Country music stars The Oak Ridge Boys serenaded former President George H W Bush, who is out of intensive care and improving in a Houston Hospital.
The call was made at the request of Barbara Bush.
Ryan Seacrest returns to ABC Tonight to ring in 2013 from Times Square.
This will be his first time hosting Dick Clark's signature New Year's Celebration since his mentor died last April.
For the 3rd weekend in a row, " The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" continues to reign at the Box Office.
The Peter Jackson epic raked in an estimated 33 million dollars this weekend to remain number 1.
Coming in a close 2nd place with nearly 31 million dollars is Quentin Tarantino's western comedy "Django Unchained".
The final weekend of 2012 capped a record-setting 10.8 billion dollar year at the movies.