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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.

More specials ahead

Not to be outdone, rival network ABC plans some holiday cheer of its own, with back-to-back specials starring Paul McCartney and Beyonce slated to air Thanksgiving night.

According to Associated Press, the evening kicks off at 9 p.m. with a Beyonce concert taped over the summer in Las Vegas.

That will be followed by a McCartney special that will include highlights from his July concert at Citi Field in New York City. The stadium in Queens is next to the former site of Shea Stadium, where Mr. McCartney and his fellow Beatles rocked at the height of Beatlemania. Footage from that 1965 concert also will air during the special, AP says.

Both specials will offer interviews with and personal glimpses of the stars.

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