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Thinking outside the fake-news (gift)box last night, Stephen Colbert premiered A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All. John Legend sang about his love of nutmeg, while Jon Stewart took the opportunity to teach Stephen about Hanukkah with his own serenade. Other guests included Willie Nelson, Elvis Costello, Toby Keith, and Feist. Get Flash to see this player. var so2535484 = new Read more
Not surprisingly, given what I do for a living, I often turn to my favorite TV specials (A Charlie Brown Christmas, The Snowman, and A Muppet Family Christmas, among many others) to get me in the holiday spirit. Well, this year, there's a new special on the scene, and it already seems destined to become a seasonal classic. A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All (hee) premieres Sunday at Read more
Lore has it that this Star Wars holiday tv special was so embarrassingly weird that George Lucas had it pulled almost as soon as it aired. It's so strange, people, that I couldn't wait until the holidays or even the weekend to bring you five minutes of its oddest moments. How odd, you ask? How about Lola Falana showing up in a halo of lavender light to wish you happy holidays? How about the Read more
Last week's holiday episode of "The Office" featured so many priceless karaoke moments. Among my favorites were Kevin's deadpan rendition of "You Oughta Know," Angela's thundering take on "Little Drummer Boy," and Kelly's "We belong together ... Ryan!" But this may be the best story of them all: It turns out Creed was singing his own song. In his other life, Creed Bratton, the actor who plays Read more
In last night's one-hour holiday episode of "The Office," Michael learns that it's always bros before ho-ho-ho's. This was the perfect holiday episode, touching on all of the ongoing stories for each character. There's not too much drama that you're left crying (remember "Casino Night"?), and every joke is on-key for each of the characters. The show opens with Dwight hauling in a dead goose and Read more
If you're looking for some good over-the-top holiday TV, I highly recommend tonight's special holiday episode of "The O.C.," titled "Chrismukk-huh?" I was lucky enough to screen an advanced copy of this episode, and it's truly entertaining. I don't want to reveal too much, but I will say that the premise will be somewhat familiar to fans of It's a Wonderful Life and that somehow, "The O.C." Read more
Orlando Bloom and Flynn went for a walk on the beach in New Zealand yesterday. The father-son duo was wearing matching yellow sneakers for the Mother's Day outing. Miranda continued the special holiday with Flynn in her arms as they made their way through the airport in Sydney. Miranda met up with her own mom, who she says "is one of the strongest and most dynamic women I know," and grandmother Read more
Nicole Richie and Joel Madden went for a morning drink run in Australia today. Joel tweeted that he's "pretty sure we found the best coffee in Sydney" after he and Nicole picked up their beverages. The couple traveled Down Under to celebrate the Australia version of The Voice, which has Joel, Keith Urban, Delta Goodrem, and Seal as mentors. Nicole and Joel partied yesterday in honor of the series Read more
David Beckham got in line to go through security at LAX yesterday. He took off his leather jacket as he passed through the metal detectors with his Galaxy teammates including Chad Barrett. David is jetting out of town to Canada, where the Galaxy will take on the Montreal Impact in a match tomorrow afternoon. He should be able to make it back to LA by Sunday though to celebrate Mother's Day with Read more
Since Mother's Day should be all about you, we suggest that this year, you take advantage of the holiday and spoil yourself silly. That doesn't have to mean going on a giant shopping spree or treating yourself to a full day at the spa. Instead, take stock of the little things in life that you don't think you get enough of and ask your family to indulge you in just one or two of them. While we're Read more
