15)two compelling stories come together to form a heartwarming play inspired by the famous editorial column. Set in New York City on Christmas Eve 1897, eight-year-old Virginia is left to ponder whether or not Santa really exists. Meanwhile, a newspaper editor s faced with losing his job. The spirit of Christmas is about to bring these two together. Presented by East Valley Children’s Theatre at Mesa Arts Center. Always a family favorite, Valley Youth Theatreonce again brings to the stage A Winnie-the-Pooh Christmas Tale (December 6 – 23).Based on stories by A.A. Milne. TheaterWorks in Peoria takes a great holiday classic and turns it into a fun fairytale. Dickens, A Christmas Carol meets Mother Goose and Storybook characters come to life. The Big Bad Wolf (Ebenezer Scrooge) is visited by his old business partner Jacob Midas (Marley) and warned of his upcoming guests – the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future (played by the Fairy Godmother, Old King Cole, and the Queen of Hearts.)

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This fall Warren Miller Entertainment brings you its highly anticipated 64th film, Ticket to Ride (December 10 -13). The newest installment of the legendary film series takes ski and snowboard fans on an action-packed journey to some of the most exotic and sought-after destinations in the world. Take the cinematic excursion to Kazakhstan, Greenland, Iceland’s Troll Peninsula, the Alaskan Tordrillos and Montana’s Big Sky country. At various locations around the Valley.

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the holidays on a hold (well, at least for two hours)! Set in Berlin in 1931, Cabaret (November 29 - December 15) focuses on the nightlife at the seedy Kit Kat Klub and revolves around the relationship of a young English Cabaret singer, Sally Bowles, and a young American writer, Cliff Bradshaw. Presented by Theatre Artists Studio. Two young men find out just how dangerous that game can be when they are tested by a scheming Don Alfonso in Cosi Fan Tutti by Wolfgang Amadeus at Grand Canyon University’s Ethington Theatre (through December 1). The women in question, though, are true of heart, albeit a little lonely. The men set a wager to prove the ladies’ virtue, but they get far more than they bargained for. Scottsdale Desert Stages presents Driving Miss Daisy through January 12. This Pulitzer Prize winning play had its premiere off-Broadway in 1987 and has captured the hearts of theatre going audiences ever since. Set in Atlanta, the poignant and sometimes gritty story spans a quarter of a century and centers on two characters, Jewish widow Miss Daisy and her African American chauffer-turned-friend. Eva Perón used her beauty and charisma to rise meteorically from the slums of Argentina to the presidential mansion as First Lady. Adored by her people as a champion for the poor, she became one of the most powerful women in the world — while her greed, outsized ambition and fragile health made her one of the most tragic. Evita at ASU Gammage (December 3 - 8) tells Eva’s passionate and unforgettable true story, and features some of theater’s most beautiful songs. From Zach Braff, Garden State and Scrubs, All New People (December 6-21) is a fresh look at unexpected and accidental friendships that arise in life’s most trying situations. It’s the dead of winter, and the summer vacation getaway of Long Beach Island, New Jersey is desolate and blanketed in snow. Charlie is 35, heartbroken, and just wants some time away from the rest of the world. The island seems to be the perfect escape until his solitude is interrupted by a parade of misfits who show up and change his plans. Presented by Stray Cat Theatre.

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Add history to your holiday at the square. The perfect family destination First Friday Dec. 6th 6:00-9:00 pm ’Twas the Night Before Christmas Family PJ Party Dec. 13th 6:00-9:00 pm Heritage Saturday and Step Back with Arcadia Publishing Book Signing Dec. 14th 10:00am-3:00pm December at Arizona Biltmore Resort and Kerr Cultural Center) invites you to STEP RIGHT UP and get ready to laugh, have fun, and celebrate a magical night out! Blending an international travel theme with all the charms of a Vaudeville-inspired roadshow, Carnival of Illusion is a night of magic, Mystery

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Years ago, Duncan Mayor (Andy Garcia) proposed to his wife, Suzy (Mary-Louise Parker) on a Ferris wheel. Now Suzy is ailing, and Duncan wants to re-create that magical moment for her as a Christmas gift, so he arranges to build a Ferris wheel right in the couple’s backyard. Cheri Oteri, Mandy Moore and Riley Smith also star in this new Hallmark Hall of Fame drama.

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No, this isn’t about people throwing Christmas lights at one another, although that could happen; you never know. Airing over three Mondays, it’s a holiday decorating competition. In each episode, four families have 21 days to give their homes an extreme transformation for the season in hopes of winning some big money. Michael Moloney and Sabrina Soto of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” – judge their efforts.

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Not for country music fans only, this two-hour special, hosted by Jennifer Nettles features holiday performances by Trace Adkins, Luke Bryan, Sheryl Crow, Lucy Hale (“Pretty Little Liars”), Darius Rucker and Willie Robertson. Yes, Willie Robertson of “Duck Dynasty” fame, who brings some relatives along to take part in a fireside chat and promote the clan’s new album, “Duck the Halls: A Robertson Family Christmas.”

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The Grammy winner and Season 1 “American Idol” victor stars in a musical special loosely based on Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” in which she learns some lessons about the meaning of the holiday. Expect to see some special guest stars and hear songs from her sixth studio album and first Christmas release, “Wrapped in Red.”

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Hallmark Channel, Dec. 7 A variation on the “Santa Clause” theme, this new TV movie stars Ethan Erickson as Dan Ryebeck, a down-on-hisluck dad who loses his job as a mall Santa, then is tapped by the real Kriss Kringle (Donovan Scott), who wants a vacation, to fill in for him this year. Sean Astin plays Eddie the elf, who shows Dan the ropes of his new gig. Anne Dudek, Annie Thurman and Griffin Cleveland also star.

Michael Bublé: Home for the Holidays NBC, Dec. 18

He doesn’t just sing holiday songs, but the Canadian-born crooner has become an annual fixture on the peacock network the past few years, welcoming some of his favorite guest performers to join him in performing Christmas classics and new seasonal songs. Join him for more of the same in this new special.

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I Love Lucy Christmas Special CBS, Dec. 20

While decorating a Christmas tree, Lucy, Ricky, Fred and Ethel (Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, William Frawley, Vivian Vance) reminisce about how their lives have changed since the birth of Little Ricky (Keith Thibodeaux) in this flashback-filled holiday episode of the beloved sitcom, which was thought to be lost until 1989. It’s paired here with the classic episode “Lucy’s Italian Movie.”

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Jennie Garth celebrates “Holidaze” in new ABC Family movie By JACquELINE CuTLER

Ho-Ho-Ho-mer in another holiday special

Jennie Garth and holiday spirit are hardly strangers to each other. Besides Christmas-themed episodes of “Beverly Hills, 90210” in which the actress appeared as Kelly Taylor, she also has made the TV movies “Secret Santa” and “A Christmas Wedding Tail” … yes, “Tail,” as in “dog’s tail.” Now, Garth is back in seasonal mode by starring in “Holidaze,” ABC Family’s newest contribution to its “25 Days of Christmas” programming as it premieres Sunday, Dec. 8. The film merges many traditional elements, with Garth playing a workaholic who returns to her hometown on a mission that’s business, at least to begin with. A reunion with a former beau (Cameron Mathison, a “Dancing With the Stars” alum as Garth is) and an accident that has her thinking she’s living a totally different life – as the wife of the ex-boyfriend – change the trip, and the holiday, drastically for the woman. “This one was finally a good one,” the pleasant Garth says with a knowing laugh about tackling a Christmas story again. “I’ve done a couple that weren’t so good, but this one had good production values. We shot it in Toronto, and we had a great cast.” Mary Kay Place (“The Big Chill”) also is featured, and Garth notes she’s proud of the result. A big advantage was that “Holidaze” actually was filmed in winter, whereas many Christmas ventures for television are made in summer or early fall to meet holiday air dates. “It was real snow, and we were dealing with the real cold,” Garth confirms. “We did this last January, so the Christmas decorations were just left up a little longer.” And the result “works,” Garth maintains: “It’s a classic holiday tale of somebody finding their conscience, and I want to see that every year. It’s that Scrooge story, and this is just a different perspective on it. And I think different people will relate to it.” Garth’s work for ABC Family is extending beyond “Holidaze”: She’s just filmed the pilot for “Mystery Girls,” a project that reunites her with her “90210”-mate and close friend Tori Spelling, with both of them also serving as executive producers. For now, Garth is looking forward to as much holiday time as she can spend with her three daughters. “This is totally a movie they can see,” she says in regard to “Holidaze.” “There’s one scene where there’s some kissing and whatever, but it’s ‘PG’ (in tone), so it’s definitely a movie that I’m happy to show my girls. And they’re so excited that it’s on ABC Family, especially during this whole ’25 Days of Christmas’ run. That’s advertised so much, they go, ‘Oh! Look!’ ”

When you think “The Simpsons” and holidays, it’s Halloween’s Treehouse of Horror. Yet the Sunday, Dec. 15, episode, “White Christmas Blues,” is the Fox mainstay’s 16th Christmas episode. In this one, “because of global warming, there is no snow in America -- except for Springfield,” executive producer Al Jean says. “It is the atmospheric condition because of how polluted the air is,” Jean says. People flock from everywhere to spend a white Christmas in Springfield. With so many tourists in town, stores drive up their prices to gouge everyone. Marge wants to give her family a nice holiday, so decides to earn money herself by turning their house into a bed and breakfast. During one fantasy sequence, the baby Jesus attends the Cornell School of Hotel Management, Jean says. The venture quickly becomes disastrous and destroys the holiday for the Simpsons. To try to entertain their guests, the Simpsons watch many dreadful TV holiday specials, including “the snow king who ate his children.” While many specials hit us over the head with the true meaning of Christmas, “What we’re trying to do is a backspin on the Christmas is too commercial,” Jean says. “We say, ‘Christmas isn’t commercial enough.’ ” Homer certainly thinks so when Lisa gives him radish seeds for her present. And for Simpsons’ Christmas past, the episodes were: “Simpsons Roasting on an open Fire” (12/17/89), “Mr. Plow” (11/19/92), “Marge Be Not Proud” (12/17/95), “Miracle on Evergreen Terrace” (12/21/97) and “Grift of the Magi” (12/19/99). “Homer vs. Dignity” (11/26/00), “Skinner’s Sense of Snow” (12/17/00), “She of Little Faith” (12/16/01), “Dude, Where’s My Ranch?” (4/27/03) and “ ‘Tis the Fifteenth Season” (12/14/03). “Simpsons Christmas Stories” (12/18/05), “Kill Gil Volumes I & II” (12/17/06), “The Burns and the Bees” (12/7/08), “The Fight Before Christmas” (12/5/10), “Holidays of Future Passed” (12/11/11) and “White Christmas Blues” (12/15/13).

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Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas

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Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) FAM SpongeBob SquarePants NICK The Christmas Spirit (2013) HALL Dear Secret Santa (2013) LIFE A Fairly Odd Christmas (2012) NICK Four Christmases (2008) TBS Christmas in Conway (2013) ABC Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) FAM A Princess for Christmas (2011) HALL Four Christmases (2008) TBS

DEC. 2

Jack Frost FAM A Charlie Brown Christmas ABC A Christmas Story 2 (2012) CMT The Santa Clause (1994) FAM Farewell Mr. Kringle (2010) HALL The Twelve Trees of Christmas (2013) LIFE Good Luck Charlie, It’s Christmas! (2011) DISN CMA Country Christmas (N) ABC The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006) FAM The Christmas Card (2006) HALL Call Me Claus (2001) LIFE

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Beethoven’s Christmas Adventure (2011) DISN Scrooged (1988) FAM Help for the Holidays (2012) HALL Christmas Angel (2009) LIFE National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989) FAM Hitched for the Holidays (2012) HALL A Very Shelby Christmas (N) HIST A Christmas Wedding (2006) LIFE The Real Story of Christmas HIST

DEC. 4

Christmas in Rockefeller Center (N) NBC Disney’s A Christmas Carol (2009) DISN National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989) FAM All I Want for Christmas (2007) HALL

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Kristin’s Christmas Past (2013) LIFE Deck the Halls (2006) FAM Fir Crazy (2013) HALL All About Christmas Eve (2012) LIFE

DEC. 5

The Polar Express (2004) FAM The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006) DISN Let It Snow (2013) HALL The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) FAM The Christmas Spirit (2013) HALL

DEC. 6

Frosty the Snowman CBS The Three Gifts (2009) HALL Celebrity Holiday Homes (N) HGTV Finding Mrs. Claus (2012) LIFE Four Christmases (2008) TBS Yes, Virginia CBS Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) FAM Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus (2004) HALL The Real St. Nick (2012) LIFE Fred Claus (2007) TBS

DEC. 9

Choir Featuring Alfie Boe and Tom Brokaw PBS Scrooged (1988) FAM The Christmas Ornament (2013) HALL My Big Fat Gypsy Christmas TLC

DEC. 10

White Christmas (1954) AMC Celebrity Holiday Homes (N) HGTV Dear Secret Santa (2013) LIFE Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas TBS Fred Claus (2007) TBS Silent Night (N) PBS White Christmas (1954) AMC The Christmas Card (2006) HALL Toy Story OF TERROR! FAM

DEC. 11

White Christmas (1954) AMC Extreme Christmas Trees TLC Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer CBS It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) NBC Wintertime Treats Unwrapped COOK The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006) DISN Hats Off to Christmas! (2013) HALL Christmas on the Bayou (2013) LIFE Crazy Christmas Lights TLC CMA Country Christmas ABC Frosty the Snowman CBS Invasion of the Christmas Lights TLC Frosty Returns CBS White Christmas (1954) AMC Silver Bells (2005) HALL A Snow Globe Christmas (2013) LIFE Invasion of the Christmas Lights 2 TLC The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) FAM

Home Alone (1990) AMC Christmas in the City (2013) LIFE AwesomenessTV (N) NICK Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town ABC Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) FAM Naughty or Nice (2012) HALL Debbie Macomber’s Trading Christmas (2011) HALL Crazy Christmas Lights DFH Christmas With the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Featuring Alfie Boe and Tom Brokaw (N) PBS Home Alone (1990) AMC The Santa Switch (2013) HALL Four Houses: Deck the Halls DFH The Year Without a Santa Claus FAM Dance Moms Holiday Special: ’Twas the Fight Before Christmas (N) LIFE Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town FAM A Christmas Wish (2011) HALL Home Alone (1990) AMC Dance Moms Holiday Special: ’Twas the Fight Before Christmas LIFE Jessie DISN The Christmas Spirit (2013) HALL The Ultimate Christmas Present (2000) DISN National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989) FAM Kelly Clarkson’s Cautionary Christmas Music Tale (N) NBC Window Wonderland (2013) HALL

DEC. 12

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989) FAM Beethoven’s Christmas Adventure (2011) DISN Silver Bells (2005) HALL Christmas With the Mormon Tabernacle

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DEC. 15

Jack Frost (1998) AMC Xtreme Xmas (N) TRAV Austin & Jessie & Ally All Star New Year DISN All-Star Holiday Special: A Taste of Home COOK

DEC. 7

The Santa Clause (1994) FAM More Crazy Christmas Lights TLC Christmas in Rockefeller Center NBC The Santa Switch (2013) HALL Christmas in the City (2013) LIFE The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006) FAM A Very Shelby Christmas HIST Let It Snow (2013) HALL Kristin’s Christmas Past (2013) LIFE Deck the Halls (2006) FAM

DEC. 8

Christmas in the City (2013) LIFE Jingle Brawls (N) TRAV Home Alone (1990) AMC Holidaze (2013) FAM November Christmas (2010) HALL Nothing Like the Holidays (2008) TBS Holiday in Handcuffs (2007) FAM November Christmas (2010) HALL Nothing Like the Holidays (2008) TBS

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The Santa Clause

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989) FAM Finding Christmas (2013) HALL White House Christmas 2013 (N) HGTV Good Luck Charlie, It’s Christmas! (2011) DISN Wintertime Treats Unwrapped COOK Jack Frost (1998) AMC Shake It Up! DISN Scrooged (1988) FAM Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus (2004) HALL A.N.T. Farm DISN

DEC. 16

The Santa Clause (1994) FAM Disney Prep & Landing ABC Home Alone (1990) AMC Jessie DISN Guy’s Disney Holiday FOOD Window Wonderland (2013) HALL Dear Secret Santa (2013) LIFE Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice ABC The Santa Clause 2 (2002) FAM Farewell Mr. Kringle (2010) HALL A Diva’s Christmas Carol (2000) LIFE Home Alone (1990) AMC The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006) FAM

DEC. 17

The Santa Clause 2 (2002) FAM Santa Buddies (2009) DISN A Bride for Christmas (2012) HALL Holiday Affair (1949) TCM The Polar Express (2004) FAM A.N.T. Farm DISN Remember the Night (1940) TCM Let It Snow (2013) HALL The Holiday (2006) TCM

DEC. 18

Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too! FAM Mickey’s Christmas Carol FAM A Home for the Holidays With Celine Dion (N) CBS Home Alone (1990) AMC Holidays Unwrapped COOK Hats Off to Christmas! (2013) HALL Christmas on the Bayou (2013) LIFE

Good Luck Charlie, It’s Christmas! (2011) DISN Michael Bublé Christmas Special (N) NBC The Santa Switch (2013) HALL Love at the Christmas Table (2012) LIFE Home Alone (1990) AMC

DEC. 19

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys FAM A Charlie Brown Christmas ABC Austin & Jessie & Ally All Star New Year DISN All I Want for Christmas (2007) HALL Scrooge (1970) TCM Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) FAM Christmas at Luther: Tidings of Comfort and Joy PBS Finding Christmas (2013) HALL A Christmas Carol (1951) TCM Scrooge (1935) TCM

Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) FAM Home Alone (1990) AMC Holidays Unwrapped COOK The Christmas Card (2006) HALL Four Christmases (2008) TNT The Perfect Holiday (2007) BET Christmas in the City (2013) LIFE Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) FAM Hitched for the Holidays (2012) HALL Four Christmases (2008) TNT The Real Story of Christmas HIST

DEC. 23

The Year Without a Santa Claus FAM Home Alone (1990) AMC Shrek the Halls ABC The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006) DISN The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) FAM November Christmas (2010) HALL Merry In-Laws (2012) LIFE A Chipmunk Christmas ABC Christmas in Norway With the St. Olaf Choir (N) PBS The Polar Express (2004) FAM The Wishing Tree (2012) HALL A Very Shelby Christmas HIST The Real St. Nick (2012) LIFE Roots: The Gift (1988) BET

DEC. 24

The Santa Clause 2 (2002) FAM Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas ABC It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) NBC Christmas at Belmont 2013 PBS Meet the Santas (2005) HALL Finding Mrs. Claus (2012) LIFE A Christmas Story (1983) TBS Christmas in Connecticut (1945) TCM Elf (2003) STARZ Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) ABC Good Luck Charlie, It’s Christmas! (2011) DISN Christmas With the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Featuring Alfie Boe and Tom Brokaw PBS The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006) FAM Hats Off to Christmas! (2013) HALL Elf (2003) STARZ A Christmas Story (1983) TBS Christmas Eve Mass (N) NBC Elf (2003) STARZ I’ll Be Seeing You (1944) TCM

DEC. 25

The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006) FAM The Christmas Spirit (2013) HALL Kelly Clarkson’s Cautionary Christmas Music Tale NBC Jeff Dunham’s Very Special Christmas Special COM Kristin’s Christmas Past (2013) LIFE Michael Bublé Christmas Special NBC Untold Stories of the E.R.: Holiday ER DFH National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989) FAM The Christmas Ornament (2013) HALL Snowmageddon (2011) SYFY Jeff Dunham’s Very Special Christmas Special COM A Snow Globe Christmas (2013) LIFE Let It Snow (2013) HALL

DEC. 20

Guy’s Disney Holiday FOOD I Love Lucy Christmas Special (N) CBS Untold Stories of the E.R.: Holiday ER DFH The Christmas Ornament (2013) HALL The March Sisters at Christmas (2012) LIFE Christmas in Washington 2013 (N) TNT National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989) FAM A Christmas Carol (1999) TNT Christmas at Belmont 2013 (N) PBS Moonlight and Mistletoe (2008) HALL A Snow Globe Christmas (2013) LIFE Untold Stories of the E.R.: Holiday ER DFH Christmas in Washington 2013 TNT

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Disney’s A Christmas Carol (2009) DISN The Santa Clause 2 (2002) FAM The Christmas Blessing (2005) HALL The Twelve Trees of Christmas (2013) LIFE All-Star Holiday Special: A Taste of Home COOK The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006) FAM The Most Wonderful Time of the Year (2008) HALL Christmas on the Bayou (2013) LIFE Jack Frost (1998) AMC Christmas Eve (1947) TCM Fred Claus (2007) TNT

DEC. 21

Invasion of the Christmas Lights 3: Europe TLC Jessie DISN I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown! ABC Jack Frost (1998) AMC

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3:00 p.m. FAM I’ll Be Home for Christmas A student in a Santa suit tries to get home for Christmas. WGN-A The Santa Clause 2 Santa must get married in order to keep his job. 3:30 p.m. EWTN Christ Comes in History, Mystery and Majesty: Reflections on Vixen’s Pick Advent His Eminence Timothy Cardinal NATIONAL LAMPOON’S Dolan. CHRISTMAS VACATION 5:00 p.m. FAM Deck the Halls Neighbors December 11, ABC FAMILY clash over decoration glare. HOME ALONE 5:15 p.m. AMC White Christmas Four December December 8, AMC 14 Written by “Home Alone” filmmaker John Hughes, the third installment in the entertainers try to save an innkeeper from 2:00 p.m. FAM Mickey’s Christmas Carol movie-comedy series was a major hit of the 1989 holiday season – and has Macaulay Culkin stars as a youngster who is mistakenly left home alone ruin. Mickey and Scrooge. become an annual viewing tradition since. Chevy Chase returns as Griswold 7:00 p.m. FAMtwo The Muppetbreak Christmas when his Parismust at Christmastime. 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DECEMBER 25 GRUDGE MATCH A boxing promoter (Kevin Hart) offers two rival boxers (Robert De Niro, Sylvester Stallone) the chance to come out of retirement for one final bout. THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY A threat to his and a co-worker’s (Kristen Wiig) jobs forces a constant daydreamer (Ben Stiller) to take action in the real world. AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY A cancer-stricken, pill-popping Oklahoma matriarch (Meryl Streep) lets the full force of her venomous nature hit her daughters and other assorted relatives when they gather at her home in the wake of a family tragedy. LABOR DAY An escaped convict (Josh Brolin) convinces a lonely divorcee (Kate Winslet) and her adolescent son (Gattlin Griffith) to take him into their home.

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THE INVISIBLE WOMAN Nelly Wharton Robinson (Felicity Jones) recalls a fateful time from her past when, as a young actress, she met author Charles Dickens (Ralph Fiennes) and became his secret mistress and muse. By Stan Robinson JANUARY 3 The month of December signals the PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: THE end of movies for 2013 as all eyes are MARKED ONES on the biggest prize of all, Oscar® on 2 Supernatural events plague a California March 2014! And as always, movie refamily. leases during the holiday season cover a wide range of themes and genres. As THE BEST OFFER a film columnist, it was indeed a tall asAn eccentric art auctioneer becomes signment to narrow my choices of the obsessed with an heiress. more than 30 movies opening, to just a JANUARY 10 handful for the most anticipated movies I want to see! THE ROCKET

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trina knocks out the power in their New Orleans hospital. DECEMBER 18 HER In Los Angeles, a heartbroken writer (Joaquin Phoenix) develops a unique, loving bond with his computer’s new operating system, an intuitive and sensitive entity named Samantha (Scarlett Johansson). DECEMBER 20 ANCHORMAN2: THE LEGEND CONTINUES Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell) tries to stay classy when he and his team take New York and the nation’s first 24-hour news channel by storm. WALKING WITH DINOSAURS Two brothers have a showdown with prehistoric creatures. THE PAST An Iranian man (Ali Mosaffa) returns to France to finalize his divorce and finds that his estranged wife has a new lover (Tahar Rahim). FOXCATCHER In 1996, chemical fortune heir John du Pont (Steve Carell) shoots and kills Olympic gold medalist David Schultz

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day through separate investigations, the detectives open old wounds, learn about day through separate investigations, the detectives open old wounds, learn about themselves and the killer, and discover that not only criminals have dark sides. themselves and the killer, and discover that not only criminals have dark sides. Also starring are Michelle Monaghan, Kevin Dunn, Tory Kittles and Michael Also starring are Michelle Monaghan, Kevin Dunn, Tory Kittles and Michael Potts. Potts. “Looking” (HBO, Jan. 19): With the one-season “Looking” Jan.“The 19):New WithNormal,” the one-season cancellation(HBO, of NBC’s and this cancellation of NBC’s “The New Normal,” andstrugthis season’s NBC comedy “Sean Saves the World” season’s comedy “Sean Saves the World” struggling in NBC the ratings, gay-themed shows are currently gling ratings, gay-themed are currently havinginathe hard time on broadcast shows networks. This dramehaving a hard time on broadcast networks. This dramedy about young gay men in San Francisco debuts in the dy about young gay men in San Francisco debuts in the safer (and more explicit) niche confines of pay cable. safer (andincludes more explicit) niche confines of J. payAlvarez, cable. The cast Jonathan Groff, Frankie The castBartlett includesand Jonathan Murray RussellGroff, Tovey.Frankie J. Alvarez, Murray Bartlett and Russell Tovey. “Rake” (Fox, Jan. 19): Based on an Australian series, “Rake” (Fox, 19): Based as onaan Australian series, this drama starsJan. Greg Kinnear charming, brilliant this drama stars Greg Kinnear as a charming, brilliant lawyer and divorced father of a son working as a defense lawyer divorced father of a son working a defense attorneyand while waking up every morning withasthe chalattorney while waking every morning withofthe challenge of getting himselfupout of various kinds scrapes lenge himself out of various kindsincluding of scrapes causedofbygetting his many self-destructive habits, caused by hisand many self-destructive habits, including womanizing gambling. Unfortunately, his son is womanizing and the gambling. Unfortunately, his son is starting to show same tendencies. Also starring are starting to show same tendencies. Alsoand starring are Ben Leon, Necarthe Zadegan, Miranda Otto Ian ColBen letti.Leon, Necar Zadegan, Miranda Otto and Ian Colletti.

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“IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE” - 1946 (BY JACQUELINE CUTLER) • Even if you’re living in an old, drafty house, as long as it’s filled with laughter and kids, it’s warm and cozy. • If first impressions and logic tell you that the rare person is evil, don’t let yourself be tricked into thinking otherwise. • When you are a true friend, you make many true friends in return. “A CHRISTMAS STORY” - 1983 (BY JAY BOBBIN) • Hold onto your dream, no matter what. You might not get the Red Ryder BB gun you desperately crave ... but then again, you just might. • Do not stick your tongue against a cold flagpole. Even if someone “triple-dog-dares” you to. • A Chinese restaurant is a perfectly acceptable Christmas Day destination. Ralphie and his relatives helped popularize that tradition, and other families are known to share it annually now.

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Still merry after all these years

Count up all the lords a-leaping, swans a-swimming, maids a-milking, geese a-laying and other goodies in a certain seasonal standard, and you still won’t come close to the number of adaptations of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” that have been produced. From classic films, TV movies and sitcom episodes to kid-oriented specials starring the Muppets and Mr. Magoo, everyone has had a go at the story. Some, however, have stood the test of time, and that includes “Mickey’s Christmas Carol,” which marks its 30th birthday this year. Clocking in at just under half an hour, the animated special is a charming introduction to the Dickens tale for the very young – although the images of death and hellfire in the Christmas Future segment may frighten the very youngest. Despite the title, Mickey Mouse does not play Scrooge. He is Bob Cratchit, Scrooge’s put-upon clerk. The iconic Christmas-hating miser is – who else? – Scrooge McDuck, voiced by Alan Young (“Mister Ed”), who was raised in Scotland and gives the character the accent of his adopted homeland. A pantheon of familiar and not-so-familiar Disney characters populates the story. Donald Duck is Scrooge’s nephew, Fred. Goofy plays Scrooge’s late partner, Jacob Marley, as, well, goofy. Jiminy Cricket, bumbling Willie the Giant and menacing Black Pete fill the roles of the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Pres-

ent and Future, respectively. Daisy Duck is Isabelle, Scrooge’s lost love, and Minnie and Morty Mouse are Mrs. Cratchit and Tiny Tim – the latter so adorable that viewers of all ages will weep for (spoiler alert!) his death. There are also brief appearances by the Three Little Pigs as a trio of carolers and several characters from the now-forgotten Disney feature “The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad” – Rat and Mole are the gentlemen who approach Scrooge seeking donations for the poor, and Mr. Toad appears as Fezzywig, young Scrooge’s amiable boss. In the interest of brevity and kid appeal, “Mickey’s Christmas Carol” takes some liberties with the source material. Scrooge’s “Bah! Humbug!” is here, but his tirade on how the poor belong in prisons, workhouses or the grave has been omitted. So has the Christmas Past scene in which his youthful self is retrieved from boarding school by his older sister. And pre-conversion Scrooge is a bit jollier than he’s been portrayed elsewhere, with his meanness tempered by joy in the riches he’s accumulated. The special contains enough slapstick to keep the youngest viewers entertained and enough tips of the top hat to Dickens’ original to appeal to adults. In an era when shows the whole family can enjoy are becoming fewer and farther between, this remains a classic worth viewing and re-viewing by all ages.

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HMC Pete’s Christmas A teen magically HMC The Christmas Choir A homeless man inspires a workaholic to start a choir. relives Christmas Day over and over again. 7:00 p.m. HALL The Christmas Spirit 5:00 p.m. HALL Once Upon a Christmas Charlotte’s spirit tries to change a developThe daughter of Santa Claus must prove er’s mind. the spirit of Christmas. 7:45 p.m. TCM Remember the Night An 6:00 p.m. FAM The Polar Express Aniassistant DA takes a shoplifter home for mated. A conductor guides a boy to the the holidays. North Pole. 8:00 p.m. FAM The Santa Clause 2 Santa LL Cool J HMC Christmas With Tucker A fatherWhoopi Goldberg must get married in order to keep his job. decorate. There “I like to be in New York for “I over are bonds Christ- with a neighbor’s dog. less boy HMC Pete’s Christmas A teen magically Christmas. I’ve lived a lot of places, mas trees, and 7:00 menorahs p.m.andHALL Christmas With Holly A and it’s great to be in Los Angeles relives Christmas Day over and overKwanzaa again. bushes on the property, woman falls in love with a man who cares ... but at Christmas time, I just there are six or seven. I had a gi9:00 p.m. DISN Santa Buddies Talking for his orphaned niece. like it to be cold outside. And I ant menorah from another house. puppies band together to save Christmas. KPHO A Home for the Holidays With like a little snow on the ground, if It was like 5-feet tall. I didn’t EWTN The Word Is Born: Christmas possible.” Celine Dion Inspirational stories of adopthink they would be ok with a With the Louisville Choir Holiday 5-foot menorah. It is crazy.” tion. sounds. LIFE A Very Merry Daughter of the HALL A Bride for Christmas A man tries Bride A wedding planner disapproves of to convince a woman to marry him by her mother’s romance. Christmas. Tom Brokaw 8:00 p.m. FAM Winnie the Pooh and “My wife Meredith’s birthday is Christmas December 18 Christmas Too! North Pole trek. Ani- Day, so we think the Hallelujah Chorus 2:00 p.m. FAM Santa Baby A woman was written just for her! We have a Christmated. helps her father, Santa Claus, prepare for mas Eve tradition that came out of South HMC The Three Gifts Three orphans Kellie Pickler Dakota, curiously enough, of oyster stew. Christmas. “I am the worst persontemporarily to ask that stay with a couple for the In those days, the railroads from Seattle to HMC Our First Christmas Two wid- I am not a traditionalist to because holidays. Chicago would come with trainloads of oysowed people and their children my gather for and I are both lasthusband 8:30 p.m. FAM Mickey’s Christmas Carol ters ... and in small towns along the way, you Christmas. minute holiday planners. Somecould order oysters. Meredith’s grandfather Mickey and Scrooge. 2:30 p.m. EWTN We Are Catholic timesTown this is our only opportunity would order a lot of them, and they’d have 9:00 p.m. AMC Home Alone A left-behind to get away so we might go on Christmas tree. oyster stew on Christmas Eve. And that’s boy Inbattles vacation over the holiday. past two burglars in the house. 3:00 p.m. EWTN San Juan Children’s been going on in our family for a total of HALL Hats Off to Christmas! Mia does years I have done USO tours or Choir Presents: Siempre Navidad Christabout 80 years.” went overseas over for the holiday.” not like Nick until he helps her son. mas concert. LIFE Christmas on the Bayou A man HALL A Bride for Christmas A man tries tries to rekindle a romance with an executo convince a woman to marry him by tive. Christmas. 9:30 p.m. DISN Good Luck Charlie, It’s 4:00 p.m. FAM Santa Baby 2: Christmas Christmas! Members of a family get sepaMaybe Santa’s daughter mulls over acceptrated during the holidays. ing her father’s job.

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Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2014 ABC, Dec. 31 Dick Clark started up this youth-oriented alternative to Guy Lombardo’s televised New Year’s Eve celebration more than 40 years ago. Now Lombardo and Clark have both passed, but “Rockin’ Eve” rocks on. The always-busy Seacrest presides over the festivities in New York’s Times Square and checks in with those on the West Coast, with musical performances leading up to the ball drop at midnight.

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Rose Parade 2014 Multiple networks, Jan. 1 “Dreams Come True” is the theme of the 125th parade from Pasadena, Calif., featuring fabulous flowerfestooned floats and more. The grand marshal is sportscaster Vin Scully, who has been in the broadcast booth for his share of dream-coming-true moments, including Hank Aaron’s record-setting 715th home run and Sandy Koufax’s four no-hitters.

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Great Performances: From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2014 PBS, Jan. 1 The Vienna Philharmonic celebrates New Year’s Day with this performance, broadcast worldwide from the Golden Hall of the city’s Musikverein. As always, the program features, but is not limited to, the music of Johann Strauss and family, with an emphasis this year on the work of Josef Strauss. Daniel Barenboim conducts the orchestra, and Julie Andrews returns as host of the telecast.

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WORD SEARCH Songs With Movie Titles Songs with Movie Titles A___ Pie (Don McLean) Bad B___ (Inner Circle) Blue V___ (Bobby Vinton) Broken A___ (Buffalo Springfield) Dazed And C___ (Led Zeppelin) D___ Rock City (Kiss) Eye Of The T___ (Survivor) I___ Man (Black Sabbath) Jacob’s L___ (Rush) Jumpin’ Jack F___ (The Rolling Stones) La B___ (Ritchie Valens) L___ On Me (Bill Withers) Man On the M___ (R.E.M.) Message In A B___ (The Police) My Blue H___ (Fats Domino) One F___ Day (The Chiffons) P.S. I Love Y___ (The Beatles) Peggy Sue Got M___ (Buddy Holly) P___ In Pink (The Psychedelic Furs)

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1. Featured artist’s “___ Me a River” 2. Subject for Keats 3. Howard and Silver 4. Bugs 5. Bullock of “Speed” 6. 2006 fantasy film 7. 12-mo. spans 8. Crumbs 9. Here, in Havana 10. “Proud Mary” grp. 11. Alley of TV 12. “___ Dog” (with featured star) 13. “___ Marshall” 18. A thou mil 19. Bert’s roomie 21. Actor Kier 22. “___ Teacher” (with featured star) 24. ‘The Greatest’ 25. George Lucas’ visual effects co. 27. Singer Haggard 29. “Aliens in the ___” 31. Rep.’s rival 33. Sydney’s state: Abbr. 35. Actor Mandvi 37. “Wild Thing” rapper 38. Boo follower 39. Book before Neh. 41. Cycle starter? 42. “The Eagle ___ Landed” 45. Henner of “Taxi” 46. Will Smith 2004 sci-fi 47. Fey and Turner 48. Hebrew letter 50. Ways partner 54. “Roseanne” star 56. TV explorer 58. Exclamation of discovery 59. St. Patrick’s Day mo. 60. Put into words 62. 100 yrs. 63. Beat back? 64. Serve well done?

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