CBS Sunday Morning, December 26, 2021

On the final "CBS Sunday Morning" of 2021, Correspondent Debora Patta, in Johannesburg, looks back at the life of human rights campaigner Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who died Sunday at the age of 90. Jane Pauley looks back on the top headlines of the year -- month by month. Correspondent Seth Doane was given rare access to Notre Dame Cathedral interior as it undergoes repairs, following the 2019 fire, and talks with the former military general in charge of completing the effort by 2024. The famously private "Game of Thrones" star, Peter Dinklage talks with correspondent Lesley Stahl about a new film adaptation of the play "Cyrano de Bergerac." Correspondent Conor Knighton looks into the genesis and global impact of John Denver's first big hit, "Take Me Home, Country Roads." Finally, we Correspondent Lee Cowan remembers some of the creative, inspiring and newsworthy men and women who passed away this year.