David Letterman Kennedy Center Honors 2012: Tina Fey, Jimmy Kimmel, Ray ...

2012 Kennedy Center Honoree Natalia Makarova, front row, second right, reacts to all the photos being taken during a group photo after the State Department Dinner for the Kennedy Center Honors gala Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012 at the State Department in

The prestigious 35th Annual Kennedy Center Honors aired Dec. 26 on national television, highlighting the awesomeness of rock gods Led Zeppelin.

"Kennedy Center Honors": Honorees include David Letterman, Buddy Guy, Dustin Hoffman, Natalia Makarova and Led Zeppelin members John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant. Caroline Kennedy hosts, and those paying tribute include Alec

The annual Kennedy Center Honors are always a heartening reminder that amid the din of day-to-day pop culture, real and enduring artistic achievement is taking place, even if we forget to notice. But the 35th installment of the awards, which will be

2012 Kennedy Center Honoree Natalia Makarova, front row, second right, reacts to all the photos being taken during a group photo after the State Department Dinner for the Kennedy Center Honors gala Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012 at the State Department in