SUNDAY, 1:30 p.m.
In Concert: Corrette’s Christmas Symphonies
EWTN In this 90-minute program, the Dutch chamber ensemble La Fantasia performs the Christmas symphonies of Michel Corrette (1707-1795), a French composer and author of musical method books who was the organist at the Jesuit College in Paris (ca. 1737 to 1780).
MONDAY, 8 p.m.
I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown!
ABC In this 2003 special based on the beloved “Peanuts” comic strip, Rerun, the little brother of Lucy and Linus, wants a dog for Christmas but is told he’s too young to take care of one. Rerun seeks companionship from Charlie Brown’s beagle Snoopy, who in turn summons his brother Spike for a Christmas visit.
MONDAY, 9:30 p.m.
Richard Tucker Gala: An Orchestra Celebration
PBS This program from New York’s Lincoln Center features Renee Fleming, Diana Damrau, Joyce DiDonato, Simon Keenlyside and others, along with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and the New York Choral Society, performing works by Bernstein, Mozart, Rossini, Verdi and Wagner.
TUESDAY, 3:30 p.m.
Travels and Traditions
CATHOLICTV In this series, veteran TV producer Burt Wolf goes on location around the world to capture the spirit of Catholic shrines and other fascinating and historic sites.
WEDNESDAY, 8 p.m.
EWTN Live
EWTN Jesuit Father Mitch Pacwa’s guest, Bishop Athanasius Schneider, auxiliary bishop of Karaganda, Kazakhstan, discusses the persecution and martyrdom of our fellow Catholics in the captive nations behind the Soviet Empire (1917-1991) and how the Church fares today in those now-liberated lands.
FRIDAY, 8 p.m.
Modern Marvels: Obsolete Tech
HISTORY Advances in technology are rendering products obsolete faster than ever, as this program shows by examining VCRs, TV, LP records, tapes, cameras, cars and newspapers and analyzing which products are likely to fade away next. Some firms are now converting old photos, videos, etc., to the latest formats. Advisory: TV-PG.
SATURDAY, 8 p.m.
The Angel Doll
FAMILYLAND TV Alexander Johnston directed this 2002 drama in which Jerry (Michael Welch) helps fellow 1950s paper boy Whitey (Cody Newton) in a quest to find an angel doll, which is not available in their small Southern town, to give to his polio-stricken, 4-year-old sister Sandy (Lindsey Good) for Christmas.
Dan
Engler writes from
Santa Barbara, California.