Donny Hathaway
This Christmas (1996 National Christmas Tree Lighting)
[Spoken intro: John Betchkal]
Ladies and gentlemen, we are privileged to have as our special honored guest this evening, the dynamic Patti LaBelle
Patti's recording and acting career has pushed her to the pinnacle of show business. Here to sing "This Christmas", is Patti LaBelle! Welcome!
[Verse 1: Patti LaBelle]
Hang all the mistletoe
I'm gonna get to know you better
This Christmas
(Where my background singers? Woo!)
(Ooh baby baby, I...
And it's the wrong words on the cue cards
I don't know the song!)
This Christmas
I'm gonna ad lib all I can
Because I don't have the right words and I have no background singers
Oh I don't
Woo!
This is gonna be a very merry Christmas
For you and me
Yeah
(Where are my background singers?!?)
[Verse 2]
Presents and cards are here
My world is filled with cheer and you
(Oh my god) This Christmas
Lights twinkle all around
(Next card honey, next card)
(Woo!)
[This Christmas] (Thank you!)
(Ohhhh!)
We'll be caroling through the night
[Chorus]
And this Christmas will be
A very special one for you and me, yeah
[Spoken part]
Oh my
Well well, well well, well
Ooh let me see that card again darling, let me see that card again, let me see that one more time, because the, oh god!
The Sergeant First Class Rick Parrell, playing a solo. I have to see his name. His name is on the card. Give him a big hand please
[Saxophone solo]
This Christmas
[Chorus]
The firesides are blazing bright
We'll be caroling through the night
And this Christmas will be
(Thank you darling, thank you)
It's gonna be a very special one for you and me, yeah!
Let's shake a hand, shake a hand with your fellow man
Shake a hand, shake a hand with your fellow man
Make this Christmas last forever and ever
Woo! Thank you!
[Spoken Outro: Announcer, Patti LaBelle]
Ladies and gentlemen, the president of the United States and the first Lady, Hillary Rodham Clinton
So nice to see you, very very nice to see you, you saved my day. Oh gosh!, now I have to- should I stand like this and read it, can I hold the book up? And do like this, I have to. Thank you very much, now it's my turn to do an introduction, no more singing for me honey I already blew, so but I am coming back to sing again, yes I am, I'm coming back to sing again, hahaha