10th Annual Legends of Broadcasting Holiday Concert 2023

CW7 Arizona

This year the House of Broadcasting celebrated their 10th annual holiday concert on Friday, December 8, 2023 at the Central Methodist Church with heartwarming performances from Valley broadcasting legends such as Mike Chamberlin, Mary Jo West, and more!

Transcript

00:00:00 [MUSIC PLAYING]

00:00:03 [APPLAUSE]

00:00:19 Jen, quit your harping.

00:00:28 Hi, everybody.

00:00:30 Hi.

00:00:30 No, it's just not that Christmas enthusiasm

00:00:37 that I expected.

00:00:38 So hold on.

00:00:38 She said, hi, everybody.

00:00:40 Hi.

00:00:43 I got a hernia.

00:00:43 Wow.

00:00:45 Oh, that was terrific.

00:00:47 Welcome.

00:00:47 And this is the 10th year, I believe.

00:00:50 Oh, my god.

00:00:51 Can you believe it?

00:00:52 And look it.

00:00:52 This is the biggest crowd so far.

00:00:54 I'm a little nervous because it started a little bit small.

00:00:58 But look at this.

00:00:58 This is our biggest crowd.

00:01:00 Yes.

00:01:01 Merry Christmas, everyone.

00:01:02 Happy holidays.

00:01:03 I hope you've had a really fantastic year.

00:01:06 Pat, how have you been?

00:01:08 Well, no, it's terrific because they

00:01:10 don't charge me to get in.

00:01:13 And so I'm thrilled.

00:01:14 All I can tell you--

00:01:15 In fact, they pay you to get out.

00:01:16 No, but we've had a couple of real veterans for this show

00:01:22 because you've been doing it for a few years.

00:01:24 I've been doing it for a few more.

00:01:26 And Maury Hulley has been producing this for ages

00:01:31 and ages and ages from the beginning.

00:01:34 And I believe that the star of our show, Mike Chamberlain,

00:01:39 has been here for the entire 10 years for the best

00:01:43 of all possible reasons because the name of it

00:01:46 is Mike Chamberlain and Friends.

00:01:49 It would be kind of stupid to show up 10 years from now

00:01:52 and not have a Mike Chamberlain.

00:01:54 You are so smart.

00:01:56 Yeah.

00:01:57 So Jan, tell me about--

00:02:01 You?

00:02:03 Obviously not rehearsed any more than we ever do rehearse.

00:02:06 We never do.

00:02:07 But I want to know what Christmas

00:02:09 is like in the Deandre House.

00:02:13 Merry Christmas.

00:02:14 Really good.

00:02:15 OK, so--

00:02:16 No, wait.

00:02:16 Wait a minute.

00:02:18 The danger of kissing an unexpected kiss coming

00:02:25 to an Irish Catholic, do you know how easily excited we are?

00:02:30 [LAUGHTER]

00:02:32 You are so easy.

00:02:34 No, but--

00:02:34 I mean, that was nothing.

00:02:36 But anyway, so here we are.

00:02:39 We're emceeing this.

00:02:40 And I'm Pat McMahon, by the way, and have been in the Valley

00:02:45 since Camelback Mountain was a hump.

00:02:49 And a lot of radio and television.

00:02:52 And I appreciate those of you who

00:02:54 didn't turn to another channel when you saw that it was me.

00:02:59 All I can tell you is that I have

00:03:00 had the most marvelous time visiting with folks who watch

00:03:05 and who listen.

00:03:06 And sometimes you just say, aren't you Murray Fenster

00:03:13 or something like that?

00:03:14 By the way, a while back, somebody came up to me

00:03:19 and said, I know you.

00:03:22 You're-- I know you.

00:03:26 You're-- and I went, Chandi, Audrey.

00:03:28 He goes, no, that's not it.

00:03:31 But Pat, you were asking how my family is.

00:03:34 And I looked down at my black skirt.

00:03:37 Why do I wear a black skirt when I have

00:03:39 33 rescue animals at home?

00:03:42 Because I know there's going to be goat hair, cat hair,

00:03:47 horse poop, something on me.

00:03:49 But anyway, everybody's doing fine.

00:03:51 And my mama, who couldn't be here tonight, is 96 years old.

00:03:57 And she is amazing.

00:03:59 Amazing.

00:03:59 So she-- let me back up for a second

00:04:03 and tell you that I retired two years ago.

00:04:05 That retirement lasted one month.

00:04:08 I'm now working 70 hours a week teaching cooking classes

00:04:11 at Sweet Basil.

00:04:12 And mama's in the kitchen with me.

00:04:14 She rolls up her sleeves and she goes,

00:04:16 that's not how you make the pasta.

00:04:19 You watch me.

00:04:19 I make the pasta the right way.

00:04:21 So--

00:04:22 Anyway, all I can tell you is that I am delighted

00:04:25 to be here because of you.

00:04:27 I'm delighted to be here because we're celebrating

00:04:30 this holiday together.

00:04:32 Christians and Jews and people from Baha'i,

00:04:35 Christmas belongs to everybody.

00:04:37 I hope you feel that way.

00:04:38 And I'm also delighted to be here

00:04:41 with one of the most versatile people I know in the business.

00:04:44 She's a musician.

00:04:45 She's a singer.

00:04:47 She's a zoo owner.

00:04:48 The zoo happens to be at her house.

00:04:51 And that is no reference to your husband.

00:04:53 That's all of the animals that you have

00:04:57 that you'll be talking about a little bit later on.

00:05:00 But--

00:05:00 Much later.

00:05:01 Jan D'Autre.

00:05:02 Hey, you know who else we got to get on here?

00:05:05 The guy we were talking about before.

00:05:07 Without whom we would say blank and friends every Christmas.

00:05:13 No.

00:05:13 Mike Chamberlain and friends.

00:05:15 You are his friends.

00:05:18 We are his friends.

00:05:20 And so here's Mike Chamberlain.

00:05:22 [APPLAUSE]

00:05:24 Woo-hoo!

00:05:24 [APPLAUSE]

00:05:26 Look at you guys.

00:05:30 Could I be any more center stage?

00:05:37 Hey, Jan and Pat.

00:05:43 When I was doing television here in Phoenix,

00:05:47 I was at a restaurant one night.

00:05:50 And a nice couple came up and said,

00:05:52 you're Mike Chamberlain from Channel 3, aren't you?

00:05:54 And I said, I am.

00:05:56 And she said, you know, you look a lot thinner in person.

00:06:00 I said, you know, the camera adds 10 pounds.

00:06:06 And she goes, how many cameras are they using?

00:06:11 See that Christmas tree up there?

00:06:13 Here we go.

00:06:20 Rocking around the Christmas tree at the Christmas party

00:06:24 hop.

00:06:25 Oh, look in the back.

00:06:26 There's a tree coming.

00:06:27 Rocking around the Christmas tree at the Christmas party

00:06:36 hop.

00:06:38 Mistletoe hung where you can see every couple tries to stop.

00:06:45 Rocking around the Christmas tree at the Christmas party

00:06:49 hop.

00:06:51 Later we'll have some pumpkin pie and we'll do some caroling.

00:06:57 You will get a sentimental feeling when you hear voices

00:07:05 singing, let's be jolly.

00:07:08 The halls with boughs of holly are rocking around the Christmas

00:07:13 tree.

00:07:13 Have a happy holiday.

00:07:17 Everyone dancing merrily in the new old fashioned way.

00:07:23 You will get a sentimental feeling

00:07:28 when you hear voices singing, let's be jolly.

00:07:34 The halls with boughs of holly are rocking around

00:07:38 the Christmas tree.

00:07:40 Have a happy holiday.

00:07:43 Everyone dancing merrily in the new old fashioned way.

00:07:50 [HUMMING]

00:07:56 [APPLAUSE]

00:08:02 Thank you.

00:08:03 Thank you so much.

00:08:04 10 years.

00:08:05 This is our 10 year anniversary for this holiday spectacular.

00:08:10 I just got back from New York City

00:08:12 and saw the Rockette show for the very first time.

00:08:14 Oh my God.

00:08:15 It's a visual overload.

00:08:18 I mean, I don't know what they use every inch of the theater.

00:08:21 The ceilings, the walls, the stairs, I mean,

00:08:23 they're everywhere.

00:08:24 So I'm going to do a white Christmas

00:08:30 trilogy for you tonight.

00:08:33 And the first thing we're going to do

00:08:35 is you and I are going to sing "White Christmas."

00:08:39 It's my favorite Christmas song of all time.

00:08:41 It is-- I mean, just Irving Berlin wrote it.

00:08:44 He handed it to Bing Crosby in 1942, and the rest is history.

00:08:50 I think I've told you before, do you

00:08:51 know that the song "White Christmas" did not

00:08:55 come from the movie "White Christmas."

00:08:57 Did you know that?

00:08:59 It came from an old black and white movie

00:09:01 called "Holiday Inn" with Fred Astaire.

00:09:05 Well, anyway, we're going to start with "White Christmas."

00:09:08 We're going to do a couple of other songs

00:09:10 that were kind of hidden in the movie "White Christmas."

00:09:13 But I sure hope you'll help me sing this one.

00:09:15 I love-- can I see it?

00:09:17 I've done this before.

00:09:18 Can I see a show of hands?

00:09:19 How many in this room have lived in the snow?

00:09:22 Oh my God.

00:09:25 Look at us.

00:09:25 I know.

00:09:26 I was raised outside Chicago, Illinois.

00:09:29 And when I was 10, my dad came home from work,

00:09:33 started shoveling the driveway for the umpteenth time.

00:09:36 And he had just about had it.

00:09:38 And he called a family meeting, my two brothers and my mom.

00:09:41 And he said, family, we're moving to California

00:09:45 because they don't shovel sunshine.

00:09:49 And that's how we ended up out west.

00:09:52 I'll use the "raise your hands, think back

00:09:54 to a childhood memory."

00:09:55 Snow is magical to a child.

00:09:57 To an adult, it's a pain in the ass.

00:09:59 I can't-- I can't get to it.

00:10:01 I'm dreaming of a white Christmas,

00:10:10 just like the ones I used to know,

00:10:16 where the treetops glisten and children listen to hear

00:10:26 sleigh bells in the snow.

00:10:29 So pretty.

00:10:32 I'm dreaming of a white Christmas,

00:10:40 with every Christmas card I write.

00:10:46 May your days be merry and bright.

00:10:54 And may all your Christmases be white.

00:10:59 Will you join me?

00:11:00 I'm going to guide you through it.

00:11:01 Here we go.

00:11:01 Sing it.

00:11:02 I'm dreaming of a white Christmas,

00:11:08 just like the ones, just like the ones I used to know,

00:11:14 where the treetops glisten, where the treetops glisten

00:11:20 and children listen to hear sleigh bells in the snow.

00:11:29 Keep going.

00:11:32 I'm dreaming of a white--

00:11:38 with every Christmas card.

00:11:40 With every Christmas card I write.

00:11:46 May your days be merry and bright.

00:11:51 And may all your Christmases be white.

00:12:03 [APPLAUSE]

00:12:12 Thank you.

00:12:16 I applaud you.

00:12:17 So in the movie White Christmas, there

00:12:20 is a wonderful movie scene where Danny Kay and Vera Ellen

00:12:27 went out on the balcony.

00:12:29 And they performed a beautiful dance to this song.

00:12:34 And the song is just exquisite.

00:12:36 It's just a wonderfully written song by Irving Berlin.

00:12:40 But if anybody ever feels like dancing

00:12:44 in the middle of this one, you're more than welcome.

00:12:47 From White Christmas.

00:12:49 The best things happen while you're dancing.

00:12:55 Things that you could not do at home

00:12:57 come naturally on the floor.

00:13:02 For dancing soon becomes romancing

00:13:08 when you hold a girl in your arms

00:13:10 that you've never held before.

00:13:12 Even guys with two left feet turn out

00:13:19 OK if the girl is sweet.

00:13:22 And if by chance their cheeks should meet while dancing,

00:13:27 proving that the best things happen while you dance.

00:13:34 The best things happen while you're dancing.

00:13:40 Things that you could not do at home

00:13:43 come naturally on the floor.

00:13:47 For dancing soon becomes romancing

00:13:53 when you hold a girl in your arms

00:13:56 that you've never held before.

00:14:01 Even guys with two left feet turn out

00:14:04 OK if the girl is sweet.

00:14:07 And if by chance their lips should meet while dancing,

00:14:12 proving that the best things happen while you dance.

00:14:19 Proving that the best things happen while you dance.

00:14:24 [APPLAUSE]

00:14:30 [INAUDIBLE]

00:14:36 Maury and Wendy Haley, thank you guys for doing that.

00:14:39 I really had to twist his arm big time.

00:14:42 So the third song from White Christmas,

00:14:48 I should tell you that Vera Ellen, who

00:14:49 danced that dance to the song I just sang,

00:14:53 holds a record in Hollywood even to this day.

00:14:56 Vera Ellen has the smallest waist in Hollywood history.

00:15:04 She has a 14 inch waist, or the size of one of my thighs.

00:15:12 She really did.

00:15:13 So this next in the trilogy of songs from White Christmas,

00:15:17 Bing Crosby couldn't sleep and Rosemary Clooney

00:15:20 couldn't sleep either.

00:15:21 And they ended up in the lodges kind of dining room together.

00:15:26 And they were all kind of down and out and everything.

00:15:28 And Bing Crosby was trying to lift her spirits.

00:15:32 And he did it, of course, in song.

00:15:35 Fred Astaire did all the dancing.

00:15:37 Bing Crosby did all the singing, of course.

00:15:40 So anyway, he sang this song to Rosemary Clooney

00:15:45 to cheer her up.

00:15:48 When you're worried and you can't sleep,

00:15:52 count your blessings instead of sheep and you'll--

00:15:57 I don't like that key.

00:15:58 Hang on.

00:15:58 When you're worried and you can't sleep,

00:16:05 just count your blessings instead of sheep

00:16:09 and you'll fall asleep counting your blessings.

00:16:17 When my bankroll is getting small,

00:16:20 I think of when I had none at all.

00:16:24 And I fall asleep counting my blessings.

00:16:28 Really, the moral of this story is tonight when you leave

00:16:34 and you go home and you put your head on the pillow,

00:16:38 get rid of all those negative thoughts.

00:16:40 Just throw them away.

00:16:43 Think good things.

00:16:43 Think happy thoughts.

00:16:44 Go to your happy place, whatever it takes.

00:16:47 So as you go to sleep tonight, I hope

00:16:49 that you're counting your blessings.

00:16:51 That's all I can ask of you.

00:16:53 When you're worried and you can't sleep,

00:16:56 just count your blessings instead of sheep

00:17:00 and you'll fall asleep counting your blessings.

00:17:08 When your bankroll is getting low,

00:17:11 just think of when you had none at all

00:17:15 and you'll fall asleep counting your blessings.

00:17:21 Well, I've never done this, but Hanukkah started yesterday.

00:17:39 I'm not Jewish, but Hanukkah started yesterday.

00:17:43 And I often overlook Hanukkah in my concerts, but not anymore.

00:17:47 There's a song-- well, actually, I was watching a PBS special

00:17:54 on Hanukkah.

00:17:55 And in that documentary, they did this song.

00:17:59 And I fell in love with it.

00:18:00 I think it's so darn cute.

00:18:02 But anyway, it's called the Dreidel Song.

00:18:04 And a dreidel is a little spin toy

00:18:07 that Jewish children play with.

00:18:09 I'm not sure if it's just at Hanukkah or year round.

00:18:12 But anyway, you can make a dreidel out

00:18:15 of just about anything, as I'll prove to you in this song.

00:18:18 OK.

00:18:20 Dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, I made it out of clay.

00:18:25 And when it's dry and ready, then dreidel I shall play.

00:18:32 Dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, I made it out of clay.

00:18:36 And when it's dry and ready, then dreidel I shall play.

00:18:42 Here's proof you can make it out of anything.

00:18:45 Dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, I made it out of wood.

00:18:50 If you don't mind me saying, I think I made it good.

00:18:56 Dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, I made it out of clay.

00:19:00 And when it's dry and ready, then dreidel I shall play.

00:19:05 I like this one.

00:19:06 [MUSIC - "DREIDEL"]

00:19:09 Dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, I made it out of plastic.

00:19:14 If you don't mind me saying, I think that it's fantastic.

00:19:19 Dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, I made it out of clay.

00:19:24 And when it's dry and ready, then dreidel I shall play.

00:19:29 Dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, I made it out of clay.

00:19:34 And when it's dry and ready, then dreidel I shall play.

00:19:39 [APPLAUSE]

00:19:48 Thank you so much.

00:19:51 Well, we have a lot of entertainers

00:19:53 to come up here tonight.

00:19:54 I never realized how many talented musicians, comedians,

00:20:00 artists there are in the Phoenix metropolitan area,

00:20:03 and they're all on television.

00:20:04 So we're proud that they're here with us tonight, and you too.

00:20:07 Bless you.

00:20:08 Thank you for being with us.

00:20:09 [MUSIC - "FELIZ NAVIDAD"]

00:20:13 Feliz Navidad, feliz Navidad, feliz Navidad,

00:20:22 prospero año en felicidad.

00:20:27 Feliz Navidad, feliz Navidad, feliz Navidad,

00:20:35 prospero año en felicidad.

00:20:38 Here we go.

00:20:40 Want to wish you a merry Christmas,

00:20:43 want to wish you a merry Christmas,

00:20:46 want to wish you a merry Christmas

00:20:48 from the bottom of my heart.

00:20:53 Wish you a merry Christmas, wish you a merry Christmas,

00:20:59 wish you a merry Christmas from the bottom of my heart.

00:21:05 Feliz Navidad, feliz Navidad, feliz Navidad,

00:21:13 prospero año en felicidad.

00:21:18 Feliz Navidad, feliz Navidad, feliz Navidad,

00:21:26 prospero año en felicidad.

00:21:29 Will you help me?

00:21:30 Want to wish you a merry Christmas,

00:21:34 I want to wish you a merry Christmas,

00:21:37 wish you a merry Christmas from the bottom of my heart.

00:21:43 Wish you a merry Christmas, wish you a merry Christmas,

00:21:50 wish you a merry Christmas from the bottom of my heart.

00:21:54 I--

00:22:02 Thank you, Lord.

00:22:11 What power you have with that harp.

00:22:13 I'm not selling Christmas CDs tonight,

00:22:15 but before I step off the stage, I wanted to show you,

00:22:18 I spent 10 years of my life writing a Christmas CD,

00:22:21 and the Miller family, David Miller and Jack Miller,

00:22:25 all helped me produce it.

00:22:27 And so I had the CD done, which I'm very happy with.

00:22:30 I just did not have a CD cover.

00:22:32 And my mom passed away a few years ago,

00:22:34 and I was going through her things and her old photographs,

00:22:39 and I saw this photograph.

00:22:40 And I said, Mom, that's going to be

00:22:42 the cover of my Christmas CD.

00:22:44 And it is.

00:22:45 This is the cover of my Christmas CD.

00:22:47 [APPLAUSE]

00:22:51 That little boy is me.

00:22:57 I know.

00:22:58 Bless you all.

00:22:59 Thank you for being here.

00:23:00 Boy, we've got a whole bunch of great entertainers.

00:23:02 God bless you.

00:23:03 Thank you.

00:23:03 [APPLAUSE]

00:23:06 That's a good one.

00:23:07 [MUSIC PLAYING]

00:23:10 Did you see that, Jim?

00:23:12 I have excellent music.

00:23:13 I know.

00:23:14 Thank you, Mort.

00:23:18 By the way, Morrie, does everybody

00:23:21 know that you just had hip surgery

00:23:23 and you're out here dancing?

00:23:25 You go.

00:23:27 And I just-- before I introduce our-- yeah, exactly.

00:23:30 Before I introduce--

00:23:31 Why did you ask me to come up here?

00:23:32 Well, because you yelled at me a little bit over there

00:23:36 and reprimanded me, and I want to apologize.

00:23:39 I was sitting over here thoroughly enjoying

00:23:41 Mike Chamberlain, and we were singing together,

00:23:44 and a couple got up to dance, obviously loaded to the gills.

00:23:48 But then you said, come up here.

00:23:53 Well, you kind of said that I skipped

00:23:55 over an introduction to you.

00:23:58 And I forgot the most important parts

00:24:01 about how talented and unbelievable you are,

00:24:06 and that nobody can match your talent and energy.

00:24:10 I was afraid you were going to skip that.

00:24:12 No, so I'm writing it right now.

00:24:14 OK, here's my talent.

00:24:17 For anybody who has no idea what we're talking about,

00:24:20 if you just got here from Topeka--

00:24:23 We're sorry.

00:24:25 Oh, if you got here from Topeka, this is called a city.

00:24:33 No, I just wanted to tell you what

00:24:35 she is talking about, the grand talent of Pat McManus.

00:24:39 Here's what I did for a living for 30 years on Channel 5.

00:24:43 I dressed up in bizarre costumes, sometimes a little

00:24:48 boy, sometimes an old lady.

00:24:50 The state legislature spent an enormous amount of time

00:24:57 talking about the fact that we must do away with drag queens.

00:25:03 And I was one for 30 years.

00:25:06 And it was a kid show.

00:25:07 So that's what I did professionally.

00:25:11 What I actually wound up doing was terrifying children

00:25:17 and probably causing most of them to go into therapy.

00:25:21 And that's what she's talking about,

00:25:24 considering the grand talent of Pat McManus.

00:25:27 Will you please introduce somebody

00:25:29 that's a real talent?

00:25:30 But I just want to say, I just want to say,

00:25:35 you are the best at what you do.

00:25:40 And we are so honored.

00:25:44 You are an Arizona treasure.

00:25:47 And I know that sounds cliche.

00:25:48 And I know that sounds tacky, Pat.

00:25:50 But you are it.

00:25:53 The best that I do is free Christmas shows.

00:25:57 I just show up.

00:25:59 They say, we might have food later.

00:26:01 That's it.

00:26:02 Thank you, dear.

00:26:04 Thanks.

00:26:04 By the way, has anybody seen Murders in the Building?

00:26:07 Only Murders in the Building on Hulu?

00:26:09 Martin Short.

00:26:13 If you watch this series on Hulu, you will be spending--

00:26:18 am I right?

00:26:18 You will be spending the night with Martin Short.

00:26:20 You are exactly-- your character is exactly him.

00:26:25 You've got to watch it.

00:26:26 It's amazing.

00:26:26 No, the Martin, people don't understand.

00:26:28 Short, yes.

00:26:30 All right.

00:26:33 This next amazing, beautiful woman, I love her.

00:26:38 I've admired her voice, her talent, her energy,

00:26:43 her ability to show up and give and give and give.

00:26:47 I have not seen--

00:26:48 I have seen this woman in so many places doing

00:26:51 so many fundraisers on and on for years and years and years.

00:26:56 Her voice never fades.

00:26:59 It gets better and stronger, just

00:27:01 like her beauty and her heart.

00:27:03 So please welcome another Arizona treasure, Alice Tatum.

00:27:08 [APPLAUSE]

00:27:10 Thank you.

00:27:23 I admire you guys so much.

00:27:25 I'm a horrible speaker.

00:27:26 In fact, I'm horribly afraid.

00:27:29 But I grew up with Pat McMahon.

00:27:32 And Pat, do you remember this one?

00:27:36 Work, work, dirty work, dirtiest work I've ever known.

00:27:43 I used to just think you were a rock star anyway.

00:27:48 And then we-- just so you know, I broke my wrist.

00:27:51 So this must be the year of breaking things, Mari.

00:27:55 I broke my wrist a week ago.

00:27:56 And I had this big old white cast on.

00:27:58 And I was so happy when they traded it out for this.

00:28:00 So sorry if I look--

00:28:02 you know, I'm doing the robotic dance.

00:28:06 And I'd like to thank my daughter Heather

00:28:08 for driving me here because of my wrist.

00:28:11 That's my daughter.

00:28:12 Stand up and say hello, Heather.

00:28:13 [APPLAUSE]

00:28:15 Thank you.

00:28:17 And on piano is Frank Smith.

00:28:19 And for those of you--

00:28:22 am I too loud?

00:28:23 [CLEARS THROAT]

00:28:25 Anyway, well, the monitor really works good.

00:28:29 But Frank Smith, I used to be in a band with Frank

00:28:32 years and years ago in the Charles Lewis Quintet,

00:28:35 plus one.

00:28:35 I was the plus one.

00:28:37 And he was the amazing saxophone player.

00:28:39 And still, I think-- wouldn't you

00:28:41 call that your first instrument?

00:28:43 He is.

00:28:44 And a wonderful flute player.

00:28:47 And he plays piano just because he can.

00:28:50 Anyway, thank you, Frank, for playing tonight.

00:28:54 And thank you all for having me here again.

00:28:56 I hope I can sing this.

00:29:01 Yeah, "Slow and Gospelling."

00:29:03 [MUSIC - FRANK SMITH, "SLOW AND GOSPELING"]

00:29:13 Oh, holy night, the stars are brightly shining.

00:29:21 It is the night of our dear Savior's birth.

00:29:37 Long lay the world in sin and error

00:29:45 biding till He appeared and the soul felt its worth.

00:30:00 A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices,

00:30:11 for yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.

00:30:21 Fall on your knees, oh, hear the angel voices.

00:30:41 Oh, night divine, oh, night when Christ was born.

00:31:02 Oh, night divine, oh, night, oh, night divine.

00:31:23 Fall on your knees, oh, hear the angel voices.

00:31:43 Oh, night divine, oh, night when Christ was born.

00:32:04 Oh, night divine, oh, night, oh, night divine.

00:32:23 [APPLAUSE]

00:32:40 Thank you so much.

00:32:41 Thank you very much.

00:32:43 Thank you.

00:32:43 Thank you, Marlene, for having me.

00:32:46 Thank you.

00:32:47 Thanks, daughter.

00:32:47 [LAUGHS]

00:32:48 [APPLAUSE]

00:32:51 Nice job.

00:32:52 You just ripped me to pieces.

00:33:09 Alice, you are such a God-given talent.

00:33:13 You really deserve to stand up and be received one more time

00:33:17 by these folks.

00:33:18 [APPLAUSE]

00:33:20 Wow.

00:33:21 We were talking about the fact that the people here,

00:33:31 they play, they sing, they introduce people,

00:33:35 they get laughs.

00:33:37 And what an incredible opportunity

00:33:40 it is for anybody to wind up falling into this career field.

00:33:46 My parents were a dance act in vaudeville

00:33:49 and traveled all over the country.

00:33:53 And I had a great time just watching people.

00:33:58 Maybe two of them were sounded as Alistair.

00:34:03 Ella Fitzgerald was one of them.

00:34:06 But just an amazing opportunity when

00:34:12 you have that kind of a life and then

00:34:13 you fall into another form of entertainment.

00:34:17 And I'm not a name dropper, I promise you.

00:34:20 But what I do is I get a chance to talk to people.

00:34:25 And many of them are just extraordinarily well-known

00:34:28 people.

00:34:29 Got a chance to do a movie with Orson Welles.

00:34:33 I've interviewed the stars of our time.

00:34:38 But when you get a chance to do this,

00:34:41 when you get to do talk shows of all kinds,

00:34:45 you get to interview Mother Teresa and the Dalai

00:34:54 Lama on The God Show.

00:34:56 Now with all of those names, though, I've got to tell you,

00:35:00 the first major local star that I met in Phoenix, Arizona,

00:35:06 walking through the halls of one of the stations

00:35:11 was a guy that never stopped impressing me

00:35:17 with his sense of humor, his impression of--

00:35:21 his impression of a guy who was pretending

00:35:28 not to be excited about what was happening on the court,

00:35:31 but he was peeing in his pants every time

00:35:33 that the Suns won a ball game.

00:35:35 Ladies and gentlemen, Al McCoy.

00:35:37 Would you stand, Al?

00:35:39 [APPLAUSE]

00:35:41 There he is.

00:35:46 Yeah.

00:35:47 [APPLAUSE]

00:35:50 In that whole field of play-by-play people,

00:35:58 for every individual sport, he's the one that everybody respects.

00:36:05 And I think it's because we're the same size.

00:36:07 I think that that's what puts you over to the top.

00:36:11 Al, you're here virtually every year, and occasionally,

00:36:15 not this year, because we have so many folks.

00:36:18 And besides that, he reminded me he's retired now.

00:36:22 But every once in a while, we've imposed upon him

00:36:26 to play piano, one of the great recording level jazz pianists,

00:36:34 along with being that giant of play-by-play basketball,

00:36:38 how lucky we are to have him.

00:36:40 Oh, we're also pretty lucky to have the Owens family as part

00:36:45 of our lives in broadcasting and music.

00:36:48 Let me read you a little bit about our next guest, if I may.

00:36:52 If I may not, well, then go away.

00:36:57 In fact, the next guest said once,

00:36:59 if you want me to perform, all you have to do is call me.

00:37:02 And we did.

00:37:03 Not only a performer, writer, director, country music expert,

00:37:07 but this guy was a legend in radio.

00:37:11 Born in Mesa, Arizona, moved to California, became a leader

00:37:15 of a rock and roll band at the age of 14.

00:37:18 And when he came back to Arizona to go to college,

00:37:21 he became music director of a country music radio station,

00:37:25 one of the giant stations.

00:37:27 And Billboard named him Music Director of the Year four times.

00:37:31 I name him Buddy Owens.

00:37:33 Here he is.

00:37:35 [ Applause ]

00:37:43 >> You know, thank you, Pat.

00:37:46 My goodness, I thought that sound was coming from above.

00:37:54 I was not sure.

00:37:55 Hello, everyone.

00:37:58 Again, how are you guys?

00:38:02 So good to see you guys.

00:38:04 My goodness, you know, I think this is about the fifth year

00:38:08 or sixth year that I've played

00:38:11 at the House Broadcasting Christmas Show.

00:38:14 And the first year, could have maybe got that half in here.

00:38:20 And now, it's at least doubled.

00:38:24 And I have to tell you, it's so gratifying.

00:38:28 And Morrie and Mary and all of you guys, Polly,

00:38:30 everybody's just doing such a wonderful job with this show.

00:38:34 I am so honored and just so pleased and touches my heart

00:38:40 to be able to be a part of this.

00:38:42 And as long as you ask me, as long as I'm alive,

00:38:46 as long as I can talk, I guess, I will be here.

00:38:50 So you guys are wonderful.

00:38:53 And I think the House of Broadcasting needs

00:38:55 to have a little round of applause right now, people.

00:38:59 Come on. Yeah.

00:39:00 [ Applause ]

00:39:06 Well, Dave sang every one of my songs.

00:39:11 So, not really, but that was --

00:39:15 you know, he did sing "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree,"

00:39:19 and I was trying to -- I was thinking about maybe doing that.

00:39:22 And I heard recently -- it won't be too long.

00:39:25 I promise.

00:39:26 I heard recently that that song was recorded in 1958, I believe,

00:39:34 and never made number one, never, never, until this week.

00:39:42 First week ever, "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" is the

00:39:45 number one song on the Billboard charts,

00:39:47 and I think that is awesome, you know.

00:39:50 It's a wonderful song.

00:39:53 And anyway, I'm going to do about three songs for you guys.

00:39:58 And my family -- I kind of wanted to dedicate tonight

00:40:03 to two of my family, who I miss very much.

00:40:08 My dad was a country music singer

00:40:10 and owned radio stations here since about 1968, '69 or so.

00:40:16 And my brother, who is here tonight --

00:40:19 I don't know where you are, Michael.

00:40:20 Wave at me, would you?

00:40:22 There he -- where?

00:40:24 Oh, he's went to the bathroom?

00:40:26 Oh, there he is.

00:40:29 There's my brother, Michael, who came over here in 1978

00:40:35 and spearheaded our radio stations for 30 --

00:40:42 for 28, 25 years, whatever it was,

00:40:45 and really was the main reason that we had the success

00:40:51 that we did.

00:40:53 And Michael, you know I love you,

00:40:55 and I always appreciate everything you've done

00:40:58 for our family and for that radio station.

00:41:01 I really do.

00:41:02 So nice to see you tonight, pal.

00:41:03 All right.

00:41:04 I want to do -- what's this?

00:41:07 My -- it's not amplified.

00:41:08 Can you hear that all right?

00:41:11 Perfect. No?

00:41:14 Yeah, okay.

00:41:16 I want to do one of my dad's songs.

00:41:18 My dad's name was Buck Owens.

00:41:20 He was a country music singer, and I always had music in my life.

00:41:27 Mike and I always had music in our lives, not only with my dad,

00:41:30 but also my mom and on down the line,

00:41:32 and I'll tell you a little bit more in a minute.

00:41:34 So here's one of his songs that he wrote in 1965,

00:41:37 and it went to number one a couple of weeks later.

00:41:41 Well, daddy looks a lot like mama, and mama looks a lot like him.

00:41:49 It's not the way I had him pictured.

00:41:52 Daddy was a much too thin.

00:41:55 Never went down the chimney, so mama must have let him in.

00:42:01 Daddy looked a lot like -- Santa looked a lot like daddy,

00:42:08 or daddy looked a lot like him.

00:42:11 Well, they thought I was fast asleep,

00:42:13 and they thought I was tucked in bed.

00:42:17 They never thought that I'd come a creepin',

00:42:20 or that I'd hear what was said.

00:42:24 Mama put her arm around daddy, daddy put her arm around him.

00:42:29 So if Santa Claus ain't Santa, well, I'm going to tell on them.

00:42:35 Well, Santa looked a lot like daddy, and daddy looked a lot like him.

00:42:42 That's not the way I had him pictured.

00:42:46 Santa was a much too thin.

00:42:49 He didn't come down the chimney, so mama must have let him in.

00:42:55 Santa looked a lot like daddy, or daddy looked a lot like him.

00:43:01 Got to raise this up here.

00:43:03 [ Music ]

00:43:08 Well, they never thought --

00:43:12 I only sing this song one time a year, and I always mess it up.

00:43:15 Sorry. Well, I never saw Dancer Prancer.

00:43:20 I never heard the sleigh bells ring.

00:43:22 I never saw the red-nosed reindeer,

00:43:26 like they show on the TV screens.

00:43:29 Well, they sure made a lot of presents,

00:43:32 so Santa Claus he must have been.

00:43:35 Santa looked a lot like daddy, or daddy looked a lot like him.

00:43:41 Well, Santa looked a lot like daddy, or daddy looked a lot like him.

00:43:48 That's not the way I had him pictured.

00:43:51 Santa was a much too thin.

00:43:54 He didn't come down the chimney, so mama must have let him in.

00:44:00 Santa looked a lot like daddy, or daddy looked a lot like him.

00:44:06 Yeah, Santa looked a lot like daddy, or daddy looked a lot like him.

00:44:12 [ Applause ]

00:44:18 Thank you.

00:44:20 [ Applause ]

00:44:22 Thank you very much.

00:44:25 I told you that we've been around country music

00:44:27 for a long time in our lives, and we really have.

00:44:31 My dad was a singer for, I don't know, 50, 60, 65 years of his life,

00:44:39 and he married my mom when they were both 18.

00:44:42 They lived in Gilbert and Chandler.

00:44:44 Came out here from Sherman, Texas, and Norman, Oklahoma.

00:44:49 And they drove out here, not knowing,

00:44:53 150 miles away from each other, they drove out here.

00:44:57 And about a week apart, and both their cars broke down in Arizona,

00:45:03 and they just happened to be, one of them, Gilbert, one Chandler,

00:45:07 ended up being friends in high school, and after that, got married,

00:45:12 and spit out a couple of kids.

00:45:16 And so they were married and together for about two and a half,

00:45:21 three years, and then decided to go to California.

00:45:27 And we grew up in a place called Bakersfield, California,

00:45:31 and I was there for the rest of my life until I went two years

00:45:37 of college, and then I came here.

00:45:40 And went to Arizona State one year, and Mesa Community College one year,

00:45:46 and just absolutely fell in love with Arizona, and knew I wanted

00:45:50 to be here permanently at some point in my life.

00:45:53 And in '78, Mike and I moved here around the same time,

00:45:58 or at the same time, actually.

00:46:00 And so it was a great experience for me.

00:46:05 But my mom was, as I said, a country music singer also, and --

00:46:11 but my dad and mom had problems, and they separated,

00:46:16 and were not married for a long time.

00:46:17 I didn't have a dad figure in my life.

00:46:20 Mike and I just kind of grew up with a bunch of musicians all

00:46:23 around us all the time, and aunts and uncles

00:46:27 who cared a lot about us.

00:46:29 And so my mom, one day, when Mike and I were coming home from school,

00:46:35 I was about -- I want to say I was 14, 13 or 14.

00:46:40 Mike and I came home from school.

00:46:42 She had been gone up in Fairbanks, Alaska.

00:46:44 And, you know, working a bar up there at an Air Force base or something,

00:46:49 and we knew we were going to be seeing her when we walked in the door.

00:46:54 And, man, we were going to be so happy, because she was gone for --

00:46:57 she'd been gone for like six weeks or so.

00:46:59 And we walked in the door, and there was my grandmother who lived

00:47:05 with us at the time, and my mom, and another guy sitting on the couch.

00:47:10 And so I thought, okay, what's going on?

00:47:13 You know, because my mom had a boyfriend at the time,

00:47:16 another guy that -- this guy.

00:47:20 And so I was a little bit concerned.

00:47:21 And so I -- we just kind of played it cool.

00:47:26 Mike and I kind of loving mom, and we hugged and hugged grandma

00:47:30 and hugged mom, and it was such a nice time.

00:47:33 And so mom got up and said, boys,

00:47:37 I want to introduce you to your new stepdad.

00:47:44 And so we kind of went, what?

00:47:46 And so we backed up a little bit, and it was like a --

00:47:49 that was kind of different for us.

00:47:51 And so we didn't know anything about him.

00:47:54 And, you know, I was standing up, and Mike was standing up,

00:47:57 and pretty soon he stood up to shake hands with us.

00:48:01 And I was in -- I was a sophomore in high school,

00:48:04 and Mike was maybe in eighth grade.

00:48:06 And he was shorter than both of us.

00:48:10 So it was a bit of a different thing for us,

00:48:14 because we had always been used to lots of ladies in our life,

00:48:18 and that's pretty much what raised us.

00:48:20 Anyway, so we found out later, he introduced himself.

00:48:25 His name was Merle Haggard.

00:48:29 So Merle and Mike and I, we proceeded to try

00:48:32 to get to know each other.

00:48:34 And we're talking, and I'm asking him, you know,

00:48:36 a few things, and blah, blah, blah.

00:48:38 And I said, so what do you want to do?

00:48:41 And he said, well, I want to learn how to play guitar.

00:48:43 I saw John Cash when I was in prison and found

00:48:45 out that's kind of what I want to do.

00:48:47 And I want to learn how to play guitar, and I want to learn how

00:48:49 to write songs and sing.

00:48:51 And so I thought, that's a good idea, you know,

00:48:56 since my dad was already doing that,

00:48:58 and my mom's already doing that.

00:49:00 And so he said to me that that's my ambition,

00:49:08 and I want to be good at it.

00:49:10 So we said, okay, good.

00:49:12 And I asked him about that time.

00:49:14 I said, so what have you been doing for the last two

00:49:18 or three years of your life?

00:49:20 You know, and he said, well,

00:49:24 about a year ago I got out of prison.

00:49:28 And I'm like, what?

00:49:31 And so I was really, we were really taken aback.

00:49:34 And anyway, from not having a dad for a long time,

00:49:39 because my dad was on the road for six, seven years in a row

00:49:45 for 300 days a year, and he was gone all the time.

00:49:48 That's the way you had to do it back there.

00:49:50 There was no social media.

00:49:52 There were no, you know, immediate stars like, you know,

00:49:55 kind of what you have today.

00:49:57 And so Merle was a really, really good guy to us,

00:50:02 and he taught us a lot of things.

00:50:04 Taught Mike and I how to fish and how to put a worm on a hook.

00:50:07 And I was working in my driveway one night on my first car,

00:50:12 and I lost my keys.

00:50:15 And he said, don't worry about it.

00:50:17 And I said, what?

00:50:18 And he goes in and taught me how to start a car without a key.

00:50:23 Like, okay.

00:50:25 This is good.

00:50:26 This guy knows a lot of stuff.

00:50:28 So anyway, he was a really good guy to us,

00:50:32 and I always appreciated Merle so much.

00:50:35 And I felt like I want to sing one of his songs tonight

00:50:39 if I could.

00:50:40 If we make it through December, everything

00:50:47 going to be all right, I know.

00:50:48 It's the coldest time of winter.

00:50:57 And I shiver when I see the falling snow.

00:51:00 If we make it through December, God

00:51:10 plans me in a warmer town come summertime, maybe even

00:51:17 California.

00:51:18 If we make it through December, we'll be fine.

00:51:25 I got laid off down at the factory,

00:51:32 and their timing's not the greatest in the world.

00:51:36 And my little girl don't understand why Daddy can't

00:51:46 afford no Christmas here.

00:51:50 I don't mean to hate December.

00:51:52 It's meant to be the warmest time of year, the coldest time.

00:52:02 But my little girl don't understand why Daddy can't

00:52:09 afford no Christmas cheer.

00:52:14 If we make it through December, God

00:52:21 plans me in a warmer town come summertime.

00:52:27 It's the coldest time of winter.

00:52:29 And I shiver when I hear the falling snow.

00:52:38 If we make it through December, God

00:52:44 plans me in a warmer town come summertime, maybe even

00:52:51 California.

00:52:52 If we make it through December, we'll be fine.

00:52:59 [APPLAUSE]

00:53:04 Thank you.

00:53:06 [APPLAUSE]

00:53:07 You know what?

00:53:13 I actually have to sing those songs more than one time

00:53:15 a year, and that's right here, so I can remember the words.

00:53:19 Anyway, I want to sing one more song for you if I can.

00:53:24 As I was-- a couple of weeks ago,

00:53:27 and I've sang this song a couple of times,

00:53:31 I remember back my--

00:53:35 probably what was my first Christmas

00:53:37 that I can remember in my head.

00:53:39 I was about five or six years old,

00:53:42 and Mike and I were four and six,

00:53:47 and we had a little apartment with my mom.

00:53:51 And I just remember so being mystified about Santa Claus

00:53:58 and the Christmas trees and presents and all that,

00:54:03 and I was just so, so anxious.

00:54:04 So I remember getting up in the morning,

00:54:13 and this is literally my first memory of Christmas.

00:54:17 I got up in the morning.

00:54:20 Before it was light, looked out there,

00:54:23 and I saw my Christmas tree.

00:54:26 And then I saw down below, there was a round train track

00:54:33 and a little train that was going around and around.

00:54:37 And I thought, oh my god, Santa did not

00:54:40 forget me, which I thought was awesome.

00:54:44 So my mom sang this song to my kids, her grandkids,

00:54:50 a couple of times, and I thought,

00:54:52 I'm never going to forget that song.

00:54:53 So I would like to do it for you if I could right now.

00:54:57 Oh, toy trains, little toy tracks, little boy toys,

00:55:05 coming in a sack, carried by men, dressed in white and red.

00:55:12 Little boy, don't you think it's time you were in bed?

00:55:17 Close your eyes, look into the skies.

00:55:24 All is calm, all is well.

00:55:32 Soon you'll hear Kris Kringle and the jingle bells,

00:55:37 singing, oh, toy trains, little toy tracks, little boy toys,

00:55:45 coming down a track, carried by men, dressed in white and red.

00:55:52 Little boy, don't you think it's time you were in bed?

00:55:58 Little boy, don't you think it's time you were in bed?

00:56:04 Thank you very much.

00:56:05 Merry Christmas, everybody.

00:56:06 [APPLAUSE]

00:56:09,

00:56:37 So, Buddy, before I met my husband,

00:56:44 I wanted to introduce you to my husband.

00:56:47 John, will you stand up?

00:56:49 He's here tonight.

00:56:51 Before I met the love of my life, 22 years,

00:56:54 the nicest man I've ever met in my whole life,

00:56:57 this was my celebrity crush for years and years and years.

00:57:03 Be careful, because I wasn't married at the time either.

00:57:06 [LAUGHTER]

00:57:08 Buddy, I love you.

00:57:09 You are so great.

00:57:10 Oh, my goodness.

00:57:11 All right, thank you, sweetie.

00:57:12 Thank you.

00:57:13 Merry Christmas.

00:57:13 [APPLAUSE]

00:57:19 I wanted to introduce my husband,

00:57:21 because he is a treasure.

00:57:24 I mean, I have never met anybody-- he didn't want animals,

00:57:28 and he has 33 now.

00:57:30 That's love.

00:57:32 But I am so grateful for so many things.

00:57:37 I'm grateful for everything in my life right now.

00:57:40 I'm grateful for my family.

00:57:43 I'm grateful for my Lord.

00:57:45 I'm grateful for my country, even though it's

00:57:47 going to heck in a handbasket in so many ways.

00:57:50 I have hope that we're going to get it back.

00:57:53 But I'm really grateful for the man

00:57:55 that I married, because he is just a kind person.

00:57:59 And I think of all the attributes

00:58:02 you can want out of somebody, I think kindness wins the day.

00:58:08 I don't care about charming.

00:58:10 I don't care about cute.

00:58:12 I don't care about money.

00:58:14 I care about kindness.

00:58:15 And I married a man that has the kindest heart.

00:58:18 And I just wanted to acknowledge him,

00:58:21 because we almost lost him.

00:58:25 John was diagnosed with stage four bone cancer.

00:58:29 And he is here and alive and healthy,

00:58:34 and he's on the other side of it.

00:58:35 [APPLAUSE]

00:58:37 So you give me hope.

00:58:44 You give me hope for a future that's going to be amazing.

00:58:49 Anyway, thank you.

00:58:51 Our next guest-- this is incredible.

00:58:54 You've been hearing the voice of God, the music of God,

00:58:56 as everybody walks in and out.

00:58:59 And that is a new talent to our beautiful concert this year.

00:59:06 Dr. Joyce Bukers-- now, she is the harp player, obviously.

00:59:11 I've always wanted to learn how to play the harp.

00:59:13 You do it beautifully, doctor.

00:59:15 And come here for a second.

00:59:16 And so she started the Hope Foundation--

00:59:19 The Harp.

00:59:20 I'm sorry, the Harp Foundation.

00:59:21 Do you know what the Harp Foundation does?

00:59:24 Well, I'm going to have you explain it.

00:59:25 You partnered with Hospice.

00:59:27 And if anybody has ever read anything about Fran Lebowitz,

00:59:31 she's just a satirical, amazing writer.

00:59:36 And she said--

00:59:37 Martin Scorsese followed her around for months and months

00:59:40 and did a documentary on her.

00:59:41 And she said, there are two people that change the world.

00:59:45 There are two people-- musicians and cooks.

00:59:48 Musicians and cooks provide music and food--

00:59:51 the two things on the planet that can evoke memories

00:59:56 and joy.

00:59:57 You can let your heart break to music

01:00:00 and be comforted with food.

01:00:03 And so I want you, doctor, to talk

01:00:05 about what you're doing with the Harp Foundation.

01:00:07 And I'm so glad you're here tonight.

01:00:10 God bless you.

01:00:11 I can't tell you how thrilled I am to be playing glissandos

01:00:16 after each one of these speakers,

01:00:18 because you know that's the heavenly music of the harps.

01:00:22 But we started this program 25 years ago

01:00:24 at Hospice of the Valley.

01:00:26 And we've served over 300,000 patients all over,

01:00:30 including opioid babies and PTSD soldiers coming back

01:00:35 from Iraq and Afghanistan.

01:00:38 And you understand that the beauty of the music

01:00:42 at critical moments, not only at end of life,

01:00:46 but throughout our lives.

01:00:47 And so I would like to take a moment for you all to pause.

01:00:50 I'm going to be playing--

01:00:51 this is my grandmother's harp.

01:00:54 And she was the first woman in the Los Angeles

01:00:57 Symphony with 150 men.

01:00:59 And of course, women could not play like men at that time.

01:01:03 So she was the one who discovered,

01:01:05 why don't you put up a curtain and just listen to the tone?

01:01:09 So that's how women started getting into orchestras.

01:01:11 And so I'm very proud, because she is--

01:01:14 this is her harp.

01:01:16 And the piece I'm going to be playing today

01:01:17 is probably her most well-known.

01:01:20 She had 47 of these pieces into the Library of Congress.

01:01:24 And it's very well-known, not only as Greensleeves,

01:01:27 but also as What Child Is This?

01:01:30 So enjoy.

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01:04:09 [APPLAUSE]

01:04:12 Dr. Joyce Buecher, ladies and gentlemen.

01:04:19 [APPLAUSE]

01:04:22 Angel mothers are slapping their kids, saying, see?

01:04:28 I told you.

01:04:29 When you practice, this is what you can sound like.

01:04:33 Oh.

01:04:38 Folks, listen, this is the part--

01:04:40 I haven't done a commercial now for 45 minutes.

01:04:43 And this is the part where I get a chance to at least relax

01:04:47 and say, yes, God is good.

01:04:50 We get a chance to sell stuff.

01:04:52 So the Hobie Christmas Concert raffle--

01:04:56 I'm not going to go through everything.

01:04:58 But having had audience members walk out on me

01:05:02 through my entire career, I'm not going to be offended.

01:05:05 If you go back and get tickets--

01:05:08 oh, really?

01:05:08 What for?

01:05:10 Dozens and dozens of really terrific prizes.

01:05:14 I'm just going to give you a cross-section.

01:05:16 The Harkins Ultimate Movie Experience Gift Basket.

01:05:21 Phoenix Suns, the ultimate collectibles,

01:05:24 including a bobblehead of Al McCoy.

01:05:30 Yeah.

01:05:32 Arizona Cardinals autographed football.

01:05:35 And the Diatri--

01:05:37 I don't have to tell you which Diatri we're talking about.

01:05:40 The Diatri Gourmet Foods biscotti-filled glass display

01:05:46 jar.

01:05:47 Besides being an enormous talent,

01:05:49 what a cook this woman is.

01:05:51 And that's the raffle.

01:05:53 The silent auction, just a cross-section.

01:05:57 Get this.

01:05:59 You knew they were coming, but you probably

01:06:01 thought you couldn't get tickets.

01:06:03 And it's people our age that really appreciate

01:06:08 having the satisfaction of having the Rolling Stones come

01:06:12 to the Valley of the Sun.

01:06:14 Two tickets for the 2024 Hackney Diamonds Tour.

01:06:20 And I don't have to tell you how quickly it's going to sell out.

01:06:23 This is part of the silent auction back there.

01:06:26 You can get tickets right now.

01:06:28 Star Worldwide Network's professional podcast package.

01:06:32 That's where I do the God Show, by the way.

01:06:36 On that network, it's an international podcast

01:06:40 organization.

01:06:41 It's a $6,000 value for whatever it

01:06:44 is that you want to do on the radio within reasonable taste.

01:06:50 And I'm going through these pages.

01:06:53 Aaron Rodgers' Green Bay Packers jersey,

01:06:57 back when Aaron used to actually play,

01:07:00 and should be back when he gets back off that bad ankle.

01:07:08 Just really some sensational things.

01:07:10 A ticket to Beauty and the Beast on stage at the Chandler

01:07:15 Center for the Arts.

01:07:16 All of these available right now.

01:07:19 And all you have to do is to go back with your credit card

01:07:22 and an enthusiastic sense of your good luck.

01:07:26 Hold on just a second.

01:07:27 I want to see what it is that's next here.

01:07:30 Oh.

01:07:30 This is not phony enthusiasm.

01:07:36 Everybody was eligible for one prize.

01:07:42 Now, you had to go back and buy tickets.

01:07:44 And you still can until they close the raffle table

01:07:49 and the other table for the gift certificates.

01:07:59 This is the door prize.

01:08:01 And everybody had an opportunity to win this.

01:08:04 The door prize is an authentic Landmobag.

01:08:10 That means-- yes.

01:08:13 I promise you, if you don't know what a Landmobag is,

01:08:17 there are people that trade their cars in just

01:08:20 for the possibility of winning a Landmobag that

01:08:24 started years and years ago on the Wallace and Landmau show.

01:08:28 Listen, as a matter of fact, let me ask you.

01:08:31 I know that a lot of you came from someplace else.

01:08:34 Is there anybody here who has no idea

01:08:37 what I'm talking about with Wallace and Landmau or Landmau

01:08:40 bags?

01:08:42 Excellent.

01:08:43 This is a quality audience.

01:08:46 Now, listen, the door prize, an authentic Landmau bag--

01:08:50 we're about to name the winner, by the way, of the door.

01:08:54 And in this Landmau bag--

01:08:56 this is so real--

01:08:58 the original Twinkies that we had, they're still good.

01:09:02 A custom Landmau tie t-shirt.

01:09:10 Landmau never learned to tie a tie,

01:09:13 so we painted the tie on the front of a t-shirt.

01:09:18 And a book by Wallace, otherwise known as Bill Thompson,

01:09:23 "Thanks for Tuning In," is the story of Wallace's life.

01:09:27 That's the door prize.

01:09:31 Who's going to tell me who the winner is?

01:09:33 What?

01:09:38 Wait, no, you're asking them to trust me?

01:09:42 OK, all right.

01:09:44 OK, this is the way we do it on television.

01:09:47 We move them around.

01:09:49 I hope you're really excited about this,

01:09:52 because when you go home with a Landmau bag,

01:09:56 wearing a Landmau t-shirt, the neighbor

01:09:59 is going to say, I never want to speak to you again,

01:10:02 as long as I live.

01:10:03 The winner, right now.

01:10:05 And I want that winner to come up and introduce themselves.

01:10:08 Hold on.

01:10:12 Ticket 982559.

01:10:23 982559.

01:10:29 Check your ticket, Pat.

01:10:30 Now, we know that the winner has to be here.

01:10:36 I lost mine, so it could be me.

01:10:41 Excuse me, Jerry, this is not your show.

01:10:43 No, we love you, but just be quiet.

01:10:49 I'm going to say the name one more, the number one more time.

01:10:54 And if you either can't find your ticket in the purse

01:10:58 or your pocket, you're out of luck,

01:11:00 because this is it before I draw another ticket.

01:11:06 982559 for the door prize.

01:11:11 Wow.

01:11:17 You know what would be terrible if the one person who never won

01:11:20 a Landmau bag and always wanted one

01:11:23 and was sitting in the seat next to the kid who

01:11:26 won the Landmau bag-- you've heard those stories, right?

01:11:30 And if that person, with that kind of luck,

01:11:33 is now in the bathroom.

01:11:36 OK, folks, that's it for that ticket.

01:11:39 And we're going to keep drawing no matter what.

01:11:41 Can't go home.

01:11:42 There's a lot of nervous folks out there, you know that.

01:11:52 Because they're waiting to find out if the winner is 982572.

01:12:05 Wait, no, do we have a winner?

01:12:08 In the front row for crying out loud?

01:12:13 You know, that's terrific.

01:12:14 And it'll be really terrific if you come up with a ticket.

01:12:17 And no, listen, would I think that you would treat me

01:12:22 in a Protestant church?

01:12:24 Yeah.

01:12:26 982572, your name, sir?

01:12:31 Jim Gross?

01:12:33 Were you a Wallace and Landmau watcher?

01:12:35 Yes, I was.

01:12:37 You know what, if you had said no,

01:12:39 we would have asked you to leave.

01:12:42 You guys were on when I was just a young kid.

01:12:44 Well, yes, we were on when you were a young kid.

01:12:47 We were on when everyone was a young kid.

01:12:50 I was a young kid.

01:12:51 Jim Gross is the winner.

01:12:54 Here's your book by Wallace.

01:12:56 Here's the t-shirt, the Landmau bag.

01:12:58 Turn around, turn around.

01:13:02 All of the television people want

01:13:04 to make sure that they see that this is Jim Gross,

01:13:07 the official winner of the Doar Prize.

01:13:10 OK, and?

01:13:14 It's not like you to be pushing, Rita.

01:13:18 Let's really hear it, because listen,

01:13:20 this may be the last winner that you

01:13:22 see of the famous Landmau bag and all that goes in it.

01:13:26 Congratulations, Jim.

01:13:28 You betcha.

01:13:33 Listen, all I can tell you is that--

01:13:38 excuse me.

01:13:39 You know what that is?

01:13:50 Jim, did you hear this?

01:13:53 It is ho, ho, ha, ha, hee, hee, and ho, ho, ha, ha, hee, hee.

01:13:58 Oh, wait a minute.

01:13:59 Hold on.

01:14:01 Just a second.

01:14:02 Excuse me.

01:14:03 I was so thrilled about listening to the theme song

01:14:06 again.

01:14:07 Who is this, please?

01:14:10 Wallace?

01:14:12 Wallace?

01:14:14 From heaven?

01:14:17 Oh, my god.

01:14:18 Wait.

01:14:19 It's been so long since I've talked to you,

01:14:21 and I'm getting kind of choked up.

01:14:23 This isn't collect, is it?

01:14:24 Well, thank you so much.

01:14:29 Thank you so much.

01:14:29 Listen, we're in the middle of the Holby, the House

01:14:33 of Broadcasting Christmas show.

01:14:35 How is it going up there?

01:14:37 Is it as nice as we hear?

01:14:41 Oh, you're loving it because there's no politicians?

01:14:46 Seems only right.

01:14:48 Landmau OK?

01:14:49 Oh, Landmau's not there.

01:14:51 He's-- what did you say?

01:14:55 He's down the street entertaining kids.

01:14:58 Yeah.

01:14:58 He just gave a guy named Gross the Landmau bag.

01:15:04 We're still giving him away.

01:15:06 Right.

01:15:06 Hey, Wall, I miss you.

01:15:10 What?

01:15:11 Well, a couple of people here did ask me.

01:15:14 I did it last year.

01:15:17 OK.

01:15:18 You don't ask me to do things too often.

01:15:21 Well, yeah, you did.

01:15:24 Thank you, my friend.

01:15:25 Hold on.

01:15:28 You there?

01:15:28 OK.

01:15:31 This is what I did last year, and I hope

01:15:34 you don't mind my imposing.

01:15:35 I'm the low budget performer, so I don't have a comfortment.

01:15:43 Nights are long since you went away.

01:15:51 I dream about you most every day.

01:15:56 My buddies, my buddies, your buddy misses you.

01:16:07 That crazy face, that funny top hat,

01:16:19 the way we laughed when you called Wallace fat.

01:16:26 My buddies, my buddies, your buddy misses you.

01:16:41 I wouldn't have done it if he hadn't asked.

01:16:52 You know that.

01:16:53 Listen, I got a guy coming up.

01:16:56 What an entertainer.

01:16:57 When you're doing the news, how difficult

01:17:00 it is to be entertaining when you're

01:17:03 talking about the news, not just these days, but every day.

01:17:07 But the weather guy gets the chance to get some laughs.

01:17:11 And Dave Muncy was about the most popular weather reporter

01:17:14 in Arizona for over 40 years.

01:17:17 Listen, during the Fiesta Bowl parade--

01:17:20 I love this story--

01:17:22 the star of the Fiesta Bowl parade

01:17:24 that year was Tommy LaSorda, the best known manager

01:17:29 in Major League Baseball.

01:17:30 Tommy LaSorda, the Los Angeles Dodgers.

01:17:35 And all anybody could hear was, that's Dave Muncy on that float.

01:17:40 That's Dave-- who's the fat guy next to him?

01:17:42 Hey, that's Dave Muncy.

01:17:44 And LaSorda got a little ticked.

01:17:46 You know, Italians only have a short sense of humor.

01:17:50 And he says, who the hell is Dave Muncy?

01:17:55 And of course, Dave was sitting next to him.

01:17:57 I think he might have lied.

01:17:59 But that's the kind of enthusiasm

01:18:02 that people met Dave Muncy with every day for good reason.

01:18:07 Here's Dave Muncy.

01:18:08 [APPLAUSE]

01:18:11 [MUSIC PLAYING]

01:18:15 Hi, everybody.

01:18:22 I'm going to kind of clean things up here a little bit.

01:18:25 I don't sing, I don't dance, and I don't

01:18:27 play a musical instrument.

01:18:30 So I won't be up here very long.

01:18:33 I do have something that I can announce to you today, though.

01:18:37 And that is--

01:18:40 I'm sorry?

01:18:42 No, not that.

01:18:45 We just got the contract signed.

01:18:48 We actually just got the spots cut.

01:18:51 They will be starting this weekend on channel 12.

01:18:56 We're bringing back Watch Your Kids Around Water.

01:18:58 [APPLAUSE]

01:19:02 I was very excited when they called.

01:19:09 So we're looking forward to doing it,

01:19:10 to getting that warning out there again for all of the kids.

01:19:16 To save the kids, the warnings are for the parents

01:19:18 to keep their eye on them.

01:19:21 Another big happening in my life, just a few months ago,

01:19:26 I turned 76.

01:19:26 [APPLAUSE]

01:19:31 That just happened.

01:19:32 I didn't do anything to get the applause, which officially

01:19:37 makes me an old fart.

01:19:40 It's not because I turned 76.

01:19:43 It's because somebody called me that.

01:19:47 And as we get older, and all of the people

01:19:50 here that are 76 and older will agree with me,

01:19:54 we don't think we're getting older.

01:19:57 They go, oh, you're 76.

01:19:59 I feel like I'm 30.

01:20:01 I feel like I'm 25.

01:20:03 And then somebody calls you an old fart,

01:20:06 and you start thinking about it.

01:20:08 It happened when I was going through a drive-in restaurant,

01:20:12 or a drive-through.

01:20:14 I don't know how long it's been since you've

01:20:16 been to a restaurant like that, but it'd been a while for me.

01:20:20 And when I pulled up, I didn't realize that they

01:20:24 had 14 different burgers now.

01:20:27 35 ways you can get your fries.

01:20:31 Don't even get me started on the sodas.

01:20:34 And as I was trying to figure out what I wanted,

01:20:38 the young lady in the car behind me honked her horn and said,

01:20:43 hurry up, you old fart.

01:20:45 I don't hear very well.

01:20:50 And I thought she said, you're very smart.

01:20:54 And so I smiled and waved at her,

01:20:57 which didn't help the situation anymore.

01:21:00 The next time, she said it louder.

01:21:04 And I was so upset by it that I actually got out of line

01:21:08 and I drove home.

01:21:10 And I was kind of moping around the house,

01:21:12 and my wife said, what's wrong with you?

01:21:15 And I said, well, somebody called me an old fart

01:21:17 at the In-N-Out burger, and I was

01:21:20 feeling pretty bad about it.

01:21:22 And she said, well, you really shouldn't worry about it.

01:21:25 And I said, well, I do worry about it,

01:21:27 because I looked in the mirror and I saw an old man.

01:21:32 I saw an old man losing his hair.

01:21:35 I saw an old man putting on weight.

01:21:38 I saw an old man getting older.

01:21:42 And I said, honey, tell me something good about myself

01:21:44 so I feel better.

01:21:46 And she said, well, your eyesight is perfect.

01:21:48 Can't win.

01:21:58 Probably one of the most fun things

01:22:02 and the most gratifying things that I did when

01:22:05 I was at Channel 10 was at Christmas,

01:22:10 we adopted a first and a second grade at a school.

01:22:16 And of course, it was in a neighborhood,

01:22:19 in an area where people didn't have a lot.

01:22:25 And we all know that these neighborhoods exist,

01:22:30 and we all know that there are several levels that people

01:22:34 live on.

01:22:37 But sometimes it comes back and it kind of

01:22:39 slaps you in the face.

01:22:42 And at one of these particular get-togethers,

01:22:45 I was the master of ceremonies.

01:22:49 And a little girl in the first grade came over to me

01:22:54 and she said, Mr. Muncie, I want to thank you for my doll.

01:22:59 And I got down on one knee and I said, honey,

01:23:02 Santa Claus got you that doll.

01:23:06 And she looked me dead in the eye,

01:23:10 and she said, Santa doesn't come to our house.

01:23:15 And it caught me cold.

01:23:19 It stopped my heart, because we forget about people

01:23:25 that Santa Claus doesn't come to their house.

01:23:29 And normally, over the years, I've

01:23:33 written humor for this little part.

01:23:37 But this time I decided I wanted to run with what

01:23:41 that little girl had said to me.

01:23:44 I wrote that down.

01:23:46 And all these years later, I found it in my notes.

01:23:51 And that's what I want to talk to you about today.

01:23:55 And what I've written here is not only

01:23:57 something that takes her part and talks

01:24:01 a little bit about her life, but it's kind of an appeal

01:24:07 to all of you as well.

01:24:08 Santa doesn't come to our house on Christmas Eve or Christmas

01:24:15 Day.

01:24:17 Things I don't see on Christmas are toys or Santa's sleigh.

01:24:23 There are no gift wrap boxes, no bikes or baby dolls.

01:24:27 There are no fancy dishes, no soaps or big bath towels.

01:24:32 Nobody brings me rippled candy or fills me up with sweets.

01:24:37 I get no Christmas cookies or other sugar-filled treats.

01:24:43 I don't hear the holiday carolers bundled in scarves

01:24:47 of Christmas green and red.

01:24:50 I don't see neighborhood lighted displays.

01:24:54 I see the dark of night instead.

01:24:58 There are no Christmas parties.

01:25:00 There are no nativity scenes.

01:25:03 It's not because I don't love baby Jesus.

01:25:07 I just don't have the means.

01:25:10 Our clothes are all handmade, and two of us share a bed.

01:25:16 We don't buy gifts for Christmas.

01:25:19 We buy food and fuel instead.

01:25:23 Santa doesn't come to our house.

01:25:25 If he did, I could guarantee he wouldn't find any holiday

01:25:31 candles or colored bulbs, just my parents, my sister, and me.

01:25:37 That's the other side of Christmas,

01:25:41 and yes, there is one, a side we rarely see.

01:25:45 It's the sad side of Christmas with no Santa Claus, no gifts,

01:25:50 and of course, no Christmas tree.

01:25:54 That other side of Christmas is as lonely as it seems.

01:25:59 There is no money, barely food, and children without dreams.

01:26:06 But there is a way for you to make Christmas

01:26:09 be the magic that it truly seems by helping kids experience

01:26:16 the illusion that Santa brings.

01:26:19 Become a secret Santa by putting the mall wishing

01:26:26 tree on the gift list that you are preparing.

01:26:30 You could also contribute to Toys for Tots,

01:26:34 and of course, the season for sharing.

01:26:39 Remember, kids wait for Santa, wanting

01:26:44 to be part of the holiday fun.

01:26:47 Yes, children wait for Santa like a flower

01:26:50 waits for the morning sun.

01:26:53 So if you're a secret Santa with child gift ideas up your sleeve,

01:27:00 then I'll take just a moment here to remind you there are only

01:27:06 16 shopping days until Christmas Eve.

01:27:11 Thank you, everybody, and Merry Christmas.

01:27:13 [APPLAUSE]

01:27:16 [MUSIC PLAYING]

01:27:29 That's another guy I love to pieces.

01:27:32 You're awesome.

01:27:33 I'm so excited that you're going to be doing that again.

01:27:35 Wonderful.

01:27:36 Good for you, Dave.

01:27:37 Good for you.

01:27:38 I have two nieces in college, and they're so lost.

01:27:43 They keep changing directions.

01:27:44 They don't know what they want to do.

01:27:46 They don't know what they want to be.

01:27:47 They're confused.

01:27:48 And all I can do is just say, go for your passion.

01:27:52 And I tell them, I say, get a copper bucket

01:27:56 and fill it with things that you can do,

01:27:58 things that you do well, things that you want to do well,

01:28:01 things that you can learn, things that you can share.

01:28:05 And you'll never not have a job.

01:28:08 You'll always do something that you love.

01:28:10 And one of them changed her major from--

01:28:14 I think it was forensic--

01:28:18 I don't know where they go and clean up dead bodies

01:28:21 after somebody's killed themselves.

01:28:23 I don't know what they're called.

01:28:25 She changed from that to cooking.

01:28:27 [LAUGHTER]

01:28:29 Which I was delighted about.

01:28:31 The other one, her sister, changed her major

01:28:33 and now wants to be a vet.

01:28:35 And I think that they're just doing it for their Auntie Jan.

01:28:38 I need help in the kitchen and out in the arena.

01:28:41 But that's not so.

01:28:42 But the next person that is appearing tonight,

01:28:47 she has a copper pot filled with all sorts of talent.

01:28:51 And I mean from teaching to reporting on television.

01:28:59 And now she's found this amazing career

01:29:02 as a mystery writer and short stories.

01:29:06 And she's getting recognition all over the country.

01:29:08 And when Lori Fagan came here a couple of years ago

01:29:11 and got in front of this mic to sing, I had never--

01:29:15 she belted. I mean, that voice was stunning.

01:29:17 I couldn't believe it.

01:29:18 So I'm so excited that she is back with us,

01:29:22 our mystery writer of the century.

01:29:24 Please welcome Lori Fagan.

01:29:26 [APPLAUSE]

01:29:29 Thank you so much.

01:29:42 And it is great to be back here for my third year now.

01:29:47 And I thank you all so for coming and supporting

01:29:52 the scholarships, which is why we're all here tonight

01:29:56 for the House of Broadcasting.

01:29:57 So they're always taking donations in addition

01:30:00 to the ticket sales.

01:30:01 So drop a few extra ones or tens or 20s back there,

01:30:06 and knowing that it all goes to a good cause.

01:30:09 By the way, I managed to leave a ring in the bathroom.

01:30:14 And if anybody finds it, it's a little oval ring,

01:30:17 got a couple of diamonds in it.

01:30:19 Please turn it in to somebody or see me.

01:30:23 I don't feel like I'm a living legend like Dave and Jan

01:30:27 and Mary Jo and Pat.

01:30:29 And however, I'm thrilled to be in this audience.

01:30:33 My first job in the industry was with KTAR Radio.

01:30:37 And I was actually still going to school at ASU

01:30:41 and got a job doing traffic reports for KTAR.

01:30:45 And I was the afternoon shift.

01:30:48 Joyce Dean did the morning.

01:30:50 We even had our own billboard at one point, Joyce and Lori

01:30:53 up in the air.

01:30:54 That was very exciting.

01:30:56 I worked for Preston Westmoreland on his show

01:30:59 at one point.

01:30:59 And then television was calling.

01:31:01 So I went back to my home state of Iowa,

01:31:04 got a job in Waterloo as the NBC affiliate television

01:31:09 station there as a reporter, photographer, editor, anchor

01:31:13 about anything they wanted me to do.

01:31:15 We need somebody to shoot Iowa State football games.

01:31:18 I'll do it.

01:31:19 Just keep the ball in the shot, is what they said.

01:31:22 OK, I can do that.

01:31:24 So I had a great time with that.

01:31:26 Got learned a lot.

01:31:28 But remembered why I left Iowa in the first place.

01:31:31 I said, I got to go back to Arizona.

01:31:33 So got a job with the city of Phoenix.

01:31:36 And it was in the public information office.

01:31:38 And my buddy, Bob-- where are you?

01:31:41 Bob Brink, who was a city photographer at the time,

01:31:45 he and I worked in the public information office.

01:31:47 His beautiful wife, Francie, is here tonight, too.

01:31:50 And I was doing slide shows originally.

01:31:55 But then I found a camera in another department

01:31:57 and said, let's do video.

01:31:59 So I founded the Phoenix Channel,

01:32:01 ran that for about seven years.

01:32:02 And then Mary Jo took that over after that.

01:32:05 So now, yes, I'm writing crime fiction mysteries.

01:32:07 I'm doing some art and still get to do some singing.

01:32:10 So thrilled to be with you all here tonight.

01:32:13 Let's do a little fun thing.

01:32:15 [MUSIC - "FIRE"]

01:32:22 Oh, the weather outside is frightful.

01:32:32 But the fire is so delightful.

01:32:35 And since we've no place to go, let it snow, let it snow,

01:32:41 let it snow.

01:32:43 It doesn't show signs of stopping.

01:32:46 And I brought some corn for popping.

01:32:50 The lights are turned way down low.

01:32:53 Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.

01:32:57 When we finally kiss goodnight, how

01:33:01 I'll hate going out in the storm.

01:33:04 But if you really hold me tight, all the way home I'll be warm.

01:33:12 The fire is slowly dying.

01:33:15 But my dear, we're still goodbying.

01:33:19 And as long as you love me so, let it snow, let it snow,

01:33:24 let it snow.

01:33:26 [MUSIC - "FIRE"]

01:33:30 Frank Smith on the keyboard.

01:33:54 When we finally kiss goodnight, how

01:33:58 I will hate going out in the storm.

01:34:01 But if you really hold me tight, all the way home I'll be warm.

01:34:09 The fire is slowly dying.

01:34:13 And my dear, we're still goodbying.

01:34:16 But as long as you love me so, let it snow, let it snow,

01:34:22 let it snow.

01:34:24 Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.

01:34:27 Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.

01:34:32 [APPLAUSE]

01:34:42 Thank you.

01:34:46 Thank you so much.

01:34:46 So this next song, the story goes that it

01:34:50 was written by Mel Torme.

01:34:51 Again, this is also one of my favorite holiday songs.

01:34:56 The Arizona Biltmore claims that he wrote it there

01:35:00 in the middle of July.

01:35:02 And he says that he turned up the air conditioning real high

01:35:08 to get in the mood for this song.

01:35:12 [MUSIC - "FIRE"]

01:35:15 [PIANO PLAYING]

01:35:19 Chestnuts roasting on an open fire,

01:35:33 jackfruits nipping at your nose.

01:35:41 Yuletide carols being sung in the lane by folks

01:35:48 dressed up like Eskimos.

01:35:50 Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe

01:36:01 will help to make the season bright.

01:36:10 Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow

01:36:16 will find it hard to sleep tonight.

01:36:20 They know that Santa's on his way.

01:36:30 He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh.

01:36:38 And every mother's child is going

01:36:42 to spy to see if reindeer really know how to fly.

01:36:53 And so I'm offering this simple phrase to kids from 1 to 92.

01:37:08 Although it's been said many times, many ways,

01:37:16 Merry Christmas to you.

01:37:20 [PIANO PLAYING]

01:37:24 [PIANO PLAYING]

01:37:27 [PIANO PLAYING]

01:37:31 [PIANO PLAYING]

01:37:34 [PIANO PLAYING]

01:37:38 [PIANO PLAYING]

01:37:41 [PIANO PLAYING]

01:37:44 [PIANO PLAYING]

01:37:47 [PIANO PLAYING]

01:37:50 [PIANO PLAYING]

01:37:53 [PIANO PLAYING]

01:38:22 They know that Santa's on his way.

01:38:29 And he's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh.

01:38:37 And every mother's child is going

01:38:42 to spy to see if reindeer really know how to fly.

01:38:53 And so I'm offering this simple phrase to all you kids from 1

01:39:03 to 102.

01:39:08 Although it's been said so many times, so many ways,

01:39:16 Merry Christmas.

01:39:19 Have a very Merry Christmas.

01:39:21 Merry Christmas to you.

01:39:30 [PIANO PLAYING]

01:39:33 [APPLAUSE]

01:39:41 Thank you.

01:39:42 Thank you so much.

01:39:43 Teresa, you're going to give me a hand here.

01:39:45 OK, a little audience participation.

01:39:48 Yes, it's a repeat of a song that Mike did.

01:39:50 Sorry, but I've got props.

01:39:55 OK?

01:39:56 So I want you to jingle some of these, if you would.

01:39:59 We're going to do a little Jose Feliciano.

01:40:02 Jose Feliciano, yeah.

01:40:05 Give us-- yeah, go ahead.

01:40:06 Give us a start.

01:40:08 If you've got keys or something, you can jangle them too.

01:40:11 I know we have key fobs.

01:40:12 That doesn't work so well.

01:40:13 But jingle, jingle along with it.

01:40:16 Feliz Navidad.

01:40:18 Oh, it was my mariachis.

01:40:20 Feliz Navidad.

01:40:21 Feliz Navidad.

01:40:26 Prospero año y felicidad.

01:40:31 I want to wish you a merry Christmas.

01:40:34 I want to wish you a merry Christmas.

01:40:38 I want to wish you a merry Christmas

01:40:41 from the bottom of my heart.

01:40:46 Feliz Navidad.

01:40:47 Feliz Navidad.

01:40:51 Feliz Navidad.

01:40:55 Prospero año y felicidad.

01:41:00 I want to wish you a merry Christmas.

01:41:04 I want to wish you a merry Christmas.

01:41:08 I want to wish you a merry Christmas

01:41:11 from the bottom of my heart.

01:41:15 Cha, cha, cha.

01:41:16 Thank you so much.

01:41:21 Thank you very much.

01:41:22 [APPLAUSE]

01:41:25 Lori Fagan.

01:41:27 Here you go.

01:41:28 Have a mic.

01:41:29 Tall women have no respect for me.

01:41:32 [LAUGHTER]

01:41:32 Oh, are you kidding?

01:41:34 I love you.

01:41:36 Thank you so much.

01:41:37 Once again, a real professional, Lori Fagan.

01:41:41 [APPLAUSE]

01:41:43 On the subject of professionalism

01:41:46 in the world of entertainment and media,

01:41:50 probably most of you have at one time or another

01:41:53 heard the phrase, I'm sorry about the problems

01:41:58 of the previous program, but it was a technical difficulty

01:42:03 beyond our ability to fix it.

01:42:06 Well, last year, after David Miller spent all of this time

01:42:12 putting together a remarkable production,

01:42:16 last year, for those of you who were here,

01:42:18 you may recognize the fact that it didn't go quickly or as well

01:42:24 as it might have.

01:42:25 There were a few problems.

01:42:26 There are theatrical electronics.

01:42:28 And we weren't able to view the video in all its David Miller

01:42:32 glory.

01:42:33 Now, they have since--

01:42:36 it says they have since been replaced.

01:42:39 But actually, they've since been replaced with new equipment.

01:42:43 Thank you.

01:42:44 I appreciate that.

01:42:46 We're going to present the video again

01:42:47 so you can enjoy the creative skills of David Miller.

01:42:50 And if you haven't seen his fantastic talent before,

01:42:55 you're really in it for a special treat.

01:42:57 All I want for Christmas is created, produced,

01:43:00 and composed by the amazingly talented David Miller.

01:43:04 Please enjoy.

01:43:05 [APPLAUSE]

01:43:08 Hi, everybody.

01:43:09 I hope you're having a wonderful holiday season.

01:43:12 Christmas is a terrific time for us

01:43:13 to take a look at the previous year

01:43:15 and take stock of our lives.

01:43:17 For a lot of folks, this has been a really tough year.

01:43:21 For some, it's been a really tough few years.

01:43:24 I know it's been a very long time since a lot of us

01:43:27 have been able to see each other in person.

01:43:29 And so as I think about the true meaning of Christmas

01:43:33 and each and every one of you, I realize

01:43:36 that all I want for Christmas are presents.

01:43:42 Let's go shopping, shall we?

01:43:44 Wow, a robot vacuum cleaner and a 180-inch TV.

01:43:49 It's huge.

01:43:50 It may grow.

01:43:51 A floating record player and a home in Tuscany.

01:43:55 Is that Italy?

01:43:56 Right on the beach.

01:43:58 This year has been so challenging

01:44:01 for my whole family.

01:44:04 So a hot tub boat or a solar yacht seem quite fair to me.

01:44:11 Because all I want for Christmas are presents

01:44:15 underneath the tree.

01:44:18 All I want for Christmas are presents,

01:44:21 presents from you to me.

01:44:25 I also accept gift cards, Venmo, and Apple Pay.

01:44:29 Hey, it's Paul McCartney's base and a smokeless fire pit.

01:44:34 That's hot.

01:44:34 That's practical.

01:44:36 A platinum money clip with all the Benjamins that fit.

01:44:40 Pricey.

01:44:41 I'm worth it.

01:44:42 You can keep your figgy pudding and your mistletoe.

01:44:49 An electric truck or a worldwide cruise seem more apropos.

01:44:56 Because all I want for Christmas are presents.

01:44:59 Presents.

01:44:59 Stacked up around the tree.

01:45:03 All I want for Christmas are presents,

01:45:06 presents from you to me.

01:45:09 Don't worry.

01:45:10 I'll send you my Amazon wish list.

01:45:14 Now socks are not a present, nor is underwear.

01:45:21 Stuff you'd buy me anyway doesn't really say you care.

01:45:28 I love the way your eyes light up when I open luxury.

01:45:34 But I love you most when you spend the most.

01:45:38 So don't cheap out on me.

01:45:40 Because all I want for Christmas are presents.

01:45:48 Presents.

01:45:48 Stacked to the top of the tree.

01:45:52 All I want for Christmas are presents, presents from you.

01:45:57 And you, and you, and you.

01:45:58 Presents from you.

01:46:00 Seriously, you are really going to have

01:46:06 to increase your credit limit.

01:46:08 To me.

01:46:08 Merry Christmas, everybody.

01:46:13 [APPLAUSE]

01:46:17 The most--

01:46:23 [INAUDIBLE]

01:46:26 [INAUDIBLE]

01:46:27 [INAUDIBLE]

01:46:29 [LAUGHTER]

01:46:31 You scared me more.

01:46:32 You yelled at me.

01:46:34 David Miller, the most, the most incredible musician, composer,

01:46:40 talent I've met.

01:46:43 David Miller, where are you with your little Santa hat?

01:46:45 [INAUDIBLE]

01:46:46 David, come here.

01:46:48 Come here.

01:46:50 I don't-- oh.

01:46:53 [APPLAUSE]

01:46:56 It played.

01:47:01 It actually worked.

01:47:03 It's a Christmas miracle.

01:47:06 I don't know how to fix it.

01:47:07 Oh, let me get that for you.

01:47:09 You're the technical guy here.

01:47:12 David, you are amazing.

01:47:14 I'm so glad we ran it again.

01:47:16 And I'm glad there were technical difficulties,

01:47:18 because we could run it again.

01:47:19 I'd like to see it every single year.

01:47:21 You're amazing.

01:47:23 And you're also Mr. Christmas.

01:47:24 I worked with David the year that he had his first baby.

01:47:28 And this guy walked--

01:47:30 you were like a kid in a candy store.

01:47:32 You were so excited.

01:47:35 I still am.

01:47:36 How old is the baby?

01:47:37 My baby is now a father.

01:47:40 Oh, my god.

01:47:42 I think he's 34.

01:47:43 And my granddaughter is a year or 15 months old now.

01:47:47 And she's adorable.

01:47:48 I've got videos I can show.

01:47:49 Can we get it on the line?

01:47:50 Yes, please do.

01:47:51 Yes, yes, please do.

01:47:54 Merry Christmas.

01:47:55 Thank you.

01:47:55 We love you.

01:47:56 You're wonderful.

01:47:58 So talented.

01:48:00 So talented.

01:48:01 [APPLAUSE]

01:48:05 I wanted to remind-- why is it?

01:48:07 I want to remind everybody that we've got so much entertainment

01:48:15 coming up.

01:48:16 So if you have any plans to go home in the next four hours,

01:48:19 forget it.

01:48:21 Because Mary Jo West is coming up in just a little while.

01:48:24 Of course, Mike Chamberlain.

01:48:25 One of my absolute favorite people from Channel 5,

01:48:30 that Wally and Lad and I got a chance

01:48:32 to work with for years and years and years.

01:48:35 Great storyteller, terrific cook.

01:48:37 Cooking with Rita was a big success on television here.

01:48:42 She had stars coming in that she interviewed.

01:48:45 And you'd think that that would be enough for anybody's lifetime

01:48:49 career.

01:48:51 But no.

01:48:52 One day she came by, knocked on the door, and said,

01:48:55 I'm not going to do television anymore.

01:48:57 I've got a couple of other things.

01:49:00 And a couple of other things included

01:49:02 being one of the most in-demand public speakers

01:49:07 anywhere in the country, not only live, but also on PBS.

01:49:12 And was a superstar as a speaker on a variety of subjects.

01:49:18 And Wally and Lad and I said, isn't that terrific?

01:49:20 She found something to do.

01:49:24 And then we found out that, including

01:49:27 with the speaking arrangements that she

01:49:30 had as an in-demand personality, she

01:49:35 became the president of Arbonne Cosmetics International.

01:49:41 And after that fun time, she decided to come back to us

01:49:46 and do Christmas shows like this one.

01:49:48 Rita Davenport is in the room.

01:49:52 Rita.

01:49:53 [APPLAUSE]

01:49:55 Thank you, thank you, thank you.

01:49:59 I love you.

01:50:01 Jan, do me a favor.

01:50:03 Don't be kissing him.

01:50:05 Have you ever listened to Dr. Ruth before?

01:50:08 If you keep kissing him, he's going to get a stiff neck.

01:50:11 [LAUGHTER]

01:50:13 OK, some of you don't get it, but that's OK.

01:50:19 Well, Merry Christmas, and what a fun group.

01:50:22 And I brought some notes so you all

01:50:24 would think I can read and write.

01:50:25 But my husband is here, David.

01:50:28 And we dated, let's see, six years.

01:50:33 And I told him that I was pregnant.

01:50:36 And he said, we haven't had sex.

01:50:41 And I said, that's exactly what Joseph said to Mary.

01:50:47 I am grateful for being raised in Tennessee.

01:50:52 Some of you forgot to tell you this,

01:50:54 but according to Dolly Parton, I am the green-eyed Jolene.

01:51:00 She was on my show, and she invited

01:51:03 me to come backstage when she performed that night.

01:51:06 She said to the crew, come over.

01:51:07 I want you all to meet somebody really important.

01:51:09 This is me and my daughter-in-law,

01:51:10 and I was looking, well, who is she talking about?

01:51:12 She said, you all have always wondered

01:51:13 who the real green-eyed Jolene is.

01:51:15 Well, it's really Rita Davenport.

01:51:17 And nobody looks at my green eyes.

01:51:19 They look instead at my flat chest and say, bless her heart.

01:51:24 But anyway, yeah, I dated Carl Dean, Dolly's husband,

01:51:29 of 58 years, I think, something like that.

01:51:32 David and I have been married 57-- about 58 years.

01:51:35 And I told Dolly, I said, Dolly, we dated,

01:51:38 but we never did anything.

01:51:40 She said, oh, Rita.

01:51:42 She said, I know.

01:51:43 She said, I was his first.

01:51:46 And I said, oh, girl, you're so naive.

01:51:48 But anyway, as far as I know, she might have been his first.

01:51:51 Anyway, it's Christmas time.

01:51:53 Raised in poverty in Tennessee was my gift.

01:51:58 I realized there was not really a Santa Claus when

01:52:01 I got a old rusty bicycle, y'all, pitiful.

01:52:05 And I said, no Santa Claus would give that to a kid.

01:52:08 Of course, I was 14 years old, and I still

01:52:10 didn't know there wasn't a real Santa Claus.

01:52:11 But anyway, that was my wake-up call.

01:52:14 And I'm hearing about little kids now

01:52:16 that when Santa Claus-- they get in Santa Claus' lap and say,

01:52:19 well, what do you want for Christmas?

01:52:21 And a little child will say, well,

01:52:23 didn't you get my email, Santa?

01:52:24 Because that's what's going on in the world today.

01:52:26 It's quite different.

01:52:27 And then I heard about a broadcaster

01:52:29 that was out with a group.

01:52:30 And there was this one little girl.

01:52:32 And he said, don't you want to go-- they

01:52:34 had a big holiday parade.

01:52:35 Don't you want to go over and talk to Santa Claus?

01:52:37 And this little girl, about six years old,

01:52:39 said, that's not really Santa Claus.

01:52:41 He's at the mall right now.

01:52:43 That's where Santa Claus is right now.

01:52:45 I do know, though, that this is a time that we all have.

01:52:51 It's so special.

01:52:53 And we're grateful to have this time together.

01:52:55 And I think that knowing about a grandmother,

01:52:58 that every year she always got gifts for her kids.

01:53:02 But with advanced age, she realized

01:53:04 she couldn't go out and shop and do like she used to do.

01:53:07 So she wrote each of her grandkids a note.

01:53:10 And she said, because of my age and health,

01:53:13 I just can't shop like I used to.

01:53:17 And she wrote everybody out a check.

01:53:19 And she wrote in the card.

01:53:20 She said, so just get your own gift.

01:53:23 Well, two or three weeks later, she

01:53:25 hadn't heard from any of her grandkids.

01:53:27 And she thought, well, that was sad that I sent them a gift.

01:53:30 They didn't even check.

01:53:31 And they didn't even call me and tell me what they got,

01:53:34 if they liked it or anything.

01:53:36 So she started writing out her bills.

01:53:38 And she opened up her checkbook.

01:53:39 And she had never put a check in any of the cards.

01:53:43 They were all empty.

01:53:44 Just get your own gift.

01:53:45 Made a big difference when they saw that note.

01:53:48 Just get your own gift.

01:53:50 And we have kids at this time of year

01:53:53 that sometimes they're excited, sometimes not so much.

01:53:57 And I heard about the parents of twin boys.

01:54:01 And one of them was optimistic and always

01:54:04 excited about everything.

01:54:06 One was negative about everything.

01:54:07 So the parents took the kids to a psychiatrist

01:54:13 to see what they could do to help with these children

01:54:16 and their different personalities.

01:54:17 They put the very pessimistic child--

01:54:20 he was about eight years old-- they put him in a room

01:54:22 with all these toys, all kinds of toys, Nintendo's bicycles,

01:54:25 anything a child would want.

01:54:26 And the child just sat there, just miserable.

01:54:30 And they took the other little boy,

01:54:31 who was always so positive.

01:54:33 They put him in another room with just a floor

01:54:35 full of manure.

01:54:37 So the parents went outside looking

01:54:39 in to see what the activities were.

01:54:40 And the little kid that was negative just sat there.

01:54:43 The other kid that was in the room full of manure,

01:54:45 he was throwing the manure up in the air.

01:54:47 He was so excited.

01:54:48 And the parents went in there and said, Johnny,

01:54:50 what are you so excited about?

01:54:52 He said, well, with all this manure,

01:54:55 there's got to be a pony somewhere.

01:54:57 So look for the pony, folks, and have a Merry Christmas

01:54:59 and Happy New Year.

01:55:00 I love you all.

01:55:01 [APPLAUSE]

01:55:05 It's an evening of Christmas celebration,

01:55:07 an evening of pioneers.

01:55:09 You've gotten a chance to meet so many people who

01:55:11 have made breakthroughs that nobody had done before

01:55:15 in that specific field.

01:55:16 You're about to meet another one.

01:55:18 Southern Girl says, I loved musical theater

01:55:22 when she was in college and did it.

01:55:24 I loved broadcasting.

01:55:26 And she majored in that.

01:55:28 And I love that.

01:55:29 And she did it a little bit.

01:55:31 And then she came out and did it here a lot.

01:55:36 She wanted to be an anchorwoman.

01:55:37 And everybody told her, no, no.

01:55:40 That's for men.

01:55:41 There's only anchormen.

01:55:44 There's no such thing as an anchorwoman at that time

01:55:48 in television virtually everywhere.

01:55:51 And she didn't listen.

01:55:53 And Mary Jo West became a giant news person at Channel 10.

01:55:59 And she continued on with musical theater, though.

01:56:02 And they asked her to do Maria von Trapp

01:56:05 in The Sound of Music in a Phoenix Theater production.

01:56:08 And it was so enormously successful

01:56:11 that she virtually saved Phoenix Theater financially

01:56:15 with a number of people who bought tickets

01:56:18 in that performance that moved to Phoenix Theater.

01:56:22 Ladies and gentlemen, please, a big heartwarming well-deserved

01:56:26 welcome for the heart of Phoenix Television, Mary Jo West.

01:56:30 [APPLAUSE]

01:56:33 Hello, everyone.

01:56:45 I know the hour is late, and I won't be too long.

01:56:48 I'm going to speak for about three or four minutes.

01:56:52 OK.

01:56:53 And then-- you think I know my way around a microphone.

01:56:57 And then I'm going to sing one song

01:56:59 and be joined in that song by the wonderful Lori Fagan, who

01:57:03 we heard earlier, and the wonderful Frank

01:57:05 Smith, our fabulous pianist.

01:57:07 If we went around the room tonight,

01:57:12 we would hear all about your favorite Christmases.

01:57:16 We heard some already tonight.

01:57:18 But I'm going to sing one song.

01:57:20 We heard some already tonight.

01:57:22 Buddy was telling us and others.

01:57:24 And then if we went around the room again,

01:57:26 we'd hear about some of our worst Christmases.

01:57:30 My favorite Christmas was the Christmas of '68.

01:57:34 And I had the opportunity to go on a USO tour

01:57:37 and entertain our troops in Greenland and Iceland, Thule

01:57:41 Air Force Base.

01:57:43 And my favorite Christmas was getting to sing to a sea

01:57:46 of faces, "Silent Night."

01:57:49 My worst Christmas-- and I'm bringing this up

01:57:51 because we're being televised.

01:57:55 And sometimes the holidays can be the worst thing we can do.

01:58:00 And I want you to know that these people up here tonight

01:58:02 who are famous and still are, they've had bad times, too.

01:58:06 So if you're feeling badly tonight,

01:58:08 there is something you can do.

01:58:10 I know my worst Christmas was many years ago.

01:58:13 And the week before Christmas, I got a really bad broken heart

01:58:18 by someone.

01:58:20 A friend came over, put my tree up.

01:58:23 And I decided that on Christmas Eve, I made plans.

01:58:26 I called ahead to CAS, Central Arizona Shelter Services,

01:58:31 let them know at 9 o'clock I would be there.

01:58:33 And I brought my four-year-old.

01:58:36 And we climbed into bed, the bottom of a bunk bed,

01:58:39 with a homeless woman and her two children.

01:58:42 And we sang, and we read books, and we gave gifts.

01:58:46 And I left that night.

01:58:47 I had a broken heart, but she had a broken spirit.

01:58:50 What I'm going to do tonight is tell you, if you're watching,

01:58:57 if you're feeling like you need to talk to someone,

01:59:00 you can call there now, thanks to broadcasting and all

01:59:04 the hard work that was done, a special number called 988,

01:59:08 if you would like to talk to someone

01:59:10 and get you through the holidays.

01:59:12 And don't hurt yourself.

01:59:14 Well, there is a woman who hurt herself, tried to.

01:59:17 Her name was Jill Jackson.

01:59:21 And Jill Jackson, in 1944, was living in California.

01:59:26 She'd been in foster homes.

01:59:28 She had no parents.

01:59:30 And she decided to try to kill herself.

01:59:33 Well, Jill Jackson fortunately failed in killing herself.

01:59:39 And she found her faith, and she got help.

01:59:42 And I'll be darned if the next decade that came along, 1955,

01:59:48 she married.

01:59:49 And Jill Jackson, in all of her darkness,

01:59:53 wrote a song that we sing every Christmas that brings love

01:59:59 and light to all of us.

02:00:01 So out of her darkness came a song.

02:00:05 She and her husband went to California

02:00:08 to a group of high school kids from all over California.

02:00:12 And they went on a mountaintop, and they tried out a song.

02:00:17 And it was called "Let There Be Peace on Earth."

02:00:20 And those high school kids took it back home

02:00:23 to their small towns.

02:00:25 And it spread throughout the country,

02:00:27 and it spread throughout the world.

02:00:30 And tonight, I would like to sing that song for you,

02:00:34 because we need peace more than ever before.

02:00:37 We need peace to start here.

02:00:39 And in just a moment, we're also going

02:00:41 to have the beautiful Lori Fagan join us.

02:00:44 [MUSIC - LORI FAGAN, "LET THERE BE PEACE ON EARTH"]

02:00:47 Let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with me.

02:01:04 Let there be peace on earth, the peace that was meant to be.

02:01:15 With God as our Father, brothers all are we.

02:01:28 Let me walk with my sister in perfect harmony.

02:01:36 Let peace begin with me.

02:01:45 Let this be the moment now.

02:01:52 With every step I take, let this be my solemn vow

02:02:03 to take each moment and live each moment in peace

02:02:10 eternally.

02:02:15 Let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with me.

02:02:27 Frank Smith.

02:02:28 [MUSIC - FRANK SMITH, "WITH GOD AS OUR FATHER"]

02:02:51 With God as our Father, brothers all are we.

02:03:03 Let me walk with my sisters in perfect harmony.

02:03:17 Let peace begin with me.

02:03:23 Let this be the moment now.

02:03:29 With every step I take, let this be my solemn vow

02:03:40 to take each moment and live each moment in peace

02:03:49 eternally.

02:03:49 Let there be peace on earth, and let it begin.

02:04:06 And let it begin.

02:04:11 And let it begin with me.

02:04:21 [APPLAUSE]

02:04:32 [MUSIC - FRANK SMITH, "WITH GOD AS OUR FATHER"]

02:04:34 Been doing this for a lot of years here,

02:04:47 and that was a moment I've never seen before.

02:04:52 And Mary Jo, Laurie, thank you so much.

02:04:57 [APPLAUSE]

02:05:01 And thanks to the guy who started it all.

02:05:06 Excuse me, do we have a gentleman

02:05:09 who would like to come up and close the evening?

02:05:13 And it's--

02:05:14 Well, I started it.

02:05:15 10 years ago, right?

02:05:20 [APPLAUSE]

02:05:23 Hello.

02:05:26 [INAUDIBLE]

02:05:29 I just have one quick announcement.

02:05:33 Somebody went to the ladies' room

02:05:35 and may have left some bling in there.

02:05:38 And so check--

02:05:39 Laurie, Laurie, she's all around.

02:05:41 They have--

02:05:41 Laurie, she lost her ring.

02:05:43 We found it, Laurie.

02:05:44 You found it?

02:05:45 We found it.

02:05:46 [APPLAUSE]

02:05:48 Let there be bling on earth, and let it begin with me.

02:05:55 Well, would all the entertainers come back?

02:05:59 Laurie and Jan, come on up.

02:06:00 Pat, you can sing too.

02:06:03 Everybody and Dave, come on up.

02:06:07 Don't be shy.

02:06:08 Mary Jo, oh my gosh, look at this.

02:06:11 They are legends in broadcasting.

02:06:14 They are.

02:06:14 [APPLAUSE]

02:06:17 [GUITAR STRUMMING]

02:06:21 [LAUGHTER]

02:06:22 Yeah, David, come up.

02:06:25 Dave and David, that would be a good radio show.

02:06:28 [GUITAR STRUMMING]

02:06:30 Rita, I steal so many of your jokes and use them on stage.

02:06:35 [LAUGHTER]

02:06:38 We have done this every year, and we'll do it again tonight.

02:06:41 We always end with what I think is the greatest

02:06:45 musical spiritual that has ever been written.

02:06:47 It's "Silent Night."

02:06:50 I've told you the story before, but don't stop me,

02:06:52 because I love telling this story.

02:06:54 This song was written over 200 years ago

02:06:57 by an Austrian composer.

02:06:59 And originally, "Silent Night" was in German.

02:07:03 And this composer went down to the cathedral

02:07:07 on Christmas Eve afternoon to rehearse the song one last time

02:07:13 on the cathedral organ.

02:07:16 And he had built the entire surface around this song.

02:07:19 And he went to practice it.

02:07:21 He pressed down on the keys of the organ,

02:07:24 and nothing came out.

02:07:25 It was silent.

02:07:27 It was broken.

02:07:28 He didn't know what to do.

02:07:30 But as the story goes, a late afternoon beam of sunshine

02:07:34 came through a stained glass window

02:07:37 and came to rest upon a six-string guitar

02:07:39 like I'm playing tonight.

02:07:41 And he thought to himself, if that's not a sign from above,

02:07:45 I don't know what is.

02:07:47 And although every philharmonic orchestra has done it,

02:07:49 every famous singer has sung it, but it

02:07:52 was given birth 200 years ago on the simple guitar

02:07:57 like I'm playing tonight.

02:07:58 So I hope I do the guitar some justice when

02:08:01 it comes time to sing.

02:08:02 I hope you'll all join me in what

02:08:04 I think is the greatest Christmas hymn ever written,

02:08:07 "Silent Night."

02:08:08 [MUSIC - "SILENT NIGHT"]

02:08:11 [GUITAR PLAYING]

02:08:15 [GUITAR PLAYING]

02:08:18 [GUITAR PLAYING]

02:08:45 Silent night, holy night.

02:08:52 All is calm.

02:08:54 How many sing it?

02:08:55 All is bright.

02:08:58 Round yon virgin, mother and child.

02:09:04 Holy infant, so tender and mild.

02:09:10 Sleep in heavenly peace.

02:09:17 Sleep in heavenly peace.

02:09:20 Let me try that guitar again.

02:09:22 [GUITAR PLAYING]

02:09:26 [GUITAR PLAYING]

02:09:29 [GUITAR PLAYING]

02:09:33 Adjust our voices.

02:09:58 Silent night, holy night.

02:10:05 All is calm.

02:10:08 All is bright.

02:10:12 Round yon virgin, mother and child.

02:10:18 Holy infant, so tender and mild.

02:10:24 Sleep in heavenly peace.

02:10:31 Sleep in heavenly peace.

02:10:34 One more time on the guitar.

02:10:36 This one's for the composer 200 years ago.

02:10:39 [GUITAR PLAYING]

02:10:43 [GUITAR PLAYING]

02:10:46 [GUITAR PLAYING]

02:11:15 Merry Christmas, everybody.

02:11:17 [APPLAUSE]

02:11:20 Hold on.

02:11:21 Hold on just a second.

02:11:24 I don't think anybody up here knows

02:11:27 what it is that's causing me to stop the proceedings.

02:11:32 But you won't want to miss this.

02:11:34 Maury Helle, please join us.

02:11:37 Maury Helle, who started this 10 years ago with Mike Chamberlain.

02:11:43 Maury's the one-- Maury's the one

02:11:46 who has to make the phone calls to find out

02:11:49 if people like this, as busy as they are,

02:11:52 can possibly make it for another Christmas show.

02:11:56 And you arranged for the location, all of these things.

02:12:00 And Maury, there are some folks who I believe

02:12:04 would like to thank you in a special way.

02:12:06 If you will.

02:12:10 I really hate being in front of a crowd.

02:12:14 But Maury, we love you.

02:12:15 And the last 10 years have been so wonderful

02:12:18 that you've done with this--

02:12:21 sorry-- with this Christmas concert.

02:12:24 It's been you who's put this all together, producing, directing,

02:12:28 and helping to raise almost $20,000 over 10 years

02:12:32 for our scholarship fund.

02:12:34 So thank you.

02:12:35 [APPLAUSE]

02:12:39 Thank you.

02:12:40 [APPLAUSE]

02:12:43 Sometimes there are just no words besides thank you.

02:12:49 And that's what I give to you.

02:12:51 [APPLAUSE]

02:12:53 And while you're picking up all of your Apple prizes,

02:12:57 there's cake in the back to help celebrate, too.

02:13:00 Thank you.

02:13:01 Yes, sir.

02:13:02 [INAUDIBLE]

02:13:03 Just one more question.

02:13:05 I'm sorry.

02:13:05 I ain't kissing you.

02:13:07 Pat is asking me for one more chorus of "Silent Night."

02:13:11 Yes?

02:13:11 All right.

02:13:12 All right.

02:13:13 Stan got in line.

02:13:14 Look at Pat's cheek.

02:13:16 He can't-- you know Duffy.

02:13:18 He can't go home like this.

02:13:19 Look.

02:13:20 [LAUGHTER]

02:13:23 He's got lipstick all over you.

02:13:24 [LAUGHTER]

02:13:26 Guilty.

02:13:28 All right.

02:13:29 Let's end it with one more chorus of "Silent Night."

02:13:32 And again, thank you all for being here,

02:13:35 for to support the House of Broadcasting,

02:13:38 to all these amazing people in front of you

02:13:41 that donate their time and their talent.

02:13:43 And thank you, and God bless you.

02:13:46 And I wish you the happiest holiday ever.

02:13:50 Silent night, holy night.

02:13:57 All is calm, all is bright.

02:14:04 Round yon virgin, mother and child.

02:14:11 Holy infant so tender and mild.

02:14:17 Sleep in heavenly peace.

02:14:21 Sleep in heavenly peace.

02:14:32 Have a blessed Christmas, everybody.

02:14:35 Thank you so much.

02:14:37 Good night.

02:14:38 [MUSIC PLAYING]

02:14:42 [MUSIC PLAYING]

02:14:45 [MUSIC PLAYING]

02:14:49 [BLANK_AUDIO]

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