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I’ve already forgotten how it goes.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Longevity:\u003c/strong> Only at your auntie’s house.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Dw9uSWdUqI\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Ne-Yo, “Just Ain’t Christmas”\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13871330 alignnone\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-9-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-9-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-9-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-9-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-9-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-9-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-9-1920x1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you want a song that makes you feel seasonal, sexy and sad simultaneously, this is the one for you. 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Seems quite specific to being in a touring band, but you do you, Little Mix.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Best Bit:\u003c/strong> The ’60s girl group vibes on the chorus.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Longevity: \u003c/strong>A couple of years… but only in the U.K.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=31&v=HN6GHQroP1I&feature=emb_logo\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Jonas Brothers, “Like It’s Christmas”\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13871324 aligncenter\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-3-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-3-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-3-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-3-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-3-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-3-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-3-1920x1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All you need to know is that it’s enough of a hand-clap-infused bop that all the clichés become somehow more tolerable.\u003cstrong>\u003cbr>\nBest Bit:\u003c/strong> The actual sense of joy peppered throughout.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Longevity:\u003c/strong> Totally dependent on how long Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas appear happy in their marriage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_Bb8wRx_T4\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Lea Michele, “Christmas in New York”\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13871328 aligncenter\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-7-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-7-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-7-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-7-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-7-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-7-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-7-1920x1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lea Michele’s ode to New York sounds less like a real tribute to the city, and more like a checklist of tourist crap she’s crossing off from a brochure. If you’ve ever wondered what it would sound like if someone wrote a song for the holidays with the express aim of licensing it for a plethora of regional advertising, wonder no more.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Best Bit:\u003c/strong> The shoutout to Thanksgiving at the start is okay I guess?\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Longevity:\u003c/strong> Will be used on every New York tourist board commercial, every winter, until the end of time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DudygHca9AY\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Taylor Swift, “Christmas Tree Farm” \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13871322 aligncenter\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-1-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-1-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-1-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-1-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-1-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-1-1920x1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All that really matters here is that if you encored this track with “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together,” “Welcome to New York” and Swift’s 2007 \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Taylor_Swift_Holiday_Collection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>Holiday Collection\u003c/em>\u003c/a> EP, you’d have a full bingo card. The song is fine, but whatever.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Best Bit:\u003c/strong> The “You-hoo-hoo!” part at the end that sounds like the chorus to “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuXNumBwDOM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ME!\u003c/a>”\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Longevity:\u003c/strong> Probably. But only because it’s Taylor Swift.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN3rDTAdM2o\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Katy Perry, “Cozy Little Christmas” \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13871329 aligncenter\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-8-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-8-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-8-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-8-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-8-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-8-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-8-1920x1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Is it okay to rhyme “whisky” with “frisky,” and “stressin'” with “caressin'”? Of course not. \u003cem>And\u003c/em> this Christmas single scores almost a complete card in Cliché Bingo. But it’s also the only one that’s been stuck in my head all week, so… Goddamnit, Katy Perry, you win.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Best Bit:\u003c/strong> The plinky piano.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Longevity:\u003c/strong> Amazon Music subscribers had exclusive access to this a full year ago, but now this earworm has been unfurled on the rest of the world, expect to be cursing it annually for a long time to come.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sg8Gk1iXEIs\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>It’s that time of year again, when a sizable percentage of beloved musicians refuse to release any new material unless it’s bogged down in festive tropes. I know what you’re all (probably? maybe? not at all?) wondering: Do 2019’s primary contenders for “new Christmas classic” have any staying power? Well, that depends on how many seasonal mentions the singers can cram into a single track. Let me introduce you to a little game I’m going to call… Christmas Cliché Bingo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The bingo card combines all of the key elements from the two contemporary songs that dominate every festive season: Mariah Carey’s “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXQViqx6GMY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">All I Want For Christmas is You\u003c/a>” and “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9jbdgZidu8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fairytale of New York\u003c/a>” by the Pogues and Kirsty MacColl. Feel free to print it out, play along, and use it for drinking game-related purposes throughout the festive season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13871309\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13871309\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas Song Bingo\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-1920x1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Christmas Song Bingo\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>[NB: The “Non-Gift Wishlist” square applies to every mention of wanting something for Christmas that isn’t a physical present.]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Let’s do this!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Liam Payne, “All I Want (For Christmas)”\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13871326 alignnone\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-5-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-5-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-5-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-5-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-5-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-5-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-5-1920x1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The ex-One Direction singer has the distinction of only ticking three boxes on the cliché card, thanks to his bold decision to write a seasonal song about clinging desperately to an unhealthy relationship for reasons that remain entirely unclear.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Best Bit:\u003c/strong> The complete and total absence of sleigh bells.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Longevity:\u003c/strong> Almost none. You will probably never hear this again.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/C9vsr9i_AFM'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/C9vsr9i_AFM'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Alessia Cara, “Make it to Christmas”\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13871331 aligncenter\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-10-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-10-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-10-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-10-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-10-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-10-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-10-1920x1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alessia Cara’s seasonal single is basically a jauntier version of Liam Payne’s. She too is clinging to a relationship for arbitrary seasonal reasons, except she’s added a soupçon of familial guilt to make the whole thing even more unreasonable.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Best Bit:\u003c/strong> The lyrics “Don’t know what I’ll say to dad when he sees the empty chair / Don’t wanna hear my mom say ‘Told you so’” are so brazenly manipulative, it’s astonishing.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Longevity:\u003c/strong> Only in department stores.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/QLrmP9GBd3c'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/QLrmP9GBd3c'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Kelly Rowland, “Love You More at Christmas Time” \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13871323 alignnone\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-2-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-2-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-2-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-2-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-2-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-2-1920x1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is the song equivalent of a warm bowl of rice pudding. No one is particularly excited about it, but no one is mad at it either. Feel free to shrug your way through it nonchalantly.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Best Bit:\u003c/strong> No idea. I’ve already forgotten how it goes.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Longevity:\u003c/strong> Only at your auntie’s house.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/_Dw9uSWdUqI'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/_Dw9uSWdUqI'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Ne-Yo, “Just Ain’t Christmas”\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13871330 alignnone\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-9-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-9-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-9-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-9-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-9-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-9-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-9-1920x1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you want a song that makes you feel seasonal, sexy and sad simultaneously, this is the one for you. Ne-Yo also has the distinction of being the first artist on this list to describe a human woman as if she’s a metaphorical gift.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Best Bit:\u003c/strong> First Christmas song of 2019 you can grind to.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Longevity:\u003c/strong> Only in The Club.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/k-k8TJqs6o8'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/k-k8TJqs6o8'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Little Mix, “One I’ve Been Missing” \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13871327 aligncenter\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-6-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-6-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-6-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-6-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-6-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-6-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-6-1920x1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s a heartfelt ballad about looking forward to spending the holidays with your boo. Because you spend all year away from your boo. Seems quite specific to being in a touring band, but you do you, Little Mix.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Best Bit:\u003c/strong> The ’60s girl group vibes on the chorus.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Longevity: \u003c/strong>A couple of years… but only in the U.K.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/HN6GHQroP1I'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/HN6GHQroP1I'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Jonas Brothers, “Like It’s Christmas”\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13871324 aligncenter\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-3-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-3-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-3-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-3-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-3-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-3-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-3-1920x1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All you need to know is that it’s enough of a hand-clap-infused bop that all the clichés become somehow more tolerable.\u003cstrong>\u003cbr>\nBest Bit:\u003c/strong> The actual sense of joy peppered throughout.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Longevity:\u003c/strong> Totally dependent on how long Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas appear happy in their marriage.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/d_Bb8wRx_T4'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/d_Bb8wRx_T4'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Lea Michele, “Christmas in New York”\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13871328 aligncenter\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-7-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-7-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-7-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-7-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-7-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-7-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-7-1920x1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lea Michele’s ode to New York sounds less like a real tribute to the city, and more like a checklist of tourist crap she’s crossing off from a brochure. If you’ve ever wondered what it would sound like if someone wrote a song for the holidays with the express aim of licensing it for a plethora of regional advertising, wonder no more.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Best Bit:\u003c/strong> The shoutout to Thanksgiving at the start is okay I guess?\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Longevity:\u003c/strong> Will be used on every New York tourist board commercial, every winter, until the end of time.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/DudygHca9AY'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/DudygHca9AY'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Taylor Swift, “Christmas Tree Farm” \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13871322 aligncenter\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-1-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-1-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-1-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-1-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-1-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-1-1920x1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All that really matters here is that if you encored this track with “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together,” “Welcome to New York” and Swift’s 2007 \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Taylor_Swift_Holiday_Collection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>Holiday Collection\u003c/em>\u003c/a> EP, you’d have a full bingo card. The song is fine, but whatever.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Best Bit:\u003c/strong> The “You-hoo-hoo!” part at the end that sounds like the chorus to “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuXNumBwDOM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ME!\u003c/a>”\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Longevity:\u003c/strong> Probably. But only because it’s Taylor Swift.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/mN3rDTAdM2o'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/mN3rDTAdM2o'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Katy Perry, “Cozy Little Christmas” \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13871329 aligncenter\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-8-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-8-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-8-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-8-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-8-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-8-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/xmas-song-bingo-FINAL-8-1920x1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Is it okay to rhyme “whisky” with “frisky,” and “stressin'” with “caressin'”? Of course not. \u003cem>And\u003c/em> this Christmas single scores almost a complete card in Cliché Bingo. But it’s also the only one that’s been stuck in my head all week, so… Goddamnit, Katy Perry, you win.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Best Bit:\u003c/strong> The plinky piano.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Longevity:\u003c/strong> Amazon Music subscribers had exclusive access to this a full year ago, but now this earworm has been unfurled on the rest of the world, expect to be cursing it annually for a long time to come.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/sg8Gk1iXEIs'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/sg8Gk1iXEIs'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Ah, December. The most magical time of year… unless the relentless onslaught of the holly-daze leaves you cold.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I gave up counting how many Christmas-themed theater shows are currently running in the Bay Area, from the old standby \u003cem>A Christmas Carol\u003c/em> to fanciful mashups such as \u003cem>Christmas in OZ\u003c/em> and Peaches Christ’s \u003cem>Femlins\u003c/em>. (Not to mention at least eight versions of \u003cem>The Nutcracker\u003c/em>.) And while these clearly beloved classics and comedies appeal to a specific, doubtlessly enthusiastic audience, for the non-denominational arts lover in December it can be difficult to find secular alternatives. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Happily, they do exist. Here are just a few standouts to get you started on your mistletoe-free theater spree.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13871098\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13871098\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/QuantumDragon_James-Aaron-Oh-as-FlyByNiteSOA-Will-Livingston-as-Wridget-Caitlin-Evenson-as-Flutterbye99__credit-Morgan-Finley-King-800x570.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/QuantumDragon_James-Aaron-Oh-as-FlyByNiteSOA-Will-Livingston-as-Wridget-Caitlin-Evenson-as-Flutterbye99__credit-Morgan-Finley-King-800x570.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/QuantumDragon_James-Aaron-Oh-as-FlyByNiteSOA-Will-Livingston-as-Wridget-Caitlin-Evenson-as-Flutterbye99__credit-Morgan-Finley-King-160x114.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/QuantumDragon_James-Aaron-Oh-as-FlyByNiteSOA-Will-Livingston-as-Wridget-Caitlin-Evenson-as-Flutterbye99__credit-Morgan-Finley-King-768x548.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/QuantumDragon_James-Aaron-Oh-as-FlyByNiteSOA-Will-Livingston-as-Wridget-Caitlin-Evenson-as-Flutterbye99__credit-Morgan-Finley-King-1020x727.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/QuantumDragon_James-Aaron-Oh-as-FlyByNiteSOA-Will-Livingston-as-Wridget-Caitlin-Evenson-as-Flutterbye99__credit-Morgan-Finley-King-1200x855.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/QuantumDragon_James-Aaron-Oh-as-FlyByNiteSOA-Will-Livingston-as-Wridget-Caitlin-Evenson-as-Flutterbye99__credit-Morgan-Finley-King.jpg 1658w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">James Aaron Oh, Will Livingston, and Caitlin Evenson in Shualee Cook’s ‘An Invitation Out,’ presented by Quantum Dragon Theatre. \u003ccite>(Morgan Finley King)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>‘An Invitation Out’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>By Shualee Cook, Quantum Dragon Theatre\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Bay Area’s only theatre company dedicated to the production of science fiction and fantasy plays presents the West Coast premiere of Shualee Cook’s \u003cem>An Invitation Out.\u003c/em> Billed as a “science fiction comedy of manners,” this social-media inspired futuristic comedy is set in an online virtual reality, where one can assume and shed identities with the click of a button. But can anything convince them to “unplug” and rejoin the world of the Outdwellers? Anchored by a nine-person cast of Bay Area stalwarts, and directed by Kieran Beccia, this play delves into the questions that make us human—while wrapped in neo-Victorian/cyberspace glamour. (\u003cem>Runs Dec. 14-29; \u003ca href=\"http://www.quantumdragon.org/an-invitation-out\">Details here\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13871097\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/IndrasNet_Robert-Ernst_0339HiResPRINT_by-Irene-Young-805x1200.jpg\" alt=\"Robert Ernst as Niels Bohr in 'Copenhagen,' by Michael Frayn, presented by Indra's Net Theater.\" width=\"640\" height=\"954\" class=\"size-complete_open_graph wp-image-13871097\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/IndrasNet_Robert-Ernst_0339HiResPRINT_by-Irene-Young-805x1200.jpg 805w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/IndrasNet_Robert-Ernst_0339HiResPRINT_by-Irene-Young-160x239.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/IndrasNet_Robert-Ernst_0339HiResPRINT_by-Irene-Young-800x1193.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/IndrasNet_Robert-Ernst_0339HiResPRINT_by-Irene-Young-768x1145.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/IndrasNet_Robert-Ernst_0339HiResPRINT_by-Irene-Young.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Robert Ernst as Niels Bohr in ‘Copenhagen,’ by Michael Frayn, presented by Indra’s Net Theater. \u003ccite>(Irene Young)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>‘Copenhagen’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>By Michael Frayn, Indra’s Net Theater\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From science fiction to scientists, Bay Area Theater is carving out a space for scientific discourse of many kinds, and Indra’s Net Theater is at the forefront. As a company focused on producing plays about hard science, their characters include Richard Feynman, Stephen Hawking, and Shrinivasa Ramanujan. This year they’re reprising their successful 2013 production, \u003cem>Copenhagen\u003c/em>—a play about a secret meeting between Niels Bohr and Werner Heisenberg to discuss the viability of an atomic bomb. After new information about the historic meeting between Bohr and Heisenberg came to light in 2018, Michael Frayn made some changes to his Tony Award-winning script to reflect the additional material. This is the Bay Area premiere of the newly revised script, and a chance to revisit this ethical dilemma as it plays out in the afterlife. (\u003cem>Runs Dec. 19, 2019-Jan. 12, 2020. \u003ca href=\"http://www.indrasnettheater.com/\">Details here\u003c/a>\u003c/em>.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13871094\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13871094\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/berkeleyrep_Beckynurse_PamelaReed_credit_KevinBerne-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/berkeleyrep_Beckynurse_PamelaReed_credit_KevinBerne-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/berkeleyrep_Beckynurse_PamelaReed_credit_KevinBerne-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/berkeleyrep_Beckynurse_PamelaReed_credit_KevinBerne-768x513.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/berkeleyrep_Beckynurse_PamelaReed_credit_KevinBerne.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pamela Reed in Berkeley Repertory Theatre’s production of Sarah Ruhl’s world premiere, ‘Becky Nurse.’ \u003ccite>(Kevin Berne)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>‘Becky Nurse’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>By Sarah Ruhl, Berkeley Repertory Theatre\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wrestling with the complex reverberations of the Salem Witch trials through the eyes of a present-day descendant of Rebecca Nurse, one of the wrongfully accused and murdered, this world premiere production ties the two together with dark comedy and a magickal reckoning. Written by Sarah Ruhl, an award-winning playwright whose deft and inspired comedies have been produced five other times on the Berkeley Rep stage, and starring Pamela Reed in the titular role, \u003cem>Becky Nurse \u003c/em>will provide a bracing antidote to the “holiday spirit” with its nods to the occult, female power, and the art of speaking out. (\u003cem>Previews from Dec. 12, show runs through Jan. 26, 2020. \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyrep.org/season/1920/14545.asp\">Details here\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13871096\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13871096\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/VinegarTom_ShotgunPlayer_MeganTrout_credit_-800x503.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"503\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/VinegarTom_ShotgunPlayer_MeganTrout_credit_-800x503.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/VinegarTom_ShotgunPlayer_MeganTrout_credit_-160x101.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/VinegarTom_ShotgunPlayer_MeganTrout_credit_-768x483.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/VinegarTom_ShotgunPlayer_MeganTrout_credit_-1020x641.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/VinegarTom_ShotgunPlayer_MeganTrout_credit_-1200x754.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/VinegarTom_ShotgunPlayer_MeganTrout_credit_-1920x1207.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/VinegarTom_ShotgunPlayer_MeganTrout_credit_.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Megan Trout as Alice in ‘Vinegar Tom,’ by Caryl Churchill, presented by Shotgun Players. \u003ccite>(Robbie Sweeny)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>‘Vinegar Tom’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>By Caryl Churchill, Shotgun Players\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Speaking of the occult and female power, Caryl Churchill’s exploration of witchy women \u003cem>Vinegar Tom\u003c/em> gets the Shotgun Players treatment this month on the Ashby Stage. Directed by Ariel Craft, with music direction by Daniel Alley and original music by songwriter Diana Lawrence, this audacious nod to Brechtian “epic theater” examines the ruling power’s propensity to demonize its challengers—one witch trial and contemporary ballad at a time. Celebrate the continuation of the Bay Area’s spontaneous Caryl Churchill revival with the fourth play of hers to be produced this year on area stages, with a fifth to open at Magic Theatre next April. (\u003cem>Runs Dec. 6, 2019-Jan. 5, 2020. \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/2FPuyCJ\">Details here\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13871095\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/AASC_DevinACunninham_FunmiLola_crdit_LanceHuntley-960x1200.jpg\" alt=\"Devin A. Cunningham and Funmi Lola in the African-American Shakespeare Company's annual presentation of 'Cinderella.'\" width=\"640\" height=\"800\" class=\"size-complete_open_graph wp-image-13871095\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/AASC_DevinACunninham_FunmiLola_crdit_LanceHuntley-960x1200.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/AASC_DevinACunninham_FunmiLola_crdit_LanceHuntley-160x200.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/AASC_DevinACunninham_FunmiLola_crdit_LanceHuntley-800x1000.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/AASC_DevinACunninham_FunmiLola_crdit_LanceHuntley-768x960.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/AASC_DevinACunninham_FunmiLola_crdit_LanceHuntley.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Devin A. Cunningham and Funmi Lola in the African-American Shakespeare Company’s annual presentation of ‘Cinderella.’ \u003ccite>(Lance Huntley)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>‘Cinderella’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>By the African American Shakespeare Company\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s fun to spend time with family during the holidays, but there are only so many times one can bring the kids to the \u003cem>Nutcracker\u003c/em> before “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” imprints itself permanently into your auditory cortex. Spare yourself and take the kiddies instead to \u003cem>Cinderella\u003c/em>, presented by the African American Shakespeare Company. This traditional offering, now in its 18th year, is an elegant, big-hearted foray into a world of lovers, dreamers, and fairy magic (not the sugar plum kind) sprinkled throughout. This year’s action-packed weekend of shows also includes an activity-filled afternoon tea with a meet-and-greet opportunity with the cast, and treats for all. Directed by Sherri Young. (Runs Dec. 20-22. \u003ca href=\"http://www.african-americanshakes.org/productions/cinderella/\">Details here\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Ah, December. The most magical time of year… unless the relentless onslaught of the holly-daze leaves you cold.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I gave up counting how many Christmas-themed theater shows are currently running in the Bay Area, from the old standby \u003cem>A Christmas Carol\u003c/em> to fanciful mashups such as \u003cem>Christmas in OZ\u003c/em> and Peaches Christ’s \u003cem>Femlins\u003c/em>. (Not to mention at least eight versions of \u003cem>The Nutcracker\u003c/em>.) And while these clearly beloved classics and comedies appeal to a specific, doubtlessly enthusiastic audience, for the non-denominational arts lover in December it can be difficult to find secular alternatives. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Happily, they do exist. Here are just a few standouts to get you started on your mistletoe-free theater spree.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13871098\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13871098\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/QuantumDragon_James-Aaron-Oh-as-FlyByNiteSOA-Will-Livingston-as-Wridget-Caitlin-Evenson-as-Flutterbye99__credit-Morgan-Finley-King-800x570.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/QuantumDragon_James-Aaron-Oh-as-FlyByNiteSOA-Will-Livingston-as-Wridget-Caitlin-Evenson-as-Flutterbye99__credit-Morgan-Finley-King-800x570.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/QuantumDragon_James-Aaron-Oh-as-FlyByNiteSOA-Will-Livingston-as-Wridget-Caitlin-Evenson-as-Flutterbye99__credit-Morgan-Finley-King-160x114.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/QuantumDragon_James-Aaron-Oh-as-FlyByNiteSOA-Will-Livingston-as-Wridget-Caitlin-Evenson-as-Flutterbye99__credit-Morgan-Finley-King-768x548.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/QuantumDragon_James-Aaron-Oh-as-FlyByNiteSOA-Will-Livingston-as-Wridget-Caitlin-Evenson-as-Flutterbye99__credit-Morgan-Finley-King-1020x727.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/QuantumDragon_James-Aaron-Oh-as-FlyByNiteSOA-Will-Livingston-as-Wridget-Caitlin-Evenson-as-Flutterbye99__credit-Morgan-Finley-King-1200x855.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/QuantumDragon_James-Aaron-Oh-as-FlyByNiteSOA-Will-Livingston-as-Wridget-Caitlin-Evenson-as-Flutterbye99__credit-Morgan-Finley-King.jpg 1658w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">James Aaron Oh, Will Livingston, and Caitlin Evenson in Shualee Cook’s ‘An Invitation Out,’ presented by Quantum Dragon Theatre. \u003ccite>(Morgan Finley King)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>‘An Invitation Out’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>By Shualee Cook, Quantum Dragon Theatre\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Bay Area’s only theatre company dedicated to the production of science fiction and fantasy plays presents the West Coast premiere of Shualee Cook’s \u003cem>An Invitation Out.\u003c/em> Billed as a “science fiction comedy of manners,” this social-media inspired futuristic comedy is set in an online virtual reality, where one can assume and shed identities with the click of a button. But can anything convince them to “unplug” and rejoin the world of the Outdwellers? Anchored by a nine-person cast of Bay Area stalwarts, and directed by Kieran Beccia, this play delves into the questions that make us human—while wrapped in neo-Victorian/cyberspace glamour. (\u003cem>Runs Dec. 14-29; \u003ca href=\"http://www.quantumdragon.org/an-invitation-out\">Details here\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13871097\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/IndrasNet_Robert-Ernst_0339HiResPRINT_by-Irene-Young-805x1200.jpg\" alt=\"Robert Ernst as Niels Bohr in 'Copenhagen,' by Michael Frayn, presented by Indra's Net Theater.\" width=\"640\" height=\"954\" class=\"size-complete_open_graph wp-image-13871097\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/IndrasNet_Robert-Ernst_0339HiResPRINT_by-Irene-Young-805x1200.jpg 805w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/IndrasNet_Robert-Ernst_0339HiResPRINT_by-Irene-Young-160x239.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/IndrasNet_Robert-Ernst_0339HiResPRINT_by-Irene-Young-800x1193.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/IndrasNet_Robert-Ernst_0339HiResPRINT_by-Irene-Young-768x1145.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/IndrasNet_Robert-Ernst_0339HiResPRINT_by-Irene-Young.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Robert Ernst as Niels Bohr in ‘Copenhagen,’ by Michael Frayn, presented by Indra’s Net Theater. \u003ccite>(Irene Young)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>‘Copenhagen’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>By Michael Frayn, Indra’s Net Theater\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From science fiction to scientists, Bay Area Theater is carving out a space for scientific discourse of many kinds, and Indra’s Net Theater is at the forefront. As a company focused on producing plays about hard science, their characters include Richard Feynman, Stephen Hawking, and Shrinivasa Ramanujan. This year they’re reprising their successful 2013 production, \u003cem>Copenhagen\u003c/em>—a play about a secret meeting between Niels Bohr and Werner Heisenberg to discuss the viability of an atomic bomb. After new information about the historic meeting between Bohr and Heisenberg came to light in 2018, Michael Frayn made some changes to his Tony Award-winning script to reflect the additional material. This is the Bay Area premiere of the newly revised script, and a chance to revisit this ethical dilemma as it plays out in the afterlife. (\u003cem>Runs Dec. 19, 2019-Jan. 12, 2020. \u003ca href=\"http://www.indrasnettheater.com/\">Details here\u003c/a>\u003c/em>.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13871094\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13871094\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/berkeleyrep_Beckynurse_PamelaReed_credit_KevinBerne-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/berkeleyrep_Beckynurse_PamelaReed_credit_KevinBerne-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/berkeleyrep_Beckynurse_PamelaReed_credit_KevinBerne-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/berkeleyrep_Beckynurse_PamelaReed_credit_KevinBerne-768x513.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/berkeleyrep_Beckynurse_PamelaReed_credit_KevinBerne.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pamela Reed in Berkeley Repertory Theatre’s production of Sarah Ruhl’s world premiere, ‘Becky Nurse.’ \u003ccite>(Kevin Berne)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>‘Becky Nurse’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>By Sarah Ruhl, Berkeley Repertory Theatre\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wrestling with the complex reverberations of the Salem Witch trials through the eyes of a present-day descendant of Rebecca Nurse, one of the wrongfully accused and murdered, this world premiere production ties the two together with dark comedy and a magickal reckoning. Written by Sarah Ruhl, an award-winning playwright whose deft and inspired comedies have been produced five other times on the Berkeley Rep stage, and starring Pamela Reed in the titular role, \u003cem>Becky Nurse \u003c/em>will provide a bracing antidote to the “holiday spirit” with its nods to the occult, female power, and the art of speaking out. (\u003cem>Previews from Dec. 12, show runs through Jan. 26, 2020. \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyrep.org/season/1920/14545.asp\">Details here\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13871096\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13871096\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/VinegarTom_ShotgunPlayer_MeganTrout_credit_-800x503.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"503\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/VinegarTom_ShotgunPlayer_MeganTrout_credit_-800x503.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/VinegarTom_ShotgunPlayer_MeganTrout_credit_-160x101.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/VinegarTom_ShotgunPlayer_MeganTrout_credit_-768x483.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/VinegarTom_ShotgunPlayer_MeganTrout_credit_-1020x641.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/VinegarTom_ShotgunPlayer_MeganTrout_credit_-1200x754.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/VinegarTom_ShotgunPlayer_MeganTrout_credit_-1920x1207.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/VinegarTom_ShotgunPlayer_MeganTrout_credit_.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Megan Trout as Alice in ‘Vinegar Tom,’ by Caryl Churchill, presented by Shotgun Players. \u003ccite>(Robbie Sweeny)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>‘Vinegar Tom’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>By Caryl Churchill, Shotgun Players\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Speaking of the occult and female power, Caryl Churchill’s exploration of witchy women \u003cem>Vinegar Tom\u003c/em> gets the Shotgun Players treatment this month on the Ashby Stage. Directed by Ariel Craft, with music direction by Daniel Alley and original music by songwriter Diana Lawrence, this audacious nod to Brechtian “epic theater” examines the ruling power’s propensity to demonize its challengers—one witch trial and contemporary ballad at a time. Celebrate the continuation of the Bay Area’s spontaneous Caryl Churchill revival with the fourth play of hers to be produced this year on area stages, with a fifth to open at Magic Theatre next April. (\u003cem>Runs Dec. 6, 2019-Jan. 5, 2020. \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/2FPuyCJ\">Details here\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13871095\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/AASC_DevinACunninham_FunmiLola_crdit_LanceHuntley-960x1200.jpg\" alt=\"Devin A. Cunningham and Funmi Lola in the African-American Shakespeare Company's annual presentation of 'Cinderella.'\" width=\"640\" height=\"800\" class=\"size-complete_open_graph wp-image-13871095\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/AASC_DevinACunninham_FunmiLola_crdit_LanceHuntley-960x1200.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/AASC_DevinACunninham_FunmiLola_crdit_LanceHuntley-160x200.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/AASC_DevinACunninham_FunmiLola_crdit_LanceHuntley-800x1000.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/AASC_DevinACunninham_FunmiLola_crdit_LanceHuntley-768x960.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/AASC_DevinACunninham_FunmiLola_crdit_LanceHuntley.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Devin A. 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This year’s action-packed weekend of shows also includes an activity-filled afternoon tea with a meet-and-greet opportunity with the cast, and treats for all. Directed by Sherri Young. (Runs Dec. 20-22. \u003ca href=\"http://www.african-americanshakes.org/productions/cinderella/\">Details here\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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Between lethal gases, fast-flowing rivers of sewage and the risk of getting lost in the darkness, you’ll probably be glad to take this tour \u003cem>virtually\u003c/em> via your headphones, rather than IRL.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11782405/tunnels-under-san-francisco-inside-the-dark-dangerous-world-of-the-sewers\">Listen at kqed.org\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/secret-tunnels-under-san-francisco/id1172473406?i=1000455577910\">Listen on Apple Podcasts\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>(Also available on NPR One, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts)\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11777723/blind-beekeeper-relies-on-the-sound-of-the-swarm-to-keep-her-hives-happy\">Blind Beekeeper Relies on Sound to Keep Her Hives Happy\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nFrom \u003cem>The California Report Magazine\u003c/em>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13869926 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/RS39379_beekeeper2-qut-1020x679.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1020\" height=\"679\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/RS39379_beekeeper2-qut-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/RS39379_beekeeper2-qut-1020x679-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/RS39379_beekeeper2-qut-1020x679-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/RS39379_beekeeper2-qut-1020x679-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I didn’t think I could be a good beekeeper without being able to see.” This special episode from \u003cem>The California Report Magazine\u003c/em>’s weekly podcast immerses the listener in the world of Aerial: a Bay area nurse who lost her sight after using tampered eyedrops. Navigating her new reality, she found purpose and meaning in the hobby she’d enjoyed since she was a teen: beekeeping.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Listen as Aerial explains how she knows whether her swarm—she calls them “her girls”—are happy, and how to hear their “waggle dance” (the movement bees make to tell others where to find pollen). After experiencing this episode, you’ll never hear bees again the same way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11777723/blind-beekeeper-relies-on-the-sound-of-the-swarm-to-keep-her-hives-happy\">Listen at kqed.org\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blind-beekeeper-relies-on-sound-to-keep-her-hives-happy/id1314750545?i=1000452376183\">Listen on Apple Podcasts\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>(Also available on NPR One, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts)\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/pop/102783/queer-eyes-jonathan-van-ness-on-turning-red-states-pink-one-makeover-at-a-time\">\u003cem>Queer Eye\u003c/em>‘s Jonathan Van Ness on Turning Red States Pink\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nFrom \u003cem>The Cooler\u003c/em>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13869925\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/Jonathan-Van-Ness.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/Jonathan-Van-Ness.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/Jonathan-Van-Ness-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/Jonathan-Van-Ness-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The most engrossing podcast interviews are the ones where you feel you’ve been teleported into the room with the people in question—and this 2018 interview with the infamously personable \u003cem>Queer Eye\u003c/em> star Jonathan Van Ness on KQED’s pop culture podcast \u003cem>The Cooler\u003c/em> is no exception.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a conversation that ranges from raucous to heartfelt and intimate, Van Ness talks to hosts Emmanuel Hapsis, Jamedra Brown-Fleischman and Carly Severn about growing up gay in a small town, dealing with online trolls, the healing power of figure skating and a particularly controversial moment from \u003cem>Queer Eye\u003c/em>’s second season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/pop/102783/queer-eyes-jonathan-van-ness-on-turning-red-states-pink-one-makeover-at-a-time\">Listen at kqed.org\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/queer-eyes-jonathan-van-ness-on-turning-red-states-pink/id1041117499?i=1000407027183\">Listen on Apple Podcasts\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>(Also available on NPR One, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts)\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/podcasts/42/joy-may-16th\">Joy\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nfrom \u003cem>Truth Be Told \u003c/em>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13869927\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/EventBrite_TBT.R-1920x960.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/EventBrite_TBT.R-1920x960.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/EventBrite_TBT.R-1920x960-160x80.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/EventBrite_TBT.R-1920x960-800x400.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/EventBrite_TBT.R-1920x960-768x384.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/EventBrite_TBT.R-1920x960-1020x510.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/EventBrite_TBT.R-1920x960-1200x600.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Is it OK to feel joy when it feels like the world is burning? In the first episode of KQED’s advice show made by people of color for people of color, host Tonya Mosley brings us to her hometown of Detroit, Michigan—the “epicenter of pleasure in the midst of turmoil,” as she calls it. Mosley sits down with her grandmother Ernestine Mosley and \u003cem>New York Times\u003c/em> bestselling author Adrienne Maree Brown for some hard questions, deep laughs, and much-needed affirmations about why it’s not only OK to feel joy, but it’s absolutely necessary.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And stay tuned: \u003cem>Truth Be Told\u003c/em> returns for a second season in early 2020!\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/podcasts/42/joy-may-16th\">Listen at kqed.org\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/joy-episode-1/id1462216572?i=1000438248776\">Listen on Apple Podcasts\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>(Also available on NPR One, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts)\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11780279/native-american-occupation-at-alcatraz-50-years\">‘We’re Still Here’\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nFrom\u003cem> The Bay\u003c/em>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13869928\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/IMG_2671-1-1020x765.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1020\" height=\"765\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/IMG_2671-1-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/IMG_2671-1-1020x765-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/IMG_2671-1-1020x765-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/IMG_2671-1-1020x765-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In this episode of\u003cem> The Bay\u003c/em>, KQED reporter Alice Woelfle follows along with Native people from across the West Coast in a ceremonial canoe journey around Alcatraz Island. First, we hear the building of a tule boat, then the sound of paddle hitting the water as members of different tribes, territories, communities and families embark on their paddle around the island before returning to shore to be greeted by Ohlone elders.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The paddle commemorated the 50-year anniversary of the occupation of Alcatraz, a movement which lasted 19 months and brought widespread visibility for American Indian civil rights.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11780279/native-american-occupation-at-alcatraz-50-years\">Listen at kqed.org\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/were-still-here-canoe-journey-to-alcatraz-to-remember/id1350043452?i=1000453734022\">Listen on Apple Podcasts\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>(Also available on NPR One, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts)\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13859970/rightnowish-miko-marks-and-the-oakland-rollers\">Oakland’s Rollerskating Country Singer\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nFrom \u003cem>Rightnowish\u003c/em>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13869929\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/oakland-rollers-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/oakland-rollers-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/oakland-rollers-800x450-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/oakland-rollers-800x450-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Where do country singing and roller skating collide? On a small cul-de-sac on the southern side of Lake Merritt in Oakland, according to musician Miko Marks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As soon as I put these skates on, I feel like I’m a kid again,” Marks says in this episode of \u003cem>Rightnowish\u003c/em>, KQED’s new arts and culture podcast hosted by Pendarvis Harshaw. After nearly a decade of touring the nation as a country singer, Marks’s love for roller skating completely transformed her sense of play—and her music. Put on your skates (and your headphones!) and listen to the full episode to hear more about Marks’s new sound and new take on life with wheels.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13859970/rightnowish-miko-marks-and-the-oakland-rollers\">Listen at kqed.org\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/oaklands-rollerskating-country-singer/id1482187648?i=1000455674283\">Listen on Apple Podcasts\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>(Also available on NPR One, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts)\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/54326/childhood-as-resume-building-why-play-needs-a-comeback\">Childhood as ‘Resume-Building’: Why Play Needs A Comeback\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nFrom \u003cem>MindShift\u003c/em>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13869973\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/DSC5859-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1281\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/DSC5859-1.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/DSC5859-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/DSC5859-1-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/DSC5859-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/DSC5859-1-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/DSC5859-1-1200x801.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Remember when you were a kid and there was a designated time just for playing? 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Between lethal gases, fast-flowing rivers of sewage and the risk of getting lost in the darkness, you’ll probably be glad to take this tour \u003cem>virtually\u003c/em> via your headphones, rather than IRL.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11782405/tunnels-under-san-francisco-inside-the-dark-dangerous-world-of-the-sewers\">Listen at kqed.org\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/secret-tunnels-under-san-francisco/id1172473406?i=1000455577910\">Listen on Apple Podcasts\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>(Also available on NPR One, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts)\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11777723/blind-beekeeper-relies-on-the-sound-of-the-swarm-to-keep-her-hives-happy\">Blind Beekeeper Relies on Sound to Keep Her Hives Happy\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nFrom \u003cem>The California Report Magazine\u003c/em>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13869926 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/RS39379_beekeeper2-qut-1020x679.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1020\" height=\"679\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/RS39379_beekeeper2-qut-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/RS39379_beekeeper2-qut-1020x679-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/RS39379_beekeeper2-qut-1020x679-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/RS39379_beekeeper2-qut-1020x679-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I didn’t think I could be a good beekeeper without being able to see.” This special episode from \u003cem>The California Report Magazine\u003c/em>’s weekly podcast immerses the listener in the world of Aerial: a Bay area nurse who lost her sight after using tampered eyedrops. Navigating her new reality, she found purpose and meaning in the hobby she’d enjoyed since she was a teen: beekeeping.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Listen as Aerial explains how she knows whether her swarm—she calls them “her girls”—are happy, and how to hear their “waggle dance” (the movement bees make to tell others where to find pollen). After experiencing this episode, you’ll never hear bees again the same way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11777723/blind-beekeeper-relies-on-the-sound-of-the-swarm-to-keep-her-hives-happy\">Listen at kqed.org\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blind-beekeeper-relies-on-sound-to-keep-her-hives-happy/id1314750545?i=1000452376183\">Listen on Apple Podcasts\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>(Also available on NPR One, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts)\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/pop/102783/queer-eyes-jonathan-van-ness-on-turning-red-states-pink-one-makeover-at-a-time\">\u003cem>Queer Eye\u003c/em>‘s Jonathan Van Ness on Turning Red States Pink\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nFrom \u003cem>The Cooler\u003c/em>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13869925\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/Jonathan-Van-Ness.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/Jonathan-Van-Ness.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/Jonathan-Van-Ness-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/Jonathan-Van-Ness-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The most engrossing podcast interviews are the ones where you feel you’ve been teleported into the room with the people in question—and this 2018 interview with the infamously personable \u003cem>Queer Eye\u003c/em> star Jonathan Van Ness on KQED’s pop culture podcast \u003cem>The Cooler\u003c/em> is no exception.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a conversation that ranges from raucous to heartfelt and intimate, Van Ness talks to hosts Emmanuel Hapsis, Jamedra Brown-Fleischman and Carly Severn about growing up gay in a small town, dealing with online trolls, the healing power of figure skating and a particularly controversial moment from \u003cem>Queer Eye\u003c/em>’s second season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/pop/102783/queer-eyes-jonathan-van-ness-on-turning-red-states-pink-one-makeover-at-a-time\">Listen at kqed.org\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/queer-eyes-jonathan-van-ness-on-turning-red-states-pink/id1041117499?i=1000407027183\">Listen on Apple Podcasts\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>(Also available on NPR One, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts)\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/podcasts/42/joy-may-16th\">Joy\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nfrom \u003cem>Truth Be Told \u003c/em>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13869927\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/EventBrite_TBT.R-1920x960.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/EventBrite_TBT.R-1920x960.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/EventBrite_TBT.R-1920x960-160x80.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/EventBrite_TBT.R-1920x960-800x400.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/EventBrite_TBT.R-1920x960-768x384.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/EventBrite_TBT.R-1920x960-1020x510.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/EventBrite_TBT.R-1920x960-1200x600.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Is it OK to feel joy when it feels like the world is burning? In the first episode of KQED’s advice show made by people of color for people of color, host Tonya Mosley brings us to her hometown of Detroit, Michigan—the “epicenter of pleasure in the midst of turmoil,” as she calls it. Mosley sits down with her grandmother Ernestine Mosley and \u003cem>New York Times\u003c/em> bestselling author Adrienne Maree Brown for some hard questions, deep laughs, and much-needed affirmations about why it’s not only OK to feel joy, but it’s absolutely necessary.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And stay tuned: \u003cem>Truth Be Told\u003c/em> returns for a second season in early 2020!\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/podcasts/42/joy-may-16th\">Listen at kqed.org\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/joy-episode-1/id1462216572?i=1000438248776\">Listen on Apple Podcasts\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>(Also available on NPR One, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts)\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11780279/native-american-occupation-at-alcatraz-50-years\">‘We’re Still Here’\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nFrom\u003cem> The Bay\u003c/em>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13869928\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/IMG_2671-1-1020x765.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1020\" height=\"765\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/IMG_2671-1-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/IMG_2671-1-1020x765-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/IMG_2671-1-1020x765-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/IMG_2671-1-1020x765-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In this episode of\u003cem> The Bay\u003c/em>, KQED reporter Alice Woelfle follows along with Native people from across the West Coast in a ceremonial canoe journey around Alcatraz Island. 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On a small cul-de-sac on the southern side of Lake Merritt in Oakland, according to musician Miko Marks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As soon as I put these skates on, I feel like I’m a kid again,” Marks says in this episode of \u003cem>Rightnowish\u003c/em>, KQED’s new arts and culture podcast hosted by Pendarvis Harshaw. After nearly a decade of touring the nation as a country singer, Marks’s love for roller skating completely transformed her sense of play—and her music. Put on your skates (and your headphones!) and listen to the full episode to hear more about Marks’s new sound and new take on life with wheels.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13859970/rightnowish-miko-marks-and-the-oakland-rollers\">Listen at kqed.org\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/oaklands-rollerskating-country-singer/id1482187648?i=1000455674283\">Listen on Apple Podcasts\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>(Also available on NPR One, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts)\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/54326/childhood-as-resume-building-why-play-needs-a-comeback\">Childhood as ‘Resume-Building’: Why Play Needs A Comeback\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nFrom \u003cem>MindShift\u003c/em>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13869973\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/DSC5859-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1281\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/DSC5859-1.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/DSC5859-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/DSC5859-1-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/DSC5859-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/DSC5859-1-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/DSC5859-1-1200x801.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Remember when you were a kid and there was a designated time just for playing? 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"content": "\u003cp>[\u003cstrong>UPDATE:\u003c/strong> As of Monday 11/11, we have added three films from OWN and two from Freeform.]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s holiday TV movie season, and it’s not just a Hallmark party. There’s also Lifetime, UPTV, and—increasingly—Netflix, as well as OWN and Freeform.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We know that for devotees of this genre, it can be hard to keep up. Therefore, we have prepared a helpful guide to all the new movies we’re aware of that are on tap for the season, complete with notations for which tropes they offer. Everything in bold is what I would consider an element of holiday programming; that should help you find what you need. Are you a person who likes to see a “suit man” learn the new meaning of Christmas? We can help! Do you prefer to see someone save her hometown? You’ll find just the right movie for you, right here. And remember: These are just the \u003cem>new \u003c/em>ones. There are so many!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I’ve also noted where beloved celebrities and nostalgic figures are present—I admit this is a blurry line between these categories, but it’s meant to be “famous for [specific character/project]” versus “famous generally.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Note that these are based on what the networks and services have revealed thus far. Some of these might have hidden elves or moppets or musical numbers that just haven’t revealed themselves yet. You have to keep \u003cem>some \u003c/em>surprises for Santa, right?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ho-ho-ho.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Picture a Perfect Christmas \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>(Hallmark, 11/9, 8 pmET)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrNPPe7hkas\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She’s an “extreme sports photographer” who goes to her own little town to take care of Grandma and meets a neighbor whose nephew is visiting him. She learns that \u003cstrong>this little town is OK\u003c/strong>. Also \u003cstrong>Moppet\u003c/strong>!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Radio Christmas\u003c/strong>\u003c/em> (Lifetime, 11/9, 8 pmET)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keshia Knight Pulliam plays a DJ who is forced to relocate from her Philadelphia broadcasting digs to the small town of—you guessed it—Bethlehem, and it turns out \u003cstrong>this little town is OK\u003c/strong>. Also, \u003cstrong>everybody cares too much about Christmas\u003c/strong>, in that there is apparently a “year-round Christmas station.” (You can kind of forgive them because it’s Bethlehem, I suppose.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Rock N’ Roll Christmas \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>(UPTV, 11/10, 7pmET)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Estranged mother and daughter singers \u003cstrong>rush to get ready\u003c/strong> in time to write a Christmas single together. Will they succeed? I would say it’s fa-la-la-la-likely. \u003cstrong>There’s probably music!\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>The Mistletoe Secret \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>(Hallmark, 11/10, 8 pmET)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8oliBufPuY\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Remember Kellie Pickler from \u003cem>American Idol\u003c/em>? This is what she does now! She plays a woman whose hometown is losing tourists until a \u003cstrong>grumpy journalist\u003c/strong> agrees to write an article about it, and she has the chance to \u003cstrong>help her hometown\u003c/strong>! Nostalgic figure \u003cstrong>Patrick Duffy\u003c/strong>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>A Sweet Christmas Romance \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>(Lifetime, 11/10, 8 pmET)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A food stylist returns to her hometown, where she has the opportunity to participate in a baking contest to win ownership of an \u003cstrong>adorable small business\u003c/strong>, her favorite bakery. Of course, there’s a guy who will be her \u003cstrong>professional competitor\u003c/strong>. Will they fall in love? MIGHT THEY?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>A Christmas Miracle \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>(Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, 11/14, 9 pmET)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A journalist tries to create a Christmas miracle. \u003cstrong>Moppet!\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Christmas a La Mode\u003c/strong>\u003c/em> (Lifetime, 11/15, 8 pmET)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>How to save the \u003cstrong>adorable small business\u003c/strong>, a family dairy farm? With a \u003cstrong>high-stakes competition\u003c/strong> involving ice cream.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>One Fine Christmas \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>(OWN, 11/15 9 pmET)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An impressive ensemble cast including Rick Fox and his daughter Sasha, Vanessa Williams (the \u003cem>Melrose Place \u003c/em>one, not the “Save The Best For Last”/\u003cem>Ugly Betty\u003c/em> one) and Marla Gibbs shows up for this multi-thread story about people living on Christmas Street (where probably \u003cstrong>everybody cares too much about Christmas\u003c/strong>) who have to navigate various hurdles to create \u003cstrong>a perfect Christmas\u003c/strong>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Christmas Under the Stars\u003c/strong>\u003c/em> (Hallmark 11/16, 9 pmET)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knF-OXlZHVc\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He’s a \u003cstrong>suit man\u003c/strong> who loses his job and goes to work on a Christmas tree lot despite his \u003cstrong>missing Christmas spirit\u003c/strong>. You get no points for figuring out what happens when he meets Julie, “an astronomy teacher who’s always looked to the stars for hope.” \u003cstrong>Beloved celebrity\u003c/strong> Clarke Peters!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Christmas in Louisiana\u003c/strong>\u003c/em> (Lifetime, 11/16, 8 pmET)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Well she’s a former Miss Christmas in her town, a title that exists because \u003cstrong>everybody cares too much about Christmas\u003c/strong>, and she goes back home and runs into the former Mister Christmas, and they might perhaps fall in love and presumably wear matching wreath crowns. \u003cstrong>Beloved celebrities \u003c/strong>Barry Bostwick, Moira Kelly and Dee Wallace.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Christmas Cupcakes \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>(UPTV, 11/17, 7 pmET)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKtKoj-6Uao\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>How to save the family bakery, a truly \u003cstrong>adorable small business\u003c/strong>? Win a \u003cstrong>high-stakes competition\u003c/strong> on television!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Write Before Christmas \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>(Hallmark, 11/17, 8 pmET)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfNtogYfUmA\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A woman sends thank-you notes at Christmas. The most important thing to know about this one is that \u003cstrong>nostalgic figure \u003c/strong>Grant Show, former \u003cem>Melrose Place \u003c/em>hottie, is now playing Hot Gray Hair types, and it’s possible that he looks better than ever. Here, most of his scenes seem to be with a cute dog. Also \u003cstrong>beloved celebrity \u003c/strong>Lolita Davidovich. \u003cstrong>Horrible pun title.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Random Acts of Christmas \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>(Lifetime, 11/17, 8 pmET)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An investigative journalist (not sure if she’s \u003cstrong>grumpy\u003c/strong>) tries to figure out why there are “random acts of Christmas” taking place. A man “ignites her Christmas spirit.” But he “may not be the man he claims to be.” So he could be a bank robber or an elf; we just don’t know. \u003cstrong>Nostalgic figures\u003c/strong> Patrick Duffy and Jaclyn Smith (Duffy’s pulling a twofer!).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>A Godwink Christmas: Meant For Love \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>(Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, 11/17, 9 pmET)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evL3bYs1xFg\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>About a couple brought together by the \u003cstrong>actual supernatural force\u003c/strong> that is “Godwinks,” which are literally winks from God in the theology of the books that inspired this movie as well as a previous one just called \u003cem>A Godwink Christmas\u003c/em>. \u003cstrong>Beloved celebrity \u003c/strong>Kathie Lee Gifford.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>The Knight Before Christmas\u003c/strong>\u003c/em> (Netflix, 11/21)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JtwROpSVWc\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you were a medieval knight and you were magically transported to Christmas in contemporary Ohio, wouldn’t \u003cem>you \u003c/em>hope to run into Vanessa Hudgens? Sure you would. So would this guy, and it happens to him thanks to the \u003cstrong>actual supernatural force \u003c/strong>of time travel. \u003cstrong>Horrible pun title.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>The Magical Christmas Shoes \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>(Lifetime, 11/22, 8 pmET)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is not the same movie as \u003cem>The Christmas Shoes\u003c/em>, based on the book \u003cem>The Christmas Shoes \u003c/em>which was based on the song “The Christmas Shoes.” No, this is \u003cem>The Magical Christmas Shoes\u003c/em>, and it’s something else entirely, but it appears to involve \u003cstrong>actual supernatural forces\u003c/strong>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Carole’s Christmas\u003c/strong>\u003c/em> (OWN, 11/22 9pm ET)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The great and good Jackée Harry stars opposite Kimberly Elise in this story about a woman played by Elise who encounters \u003cstrong>actual supernatural forces\u003c/strong> that allow her to rediscover the true spirit of Christmas after she wishes to explore a different life. Harry appears to be her spiritual advisor in some manner, which makes Carole very lucky indeed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Twinkle All the Way \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>(Lifetime, 11/23, 8 pmET)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So there’s a woman in \u003cstrong>event planning\u003c/strong> who has to plan a Christmas wedding, which is pretty hard. But fortunately for her, she meets a guy who runs a [checks notes] “Christmas decoration and house-lighting company,” where \u003cstrong>everybody cares too much about Christmas.\u003c/strong> They undoubtedly have to \u003cstrong>rush to get ready \u003c/strong>for her wedding and also do the work for his client, who is played by \u003cstrong>beloved celebrity \u003c/strong>Lesley Ann Warren.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Holiday Hearts \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>(Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, 11/23, 9 pmET)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Two people have to care for a friend’s daughter at the same time she has to do holiday \u003cstrong>event planning\u003c/strong> for a Christmas party, which seems like a lot of pressure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Christmas at Graceland: Home For the Holidays \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>(Hallmark, 11/23, 8 pmET)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zdV4Wucn6s\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Remember Adrian Grenier from \u003cem>Entourage\u003c/em>? This is what he does now! He plays a \u003cstrong>suit man\u003c/strong> who prioritizes his job until the nanny he hired, who’s home in Memphis for the holidays, convinces him to stop and smell the peanut butter and bacon sandwiches at the famous \u003cstrong>location, location, location\u003c/strong>. \u003cstrong>Nostalgic figure \u003c/strong>Priscilla Presley!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Turkey Drop \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>(Freeform, 11/23, 9 pmET)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7O2vvd9Ze1s\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I had never heard the phrase “turkey dropped”—meaning “broken up with over the holidays, especially Thanksgiving”—and it seems truly terrible. But here we are, following a woman who fears that she’s about to be dumped thusly and starts trying to avoid it. (There aren’t many \u003cstrong>Thanksgiving \u003c/strong>movies, but here is one for you fans of feasting.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>A Christmas Recipe For Romance \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>(UPTV, 11/24, 7 pmET)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZeHPPJmiIo\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>How to save the \u003cstrong>adorable small business \u003c/strong>that is your family-run inn? Win a \u003cstrong>high-stakes competition \u003c/strong>for which you’ll have to \u003cstrong>rush to get ready\u003c/strong>!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Cherished Memories: A Gift to Remember 2 \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>(Hallmark, 11/24, 8 pmET)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cf1X4-GFBZE\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Look, I could explain this movie to you, or I could tell you that the first sentence of the description is “A year after Darcy ran over Aiden, his amnesia is gone but not their love.” (Darcy is also trying to save the rec center, meaning this is also an example of \u003cstrong>saving her hometown\u003c/strong>).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Christmas 9 to 5 \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>(Lifetime, 11/24, 8 pmET)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tiya Sircar (who plays Vicky/”Real Eleanor” on \u003cem>The Good Place\u003c/em>) plays a \u003cstrong>grump journalist\u003c/strong> (she might be more of a hopeful journalist, but it’s not clear) who’s assigned to find the \u003cstrong>true meaning of Christmas\u003c/strong>, so she becomes a sales clerk.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>A Christmas Duet\u003c/strong>\u003c/em> (Hallmark, 11/25, 8 pmET)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbwrJ8puiRI\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Averie and Jesse used to be a singing duo until they broke up, but now he, her \u003cstrong>old flame\u003c/strong>, comes to her lodge (a/k/a her \u003cstrong>adorable small business\u003c/strong>) over the holidays, and naturally they may just figure out how to get back together. They are played, we should note, by Chaley Rose and Rome Flynn, black leading actors on a channel that basically never used to have black leading actors but has some this year; Lifetime has significantly more and has for quite a while. \u003cstrong>There’s probably music!\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Check Inn to Christmas\u003c/strong>\u003c/em> (Hallmark, 11/26, 8 pmET)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U52nc97kGnc\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her family and his family own rival cozy inns (what could be a more \u003cstrong>adorable small business\u003c/strong>?) and might just fall in love even though they are \u003cstrong>professional competitors\u003c/strong>. \u003cstrong>Nostalgic figure \u003c/strong>Richard Karn! \u003cstrong>Horrible pun title\u003c/strong>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>A Very Vintage Christmas\u003c/strong>\u003c/em> (Lifetime, 11/27, 8 pmET)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5iCkgzggbw\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tia Mowry-Hardrict is in this one about a woman who owns the ultimate \u003cstrong>adorable small business\u003c/strong>: an antique shop. She comes into possession of a box of someone’s old stuff (which cannot really be that uncommon, given that it’s an antique shop) and decides to return it. A man helps her, obviously.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>The Christmas Club \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>(Hallmark, 11/27, 8 pmET)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rya4jG0vDUg\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A man and a woman meet when they “help an elderly woman find her lost Christmas savings.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Holiday Rush \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>(Netflix, 11/28)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2U6diYTnxA\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Romany Malco plays a dad who loses his job and has to struggle to make \u003cstrong>the perfect Christmas\u003c/strong> for his kids. \u003cstrong>Beloved celebrity\u003c/strong> Darlene Love is in it—will she sing “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)”?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>A Christmas Wish \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>(Lifetime, 11/28, 8 pmET)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s not clear whether this movie about a woman who makes a wish for love really gets the wish via \u003cstrong>actual supernatural forces \u003c/strong>or whether she only \u003cem>thinks \u003c/em>she’s getting the wish when actually she’s not getting the wish but just falling in love the regular way, but I’m throwing it in here anyway.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Christmas at the Plaza \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>(Hallmark, 11/28, 8 pmET)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jessica and Nick, who are perhaps named after countless characters from other TV romantic movies, are assigned to collaborate on a project at the Plaza Hotel, a very classy \u003cstrong>location, location, location\u003c/strong>. Features two \u003cstrong>beloved celebrities\u003c/strong>: Julia Duffy and Bruce Davison!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Staging Christmas \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>(Lifetime, 11/29, 8 pmET)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ar9rTDB9LQ\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Soleil Moon Frye, known to children of the ’80s as Punky Brewster, is in this one as a woman who stages houses that people are selling. She gets a special assignment from a guy who doesn’t feel prepared to decorate his own house for Christmas but thinks his daughter would enjoy it. And then she teaches everybody the\u003cstrong> true meaning of Christmas\u003c/strong>, probably. (He is not a suit man; he is a sweater man, which is a very different man.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Christmas in Evergreen: Tidings of Joy \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>(Hallmark, 11/29, 8 pmET)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YYVC_QkZ28&list=PLOeOtEopjKLoHBhE7KDG0gYQafVeRXqlr\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The third film in a Hallmark franchise of sorts, this one is about Evergreen’s search for a time capsule and the \u003cstrong>grump journalist\u003c/strong> who comes to town and meets a woman just in time to be charmed by it all and \u003cstrong>help her hometown\u003c/strong>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Baking Christmas \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>(OWN, 11/29, 9 pmET)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The matriarch of a town bakery (the ultimate \u003cstrong>adorable small business\u003c/strong>) decides to retire, leaving her kids to participate in a \u003cstrong>high-stakes competition \u003c/strong>to determine who will take over.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Merry Liddle Christmas \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>(Lifetime, 11/30, 8 pmET)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kelly Rowland stars as a woman who’s obsessed with\u003cstrong> the perfect Christmas\u003c/strong>, only to find that her family is all over the place and driving her crazy. Will she learn that the \u003cstrong>true meaning of Christmas\u003c/strong> is not about Instagram? I bet she will.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Christmas in Rome \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>(Hallmark, 11/30, 8 pmET)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lacey Chabert, one of our Christmas Movie Queens, plays a woman who shows around an American \u003cstrong>suit man\u003c/strong> who wants to buy a company in Rome, but suffers from \u003cstrong>missing Christmas spirit\u003c/strong> even in this tremendous \u003cstrong>location, location, location\u003c/strong>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Sense, Sensibility & Snowmen \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>(Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, 11/30, 9 pmET)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Christmas enthusiast” \u003cstrong>event planners \u003c/strong>get a client who’s a \u003cstrong>suit man \u003c/strong>and a “not-so-jolly toy company CEO.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Christmas Chalet \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>(UPTV, 12/1, 7 pmET)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAdNMdwF_CU\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Christmas chalet is double-booked (almost like being \u003cstrong>snowed in\u003c/strong>!), and the other person staying with a divorced mom and her daughter is a “\u003cstrong>grumpy writer\u003c/strong> who hates Christmas.” (Writer, journalist, you know.) Well, I bet he doesn’t hate Christmas for long. \u003cstrong>Moppet!\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>You Light Up My Christmas\u003c/strong>\u003c/em> (Lifetime, 12/1, 8 pmET)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kim Fields plays a woman whose hometown was “built around her family’s pioneer Christmas Light Factory.” (Perhaps \u003cstrong>everybody cares too much about Christmas\u003c/strong>?) She needs to \u003cstrong>help her hometown \u003c/strong>and her \u003cstrong>adorable small business\u003c/strong>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Christmas Town\u003c/strong>\u003c/em> (Hallmark, 12/1, 8 pmET)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBhwO2Yt8xI\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A career woman discovers that \u003cstrong>this little town is OK\u003c/strong> when she winds up in said little town, where there is Some Dude. Stars Candance Cameron Bure, billed as “Christmas favorite Candace Cameron Bure.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Ghosting: The Spirit of Christmas\u003c/strong>\u003c/em> (Freeform, 12/7 9 pmET)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It was probably inevitable that people would begin experimenting with what it would be like if “ghosting” happened because you were actually dead. That’s the premise of this Freeform movie about \u003cstrong>actual supernatural forces\u003c/strong>, in which a woman goes on a great date and then dies, making it difficult for her to return texts and so forth.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>(Netflix, 12/5)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003cstrong>royal family\u003c/strong> franchise that is following the literal “first comes love, then comes marriage, then comes Tiny in the baby carriage” rhyme reaches its third chapter. Is there anything left after this? The Royal Home Equity Loan?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>A Storybook Christmas\u003c/strong>\u003c/em> (Lifetime, 12/6, 8 pmET)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdl4eyqlaOk\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An \u003cstrong>event planner\u003c/strong> hires a nanny for her niece at Christmas and THE NANNY IS A MAN. We are through the looking glass of traditional gender roles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Mistletoe and Menorahs\u003c/strong>\u003c/em> (Lifetime, 12/7, 6 pmET)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She has to learn about \u003cstrong>Hanukkah\u003c/strong>! He has to learn about Christmas! They’d better get busy!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Christmas Unleashed\u003c/strong>\u003c/em> (Lifetime, 12/7, 8 pmET)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An \u003cstrong>old flame\u003c/strong> has to help find Vanessa Lachey’s dog. Well, not Vanessa Lachey. A woman played by Vanessa Lachey. You know what I’m saying.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>A Christmas Love Story \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>(Hallmark [Hall Of Fame], 12/7, 8 pmET)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kristin Chenoweth plays a youth choir director who meets the widowed father (Scott Wolf) of just the beautiful \u003cstrong>moppet \u003c/strong>singer she’s been looking for. \u003cstrong>There’s probably music!\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>A Homecoming For the Holidays \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>(Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, 12/7, 9 pmET)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Actual Broadway performer (and winner of the reality show \u003cem>Grease: You’re The One That I Want!\u003c/em>) Laura Osnes stars as a country singer who helps a guy build a house for a friend. \u003cstrong>There’s probably music!\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Christmas in Paris\u003c/strong>\u003c/em> (UPTV, 12/8, 7 pmET)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSlXzW-sXFs\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A rich French guy comes to Montana, whisks a local woman off to Paris for Christmas, and has a secret. \u003cstrong>Location, location, location!\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Christmas at Dollywood \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>(Hallmark, 12/8, 8 pmET)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Two people fall in love while\u003cstrong> event planning\u003c/strong>, specifically for the Christmas show at Dollywood. \u003cstrong>There’s probably music \u003c/strong>at this particular \u003cstrong>location, location, location\u003c/strong>. Features \u003cstrong>beloved celebrity \u003c/strong>Dolly Parton!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Grounded For Christmas\u003c/strong>\u003c/em> (Lifetime, 12/8, 8 pmET)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Two pilots who don’t get along find their flight \u003cstrong>snowed in \u003c/strong>so they’re stuck in Cleveland. They wind up at her parents’ house, but because her ex is around, he agrees to a scheme where her family can \u003cstrong>meet her fake boyfriend\u003c/strong>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Christmas Stars \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>(Lifetime, 12/13, 8 pmET)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>J.T. Hodges and Erica Durance star as aspiring singers working together and maybe falling in love and there’s a \u003cstrong>high-stakes competition \u003c/strong>and \u003cstrong>there’s probably music \u003c/strong>and is this \u003cem>A Star Is Born: Christmas Edition\u003c/em> or what?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Matchmaker Christmas\u003c/strong>\u003c/em> (Lifetime, 12/14, 6 pmET)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnvrP1_9zak\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003cstrong>old flame\u003c/strong> who shows up around Christmas in this one is named Jaxson. Yyyyikes. I say don’t do it, girl.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>A Christmas Winter Song \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>(Lifetime, 12/14, 8 pmET)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ashanti is in this one, as a woman who meets a former jazz singer named Fred, played by Stan Shaw, who’s now homeless. \u003cstrong>There’s probably music!\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Holiday Date\u003c/strong>\u003c/em> (Hallmark, 12/14, 8 pmET)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Brooke brings an actor home to have her family \u003cstrong>meet her fake boyfriend\u003c/strong> over the holidays, something many many romcom characters have tried. And then she learns he’s Jewish and celebrates \u003cstrong>Hanukkah\u003c/strong>. \u003cstrong>Beloved celebrity \u003c/strong>Bruce Boxleitner!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Snowbound for Christmas \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>(UPTV, 12/15, 7 pmET)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is actually based on a novella that I have read, by the terrific romance writer Shannon Stacey! 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So would this guy, and it happens to him thanks to the \u003cstrong>actual supernatural force \u003c/strong>of time travel. \u003cstrong>Horrible pun title.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>The Magical Christmas Shoes \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>(Lifetime, 11/22, 8 pmET)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is not the same movie as \u003cem>The Christmas Shoes\u003c/em>, based on the book \u003cem>The Christmas Shoes \u003c/em>which was based on the song “The Christmas Shoes.” No, this is \u003cem>The Magical Christmas Shoes\u003c/em>, and it’s something else entirely, but it appears to involve \u003cstrong>actual supernatural forces\u003c/strong>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Carole’s Christmas\u003c/strong>\u003c/em> (OWN, 11/22 9pm ET)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The great and good Jackée Harry stars opposite Kimberly Elise in this story about a woman played by Elise who encounters \u003cstrong>actual supernatural forces\u003c/strong> that allow her to rediscover the true spirit of Christmas after she wishes to explore a different life. Harry appears to be her spiritual advisor in some manner, which makes Carole very lucky indeed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Twinkle All the Way \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>(Lifetime, 11/23, 8 pmET)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So there’s a woman in \u003cstrong>event planning\u003c/strong> who has to plan a Christmas wedding, which is pretty hard. But fortunately for her, she meets a guy who runs a [checks notes] “Christmas decoration and house-lighting company,” where \u003cstrong>everybody cares too much about Christmas.\u003c/strong> They undoubtedly have to \u003cstrong>rush to get ready \u003c/strong>for her wedding and also do the work for his client, who is played by \u003cstrong>beloved celebrity \u003c/strong>Lesley Ann Warren.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Holiday Hearts \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>(Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, 11/23, 9 pmET)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Two people have to care for a friend’s daughter at the same time she has to do holiday \u003cstrong>event planning\u003c/strong> for a Christmas party, which seems like a lot of pressure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Christmas at Graceland: Home For the Holidays \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>(Hallmark, 11/23, 8 pmET)\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/7zdV4Wucn6s'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/7zdV4Wucn6s'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Remember Adrian Grenier from \u003cem>Entourage\u003c/em>? This is what he does now! He plays a \u003cstrong>suit man\u003c/strong> who prioritizes his job until the nanny he hired, who’s home in Memphis for the holidays, convinces him to stop and smell the peanut butter and bacon sandwiches at the famous \u003cstrong>location, location, location\u003c/strong>. \u003cstrong>Nostalgic figure \u003c/strong>Priscilla Presley!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Turkey Drop \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>(Freeform, 11/23, 9 pmET)\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/7O2vvd9Ze1s'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/7O2vvd9Ze1s'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>I had never heard the phrase “turkey dropped”—meaning “broken up with over the holidays, especially Thanksgiving”—and it seems truly terrible. But here we are, following a woman who fears that she’s about to be dumped thusly and starts trying to avoid it. (There aren’t many \u003cstrong>Thanksgiving \u003c/strong>movies, but here is one for you fans of feasting.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>A Christmas Recipe For Romance \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>(UPTV, 11/24, 7 pmET)\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/NZeHPPJmiIo'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/NZeHPPJmiIo'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>How to save the \u003cstrong>adorable small business \u003c/strong>that is your family-run inn? Win a \u003cstrong>high-stakes competition \u003c/strong>for which you’ll have to \u003cstrong>rush to get ready\u003c/strong>!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Cherished Memories: A Gift to Remember 2 \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>(Hallmark, 11/24, 8 pmET)\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/cf1X4-GFBZE'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/cf1X4-GFBZE'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Look, I could explain this movie to you, or I could tell you that the first sentence of the description is “A year after Darcy ran over Aiden, his amnesia is gone but not their love.” (Darcy is also trying to save the rec center, meaning this is also an example of \u003cstrong>saving her hometown\u003c/strong>).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Christmas 9 to 5 \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>(Lifetime, 11/24, 8 pmET)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tiya Sircar (who plays Vicky/”Real Eleanor” on \u003cem>The Good Place\u003c/em>) plays a \u003cstrong>grump journalist\u003c/strong> (she might be more of a hopeful journalist, but it’s not clear) who’s assigned to find the \u003cstrong>true meaning of Christmas\u003c/strong>, so she becomes a sales clerk.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>A Christmas Duet\u003c/strong>\u003c/em> (Hallmark, 11/25, 8 pmET)\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/LbwrJ8puiRI'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/LbwrJ8puiRI'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Averie and Jesse used to be a singing duo until they broke up, but now he, her \u003cstrong>old flame\u003c/strong>, comes to her lodge (a/k/a her \u003cstrong>adorable small business\u003c/strong>) over the holidays, and naturally they may just figure out how to get back together. They are played, we should note, by Chaley Rose and Rome Flynn, black leading actors on a channel that basically never used to have black leading actors but has some this year; Lifetime has significantly more and has for quite a while. \u003cstrong>There’s probably music!\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Check Inn to Christmas\u003c/strong>\u003c/em> (Hallmark, 11/26, 8 pmET)\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/U52nc97kGnc'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/U52nc97kGnc'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Her family and his family own rival cozy inns (what could be a more \u003cstrong>adorable small business\u003c/strong>?) and might just fall in love even though they are \u003cstrong>professional competitors\u003c/strong>. \u003cstrong>Nostalgic figure \u003c/strong>Richard Karn! \u003cstrong>Horrible pun title\u003c/strong>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>A Very Vintage Christmas\u003c/strong>\u003c/em> (Lifetime, 11/27, 8 pmET)\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/M5iCkgzggbw'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/M5iCkgzggbw'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Tia Mowry-Hardrict is in this one about a woman who owns the ultimate \u003cstrong>adorable small business\u003c/strong>: an antique shop. She comes into possession of a box of someone’s old stuff (which cannot really be that uncommon, given that it’s an antique shop) and decides to return it. A man helps her, obviously.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>The Christmas Club \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>(Hallmark, 11/27, 8 pmET)\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/Rya4jG0vDUg'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/Rya4jG0vDUg'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>A man and a woman meet when they “help an elderly woman find her lost Christmas savings.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Holiday Rush \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>(Netflix, 11/28)\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/c2U6diYTnxA'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/c2U6diYTnxA'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Romany Malco plays a dad who loses his job and has to struggle to make \u003cstrong>the perfect Christmas\u003c/strong> for his kids. \u003cstrong>Beloved celebrity\u003c/strong> Darlene Love is in it—will she sing “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)”?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>A Christmas Wish \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>(Lifetime, 11/28, 8 pmET)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s not clear whether this movie about a woman who makes a wish for love really gets the wish via \u003cstrong>actual supernatural forces \u003c/strong>or whether she only \u003cem>thinks \u003c/em>she’s getting the wish when actually she’s not getting the wish but just falling in love the regular way, but I’m throwing it in here anyway.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Christmas at the Plaza \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>(Hallmark, 11/28, 8 pmET)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jessica and Nick, who are perhaps named after countless characters from other TV romantic movies, are assigned to collaborate on a project at the Plaza Hotel, a very classy \u003cstrong>location, location, location\u003c/strong>. 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She gets a special assignment from a guy who doesn’t feel prepared to decorate his own house for Christmas but thinks his daughter would enjoy it. And then she teaches everybody the\u003cstrong> true meaning of Christmas\u003c/strong>, probably. (He is not a suit man; he is a sweater man, which is a very different man.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Christmas in Evergreen: Tidings of Joy \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>(Hallmark, 11/29, 8 pmET)\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/7YYVC_QkZ28'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/7YYVC_QkZ28'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>The third film in a Hallmark franchise of sorts, this one is about Evergreen’s search for a time capsule and the \u003cstrong>grump journalist\u003c/strong> who comes to town and meets a woman just in time to be charmed by it all and \u003cstrong>help her hometown\u003c/strong>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Baking Christmas \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>(OWN, 11/29, 9 pmET)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The matriarch of a town bakery (the ultimate \u003cstrong>adorable small business\u003c/strong>) decides to retire, leaving her kids to participate in a \u003cstrong>high-stakes competition \u003c/strong>to determine who will take over.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Merry Liddle Christmas \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>(Lifetime, 11/30, 8 pmET)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kelly Rowland stars as a woman who’s obsessed with\u003cstrong> the perfect Christmas\u003c/strong>, only to find that her family is all over the place and driving her crazy. Will she learn that the \u003cstrong>true meaning of Christmas\u003c/strong> is not about Instagram? I bet she will.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Christmas in Rome \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>(Hallmark, 11/30, 8 pmET)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lacey Chabert, one of our Christmas Movie Queens, plays a woman who shows around an American \u003cstrong>suit man\u003c/strong> who wants to buy a company in Rome, but suffers from \u003cstrong>missing Christmas spirit\u003c/strong> even in this tremendous \u003cstrong>location, location, location\u003c/strong>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Sense, Sensibility & Snowmen \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>(Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, 11/30, 9 pmET)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Christmas enthusiast” \u003cstrong>event planners \u003c/strong>get a client who’s a \u003cstrong>suit man \u003c/strong>and a “not-so-jolly toy company CEO.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Christmas Chalet \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>(UPTV, 12/1, 7 pmET)\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/JAdNMdwF_CU'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/JAdNMdwF_CU'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>The Christmas chalet is double-booked (almost like being \u003cstrong>snowed in\u003c/strong>!), and the other person staying with a divorced mom and her daughter is a “\u003cstrong>grumpy writer\u003c/strong> who hates Christmas.” (Writer, journalist, you know.) Well, I bet he doesn’t hate Christmas for long. \u003cstrong>Moppet!\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>You Light Up My Christmas\u003c/strong>\u003c/em> (Lifetime, 12/1, 8 pmET)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kim Fields plays a woman whose hometown was “built around her family’s pioneer Christmas Light Factory.” (Perhaps \u003cstrong>everybody cares too much about Christmas\u003c/strong>?) She needs to \u003cstrong>help her hometown \u003c/strong>and her \u003cstrong>adorable small business\u003c/strong>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Christmas Town\u003c/strong>\u003c/em> (Hallmark, 12/1, 8 pmET)\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/RBhwO2Yt8xI'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/RBhwO2Yt8xI'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>A career woman discovers that \u003cstrong>this little town is OK\u003c/strong> when she winds up in said little town, where there is Some Dude. 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The Royal Home Equity Loan?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>A Storybook Christmas\u003c/strong>\u003c/em> (Lifetime, 12/6, 8 pmET)\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/rdl4eyqlaOk'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/rdl4eyqlaOk'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>An \u003cstrong>event planner\u003c/strong> hires a nanny for her niece at Christmas and THE NANNY IS A MAN. 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Someone texted me a link to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.gofundme.com/support-kareem-as-he-mourns-the-loss-of-his-son\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GoFundMe\u003c/a> page during a company dinner. When I got the message, I lost my appetite.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Those stories, and so many others, ran through my head as it rested on the bathroom’s linoleum tiles. As I tried to stretch the stress out of my back, my mind went beyond my translucent shower curtains, through the ceiling and into a world of thoughts about the stress of adulthood during the holiday season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I’m familiar with the data. I’ve read about \u003ca href=\"https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2014/12/the-holiday-spike-in-domestic-abuse/383995/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">higher rates\u003c/a> of domestic abuse during the holidays. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ci>It’s the holiday season and you need to get out of the house, no matter how cold and dark it gets. Here at KQED, we care about seasonal affective disorder so much that we’ve collated some of the most dependable holiday events in the Bay Area. Many events listed here are annual traditions; some are promising newcomers. Before the gloomy skies get to you, pick one or two to help make the season bright.\u003c/i> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>San Francisco\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>A John Waters Christmas\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nExpect nothing less than ribald fun from John Waters, the Bay Area’s favorite transgressive filmmaker. His annual romp is for those who like their Christmas tidings with a bit of smarm and slapstick.\u003cbr>\nNov. 28 at the Great American Music Hall\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.slimspresents.com/event/a-john-waters-christmas-gamh/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>SF Gay Men’s Chorus\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nRevel in “Elfstravaganza,” the Gay Men’s Chorus latest holiday showcase. With the choir serving their most elfin looks, an operatic Santa Claus, and “lumbersexuals” and nuns thrown in for good measure, this year’s show will be one for the books.\u003cbr>\nDec. 8 and 9 at the Nourse Theater\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgmc.org/season-concerts/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13815942\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/DickensFair_YoungWaltzCouple_MarkEye-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A fair young couple dancing at the Dickens Fair\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13815942\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/DickensFair_YoungWaltzCouple_MarkEye-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/DickensFair_YoungWaltzCouple_MarkEye-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/DickensFair_YoungWaltzCouple_MarkEye-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/DickensFair_YoungWaltzCouple_MarkEye-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/DickensFair_YoungWaltzCouple_MarkEye-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/DickensFair_YoungWaltzCouple_MarkEye-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/DickensFair_YoungWaltzCouple_MarkEye-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/DickensFair_YoungWaltzCouple_MarkEye-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/DickensFair_YoungWaltzCouple_MarkEye-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/DickensFair_YoungWaltzCouple_MarkEye-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A fair young couple dancing at the Dickens Fair \u003ccite>(Mark Eye)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Great Dickens Christmas Fair\u003c/b>\u003cbr>\nGreat expectations abound at this annual reproduction of Victorian-era London, replete with hundreds of Dickensian characters and seven different performance stages. For a whole month, every day is Christmas Eve.\u003cbr>\nNow through Dec. 17 at the Cow Palace\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://dickensfair.com/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Beach Blanket Babylon Seasonal Extravaganza\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nWhat to expect from an annual holiday bash hosted by the longest running musical revue? Tap-dancing Christmas trees, send-ups of Christmas favorites, and a whole lot of garland, that’s what.\u003cbr>\nNow through Dec. 31 at Beach Blanket Babylon\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://beachblanketbabylon.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Home for the Holidays at Carolwood\u003c/b>\u003cbr>\nA slice of Disneyfied nostalgia right in the Presidio, \u003cem>Home for the Holidays\u003c/em> manifests Walt Disney’s well-documented love of trains into a scale recreation of his personal steam train, complete with lights and Walt Disney’s own heirloom caboose.\u003cbr>\nNow through Jan. 9 at the Walt Disney Family Museum\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://waltdisney.org/HomeHolidays\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>‘A Christmas Story’\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nWith music and lyrics from the folks behind “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZAw8qxn0ZE\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">City of Stars\u003c/a>,” the Tony-nominated musical brings Ralphie Parker’s misadventures to the San Francisco Playhouse.\u003cbr>\nNow through Jan. 13 at the San Francisco Playhouse\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfplayhouse.org/sfph/2017-2018-season/christmas-story-musical/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The Golden Girls: The Christmas Episodes\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nNow in its 12th year, four local drag queens go for gold and honor the queens of ’80s sitcoms in this family-friendly spoof. Bring all your pals and confidants.\u003cbr>\nNov. 30–Dec. 23 at the Victoria Theater\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.victoriatheatre.org/index.php/box-office\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>\u003cem>A Christmas Carol\u003c/em>\u003c/b>\u003cbr>\nEbenezer Scrooge and spooky specters of Christmases past, present and future galore at A.C.T.’s musical rendition of the classic tale.\u003cbr>\nDec. 1-24 at the A.C.T.’s Geary Theater\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.act-sf.org/home/box_office/1718_season/a_christmas_carol.highResolutionDisplay.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13815945\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/dance-along-nutcracker-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"Dance Along Nutcracker\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13815945\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/dance-along-nutcracker-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/dance-along-nutcracker-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/dance-along-nutcracker-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/dance-along-nutcracker-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/dance-along-nutcracker-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/dance-along-nutcracker-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/dance-along-nutcracker-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/dance-along-nutcracker-520x347.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/dance-along-nutcracker.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dance Along Nutcracker \u003ccite>(Courtesy of SFLGFB)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Holiday Gaiety\u003c/b>\u003cbr>\nWe’re not quite sure what to expect with this newcomer on the scene at the San Francisco Symphony. But with the lineup of people on stage — Armistead Maupin, Peaches Christ, Bob the Drag Queen and the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence — we’re sure it’ll be worth bringing visiting relatives from Nebraska.\u003cbr>\nDec. 8 at Davies Symphony Hall\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfsymphony.org/Buy-Tickets/2017-18/Holiday-Holiday-Gaiety.aspx\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Dance-along Nutcracker\u003c/b>\u003cbr>\nFor those on a quest for an irreverent production on a holiday classic, fear not. Sea shanties and jigs are afoot at the San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band’s family-friendly, audience-participation take on \u003cem>The Nutcracker\u003c/em>.\u003cbr>\nDec. 9 and 10 at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Forum\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://sflgfb.townalive.com/season-events/dance-along-nutcracker-december-2016/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>\u003cem>The Nutcracker\u003c/em>\u003c/b>\u003cbr>\nThe time-honored tradition at San Francisco Ballet — running every holiday season since 1944 — may well be the gold standard of Tchaikovsky’s seasonal ballet.\u003cbr>\nDec. 13-30 at the War Memorial Opera House\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfballet.org/season/nutcracker/nutcracker\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Charlie Brown Christmas Live\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nThe \u003cem>Peanuts\u003c/em>-inspired holiday staple continues to be a tried-and-true family favorite. With the San Francisco Symphony adding some joie de vivre to Vince Guaraldi’s classic numbers and live performers onstage, it’s not hard to see why.\u003cbr>\nDec. 21–24 at Davies Symphony Hall\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfsymphony.org/Buy-Tickets/2017-18/A-Charlie-Brown-Christmas-Live.aspx\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Kung Pao Kosher\u003c/b>\u003cbr>\nA seven-course prix fixe meal (or veggie dim sum), some stellar Jewish comedy and a portion of the performances’ proceeds going to Hurricane Maria and North Bay fire relief? Mazel tov!\u003cbr>\nDec. 23-25 at New Asia Restaurant\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.koshercomedy.com/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Kwanzaa San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nSeven days of feasts and festivities throughout San Francisco mark the seven principles, or Nguzo Saba, of Kwanzaa. The Village Project’s annual celebration kicks off at the Museum of African Diaspora with a performance by blues singer Alabama Mike.\u003cbr>\nDec. 26–Jan. 1 at various locations\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.kwanzaasanfrancisco.com/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13815947\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/Interfaith-Gospel-Holiday-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir’s Holiday Concert\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13815947\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/Interfaith-Gospel-Holiday-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/Interfaith-Gospel-Holiday-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/Interfaith-Gospel-Holiday-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/Interfaith-Gospel-Holiday-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/Interfaith-Gospel-Holiday-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/Interfaith-Gospel-Holiday-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/Interfaith-Gospel-Holiday-520x347.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/Interfaith-Gospel-Holiday.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir’s Holiday Concert \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>East Bay\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir’s Holiday Concert\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nNow in its 32nd iteration, Oakland’s Interfaith Gospel Choir’s legendary holiday concerts are a joyous Bay Area institution. With none other than LeVar Burton emceeing the affair, the merriment of the evening should reach stratospheric heights.\u003cbr>\nDec. 2 at the Paramount Theater\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.oigc.org/events/2017/12/2/32nd-annual-holiday-concert\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Berkeley Artisan Holiday Open Studios\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nArtisan wares and handicraft goods abound, and 100 artists, craftspeople and galleries are on public display throughout the city of Berkeley at this annual tour.\u003cbr>\nEvery weekend through Dec. 17, and Dec. 18–24 daily, Berkeley\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyartisans.com/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Second City Dysfunctional Holiday Revue \u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nThe legendary Second City improv troupe — where the likes of Tina Fey, Amy Poehler and Stephen Colbert first cut their teeth — journeys westward to escape the Chicago chill in its first-ever showcase at Berkeley Rep.\u003cbr>\nDec. 5–31, Berkeley Repertory Theatre\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.berkeleyrep.org/season/1718/12976.asp\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://vimeo.com/243186953\u003cbr>\n\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Christmas Revels at Scottish Rite Theater\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nFor 32 years, the California Revels have transported Oakland audiences in December to old-guard Scotland. The Hogmanay celebration is filled to the brim with haggis, puirt a buel (traditional Scottish mouth music) and plenty of plaid kilts to ring in the Scottish new year.\u003cbr>\nDec. 8–10 and Dec. 15–17, Scottish Rite Theater\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.californiarevels.org/show/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Nicolas Bearde\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nNow in its 11th year, Nicolas Bearde’s annual holiday showcase adds much-needed flair to the tried-and-true hits. His baritone and charm are sure to please, and the one-night only affair often draws a sellout crowd.\u003cbr>\nDec. 9 at Piedmont Piano Company\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://piedmontpiano.com/concerts/171209nicolasbearde.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Winter Fest @ OMCA\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nA special edition of OMCA’s Friday Nights series brings multicultural festivities to the fore — performances by Balinese group Gamelan Jaya Sekar Ensemble and avant-garde musicians Thingamajigs, plus a wealth of family-friendly activities across denominations.\u003cbr>\nDec. 15 at the Oakland Museum of California\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://museumca.org/2017/friday-nights-omca-dec-15\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13815950\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/OaklandBallet_Graham-Lustigs-The-Nutcracker_4-1-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Scene from Graham Lustig's 'The Nutcracker,' performed by Oakland Ballet\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13815950\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/OaklandBallet_Graham-Lustigs-The-Nutcracker_4-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/OaklandBallet_Graham-Lustigs-The-Nutcracker_4-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/OaklandBallet_Graham-Lustigs-The-Nutcracker_4-1-768x511.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/OaklandBallet_Graham-Lustigs-The-Nutcracker_4-1-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/OaklandBallet_Graham-Lustigs-The-Nutcracker_4-1-1920x1278.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/OaklandBallet_Graham-Lustigs-The-Nutcracker_4-1-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/OaklandBallet_Graham-Lustigs-The-Nutcracker_4-1-960x639.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/OaklandBallet_Graham-Lustigs-The-Nutcracker_4-1-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/OaklandBallet_Graham-Lustigs-The-Nutcracker_4-1-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/OaklandBallet_Graham-Lustigs-The-Nutcracker_4-1-520x346.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scene from Graham Lustig’s ‘The Nutcracker,’ performed by Oakland Ballet \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Oakland Ballet)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Graham Lustig’s \u003cem>Nutcracker\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nThe Oakland Ballet adds a much-needed touch of mirth to the traditional \u003cem>Nutcracker\u003c/em> musical. Children are dressed up as snowballs, mice soldiers look more precious than menacing; in all, it’s a sweeter take on a perennial holiday treat.\u003cbr>\nDec. 23 and 24 at the Paramount Theater, Oakland\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://oaklandballet.org/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Hubba Hubba Revue’s Burlesque Bash\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nWith more burlesque performers than you can shake a stick at and a live performance by “goth swing” band Lee Press-On and the Nails, ditch the televised countdowns and ring in the New Year with this grown-up revue.\u003cbr>\nDec. 31 at the Uptown\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.uptownnightclub.com/event/hubba-hubba-revues-new-years-eve-burlesque-bash\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>South Bay/Peninsula\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>San Jose’s Longest Running \u003cem>Nutcracker\u003c/em> \u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nSan Jose Dance Theatre’s rendition of \u003cem>The Nutcracker\u003c/em> has run since 1966 — the longest-running version in Silicon Valley and the second-longest in the Bay Area. Plus, they’ve tapped S.F. Ballet alum \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfballet.org/artists/dancers/julia_rowe\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Julia Rowe\u003c/a> to play the Sugar Plum Fairy.\u003cbr>\nDec. 1–3 and Dec. 8–10 at the San Jose Center for the Performing Arts\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.sjnutcracker.com/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Redwood City Open Studios\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nRedwood City’s status as an emerging arts locale is on full display as 80 artists across several disciplines present their wares and works in seven different venues.\u003cbr>\nDec. 3 and 4 at locations throughout Redwood City and San Carlos\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.redwoodcity.org/home/showdocument?id=9872\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Menorahs and Miracles: A Hanukkah Celebration\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nWith a performance from the Yavneh Day School choir and traditional festivities, Hannukah comes a bit early at the Children’s Discovery Museum.\u003cbr>\nDec. 3 at the Children’s Discovery Museum at San Jose\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.cdm.org/event/menorahs-miracles-hanukkah-celebration-2/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>You-Sing-It Messiah\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nWarm up your caroling pipes! This iteration of Handel’s \u003cem>Messiah\u003c/em> implores — nay, requires — the audience to sing along to the San Jose Baroque Orchestra’s gorgeous instrumentation.\u003cbr>\nDec. 4 at the California Theatre, San Jose\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://sanjosetheaters.org/event/messiah-california-theatre-2017/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13815949\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/AustinNut2015187-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"A scene from 'It's a Wonderful Nutcracker' \" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13815949\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/AustinNut2015187-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/AustinNut2015187-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/AustinNut2015187-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/AustinNut2015187-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/AustinNut2015187-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/AustinNut2015187-960x641.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/AustinNut2015187-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/AustinNut2015187-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/AustinNut2015187-520x347.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/AustinNut2015187.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A scene from ‘It’s a Wonderful Nutcracker’ \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Menlowe Ballet)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>It’s a Wonderful Nutcracker\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nTwo revered holiday staples cross paths at Menlowe Ballet. Plus, this year’s expanded Act II adds a storyline celebrating magnanimity and unity amid our current political divisions.\u003cbr>\nDec. 8-10 and Dec. 15-17, Menlo-Atherton Performing Arts Center, Atherton\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://menloweballet.org/nutcracker/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ragazzi Boys Chorus’ Winter Recital\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nEach choir group — from the tots at Primary to the teens in Avanti — perform a set at their annual Winter Recital, not only to ring in the holiday season but to show off their newly-discovered vocal skills.\u003cbr>\nDec. 9, First United Methodist Church, Palo Alto\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://ragazzi.org/performances/archive/winter-recital-2017/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Woodside Village Band\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nThe Woodside Village Band’s seasonal concerts have regaled town residents since the spring of 1988 — a charming, rustic alternative to big-city fare.\u003cbr>\nDec. 16, Woodside Village Church, Woodside\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://nextdoor.com/events/ca/woodside/woodside-village-band-winter-concert-1702210\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13815952\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/Posada_1560x680-800x349.jpg\" alt=\"Ballet Folklórico de Sacramento\" width=\"800\" height=\"349\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13815952\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/Posada_1560x680-800x349.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/Posada_1560x680-160x70.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/Posada_1560x680-768x335.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/Posada_1560x680-1020x445.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/Posada_1560x680-1180x514.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/Posada_1560x680-960x418.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/Posada_1560x680-240x105.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/Posada_1560x680-375x163.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/Posada_1560x680-520x227.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/Posada_1560x680.jpg 1560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ballet Folklórico de Sacramento \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Luther Burbank Center for the Arts)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>North Bay\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Posada Navidena\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nThe customary Mexican posada, replete with the Three Wise Men, the star pinata and Ballet Folklorico de Sacramento’s gorgeous choreography, makes its way to Santa Rosa for the 11th year.\u003cbr>\nDec. 8 at the Luther Burbank Center, Santa Rosa\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://lutherburbankcenter.org/event/11th-posada-navidena/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Santaland Diaries\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nThe hellscape that is the retail industry and its dutiful inhabitants — that probably means you — get roasted on an open fire for the final time. For the last 10 years, David Yen has brought David Sedaris’ uproarious tales of his brief stint as a Macy’s SantaLand elf to life; he says this set of performances will be his last.\u003cbr>\nDec. 8–23 at Left Edge Theatre, Santa Rosa\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.leftedgetheatre.com/special-events/santaland-diaries\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Hands-on Hanukkah\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nMarshmallow dreidels and DIY menorahs are just a couple of the goods kids can make at the Schulz Museum’s annual crafty Chanukah celebration. Fun tip: Admission is free if you say “Hands-on Hanukkah.”\u003cbr>\nDec. 10 at the Schulz Museum, Santa Rosa\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://schulzmuseum.org/learn/calendar-of-events/?EventId=32014&eventscheduleid=231071\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sophie and the Magical Toyshop\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nDancing toys in a frosty fantasia may bear a striking resemblance to another holiday production, but Sophie’s dream world is sweeter and more gentle. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Home for the Holidays at Carolwood\u003c/b>\u003cbr>\nA slice of Disneyfied nostalgia right in the Presidio, \u003cem>Home for the Holidays\u003c/em> manifests Walt Disney’s well-documented love of trains into a scale recreation of his personal steam train, complete with lights and Walt Disney’s own heirloom caboose.\u003cbr>\nNow through Jan. 9 at the Walt Disney Family Museum\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://waltdisney.org/HomeHolidays\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>‘A Christmas Story’\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nWith music and lyrics from the folks behind “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZAw8qxn0ZE\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">City of Stars\u003c/a>,” the Tony-nominated musical brings Ralphie Parker’s misadventures to the San Francisco Playhouse.\u003cbr>\nNow through Jan. 13 at the San Francisco Playhouse\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfplayhouse.org/sfph/2017-2018-season/christmas-story-musical/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The Golden Girls: The Christmas Episodes\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nNow in its 12th year, four local drag queens go for gold and honor the queens of ’80s sitcoms in this family-friendly spoof. Bring all your pals and confidants.\u003cbr>\nNov. 30–Dec. 23 at the Victoria Theater\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.victoriatheatre.org/index.php/box-office\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>\u003cem>A Christmas Carol\u003c/em>\u003c/b>\u003cbr>\nEbenezer Scrooge and spooky specters of Christmases past, present and future galore at A.C.T.’s musical rendition of the classic tale.\u003cbr>\nDec. 1-24 at the A.C.T.’s Geary Theater\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.act-sf.org/home/box_office/1718_season/a_christmas_carol.highResolutionDisplay.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13815945\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/dance-along-nutcracker-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"Dance Along Nutcracker\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13815945\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/dance-along-nutcracker-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/dance-along-nutcracker-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/dance-along-nutcracker-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/dance-along-nutcracker-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/dance-along-nutcracker-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/dance-along-nutcracker-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/dance-along-nutcracker-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/dance-along-nutcracker-520x347.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/dance-along-nutcracker.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dance Along Nutcracker \u003ccite>(Courtesy of SFLGFB)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Holiday Gaiety\u003c/b>\u003cbr>\nWe’re not quite sure what to expect with this newcomer on the scene at the San Francisco Symphony. But with the lineup of people on stage — Armistead Maupin, Peaches Christ, Bob the Drag Queen and the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence — we’re sure it’ll be worth bringing visiting relatives from Nebraska.\u003cbr>\nDec. 8 at Davies Symphony Hall\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfsymphony.org/Buy-Tickets/2017-18/Holiday-Holiday-Gaiety.aspx\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Dance-along Nutcracker\u003c/b>\u003cbr>\nFor those on a quest for an irreverent production on a holiday classic, fear not. Sea shanties and jigs are afoot at the San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band’s family-friendly, audience-participation take on \u003cem>The Nutcracker\u003c/em>.\u003cbr>\nDec. 9 and 10 at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Forum\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://sflgfb.townalive.com/season-events/dance-along-nutcracker-december-2016/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>\u003cem>The Nutcracker\u003c/em>\u003c/b>\u003cbr>\nThe time-honored tradition at San Francisco Ballet — running every holiday season since 1944 — may well be the gold standard of Tchaikovsky’s seasonal ballet.\u003cbr>\nDec. 13-30 at the War Memorial Opera House\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfballet.org/season/nutcracker/nutcracker\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Charlie Brown Christmas Live\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nThe \u003cem>Peanuts\u003c/em>-inspired holiday staple continues to be a tried-and-true family favorite. With the San Francisco Symphony adding some joie de vivre to Vince Guaraldi’s classic numbers and live performers onstage, it’s not hard to see why.\u003cbr>\nDec. 21–24 at Davies Symphony Hall\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfsymphony.org/Buy-Tickets/2017-18/A-Charlie-Brown-Christmas-Live.aspx\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Kung Pao Kosher\u003c/b>\u003cbr>\nA seven-course prix fixe meal (or veggie dim sum), some stellar Jewish comedy and a portion of the performances’ proceeds going to Hurricane Maria and North Bay fire relief? Mazel tov!\u003cbr>\nDec. 23-25 at New Asia Restaurant\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.koshercomedy.com/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Kwanzaa San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nSeven days of feasts and festivities throughout San Francisco mark the seven principles, or Nguzo Saba, of Kwanzaa. The Village Project’s annual celebration kicks off at the Museum of African Diaspora with a performance by blues singer Alabama Mike.\u003cbr>\nDec. 26–Jan. 1 at various locations\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.kwanzaasanfrancisco.com/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13815947\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/Interfaith-Gospel-Holiday-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir’s Holiday Concert\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13815947\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/Interfaith-Gospel-Holiday-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/Interfaith-Gospel-Holiday-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/Interfaith-Gospel-Holiday-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/Interfaith-Gospel-Holiday-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/Interfaith-Gospel-Holiday-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/Interfaith-Gospel-Holiday-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/Interfaith-Gospel-Holiday-520x347.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/Interfaith-Gospel-Holiday.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir’s Holiday Concert \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>East Bay\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir’s Holiday Concert\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nNow in its 32nd iteration, Oakland’s Interfaith Gospel Choir’s legendary holiday concerts are a joyous Bay Area institution. With none other than LeVar Burton emceeing the affair, the merriment of the evening should reach stratospheric heights.\u003cbr>\nDec. 2 at the Paramount Theater\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.oigc.org/events/2017/12/2/32nd-annual-holiday-concert\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Berkeley Artisan Holiday Open Studios\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nArtisan wares and handicraft goods abound, and 100 artists, craftspeople and galleries are on public display throughout the city of Berkeley at this annual tour.\u003cbr>\nEvery weekend through Dec. 17, and Dec. 18–24 daily, Berkeley\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyartisans.com/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Second City Dysfunctional Holiday Revue \u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nThe legendary Second City improv troupe — where the likes of Tina Fey, Amy Poehler and Stephen Colbert first cut their teeth — journeys westward to escape the Chicago chill in its first-ever showcase at Berkeley Rep.\u003cbr>\nDec. 5–31, Berkeley Repertory Theatre\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.berkeleyrep.org/season/1718/12976.asp\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://vimeo.com/243186953\u003cbr>\n\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Christmas Revels at Scottish Rite Theater\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nFor 32 years, the California Revels have transported Oakland audiences in December to old-guard Scotland. The Hogmanay celebration is filled to the brim with haggis, puirt a buel (traditional Scottish mouth music) and plenty of plaid kilts to ring in the Scottish new year.\u003cbr>\nDec. 8–10 and Dec. 15–17, Scottish Rite Theater\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.californiarevels.org/show/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Nicolas Bearde\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nNow in its 11th year, Nicolas Bearde’s annual holiday showcase adds much-needed flair to the tried-and-true hits. His baritone and charm are sure to please, and the one-night only affair often draws a sellout crowd.\u003cbr>\nDec. 9 at Piedmont Piano Company\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://piedmontpiano.com/concerts/171209nicolasbearde.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Winter Fest @ OMCA\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nA special edition of OMCA’s Friday Nights series brings multicultural festivities to the fore — performances by Balinese group Gamelan Jaya Sekar Ensemble and avant-garde musicians Thingamajigs, plus a wealth of family-friendly activities across denominations.\u003cbr>\nDec. 15 at the Oakland Museum of California\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://museumca.org/2017/friday-nights-omca-dec-15\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13815950\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/OaklandBallet_Graham-Lustigs-The-Nutcracker_4-1-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Scene from Graham Lustig's 'The Nutcracker,' performed by Oakland Ballet\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13815950\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/OaklandBallet_Graham-Lustigs-The-Nutcracker_4-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/OaklandBallet_Graham-Lustigs-The-Nutcracker_4-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/OaklandBallet_Graham-Lustigs-The-Nutcracker_4-1-768x511.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/OaklandBallet_Graham-Lustigs-The-Nutcracker_4-1-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/OaklandBallet_Graham-Lustigs-The-Nutcracker_4-1-1920x1278.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/OaklandBallet_Graham-Lustigs-The-Nutcracker_4-1-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/OaklandBallet_Graham-Lustigs-The-Nutcracker_4-1-960x639.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/OaklandBallet_Graham-Lustigs-The-Nutcracker_4-1-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/OaklandBallet_Graham-Lustigs-The-Nutcracker_4-1-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/OaklandBallet_Graham-Lustigs-The-Nutcracker_4-1-520x346.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scene from Graham Lustig’s ‘The Nutcracker,’ performed by Oakland Ballet \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Oakland Ballet)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Graham Lustig’s \u003cem>Nutcracker\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nThe Oakland Ballet adds a much-needed touch of mirth to the traditional \u003cem>Nutcracker\u003c/em> musical. Children are dressed up as snowballs, mice soldiers look more precious than menacing; in all, it’s a sweeter take on a perennial holiday treat.\u003cbr>\nDec. 23 and 24 at the Paramount Theater, Oakland\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://oaklandballet.org/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Hubba Hubba Revue’s Burlesque Bash\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nWith more burlesque performers than you can shake a stick at and a live performance by “goth swing” band Lee Press-On and the Nails, ditch the televised countdowns and ring in the New Year with this grown-up revue.\u003cbr>\nDec. 31 at the Uptown\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.uptownnightclub.com/event/hubba-hubba-revues-new-years-eve-burlesque-bash\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>South Bay/Peninsula\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>San Jose’s Longest Running \u003cem>Nutcracker\u003c/em> \u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nSan Jose Dance Theatre’s rendition of \u003cem>The Nutcracker\u003c/em> has run since 1966 — the longest-running version in Silicon Valley and the second-longest in the Bay Area. Plus, they’ve tapped S.F. Ballet alum \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfballet.org/artists/dancers/julia_rowe\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Julia Rowe\u003c/a> to play the Sugar Plum Fairy.\u003cbr>\nDec. 1–3 and Dec. 8–10 at the San Jose Center for the Performing Arts\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.sjnutcracker.com/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Redwood City Open Studios\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nRedwood City’s status as an emerging arts locale is on full display as 80 artists across several disciplines present their wares and works in seven different venues.\u003cbr>\nDec. 3 and 4 at locations throughout Redwood City and San Carlos\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.redwoodcity.org/home/showdocument?id=9872\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Menorahs and Miracles: A Hanukkah Celebration\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nWith a performance from the Yavneh Day School choir and traditional festivities, Hannukah comes a bit early at the Children’s Discovery Museum.\u003cbr>\nDec. 3 at the Children’s Discovery Museum at San Jose\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.cdm.org/event/menorahs-miracles-hanukkah-celebration-2/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>You-Sing-It Messiah\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nWarm up your caroling pipes! This iteration of Handel’s \u003cem>Messiah\u003c/em> implores — nay, requires — the audience to sing along to the San Jose Baroque Orchestra’s gorgeous instrumentation.\u003cbr>\nDec. 4 at the California Theatre, San Jose\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://sanjosetheaters.org/event/messiah-california-theatre-2017/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13815949\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/AustinNut2015187-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"A scene from 'It's a Wonderful Nutcracker' \" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13815949\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/AustinNut2015187-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/AustinNut2015187-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/AustinNut2015187-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/AustinNut2015187-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/AustinNut2015187-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/AustinNut2015187-960x641.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/AustinNut2015187-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/AustinNut2015187-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/AustinNut2015187-520x347.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/AustinNut2015187.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A scene from ‘It’s a Wonderful Nutcracker’ \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Menlowe Ballet)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>It’s a Wonderful Nutcracker\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nTwo revered holiday staples cross paths at Menlowe Ballet. Plus, this year’s expanded Act II adds a storyline celebrating magnanimity and unity amid our current political divisions.\u003cbr>\nDec. 8-10 and Dec. 15-17, Menlo-Atherton Performing Arts Center, Atherton\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://menloweballet.org/nutcracker/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ragazzi Boys Chorus’ Winter Recital\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nEach choir group — from the tots at Primary to the teens in Avanti — perform a set at their annual Winter Recital, not only to ring in the holiday season but to show off their newly-discovered vocal skills.\u003cbr>\nDec. 9, First United Methodist Church, Palo Alto\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://ragazzi.org/performances/archive/winter-recital-2017/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Woodside Village Band\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nThe Woodside Village Band’s seasonal concerts have regaled town residents since the spring of 1988 — a charming, rustic alternative to big-city fare.\u003cbr>\nDec. 16, Woodside Village Church, Woodside\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://nextdoor.com/events/ca/woodside/woodside-village-band-winter-concert-1702210\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13815952\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/Posada_1560x680-800x349.jpg\" alt=\"Ballet Folklórico de Sacramento\" width=\"800\" height=\"349\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13815952\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/Posada_1560x680-800x349.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/Posada_1560x680-160x70.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/Posada_1560x680-768x335.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/Posada_1560x680-1020x445.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/Posada_1560x680-1180x514.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/Posada_1560x680-960x418.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/Posada_1560x680-240x105.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/Posada_1560x680-375x163.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/Posada_1560x680-520x227.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/Posada_1560x680.jpg 1560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ballet Folklórico de Sacramento \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Luther Burbank Center for the Arts)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>North Bay\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Posada Navidena\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nThe customary Mexican posada, replete with the Three Wise Men, the star pinata and Ballet Folklorico de Sacramento’s gorgeous choreography, makes its way to Santa Rosa for the 11th year.\u003cbr>\nDec. 8 at the Luther Burbank Center, Santa Rosa\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://lutherburbankcenter.org/event/11th-posada-navidena/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Santaland Diaries\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nThe hellscape that is the retail industry and its dutiful inhabitants — that probably means you — get roasted on an open fire for the final time. For the last 10 years, David Yen has brought David Sedaris’ uproarious tales of his brief stint as a Macy’s SantaLand elf to life; he says this set of performances will be his last.\u003cbr>\nDec. 8–23 at Left Edge Theatre, Santa Rosa\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.leftedgetheatre.com/special-events/santaland-diaries\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Hands-on Hanukkah\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nMarshmallow dreidels and DIY menorahs are just a couple of the goods kids can make at the Schulz Museum’s annual crafty Chanukah celebration. Fun tip: Admission is free if you say “Hands-on Hanukkah.”\u003cbr>\nDec. 10 at the Schulz Museum, Santa Rosa\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://schulzmuseum.org/learn/calendar-of-events/?EventId=32014&eventscheduleid=231071\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sophie and the Magical Toyshop\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nDancing toys in a frosty fantasia may bear a striking resemblance to another holiday production, but Sophie’s dream world is sweeter and more gentle. 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