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By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Nonstop laughs

NBC has cooked up a week of sitcom marathons featuring programs from its Thursday evening lineup.

The marathons are slated to air in the week between Christmas and New Year's Day, TVWeek.com reports.

The four-episode marathons will run Monday through Thursday, beginning at 8 each night. "Community" is up first, leading off the week on Dec. 28. "Parks & Recreation" airs Dec. 29, followed by "The Office" on Dec. 30 and "30 Rock" on New Year's Eve.

Holiday sing-along

More news about NBC holiday fare: The Peacock network is planning to celebrate with a new music competition series, says thefutoncritic.com.

Network sources have confirmed "The Sing-Off," a program in which a cappella groups compete for a Sony recording contract.

The series will premiere at 8 p.m. on Dec. 14, thefutoncritic.com reports. Additional episodes, all at 8 p.m., are set to air Dec. 15 and 16, with the finale slated for Dec. 21. Each installment will run two hours.

Two years ago, NBC launched "Clash of the Choirs" in a similar December rollout strategy.