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Whether you're celebrating Christmas or compiling Best of 2005 lists for your blog this weekend, if you're sticking around the city there will be plenty to do. And of course the subways are now back to take you where you need to go...it's a Chrismukkah miracle!

ART & BOOKS: About Glamour is going to explore the art of books with a kickoff reception tonight. Not what you typically see at Border's, the exhibit will be filled with artist's books, handmade books, 'zines and original artwork. Mmm...we can almost smell the dusty bookshelves at our old local library.

Friday // 7 to 10pm // About Glamour [103 North 3rd St. between Berry & Wythe, Williamsbug] // Free

PARTIES: Melody Nelson closes out 2005 with a night of spinning her "best of..." at Fat Baby, DJ Data will join her. And as usual, Ultragrrrl and Karen Plus One bring you the Stolen Transmission party just down the block at Orchard Bar. Try to hit both, we dare you.

Friday // All Night Long // Fat Baby and Orchard Bar // Free

SHOW: As part of their six-city holiday tour, What I Like About Jew returns to New York for it's sixth consecutive year. This unorthodox night of songs and comedy was created by Sean Altman and Rob Tannenbaum, who've been called "the Bart Simpsons of the Yeshiva" and "the Simon & Garfunkel of ethnic gag songs". Special guests: singers Jackie Hoffman, Cindy Kaplan, Tammy Faye Starlite, and comics Todd Barry and Elon Gold. All faiths are welcome!

Saturday and Sunday // Dec. 24 at 7 and 9 pm, Dec. 25 at 6 and 8 pm // Knitting Factory [74 Leonard Street] // $18 adv, $22 dos

MUSIC: If you aren't sitting around the Christmas tree, maybe you want to get your dance on with a little Israeli Hip-Hop. Y-Love takes the stage as DJ Equal, Jake Break, and DJ Handler spin some tunes as part of the Sephardic Music Festival. FreeNYC points out that "the boys from Modular Moods provide the back drop as Y-Love drops Talmudic rhymes in English, Arabic, Yiddish, and Hebrew."

Sunday // 9:30pm // Leopard Lounge [248 5th st. (at 2nd ave)] // Free

GOTHAMIST PICKS: Movies, Literature, Theater, Music

So, how are you spending the weekend?