The following is a transcript of an interview with Mark Galli that aired Sunday, December 22, 2019, on “Face the Nation.” Source

Titans inactive players for Sunday’s Week 16 game vs. Saints Source

The following is a transcript of an interview with Senator Chris Van Hollen that aired Sunday, December 22, 2019, on “Face the Nation.” Source

Jennifer Lopez, the celebrated singer-dancer-actress-businesswoman-mom, speaks with “CBS This Morning” co-host Tony Dokoupil about her work in the film “Hustlers”; her upcoming Super Bowl halftime show; her future marriage to baseball great Alex Rodriguez; and what it meant to turn 50 this past year. Source

In 1223, in Italy, St. Francis of Assisi created the very first Nativity scene as we know it, to inspire the local townspeople. Meant to mark the birth of Jesus, each crèche is an artistic expression of personal faith. Correspondent Nikki Battiste talks with professor Eric Barreto of the Princeton Theological Seminary about the history of Nativities, and visits the University of Dayton’s Marian Library collection of Nativities from around the world. She also checks out a living Nativity scene in Mount Laurel, N.J. Source

Some of our most cherished holiday songs, including “White Christmas” and “Easter Parade,” as well as “God Bless America,” were written by the prolific composer-lyricist Irving Berlin (1888-1989), a Jewish immigrant from Russia. Mo Rocca talks about the remarkable life of Berlin, who wrote hundreds of standards, with his granddaughter, Katherine Swett; Broadway musical director and conductor Andy Einhorn; Josh Perelman, Chief Curator at the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia, and ultra-Orthodox singer Shulem Lemmer. Source

More than 1,700 students participate each year in the program, which extends far beyond just music Source

The celebrated singer-dancer-actress talks about the film “Hustlers,” her upcoming Super Bowl halftime show, her future marriage to baseball great Alex Rodriguez, and what it meant to turn 50 Source

Why are latkes – crispy, fried, slightly oniony potato pancakes – associated with the Jewish celebration of Hanukkah? The story of the miracle of the oil is anything but simple, as correspondent Martha Teichner notes. She talks with Jewish food historian and cookbook writer Jayne Cohen, and with Niki Russ Federman, a fourth-generation owner of Russ & Daughters, a New York City institution of Jewish food for 105 years. Source

During the Jewish holiday, eating crispy, fried, slightly oniony potato pancakes represents perseverance, and a little bit of magic Source