Four Things to Look Forward to in December

Here are a few things to look forward to in December . . .

1.  In sports:  Lots of NFL action this month . . . college football’s bowl games start December 16th . . . and the World Cup runs through December 18th.  USA plays the Netherlands in the Round of 16 this Saturday.

2.  In movies:  The action-comedy Christmas flick “Violent Night” opens tomorrow . . . “Emancipation” with Will Smith hits Apple TV on the 9th . . . “The Whale” with Brendan Fraser hits theaters the same day . . .

“Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” hits Netflix, also on the 9th . . . and the long-awaited sequel, “Avatar: The Way of Water” hits theaters December 16th.  (Bring an extra cup to pee in . . . it’s 3 hours and 12 minutes long.)

3.  On TV:  Lots of holiday specials.  Also, The People’s Choice Awards next Tuesday . . . “Too Hot to Handle” on Netflix next Wednesday . . . and Harrison Ford’s new “Yellowstone” prequel series “1923” hits Paramount+ the 18th.

4.  And finally, the holidays:  The big ones are Christmas . . . Hanukkah from the 18th to the 26th . . . and Kwanzaa from the 26th to January 1st.

But there’s also National Cookie Day this Sunday. . . National Ice Cream Day on the 13th . . . Ugly Sweater Day on the 16th . . . the first day of winter on December 21st . . . Festivus is the 23rd . . . and December 31st is New Year’s Eve, when we finally say goodbye to 2022.