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By Mike Hughes
Gannett News Service

Tonight's Must-See

"Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade," 8 a.m., ABC. This is the 20th year that this event has offered holiday cheer. Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa — who co-host a Disney-owned talk show — are hosts. The two hours are stuffed with promotions for Disney movies, Disney attractions and Disney-owned networks. Somewhere in all this hype we also get flash, fun and music. Singers include LeAnn Rimes, Clay Aiken, Jessica Simpson, Enrique Iglesias, Carlos Ponce, Wayne Brady, the country group Rascal Flatts and the up-tempo young Christian pop group Jump5.

Of Local Note

Hawai'i Bowl, 3 p.m. ESPN. The University of Hawai'i Warriors play the University of Houston Cougars.

Of Note

James Bond marathon, all day, Spike TV. It's all Bond, all day. Roger Moore stars in "Live and Let Die" (1973) at 7 a.m., "The Man With the Golden Gun" (1974) at 10 a.m., "The Spy Who Loved Me" (1977) at 1 p.m. and "Moonraker" (1979) at 4 p.m. Pierce Brosnan, a far superior Bond, has "The World is Not Enough" (1999) at 7 p.m.

"The Rugrats Movie" (1998), 11:30 a.m., CBS. Kids get a brief holiday treat before CBS returns to soap operas at 1 p.m.

Basketball, 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m., ABC. Here is a double-header to start ABC's NBA coverage for the season. First is Dallas at Sacramento. Then it's Houston at Los Angeles, bringing a match-up between the popular giants Shaquille O'Neal and Yao Ming.

"World Idol," 7 p.m., Fox. This competition has the winners of the original "Pop Idol" show in England and 10 of its spinoffs worldwide, in addition to the first U.S. winner, Kelly Clarkson.

"Will & Grace," 8 p.m., NBC. In a rerun, Macaulay Culkin plays Karen's divorce lawyer, whose competence is questionable.