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Thats pretty. i wrote this when i was in junior high school. i could never figure out what came next. then dimwit came up with this. [emotional piano music] ♪ its good. its perfect. i could set up a tower on the roof during a lightning storm. help you switch brains with your patient. then you would be the brilliant pianist and he would be the doctor hiding brain cancer from his friend. its nothing. you need to talk about it. you need to talk about it. at least let me look at your medical file....

>> glor: finally tonight take a 271-year-old piece of choral music, add 2,000 people who love it, what do you get? a beloved christmas tradition. with tony guida, give a listen. >> ♪ hallelujah ♪ hallelujah ♪ hallelujah >> reporter: all year long people fill new york avery fisher hall to listen to music. >> ♪ hallelujah >> reporter: one night a year they come to sing. its a christmas tradition. 2,000 people, strangers uniting as a chorus to perform one of the most familiar pieces of musi...

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He chose messiah for its universality. >> it had everything you could look for, melodic tunes you could hum along with, rich choruses, emotions of joy, introspection and triumph of human spirit. >> reporter: no wonder there are messiah sing alongs across america and much of the english speaking world. >> ♪ hallelujah ♪ >> ♪ hallelujah ♪ >> reporter: at a memorial church a few miles from the avery fisher hall, the chorus is smaller but the spirit is just as strong. this was rana strases f...

And used by moms decade after decade. plays a key role throughout our lives. one a day womens 50+ is a complete multivitamin designed for womens health concerns as we age. it has 7 antioxidants to support cell health. one a day 50+. >> axelrod: finally tonight, it is now nearly two months since super storm sandy devastated new york and new jersey. few places were hit harder than new york citys breezy point, and few neighborhoods have people more determined to rebuild. tony guida has a case in po...

>> ♪ baby, we were born to run... ♪ >> reporter: performers included home-grown stars bruce springsteen and jon bon jovi, and what mick jagger called "a collection of old english musicians." something called king tides are making a big splash along the west coast. waves there could reach more than nine feet. the high tides have already caused flooding in san diego and elsewhere. a unique alignment of the sun, moon and earth is giving the sea an extra gravitational push. californias climate h...

Shes made a start, losing nine pounds so far. >> if kids cant be healthy, they cant be successful. so if we give them the tools they need in education they can take it home. >> its the first time the life- expectancy for kids is less than ours. that has to change. >> reporter: at the districts grade schools, test scores are up and asthma cases are down, and at truman high, obesity rates have dropped 10% over the last two years. the changes theyve made here are showing results. seth doane, cbs ne...

>> it is a fascinating collaboration between the two of you. the book and the series, show time, 8:00 on mondays. thank you very much. the renowned indian composer has died. collaborations with legends and the beatles cultivated a worldwide appreciation for indian music. his work with george harrison shot him to history and later dubbed him the godfather of world music. he was credited with spearheading the first rock benefit. the father of award winning musician norah jones, he was 92 years old...

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Anthony mason takes "time out" to remember his work. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: dave brubecks music was a defining sound of jazz clubs in the 50s and 60s. a "time" magazine cover in 1954 described him as a wigging cat with a far-out wail. >> are there any rules for improvisation? >> you bet your life there are, and the rules in jazz would just scare you to death. >> reporter: the son of a california cattle rancher and a classically trained pianist, brubeck had a natural ear for melodies. at home...