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Interviews Satire In Your Stocking With 'A Colbert Christmas'

Self-proclaimed "broadcasting legend" Stephen Colbert talks about his upcoming Christmas special on Comedy Central. According to Colbert, it will include goats dressed as reindeer and his own original Christmas songs. ()

Louis Sclavis; 'Dans la Nuit'
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Louis Sclavis
Composer:
Sclavis
CD Title:
Dans la Nuit
Label:
ECM
Catalog Number:
589524
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Stephen Colbert & Elvis Costello; 'There Are Much Worse Things to Believe In'
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Artist:
Stephen Colbert & Elvis Costello
CD Title:
A Colbert Christmas
The Ataris; 'My Reply'
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Artist:
The Ataris
CD Title:
So Long, Astoria
Label:
Columbia
Catalog Number:
86184
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Don Byron; 'Hewbie Steps Out'
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Artist:
Don Byron
Composer:
Thomas
CD Title:
Do the Boomerang: The Music of Junior Walker
Label:
Blue Note
Catalog Number:
094
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- Artist: Don Byron
- Label: Blue Note
- Released: 2008
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The Ataris; 'My Reply'
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The Ataris
CD Title:
So Long, Astoria
Label:
Columbia
Catalog Number:
86184
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Dave Holland Quintet; 'Not for Nothin''
Not for Nothin'
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Dave Holland Quintet
Composer:
Holland
CD Title:
Not for Nothin'
Label:
ECM
Catalog Number:
014004
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Café Accordion Orchestra; 'Crazy Rhythm'
Crazy Rhythm
Artist:
Café Accordion Orchestra
CD Title:
On Holiday
Label:
Orchard
Catalog Number:
2508
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Authors Mrs. Leary Offers 'Outtakes From A Marriage'

Ann Leary's new book is about a woman whose husband (a TV star) may be cheating on her. In real life, Leary is the wife of comedian and actor Denis Leary. She says that while the main character bears a resemblance to her, the book is not entirely based on fact. ()

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