SNL: Watch Fallon and Timberlake close out 2013 with stars and song

Madonna, Paul McCartney, Michael Bloomberg, and Barry Gibb help Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake get festive on Saturday Night Live

Timberlake and Fallon do SNL
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Jimmy Fallon returned to Saturday Night Live this weekend to host the Christmas show; joining him as musical guest was a man who has hosted SNL himself a number of times, Justin Timberlake. The combination was calculated to please, and the math worked: It was the most-watched SNL since January 2012, according to Nielsen, and the highest-rated Christmas episode since 2004. It was also, at times, pretty funny. And Fallon and Timberlake had help from some pretty big names.

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.