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Music from Beyonce, Paul and Sting.

Before the turkey makes you drowsy, here are some TV specials to keep you from dozing.

After "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving," ABC presents "Beyonce: I Am Yours." This concert that was taped in Las Vegas during the summer. "Paul McCartney: Good Evening New York City" is next. This special is built around his July concert at Citi Field in New York City.

Many PBS stations are showing "Sting: A Winter's Night." Sting performs songs of the season, many of them from his new album.

For a one-hour special called "NBC's People's of the Year," Matt Lauer interviews Taylor Swift and other newsmakers. In addition to Swift, Lauer talks with Susan Boyle, Kobe Bryant, Octomom Nadya Suleman, Captain Chesley Sullenberger who landed that plane on the Hudson River and Captain Richard Phillips whose freighter was captured by Somali pirates. Then, Megan Fox guests on "The Jay Leno Show." And, Leno's audience is filled with those in the military. Earlier, NBC is replaying Jim and Pam's wedding from "The Office."

"Survivor: Samoa" on CBS is a look back at the game so far. Repeats of "CSI" and "The Mentalist" are next.

"Night at the Museum" is on Fox.

The first "Home Alone" movie from 1990 is on FX.

And, SyFy is going with James Bond, including "The Spy Who Loved Me," ''Tomorrow Never Dies" and "Casino Royale."

TONIGHT'S TALKS

CARSON DALY: The band Weezer.

JIMMY FALLON: Actor Robin Williams and actress Rashida Jones.

CRAIG FERGUSON: Country star Toby Keith.

JIMMY KIMMEL: Actor Danny DeVito and the band Switchfoot.

JAY LENO: Actress Megan Fox.

DAVID LETTERMAN: Singer Shakira.

GEORGE LOPEZ: Actor Taylor Lautner.

CONAN O'BRIEN: Actors Pee Wee Herman and Donald Faison, and the band Bon Jovi.

TAVIS SMILEY: Author Dr. Cornel West.

JON STEWART: Pre-empted.

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! TOMORROW'S BIRTHDAYS !

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Actor James Avery ("Sparks," ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air") is 61. TV personality Bill Nye ("Bill Nye the Science Guy") is 54. Actor William Fichtner (FIHK'-ner) ("Invasion") is 53. Guitarist Charlie Burchill of Simple Minds is 50. Drummer Charlie Benante of Anthrax is 47. Drummer Mike Bordin (Faith No More) is 47. Actor Fisher Stevens ("Early Edition") is 46. Actress Robin Givens is 45. Actor Michael Vartan ("Alias") is 41. Rapper Skoob of DAS EFX is 39. Rapper Twista is 37. Actor Jaleel White ("Family Matters") is 33.