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Irreverent Christmas Specials Breed New Life Into the Genre.

Television critic David Bianculli reviews three new Christmas specials. He says their irreverent twists on traditional Christmas stories represent a refreshing trend this year away from the flood of "Charlie Brown" type Christmas specials.

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, December 18, 1989: Interview with Gerry Mulligan; Review of Fats Waller's album "Fats Waller: The Last Years, 1940-1943"; Interview with Li-Young Lee; Review of Christmas…

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