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Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Something for most in tonight’s holiday specials
For the traditional and not-so-traditional, tonight’s cluster of holiday specials runs the gamut.
For the 76th year, the gigantic tree in New York City explodes with light on NBC’s “Christmas in Rockefeller Center” at 7 p.m. Beyoncé, the Jonas Brothers and other musical guests are scheduled to perform as the countdown to the lighting unfolds.
Some folks just can’t live without watching this spectacle.
For women dreaming of the perfect gifts and men dreaming of seeing women wearing perfect gifts. there’s “The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show,” at 9 p.m. on CBS. Yes, yes, this is not exactly the babe in a manger, but Heidi Klum and other Victoria’s Secret models/babes prancing around in wings and skimpy lingerie certainly strikes some as celebratory.
“Three Tenors Christmas,” at 7 p.m. on PBS, is here to give culture vultures a thrill. Repeated many times since its 1999 debut, the holiday special features opera greats Placido Domingo, Luciano Pavaarotti and Jose Carreras infusing vocal power in yuletide songs and carol.
And for those who aren’t in the mood for models or music, TNT has “A Christmas Story” tonight at 7. The 1983 movie, set in the 1940s, features little Ralphie trying to convince his parents to get him a Red Ryder BB gun for Christmas. Peter Billingsley, Darren McGavin and Melinda Dillon star.
Cheers … now aren’t we all just a little hungry for a creepy horror film or a really gruesome crime drama?
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