Television shows with a holiday flavor that are being released on DVD this week include:
Television shows with a holiday flavor that are being released on DVD this week include:
v “Pee-Wee’s Playhouse Christmas Special”: Restored in high-def to look big-screen swell! CBS’s 1988 prime-time holiday hour from cult “kids” show welcomes Cher, Oprah, Dinah, Whoopi, Charo, Zsa Zsa, Annette and Frankie, k.d. lang, Grace Jones for playtime shenanigans, plus audio commentaries, making-of featurette; list prices $20 Blu-ray/$7 DVD, out from Shout.
v “Glen Campbell’s Goodtime Hour Christmas specials”: Circa-’70s seasonal music-comedy with Cher, Andy Griffith, Paul Lynde; $20 DVD, Shout.
v “Nickelodeon Out of the Vault Christmas”: Cartoon yules from “CatDog,” “Rocko’s Modern Life,” “Angry Beavers,” “Aaahh!!! Real Monsters,” “Hey Arnold!”; $10 DVD, Shout.
v “An En Vogue Christmas”: Lifetime TV movie reunion with girl group, David Alan Grier; $10 DVD, Lionsgate.
v “A Christmas Horror Story”: William Shatner plus sinister seasonal stories in genre anthology flick; $30 Blu/$28 DVD, RLJ.
“Taraji and Terrence’s White Hot Holidays” (9 p.m., Fox): The music and variety special is back. Performers include Mary J. Blige and John Legend.
“South Park” (10 p.m., Comedy Central): Season 19 concludes.
“The League” (10 p.m., FXX): Season 7 ends.
“The Illusionists” (10 p.m., NBC): “The Illusionists” is a new special that has seven of the most talented illusionists in the world bringing their talents to the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles. The show includes levitation, mind reading and a water-torture escape.
“You’re the Worst” (10:30 P.M., FXX): That’s it for Season 2.
TV listings, B6
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
School orchestras in winter concert
BOARDMAN
The Boardman High School symphony, chamber and classical orchestras will present their annual Winter Orchestra Festival on Dec. 16 at 7 p.m. in the Boardman Performing Arts Center, 7777 Glenwood Ave.
The concert will feature orchestral pieces, holiday favorites, and a solo performance by senior Vince Huzicka.
Admission is $3 ($1 for students, free for preschoolers and senior citizens).
Jim Donovan at Yoga Room
NILES
Jim Donovan and the Sun King Warriors will perform an acoustic concert at 9 p.m. Jan. 22 at The Yoga Room, 815 Youngstown- Warren Road (in the Niles Park Plaza). Donovan was a founding member of Rusted Root.
Tickets are $20 ($35 for ticket and signed copy of the band’s CD). Call 330-637-7171.
Packard bands in annual concert
WARREN
The Packard Band and the Big Band Sound of Packard will present its free annual Christmas concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Packard Music Hall, 1703 Mahoning Ave.
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