Sunday Janet Jackson is scheduled to open "The 2009 American Music Awards" (7 p.m., KSTP, Ch. 5), broadcast live from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. Other announced performers include Carrie Underwood, Whitney Houston, Rihanna and Alicia Keys.

Monday The new two-hour documentary "The Lost JFK Tapes: The Assassination" (8 p.m., National Geographic Channel) presents more news footage of the assassination, providing a time line using local TV reports, audio recordings and home movies.

Tuesday The new animated special "Holly and Hal Moose: Our Uplifting Christmas Adventures" (6 p.m., ABC Family) is the tale of siblings who are assigned to monitor the North Pole Weather Center.

Wednesday "The Beatles on Record" (9 p.m., History) follows the band's creative process in studio recording sessions, with narration by Paul McCartney, George Harrison, John Lennon and Ringo Starr.

Thursday Charlie Brown arranges for Woodstock and Snoopy to cater a dinner, and the pair serve toast and popcorn in the 1973 animated classic "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" (7 p.m., KSTP, Ch. 5); a bonus cartoon, "This Is America, Charlie Brown: The Mayflower Voyagers," tells the story of the early settlers.

ANN M. WILHELMY