THE HOLIDAY SEASON IS EXCEPTIONALLY DIFFICULT FOR THE WALKER FAMILY, ON ABC�S �BROTHERS & SISTERS�

�Light the Lights� � Sarah, Tommy and Saul make a crucial misstep in their approach to retrieve funds to save the family�s business, and Nora overcompensates for the family�s loss for the holidays, on �Brothers & Sisters,� SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

�Brothers & Sisters� stars Calista Flockhart as Kitty, Rachel Griffiths as Sarah, Sally Field as Nora Holden, Ron Rifkin as Saul Holden, Patricia Wettig as Holly, Balthazar Getty as Thomas, Dave Annable as Justin, Matthew Rhys as Kevin, John Pyper-Ferguson as Joe and Sarah Jane Morris as Julia.

Guest starring are Josh Hopkins as Warren Salter, Kerris Lilla Dorsey as Paige Whedon, Maxwell Perry Cotton as Cooper Whedon, Jay Huguley as Whit Peyton, David Burke as Jack Bishop, John Benjamin Hickey as Major Guinness, Kevin T. McCarthy as the Christmas tree man, John Berg as university president, Elaine Kagan as Judge Driscoll, Bob Pescovitz as Rabbi Rothholtz and Ron Canada as Brigadier General Hendricks.

�Light the Lights� was written by Peter Calloway and Cliff Olin and directed by Fred Toye.

�Brothers & Sisters� is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC�s selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound and Spanish subtitles via secondary closed captioning.

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