La Bohème, the Movie

December 2009

Great Performances: La Bohème, The Movie

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6:00 PREMIERE Worldfocus 6:30 Nightly Business 12/25 EARLY FRIDAY AM International news with Report 12:30 A Holly Jolly Pops acclaimed journalist Daljit 7:00 PBS NewsHour Holiday With Barenaked Dhaliwal. Repeats early Thu Ladies [R] 24th, 12:30am. 8:00 Radio City 1:30 Three Tenors Christmas 6:30 Nightly Business Report Christmas Spectacular See Wed 23rd, 8pm. Repeats 7:00 PBS NewsHour Starring the Rockettes Fri 25th, 10am. [R] 8:00 Three Tenors Holiday magic with the 2:30 Masterpiece Classic: Christmas José Carreras, Parade of the Wooden “Oliver Twist” (Parts 1-2 of Plácido Domingo and the Soldiers, multiplying 2) See Sun 20th, 11:30pm. [R] late Luciano Pavarotti in a Santas, and the famous THIRTEEN holiday classic, Living Nativity. Repeats taped in December 1999 at Fri 25th, 12:30pm and early 25 FRIDAY the Konzerthaus in Vienna. Sat 26th, 1:30am. Repeats early Fri 25th, 5:30 Dyker Lights Residents 1:30am and Fri 25th, 10am. of Brooklyn’s Dyker Heights 9:00 Great Performances: neighborhood vie for the “La Bohème, The Movie” most lavish Christmas Operatic “dream couple” display. [R] Anna Netrebko and 6:00 PREMIERE Worldfocus Rolando Villazón reunite as International news with Puccini’s doomed lovers, acclaimed journalist Daljit Mimi and Rodolfo. Repeats Dhaliwal. Repeats early Sat Sun 27th, 12noon. 26th, 12:30am. 11:00 Charlie Rose 6:30 Nightly Business Report 12/24 EARLY THURSDAY AM 7:00 PBS NewsHour 12:00 Tavis Smiley 9:00 Great Performances: 8:00 Washington Week 12:30 Worldfocus “Andrea Bocelli & David Repeats Sat 26th, 7:30am. See Wed 23rd, 6pm. [R] Foster: My Christmas” 8:30 PREMIERE NOW 1:00 Frontline See Tue 22nd, Foster joins Bocelli and on PBS David Brancaccio 8pm. Repeats Sat 26th, 1pm. [R] special guests Natalie hosts the award-winning 3:00 Great Performances Cole, Mary J. Blige and newsmagazine. Repeats Sun See Tue 22nd, 10pm. Repeats the Muppets onstage at 27th, 11pm. Thu 24th, 2pm. [R] the Kodak Theatre in Los 9:00 PREMIERE Bill 4:00 A Holly Jolly Pops Angeles. Repeats Fri 25th, Moyers Journal News Holiday With Barenaked 11am and early Sat 26th, analysis, interviews and Ladies Repeats early Fri 2:30am. insightful commentary 25th, 12:30am. 10:30 Christmas With with veteran journalist 5:00 Holiday Train Show the Mormon Tabernacle Bill Moyers. Repeats Sun With David Hartman Choir Featuring Brian 27th, 7pm. Repeats Thu 24th, 1:30pm Stokes Mitchell and 10:00 PREMIERE Michael and Fri 25th, 5:30pm. Edward Herrman See Wed McDonald—This Christmas: 16th, 8pm. [R] A Soundstage Special 11:30 Faith Hill, Joy to the Event The singer performs 24 THURSDAY World: A Soundstage “White Christmas,” Stevie Special Event Faith Wonder’s “What Christmas 6:00 PREMIERE Worldfocus performs holiday favorites Means to Me,” and other International news with backed by an orchestra led favorites. acclaimed journalist Daljit by esteemed conductor 11:00 Charlie Rose Dhaliwal. David Campbell. Repeats Mon 28th, 1:30pm. 10 evening and night

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