FULL STORY:  Here are a few things to look forward to in December . . .

1.  In sports:  College football’s bowl games start the 14th.  There’s also lots of NFL and NHL action.  And the second annual NBA Cup tournament runs through December 17th.

2.  In theaters:  “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” and the live-action prequel “Mufasa: The Lion King” both open December 20th.  And on Christmas Day, “Nosferatu” with Bill Skarsgard and Lily Rose-Depp . . . “Babygirl” with Nicole Kidman . . . and Timothée Chalamet plays Bob Dylan in “A Complete Unknown”.

3.  On TV:  Lots of holiday specials, including the “National Christmas Tree Lighting” December 20th.  Plus, Jamie Foxx’s new stand-up special hits Netflix next Tuesday . . . the Billboard Music Awards are next Thursday . . . the “iHeartRadio Jingle Ball” airs the 18th . . . Nate Bargatze’s new stand-up special hits Netflix the 24th . . . and season two of “Squid Game” lands the 26th.

4.  And finally, the holidays:  The big ones are Christmas . . . Hanukkah, which starts on Christmas this year . . . and Kwanzaa starts December 26th.

There’s also Giving Tuesday tomorrow . . . National Ice Cream Day on the 13th . . . Ugly Sweater Day on the 15th . . . Answer the Phone Like Buddy the Elf Day on the 18th . . . the first day of winter is December 21st . . . Festivus is the 23rd . . . and the 31st is New Year’s Eve, when we finally say “so long” to 2024.