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__EtCetera_ TV Screens flooded with holiday shows by Lynn Elber Associated Press Los ANGELES — Why cozy up to the fireplace this season when television is so eager to warm you with holiday cheer?The gift-wrapped offerings include senti mental favorites, such as “A Charlie Brown Christmas” and the movie classic “It’s a Winderful Life,” and new shows featuring Ricky Martin, Olympic skaters and as sorted celebrities.There’s a slate of ambitious New Year’s Eve specials in honor of the millennium, including one in which ABC anchor Peter Jennings plays marathon man with a 23-hour global look at the arrival of2000.So pour the eggnog, pull on those festive reindeer slippers and settle back. Here are the highlights (all times EST): ■ “A Christmas Carol” is revisited in a new TNT version of Charles Dick ens’ tale, starring Patrick Stewart as Scrooge and featuring Richard E. Grant and . Joel Grey. Debuts 8 p.m. Sunday,, repeating through Dec. 25. ■ “A Holiday Romance,” 9 p.m. Wednesday, CBS, stars Naomi Judd and Gerald McRaney as a school superintendent and music teacher who clash over the cancellation of a high school’s music program. ■ “A Season for Miracles,” a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie, 9 p.m. Dec. 12, CBS, follows the adventures of a young woman who tries to keep her jailed sister’s children from a for 3r home. Carla Gugino, Kathy Baker and Laura Dem co-star. ■ “It’s a Wonderful Life,” the Frank Capra-directed 1946 classic about a man (Jimmy Stewart) who realizes how good he’s got it, airs 8 p.m. Dec. 19, and Dec. 24, NBC. ANIMATION ■ “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” 8 p.m. today, CBS, is the Emmy Award-win ning story of how Charlie and his “Peanuts” pal Linus find the day’s true meaning beneath cover of trees, tinsel and commercialism. ■ “Snowden’s Christmas,” 8:30 p.m. today, on CBS. Snowden and his fellow toys have a New York City adventure in this new tale featuring the voices of Pe ter MacNicol, Kathy Najimy, Edward Asner and Michael McKean. ■ “Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too,” 7 p.m. Sunday, on ABC. Pooh and Piglet try to play Santa after a letter to the North Pole goes awry. ■ “A Garfield Christmas Special,” 8 p.m. Dec. 11, CBS, follows the reluc tant feline as he travels to the country for an old-fashioned holiday. GOOD-BYE ’99, HELLO 2000 ■ “Politically Incorrect With Bill Maher Millennium Special” on ABC fea tures Maher and celebrity guests, some playing historical figures, discussing social and political issues of the recent and distant past. Tune in at 12:35 a.m. Dec. 30 to see Gilbert Gottfried as Napoleon and Shelley Long as Joan of Arc. ■ “ABC 2000” features an ABC News team covering New Year’s Eve events around the world. Peter Jennings will anchor the 23-hour live program from New York’s Times Square beginning 5 a.m. Dec. 31; scheduled performers include Billy Joel, Ray Charles and Natalie Merchant. ■ “Millennium Live” is billed as a 24-hour, global celebration of the new year, beginning at 5 a.m. Dec. 31 on PAX TV. Aerosmith, Sting and Phil Collins are among the artists announced for the show, also set to include an Internet link and inter views with world leaders. I New Year from page 14 JohnHuiett Assistant News Editor 1. Cyber sushi 2. Neon underwear Brad Walters Graphics Editor 1. MP3s 2. Pokemon Corey Ford Assistant Viewpoints Editor 1. USC in NCAA tournament 2. Knicks finally win an NBA championship Todd Money Sports Editor 1. A return to ‘70s music, except without disco 2. Orange 3. A massive Pokemon backlash juiou iveiuwiu, Sports Editor 1. Guys dressing classy 2. Salvia...club drug that is legal David Cloninger Assistant Sports Editor 1. Incorporating the Confederate flag into clothing and architecture 2. Throwing limy senso-rings around sticks while stand ing in a puddle of sewage 3. USC water polo Kristin Freestate Copy Desk Chief 1. Silver 2. Armageddon paranoia 3. Pandemic flus Jonathan Dunagin Graduate Assistant 1. Y3K scare 2. Resurgence of heavy metal Brandon Larrabee Staff Writer 1. Canned food 2. John McCain 3. Baseball Shannon Rooke Staff Writer 1. Professional women’s soccer 2. No rednecksf or, while you’re at it, those “Southern bitches” too) What to get rid of for 2000 Rachel Helwig v etCetera Editor 1. Shrugs Ann Marie Miani Assistant etCetera Editor 1. The Confederate flag 2. Britney Spears, Mariah Carey... basically, all female singers who had boob implants 3. Teletubbies 4. Kid Rock, Limp Biskit and any of those rock/rap bands. * Pete Johnson Assistant Encore! Editor 1. Annoting Atlanta Braves fans 2. Ignorant rednecks 3. Democracy — I gotta keep with the papanoia 4. The old Sara Ladenheim Editor in Chief 1. All old food in the fridge 2. White Sneakers 3. Master P Kenley Young _ Managing Editor 1. Boy bands 2. White rappers 3. Keanu Reeves 4. Jenny McCarthy’s tank top 5. Republicans 6. The phrase “y’all” Brock Veigakis News Editor 1. The Confederate flag 2. Clemson 3. Pokemon 4. Old men passing out Bibles outside the Russell House Kevin Langston News Editor 1. Stupid people Clayton Kale Associate News Editor 1. Shoes 2. Computers 3. Traffic 4. Lima beans 5. N’Sync 6. Millennium hype • John Huiett Assistant News Editor 1 .Tlie Backstreet Boys, Kid Rock and the W.B. 2. Hillary Clinton 'Brad Waiters Graphics Editor 1. Rude people 2. The “green space” philosophy at USC Corey Ford Assistant Viewpoints Editor 1. George W. Bush 2. Steve Spurrier 3. Billy Donavan Todd Money Sports Editor 1. Wtnking 2. Every driver except me Jared Kelowitz Sports Editor 1. The drinking age 2. A1 Sharpton 3. Body piercings David Qoninger Assistant Sports Editor i tin irr1 1. T T VJJV/ 2. Boy bands 3. Women’s suffrage 4. Greek life Kristin Freestate Copy Desk Chief 1. Silver 2. Armageddon paranoia 3. Pandemic flus Jonathan Dunagin Graduate Assistant 1. Y2K scares 2. The Gamecock football team 3. Boy bands Brandon Larrabee Staff Writer 1. The ACC 2. The Confederate flag 3. Teletubbies 4. The NBA Shannon Rooke Staff Writer 1. The President 2. Dresses and skirts 3. WNEA -1 Leagues available for Fraternity, Men’s A, B, & C, Residence Hall, Faculty/Staff/Grad, Co-Rec, and Women. Play starts on Tuesday, January 18, 2000. Fee: $15 per team Sign up in the Office of Campus Recreation 202 Blatt PE Center. \ Call 777-5261 for more information Web site: http://www.sa.sc.edu/pecenter/im.htm