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DECEMBER 01, 2011
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Once the stockingsarehungby thechimneywithcare, it’s time tocurl upwitha
glassof eggnogand let televisedvisionsof sugarplums—or leg lamps—danceacross
our flat-screens.Here’sourguide to this season’s sweetestTV tidings.
AMICHAELBUBLÉ
CHRISTMAS
Dec.6
(NBC)
From “JingleBells” to “It’s
Beginning toLookaLot
LikeChristmas,”Sinatra
heirBublé spins live
performanceand sketch
comedy in thiswhimsical
hourlong special.
ANIGHTATTHE
MOVIES:MERRY
CHRISTMAS
Dec.6
(TCM)
Themost iconicholiday
filmsof all time— from
It’saWonderful Life
to
National Lampoon’s
ChristmasVacation
—
are remembered in
this special, alongwith
dollopsofmerrymusings
from the films’ stars.
SANTACLAUS IS
COMIN’TOTOWN
Dec.8
(ABCFamily)
Every superheroneeds
hisorigin story. Kris
Kringlegetshis courtesy
of Claymationgurus
Rankin-Bass and the
voice talentsof Fred
AstaireandMickey
Rooney.
12DATESOF
CHRISTMAS
Dec. 11
(ABCFamily)
We can’t promisea
partridgeor apear tree,
but this
Groundhog
Day
-meets-
Scrooge
rom-
comdoesboast sweet
performances fromAmy
Smart andMark-Paul
Gosselaar.
DR. SEUSS’HOW
THEGRINCHSTOLE
CHRISTMAS
Dec. 13
(ABCFamily)
Rubber-faced funnyman
JimCarreygetsgreen
andgrumpy in this
live-action, eye-popping
takeon theDr. Seuss
holiday classic.
GIFTOFTHEMAGI
Dec. 16
(Hallmark)
MergeNicholasSparks’
weepybrandof new
romancewithM. Night
Shyamalan’sproclivity
for corkscrewendings
andyou’vegot thisTV
adaptationof the
O. Henry classic.
CHRISTMASCOMES
HOMETOCANAAN
Dec. 17
(Hallmark)
Cultural harmonyand
lovehelpBillyRayCyrus
heal his achy-breaky
heart in this sequel to
2009’shankie-soaking
holiday confection,
Christmas inCanaan
.
ACHRISTMASSTORY
24-hourmarathon
beginning thenightof
Dec.24
(TBS)
Has anyoneever had
aChristmas feeling,
anxiety,mishapor
miracle
not
covered in
thisnostalgia-drenched
but sharp-wittedholiday
classic?As isTBS
tradition, it playsona
continuous loop through
ChristmasDay.
THEYULELOG
Dec.25
(TribuneStations;
check local listings for
times)
Minimalist, sure, anda
little slack in theplot
department, but this
annual TVevent—one
long, uninterrupted shot
of aburning log— is
actuallyawelcome
antidote toyet another
bombastic renditionof
“OHolyNight.”
Gabrielle
Anwar
Though she’sbeenacting for
well over twodecades,
appearing ineverything from
Scentof aWoman
toShowtime’s
TheTudors
, GabrielleAnwar
ishavingperhaps thebiggest
moment inher career playing
the fearless, complicated
FionaGlenanneonUSA’s smash
hit
BurnNotice
. On the show, she
plays a former IRAoperative,
but in real life, themomof
threeunwindsbydoingyoga
andwriting children’sbooks.
Here’swhat youneed toknow
about theBritishbeauty.
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WHAT’SONYOUR IPOD:
Lotsof fingerprints!
FAVORITEWAYTOSPEND
ASUNDAY:
In silence
FAVORITEYOGAPOSE:
Savasana (the restingpose)
COOKDINNERORORDER IN:
I cook.My signaturedish
is a sheepless shepherd’spie.
FAVORITETRAVELDESTINATION:
Our garden
FAVORITEMOVIESNACK:
Truffle-oil popcorn
YOURHERO:
My children. And the
man that putsupwithall of us.
DREAMROLE:
Theonewhere
I get all theaccolades!
FAVORITETHINGABOUT
WORKINGON
BURNNOTICE
:
Fiona’sunpredictability
BESTPARTOFBEINGAMOM:
Their love
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