It still makes no sense to me why they would choose to close the show on 12/26, missing out on what is probably the biggest week of the year for show grosses. If the stars' exit dates were the following Sunday, then I'd be willing to accept that they were also closing on that date. But with a 12/26 exit date, it still seems very fishy to me.
"Art, in itself, is an attempt to bring order out of chaos."-Stephen Sondheim