Calendar: Week of December 24
Here's a look at the week ahead on our "Sunday Morning" Calendar:
Monday evening is the night before Christmas, the setting for the classic poem, "A Visit From St. Nicholas."
- "A Visit from St. Nicholas" by Clement Clarke Moore (Poetry Foundation)
- Almanac: A visit from St. Nicholas ("Sunday Morning," 12/23/12)
Tuesday is Christmas Day, when packages under the tree are finally opened.
- The mystery of Christmas ("48 Hours," 12/19/05)
- "Yes, Virginia": The story behind the letter about Santa Claus ("Sunday Morning," 12/16/18)
- Bishop T.D. Jakes on Christmas and the power of belief ("CBS This Morning")
- Obama visits D.C. children's hospital (CBS News, 12/19/18)
- Jim Gaffigan: Do we have to do Christmas in December? ("Sunday Morning," 12/16/18)
On Wednesday evening this year's Kennedy Center Honors will be broadcast right here on CBS.
- 2018 Kennedy Center Honors at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C.
- Watch the Kennedy Center Honors broadcast on CBS Dec. 26 at 8:00 p.m. ET
- Interview: Cher ("CBS This Morning")
- Interview: Reba McIntire ("CBS This Morning")
- Interview: The team behind "Hamilton" ("CBS This Morning")
- Interview: Philip Glass ("CBS This Morning")
Thursday sees the launch of winter Whale Watch Week in Oregon, when some 20,000 gray whales begin their annual migration to the waters of Baja California.
- Whale watching (visittheoregoncoast.com)
- Whale watching (Oregon State Parks)
On Friday, Dame Maggie Smith, of "Downton Abbey" and "Harry Potter" fame, celebrates her 84th birthday.
- Dame Maggie Smith is all through with corsets ("Sunday Morning," 12/27/15)
- How Maggie Smith's looks have helped her long career ("60 Minutes," 02/15/13)
- Maggie Smith's never seen "Downton Abbey" ("60 Minutes, 02/14/13)
- Maggie Smith: In her prime ("Sunday Morning," 01/17/02)
And on Saturday, the organizers of the Times Square New Year's Eve celebration toss handfuls of confetti as part of their annual "confetti test."
- timessquareball.net (Official ball drop website)
- Watch the live webcast
- New Year's Eve Schedule (timessquarenyc.org)
- NYC New Year's Eve event listings at balldrop.com
