The Peanuts gang is adding to their holiday library with the upcoming special For Auld Lang Syne. The story details Lucy’s grandmother being a no-show on Christmas and her interpretation that the absence as a sign that the grandmother doesn’t love her. To help her move past the misunderstanding, Lucy decides to kick off the New Year with a huge party. The new special debuts December 10 on Apple TV+.
During a one-night-only event, Jennifer Aniston will take on the role of Blair with Gabrielle Union taking on the role of Tootie in Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life. Additionally, there will be a live version of Diff’rent Strokes starring Kevin Hart as Arnold and John Lithgow as Mr. Drummond. The specials air December 7 on ABC.
Lara Croft is being celebrated after 25 years of being in video games with a special book – not about her back story or the game itself – but with an official cookbook and travel guide. The recipes include focaccia from Italy, as well as food from Japan, Ghana and fish and chips, sausage and mash, and chicken tikka masala representing England.
MICHAEL J. FOX was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease 30 years ago . . . and yet you won’t find a more optimistic guy. Why is that? GRATITUDE. He says, “I started to notice things I was grateful for and the way other people would respond to difficulty with gratitude. I concluded that gratitude makes optimism sustainable. And if you don’t think you have anything to be grateful for, keep looking. Because you don’t just receive optimism. You can’t wait for things to be great and then be grateful for that. You’ve got to behave in a way that promotes that.” Fox admits that he has access to resources that others don’t, so he can’t compare his experience to that of, “a working guy who gets Parkinson’s and has to quit his job and find a new way to live.”
NICOLAS CAGE is making his first major studio film in 10 years, and he’s playing Dracula. The movie is called “Renfield”.
Despite being canceled and snubbed just about everywhere . . . it’s looking like Morgan Wallen’s “Dangerous: The Double Album” will be the best-selling album of the year. In all genres. According to Hits Daily Double, it’s on pace to sell close to 3.2 million units. The last country album to finish in the overall lead was the original version of Taylor Swift’s “Fearless”, which sold 3.2 million in 2009.
ZAC BROWN BAND will be performing at the SEC Championship game this Saturday in Atlanta. It’ll air on ESPN College GameDay, and Zac would like you to watch. (It’s the Georgia Bulldogs against the Alabama Crimson Tide.)
LEBRON JAMES tested positive for COVID-19 despite being vaccinated.
A list of Christmas songs for just about every holiday celebration includes:
1. Gene Autry, “Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer”
2. Trisha Yearwood, “It Wasn’t His Child”
3. Buck Owens, “Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy”
4. Willie Nelson, “Pretty Paper”
5. Martina McBride, “O Holy Night”
6. Lainey Wilson, “Christmas Cookies”
7. Carly Pearce, “Mary, Did You Know?”
8. Tim McGraw, “Christmas All Over The World”
9. Mickey Guyton ‘Oh Holy Night’
10. Carrie Underwood, “Stretchy Pants”
TRACY LAWRENCE and CLAY WALKER are going on tour together next spring. They’re doing nine shows and using the SAME BAND. It starts March 3rd in Charlotte, North Carolina and wraps March 19th in Owensboro, Kentucky.
SHAY MOONEY of Dan + Shay posted photos of himself and his son Ames sitting on an ATV. He wrote, “New toy for the farm. I lived on ATVs growing up. Glad to see it runs in the family. Took me an hour to get him off this thing.”
Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity cardiac surgeon, announced Tuesday that he will join the Republican primary race for the U.S. Senate seat in Pennsylvania.
Zoe Kravitz is 33 – She is set to play Catwoman in “The Batman”. Zoe’s dad is Lenny Kravitz and her mom is Lisa Bonet from “The Cosby Show”.
Desean Jackson is 35. Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver.
Charlene Tilton is 63. Lucy Ewing on “Dallas”.
Gilbert O’Sullivan is 75. Biggest smashes: “Alone Again (Naturally)” . . . “Clair” . . . and “Get Down”.
Bette Midler is 76.
Lee Trevino is 82. He played himself in “Happy Gilmore
Woody Allen is 86.
