tribute to the children and adults killed at a Connecticut elementary school

NEW YORK - "Saturday Night Live" made a rare departure from his comic tribute open to children and adults killed in a Connecticut elementary school.

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Members of the community of New York City Children sing at the beginning of "Saturday Night Live" in tribute to those killed in Newtown, Connecticut
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There is no known remedy for anything serious or affectionately, the program made to fit an exception during the first moments of his show on Saturday. Instead of the usual sketch comedy, children's choir appeared in front of the camera and the angels sang "Silent Night" with the chorus play, "Sleep in heavenly peace."

Then the members of the choir of New York City Children called NBC show time-honored introduction: "Live from New York, is a" Saturday Night! '"

That night the only reference to the tragedy and struck exactly the right tone.

Later, the Corps returned to join the musical guest Paul McCartney in his version of "Wonderful Christmas Time."

Some of the stars fell on the Christmas special "SNL" including Samuel L. Jackson, Alec Baldwin, Tom Hanks, Kristen Wiig, Jimmy Fallon and Tina Fey. Guest host was Martin Short.

Concert in Myanmar emphasis on slavery

Yangon, Myanmar - U.S. singer-songwriter Jason Mraz mixed entertainment with education, Sunday became the first entertainer in the world in the decades to play in Myanmar, with a concert to raise awareness about human trafficking.

Frost 2008 hit "I'm Your" was the final concert of the night before crowd of 50,000 people at the base of the hill famous Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, the country's largest city.

Local artists, including hip-hop singer, also played at the event organized by MTV in collaboration with the U.S. and Australian government support and anti-slavery organization Walk Free.

Myanmar is emerging from decades of isolation under the reformist government elected to office last year after nearly five decades of military rule.

Mraz called his appearance at the concert was "a great honor."

"I think this country is, at this time, downloading many new information from all over the world. Always wanted my music to be here, (for) a celebration of hope, peace, love and happiness. And so I" m pleased, that my music can be part of a large file download Myanmar experience. '

"The Hobbit" sets box office record for opening
NEW YORK-Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit" led the box office with $ 84.8 million profit, a record opening was better than the previous three "Lord of the Rings" films.

Middle-earth epic was the biggest December opening ever, surpassing the Will Smith "I Am Legend," which opened with $ 77.2 million in 2007, according to a study estimates Sunday.

"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" also passed the December opening of "Avatar," which opened with $ 77 million.

Internationally, the "Hobbit" also added $ 138.2 million, an impressive debut and north of $ 200 million.

Despite weak reviews, 3-D adaptation of JRR Tolkien's fantasy novel series was even bigger draw than the last "Lord of the Rings" film "Return of the King." The film opened $ 72.6 million.

"The Hobbit" is the first of a planned trilogy, with two more films to be pushed out of the book of Tolkien.

During Jackson's "Rings" films have received numerous awards - "The Return of the King" won the Oscar for best film - the way to "The Hobbit" was a rocker. He has not received a Golden Globe nominations last week.

The film was a hit with the audience. They grade movie with "A" CinemaScore