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Looking for something to play during your holiday party? We've found some great selections for you.

CBS's 'Madam Secretary' is cleverly written and brilliantly acted, Jamie Cullum's new album 'Interlude' has an eclectic mix of jazz and pop standards, and more top picks.

Singer Al Green and ballerina Patricia McBride were also awarded this year's Kennedy Center Honors, which will be broadcast on CBS on Dec. 30. The show was hosted by Stephen Colbert of 'The Colbert Report.'

Fathom Events programming includes Bolshoi Ballet's 'The Nutcracker' and 'White Christmas: The 60th Anniversary,' the documentary 'Song By Song: Lindsay Stirling' examines the electronic dubstep violinist and dancer's meteoric rise, and more top picks.

'Losing your shadow... As a kid you just accept it,' Williams said. 'But as an adult, I've spent a lot of time thinking about what it means.' Williams will take on the role of Peter Pan in the live musical version of the story airing on NBC on Dec. 4.

'Bing Crosby Rediscovered' on PBS's 'American Masters' looks beyond the crooner's holiday songs, NBC's 'Peter Pan Live!' stars actors Allison Williams and Christopher Walken as well as Broadway vets like Christian Borle and Kelli O'Hara, and more top picks.

Celebrations of the anniversary have included Hello Kitty Con in Los Angeles and themed dishes at eateries nearby.

The website NatGeoFood.com helps raise awareness of the stories behind the food we eat, the HBO series and Foo Fighters album 'Sonic Highways' taps into America's musical heritage through the cultural fabric of eight cities, and more top picks.

Strong is a fairly recent addition to the 'Saturday Night Live' cast and formerly hosted the 'Weekend Update' segment of the program. Strong will be the fourth woman to headline the Correspondents' Dinner.

The PBS program 'Killer Landslides' examines what causes the landslides and whether people can be warned in time, Hayao Miyazaki's film 'The Wind Rises' is a visual stunner, and more top picks.

Nuit Blanche or 'white night' evening events, which began in Paris, aim to connect projection artists with the public.

PBS's 'Navy SEALS: Their Untold Story' looks at the history of the SEALs and their predecessors, the Lifetime biopic 'Aaliyah' depicts the rise to fame of the star, and more top picks.

Music writer Greil Marcus's book 'The History of Rock ’n’ Roll in Ten Songs' uncovers what makes songs memorable and influential, the documentary 'Powerless' looks at the lack of electricity in Kanpur, India, and more top picks.

Kat Edmondson's new album 'The Big Picture' has original songcraft and inventive arrangements, a multimedia project gives insight into East German refugees' journey to West Germany, and more top picks.

Author P.D. James' novel 'Death Comes to Pemberley' is adapted for TV, the Library of Congress exhibit 'The Civil Rights Act of 1964: A Long Struggle for Freedom' highlights components from the library's collection to illustrate the fight for equality, and more top picks.

The James Beard Foundation's first app, titled 'Vegetables,' offers recipes for meatless dishes, the movie 'X-Men: Days of Future Past' arrives on DVD and Blu-ray, and more top picks.

Holder won Tonys for, among other achievements, directing the show 'The Wiz.' In addition, he portrayed a villain in the James Bond film 'Live and Let Die' and starred in the movies 'Annie' and 'Doctor Dolittle.'

Springboard for the Arts, a Minnesota arts development group, came up with the idea of selling prints and paintings the way onions and potatoes are being marketed to urbanites.

The crew of the documentary 'Penguins: Spy in the Huddle' gets close to penguins by disguising their cameras, Leonard Cohen's new album 'Popular Problems,' is simple and unadorned, and more top picks.

The PBS series 'Food Forward TV' features people across the US looking for solutions to the problems in our food system, the movie 'Chef' is a heartwarming tale about a chef opening a food truck with his sous-chef and young son, and more top picks.