ET was on the red-carpet at Australia Weeks signature event, the Black Tie Gala Sunday night -- and the celebrities expressed their excitement for inauguration and Barack Obama's presidency.

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Stars collide as ET goes inside a posh bridal shower for a "Without a Trace" actress!

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POPPY MONTGOMERY, who stars as FBI Agent Samantha Spade on CBS's drama "Without a Trace," became the mother of a baby boy on Dec. 23, People reports.

JACKSON PHILLIP KAUFMAN was born in L.A. and weighed in at 7 pounds, 4 ounces, according to the mag. Poppy and her actor boyfriend, ADAM KAUFMAN, are said to be "over the moon" about their son's birth, their rep tells People.

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"Without a Trace" star POPPY MONTGOMERY celebrated her baby shower in style, with celebrity sponsorship by Huggies!

It's been a long summer for "Without a Trace" stars ERIC CLOSE (Martin) and ENRIQUE MURCIANO (Danny), who finished the last season in a hail of bullets. Would one of their characters be killed? Could they really be out of a job? They didn't find out until they returned and began shooting the fourth season premiere (airing Thursday, Sept. 29 on CBS at 10 p.m.) who would survive and who would die.

"I spent the entire summer [not knowing] what we were going to be shooting today," Eric admits. "It's funny. I've worked on shows where they let you know where things are going. This show, they hold it close to the vest. I think they like to keep us guessing."

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From chestnuts roasting over an open fire to throwing another shrimp on the barbie, ET checked in with a few of your fave celebs to find out what they are up to this holiday season.

TYRA BANKS: I am probably going to get a tree about as high as my knee because I don't want to have to decorate something. When the New Year hits, I just want to tear off a few baubles and throw it away. I am not really Scrooge this year, but I am not exactly ho-ho-ho Santa Claus. Every Christmas I get about two gifts and they are corporate gifts. My family is really not into gift giving or receiving. We just hang out and watch cartoons or something.

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"Without A Trace" was the sleeper hit of the 2002-2003 television season, finishing the summer with excellent ratings and causing TV critics to speculate if it will beat "ER" in their shared timeslot this coming year. The cast, however, feels no such competition.

"To think we could compete would be arrogant and stupid," "Trace" star ANTHONY LaPAGLIA tells ET succinctly during our visit to the set.

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