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It has been a slower-than-usual Christmas season for etailers, with some stores reporting flat sales. But businesses are counting on ast-minute shoppers to improve the situation and create a big finish. NPR's Jim arroli has been monitoring holiday sales.

SCOTT TALKS WITH MIKE MALES WHO IS CRITICAL OF A NEW CARNEGIE COMMISSION REPORT ON ADOLESCENTS AT RISK IN AMERICA.

MICHAEL MORAN VISITS WITH THE BELL RINGERS OF THE ENGLISH COUNTRYSIDE.

DECEMBER 17,

CURSE TABLETS/SCOTT SPEAKS WITH ARCHAEOLOGIST BARBARA BURRELL, OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI, ON HER DISCOVERY IN ISRAEL OF ANCIENT "CURSE TABLETS," INSCRIBED ILL-WISHES.

RACE LETTERS: Listeners responds to last weeks segment on racial ssues.

SCOTT SPEAKS WITH REPORTER LYNN TERRY ABOUT WHAT SEEMS TO BE THE BEGINNING OF THE END TO THE 22-WEEK TRANSPORTATION STRIKE IN FRANCE. RAIL WORKERS VOTED YESTERDAY TO GO BACK TO WORK.

Daniel explores reaction among the left and right wings within Israel with Yaron Ezrachi, a political theorist at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and Bob Lang a spokesperson from the West Bank settlers. Both say that the assassination of Rabin was abhorrant, but disagreed sharply on what course Israel should take vis-a-vis the Palestinians. 9:30 Funding Credit Cross Promo Station Break (:59) Forward Promo

The first play to open on Broadway in more than a year, Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu's Pass Over tells the story of two young Black men dreaming of a better tomorrow in a world of police violence.