‘Tis the season for a little Christmas music, courtesy of Charles Osgood, our anchor emeritus, and the Young People’s Chorus of New York City, who perform “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.” Source

While Alzheimer’s may be stealing the memory of 68-year-old Steve Goodwin, he refuses to let the disease steal his music. The cruelest part of the disease was the toll it was taking on the songs he composed for his wife and could no longer remember – until a family friend and professional pianist took note with a rescue mission. Steve Hartman first reported on Goodwin’s musical reports last August, and has an update about music that’s taken a life of its own. Source

In the world of ballet, Christmas means one thing: “The Nutcracker”! Stages across the country fill with twirling snowflakes, leaping candy canes, and lots and lots of pointe shoes. Faith Salie goes backstage at the New York City Ballet with principal dancer Tiler Peck, and visits Freed of London, a leading ballet shoemaker, to find out what goes into those shoes aside from very talented feet. Source

Martha Teichner reports on how Hollywood actress Donna Reed contributed to the war effort during World War II – sharing letters with American troops and entertaining service members at the fabled Hollywood Canteen – and how her wartime correspondence, treasures lovingly preserved, are being remembered today. Source

Tis the season – to overeat. After all, the food and drink during holiday dinner or at the office party, looks so tasty. Most of us can’t say no. So how do we control ourselves? CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook reports. Source

Chris Thile, Chris Eldridge and Aoife O’Donovan perform an original Christmas song from Thile’s album “Thanks For Listening.” Source

Growing up in the 60s, Claus Meyer says food in his native Denmark was often frozen, canned and tasteless. Later while working in France, he fell in love with great cooking and wanted to bring it home. In 2003 he co-founded Copenhagen’s Noma, voted best restaurant in the world four times over. Now, he’s come to America with the Great Northern Food Hall and the Michelin-starred Agern, both in New York’s Grand Central Terminal. Meyer joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss what brought him to New York City. Source

Things for the circus haven’t been so great as of late. The Greatest Show on Earth, the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, was shut down after 146 years and last year, New York’s Big Apple Circus filed for bankruptcy. But it turns out Big Apple fans are getting an encore thanks in part to some last-minute medical help. Anthony Mason reports. Source

Allegations of sexual harassment have toppled powerful people from Hollywood to Capitol Hill this year, but a new investigation by the New York Times gives voice to blue-collar workers. The article explores decades of sexual misconduct at two Ford auto plants in Chicago. CBS News contributor and New York Times reporter Jodi Kantor joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the kind of alleged behavior women there endured for years, the systems that enable harassment and Ford’s response to the allegations. Source

CBS News chief Washington correspondent and “Face the Nation” moderator John Dickerson joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss what issues Republicans and President Trump will focus on in the new year, where the GOP stands heading into midterm elections and how the U.N.’s rebuke of Mr. Trump’s Jerusalem decision affects its global standing. Source