Friday's TV Highlights: 'A Christmas Story' on TBS

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This week's TV Movies

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HO, HO, HO: Peter Billingsley, right, confers with a department-store Santa (Jeff Gillen) in the annual 24-hour marathon of 1983's “A Christmas Story,” which gets underway at 8 p.m. on TBS.

SERIES

Phineas and Ferb: On Christmas Eve, the boys (voices of Vincent Martella and Thomas Sangster) are hard at work turning Danville into a shimmering thank-you card to Santa Claus, but Dr. Doofenshmirtz (Dan Povenmire) covers the town in a cloud of naughtiness (10:05 p.m. Disney).

SPECIALS

Annual L.A. County Holiday Celebration: Music and dance groups from around the region take part in the event at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion (3 and 8 p.m. KCET).

Observances: “A Christmas for Everyone” (11:35 p.m. CBS); “Christmas Eve at St. Peter's Basilica” (11:35 p.m. NBC); “A Gospel Christmas” (12:35 a.m. early Saturday, CBS); “Christmas Liturgical” (2 and 5 a.m. early Saturday, NBC); “Service of Lessons and Carols From Historic Trinity Church on Wall Street” (2:06 a.m. early Saturday, ABC).

MOVIES

Miracle on 34th Street: In the 1947 holiday classic, Edmund Gwenn stars as a Macy's Santa who gets into trouble when he claims he's the real Kriss Kringle, and finds no one — not even a little girl (Natalie Wood) — willing to believe in him. Maureen O'Hara and John Payne also star (10 a.m., 3 and 8 p.m. AMC and 7:30 p.m. WGN America).

It's a Wonderful Life: There are worse ways to spend Christmas Eve than revisiting George Bailey (James Stewart) and his journey out of suicidal despair as an angel (Henry Travers) shows him what the world would be like if he were never born. Donna Reed and Lionel Barrymore also star in director Frank Capra's 1946 comedy-drama (8 p.m. NBC).

Battle of the Bulbs: Feuding neighbors (Daniel Stern and Matt Frewer) go to extremes to win an annual Christmas decoration contest in this 2010 TV comedy (8 p.m. Hallmark).

SPORTS

College basketball: Cancun Governor's Cup, Consolation Game (4 p.m. ESPN2); Cancun Governor's Cup, Final (6 p.m. ESPN2).

College football: Sheraton Hawaii Bowl: Hawaii vs. Tulsa (5 p.m. ESPN).

Photo credit: Turner Broadcasting Inc.

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'Glee': Preview Kurt and Blaine's Christmas duet

December 3, 2010?|? 1:17 pm

Tuesday brings the last new episode of “Glee” until February's post-Super Bowl episode. Yes, I said February. It's going to be a long wait, but next week's episode, “A Very Glee Christmas,” promises to leave fans in the holiday spirit before it embarks on that long, cold winter hiatus.

Kurt (Chris Colfer) and Blaine (Darren Criss) will duet on “Baby, It's Cold Outside” and their rendition is anything but cold. Is there such a thing as flirting through singing? Because these two are definitely doing that in the preview below. The holidays have a way of bringing people together, so you have to wonder if this song is the start of something more.

On the other end of the happy/sad scale, a lonely Rachel (Lea Michele) sings “Merry Christmas, Darling” while staring longingly at all the happy couples celebrating Christmas. Looks like she's feeling some major remorse about cheating on Finn (Cory Monteith), who's topping a Christmas tree with Santana (Naya Rivera). They look awfully close, but I'd like to think Finn wouldn't be able to move on so quickly since he claimed to have really loved Rachel. And all is blissful between Sam and Quinn as they kiss under the mistletoe.

Readers, what did you think of Kurt and Blaine's duet? Do you think the holidays will lead to romance and maybe even some forgiveness for Rachel?

— Vlada Gelman (follow my TV musings on Twitter at @stayingin)

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Saturday's Highlights: 'The Night Before the Night Before Christmas' on Hallmark

November 19, 2010?|? 8:00 pm

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This week's TV Movies

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‘HO, HO, WHO AM I?' Santa's (R.D. Reid, right) sleigh goes haywire, leaving him with amnesia in the TV movie “The Night Before the Night Before Christmas” at 8 p.m. Hallmark. With Gage Munroe.?

SERIES

Great Migrations: Music from five leading artists, including MGMT and Train (who also perform on “Crossroads” at 8 p.m. on CMT) is woven into the stunning finale of this miniseries (5 and 8 p.m. National Geographic).?

America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back: This new episode investigates the sex-trafficking problem in the United States (9 p.m. Fox).?

Austin City Limits: John Legend is backed by the Roots in this new episode (11 p.m. KLCS).?

Saturday Night Live: Anne Hathaway hosts with musical guest Florence and the Machine. (11:29 p.m. NBC).?

SPECIALS

America's Cutest Dog 2010: This new special counts down the best video clips of adorable canines (9 p.m. Animal Planet).?

MOVIES

San Francisco: The lives of a gambler, his boyhood pal-turned-priest and a singer (Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy and Jeanette MacDonald) are rattled by the 1906 earthquake in this 1936 best picture Oscar nominee (5 p.m. TCM).?

SPORTS

College football: Troy at South Carolina (9 a.m. KDOC); Wisconsin at Michigan (9 a.m. ESPN); Pittsburgh at South Florida (9 a.m. ESPN2); Oklahoma State at Kansas (9 a.m. FSN); Ohio State at Iowa (12:30 p.m. ABC); Virginia Tech at Miami (12:30 p.m. ESPN); Stanford at California (12:30 p.m. FS Prime); Army vs. Notre Dame (4 p.m. NBC); Arkansas at Mississippi State (4 p.m. ESPN); Missouri at Iowa State (4 p.m. FS Prime); Wisconsin at UNLV (4 p.m. VS); USC at Oregon State (5 p.m. ABC); Oklahoma at Baylor (5 p.m. ESPN2).

Hockey: The Kings visit the Boston Bruins (4 p.m. FSN).?

Pro basketball: The New York Knicks visit the Clippers (7:30 p.m. FSN).

Photo: Christos Kalohoridis / Hallmark

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Saturday's Highlights: 'The Night Before the Night Before Christmas' on Hallmark

November 19, 2010?|? 8:00 pm

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This week's TV Movies

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‘HO, HO, WHO AM I?' Santa's (R.D. Reid, right) sleigh goes haywire, leaving him with amnesia in the TV movie “The Night Before the Night Before Christmas” at 8 p.m. Hallmark. With Gage Munroe.?

SERIES

Great Migrations: Music from five leading artists, including MGMT and Train (who also perform on “Crossroads” at 8 p.m. on CMT) is woven into the stunning finale of this miniseries (5 and 8 p.m. National Geographic).?

America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back: This new episode investigates the sex-trafficking problem in the United States (9 p.m. Fox).?

Austin City Limits: John Legend is backed by the Roots in this new episode (11 p.m. KLCS).?

Saturday Night Live: Anne Hathaway hosts with musical guest Florence and the Machine. (11:29 p.m. NBC).?

SPECIALS

America's Cutest Dog 2010: This new special counts down the best video clips of adorable canines (9 p.m. Animal Planet).?

MOVIES

San Francisco: The lives of a gambler, his boyhood pal-turned-priest and a singer (Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy and Jeanette MacDonald) are rattled by the 1906 earthquake in this 1936 best picture Oscar nominee (5 p.m. TCM).?

SPORTS

College football: Troy at South Carolina (9 a.m. KDOC); Wisconsin at Michigan (9 a.m. ESPN); Pittsburgh at South Florida (9 a.m. ESPN2); Oklahoma State at Kansas (9 a.m. FSN); Ohio State at Iowa (12:30 p.m. ABC); Virginia Tech at Miami (12:30 p.m. ESPN); Stanford at California (12:30 p.m. FS Prime); Army vs. Notre Dame (4 p.m. NBC); Arkansas at Mississippi State (4 p.m. ESPN); Missouri at Iowa State (4 p.m. FS Prime); Wisconsin at UNLV (4 p.m. VS); USC at Oregon State (5 p.m. ABC); Oklahoma at Baylor (5 p.m. ESPN2).

Hockey: The Kings visit the Boston Bruins (4 p.m. FSN).?

Pro basketball: The New York Knicks visit the Clippers (7:30 p.m. FSN).

Photo: Christos Kalohoridis / Hallmark

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December Is The Season For Christmas Quotes & Captivating Greeting Cards

People belonging to western countries send huge volume of Christmas cards than those in the eastern parts of the world. As Christmas falls on December, greeting card manufacturers start their card production approximately in the month of September itself. Rural and small town industries even begin their card making well before the time of Christmas. Greeting card manufacture does not involve just the decorative design work parts but also the cute and attractive Christmas Quotes that need to be imprinted on. Even many corporate bodies send Christmas greeting cards with captivating Christmas Quotes to their customers in order to show their loyalty. According to estimation, it is found that the population of UK spends around 1 billion pounds for the purchase of greeting cards annually with an average of 55 cards in a single year per head. The pleasing Christmas Quotes that are needed for imprinting on the cards are usually taken from famous novels and historic books by the manufacturers. Some manufacturers also allow people to choose imprinting their own wordings or quotes on special fees. As winter falls, celebrations and greeting cards take a big part in the usual life of people to fill their days with unforgettable happiness and gifts.

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