Happy New Year: Chaikovsky on the Net

The Kremlin offered an early Christmas present Wednesday, saying it would broadcast Pyotr Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker ballet live on the Internet this month. ``It is a Christmas gift to the entire world,'' the State Kremlin Palace said in its announcement. ``The best New Year extravaganza of the 20th century!'' The live performance of the traditional ballet about a magical guest at a Christmas gathering will be broadcast on the Internet on Dec. 13 at 11 a.m. EST. Highlights will be available free for a month, covering Western and Orthodox Christmas - Dec. 25 and Jan. 7 - and New Year's.