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The cast of <i>High School Musical:</i>
<i>The Musical: The Series...</i>

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...will be taking a stroll
down memory lane...

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LARRY:
<i>...as we share childhood memories...</i>

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Uh, I got involved in theater very young.

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JULIA LESTER: <i>A couple of bloopers.</i>

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Was that okay?

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A few surprises.

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We are very excited
to share a special world premiere.

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And a whole lot o' music.

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(MUSIC PLAYING)

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Welcome to <i>High School Musical.</i>

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<i>-The Musical.</i>
<i>-The Holiday Special! </i>(SQUEALS)

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(WHISTLE BLOWS)

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So this is Arizona.

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I know it's not exactly the North Pole,
but this is where I've grown up,

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this is where I spent
almost every Christmas of my life.

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Whenever I think of Christmas,
I think of my family.

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Waking up on Christmas morning,
seeing the presents under the tree,

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seeing that the cookies and the milk

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that we left out the night before
is all gone.

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And of course,
every Christmas needs an elf,

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so I luckily have my little dog, Violet.

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<i>She is the sweetest thing.</i>

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She always opens up presents
on Christmas Day,

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and it's the funniest thing,
and she gets so excited.

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Over the years, I have been so blessed

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to be able to meet and connect
with so, so many people,

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so I really wanted to dedicate this song

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to all the fans out there
who have grown up with me,

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and of course, to my amazing
<i>High School Musical</i> family.

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I miss them so much.

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We might not be together for the holidays,

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but music always finds a way
to bring us back home.

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(SOFIA SCATTING)

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<i>Yeah</i>

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<i>Hang all the mistletoe</i>

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<i>I'm gonna get to know you better</i>

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<i>This Christmas</i>

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<i>And as we trim the tree</i>

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<i>How much fun it's gonna be together</i>

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<i>This Christmas</i>

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<i>-Fireside's blazin' bright</i>
<i>-Blazin' bright</i>

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<i>And we're carolin' through the night</i>

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<i>And this Christmas will be</i>

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<i>A very special Christmas for me</i>

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<i>Yeah</i>

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<i>Shake a hand, shake a hand, yeah</i>

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<i>Hey!</i>

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<i>This Christmas!</i>

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<i>This Christmas!</i>

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<i>Fireside is blazin' bright</i>

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<i>And we're carolin' through the night</i>

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<i>And this Christmas will be</i>

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<i>A very special Christmas, for me</i>

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<i>Yeah</i>

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<i>Shake your hand, shake your hand, yeah</i>

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<i>Oh, this Christmas</i>

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<i>Shake a hand</i>

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<i>This Christmas</i>

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Oh, boy. (LAUGHS)

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So, I grew up right outside San Diego

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with five sisters
and two wonderful parents

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and all the music you could imagine.

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My dad was a professional pianist
and drummer.

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I think each of us
have a little bit of that in our blood.

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And now, music is obviously
such a huge part of my life,

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uh, as I write music
almost every single day.

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Um, and I was fortunate enough
in season one

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to be given the opportunity
to write a song

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with my co-star,
the lovely Olivia Rodrigo.

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RICKY AND NINI:
<i>When we're underneath the lights</i>

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<i>My heart's no longer broken</i>

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<i>For a moment</i>

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<i>Just for a moment</i>

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And then when season two came around,
I was afforded the insane opportunity

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to write my own Christmas song,
uh, for my character, Ricky,

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that he sings to Nini
because he can't really afford a gift,

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and so he does
the second best thing he can,

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and that is write her a song.

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Writing that Christmas song was a dream.

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Um, and I can't believe
that I get to say this,

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but I am going to be able
to perform it for you tonight,

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um, for the first time ever.

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So, enjoy my song,
slash, Ricky's song, <i>The Perfect Gift.</i>

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<i>I still remember</i>
<i>the first time we ever kissed</i>

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<i>We didn't need no mistletoe</i>
<i>to know what lovin' is</i>

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<i>Through every up and down,</i>
<i>there's one thing that stays true</i>

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<i>Christmas is better</i>
<i>every second it's with you</i>

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<i>I don't got much to give</i>
<i>so I hope you think this is</i>

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<i>The perfect gift that I could give</i>

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<i>To the perfect gift that ever lived</i>

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<i>Yeah, this song's</i>
<i>the second best that I could do</i>

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<i>When the perfect gift is you, you</i>

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<i>When the perfect gift is you, you</i>

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<i>When seasons change and I've lost my way</i>

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<i>It'll be okay with you by my side</i>

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<i>And, darlin', that's why</i>

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<i>This song's the second best</i>
<i>that I could do</i>

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<i>When the perfect gift is you, you</i>

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<i>When the perfect gift is you, you</i>

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<i>When the perfect gift is you, you</i>

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<i>When the perfect gift is you</i>

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(LAUGHS)

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I was born and raised
in Selma, California.

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(TRAIN HORN BLOWS)

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And we are the raisin capital
of the world,

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if that gives you any idea of the town.
(LAUGHS)

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(LAUGHS) Okay. I grew up
outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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<i>and I come from a very musical family.</i>

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Every Christmas, we would go
to my Nana and Pap's house,

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and we would all stand on chairs
and just sing for all these relatives.

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And they would either sing along
or just watch adoringly

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as we made fools of ourselves as children
'cause we had no fear whatsoever.

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<i>Feliz Navidad</i>
<i>Feliz Navidad</i>

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I have seen the footage
of Joe Serafini singing <i>Feliz Navidad.</i>

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<i>I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas</i>
<i>from the bottom of my heart</i>

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Joe's so little.

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And he says "From the bottom o' my heart."

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It's so cute.

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(LAUGHS)

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My favorite things about being a part
of the cast of <i>High School Musical</i>

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is that you have this whole second family.

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And it's great, 'cause you have
this whole group of people

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that are loving and supporting
and just there to encourage you.

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I grew up singing with my family,

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and, uh, you know,
as everyone gets older,

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we all go our separate ways, and now
I have a new duet partner. (CHUCKLES)

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(MUSIC PLAYING)

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(VOCALIZING)

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<i>Feliz Navidad</i>
<i>Feliz Navidad</i>

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<i>Feliz Navidad</i>
<i>Prospero año y felicidad</i>

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<i>-Feliz Navidad</i>
<i>-Feliz Navidad!</i>

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<i>-Feliz Navidad</i>
<i>-Feliz Navidad!</i>

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<i>Feliz Navidad</i>
<i>Prospero año y felicidad</i>

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<i>I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas</i>
<i>I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas</i>

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<i>I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas</i>
<i>from the bottom of my heart</i>

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<i>-I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas</i>
<i>-Merry Christmas</i>

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<i>-I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas</i>
<i>-Merry Christmas</i>

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<i>-I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas</i>
<i>-Merry Christmas</i>

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<i>-From the bottom of my heart</i>
<i>-From the bottom of my heart</i>

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<i>-Feliz Navidad</i>
<i>-Feliz Navidad</i>

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<i>-Feliz Navidad</i>
<i>-Feliz Navidad</i>

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<i>Feliz Navidad</i>
<i>Prospero año y felicidad</i>

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<i>-Feliz Navidad</i>
<i>-Feliz Navidad</i>

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<i>-Feliz Navidad</i>
<i>-Feliz Navidad</i>

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<i>Feliz Navidad</i>
<i>Prospero año y felicidad</i>

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<i>-I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas</i>
<i>-I wanna wish, wanna wish</i>

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<i>-I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas</i>
<i>-Wanna wish, wanna wish</i>

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<i>I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas</i>
<i>from the bottom of my heart</i>

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<i>-I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas</i>
<i>-I wanna wish, wanna wish</i>

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<i>-I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas</i>
<i>-I wanna wish, wanna wish</i>

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<i>-I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas</i>
<i>-Wanna wish, wanna wish</i>

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<i>From the bottom of my heart</i>

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And now...

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(MALE INTERVIEWER SPEAKING)

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I feel like the person
that would give the best homemade gift

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would be Julia Lester.

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Has to be Julia. She's very into tie-dye.

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I feel like Olivia.

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She's definitely the most thoughtful
when it comes to gifts.

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I think Olivia. She will go beyond.

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Feel like it'd be Dara.

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Dara or Frankie, 'cause they, like,
truly, like, think about you.

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I remember Frankie got me a present,

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and Frankie spent like some money.

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So, I would only pick Frankie
'cause I know he not gonna be cheap, so...

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(GASPS)

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Mm, I don't wanna snitch on nobody. Um...

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I think Joshua Bassett.

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Probably Josh.

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-Joshua Bassett.
-Joshua Bassett.

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Yeah, it's got to be Joshie.

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I bet everybody said me, didn't they?

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I feel like he's up to no good sometimes.

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-He's a little terror.
-No way!

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Of course they said that. Yeah.

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(MALE INTERVIEWER SPEAKING)

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Joe Serafini played Tiny Tim,
like, four years in a row.

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I played Tiny Tim as a child.

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Joe Serafini actually did play Tiny Tim
as a kid.

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That had to have been Larry.

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Was it Kate Reinders as Tiny Tim?

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What's Tiny Tim? (LAUGHS)

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What is that?
(CONTINUES LAUGHING)

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(CHUCKLES) Ooh!

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I grew up in Woodland Hills, California,
in a super theatrical family.

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<i>My dad, Loren, and my mom, Kelly,</i>
<i>met doing theater,</i>

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<i>and my sisters, Jenny, Lily,</i>
<i>and I grew up doing theater.</i>

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<i>We caught that acting bug super early.</i>

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<i>So, definitely</i>
<i>a lot of musical theater energy</i>

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<i>radiating through our household.</i>

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Both sides of my family are Jewish,

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so we grew up
celebrating Hanukkah predominantly.

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-Happy Hanukkah.
-LOREN: Hanukkah's tomorrow.

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Well, are we gonna open the presents?

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LOREN: You sure are.
You gonna light the candles?

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Open presents?

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-LOREN: Yeah, that's right.
-(BABY JULIA GRUNTS)

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I remember making gingerbread houses
with my sisters every year.

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Um, but not out of gingerbread,
out of graham crackers and frosting,

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because again, Jews.

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I give you the tower of Julia.

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LOREN: Wow!

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So, I got to thinking
about what I could sing,

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and I could definitely sing you

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100 different Christmas songs
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but where's the Mariah Carey version
of a Hanukkah song?

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So, I thought tonight

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I would add a little bit
of music video flare to Hanukkah,

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and because I'm 100% a theater dork,

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and it's literally in my DNA,

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I'm going to be doing it as a medley.
<i>L'chaim.</i>

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(MUSIC PLAYING)

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<i>Dreidel, dreidel, dreidel</i>

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<i>Mmm!</i>

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<i>Oh, Hanukkah, oh, Hanukkah</i>

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<i>Come light the menorah</i>

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<i>Let's have a party</i>

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<i>We'll all dance the hora</i>

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<i>Gather round the table</i>
<i>We'll give you a treat</i>

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<i>Hey!</i>

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00:13:01,073 --> 00:13:04,576
<i>Dreidels to play with and latkes to eat</i>

225
00:13:04,660 --> 00:13:09,540
<i>And while we are playing</i>

226
00:13:09,748 --> 00:13:14,253
<i>The candles are burnin' low</i>

227
00:13:14,336 --> 00:13:16,088
<i>One for each night</i>

228
00:13:16,171 --> 00:13:18,507
<i>Yeah, they shed a sweet light</i>

229
00:13:18,590 --> 00:13:23,554
<i>-To remind us of days long ago</i>
<i>-Remind us of days long ago</i>

230
00:13:23,637 --> 00:13:26,098
<i>Long, long ago</i>

231
00:13:26,181 --> 00:13:28,141
<i>Dreidel, dreidel, dreidel</i>

232
00:13:28,225 --> 00:13:30,519
<i>I made it out o' clay</i>

233
00:13:30,602 --> 00:13:32,855
<i>When it's dry and ready</i>

234
00:13:32,938 --> 00:13:35,399
<i>Then dreidel I shall play</i>

235
00:13:35,482 --> 00:13:37,484
<i>Dreidel, dreidel, dreidel</i>

236
00:13:37,568 --> 00:13:39,820
<i>I made it out o' clay</i>

237
00:13:39,903 --> 00:13:42,239
<i>And when it's dry and ready</i>

238
00:13:42,322 --> 00:13:43,907
<i>Then dreidel I shall play</i>

239
00:13:43,991 --> 00:13:45,033
<i>Put your hands up!</i>

240
00:13:45,117 --> 00:13:49,371
<i>Hanukkah, Hanukkah</i>
<i>Festival of lights</i>

241
00:13:49,454 --> 00:13:51,915
<i>Candles glow in a row</i>

242
00:13:51,999 --> 00:13:54,084
<i>Seven days, eight nights</i>

243
00:13:54,168 --> 00:13:58,839
<i>Hanukkah, Hanukkah</i>
<i>Make a dreidel spin</i>

244
00:13:58,922 --> 00:14:00,924
<i>Round and round, round and round</i>

245
00:14:01,008 --> 00:14:03,343
<i>Everyone join in</i>

246
00:14:03,427 --> 00:14:08,098
<i>Hanukkah, Hanukkah</i>
<i>What a merry time</i>

247
00:14:08,182 --> 00:14:10,392
<i>Cakes to eat</i>
<i>Oh, what a treat!</i>

248
00:14:10,475 --> 00:14:12,644
<i>See the faces shine</i>

249
00:14:12,728 --> 00:14:16,565
<i>Hanukkah, yeah, Hanukkah</i>
<i>Sing and dance this way</i>

250
00:14:16,648 --> 00:14:17,649
<i>That's right!</i>

251
00:14:17,733 --> 00:14:21,111
<i>Round and round, round and round</i>
<i>Happy holiday</i>

252
00:14:21,195 --> 00:14:22,571
<i>Happy holiday!</i>

253
00:14:26,742 --> 00:14:30,787
<i>Dreidel, dreidel, dreidel</i>
<i>Mmm-mmm</i>

254
00:14:38,378 --> 00:14:40,964
Um, I grew up
in a very small town in Arkansas,

255
00:14:41,048 --> 00:14:42,549
a town called Rogers.

256
00:14:42,633 --> 00:14:45,385
It's the kind of place
where everybody knows everybody

257
00:14:45,469 --> 00:14:46,637
because it's so small.

258
00:14:46,720 --> 00:14:49,014
I'm a very family-oriented person.

259
00:14:49,097 --> 00:14:53,519
And, uh, I grew up in a household
that wasn't necessarily super wealthy.

260
00:14:54,019 --> 00:14:56,063
<i>But, you know,</i>
<i>we had the time with each other</i>

261
00:14:56,146 --> 00:14:57,481
<i>which was most important for us,</i>

262
00:14:57,564 --> 00:15:00,484
but when I said I wanted
to come out here to Los Angeles

263
00:15:00,567 --> 00:15:02,903
and give acting a go,
you know, my brother,

264
00:15:02,986 --> 00:15:05,697
<i>he decided to take</i>
<i>everything in his savings</i>

265
00:15:05,781 --> 00:15:08,700
and what he'd worked
his life for and give me a shot.

266
00:15:08,784 --> 00:15:12,579
<i>He gave my parents the money</i>
<i>and my mom and I moved out to Los Angeles,</i>

267
00:15:12,663 --> 00:15:14,540
and I started my whole acting career.

268
00:15:16,333 --> 00:15:19,044
There's actually a photo
of me on Christmas morning,

269
00:15:19,127 --> 00:15:23,715
<i>wearing, to a T,</i>
<i>the exact same stripped-blue T-shirt</i>

270
00:15:23,799 --> 00:15:27,469
<i>that EJ wears in season one,</i> High School
Musical: The Musical: The Series.

271
00:15:27,553 --> 00:15:29,721
I guess there's a fun fact
I didn't know about myself

272
00:15:29,805 --> 00:15:34,101
and the fact that I never
outgrow clothes, so that's fun. (CHUCKLES)

273
00:15:35,018 --> 00:15:39,273
There's a lot of things I love in my life.
My family, my faith, um,

274
00:15:39,356 --> 00:15:43,318
and up there, at the top of my list,
is my Camaro, my baby, my car,

275
00:15:43,402 --> 00:15:45,529
<i>my red beauty, that I call Arrow.</i>

276
00:15:46,238 --> 00:15:50,367
So, today I get to sing
my song in Hollywood

277
00:15:50,450 --> 00:15:53,120
with my beautiful car
making its TV debut,

278
00:15:53,203 --> 00:15:56,331
with a song from the 1980s.
It's gonna be so much fun.

279
00:15:56,415 --> 00:16:00,294
It's literally a true dream
and Christmas miracle at that.

280
00:16:00,752 --> 00:16:03,630
(CAR ENGINE STARTS AND REVS)

281
00:16:05,007 --> 00:16:08,385
<i>Last Christmas, I gave you my heart</i>

282
00:16:08,468 --> 00:16:13,515
<i>But the very next day you gave it away</i>

283
00:16:13,599 --> 00:16:17,728
<i>This year, to save me from tears</i>

284
00:16:17,811 --> 00:16:21,190
<i>I'll give it to someone special</i>

285
00:16:22,524 --> 00:16:26,111
<i>Once bitten and twice shy</i>

286
00:16:26,195 --> 00:16:31,074
<i>I keep my distance</i>
<i>but you still catch my eye</i>

287
00:16:31,158 --> 00:16:32,701
<i>Tell me, baby</i>

288
00:16:32,784 --> 00:16:34,703
<i>Do you recognize me?</i>

289
00:16:34,786 --> 00:16:39,208
<i>Well, it's been a year</i>
<i>It doesn't surprise me</i>

290
00:16:39,291 --> 00:16:43,003
<i>Last Christmas, I gave you my heart</i>

291
00:16:43,086 --> 00:16:47,132
<i>But the very next day you gave it away</i>

292
00:16:47,758 --> 00:16:51,553
<i>This year, to save me from tears</i>

293
00:16:51,637 --> 00:16:55,516
<i>I'll give it to someone special</i>

294
00:16:56,850 --> 00:17:01,063
<i>A crowded room, friends with tired eyes</i>

295
00:17:01,146 --> 00:17:04,900
<i>I'm hiding from you, and your soul of ice</i>

296
00:17:04,983 --> 00:17:08,904
<i>My God</i>
<i>I thought you were someone to rely on</i>

297
00:17:08,987 --> 00:17:13,450
<i>Me? I guess I was a shoulder to cry on</i>

298
00:17:13,534 --> 00:17:17,371
<i>A face on a lover with a fire in his heart</i>

299
00:17:17,454 --> 00:17:22,960
<i>A man under cover, but you tore me apart</i>

300
00:17:24,127 --> 00:17:25,671
<i>Ooh</i>

301
00:17:25,754 --> 00:17:29,883
<i>Now, I've found a real love</i>
<i>You'll never fool me again</i>

302
00:17:30,342 --> 00:17:34,304
<i>Last Christmas, I gave you my heart</i>

303
00:17:34,388 --> 00:17:38,642
<i>But the very next day you gave it away</i>

304
00:17:39,268 --> 00:17:42,896
<i>This year, to save me from tears</i>

305
00:17:42,980 --> 00:17:47,359
<i>I'll give it to someone special</i>

306
00:17:54,366 --> 00:17:58,954
I grew up in New York City,
and I was a true theater kid.

307
00:17:59,037 --> 00:18:04,710
I actually have a picture of me
in a menorah costume at, like, age five.

308
00:18:06,670 --> 00:18:09,214
I loved putting on performances
for people.

309
00:18:09,298 --> 00:18:12,134
<i>I'll say that sometimes</i>
<i>I would feel embarrassed</i>

310
00:18:12,217 --> 00:18:15,304
<i>about the fact that I celebrated</i>
<i>Hanukkah and not Christmas.</i>

311
00:18:15,387 --> 00:18:20,475
I remember when I was younger,
asking for a Christmas present from Santa,

312
00:18:20,559 --> 00:18:23,687
<i>because I was always nervous</i>
<i>I wasn't gonna get a present from Santa</i>

313
00:18:23,770 --> 00:18:25,480
even though I was such a good kid.

314
00:18:25,564 --> 00:18:29,860
And now that I'm an adult,
I've taken real ownership over the fact

315
00:18:29,943 --> 00:18:31,987
that I am Jewish and that I do celebrate

316
00:18:32,070 --> 00:18:35,365
a holiday that might not be
what everybody celebrates.

317
00:18:35,449 --> 00:18:37,618
And it makes me unique,
and I'm so proud of that.

318
00:18:38,118 --> 00:18:39,244
This song that I'm singing

319
00:18:39,328 --> 00:18:42,831
is all about dreaming
about something that isn't there.

320
00:18:42,915 --> 00:18:45,876
It's kind of like
what it's like to be an actor.

321
00:18:45,959 --> 00:18:48,754
Being able to create something
from nothing.

322
00:18:48,837 --> 00:18:51,548
Also, fun fact, written by Irving Berlin,

323
00:18:51,632 --> 00:18:54,927
a nice Jewish boy like me. (CHUCKLES)
So I hope I can do it justice.

324
00:18:59,056 --> 00:19:00,599
(MUSIC PLAYING)

325
00:19:04,520 --> 00:19:11,360
<i>I'm dreaming of a white Christmas</i>

326
00:19:11,443 --> 00:19:16,490
<i>Just like the ones I used to know</i>

327
00:19:16,573 --> 00:19:23,205
<i>Where the treetops glisten</i>
<i>and children listen</i>

328
00:19:23,288 --> 00:19:28,418
<i>To hear sleigh bells in the snow</i>

329
00:19:29,711 --> 00:19:36,176
<i>I'm dreaming of a white Christmas</i>

330
00:19:36,260 --> 00:19:41,640
<i>With every Christmas card I write</i>

331
00:19:41,723 --> 00:19:47,980
<i>May your days be merry and bright</i>

332
00:19:48,063 --> 00:19:54,236
<i>And may all your Christmases be white</i>

333
00:19:57,197 --> 00:19:58,490
(SHOES TAPPING)

334
00:20:23,473 --> 00:20:30,189
<i>I'm dreaming of a white Christmas</i>

335
00:20:30,272 --> 00:20:35,110
<i>With every Christmas card I write</i>

336
00:20:35,194 --> 00:20:41,617
<i>May your days be merry and bright</i>

337
00:20:41,700 --> 00:20:45,120
<i>And may all your </i>

338
00:20:46,038 --> 00:20:52,169
<i>Christmases be white</i>

339
00:20:56,423 --> 00:20:57,424
(SIGHS)

340
00:21:03,639 --> 00:21:06,767
Always wanted a baby elephant,
which I thought'd be the coolest thing.

341
00:21:06,850 --> 00:21:09,978
I asked for
the black Power Ranger costume,

342
00:21:10,062 --> 00:21:11,813
and I got the blue Power Ranger costume.

343
00:21:11,897 --> 00:21:16,527
A school desk. That's right.
So, what? So I could play school?

344
00:21:16,610 --> 00:21:19,279
Every year, I would ask
for a new American Girl doll,

345
00:21:19,363 --> 00:21:22,824
even though they're all the same.
You know, quantity over quality.

346
00:21:22,908 --> 00:21:24,576
I could pretend school

347
00:21:24,660 --> 00:21:28,038
when I was not at school.
Like a really cool kid.

348
00:21:28,539 --> 00:21:31,291
-A younger sibling.
-Probably to be a mermaid.

349
00:21:31,375 --> 00:21:33,126
Barbie's dream house.

350
00:21:33,210 --> 00:21:35,003
I actually wanted a Barbie laptop.

351
00:21:35,087 --> 00:21:36,713
All I wanted was a bride dress.

352
00:21:36,797 --> 00:21:38,590
My parents were
giving me all this stuff,

353
00:21:38,674 --> 00:21:40,592
and I didn't care,
I wanted this bride dress.

354
00:21:40,676 --> 00:21:43,262
So, I think a bride dress. (LAUGHS)

355
00:21:44,304 --> 00:21:47,015
SANTA CLAUS: Ho-ho-ho-ho!

356
00:21:47,099 --> 00:21:53,480
<i>-Ooh, Merry Christmas, Saint Nick</i>
<i>-Christmas comes this time each year</i>

357
00:21:53,564 --> 00:21:56,149
<i>Ooh</i>

358
00:21:56,233 --> 00:21:59,486
<i>Well, way up North where the air gets cold</i>

359
00:21:59,570 --> 00:22:02,531
<i>There's a tale about Christmas</i>
<i>that you've all been told</i>

360
00:22:02,614 --> 00:22:06,451
<i>And a real famous cat</i>
<i>all dressed up in red</i>

361
00:22:06,535 --> 00:22:09,580
<i>And he spends the whole year</i>
<i>workin' on his sled</i>

362
00:22:09,663 --> 00:22:13,292
<i>-It's the little Saint Nick</i>
<i>-It's the little Saint Nick</i>

363
00:22:13,375 --> 00:22:16,044
<i>-It's the little Saint Nick</i>
<i>-It's the little Saint Nick</i>

364
00:22:16,128 --> 00:22:19,464
<i>Just a little bobsled</i>
<i>We call it old Saint Nick</i>

365
00:22:19,548 --> 00:22:22,843
<i>But she'll walk a toboggan</i>
<i>with a four-speed stick</i>

366
00:22:22,926 --> 00:22:26,180
<i>She's candy apple red</i>
<i>with a ski for a wheel</i>

367
00:22:26,263 --> 00:22:29,725
<i>And when Santa hits the gas</i>
<i>Man, just watch her peel</i>

368
00:22:29,808 --> 00:22:32,603
<i>-It's the little Saint Nick</i>
<i>-It's the little Saint Nick</i>

369
00:22:32,686 --> 00:22:36,190
<i>-It's the little Saint Nick</i>
<i>-It's the little Saint Nick</i>

370
00:22:39,902 --> 00:22:42,696
<i>Run, run, reindeer</i>

371
00:22:42,779 --> 00:22:45,824
<i>Run, run, reindeer</i>

372
00:22:46,658 --> 00:22:48,368
<i>Run, run, reindeer</i>

373
00:22:48,452 --> 00:22:49,494
<i>He don't miss no one</i>

374
00:22:49,578 --> 00:22:52,623
<i>And haulin' through the snow</i>
<i>at a frightenin' speed</i>

375
00:22:52,706 --> 00:22:56,418
<i>With a half a dozen deer with Rudy to lead</i>

376
00:22:56,502 --> 00:22:59,338
<i>He's gotta wear his goggles</i>
<i>'cause the snow really flies</i>

377
00:22:59,421 --> 00:23:02,424
<i>And he's cruisin' every path</i>
<i>with a little surprise</i>

378
00:23:02,508 --> 00:23:05,636
<i>-It's the little Saint Nick</i>
<i>-It's the little Saint Nick</i>

379
00:23:05,719 --> 00:23:09,264
<i>-It's the little Saint Nick</i>
<i>-It's the little Saint Nick</i>

380
00:23:09,348 --> 00:23:15,854
<i>-Oh, Merry Christmas, Saint Nick</i>
<i>-Christmas comes this time each year</i>

381
00:23:15,938 --> 00:23:22,903
<i>Oh, Merry Christmas, Saint Nick</i>

382
00:23:28,867 --> 00:23:31,954
What is up? Merry Christmas.

383
00:23:34,498 --> 00:23:36,625
I was born in LA,
but I grew up in Baltimore

384
00:23:36,708 --> 00:23:40,712
because my mom wanted to open
a performing arts school for kids.

385
00:23:40,796 --> 00:23:44,716
One of the reasons she did it is
because I was so shy when I was younger.

386
00:23:44,800 --> 00:23:48,804
And that school
literally broke me out of my shell.

387
00:23:48,887 --> 00:23:51,557
And I'm just so grateful
that my mom created it,

388
00:23:51,640 --> 00:23:54,393
<i>and she's just been</i>
<i>such an inspiration to me.</i>

389
00:23:54,476 --> 00:23:59,439
This song is about Christmas
and seeing through the eyes of a child

390
00:23:59,523 --> 00:24:01,108
<i>and that wonder of waking up</i>

391
00:24:01,191 --> 00:24:04,403
on Christmas morning
and being able to be with your family,

392
00:24:04,486 --> 00:24:08,532
and also knowing that one day,
we all are gonna grow up

393
00:24:08,615 --> 00:24:13,036
and we're all gonna be able
to be someone completely different,

394
00:24:13,120 --> 00:24:15,372
but also unique and also special,

395
00:24:15,455 --> 00:24:18,333
with the knowledge of what you gain
through all of those years.

396
00:24:18,417 --> 00:24:24,214
So, if I were to tell
my younger self, um, something, you know,

397
00:24:24,298 --> 00:24:28,177
some people are going to doubt you,
but to always believe in yourself,

398
00:24:28,260 --> 00:24:31,763
have faith in yourself, and make each day,

399
00:24:31,847 --> 00:24:34,725
every single day of the year,
as if it were Christmas morning.

400
00:24:34,808 --> 00:24:40,147
Always have that excitement and that joy
and that purpose to keep going. Period.

401
00:24:43,984 --> 00:24:45,402
(MUSIC PLAYING)

402
00:24:49,740 --> 00:24:55,662
<i>Children sleeping</i>

403
00:24:55,746 --> 00:25:01,460
<i>Snow is softly falling</i>

404
00:25:02,961 --> 00:25:07,090
<i>Dreams are calling</i>

405
00:25:08,467 --> 00:25:13,138
<i>Like bells in the distance</i>

406
00:25:13,222 --> 00:25:18,977
<i>We were dreamers</i>

407
00:25:19,061 --> 00:25:24,816
<i>Not so long ago</i>

408
00:25:26,026 --> 00:25:30,697
<i>But one by one we</i>

409
00:25:32,157 --> 00:25:36,453
<i>All had to grow up</i>

410
00:25:36,537 --> 00:25:42,376
<i>When it seems the magic slipped away</i>

411
00:25:42,459 --> 00:25:48,006
<i>We find it all again on Christmas Day</i>

412
00:25:48,090 --> 00:25:51,134
<i>Believe in what your heart is sayin'</i>

413
00:25:51,218 --> 00:25:54,221
<i>Hear the melody that's playin'</i>

414
00:25:54,304 --> 00:25:59,852
<i>There's no time to waste</i>
<i>There's so much to celebrate</i>

415
00:25:59,935 --> 00:26:02,896
<i>Believe in what you feel inside</i>

416
00:26:02,980 --> 00:26:08,443
<i>And give your dreams the wings to fly</i>

417
00:26:08,527 --> 00:26:12,823
<i>You have everything you need</i>

418
00:26:12,906 --> 00:26:18,620
<i>If you just believe</i>

419
00:26:18,704 --> 00:26:24,835
<i>If you just believe</i>

420
00:26:24,918 --> 00:26:26,545
<i>Ooh</i>

421
00:26:27,129 --> 00:26:30,674
<i>Oh, yeah</i>

422
00:26:31,383 --> 00:26:32,426
<i>Yeah</i>

423
00:26:33,427 --> 00:26:36,263
<i>Believe, believe</i>

424
00:26:36,346 --> 00:26:41,685
<i>If you just believe</i>

425
00:26:45,772 --> 00:26:47,649
Whoo! (SIGHS)

426
00:26:49,276 --> 00:26:52,529
Okay.
I am from a little town in Michigan.

427
00:26:53,739 --> 00:26:56,617
And I got involved in theater very young.

428
00:26:56,700 --> 00:27:01,038
I always liked to sing
and dance and talk a lot,

429
00:27:01,121 --> 00:27:04,917
and so, I was really lucky
to play a lot of the girl roles

430
00:27:05,000 --> 00:27:06,668
every little girl dreams of playing,

431
00:27:06,752 --> 00:27:10,380
like Annie and
Dorothy in <i>The Wizard of Oz,</i>

432
00:27:10,464 --> 00:27:11,924
and I also played a bunch of roles

433
00:27:12,007 --> 00:27:14,343
that every little girl
doesn't really dream of playing

434
00:27:14,426 --> 00:27:19,598
like Sebastian the crab,
Wilbur the pig, and Tiny Tim,

435
00:27:20,182 --> 00:27:22,518
three years in a row. That's right.

436
00:27:23,810 --> 00:27:27,356
Hi. A lot of people
don't know I'm from Louisiana.

437
00:27:27,439 --> 00:27:29,733
<i>I'm from the happy,</i>
<i>happy land of Louisiana.</i>

438
00:27:29,816 --> 00:27:35,155
I started young with performing,
with my stage debut as an angel of God.

439
00:27:35,239 --> 00:27:37,658
And I remember taking it so seriously,

440
00:27:37,741 --> 00:27:41,036
the woman who was designing the costumes
handed me this lip gloss

441
00:27:41,119 --> 00:27:48,001
as an artistic flare, and I really thought
that was the touch that made me an angel.

442
00:27:48,085 --> 00:27:49,253
(LAUGHS)

443
00:27:50,796 --> 00:27:52,965
Tonight is the best night ever

444
00:27:53,048 --> 00:27:57,261
because I will be singing
a duet with Mr. Mark St. Cyr.

445
00:27:57,344 --> 00:28:01,515
Now you may know him
as Mr. Mazzara from our show,

446
00:28:01,598 --> 00:28:03,976
and he isn't very nice to Miss Jenn.

447
00:28:04,059 --> 00:28:08,772
But I have to tell you the truth
is that Mark St. Cyr is the sweetest.

448
00:28:10,774 --> 00:28:14,528
I have the great honor of being
his first-ever singing partner

449
00:28:14,611 --> 00:28:17,990
for his first-ever on-camera
singing performance,

450
00:28:18,073 --> 00:28:20,701
and I just have to say,
"Get ready, world."

451
00:28:21,827 --> 00:28:23,287
They told me this was a solo.

452
00:28:24,663 --> 00:28:25,998
Just kidding. (LAUGHS)

453
00:28:26,123 --> 00:28:29,126
(FIRECRACKERS BURSTING)

454
00:28:29,209 --> 00:28:33,380
KATE: <i>When the bells all ring</i>
<i>and the horns all blow</i>

455
00:28:33,463 --> 00:28:38,010
<i>And the couples</i>
<i>that we know are fondly kissing</i>

456
00:28:38,552 --> 00:28:40,220
<i>Will I be with you</i>

457
00:28:40,304 --> 00:28:47,269
<i>Or will I be among the missing</i>

458
00:28:50,063 --> 00:28:54,401
<i>Maybe it's much too early in the game</i>

459
00:28:55,152 --> 00:28:59,698
<i>Oh, but I thought</i>
<i>I'd ask you just the same</i>

460
00:28:59,781 --> 00:29:03,744
<i>What are you doing New Year's</i>

461
00:29:03,827 --> 00:29:09,041
<i>New Year's Eve?</i>

462
00:29:11,376 --> 00:29:16,089
MARK: <i>Wonder whose arms</i>
<i>will hold you good and tight</i>

463
00:29:16,173 --> 00:29:20,552
<i>When it's exactly</i>
<i>twelve o'clock that night</i>

464
00:29:20,636 --> 00:29:24,556
<i>Welcoming in the New Year</i>

465
00:29:24,640 --> 00:29:30,395
<i>New Year's Eve</i>

466
00:29:32,147 --> 00:29:36,276
<i>Maybe I'm crazy to suppose</i>

467
00:29:36,360 --> 00:29:41,406
<i>I'd ever be the one you chose</i>

468
00:29:41,490 --> 00:29:43,784
<i>Out of the thousand</i>

469
00:29:43,867 --> 00:29:50,249
<i>Invitations you received</i>

470
00:29:52,876 --> 00:29:57,130
<i>Ah, but in case, I stand one little chance</i>

471
00:29:57,214 --> 00:30:01,969
<i>Here comes the jackpot question in advance</i>

472
00:30:02,052 --> 00:30:06,223
<i>What are you doin' New Year's</i>

473
00:30:06,306 --> 00:30:09,768
<i>New Year's Eve?</i>

474
00:30:09,852 --> 00:30:11,937
(SCATTING)

475
00:30:13,814 --> 00:30:14,898
<i>La, la, la, la</i>

476
00:30:14,982 --> 00:30:16,775
(SCATTING)

477
00:30:18,402 --> 00:30:22,739
BOTH: <i>What are you doin' on New Year's</i>

478
00:30:22,823 --> 00:30:29,621
<i>New Year's Eve?</i>

479
00:30:35,460 --> 00:30:38,130
(MALE INTERVIEWER SPEAKING)

480
00:30:38,213 --> 00:30:40,174
One of the amazing things about this year

481
00:30:40,257 --> 00:30:43,427
is I got to spend
so much more time with my family,

482
00:30:43,510 --> 00:30:45,554
and I realized that was
so important to me,

483
00:30:45,637 --> 00:30:48,348
and I wanna be able to
do that again next year in 2021.

484
00:30:48,432 --> 00:30:50,601
To really make the most
of the time that you have,

485
00:30:50,684 --> 00:30:52,519
especially with the people
you have it with.

486
00:30:52,603 --> 00:30:55,647
To soak in every exciting moment
that I have.

487
00:30:55,731 --> 00:30:58,525
I feel like sometimes
we let time get away from us,

488
00:30:58,609 --> 00:31:02,571
but focus more on my friends and family
and enjoying each second more.

489
00:31:02,654 --> 00:31:04,489
Try to live more in the now

490
00:31:04,573 --> 00:31:07,534
and appreciate what you have,
whether it be experiences or memories,

491
00:31:07,618 --> 00:31:10,579
and just kinda take those moments in
and cherish them because

492
00:31:10,662 --> 00:31:12,206
once they're gone, they're gone.

493
00:31:12,289 --> 00:31:17,002
I think I have very similar
New Year's resolutions every year.

494
00:31:17,085 --> 00:31:19,087
It's to become the best person
that I can be.

495
00:31:19,171 --> 00:31:20,964
That's really all I can ever ask for.

496
00:31:21,048 --> 00:31:24,510
(LAUGHS) My New Year's resolution
every year is funny

497
00:31:24,593 --> 00:31:26,178
because why do I even make it?

498
00:31:27,095 --> 00:31:28,096
Never happens.

499
00:31:28,180 --> 00:31:30,849
My New Year's resolution
is to meet Beyoncé.

500
00:31:30,933 --> 00:31:34,811
I know that's a little off,
but, Miss B, even if it's through Zoom,

501
00:31:34,895 --> 00:31:36,355
I'm totally cool with that.

502
00:31:43,612 --> 00:31:46,698
There are so many
home videos of me singing,

503
00:31:46,782 --> 00:31:48,909
like, ridiculous songs that I made up.

504
00:31:48,992 --> 00:31:50,953
<i>Friendship day, friendship day</i>

505
00:31:51,036 --> 00:31:53,497
<i>Friendship, friendship</i>
<i>everywhere you look</i>

506
00:31:53,580 --> 00:31:56,834
I'm an only child, and so my parents
just absolutely loved that

507
00:31:56,917 --> 00:31:58,627
<i>and they loved filming me.</i>

508
00:31:58,710 --> 00:32:01,004
Mom, this isn't Hannah Montana...

509
00:32:01,088 --> 00:32:03,090
OLIVIA: (LAUGHS) I got ya', babe.

510
00:32:03,841 --> 00:32:07,261
There's just, like, so much footage
of me singing these gibberish songs.

511
00:32:07,344 --> 00:32:08,846
(SCATS)

512
00:32:10,013 --> 00:32:12,850
I am so inspired
by female singer-songwriters,

513
00:32:12,933 --> 00:32:15,060
I draw so much inspiration from them,

514
00:32:15,143 --> 00:32:19,314
like, Taylor Swift and Fiona Apple
and Lorde, and people like that.

515
00:32:19,398 --> 00:32:21,942
I think the best artists
are great listeners, and so

516
00:32:22,025 --> 00:32:24,486
I definitely try to learn a lot from them.

517
00:32:24,570 --> 00:32:27,739
Tonight, I'm going to sing a song
called <i>River</i> by Joni Mitchell.

518
00:32:27,823 --> 00:32:31,034
Joni Mitchell's one of the most iconic
songwriters of all time.

519
00:32:31,118 --> 00:32:34,872
And she did a really good job
of writing a sad Christmas song,

520
00:32:34,955 --> 00:32:36,290
which I think is so special.

521
00:32:36,373 --> 00:32:39,209
Christmas and the holidays
are nostalgic for a lot of people,

522
00:32:39,293 --> 00:32:41,837
and sometimes that nostalgia
doesn't have to always be,

523
00:32:41,920 --> 00:32:43,505
you know, joyful and peaceful,

524
00:32:43,589 --> 00:32:46,091
and she does a really great job
of capturing that, uh,

525
00:32:46,175 --> 00:32:47,676
so I'm really excited to sing it.

526
00:32:49,887 --> 00:32:51,430
(MUSIC PLAYING)

527
00:32:59,021 --> 00:33:01,315
<i>It's comin' on Christmas</i>

528
00:33:01,398 --> 00:33:03,442
<i>They're cuttin' down trees</i>

529
00:33:03,942 --> 00:33:08,363
<i>They're puttin' up reindeer</i>
<i>and singin' songs of joy and peace</i>

530
00:33:08,447 --> 00:33:15,370
<i>Oh, I wish I had a river</i>
<i>I could skate away on</i>

531
00:33:17,956 --> 00:33:22,377
<i>But it don't snow here</i>
<i>It stays pretty green</i>

532
00:33:22,461 --> 00:33:27,341
<i>I'm gonna make a lot o' money</i>
<i>Then I'm gonna quit this crazy scene</i>

533
00:33:27,424 --> 00:33:34,348
<i>Oh, I wish I had a river</i>
<i>I could skate away on</i>

534
00:33:36,600 --> 00:33:40,437
<i>I wish I had a river so long</i>

535
00:33:41,104 --> 00:33:48,070
<i>I would teach my feet to fly</i>

536
00:33:50,405 --> 00:33:56,870
<i>Oh, I wish I had a river</i>
<i>I could skate away on</i>

537
00:33:59,665 --> 00:34:05,337
<i>I made my baby cry</i>

538
00:34:16,682 --> 00:34:18,934
<i>He tried hard to help me</i>

539
00:34:19,017 --> 00:34:20,936
<i>Ya' know, he put me at ease</i>

540
00:34:21,478 --> 00:34:25,858
<i>And he loved me so naughty</i>
<i>made me weak in the knees</i>

541
00:34:25,941 --> 00:34:28,652
<i>Oh, I wish I had a river</i>

542
00:34:29,486 --> 00:34:33,448
<i>I could skate away on</i>

543
00:34:35,450 --> 00:34:39,830
<i>I'm so hard to handle</i>
<i>I'm selfish and I'm sad</i>

544
00:34:39,913 --> 00:34:42,332
<i>Now I've gone and lost the best baby</i>

545
00:34:42,416 --> 00:34:44,835
<i>That I ever had</i>

546
00:34:44,918 --> 00:34:47,546
<i>Oh, I wish I had a river</i>

547
00:34:48,255 --> 00:34:52,342
<i>I could skate away on</i>

548
00:34:54,344 --> 00:34:58,640
<i>I wish I had a river so long</i>

549
00:34:58,724 --> 00:35:05,647
<i>I would teach my feet to fly</i>

550
00:35:12,196 --> 00:35:15,365
<i>Oh, I wish I had a river</i>

551
00:35:16,450 --> 00:35:19,786
<i>I could skate away on</i>

552
00:35:22,039 --> 00:35:27,628
<i>I made my baby say goodbye</i>

553
00:35:39,056 --> 00:35:41,350
<i>It's comin' on Christmas</i>

554
00:35:41,433 --> 00:35:43,685
<i>They're cuttin' down trees</i>

555
00:35:43,769 --> 00:35:48,565
<i>They're puttin' up reindeer</i>
<i>and singing songs of joy and peace</i>

556
00:35:48,649 --> 00:35:50,943
<i>Oh, I wish I had a river</i>

557
00:35:51,777 --> 00:35:58,283
<i>I could skate away</i>

558
00:35:58,367 --> 00:35:59,409
<i>On</i>

559
00:36:06,458 --> 00:36:08,836
And now, we are very excited...

560
00:36:08,919 --> 00:36:10,546
...to share a special world premiere...

561
00:36:10,629 --> 00:36:12,756
...with the first song
from season two of...

562
00:36:12,840 --> 00:36:15,634
<i>...High School Musical:</i>
<i>The Musical: The Series.</i>

563
00:36:16,343 --> 00:36:18,971
Picture this.
The drama kids of East High...

564
00:36:19,054 --> 00:36:23,809
...have decided to launch their very own
Instagram page dedicated to me.

565
00:36:23,892 --> 00:36:25,644
Well, the theater club.

566
00:36:25,727 --> 00:36:28,814
And they do it the only way
theater kids know how.

567
00:36:28,897 --> 00:36:31,233
By singing and dancing
through the halls at school.

568
00:36:31,316 --> 00:36:34,486
Then stick around for one more song
that'll bring you home for the holidays.

569
00:36:34,570 --> 00:36:36,613
And thank you for joining us

570
00:36:36,697 --> 00:36:39,741
as we celebrate
this special time of year together.

571
00:36:39,825 --> 00:36:42,119
Frankie and Dara, take it away!

572
00:36:43,704 --> 00:36:46,915
Ladies, gentlemen,
or however else you identify,

573
00:36:46,999 --> 00:36:50,252
welcome to the East High drama club's
brand-new Instagram page.

574
00:36:50,878 --> 00:36:53,505
<i>I've been waitin' for this moment</i>

575
00:36:54,506 --> 00:36:58,719
<i>It's a start of something great</i>
<i>and a chance to turn the page</i>

576
00:36:58,802 --> 00:37:01,430
<i>It's my year, I'm gonna own it</i>

577
00:37:02,514 --> 00:37:07,311
<i>Gonna take more care of me</i>
<i>put myself first 'cause I deserve to be</i>

578
00:37:07,394 --> 00:37:10,856
<i>Hangin' around the fire</i>
<i>when it starts to snow</i>

579
00:37:11,356 --> 00:37:15,235
<i>Bumpin' into someone under mistletoe</i>

580
00:37:15,319 --> 00:37:19,406
<i>I can't wait to see what the future holds</i>

581
00:37:19,489 --> 00:37:22,034
<i>All around I'm feelin' it, I'm feelin' it</i>

582
00:37:22,117 --> 00:37:24,369
<i>There's somethin' in the air</i>

583
00:37:24,995 --> 00:37:26,705
<i>About to go off right now</i>

584
00:37:27,206 --> 00:37:30,167
<i>Lighten up all around, I feel it comin'</i>

585
00:37:30,250 --> 00:37:32,169
<i>Somethin' in the air</i>

586
00:37:33,003 --> 00:37:34,880
<i>A time to look forward to</i>

587
00:37:34,963 --> 00:37:36,965
<i>Get ready for somethin' new</i>

588
00:37:37,049 --> 00:37:39,801
<i>I feel it comin'</i>
<i>Somethin' in the air</i>

589
00:37:42,221 --> 00:37:43,972
<i>Somethin' in the air</i>

590
00:37:46,808 --> 00:37:50,687
<i>Getting comfy in my onesie, yeah</i>

591
00:37:50,771 --> 00:37:54,775
<i>Let's kick back and take a break</i>
<i>I hope we're snowed in every day</i>

592
00:37:54,858 --> 00:37:56,443
<i>There's no time to relax</i>

593
00:37:56,527 --> 00:37:59,279
<i>Got moves to make, got ground to break</i>

594
00:37:59,363 --> 00:38:02,991
<i>Get the reindeer out the way</i>
<i>I'm gonna make this season slay</i>

595
00:38:03,075 --> 00:38:06,745
<i>The end and the beginning of another year</i>

596
00:38:07,246 --> 00:38:10,999
<i>Takin' in the memories</i>
<i>that we made right here</i>

597
00:38:11,083 --> 00:38:14,795
<i>The trees goin' up</i>
<i>And my roots are goin' down</i>

598
00:38:15,462 --> 00:38:17,965
<i>All around I'm feelin' it</i>
<i>Are you feelin' it?</i>

599
00:38:18,048 --> 00:38:19,424
<i>There's somethin' in the...</i>

600
00:38:25,973 --> 00:38:27,599
<i>There's somethin' in the...</i>

601
00:38:35,357 --> 00:38:39,319
<i>Holding your hand when it gets cold</i>
<i>Promise me you'll never let go</i>

602
00:38:39,403 --> 00:38:42,698
<i>It's winter break,</i>
<i>but we'll never break apart</i>

603
00:38:43,198 --> 00:38:45,033
<i>The season of celebrating</i>

604
00:38:45,117 --> 00:38:47,244
<i>The memories we'll be makin'</i>

605
00:38:47,327 --> 00:38:49,246
<i>Makin' a change, makin' a start</i>

606
00:38:49,329 --> 00:38:50,914
<i>I'm gonna make my mark</i>

607
00:38:52,040 --> 00:38:54,126
<i>There's somethin' in the air</i>

608
00:38:54,960 --> 00:38:57,004
<i>-About to go off right now</i>
<i>-Right now</i>

609
00:38:57,087 --> 00:38:58,922
<i>-Hey!</i>
<i>-Lighten up all around</i>

610
00:38:59,006 --> 00:39:02,467
<i>-I feel it comin', somethin' in the air</i>
<i>-Hey, hey</i>

611
00:39:02,968 --> 00:39:05,095
<i>-A time to look forward to</i>
<i>-Come on, come on</i>

612
00:39:05,179 --> 00:39:06,972
<i>Get ready for somethin' new</i>

613
00:39:07,055 --> 00:39:09,725
<i>I feel it comin', somethin' in the air</i>

614
00:39:09,808 --> 00:39:12,352
We are excited to announce
that behind these doors,

615
00:39:12,436 --> 00:39:14,188
the theater is being restored to its full,

616
00:39:14,271 --> 00:39:17,441
resplendent, 1960s-era glory
over the holiday break.

617
00:39:20,152 --> 00:39:21,862
<i>Somethin' in the air</i>

618
00:39:23,030 --> 00:39:25,824
<i>I feel it comin', something in the air</i>

619
00:39:28,452 --> 00:39:30,787
(MALE INTERVIEWER SPEAKING)

620
00:39:31,622 --> 00:39:35,459
Um, I think Christmas for me really means

621
00:39:35,542 --> 00:39:40,088
being able to sit back
from working and traveling

622
00:39:40,172 --> 00:39:44,468
and just remember what it's like
to be a regular 16-year-old girl.

623
00:39:44,551 --> 00:39:47,012
Christmas to me now is just a great time

624
00:39:47,095 --> 00:39:50,682
to reconnect with the family
that you're away from most of the year.

625
00:39:50,766 --> 00:39:55,145
I think of family, tons of fun
in the snow, and food.

626
00:39:55,229 --> 00:39:56,438
Lots and lots of food.

627
00:39:56,522 --> 00:39:58,524
A chance to spend
quality time with the family,

628
00:39:58,607 --> 00:39:59,608
bring us all together.

629
00:39:59,691 --> 00:40:01,527
And you might not know this,

630
00:40:01,610 --> 00:40:04,613
but quality time
is one of my love languages.

631
00:40:06,240 --> 00:40:09,743
Christmas always made me
think of my home that I grew up in.

632
00:40:09,826 --> 00:40:15,332
But now, having Luke, it's really about
me making his memories with him.

633
00:40:15,415 --> 00:40:18,210
And I wanna balance it
with letting him know

634
00:40:18,293 --> 00:40:21,129
(VOICE BREAKING) that Christmas
is really about being loved.

635
00:40:21,213 --> 00:40:23,590
And it's not about
all the presents that I give him,

636
00:40:24,299 --> 00:40:28,720
but it's really that he is
the biggest gift I have ever received.

637
00:40:29,304 --> 00:40:31,557
I've had the opportunity
to be able to give back,

638
00:40:31,640 --> 00:40:32,808
especially to my parents.

639
00:40:32,891 --> 00:40:36,728
It was kinda difficult for them
to, um, get everyone in my family,

640
00:40:36,812 --> 00:40:38,146
you know, a really great gift.

641
00:40:38,230 --> 00:40:42,401
They did the best that they could, uh,
and so the thing I'm most excited about

642
00:40:42,484 --> 00:40:45,279
is to be able to give back to them
and the rest of my family.

643
00:40:45,863 --> 00:40:46,864
And you know what?

644
00:40:46,947 --> 00:40:48,156
That's Christmas to me.

645
00:40:49,074 --> 00:40:54,162
<i>The fireplace is burning' bright</i>
<i>Shinin' all on me</i>

646
00:40:54,746 --> 00:41:00,377
<i>I see the presents underneath</i>
<i>The good ol' Christmas tree</i>

647
00:41:00,460 --> 00:41:06,008
<i>And I'll wait all night till Santa comes</i>
<i>to wake me from my dreams</i>

648
00:41:06,091 --> 00:41:11,471
<i>Oh, why? 'Cause that's Christmas to me</i>

649
00:41:12,472 --> 00:41:18,145
<i>I see the children play outside</i>
<i>like angels in the snow</i>

650
00:41:18,228 --> 00:41:23,817
<i>While Mom and Daddy share a kiss</i>
<i>under the mistletoe</i>

651
00:41:23,901 --> 00:41:27,029
<i>And we'll cherish other simple things</i>

652
00:41:27,112 --> 00:41:29,448
<i>Wherever we may be</i>

653
00:41:29,531 --> 00:41:30,991
<i>Oh, why?</i>

654
00:41:31,074 --> 00:41:34,828
<i>'Cause that's Christmas to me</i>

655
00:41:34,912 --> 00:41:39,082
<i>I've got this Christmas song in my heart</i>

656
00:41:39,166 --> 00:41:40,667
<i>Song in my heart</i>

657
00:41:40,751 --> 00:41:46,590
<i>-I've got the candles glowing in the dark</i>
<i>-Dark</i>

658
00:41:46,673 --> 00:41:52,846
<i>I'm hangin' all the stockings</i>
<i>by the Christmas tree</i>

659
00:41:52,930 --> 00:41:54,473
<i>Oh, why?</i>

660
00:41:54,556 --> 00:41:58,685
<i>'Cause that's Christmas to me</i>

661
00:41:58,769 --> 00:42:00,270
<i>Oh, why?</i>

662
00:42:00,354 --> 00:42:04,525
<i>'Cause that's Christmas to me</i>

663
00:42:05,108 --> 00:42:10,072
<i>I listen for the thud of reindeer</i>
<i>walkin' on the roof</i>

664
00:42:10,781 --> 00:42:16,495
<i>As I fall asleep to lullabies</i>
<i>The morning's coming soon</i>

665
00:42:16,578 --> 00:42:22,125
<i>And the only gift I'll ever need</i>
<i>is the joy of family</i>

666
00:42:22,209 --> 00:42:23,669
<i>Oh, why?</i>

667
00:42:23,752 --> 00:42:27,506
<i>'Cause that's Christmas to me</i>

668
00:42:27,589 --> 00:42:33,303
<i>-I've got this Christmas song in my heart</i>
<i>-Song in my heart</i>

669
00:42:33,387 --> 00:42:39,226
<i>I've got the candles glowing in the dark</i>

670
00:42:39,309 --> 00:42:45,482
<i>I'm hangin' all the stockings</i>
<i>by the Christmas tree</i>

671
00:42:45,566 --> 00:42:51,280
<i>That's the love that Christmas can bring</i>

672
00:42:51,363 --> 00:42:52,948
<i>Oh, why?</i>

673
00:42:53,031 --> 00:42:57,786
<i>'Cause that's Christmas to me</i>

674
00:43:02,124 --> 00:43:03,458
(ALL LAUGH)

675
00:43:03,917 --> 00:43:07,296
<i>-Christmas</i>
<i>-The snow's comin' down</i>

676
00:43:07,379 --> 00:43:10,757
<i>-Christmas</i>
<i>-I'm watchin' it fall</i>

677
00:43:10,841 --> 00:43:14,428
<i>-Christmas</i>
<i>-Lots of people around</i>

678
00:43:14,511 --> 00:43:18,015
<i>-Christmas</i>
<i>-Baby, please come home</i>

679
00:43:18,098 --> 00:43:21,685
<i>-Christmas</i>
<i>-The church bells in town</i>

680
00:43:21,768 --> 00:43:25,439
<i>-Christmas</i>
<i>-All ringin' in song</i>

681
00:43:25,522 --> 00:43:28,817
<i>-Christmas</i>
<i>-Full of happy sound</i>

682
00:43:28,901 --> 00:43:32,613
<i>-Christmas</i>
<i>-Baby, please come home</i>

683
00:43:32,696 --> 00:43:36,033
<i>They're singin' "Deck The Halls"</i>

684
00:43:36,116 --> 00:43:39,703
<i>But it's not like Christmas at all</i>

685
00:43:39,786 --> 00:43:43,498
<i>'Cause I remember when you were here</i>

686
00:43:43,582 --> 00:43:47,127
<i>And all the fun we had last year</i>

687
00:43:47,211 --> 00:43:50,214
<i>-Christmas</i>
<i>-Pretty lights on the tree</i>

688
00:43:50,297 --> 00:43:54,092
<i>-Christmas</i>
<i>-I'm watchin' 'em shine</i>

689
00:43:54,176 --> 00:43:57,387
<i>-Christmas</i>
<i>-You should be here with me</i>

690
00:43:57,471 --> 00:44:01,642
<i>-Christmas</i>
<i>-Baby, please come home</i>

691
00:44:01,725 --> 00:44:03,560
(SAXOPHONE PLAYING)

692
00:44:17,741 --> 00:44:21,203
<i>Baby, please come home</i>

693
00:44:21,286 --> 00:44:24,790
<i>Baby, please come home</i>

694
00:44:24,873 --> 00:44:28,126
<i>Baby, please come home, oh, yeah</i>



