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MOVIES: Embrace the horror of the holidays with “three tales of terror” in the film premiere of Xmas Tales at the Black Cat (1811 14th Street NW) tonight. 8 p.m. $8.

>> Little Miss Whiskey’s Golden Dollar (1104 H Street NE) plans your Christmas Eve for you with a screening of two holiday horror classics. Sorority girls Olivia Hussey and Margot Kidder are threatened by killer Keir Dullea in Black Christmas, whose director Bob Clark went on to make another holiday classic, A Christmas Story. In Jack Frost (1997), not to be confused with Michael Keaton and Buddy Hackett vehicles of the same name, a serial killer dies in a crash with a genetics truck (sure!) and comes back as the titular snowman. The house will be serving holiday drinks like Criminally Bad Elf and Samichlaus (14% ABV) for to drown your holiday horrors. View the trailer for Black Christmas. 8. Free. – Pat Padua

FOOD & DRINK: There is a great Jewish custom of spending Christmas Eve by going out for Chinese food. Perhaps a photo of this dubious handwritten sign has popped up in your Facebook feed in this or previous Decembers. Barry Koslow has spun his traditional December 24 dinner into a deli-Cantonese fusion menu he will serve at DGS on the night before Christmas. A brilliant three course menu begins with Reuben egg rolls with egg drop matzo ball soup, continues with kung pao chicken livers with pastrami lo mein, and continues with confit “Peking” duck with kasha fried rice. It’s $37 plus optional beverage pairings, a perfect meal option before heading out to the Falafel Frenzy or Matzo Ball for the night. – Josh Novikoff

PARTY: Falafel Frenzy welcomes “hundreds of Jews, atheists and any and all X-Mas Eve haters” to the The Howard Theater (620 T Street NW) this evening to party and raise funds to fight hunger. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. $30 in advance, $35 (cash only) at the door.

MUSIC: Good For the Jews, the musical duo of Rob Tannenbaum (a Rolling Stone contributing editor) and David Fagin (the main musical talent), plays Jammin Java (227 Maple Ave E., Vienna, VA) this evening for the 10th year in a row. They welcome “Chosen People, It’s A Wonderful Life-haters, and psycho-Semitic non-Jews.” 7 p.m. $20.

PARTY: The Ball, a Jewish singles event started in New York, comes to The Huxley (1730 M Street NW) this evening. 8:30 p.m.-3 a.m. $25 in advance, $30 at the door with RSVP, $35 at the door without RSVP.Canceled! Again.