Calendar: Week of December 25
Here's a look at the week ahead on our "Sunday Morning" Calendar:
Monday, of course, is Christmas.
- Couple gives decorated Christmas trees to families in need ("CBS This Morning," 12/16/17)
- Single mother of four says stranger "saved Christmas" with generous $500 tip (CBS News 12/18/17)
- Hate Christmas? There's a "rage room" to let out holiday stress (CBS News, 12/19/17)
On Tuesday, the 40th annual Kennedy Center Honors are broadcast right here on CBS. This year's honorees include Carmen de Lavallade, Gloria Estefan, LL Cool J, Norman Lear and Lionel Richie.
- 2017 Kennedy Center Honors at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C.
- Watch the Kennedy Center Honors broadcast on CBS Dec. 26 at 9:00 p.m. ET
- Profile: Carmen de Lavallade ("Sunday Morning")
- Profile: Gloria Estefan ("Sunday Morning")
- Profile: Norman Lear ("Sunday Morning")
- Profile: LL Cool J ("Sunday Morning")
- Profile: Lionel Richie ("Sunday Morning")
On Wednesday Oregon marks the start of whale-watching week, with some 20,000 gray whales beginning their annual migration South.
- Whale watching (visittheoregoncoast.com)
- Whale watching (Oregon State Parks)
- Whale Watching Week returns Dec. 27-31 on Oregon coast (Daily Insider)
- We may be underestimating whale-boat collisions (CBS News, 04/24/17)
- Trump administration throws out new protection for endangered whales (CBS News, 06/12/17)
Thursday, a wreath-laying at the National Cathedral in Washington marks the 161st birthday of President Woodrow Wilson.
- Ceremonial Laying of Wreath on President Wilson's Tomb at the National Cathedral, Dec. 28 at 10:00 a.m.
- The passions of Woodrow Wilson ("Sunday Morning," 09/08/13)
- Princeton to keep Woodrow Wilson's name despite his racist views (CBS News, 04/04/16)
… While on Friday, the 82nd annual Cotton Bowl will be played in Arlington, Texas, between the Buckeyes of Ohio State and the Trojans of the University of Southern California.
- Cotton Bowl at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Dec. 29 at 7:30 p.m. CT | Purchase tickets
- Broadcast on ESPN and ESPN Radio
- Ohio State Buckeyes
- USC Trojans
And Saturday is when workers at New York's Times Square test the crystal ball perched atop a 130-foot pole, just to make certain it drops on cue to ring in New Year's 2018. One billion people worldwide are expected to be watching.
- timessquareball.net (Official ball drop website)
- Watch the live webcast
- New Year's Eve Schedule (timessquarenyc.org)
- NYC New Year's Eve event listings at balldrop.com