Rockettes: The 22 high-kicking dancers — the Olympics of precision strut — cut back to one show of the Radio City Christmas Spectacular because, well, it's Christmas Eve. Family favorites include “Parade of Wooden Soldiers,” “The Living Nativity” and a ton of new stuff. 1 p.m. today, Aronoff Center's Procter & Gamble Hall. Through Dec. 31. $20-$49.50. 241-7469.

        Museum Center: You want options this frosty morning? You got it: The Children's Museum; Holiday Junction with a zillion miles of model trains; the Omnimax film Titanica tied in to an exhibit full of artifacts pulled from the murky wreckage. Museum Center is open 10 a.m.-3 p.m. today, with discounts available when seeing multiple attractions. 287-7000.

        At Rosie's: The eclectic tavern tucked on a back street in Covington's MainStrasse Village rocks the block when it hosts the popular Annette Shepherd Band pounding out a diverse songlist full of everything from Cole Porter to the Indigo Girls. Music goes 9 p.m.-1 a.m. today, Seventh and Bakewell streets, no cover. (859) 291-9709.

Staying In

        TV picks: (Radio, too) Sonic Seasonings: WXVU-FM (91.7) is all over the board today with the most diverse program you're likely to hear this year: Celtic seasonal favorites by Jeff Johnson and Brian Dunning, environmental soundscapes for flute and zither by Dean and Duley Evenson; Russian folk songs and Hanukkah hymns by pianist Ira Stein and vocalist Irina Mikhailova; synthesized space music by the highly regarded composer John Serrie. The holiday sweet treat runs 10 p.m.-midnight.

        Holiday magic: The department store Santa who may or may not be real works his magic in this 1994 remake of Miracle on 34th Street with Richard Attenborough and Elizabeth Perkins; 8 p.m., Channel 19.

        You're a mean one: Everyone's favorite grump, the Grinch himself, makes his annual visit in How the Grinch Stole Christmas; 8 p.m, Cartoon Network

        Christmas services: Channel 5 has Mass from the Vatican (11:30 p.m.); Channel 12 has an ecumenical service by pastors from Catholic, Protestant and Greek Orthodox churches, 11:35 p.m.; and Channel 9 devotes the evening to Peace on Earth, 11:35 p.m.

Planning Ahead

        24 hours out: It's a day full of Hanukkah songs and games for families looking for something to do Christmas Day. The Chabad Jewish Center has it with singer, comedian and children's entertainer Chaim Fogelman. 2:30 p.m. Monday, Yavneh Day School, 8401 Montgomery Road, Kenwood. $6, free under age 3. 793-5200.

        48 hours out: The Cincinnati Dulcimer Society strings together a homespun mix of holiday sounds there among the gazillion poinsettias spicing up Krohn Conservatory. 1-3 p.m. Tuesday, Eden Park. Free. 421-4086.

        72 hours 'til Wednesday: It's an evening of dribbling behind the back punctuated by trick shots that look impossible but apparently aren't when the Harlem Globetrotters bring a batch of theatrics to Firstar Center, 7 p.m. $13-$76. 562-4949.

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