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"David Letterman and Led Zeppelin are among this year&amp;#039;s Kennedy Center honourees. President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama will pay tribute to the Late Show host and Led Zeppelin&amp;#039;s Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones at a December 2 ceremony at the Kennedy Center Opera House.   Academy Award winner Dustin Hoffman, guitarist Buddy Guy and ballerina Natalia Makarova will also be honored at the ceremony. All of this year&amp;#039;s recipients of the Kennedy Center honours are being recognized for their contributions to society and culture. The 2012 Kennedy Center Honours ceremony is to air on Wednesday, December 26 at 9/8c on CBS. Last year&amp;#039;s gala saw Iron Lady actress Meryl Streep, Neil Diamond and cellist Yo-Yo Ma receive the prestigious awards. The Kennedy Center Honours were established in 1978. Watch Led Zeppelin perform &amp;#039;Stairway to Heaven&amp;#039; below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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