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i'm san francisco mayor london breed i want to congratulate sfgovtv on 30 years of dedicated service as a broadcast channel for our vibrant city. you played a critical role during the pan dem and i can worked keep residents informed. adapted to changing situations that allowed our residents to engage and participate in government. thank you for 3 decades of informing and inspiring and connect the people of san francisco as the voice thatgo. >> fbo. >> okay. because we got a chance that is raining and look what santa brought to us my name is alleyway will i everyone say hello alleyway will i and here's what i want everyone to see if
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you're shorter than i want to come over here and stand please fill those places i want all the kids to come in. >> all come in square foot in we have a great show and who is excited by christmas. >> yeah. >> excited? i got the floor wet but you can stand if you want or bring up the chairs if you guys can bring in the chairs enjoy the show tonight are you guys excited? >> excited. >> yeah. we can't do this show. >> (yelling) i don't think their exciteed. >> are you excited. >> yeah. >> they're excited their exciting i don't know if you guys are excited, i want to hear
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from the people in the back are you guys excited for foot's show tonight yeah. >> now we can go can everyone sing jingle. >> there we go we have everyone say hi to jingle and jingle and hi. >> hi. >> i'm so excited about christmas that is my favorite time of the year raise your hand in christmas is your favorite time of the year each year number one, people are really nice during christmas aren't they. >> you have to be extra niece santa will bring you presents there is a little bit of bribe what else do you like about christmas. >> (multiple voices). >> i like gifts gift are good.
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>> had do i like. >> cocoa you know, we got a lot of hoot cocoa 0 guys i like with marshmallows. >> yeah. >> and whipped cream. >> (multiple voices). >> and on top of that what elbow like? >> come here come here ordinance. >> this is my family. >> (multiple voices). >> gifts right here great gifts spend time with our family and your family and friends all of you hang out with anyone else that anyone really likes about christmas? what do you like about christmas- >> (multiple voices). >> we're back to presents guys we're back to present. folks so remembered bring presents for
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those kids. >> are you guys ready to watch the show tonight? >> yeah. >> do you like dancing do you really like crazy weird people. >> yeah. >> it is san francisco we're a little bit weird in san francisco but green pants and red shirts we have i'm going to go back as it - freeing to come to this side to see things did you mess up your shop. >> we're going to bring to the stage some wonderful threatened performers and sing sons and i want to hear everyone including that the people in the back i want to give a nice warm applause for the high school advanced choir. >> (multiple voices). >> (music).
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>> (multiple voices). >> (singing).
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>> dingdong dingdong. >> (cheering). >> (multiple voices). >> (music).
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>> christmastime is here. >> cheer. >> (singing). >> my favorite time of the year. >> in the air. >> chair avalos everywhere. >> (singing). >> beauty everywhere.
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>> christmastime is here. >> music through the years. >> (singing).
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>> in the air. >> beauty everywhere. >> everywhere. >> christmastime is here. >> through the years. >> all that we would always see - through the years. >> bravo.
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>> (clapping) another big a round of applause for the high school weren't they wonderful? >> oh, this is good. >> all right. - >> (multiple voices). >> go. >> you guys having fun? >> yeah.? >> we're going to have even more fun because we've got something really, really special for you now. who here loves magic oh, come on you like magic and yeah. >> do you like magic and yeah. yeah. >> oh, who you who is magical. >> santa how in the world does
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he get out of the chimney he's so big running around this is a magic isn't it very, very magic, too, we have our friends say hi to our el visa a special trait not san it is a clause but a special magazinetion give and big warm welcome to joshua andrew. >> (music). >> i love the introduction how we all doing tonight we all in the holiday spirit.
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>> yeah. >> i'm joshua andrew and so excited to be here really excited i brought a few friends i brought with me a few friends. >> now- >> (multiple voices). >> how many of you know rudolf. >> know ru dovey brought not only him but his entire family he's got a big family count out loud 1, 2, 34, 5. >> 6, 7, (laughter) 8 and 9. >> but essentially rudolf has a big family some are upside down but rudolf and his infringe the family here they are not note to
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come but they came in santa needs to get ready for the present; right? so let's see how big the family is again let's see - 4, 3, 2 , 1 no, no santa can't be here he's got to get ready at the north pole. >> some 5, 6, 7,- >> (multiple voices). >> what are you screaming at? >> yeah. >> no santa can't be here 1, 2, 3, 4 marinas santa you saw santa let's oh. >> oh. >> huizar santa oh, my goodness he's not supposed to be here so
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want to help him disappear let's couldn't out loud we got 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, let's see - let's see - i don't see santa. >> 6, 7, 8, to santa. >> no - >> (multiple voices). >> what about this one. >> turn it over? let me turn it over still to santa oh, the other way still no santa. >> oh, so okay. this way. >> (multiple voices). >> it says no santa. >> it's okay you want to see santa. >> all right.
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>> i got one more. >> and that's santa. >> santa made an expectation to be here just for you, you because santa brings the wonderful christmas spirit to san francisco would you mind i have a story to share i love christmas because of magic and over everything that it represents and without kids the little snow combloebz reminds me of how special you look at inside of that and shack it up so i want to start to create that snow and bring the magic here because snow here you guys want to start small and get creative. okay. let's see - if we can do this. >> (music).
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>> you see if you start with something small use you're imagine might be able to make something out of that see. >> every mom that we want to create something a piece we focused on the friends. maybe that cup of hot chocolate we want to see stick with us. >> maybe it's the family that you get to see. >> every little piece this has i'm cutting represents one magical moment maybe it is the eggnog or the presents if you opened up this morning it doesn't matter every little
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thing starts to create something a little special. >> (music). >> now, when you look at if we start 19 with something sort of small a snowflake. not bad in san francisco nod bad let's see if we can make some snow out of that. >> i think we can make some
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snow. >> see if we can turn that smoke flake into snow in san francisco. >> thank you very much. everyone. >> enjoy the snow in san francisco. >> (yelling). >> joshua andrew everybody another big recognitions and proclamations. >> this is a good (unintelligible). >> (music).
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>> let me see you dance. >> (music). >> shake your booties. >> oh. >> have a dance break guys i have to stay warm who is ever seen snow before. >> you've seen snow. >> as this is your first time seeing snow don't eat that city snow you don't eat this. go out tomorrow omb i love seeing all those smiling faces and the kids back there we have jingle and trees and the evils i like christmas trees who has a christmas tree in our house.
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>> yeah. >> one christmas tree is pretty cool but how about a stage full of trees yeah. >> some of my very good finks friends are trees say hello. >> (music). >> (clapping)
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(music). >> ready for flight up to the sky. >> christmas gets us in the meadow. >> going to show you where the party is at. >> christmas and i'm really getting in the meadow. >> (music). >> come on now we're going to party. >> getting started. >> (music).
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>> i'm in the meadow. >> yeah. happy christmas. >> (music. >> ). >> happy holidays. >> happy holidays. >> while the merry bells keep ringing. happy holidays to you. >> (music). >> to you. >> to you. >> (music). >> on every wall - christmas everywhere you look at give the world a holiday. make it stagger and jingleing.
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>> (music). >> (singing). >> christmas is everywhere you look at. >> give the world a holiday.
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>> make it sparkle. >> (music). >> ringing and jingling we're having a swinging the party. >> we're going to be singing jingle bells. >> at christmastime a swinging christmastime. >> jingle bells at
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christmastime. >> (music). >> christmas will be ringing and rocking with the rhythm in christmastime. >> we're to have a christmas party and a chance to get together. >> bringing in a christmastime. >> bringing in the christmastime. >> (music). >> a swinging little christmastime. >> jingling and ring. >> jingle and ring. >> ho, ho.
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>> i'm not happyist christmas trees. >> someone came and took me home with them. >> hoe hoe and the he and look how good lucky lucky me. >> i have a light that jingles. oh, i'm the happyist christmas at the christmas day wait for me, i'm be dancing happily with a ho, ho, ho and the he. >> and hoe and hoe. >> i'm the happyist christmas tree ho, ho, ho and the he, he
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someone came and found me and took me home. >> ho, ho, ho and the he, he oh, lucky lucky me a and ami i've got shiny bells and i'm the happyist christmas tree. >> christmas day wait you'll see i'll be laughing happily with a ho, ho, ho and the he. >> a hoe hoe and hey and hoe hoe. >> (yelling). >> (music).
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>> all right. >> canvas trees tap dancers airport they great. >> okay. folks a little bit of business first order if you're turn around than high i have people blocking my pin to see and if i guys can step on the green you'll get a nicer view i want to thank people so many people come together that is the 9 year and we done it for 9 years and we have economy was on is another planet and all who set this up every single day
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applause from the civic center community benefit district and so many people come together and, of course, our wonderful band is all star band. >> that is now feels like it is a little bit dark with the winter the sun starts going down earlier we might need to brighten it upturn own that? >> we're going to need some help wrrgz my finding we're going to need spot to turn this on. >> give a big a round of applause (music). >> there we go. >> it's a big tree needs a big
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plunker. >> i don't know if i'm qualified we're going to need friends to help me out one of our friends credit union be eric come out here a big a round of applause i want to hear noise people. >> and we've got philip ginsburg the director of the recreation & parks department and you don't kin come on joaquin and special equities our senator scott wiener please come on here there we go. >> (music). >> oh, great okay. and a couple of words thank you, a couple of words. >> happy holidays everyone i'm scott wiener honored for
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representing the folks in the senate and thank you, mother nature from a break from the align rain and amazing to see so many kids and good years for san francisco we're moving in a positive direction and for the future of this city and wish everyone a happy happy holiday season and thank you for being here. >> (clapping) i think we have got you don't win all right. >> good to see senator and with the tree lighting not only here not heart of the city. >> civic center and i'm iowa win torres glad to celebrate with the start said great weather and we're looking forward to a great holiday season and we support our small
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businesses they need your support and thinking about their kids from the neighborhoods to neighborhood across san francisco happy holidays everyone. >> yeah. a very good financing mr. phil ginsburg. >> hi, everyone my name is phil have the pleasure of running the rec and park wow. and civic center is actually a park so great to see everyone here and happy celebrating after the end of a long year i want to first, let's give a big remembered for the hard working staff in rec and park the men and women from the rec and park. >> (clapping) and now we have some very, very special guests here. and we have some young people here he
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thought what we'll do to get us warmed-up and ride ask these guys a couple of questions you so what is your favorite thing about christmas. >> oh. >> what's your name. >> andy. >> what's your favorite things are christmas. >> presents. >> yeah. >> okay. >> what something else what is your favorite thing. >> what is your favorite tell him i thing. >> family how about that answer. >> that's a good one. >> (clapping) okay. you want to try again andy. >> i think >> and that's true too if you want to answer the question. >> trees. >> that's for the parks people the best answer well done and what's the favorite thing that san francisco.
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>> snow. >> decorations. >> yeah yes what's your favorite thing about san francisco. >> the golden gate bridge. >> see she here waiting for looks like we're waiting for santa what's the favorite thing about san francisco. >> um, snow. >> the only business this is the only place it snows in san francisco. >> by the way, a quick plug if this tree is not enough come to the park tomorrow we have one more question who's your favorite mayor? >> mayor breed. >> say mayor breed. >> yeah. >> and here she comes. >> mayor breed.
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>> (trumpet blowing). >> i guys want to light the tree. >> yeah. [off mic.] >> all right. so what do you say mayor breed ready to light this tree on the count of 10. okay. >> thank you for listening. >> all right. >> looking good like the mayor. >> here we go. >> on 10, 9, oh. >> 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 , 1 yeah. >> (trumpet blowing).
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>> let's go. >> (laughter.) >> (multiple voices.) >> let's take some photos here. >> i think we're going to do a couple of quick photos (music). >> (multiple voices). >> hi, everyone say rudolf. >> (music). >> all right. hey. >> all right. >> we're going to have our evils take away the plunker and get this show going, huh? what a beautiful tree isn't it a beautiful tree a beautiful city i love your dress.
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>> i love your dress. >> there we go. >> oh. >> will not come this year. >> ladies and gentlemen, we still more show you guys want to keep watching the show or go to bed now for christmas. >> no? okay. we're going to have the evils take our plunker away and keep the show going we have very, very special financing her name is donors and such an to a later date singer and will consult and sing a few more christmas songs you guys want to hear a few more christmas songs. >> ladies and gentlemen, please say hello to my very favorite friend ms. donors puppet.
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>> (trumpet playing). >> awesome. >> okay. >> hi. >> 34er christmas everyone. >> so excited to be here. >> we are so looking forward to this season and all that that brings that song says led it snow, let it snow, let it snow. >> 1, 2, 3.
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>> (put their lives on the line playing and the weather outside it fright full and the fire is so delightful full since we have no place to go let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. >> no signs of stopping too, so brought me some that cornerstone for popping the lights are way down low and when with owe finally kiss good night i hate going out not storm. and the fire is slowly dying. and we're saying good big deal as long as
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you love me so, let it senator boquist let it snow, let it snow. >> come on band. >> (trumpet playing). >> i like it. >> when he finally kiss good night, how i hate going out in the storm. >> but if you really hold me tight, i'll be warm all the way home. >> and the fire is slowly dying. >> and we're still saying good big deal as long as you love me
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so, let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. >> all right. all right. >> so beautiful how many of us are dreaming of a white christmas? in san francisco we already have it beautiful. >> white christmas yes right here in san francisco. >> (multiple voices). >> all right. >> (pathogen. >> 1, 2, 3, 4. >> (pathogen playing. >> (music).
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>> i'm dreaming of a white christmas. >> just like the ones i used to know. >> where the tree topics glisten, and children link listen to hear sleigh bells in the snow. >> i'm dreaming of a white christmas. >> with every christmas card i write. >> may your days be merry and
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bright. >> and may all your christmases be white. >> (trumpet playing). >> (music). >> off let's give them a hand africa i'm dreaming of a white christmas. >> with every christmas card i
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write. >> may your days be merry and bright. >> and may all your christmases be white. >> all right. >> let's give the band a hand beautiful everyone is beautiful it is so wonderful out here. >> nice and white. and in san francisco the next song is the winter wonder band.
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>> i want to see you all dancing out there. >> (trumpet). >> yes. >> come on can you say it. >> are you listening in the lane the snow is glistening a beautiful sight we're happy together walking in a winter wonderland. >> gone away are the blue birds here to stay are the birds and to sing a song walking in a winter wonderland in the meadow we can build a snowman and prevented it is parson brown will i mayor me later on we'll conspire as we dream about the
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fire we're happy walking in a winter wonderland come on. >> (trumpet playing). >> sleigh bills ring are you listening in the lane the snow
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is comblilg a beautiful sight we're happy along walking in a winter wonderland gone away are the blue birds we're happy along walking in a winter wonderland. >> and to build a san jose man prevented he 0 is parson brown will you mayor me i'll say no man. >> later on we'll con pier inspire as we dream by the fire we're happy walking in a winter wonderland. >> that's it one more time. >> waking in a winter wonder
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laundry. >> yeah. >> the chores all right. >> here we go. >> donors ladies and gentlemen. >> oh. >> i like all the rednecks look at all the snow you and you know what i got to say i like everything about this show i like the sirens and the band and the tree i like having the mayor here and i feel i'm missing something what are we missing and santa clause, huh? shall we bring up santa clause. >> hold on, hold on what's the best way to get santa here any idea. >> cookies yeah. >> milk milk is good you know what i like to sing a little
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song shall we sing a song together and yeah. >> oh, so many good songs about santa clauses like here comes santa clause my favorite one is don't say but what's the one i'm thinking of. >> santa clause is coming to turning to you guys know that? >> let's all sing it together. >> (music). >> better santa clause is coming to town. he's making a list and checking it with twice going to find out out who is naughty and nice santa clause is coming to town. >> oh, no, no, no. >> woe.
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>> wait a second. >> hold on. >> that's not santa. >> that's - >> that's (yelling). >> that's the grinch. >> i are heal you're as a charming as el mr. grinch. >> you're. >> with banana what a greasy black pale. >> oh, christmas boe. >> mr. grinch. >> your- >> (multiple voices). >> yourself got garlic in our
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beard mr. grinch. >> off with your head. >> i wouldn't touch you with a three 9 and a half foot pole. >> in. >> get out of here. >> you have all- >> (multiple voices). >> put a sock in that lets hear it for the grinch. >> yeah. >> oh, yeah. >> well in case you didn't get the memo santa wanted me to tell you something santa said the party is over everybody go home. >> yeah. yeah christmas is cancelled. >> no. >> (yelling). >> down the drain and hanukkah
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is gone you. >> (yelling). >> oh, you guys actually like christmas say with me christmas boe. >> i guess you want a little bit a little christmas present just in time for christmas and for everyone. >> (yelling). >> oh, you're not old enough for jury duty. okay. parking citations for everyone. >> no. >> all right. well, if you're too young for jury duty and parking violations maybe you'll like my favorite thing. >> do i want to hear about any favorite thing. >> no. >> hit it mr. dj.
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>> (music). >> filling the bathtub with green rings those are a few of my favorite things. >> doorbells and death bells and (music). >> these are a few of my favorite things. >> picking my pimples and (unintelligible). >> bathtub with scrubby things those are a few of my favorite things. >> with a bee sting. i simply remember my favorite thing and then i don't feel so bad.
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>> everyone >> when the dog bits when the bee stinks when i feeling bad i simply remember my favorite things and then i don't feel so bad. >> woe. >> ho, ho, ho. >> i don't need to clap. >> ho, ho, ho. >> ho, ho, ho. >> (multiple voices). >> you making that noise. >> who who merry christmas everybody ho, ho, ho merry christmas hoe hoe oh, hello, hello pretty girl. hello.
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>> oh. >>. thank you. >> oh. >> here come my treats. >> merry christmas ho, ho, ho and everyone- >> (multiple voices). >> oh, merry christmas. >> look at me look at me. >> (music n. >> hello, hello. >> hello beautiful. >> oh, dollars a pretty entrepreneurial merry christmas oh, hello. >> merry christmas. >> oh, i like your trash you look at the an elf merry christmas oh, my, oh, my (laughter). >> a (music). >> excuse merry christmas. merry christmas everybody merry
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christmas ho, ho, ho. >> oh. >> you you've been very good oh, i like this color looks very good open you merry christmas. merry christmas. >> (music). >> ho, ho, ho merry christmas. >> you, you know i have a present for someone. oh, is it for me is it for me and i have a present for you yourself will be waiting for i christmas morning and it is for my friend. >> the grinch. >> oh. >> what? >> oh, come over so everybody can see do you know i love the
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grillage who who my friend the grinch has been very good i think his bad but having very, very good and i have a present just for you. >> for me? >> what was it i do. >> well. >> is that the present. >> yeah. the on it. >> no. you don't eat it who how have to yes - and is it a disease. >> it is not it's christmas cheer which is is the best disease you have ever have who who here it is i think that is what you wanted. oh. >> (- >> (multiple voices). >> it's just what the wanted i know i read your letter so long
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ago who who who is it it is. >> oh, do you know that everyone know who this is. >> it's frosty the snowman. >> it's frosty the snowman. >> no, this is not from frosty the snowman and who knows who's from. >> rudolf. >> is it weaken with the red nose. >> that's my favorite reindeer it is rudolf autopsy ho, ho, ho. >> know the rudolf song combrifrn maybe my friend can help me. >> no rudolf. >> everyone help us teach grinch the song. ready here we go. >> rudolf the red noticed
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reindeer had a very shiny nose and if you ever saw him, you said even say it glows and like the lgbtq+ all the other reindeer used to laugh and call him names. >> like pin could would never complete poor rudolf join in any recommendations rain door games one foggy christmas eve sandag to came to say rudolf with your nose so bright won't you guide any sleigh tonight then how the reindeer lofldz him rudolf the red noticed reindeer i'll go down in history. >> ho, ho, ho and yeah. >> grinch it is for you and
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have a merry, merry christmas. >> can everyone help me and wish the grinch a merry christmas. >> 1, 2, 3 everyone say. >> merry christmas. >> every councilmember bosse san francisco that's our show we have one important special preservation please welcome the mary visit high school choir. >> they're wonderful. >> they're wonderful. >> ho, ho, ho. >> i'm going to hang out with my reindeer merry christmas. >> (trumpet).
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>> (multiple voices.) >> merry, merry christmas. >> let your hearts glow. >> from now on our troubles will be out of sight. >> (singing). >> have yourselves a very merry little christmas. >> make is yellow tied cooler gay. >> from now on our troubles
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will be far away. >> here we are at the golden age happy gotten days of yours. >> faith full influence who are dear to us, are near to us once more. >> through the years we all will be together, and if fate allows. >> hang a shin you didn't go star upon the highest bought. and have yourselves a merry
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little christmas now. >> have yourselves. yourselves. >> a very little merry christmas now. >> yeah >> vista high school everyone. >> thank you such a great job aren't they wonderful. >> guys thank you, so, so much for coming up we love you guys coming out have a very merry christmas and happy holidays