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Seasonal specials Christmas TV offers variety to view
NEW YORK — Ah, December. Time to turn on the television and get set for those wonderful, warm-hearted holiday specials.
The Associated Press
But what's this? Pee Woe Herman and Grace Jones?
The Brady Bunch with gray hair? John Denver schmoo-
t
It's not that bad, really. Selective viewers can pick through the junk like wrapping paper or find some gems
For instance, Jason Robards and Julie Harris star in "HBO Showcase: The Christmas Wife," a different kind of Christmas story about two lonely strangers. And for those who like holidays with wry, there's "Season's Greetings," a comedy on the Arts & Entertainment Channel, which features the band ON PBS, the King's Singers from England appear in concert with the Kansas City Symphony in what promises to be a very special concert.
Here is a list of December holiday fare:
Various times throughout the month: "The Nutcracker," PBS. The Taichaovsky ballet performed by Mikhail Baryshnikov and the American Ballet Theatre premiered in 1976 and has become a TV classic.
Binnened in the Gharana. "Bees Beware" Nutricher Suite." The Disney Channel. The Care Cares go to Toyland to rescue the Sugarplum Fairy. Strictly for who prefer jelly beans to Christmas dinner.
■ Dec. 11: "Roots, The Gift," ACUS.Louis Gossett Jr. and LeVar Burton are reunited as Fiddler and Kunte Kinte for whom Christmas means a chance for freedom.
■ Dec. 12: "HBO Showcase: The Christmas Wife," HBO
■ Dec. 13: "HBO Showcase for Christmas," NBC. Eva Marie Saint and Hal Holbrook star in a wartime drama
Note for shopping list: tissues.
**Dec. 13:** "Miss Ruby's Southern Holiday Dinner." PBS, Pearl Bailey, Amna Potts, Roy Blount Jr. and Craig Chiaoreau join New York restaurateur Ruth Adams and her Cafe's Cafe for down-home cooking and conversation.
■ Dec 17: "Bob Hope's Jolly Christmas Show With the All-America Champs," NBC. Hope's annual holiday special, this time from Florida and featuring the usual oddball array of guests: Dolly Parton, Don Johnson, Olympic gold medalist Florence Griffith Joyner, Doggers pitcher Oher Hersheir and The Associated Press All-America Football team.
Let it wash over you, or try going out.
■ Dec. 18: "A Very Brady Christmas." CBS. Reunites the family that has achieved cult status in syndicated reruns. Snap out of it! Go caroling, knit a sweater, take food to the homeless.
■ Dec. 19, "The Little Match Girl," NBC. A repeat of last year's surprisingly good movie starring Keshia Knight Pillman ("The Cosy Show") in the title role.
■ December 18, "Christmas in Aspen," CBS. John Denver is
Dec 21: *Pee-Wee's Playhouse Christmas Special*. CBS, Pee-Wee Herman gets his own one-hour special. Celebrity guests who visit the playhouse include Grace Jones, Joan Rivers, Charo, Oprah Winfrey, k.d. lang and Dinah Shore, among others. Be nip or have headache remedies ready.
**BIO:** 21 : "Christmas in Washington," NBC. James is host of this holiday music special, featuring
Russell.
- Dec. 21: "A Child's Christmas in Wales," PBS. A repeat of the lovely 1987 film of the Dylan Thomas recollection.
Dec. 22: "A Very Special Christmas Party," ABC
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny De Vito, Barbara
Mandrell, Mike Tyson and members of the Kennedy family
celebrate Christmas with retarded children who partici-
pate.
**Dec. 22: "A Christmas Carol," CBS. A repeat of the 1984 all-star production. George C. Scott as Ebenezer Scrooge. Edward Woodward, David Warner and Susanana York co-star.**
■ Dec. 23: "The King's Singers' Holiday Special with the Kansas City Symphony," PBS. Selections range from Bach's "Oratorio" to "We Wish You a Merry Christmas."
■ Dec. 23: "Season's Greetings: An Evening With John Williams and the Boston Pops Orchestra," NBC. A musical special featuring Andy Williams, John Candy,
**Dec. 23:** "One Magic Christmas," NBC, starring Mary Steenburger and Harry Dean Stanton. A young mother regains her faith thanks to her daughter and an angel. Harry Dean Stanton as a Christmas angel?
■ Dec. 25, "The Gift of Love: A Christmas Story," CBS.
A repeat. A woman whose life seems to be crumbling
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