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For the week starting Friday, Dec. 24. Times are E.S.T., subject to change.
Surprise from Santa (Fri. 7 p.m., CBS-TV). Variety show starring Bill Robinson.
Metropolitan Opera (Sat. 2 p.m., ABC). La Bohème, with Bidu Sayao.
Two Hours of Stars (Sat. 4 p.m., NBC). Variety show starring Edgar Bergen, Al Jolson, Jo Stafford, Lauritz Melchior and others.
Christmas Festival (Sat. 4 p.m., CBS). Two-hour all-star show.
New York Philharmonic (Sun. 3 p.m., CBS). Violin Soloist Nathan Milstein in the Tchaikovsky Concerto in D Major.
Skyway to the Stars (Sun. 4:30 p.m., CBS). Irving Berlin, Bob Hope and others, beamed from Germany.
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