TV picks for Dec. 26: 'Office Christmas Party,' Kennedy Center Honors, 'Secrets of Spanish Florida'

December 25, 2017 at 4:00PM
Front row from left, 2017 Kennedy Center Honorees Carmen de Lavallade, Norman Lear, and Gloria Estefan, back row from left, LL Cool J, and Lionel Richie are photographed following the State Department dinner for the Kennedy Center Honors, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
Kennedy Center honorees, from left, Carmen de Lavallade, LL Cool J, Norman Lear, Lionel Richie and Gloria Estefan. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Raunchy Rachel

For those who made a fool of themselves at their workplace holiday bashes: It could have been worse. "Office Christmas Party" is the perfect hangover movie, more so for the theme than any genuine laughs, although Jennifer Aniston, as a Scrooge-like boss, keeps proving that she's better as an off-kilter secondary character than a leading lady.

6:15 p.m., Showtime

Get on your feet

Having Lionel Richie and Gloria Estefan as part of the 40th Annual Kennedy Center Honors ensures viewers of some great singalong moments — Leona Lewis somehow makes "All Night Long" tolerable again — but the real highlight is the induction of dancer/choreographer Carmen de Lavallade, courtesy of some outstanding ballerinas and singers.

8 p.m., WCCO, Ch. 4

Gator bowl

Jimmy Smits narrates "Secrets of Spanish Florida," a "Secret of the Dead" installment that reveals how the state's original residents were more diverse than you might expect, a melting pot that started bubbling up two generations before settlements in Jamestown and Plymouth were established.

8 p.m., TPT, Ch. 2

Neal Justin

This combination photo shows actresses Reese Witherspoon at the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, left, and Jennifer Aniston at a screening of "Office Christmas Party" in New York. Witherspoon and Aniston will star in and produce in an untitled behind-the-scenes drama about a TV morning show for the Apple streaming service. (AP Photo/File)
Aniston (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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