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If you're looking for a singles party tonight, go to the Let My People Go ball at Love Nightclub. Let My People Go abruptly shut down "The Ball" in Washington and apparently most other cities where they had planned to introduce or expand their successful New York City party. While party planners had hoped for 1,000 guests, their revised estimate found only 250 willing partiers, a number they said would be a disappointment. Organizers did not answer other questions about the cancellation and Love could not be reached for comment. So on Okie Street tonight, not a creature will be stirring. One less competitor for the Matzo Ball and Gefilte Fish Gala to worry about.

Thanks to Christmas and days off and such, it was a bit of a slower week for comments, but there are still plenty of gems worth sharing.

Federal workers may have had Christmas Eve off of work this year, but D.C. Department of Public Works parking enforcement officers apparently did not. No matter, though: DPW says it will dismiss tickets doled out during rush hour on Dec. 24, says WTOP. DPW Director William Howland Jr. explained that the agency believes "that many people thought enforcement was lifted since federal workers were given the day off."

>> Not really into the whole Christmas Eve thing? Jewmongous is Sean Altman from Rockapella (of “Carmen Sandiego” fame) and “What I Like about Jew” who will be offering humorous Christmas Eve odes including “They Tried To Kill Us (We Survived, Let's Eat),” and “Taller Than Jesus,” at Jammin Java in Vienna. $20, 7 p.m. and 9:30 (two shows).

Happy Christmas Eve, Washington. With the frenzy of last-minute shopping and travel out of the city largely complete, folks staying here for the holiday are being treated to a quieter, gentler D.C. than normal, and it turns out in more ways than one. Over the weekend the Post took a look at a recent decline in the murder rate, reporting that only nine homicides have been logged in the District in the 37 days since Nov. 17. That adds up to roughly half the average murder rate for the rest of the year. Are the District's murderers just feeling the holiday spirit a little more deeply this year? Chief Lanier, naturally, credits the work of her detectives, noting a sharp increase in the number of homicide arrests made during the same period.

Christmas Eve falls on a Monday this year, so President Bush has ordered the federal government to close on Dec. 24., giving most federal employees an extra long weekend for the holiday. Many feds may be left out of the sweet deal, though: Bush's executive order states that department heads may order some employees to report to work on Dec. 24 "for reasons of national security or defense or other public need." Plus pretty much...

After yesterday's preview of the endless list of holiday concerts in the area in December, it is time to discuss the piece that must not be named, Georg Friedrich Händel's Messiah (1742). Yes, it is a masterpiece of music history, but the lamentable annual round of weary performances at Christmas time (in spite of the fact that Messiah is an Easter work), makes me want to run screaming for anything else this time of...

We know you're itching to get your perfect New Year's Eve plans in place, and we'll have a few suggestions for those of you still unsure what to do for the big night later in the day. But first a few of friendly reminders: Just like on Christmas Eve, D.C. liquor stores will in fact be open on Dec. 31 thanks to an amendment put in place by the D.C. Council to make exceptions when Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve fall on Sundays. Plus! Metro will run until 2 a.m. on Sunday night, and get this, last call isn't until 4 a.m. for one night only. For real. So don't fret: You will be able to purchase and consume insane amounts of alcohol with little interference from the pesky D.C. Government on New Year's Eve. Unless of course you choose to get behind the wheel -- and no DCist reader would do that, would they? Because you all already know about SoberRide. As a reminder, just call 800-200-8294 (TAXI) from a D.C., Maryland or Virigina phone number, and you can arrange for a free taxi of a fare up to $50 (though of course, it might take a while on New Year's Eve).

Happy Holidays! Chances are, you're reading this the day after Christmas, back at your day job after all-too-short a holiday, and the last thing you want from us is stuff about the holidays. But that's just too bad. Because, see, here in the Ist-A-Verse, we do things ahead of time. It might be December 26 for you, but that's what you get for not checking your Favorite Local Blog on Christmas Eve. Austinist is...

By DCist contributor Amy Monroe As any D.C. dweller knows, it’s not so easy to buy a sixer, a 750, or a fifth on Sunday within city limits. The District’s Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Association restricts holders of Class A Licenses -- a.k.a. any store that sells wine, beer, and liquor for off-premises consumption -- to sales between the hours of 9 a.m. and 10 p.m., Monday through Saturday. So what of those years, such as...

>>On Thursday, La Maison Française (4101 Reservoir Rd. NW) is hosting a double screening of two of the funniest movies ever made in France. First, at 6:30 p.m., it is Patrice Leconte's Les Bronzés (1978), whose story follows a group of nutcases trying to relax at a vacation resort in Ivory Coast. Second, at 8:45 p.m., they will show Jean-Marie Poiré's Le Père Noël est une ordure, which mostly takes place in a suicide hotline...

The Washington Redskins treated their fans to a fantastic Christmas Eve by continuing their remarkable reversal of fortune with a well-fought win over the NFC East leading New York Giants, 35-20. The game’s completion ended what had been a remarkable week for Washington that began with a beatdown of the hated Cowboys and continued as every team that needed to lose to put the Redskins into playoff position did so en masse. It was...

To everyone who celebrates Christmas, DCist wishes you a Merry Christmas. To those who do not, DCist wishes you a relaxing long weekend. "Twas the Night Before Christmas" (Clement Clarke Moore) was first published in 1823 and its reading continues to be a popular Christmas Eve bedtime tradition today. You can track Santa's travels all today and tonight with NORAD. They update regularly with streamed media and information about the holiday traditions for each country he visits.

Here's the problem: Your parents have just become missionaries and are on some remote island for the holidays. Or you're Jewish/Buddhist/non-religious and don't do the traditional Christmas dinner. Or you just don't feel like eating with the feuding family, and would rather be waited on hand and foot. But where, praytell, can you go on Christmas Day or Christmas Eve to get good food?