ABC's 'Sound of Music' ratings up 22% over 2011

The hills are alive with The Sound of Music, but only if those hills are the hills over at Toby's Dinner Theatre of Baltimore. The holiday season and new year are coming to life with the classical Rodgers and Hammerstein

23 -- and later that day, the Julie Andrews-starring holiday-season perennial "The Sound of Music" also returns. Monday, Dec. 24, sees repeats of the animated specials "Disney's Prep & Landing" and "Shrek the Halls." And Christmas itself is packed with

There's no Homeland or The Walking Dead tonight, so it looks like The Sound of Music at 7 p.m. on ABC. A wonderful film, but hardly as gripping as the usual Sunday night fare. Looking ahead to Christmas Eve, as far as the eye can see there is nothing

Twitter Follower Tom Odell responded to my tweet about “The Sound of Music,” noting: “Georg von Trapp walked away from every luxury of life b/c he would not join evil.” He asked if I could imagine Obama doing that today.

Social media users delight in one millionth viewing of holiday classic.