There's a big night of Media Christmas parties tonight, including the one we're perhaps most excited for: New York's karaoke party at Encore. (Though we wouldn't mind being invited for dinner at Ruth Reichl's, either, as is her Gourmet editorial staff is this evening.)

We have little to report from last night, except that we're told jagermeister shots were involved at the Observer's festivities. And for earlier in the week, can hear that CNN's party was terrible — wagged a CNNer, "It was awful, boring... when your biggest (and only) draws are Soledad and Miles plus the flacks, hey, what do you expect?" — and Martha Stewart's was Djed by Grandmaster Flash. Commented the MSLO spy, "I dunno if thats a low point in his career, or for Omnimedia."

Herewith, tonight's lineup:

Allure, Paladar
AMI (business), Rock Candy
Cargo, Centrico (lunch)
Court TV, Pressure
Forbes (business), Jazz Standard/Blue Smoke
Gourmet (edit), EIC Ruth Reichl's apartment
Glamour (sales), Roxy
GQ, La Esquina
The Nation, Pravda
New York, Encore
Wenner Media (all), N/A

The latest version of the complete list is after the jump.

Monday, December 5
Daily News, Copacabana

Tuesday, December 6
Alfred A. Knopf, Punch
Lucky, Hotel QT
Playboy (editorial, etc.), Providence
SourceMedia (nee Thompson Media), Cipriani Wall Street
Teen Vogue (edit), La Esquina

Wednesday, December 7
Cookie, EIC Pilar Guzman's apartment
The New Yorker, Pastis
Village Voice, The Canal Room

Thursday, December 8
Bauer Publishing (all), Rockleigh Country Club, Rockleigh, N.J.
Cablevision, B.B. King's
CBS, the chairman's floor at Black Rock, the CBS Building
Disney/ABC, Roseland
Hearst Magazines (all), Tavern on the Green
LHJ, Avra
MTV Networks, Hammerstein Ballroom
Simon & Schuster, The Supper Club
Time Out New York, Stitch Bar & Lounge
Today show, Fresco by Scotto (brunch) then The Falls
Travel + Leisure (edit), 60 Thompson

Friday, December 9, 2005
CBS Evening News, Eugene
Fox News Channel, Rosie O'Grady's (in addition to next week's big News Corp. party)
Good Morning America, Rock Candy
Google, Skylight
Metro New York, Encore
Scripps Networks (Food Network, HGTV, etc.), SAPA (afternoon)

Monday, December 12
Departures (edit), Double Seven
Glamour (edit), Aspen
House & Garden, Fred's at Barneys
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, The Waterfront
Mediabistro, Obvia
Slate, Bubble Lounge
Teen Vogue (business), Employees Only
Vice, Fat Baby
VNU Business Publications, Capitale
Vogue and Men's Vogue, La Esquina

Tuesday, December 13
CNN, Time Warner Center
Esquire, the Esquire apartment at The Sculpture for Living
Fast Company and Inc., Blondie's
Forbes (editorial), Arte's
Hearst Magazines(all EICs and publishers), Le Bernardin (lunch)
PR Week, Bed
USA Today (NYC staff), Osteria Stella

Wednesday, December 14
The Daily Show, Movida
Gourmet (sales), The Hotel on Rivington
HBO, Marriott Marquis
New York Observer, Beacon
Rodale, Django

Thursday, December 15
Allure, Paladar
AMI (business), Rock Candy
Cargo, Centrico (lunch)
Court TV, Pressure
Forbes (business), Jazz Standard/Blue Smoke
Gourmet (edit), EIC Ruth Reichl's apartment
Glamour (sales), Roxy
GQ, La Esquina
The Nation, Pravda
New York, Encore
Wenner Media (all), N/A

Friday, December 16
Financial Times (New York staff), editor Lionel Barber's apartment
Lifetime Networks, Dodger Stages
News Corporation, Hilton New York
(plus New York Post afterparty at Siberia)

Monday, December 19
Dennis Publishing, Glo
FHM, Gypsey Tea
Meredith shelter books (all), Via
W, Astra

Tuesday, December 20
Jane, R&R
Muscle & Fitness, Tao (lunch)

Wednesday, December 21
Harper’s, Pravda
The Forward, Mo Pitkin's

No dates known
Food & Wine (business), Pegu Club
Food & Wine (edit), Spotted Pig
Departures (business), The Modern
Fitness, Otto (lunch)
Modern Bride and Elegant Bride, EIC Antonia van der Meer's apartment
Travel + Leisure (business), publisher Ellen Asmodeo Giglio's apartment

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