Critic's corner

''The O.C." is reairing the Chrismukkah episode from last season, at 9 p.m. on Channel 25. Roll up the blintzes, unfreeze the fruit cake, it's time to party.

The Learning Channel looks at ''Noah's Ark: The True Story," at 8 p.m. Think Club Med with a wake.

Somehow, the words Nobel Peace Prize and E! Entertainment Television sound wrong in the same sentence. But tonight, the home of ''Dr. 90210" is airing the ''Nobel Peace Prize Concert" featuring Tony Bennett, Diana Krall, Cyndi Lauper, and Andrea Bocelli, at 8 p.m.

The History Channel's ''Modern Marvels" takes on engineering disasters at 10 p.m. Expect a segment on Anna Nicole Smith.

Will comes out of the closet on ''Will & Grace," at 8:30 on Channel 7. It turns out he's a practicing Barry Manilow fan.

MATTHEW GILBERT

''The Early Show" at 7 a.m. on Channels 4 and 12. Barry Manilow performs; stocking stuffers. In stereo. (Closed-captioned)

''Good Morning America" at 7 a.m. on Channels 5, 6, and 9. Medical report; Anita Baker performs. (Closed-captioned)

''Today" at 7 a.m. on Channels 7 and 10; 10 a.m. on Channel 7. Clay Aiken performs; pugilist George Foreman discusses his cookbook. In stereo. (Closed-captioned)

''News" at 7 a.m. on WPIX. White, Muller. (Closed-captioned)

''Life Today" at 8:30 a.m. on Channel 68. With James Robison. In stereo. (Closed-captioned)

''The Larry Elder Show" at 9 a.m. on Channel 4; 1:35 a.m. on Channel 6. Guests argue with family members and spouses over parenting issues. In stereo. (Closed-captioned)

''The Jane Pauley Show" at 9 a.m. on Channels 5 and 9; 11 a.m. on Channel 10. A cappella groups perform. In stereo. (Closed-captioned)

''Live With Regis and Kelly" at 9 a.m. on Channel 7; 10 a.m. on Channel 10. Actor John Travolta (''A Love Song for Bobby Long"); rapper Missy Elliott (''The Road to Stardom"); singer Lenny Kravitz. In stereo. (Closed-captioned)

''Texas Justice" at 9 a.m. on Channel 25. After moving with her four children from Georgia to California, a woman stiffs her sister for baby-sitting fees. In stereo. (Closed-captioned)

''Jerry Springer" at 9 a.m. on Channel 56 and WPIX. A woman learns that her sister has been having an affair with her husband; a woman confesses to sleeping with her friend's husband; sisters face off over a man. In stereo. (Closed-captioned)

''Texas Justice" at 9:30 a.m. on Channel 25. A woman makes credit-card charges for a director while working on a feature film. In stereo. (Closed-captioned)

''The Tony Danza Show" at 10 a.m. on Channel 6; 1:05 a.m. on Channel 5. Actress Teri Hatcher (''Desperate Housewives"); TV personality Daisy Fuentes; 9-year-old pool player Landon Shuffett.

''Montel Williams" at 10 a.m. on Channel 12; 3 p.m. on Channel 25. Reunited twins and triplets. (Closed-captioned)

''Maury" at 10 a.m. on Channel 56 and WPIX. Shocking paternity test results. (Closed-captioned)

''The View" at 11 a.m. on Channels 5, 6, and 9. Actors Adam Sandler and Tea Leoni (''Spanglish"); Dr. Stephen Lamm; style expert B. Smith. In stereo. (Closed-captioned)

''The Ellen DeGeneres Show" at 11 a.m. on Channel 7; 3 p.m. on Channel 10; 4 p.m. on Channel 50. Actor Ray Romano (''Everybody Loves Raymond"; ''Eulogy"); actress Kaley Cuoco (''8 Simple Rules"). In stereo. (Closed-captioned)

''Jerry Springer" at 11 a.m. on Channel 56 and WPIX. A woman confronts her friend and her lover; a man finds out his transsexual girlfriend has another lover; a transvestite spreads holiday cheer. In stereo. (Closed-captioned)

''Good Day Live" at noon on Channel 25. Santa's hairdresser; celebrity gifts. In stereo. (Closed-captioned)

''Pat Croce: Moving In" at noon on Channel 38; 2:30 p.m. on Channel 50. A woman is annoyed with her husband's failure to help out with the household chores. (Closed-captioned)

''Charlie Rose" at noon on Channel 44. Actor Adam Sandler; director James L. Brooks. In stereo. (Closed-captioned)

''Maury" at noon on Channel 56 and WPIX. Guests reveal secrets to family members regardless of the outcome. (Closed-captioned)

''Pat Croce: Moving In" at 12:30 p.m. on Channel 38; 12:30 a.m. on Channel 50. A couple with recently born twins fears that the romance in their marriage is gone. (Closed-captioned)

''Home Delivery" at 1 p.m. on Channel 56 and WPIX. Egypt surprises a woman with a singles cruise to help jump-start her dating life; Stephanie Lydecker gives a welder a whole new look.

''Life & Style" at 3 p.m. on Channel 38. Actress Jean Smart (''Center of the Universe"); actress Sharon Stone at the Princess Grace Awards Gala; creating an inexpensive party; radical makeovers that destroyed marriages. (Closed-captioned)

''Oprah Winfrey" at 4 p.m. on Channels 5, 9, and 10. Christmas Kindness in South Africa. (Closed-captioned)

''Dr. Phil" at 5 p.m. on Channels 4 and 6. Parents debate whether or not to medicate their children.

''Tavis Smiley" at 6 p.m. on Channel 44. In stereo. (Closed-captioned)

''New England Business Day" at 6:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on NECN.

''Greater Boston" at 7 p.m. on Channel 2; Year in Review. In stereo. (Closed-captioned)

''The Insider" at 7 p.m. on Channel 4; 7:30 p.m. on Channel 6; 2:10 a.m. on Channel 4. Holiday catastrophes caught on tape; socialite Paris Hilton; actress Denise Richards visits a pet psychic. In stereo. (Closed-captioned)

''Chronicle" at 7:30 p.m. on Channel 5. Homes for the Holidays. Three stories that epitomize the spirit of the season. (Closed-captioned)

''NewsNight With Chet Curtis and Jim Braude" at 8 p.m. on NECN.

''PrimeTime Live" at 10 p.m. on Channels 5, 6, and 9. A woman who was married to the leader of an Orange County Al Qaeda cell; two families work together to help a Russian orphan with a dangerous skin disease; singer/songwriter Carly Simon fights against mandatory minimum prison sentences. (Closed-captioned)

''Sports Wrap" at 10:45 p.m. on Channel 64.

''Charlie Rose" at 11 p.m. on Channel 2. In stereo. (Closed-captioned)

''Tavis Smiley" at 11 p.m. on Channel 44; 12:30 a.m. on Channel 2. In stereo. (Closed-captioned)

''Late Show With David Letterman" at 11:35 p.m. on Channels 4 and 12. Talk-show host Regis Philbin; actor Jay Thomas; Darlene Love performs. In stereo. (Closed-captioned)

''The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" at 11:35 p.m. on Channels 7 and 10. Actor Rob Schneider; AME Choir performs. In stereo. (Closed-captioned)

''Jimmy Kimmel Live" at 12:05 a.m. on Channels 5, 6, and 9. Actor Jason Schwartzman; rap artist/TV host Xzibit (''Pimp My Ride"); the Donnas perform. In stereo. (Closed-captioned)

''The Late Late Show" at 12:35 a.m. on Channels 4 and 12. Guest host Sara Rue; actor David James Elliott; actress Kristen Bell; the Hives perform. In stereo. (Closed-captioned)

''Late Night With Conan O'Brien" at 12:35 a.m. on Channels 7 and 10. Actor Bill Murray; Tony Bennett performs. In stereo. (Closed-captioned)