ELECTRIC COMPANY'S GREATEST HITS AND BITS
Monday, December 4 at 8 p.m.
The Electric Company, a mainstay of children's television during its six-year run from 1971-1977, helped a generation of America's children learn that education could be fun. The Electric Company's Greatest Hits and Bits is a clip-filled celebration featuring the series' most popular segments. This retrospective is a fond look back at a series that was both fun and educational for the Gen-Xers who loved it as children.
SNOW QUEEN
Su nday, December 10 at 2:30 p.m.
This delightful adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's magical fairytale blends live-action performances and songs with stunning animated backgrounds.
NOVA: DESCENT INTO THE ICE
Tue sday, December 12 at 8 p.m.
Mont Blanc is one of the world's most popular destinations for Alpine climbers and scientists. NOVA follows a team of daring "glacionauts" as they descend into a labyrinth of unexplored ice caves to find trapped flood water that menaces the populated valleys below.
SECRETS OF THE DEAD: AMAZON WARRIOR  WOMEN
Wednesday, December 13 at 8 p.m.
Stories of beautiful, bloodthirsty female warrior women thundering across arid battlefields have been told, re-told and speculated about for thousands of years. Greek myths are filled with tales of the Amazons and their exploits. But are they real or myth? Investigators follow a trail of artifacts to the remotest region of modern Russia to find out if forensic experts can use DNA to locate the descendants of these famous - and infamous - warrior women.
COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG'S 2006 – 2007: BUYING RESPECTABILITY
Thursday, December 14 at 9 a.m.
By 1700, the demand for goods and services led to a consumer revolution. Explore the 18th century’s changing economy, including the status symbols of this class society, social mobility, taxation, the monetary system, and the impact of British mercantilism on America. Grades 4-8. To purchase an interactive component for this free electronic field trip, visit www.history.org/trips.
NATURE: TALL BLONDES
Sunday,  December 17 at 7 p.m.
Lynn Sherr, "20/20" television correspondent and author of the book Tall Blondes, has long been fascinated by giraffes. With Sherr as host and narrator, NATURE travels around the world to learn about this one-of-a-kind animal.
MASTERPIECE THEATRE: CARRIE'S WAR
Sunday, December 17 at 8 p.m.
"Carrie's War" is an adaptation of Nina Bawden's international bestseller, a coming of age tale that has kept generations of children enthralled since its first publication in 1975. The novel is about the WWII evacuation of a girl and her brother from London to a very strict family in Wales, and stars Pauline Quirke.
NOVA: WAVE THAT SHOOK THE WORLD
Tuesday, December 19 at 8 p.m.
NOVA takes viewers back to the morning of December 26, 2004, when scientists at the Pacific Center registered the massive quake and tsunami risk in the Indian Ocean but were mostly powerless to alert those in peril. This program presents a chilling minute-by-minute picture of what happened that fateful morning. With the help of clear explanations and animation, together with the human stories of individuals caught up in the catastrophe, NOVA's program is both illuminating and heartbreaking.
FRONTLINE: THE PERSUADERS
Tuesday, December  19 at 9 p.m.
FRONTLINE takes an in-depth look at the multibillion-dollar "persuasion industries" of advertising and public relations. This documentary essay explores how the culture of marketing has come to shape the way Americans understand the world and themselves and how the techniques of the persuasion industries have migrated to politics, shaping the way our leaders formulate policy, influence public opinion, make decisions and stay in power.
INDEPENDENT LENS: REVOLUCION: FIVE VISIONS
Tuesday, December 19 at 10 p.m.
This program tells the story of five Cuban photographers whose lives and work span more than four decades and whose perspectives on photography are as varied as their opinions about the Cuban Revolution.
BALLET INTERNATIONALE: THE NUTCRACKER
Thursday, December 21 at 8 p.m.
Since its premiere in 1944, The Nutcracker has become a beloved family tradition, delighting young and old alike. This program captures the luminous presentation of a holiday favorite, performed by one of the world's leading classical ballet companies. Featuring Tchaikovsky's score, BALLET INTERNATIONALE: THE NUTCRACKER is a story of Christmas magic. When young Clara falls asleep after a holiday party, she dreams of the Nutcracker Prince and the wicked Mouse King.
VOCES: FROM MAMBO TO HIP HOP: A SOUTH BRONX TALE
Friday, December 22 at 10 p.m.
From Mambo to Hip Hop: A South Bronx Tale is a music-filled film documenting how one New York City borough produced some of the most influential music styles.
ARTHUR'S PERFECT CHRISTMAS
Sunday, December  24 at 8 a.m.
Plans are underway in Elwood City for the best holidays ever as Arthur, D.W., their family and friends make preparations for perfect gifts, perfect parties and perfect family traditions for Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and even "Baxter Day". The only problem is, just like in real life, perfection is hard to attain, and things start to fall apart.
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PICTURING MARY
Sunday, December 24 at 6 p.m.
For nearly two millennia, the Virgin Mary has inspired some of the finest achievements in painting, architecture, poetry and music. The program visits museums, chapels and cathedrals in eight countries to view rare and sacred masterpieces in their original locations. Drawing on various faiths and traditions, PICTURING MARY demonstrates, through local life and culture, how these images are as relevant to the faithful now as they were hundreds of years ago.
NATURE: CHRISTMAS IN YELLOWSTONE
Sunday, December 24 at 7 p.m.
Breathtaking landscapes frame intimate scenes of wolves and coyotes, elk and bison, bears and otters as they make their way through their most challenging season of the year.
NOVA: UNDERWATER DREAM MACHINE
Tuesday, December 26 at 8 p.m.
Building a submarine without the resources of a big shipyard and using only scavenged or off-the-shelf parts is an unusual idea by any standard. But Peter Robbins has dreamed of submarines all his life, and he is an unusually determined man. NOVA dives into uncharted waters for the maiden voyage of one man's lifelong dream.
INDEPENDENT LENS: SHORT STACK 2006 WITH MY LIFE DISORIENTED
Sunday, December 24 at 10 p.m.
"Short Stack" features a selection of short films, including "Someday Flowers Bloom," "Paris, 1951" and "The Zit," in which a boy on his way to the school dance is forced to deal with his first pimple. In "My Life Disoriented," teenagers Kimberly and Amy Fung struggle to find acceptance after their father uproots the family and relocates them to a town where they are among only a handful of Asian Americans.
WHEN PARENTS ARE DEPLOYED
Wednesday, December 27 at 9 p.m.
The program examines young American military families struggling with the sacrifice of long-term deployment. Hosted by Cuba Gooding Jr., the special captures the extraordinary courage and touching vulnerability of both parents and children, who have embraced Sesame Workshop's effort to produce materials that will support their families.
GREAT MUSEUMS: YEAR OF THE MUSEUMS WALKER ART CENTER: CREATIVE CATALYST
Thursday, December 28 at 9 p.m.
A laboratory for the art of the future, the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, begins where most art museums leave off. Founded in 1879, the Walker began as the first public art gallery west of the Mississippi and has become one of the world's leading contemporary art museums.
GREAT MUSEUMS: YEAR OF THE MUSEUMS: BOSTON CHILDREN'S MUSEUM: MIND OVER MATTER
Thursday, December 28 at 9:30 p.m.
Play is learning at the Boston Children's Museum (founded 1913), which revolutionized the American museum experience half a century ago by getting objects out of cases and into children's hands.
VOCES: THE GUESTWORKER
Friday, December 29 at 10 p.m.
As the United States engages in heated immigration-reform discussions, phrases such as "illegal aliens," "border guards," "closing the gate," and "guest worker" have become part of the national lexicon. The Guestworker tells the story of Don Candelario Gonzalez Moreno, a 66-year-old Mexican cattle farmer who has traveled to the U.S. since the 1960s for work. Viewers learn about the United States' little-known H2A Guestworker program. As the economy in Mexico further deteriorates, Moreno has no choice: he must either make the annual journey to the U.S. and work or remain in Durango, where there are few, if any, employment opportunities.
GREAT PERFORMANCES:GARRISON KEILLOR'S NEW YEAR'S EVE SPECIAL
Sunday, December 31 at 9 p.m.
Garrison Keillor of "A Prairie Home Companion" will host a live New Year's Eve broadcast from Nashville's legendary Ryman Auditorium. Guests will bid "Auld Land Syne" to 2006 for a New Year's countdown like no other.
This Month in Music:
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Dec. 10
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4 p.m.
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Manhattan Transfer Christmas Concert
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Dec. 10
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5:30 p.m.
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From Galaway to Broadway
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Dec. 10
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8:30 p.m.
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Great Performances: Andrea Bocelli: Amore Under the Desert Sky
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Dec. 12
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12:30 a.m.
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Celtic Woman -- A New Journey
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Dec. 20
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9 p.m.
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Great Performances: Renee Fleming: Sacred Songs and Carols
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Dec. 20
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10 p.m.
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One Symphony Place -- A World Premiere
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Dec. 24
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8 p.m.
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Christmas With the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
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Dec. 31
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7 p.m.
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Live from the Lincoln Center -- New Year's Eve with Audra McDonald and the New York Philharmonic
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