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'Top Chef'
(10PM, Bravo) 5th season finale
He's certainly been the cockiest contestant this season, but does that mean Finland-born chef Stefan is a lock to nab the 'Top Chef' title?

A fan poll at Bravotv.com predicts Washington D.C.-based caterer Carla will emerge victorious in tonight's showdown, as the three finalists – which also includes Boulder chef Hosea – end the season by cooking up more tasty creole vittles in New Orleans.

Guest judge and "King of Creole Cooking" Emeril Lagasse helps decide which of the contestants will nab the $100,000 prize.

'A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa'
(8PM, NBC)
A little song, a little dance, and, since Kermit and Miss Piggy are involved, even a little romance?

This newest Muppets special finds Kermie and Piggy, their Muppet pals and a slew of celebs banding together to help get the Christmas wishes letters of three children into Santa's hands.

As the Muppets trek to the North Pole -- despite Piggy's desire to head to a more tropical climate -- they meet up with a cab driver played by Whoopi Goldberg, a cranky security guard played by Nathan Lane, New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg and Beaker's girlfriend, played by supermodel Petra Nemcova. Take that, Leonardo DiCaprio.

'Christmas in Rockefeller Center'
(8PM, NBC)
Al Roker hosts and Tony Bennett, Harry Connick Jr., Beyonce, the Jonas Brothers, David Cook and Rascal Flatts perform, but the real star of this celebration is the 72-foot-tall Norway spruce that will stand in Rockefeller Center.

Tonight, Roker and the other celebs help flip the switch on the tree's thousands of multicolored lights, an event that officially marks the beginning of the holiday season in New York City.

In fact, this year's tree is such a symbol of the holidays that it's getting its own star: a 550-pound Swarovski crystal ornament that will serve as the tree's topper.