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Tuesday 25 December 2007

Review of the year

Our critics sum up a memorable 12 months. From the Nutcracker to Notes on a Scandal, Prince to Pavarotti, and more...

The Royal Ballet's Nutcracker

Aladdin: the best pantomime

Marianne Dreams at the Almeida

BOOKS No happy endings Raymond Briggs's delightful drawings conceal a bleak vision. The Snowman	STAGE Class act on stage The worldwide TV hit High School Musical goes live in the UK. Beatrix Potter

CHRISTMAS The joy of carols Rupert Christiansen tells the stories behind our beloved festive songs. Listen to the carols	MUSIC CDs of the year Triumph for the bard of Wimbledon Jamie T plus more brilliant albums. Classical CDs

ONLINE EXCLUSIVES

VIDEO EXCLUSIVE

Watch an exclusive clip from Bee Movie starring Jerry Seinfeld and Renée Zellweger.

Reasons to be jolly

Our critics' choices of all things festive will leave you feeling Christmassy all over.

Competition winner

It's Hell at the Christmas party for the narrator of our short story contest winner.

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THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS

Finding the real Tom

Peter Bogdanovich's four-hour film about veteran US rocker Tom Petty is one of the best 'rock docs' for a long time. He tells Andrew Perry his secret.

Treasures and tea towels

Some are stuffed with objects of desire, but others are full of banal coasters. Richard Dorment takes stock of museum shops.

Not enough fun

Charles Spencer finds a modern take on Cinderella by Stephen Fry at the Old Vic a little too filthy for a family show.

Myriads of tiny architects

Tom Holland reviews A History of Histories, which ranges from Thucydides to the 20th century.

Losing his sting?

Jerry Seinfeld made a fortune from comedy about the mundanity of everyday life but his life is now far from mundane.

REGULARS

The arts column

Rupert Christiansen faces up to his music addiction.

On music

Ivan Hewett on giving music the attention it deserves.

On radio

Gillian Reynolds on Radio 4's five plays based on the Gospel of St Luke.

On film

Kirsten Sheridan talks about Walter Salles's The Motorcycle Diaries.

ARTS BLOGS

"Helen Mirren's cleavage attracted nothing but compliments at last year's Golden Globe Awards. Recent pictures of Michael Winner on the beach, however, suggest that he might want to follow his own advice and purchase a bra."

Rebecca Davies

Storybook England: Ceri Radford, Nicolas Cage: National Treasure?: Iain Gray,
We'll always have Paris: Lucy Davies, Tarantino's flop: David Gritten