THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:

...with A CHRISTMAS SHINDIG! The full episode has gone dark, but still-available clips from 1964 include The Beach Boys' "Dance, Dance, Dance," Bobby Sherman and Donna Loren singing "Keep on Searching," the Righteous Brothers doing "The Jerk" and an awesome milk commercial, Bobby Sherman with "Sleigh Ride," Donna Loren returning with a Spector-esque, but rougher "Santa Claus is Coming to Town," and The Beach Boys returning for a set including "Little Saint Nick," "Monster Mash" (yes, really), "Papa Oom Mow Mow," "Johnny B. Goode," and "We Three Kings."

THE A's play a Tiny Desk Concert.

MO TROPER covers Chris Bell's "I Am the Cosmos."

CHRISTINE McVIE: The tributes. Including Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks.

TEGAN & SARA's favorite albums of the year.

ROLLING STONE's Top Albums of 2022.

THE TOP 100 ALBUMS of 2022, according to The Quietus.

GORILLA VS BEAR's favorite albums of 2022.

11 RULES for writing a modern Christmas song.

INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY has a trailer online.

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3 has a trailer online.

TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE BEASTS has a trailer online.

THE SIGHT & SOUND CRITICS POLL of the greatest films of all time, arriving every ten years since 1952.  And this year? LOL.

JOHN WATERS's Best Films of 2022.

KANYE WEST: Too crazy bigoted for Alex Jones.

COURTNEY COX photobombs tourists sitting on the Friends couch.

EMANCIPATION: Early buzz on Will's Smith's new prestige project is... not great, Bob.

FRANK VALLELONGA JR., famous for his work in the Oscar-winning “Green Book,” has died and his body was dumped in the Bronx.

ARE YOU READY for the holidays?

A GOOD BOY got escorted out of the jiu-jitsu match for protecting the owner.

A GOAT, hitching a ride.