In the many voices of a choir in Columbus, Ohio, its members find one community, for while the Harmony Project is partly about music, it is all about harmony. Jane Pauley reports. Source

On December 18th, 1892, 124 years ago today, Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky’s timeless ballet, “The Nutcracker,” had its world premiere in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Jane Pauley reports on how it became a Christmas perennial. Source

In a story originally broadcast on “Sunday Morning” on December 8 1996, host Charles Osgood reports on “The Harlem Nutcracker,” a reinvention of the classic Tchaikovsky ballet, reimagined by way of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn, as a jazz-infused fantasy involving a grandmother revisiting the dreams of her youth. Features interviews with choreographer Donald Byrd and conductor David Berger. Source

For 50 years Irine Fokine (whose mother, prima ballerina Alexandra Federova, danced in the first performance of “The Nutcracker” in St. Petersburg in 1892) has overseen performances of the Tchaikovsky ballet. In this report originally broadcast on “Sunday Morning” December 23, 2007, correspondent Bill Geist attended rehearsals at Madame Fokine’s Ridgewood, N.J., dance studio, where she guides her young students through leaps and plies. Source

The New York Times columnist compares the 1955 acquittal of Whites accused of lynching Black teenager Emmett Till, with the conviction of a former Minneapolis policeman for murdering George Floyd. Source

The White House promised retaliation against Russia for hacking during the 2016 election, but given the state of cyberwarfare, it isn’t a given that the public will be informed about it. CBS News correspondent Errol Barnett explains how the retribution might be dealt out. Source

A college student who was lost for days with her boyfriend in blizzard conditions is telling their story of survival. They survived 48 hours trapped in a snow bank near the top of Algonquin Peak. At more than 5,000 feet, it’s the second highest mountain in New York State. In an interview you’ll see only on “CBS This Morning,” Michelle Miller talks to the student about how the couple stayed alive long enough for rescuers to find them. Source

President-elect Donald Trump has not gotten off on the right foot with China thanks to his phone call with the leader of Taiwan. Mark Leibovich, CBS News political contributor and New York Times Magazine chief national correspondent, spoke to CBSN about whether the call was related to China’s theft of a U.S. drone in the South China Sea. Source

On April 14, 2021, Bernard Madoff, who burned thousands of investors through an epic Ponzi scheme, died in prison while serving a 150-year prison sentence. Correspondent Jim Axelrod talks with journalist Jim Campbell, author of “Madoff Talks,” who maintained a years-long correspondence with the disgraced investor and his family, to learn exactly how Madoff pulled off the largest financial fraud in Wall Street history. Source

Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz sits down with the Oscar-winning actor to talk about his celebrated performances; his conservative politics; and whether he’d like to be directed by daughter Angelina Jolie. Source