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By DAVID BAUDER NEW YORK - There's a Yule duel brewing this Christmas day. Not one, but two separate versions of &quot;The Yule Log,&quot; one of television's oddest yet most heartwarming holiday habits, will beckon families as they open their gifts.
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Sleigh bells will ring, snow will glisten ... and White House hopefuls will blitz television viewers with screaming Yuletide attack ads, with the 2008 campaign set to rage through Christmas.
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By Tim Smith, The Baltimore Sun  Dec. 9--Picture it. New York City, NBC Studios, Christmas Eve, 1951. An hour-long broadcast begins with the sound of a cheery shepherd's pipe played by a small, disabled boy out in the cold.
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By Tamara Chuang, The Orange County Register, Calif.  Dec. 12--So many gadgets, not enough time. While I'm busy reviewing  Microsoft's new Zune for next week's Gadgetress, here are a few gadgets I've  seen or heard about recently that could come in handy for the holidays (hint,  hint).
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By Sharon Kiley Mack, Bangor Daily News, Maine  Dec.
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By Greg Avery, Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo.  Dec.
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It's slim pickin's for aficionados of techie TV. Here's an idea: Show us elves and gnomes courting a World of Warcraft &#252;bernerd. Commentary by Lore Sj&#246;berg.
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Entertainment highlights during the week of Jan. 6-12:
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TODAY AUTO RACING 4 p.m. -- NASCAR Nextel Cup Checker Auto Parts 500 qualifying at Avondale, Ariz., Speed Channel 5 p.m. -- NASCAR Craftsman Trucks Chevy Silverado 150 at Avondale, Ariz., Speed Channel PRO BASKETBALL 7:30 p.m. -- Celtics vs. Indiana at the FleetCenter, FSN, WWZN (1510) 8 p.m. -- Houston at Memphis, ESPN 10:30 p.m. -- San Antonio at ...
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Bob Lemos of Lemos Farm on Highway 92 near Half Moon Bay is optimistic about the Christmas tree season. He started selling trees last weekend, he said.
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TODAY AUTO RACING 3 p.m. -- NASCAR Nextel Cup Subway 500 qualifying at Martinsville, Va., Speed Channel 4:30 p.m. -- NASCAR Busch Series Sam's Town 250 qualifying at Memphis, Speed Channel PRO BASKETBALL 7:30 p.m. -- Exhibition: Celtics vs. New Jersey at the FleetCenter, FSN, WWZN (1510) 8 p.m. -- Exhibition: Miami at Atlanta, TNT 10:30 p.m. -- Exhibition: Los ...
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TODAY AUTO RACING 1 p.m. -- NASCAR Busch Series Cabela's 250 qualifying at Brooklyn, Mich., Speed Channel 3 p.m. -- NASCAR Nextel Cup GFS Marketplace 400 qualifying at Brooklyn, Mich., TNT LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL 1 p.m. -- World Series: Midwest vs. Southeast at Williamsport, Pa., ESPN 5 p.m. -- World Series: Latin America vs. Canada at Williamsport, Pa., ESPN2 8 ...
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In one of the most recognizable kickoffs of the holiday season, the famously festooned Rockefeller Center Christmas tree in New York City will be lit Wednesday evening. Al Roker and Ann Curry of NBC's "Today" show will host the ceremony in a one-hour broadcast that starts at 8 p.m.
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In today's installment, Coach Bill starts with a minimonologue. "OK, how's it going today?" he begins. "Good? Got the holidays over, ready for the new year. Got the game on every network. It will be like the State of the Union address - you can flip to every channel to see it."
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NEW YORK, Sept. 19  /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its commitment to Family Day -- A Day To Eat Dinner With Your Children(TM), TV Land will pre-empt regularly-scheduled programming and "go dark" on September 25, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. (ET/PT) to encourage families to dine together.
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Jessica Gregory looks to go snow surfing at Cole Park on Corpus Christi Bay, Saturday, Dec. 25, 2004. A rare blanket of snow greeted residents of South Texas on Christmas morning.
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