FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * CASTRIES HENRI DE   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P. [AB] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below) Filed by mult. reporting pers. (Last) (First) (Middle) 25, AVENUE MATIGNON 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/19/2008 (Street) PARIS, I0 75008 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Units (1)               722,178 I (2) See Notes (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (11) Units (1)               722,178 I (10) See Notes (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
CASTRIES HENRI DE 25, AVENUE MATIGNON PARIS, I0 75008				Filed by mult. reporting pers.
DUVERNE DENIS 25, AVENUE MATIGNON PARIS, I0 75008				Filed by mult. reporting pers.
MONY LIFE INSURANCE CO 1290 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NEW YORK, NY 10104				Filed by mult. reporting pers.
MONY LIFE INSURANCE CO OF AMERICA 1290 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NEW YORK, NY 10104				Filed by mult. reporting pers.
OUDINOT PARTICIPATIONS 39, RUE DU COLISEE PARIS, I0 75008				Filed by mult. reporting pers.
AXA AMERICA HOLDINGS, INC. 1290 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NEW YORK, NY 10104				Filed by mult. reporting pers.
CONDRON CHRISTOPHER M 1290 AVENUE OF AMERICAS NEW YORK, NY 10104				Filed by mult. reporting pers.

Signatures

Alvin H. Fenichel (See Attachment A)		12/23/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Units Representing Assignments of Beneficial Ownership of Limited Partnership Interests ("Units") in AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. ("Holding").
(2)	These Units are directly owned by ACMC, Inc. ("ACMC"), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of AXA Financial, Inc. ("AXA Financial").
(3)	AXA indirectly owns all of the common stock (the "Common Stock") of AXA Financial, which is the direct and indirect beneficial owner of the securities covered by this Form 4. As of December 31, 2007, AXA I.A.R.D Mutuelle and AXA Assurances Vie Mutuelle (collectively., the "Mutuelles AXA"), directly and indirectly owned approximately 14.48% of the issued ordinary shares (representing approximately 20.84% of the voting power) of AXA. The Mutuelles AXA, and AXA expressly declare that the filing of this Form 4 shall not be construed as an admission that either of them is, for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the beneficial owner of any securities covered by this Form 4.
(4)	AXA has deposited its shares of Common Stock into a voting trust. AXA will remain the indirect beneficial owner of such Common Stock, but during the term of the voting trust, the AXA Voting Trustees will exercise all voting rights wth respect to the Common Stock. Accordingly, the AXA Voting Trustees may be deemed to beneficially own the securities covered by this Form 4. The AXA Voting Trustees expressly declare that the filing of this Form 4 shall not be construed as an admission that any of them is, for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the beneficial owner of any securities covered by this Form 4.
(5)	In addition to the Units reported in this Form 4, the Reporting Persons beneficially own units of limited partnership interests ("AB Units") in AllianceBernstein L.P. ("AllianceBernstein") as follows. As of December 19, 2008, ACMC beneficially owned directly 66,220,822 AB Units; AXA Equitable, 49,264,877 AB Units; AXA Financial (Bermuda) Ltd., 40,861854 AB Units; MONY Life, 4,389,192 AB Units; MLOA, 1,225,000 AB Units; and AllianceBernstein Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of AXA Equitable, owned a 1% general partnership interest in AllianceBernstein and 100,000 units of general partnership interest in Holding.
(6)	AXA Financial entered into a purchase agreement with SCB Inc. (f/k/a Sanford C. Bernstein Inc.)("SCB") and AllianceBernstein, dated as of June 20, 2000 (the "Purchase Agreement"), pursuant to which it granted SCB the right, beginning on the second anniversary of the closing of AllianceBernstein's acquisition of substantially all of the assets and liabilities of SCB (the "Acquisition"), to cause AXA Financial (or its designee) to purchase AB Units received by SCB as part of consideration for the Acquisition (in the aggregate, such AB Units are referred to herein as the "Equity Consideration"). This right is exercisable no more than once annually during each of the eight years following the second anniversary of the closing of the Acquisition (October 2, 2000), in an amount not to exceed 20% of the AB Units paid to SCB as part of the Equity Consideration per year and subject to deferral under certain circumstances.
(7)	On December 19, 2008, SCB and SCB Partners Inc. delivered a notice to AXA Financial stating that it was exercising its right to sell 8,160,000 AB Units to AXA Financial (or its designee) under the Purchase Agreement. As provided in the Purchase Agreement, the purchase price for each such AB Unit will be the average of the closing prices of a Holding Unit as quoted on the New York Stock Exchange composite tape for the ten trading days ending on December 29, 2008, the fifth trading day following the December 19, 2008 exercise date. While the purchase price will not be determined until December 29, 2008, and the settlement date will be subsequent to that date, the Reporting Persons are filing this form to report AXA Financial's receipt, on December 19, 2008, of SCB's notice of exercise of its right to sell.
(8)	For more information on the Reporting Persons' holdings of AB Units, see their separate Form 4 filings with respect to AB Units
(9)	The AB Units are highly illiquid, and the ability of a holder of AB Units to exchange them in the future for Holding Units if it so desires is substantially limited. In general, transfers of AB Units will be allowed only with the written consent of both AXA Equitable and the general partner of AllianceBernstein. AXA Equitable and the general partner of AllianceBernstein have stated that they intend to refuse to consent to any transfer that is not described in the safe harbors set forth in the United States Treasury regulations.
(10)	These Units are directly owned by AXA Equitable.
(11)	As used in this Form 4, "AXA Equitable" refers to AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company; "MONY Life" refers to MONY Life Insurance Company; and "MLOA" refers to MONY Life Insurance Company of America. AXA Equitable, MONY Life and MLOA are indirect wholly owned subsidiaries of AXA Financial.
Remarks: This is one of two Forms 4 reporting this transaction filed today by multiple reporting persons.  See Attachment A filed as an Exhibit hereto for a complete list of Reporting Persons filing these two Forms 4 today.

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