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· Christmas Eve Music: Lounge legends Marty and Elayne are at The Dresden, Avalon Christmas Eve featuring Astral Projection, Loli, Ami O, Udi, and Daytona are at Avalon Hollywood, and Taiwanese singer Jay Chou is at the Galen Center.
· There's Garage Comedy at the El Cid tonight, featuring a grab bag of sketch, stand-up, music, performance art, and freak acts with which to stuff your stockings, and a jolly after-party where you can get toasted on toddies like the little alcoholic comedy-loving elves that you are.
· Perfect that triple-lutz! Ice at Santa Monica is a rink at 5th Street and Arizona Avenue. $10 gets you an hour of skate time and a skate rental, and it's open until 7 p.m. tonight.