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| New York | The greatest city in the world |
| Dave | Bush's New Secretary of Energy |
| PostMonologue | What They Want for Christmas |
| 1st Slot | Stupid Human Tricks |
| 2nd Guest | Noah Wylie |
| Music | Sum 41 |
| Other | Biography: Ken Jennings, Al Jazeera Christmas Special, New Head of Homeland Security |
| Audience Shot | A Message from George Clarke |
| [kissing sounds] |
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| New York | The greatest city in the world |
| Dave | Bio-engineer tech lover |
| PostMonologue | Stump the Band |
| 2nd Bit | C-Span Holiday Programming, Jeopardy Clip post-Jennings |
| 1st Guest | Sharon Reed |
| 2nd Guest | Tyra Banks |
| Music | Lyle Lovett |
| Audience Shot | Tomorrow night's highlight |
| I'm so fat |
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| New York | The greatest city in the world |
| Dave | Media gadfly |
| PostMonologue | CBS Mailbag |
| 1st Guest | Bonnie Hunt |
| 2nd Guest | Alex Zanardi |
| Audience Shot | I Want to Be the New Late Show Announcer |
| Ahhh |
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| New York | The greatest city in the world |
| Dave | Accomplished ocean kayaker |
| PostMonologue | Holiday Products |
| 2nd Bit | Topping the Late Show Christmas Tree, Alan's Version of The Little Drummer Boy |
| Top Ten | Ways Saddam Hussein Celebrated the Anniversary of His Capture |
| 1st Guest | Jim Carrey |
| Music | Ashanti |
| Other | The Democratic Pary: In Good Hands |
| Audience Shot | Late Show Christmas Tree Facts |
| Stop calling me |
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| New York | The greatest city in the world |
| Dave | Savvy Czech investor |
| PostMonologue | Name That Broken Gift |
| Top Ten | Signs Your Kid is On Steroids |
| 1st Guest | Cate Blanchett |
| 2nd Guest | Craig Ferguson |
| Music | The Pixies - Monkey Gone to Heaven |
| Other | A Message from the Department of Homeland Security |
| Audience Shot | I Want My Product to Appear on Name That Broken Gift |
| Brenda, where's Kenny? |
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| New York | The greatest city in the world |
| Dave | The largest aircraft ever built |
| PostMonologue | What They're Doing for the Holidays |
| Top Ten | Ways to Improve the Department of Homeland Security |
| 1st Guest | Adam Sandler (Werewolves of London) |
| 2nd Guest | Sharon Ice (holiday toys) |
| Other | The Aviator ad, Threat Level Alert, George W. Bush Electrifies America's Youth |
| Audience Shot | Late Show Staffer Annette Guardabascio's Take on Bernard Kerik |
| Come on punk, try me |
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| New York | The greatest city in the world |
| Dave | Box office poison |
| PostMonologue | Audience Show & Tell |
| Top Ten | Things That Sound Sexy When Spoken by America's Top Model (presented by Eva) |
| 2nd Bit | iPod ad |
| 1st Guest | Kate Beckinsale |
| Music | Ciara and Missy Elliot |
| Other | New Tape from Bin Laden, Bernard Kerik Announcement, The Apprentice Finale Announcement |
| Audience Shot | Susan Hum's Holiday Toast to America |
| Give us a kiss, Kenny |
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| New York | The greatest city in the world |
| Dave | Overzealous disciplinarian |
| PostMonologue | What's On TV |
| 2nd Bit | Will It Float? (cheese log) |
| 1st Guest | Jeff Goldblum |
| 2nd Guest | Terrell Owens |
| Other | NASA resignation, Aviator/Titanic Comparison |
| Audience Shot | Late Show Announcement |
| Hey hey Bertha |
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| New York | The greatest city in the world |
| Dave | One of a series of unfortunate events |
| PostMonologue | End-of-year Checklist |
| 1st Guest | Bill Murray |
| Music | Kaki King |
| Other | TV Top 3 Moments of 2004, Paul's Traditional O Holy Night |
| Audience Shot | Late Show Announcement |
| Daddy wants a kiss |
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| New York | The greatest city in the world |
| Dave | A man who doesn't care if you mail early |
| PostMonologue | May We See Your Digital Photos Please? |
| Top Ten | Signs You're Not the Most Popular Guy in High School (presented by Napolean Dynamite) |
| 1st Guest | Dennis Quaid |
| 2nd Guest | Rusty Wallace |
| Music | The Calling |
| Other | George W. Bush: Economic Expert, Lemony Snicket Disclaimer |
| Audience Shot | Susan Hum's Message to the Kids |
| Mmm, Hoagies |
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| New York | The greatest city in the world |
| Dave | Millionaire Germ Freak |
| PostMonologue | Holiday Greeting Cards |
| 2nd Bit | Nog Cam, After the Show |
| Top Ten | Least Popular Christmas Carols (presented by the Late Show Carolers) |
| 1st Guest | Kristin Johnson |
| 2nd Guest | Tom Dreesen |
| Other | FDA Announcement, Dave's Likeness in a Commercial, Billy Crystal |
| Audience Shot | Alan's Christmas Message |
| Way to go, Tubby |
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| New York | The greatest city in the world |
| Dave | Belgium's version of Santa Claus |
| PostMonologue | Know Your Current Events |
| 2nd Bit | Christmas Quarterback Challenge with Jay Thomas |
| 1st Guest | Regis Philbin |
| Music | Darlene Love - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) |
| Oh Santa |