PLUS (PT)

7:00 pm 

Night Before Christmas Carol   Join Charles Dickens in his study on Friday, the 13th, 1843 in this one-man play written by Dickens scholar and author, Elliot Engel. Actor David zum Brunnen portrays Charles Dickens and 17 familiar characters; giving personal, social and historical context to the ghostly classic, A Christmas Carol. Cedric Charles Dickens, great grandson of the author, says zum Brunnen "absolutely becomes my great-grandfather on stage!"G

8:00 pm 

Christmas at St. Olaf: Rejoice, Give Thanks, and Sing   St. Olaf College in Minnesota celebrates 100 years of its Christmas Festival, which began as a small campus event and now has a worldwide audience. Five choral ensembles and the St. Olaf Orchestra - more than 500 student musicians strong - perform a rich repertoire of Christmas compositions, familiar carols and hymns from around the world. This year's performance also debuts newly commissioned works by American composers Andr? J. Thomas and David N. Childs.G

9:00 pm 

Tonic Sol-Fa: Greatest Time of Year   This new special from one of the nation's top vocal groups features tight harmonies, outstanding arrangements of holiday favorites and behind-the-scenes footage that showcases the chemistry among the group's members. The quartet performs an eclectic mix of songs from traditional holiday fare to contemporary covers of Lindsey Buckingham's "Holiday Road" and Vanilla Ice's "Ice, Ice Baby."G

10:00 pm 

L.A. Holiday Celebration 2011   This show features highlights from the six-hour annual L.A. County Holiday Celebration. The music and dance spectacular yields offbeat takes on holiday classics and a sampling of how world cultures mark the season.G

11:00 pm 

Austin City Limits  "Tom Waits"  Tom Waits performs in this classic episode from 1979. D