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    ‘Those Were The Days’: Celebrating Norman Lear through songs

    TV legend Norman Lear will be remembered for iconic shows like “All in the Family” and “The Jeffersons.” The theme songs of these shows have also become classics.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Dec 12, 2023 • 1 min read

    TV legend Norman Lear will be remembered for iconic shows like “All in the Family” and “The Jeffersons.” The theme songs of these shows have also become classics.

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    The full episode

    2 of 4
    Christmas flicks: Which classics and new titles to watch?
    1. 0:00Second Trump term may make journalism ‘irrelevant’: George Packer
    2. 13:28‘Those Were The Days’: Celebrating Norman Lear through songsYou’re reading this
    3. 29:40Christmas film picks: ‘Love, Actually,’ ‘Fanny and Alexander’
    4. 42:20Alfajores: These sandwich cookies are sweet, rich holiday treats
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