We are reviving those memorable, family-oriented holiday specials that were presented every year with the likes of Bing Crosby, Andy Williams and Perry Como. Starring our very own Anthony Mangano of NET TV’s Emmy Award-winning series, “City of Churches” and co-starring Joe Manno, from the Emmy Award-winning CBS Afterschool Special, “All In One,” there’s something for everyone in the DeSales Media Christmas Variety Special!
Guest stars include Lenny Venito from ABC-TV’s hit show “The Neighbors,” Lou Martini Jr. from HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire,” Jimmy Palumbo from HBO’s “The Sopranos,” Joe D’Onofrio from the TBS sitcom “Are We There Yet?” Mario Bosco from ABC-TV’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” and Joe Maffo from “Law & Order, SVU,” plus a special appearance by Santa Claus.
Also featured in the cast are Laura DePalma, Jill Demonstoy, Nicole Mangano, Keith Morrison and Freddie Singer.
Premieres Friday, December 11 at 9 PM ET.
Re-airs: Monday, Dec. 21 at 9 & 11 PM and Tuesday, Dec. 22 at 10 PM.
Susan Kennedy has spent more than half her lifetime doing what she enjoys: teaching second graders at St. Andrew Avellino Catholic Academy in Flushing. Currents education correspondent Marie Elena Giossi visits Ms. Kennedy as she marks 45 years in the classroom.
Currents correspondent Antonina Zielinska visits the youth of the Shrine Church of St. Gerard Majella in Hollis who will be participating in World Youth Day in Krakow, Poland.
Social media may be the primary mode of social interaction for young people, at least according to a new study. Currents correspondent Katie Breidenbach has the story.
During a month when the United States recognizes the men and woman who have fought for the country. Currents anchor Liz Faublas spoke with Father Charles Keeney, Catholic Chaplain at Long Island University, who recently played a role in welcoming a soldier home.
Joe Estevez and All Things Catholic visit Father Greg Boyle and Homeboy Industries, which is an organization that provides hope, training, and support to formerly gang-involved & previously incarcerated men and women, allowing them to redirect their lives and become contributing members of the Los Angeles Community.
Katie Breidenbach reports on “Pray for Me,” the name of a new online prayer community that the digital and design teams of DeSales Media Group have launched for the Diocese of Brooklyn.
As it does every year, Maimonides Medical Center gave donations of a thousand dollars to more than 30 parishes in Brooklyn to put toward decorating their churches for Christmas. Currents correspondent Michelle Powers reports from the gathering when the pastors received the donations.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced a plan to add 15 thousand new units of supportive housing in the city. Currents correspondent Konrad Aderer spoke about the issue of housing with Father Edward Mason, a pastor in Brownsville and a long time housing advocate.
Currents anchor Liz Faublas speaks with New York City Firefighter Brendan Flynn, who is running in the Philadelphia Marathon to benefit the Bridge to Life, an organization that offers men and women the resources they need to choose life.