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Monday, November 25

• JOSH GAD: Actor and Tony Award nominee talks about his role as a snowman who longs to experience summer in the upcoming animated film Frozen.
• HOLIDAY DIY DÉCOR: Interior design specialist Debbie Travis shows CANADA AM home décor projects perfect for the holiday season.
• MORRIS CHESTNUT: CANADA AM speaks with the actor about his new movie The Best Man Holiday.

Tuesday, November 26

• RANDI ZUCKERBERG: Sister of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg joins CANADA AM with her new book Dot Complicated: Untangling our Wild Lives, a guide to understanding how technology and social media influence and inform our lives on and offline.
• COBIE SMULDERS: The HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER star discusses her new movie Delivery Man, co-starring funny man Vince Vaughn.
• HOLIDAY TAPAS PARTY: Want to host a holiday party without preparing a feast? CANADA AM has the solution with the best appetizers to serve at a holiday cocktail bash.

Wednesday, November 27

• PICK THE PERFECT TREE: Gardening expert Mark Cullen shows CANADA AM viewers how to pick the perfect Christmas tree.
• ST. MICHAEL’S CHOIR: To celebrate the holidays, the choir delivers a live performance.
• ELEANOR CATTON: Canadian-born author Eleanor Catton discusses her Governor General Literary Award and the Man Booker Prize, recent acclaim for her book The Luminaries.

Thursday, November 28

• DAME JUDI DENCH: The much-loved English actress sits down with CANADA AM to talk about her new film Philomena, the heartbreaking true story of an Irish woman and the secret she kept for 50 years.
• CALGARY ZOO: Jeff reports live from the re-opening of the beloved zoo that was shut down following Calgary’s devastating flood. 
• PLUS-SIZE PARTY FASHIONS: Canadian plus size model Liis Windischmann showcases the hottest plus size holiday fashions.

Friday, November 29

• SKI GETAWAYS: Want to get away for the holidays?  Travel expert Loren Christie highlights the best ski getaways this season.
• ALTERNATIVE CHRISTMAS TREES: Forget about real or fake, how about something completely different for this year’s tree? CANADA AM spices up the holidays with alternative ideas for Christmas trees.
• BROTHERS DUBÉ: Canada’s youngest rock band performs live from their new album Back of the Class.

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