Glam Slam: December Do List

First Published: December 1, 2011 12:53 PM EST Credit: WireImage

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Caption Elizabeth Taylor during the ‘A Flea in Her Ear’ premiere in Paris, France in 1968Can you believe it’s already the last month of 2011? Phew!

Here are a few fun things to check out in December, in between all those parties and holiday shopping and holiday celebrations and…..

LIZ’S JEWELRY Oh, Santa!!!! Elizabeth Taylor’s $30 million dollar jewelry collection goes on the auction block this month, including gorgeous gems from husband Richard Burton. There are 269 pieces of fine jewelry on view starting December 3rd and the sale starts December 13th at Christie’s in New York. www.christies.com

TOUGH GIRL CHIC LOVED this best-selling series and now “The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo” gets the big Hollywood treatment. The movie starring Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara opens December 21st. And check out H & M’s “Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” collection by the film’s costume designer Trish Summerville, which features lots of dark, edgy clothes.

HOLIDAY SWEETS The girls at Georgetown Cupcake have done it again! They are offering holiday versions of their delicious cupcakes. Choose from the Christmas Collection, Winter Wonderland Dozen, Hanukkah Dozen, Season’s Greetings Dozen or Holiday Classic Dozen. Phew! Flavors range from gingerbread and white chocolate peppermint to chocolate eggnog and “Rudolph” red velvet, with a cute reindeer on top. Georgetown Cupcake is also featured in a Christmas Special—“DC Cupcakes: Nutcracker Sweet” premieres Friday December 2nd at 10:30 PM.

HOLIDAY TRADITION Don’t forget to check out the holiday classics. “A Charlie Brown Christmas” airs December 5th on ABC. “It’s a Wonderful Life” airs on Christmas Eve on NBC. “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” airs December 31st, of course!

Happy Holidays!

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