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December 7 - 13, 2020 Page 3 ACROSS 1. Role on "The Unicorn" (2) 10. At __; relaxed 11. __ Hotchner; "Criminal Minds" role 12. Cobb & Burrell 13. Blood units: abbr. 14. __-T; actor on "Law & Order: SVU" 16. "America's __ __" 18. "Men __ __ Certain Age" 20. "Of course!" 21. Transcript averages 22. Cushion 23. Suffix for north, south, east or west 24. Klutz's word 25. Dillon or Damon 27. Crawling bug 28. Business reality series (2) 32. Wind direction letters 33. "Cat __ __ Hot Tin Roof" 34. Boy on "The Waltons" 37. Ridiculous 39. "__ the Explorer" 40. Role on "MacGyver" (2) DOWN 1. "__ Smart" 2. Role on "Everybody Loves Raymond" 3. Primitive transport 4. Initials for Eastwood 5. True statement 6. "Witches of __ End" (2013-14) 7. Initials for singer Rawls 8. Works hard 9. "__ __ a Time" (2011- 18) 13. "Here Come the __- eds"; Abbott & Costello film 15. Fascinated; enthralled 16. Nitrogen or oxygen 17. Knight & Koppel 18. Winfrey's namesakes 19. Disney's third animated film 21. Ruby & topaz 24. Furniture wood 26. Dad on "7 Little Johnstons" 29. Dow or Danza 30. "Star Wars: Episode IV - __ __ Hope" 31. Actress Ming-__ Wen 34. Barker or Newhart 35. Prior to 36. VP Rockefeller's monogram 38. "__ the Movies"; Siskel & Ebert program 39. Initials for Blocker of "Bonanza" Solution is on page 2. CoverStory By Jay Bobbin Especially at holiday time, everyone knows the roots of "Silent Night" ... right? If not, a star-packed new special details the history of one of the sea- son's most famous songs through music and dra- matic segments. Airing on The CW on Thursday, Dec. 10, "Si- lent Night: — A Song for the World" unites many talents, with Hugh Bonne- ville ("Downton Abbey") narrating the hour. Kelly Clarkson, Joss Stone, Josh Groban, Katharine McPhee, the Tenors and the Vienna Boys Choir are among singers discussing and/or performing the enduring 1818 tune by Franz Xaver Gruber and Joseph Mohr, while John Rhys-Davies ("Raiders of the Lost Ark") and other actors dramatize the effect of "Silent Night" on gener - ations of listeners. Noting he's "comfort- able sitting by a fireside," the amusing, genial Bonneville says that's largely what "Silent Night" requires of him. "It hadn't really come home to me quite how universal a song this is, all over the world. For each singer in - vited to talk about it here, it really has had a pro- found impact, from Israel to the Philippines. And it resonates extraordinarily with British and German folk." The latter aspect fuels a dramatization in "Silent Night," with Rhys-Da- vies playing World War I military leader Douglas Haig ("a mindless mover of men to the slaughter- house," per the actor), who doesn't want his British troops fraternizing with German counterparts on Christmas Eve in 1914. He's superseded, at least temporarily, when soldiers on both sides begin sing- ing — take a guess — "Si- lent Night." "A German came out of his tent waving a flag," Rhys-Davies recalls, "then he was joined by an English soldier and then more, and they ended up playing football together until the whistles were blown for them to get back in the trenches. It became one of those great, unset- tling moments in the war, (the thought being) you can't allow friendship be- tween two people who are fighting. "I think Haig under- stands the importance of the moment," adds Rhys-Davies, "yet he does not regret the fact that as commander-in-chief, he has to forbid it. We tend to think the First World War was a war of empires and monarchies, but it isn't wholly true. There had to be a peace in Europe, largely brought about because the British sort of bullied people into not fighting each other." CW special examines the musical history of 'Silent Night' The identity of the featured celebrity is found within the answers in the puzzle. In order to take the TV Challenge, unscramble the letters noted with asterisks within the puzzle. Advertise Here! (574) 533-2151

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