By MIKE HUGHES
Gannett News Service

Must-see

Everybody Loves Raymond, 9 p.m., Channels 12, 7.

This terrific comedy is at its best when it has a reason to push the family together. That makes Christmas episodes ideal.

Tonight, Ray buys his dad a bag of his favorite jazz CDs. He soon fumes when he finds them dumped in the basement.

King of the Jungle conclusion, 8-10 p.m., Animal Planet.

This is finale week for several reality shows. Survivor ended Sunday and TBS' House Rules wraps up Friday. In between, we have this series.

King started with 12 people driving to an unknown location. All they knew was that one would win an Animal Planet special.

Now we have the final three. Jeremy Kirby, 24, handles elephants at the Phoenix Zoo, Kelly Diedring, 23, works with birds and reptiles at Busch Gardens in Florida, and Adam Stone, 36, handles elephants and carnivores at Zoo Atlanta.

Tonight, they'll return to the big-cat arena. Next week, the winner's special premieres.

Other programs worth watching

Jingle Ball Rock, 8 p.m., Channels 19, 45. Women star in this concert special with Beyonce Knowles, Jessica Simpson, Kelly Clarkson, Hilary Duff and host Jennifer Lopez.

Threat Matrix, 8 p.m., Channels 9, 2. This show has had a tough time finding an audience on Thursdays, so it tries a rerun tonight with terrorists putting a deadly toxin on money.

Still Standing, 8:30 p.m. Channels 12, 7. Bill's mom (Sally Struthers) wants everyone to spend Christmas in her tiny apartment.

Las Vegas, 9 p.m., Channels 5, 22. A magician makes his wife disappear during his act but can't get her to return. He tries to do a solo act but is promptly booed off the stage.

Two and a Half Men, 9:30 p.m., Channels 12, 7. Alan is jolted to see that his estranged wife has had a makeover and is dating other guys. Now he wants his brother to give him a new look.

CSI: Miami, 10 p.m., Channels 12, 7. A woman has been thrown over the railing of a parking ramp. Officials figure she might have been dead before that happened.

Miss Match, 10 p.m., Channels 5, 22. This show, which airs Fridays, borrows the slot that was used by Average Joe; it also borrows Tareq Kabir, one of the Joe contestants. Tonight, he plays someone who has had a wife promised to him since she was 6; Kate tries to intervene.