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tv   Larry King Live  CNN  December 25, 2010 12:00am-1:00am EST

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>> larry: tonight, a holiday music spectacular. sting. andrea bocelli. ♪ just like the ones i used to know ♪ >> david archuleta. ♪
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>> katharine mcphee. ♪ i'll be home for christmas >> kenny rogers. ♪ joy to the world the lord is come ♪ ♪ let earth receive her king >> the harlem alumni ensemble. ♪ >> and shawn king. ♪ round the christmas tree that changes everything ♪ >> and the night before christmas as only queen latifah can read it. it's a special holiday celebration on "larry king live." good evening. and happy holidays. we have got a great hour of
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beautiful music for you tonight. we'll start with off with something special, sting, an amazing artist. put him in an amazing setting, and you have something to remember. so we kick off tonight with sting, accompanied by the terrific chris botti on trumpet. the song is the old brass carol, gabriel's message, and the setting, the cathedral church of st. john, the divine, in manhattan. ♪ ♪ down from heaven came. his wings have drifted show ♪
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♪ most highly favored lady gloria ♪ ♪ ♪ most highly favored lady gloria ♪ ♪ gloria
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♪ ♪ she meekly bobbed her head to meet me as it pleases god ♪ ♪ she said my source shall magnify most highly favored lady ♪ ♪ gloria ♪ gloria ♪ the angel gabriel from heaven came his wings drift as slow ♪ ♪ all hail say ye the lord most highly favored lady ♪ ♪ gloria
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♪ gloria >> we go now from hymn to american classic. white christmas has had many incarnations, but you'll be hard pressed to find a better one than this one. andrea bocelli's unmatched voice. the famous composer, david foster on piano, and the man who wrote it, irving berlin. it's from his new album, my christmas. here now is "white christmas." ♪ i'm dreaming of a white christmas just like the ones i
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used to know ♪ ♪ where the tree tops glisten and children listen to hear sleigh bells in the snow ♪ ♪ ♪
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♪ ♪ i'm dreaming of a white christmas just like the ones i used to know ♪ ♪ where the tree tops glisten and children listen to hear sleigh bells in the snow ♪ ♪ i'm dreaming of a white christmas with every christmas
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card i write ♪ ♪ may your days be merry and bright and may all your christmases ♪ ♪ and may all your christmases and may all your christmases be white ♪
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kenny rogers has been bringing joy to the world for decades with his music. kenny's current tour is scheduled to go until june of 2010. to see if he's coming, by the way, to a venue near you, check out his schedule on our web page. he's here tonight from the fox theater in detroit. he'll sing the beautiful christmas standard "joy to the world." >> the interesting thing about all of the songs, some of them written hundreds of years ago,
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is that they were written for the single purpose of keeping alive the greatest story ever told, the story of the birth of the christ child. ♪ jesus was born in a far away land ♪ ♪ i want to know him as best as i can tell me the story of how he was born ♪ ♪ there in a manger that first christmas morn ♪ ♪ for me for you ♪ for everyone it has come he
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was the only son ♪ ♪ he was the chosen one chosen to teach us how to love ♪ ♪ joy to the world the lord is come ♪ ♪ let earth receive her king ♪ joy to the world the lord is come let earth receive her king ♪ ♪ let every heart prepare him room ♪ ♪ and heaven and nature sing and heaven and nature sing ♪ ♪ and heaven and heaven and nature sing ♪
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♪ he rules the world with truth and grace and makes the nation ♪ ♪ the glory his righteousness ♪ and wonders of his love and wonders of his love and wonders and wonders of his love ♪ ♪ and wonders and wonders of his love ♪ ♪ and wonders and wonders of his love ♪ ♪ his love
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>> larry: american idol's david archuleta has a new album called christmas from the heart. the song has its origins in france. fortunately, his performance is in english. ♪ ♪ ♪ bring your drummer and be merry while you play ♪
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♪ we will listen as you play for a joyful christmas day ♪ ♪ when the men are bold and the king keeps their praise they had pipes on which to play ♪ ♪ they had drums on which to play for the joy of christmas day ♪ ♪ whoa became the day with the drum so be merry while you play ♪ ♪ come be merry while you play on the joyous christmas day ♪ ♪ the angels lean to the new born king ♪ ♪ i will sing to the blessed babe on this joyous christmas day ♪
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♪ ♪ be merry while you play ♪ be merry while you play on this joyous christmas day ♪ ♪ angels weep to the newborn king i will sing for blessed babe on this joyous christmas day ♪ ♪ ooh ooh ♪ bring you little drum and come ♪
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>> larry: for many of you watching, the night before christmas is a story that parents read to you on christmas eve, and now you read it to your own children. but i'll bet you have never heard it read like this. queen latifah puts her own spin on the classic as she reads to children from the milton hershey school. >> oh, a wonderful christmas story called the night before christmas. you with it, kids? all right, here we go. >> i'm with it. >> good. 'twas the night before christmas when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. the stockings were hung by the chimney with care, in hopes that st. nicolas soon would be there. the children were nestled all snug in their beds, while visions of sugar plums danced in
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their heads. sugar plums, nice. and mama in her kerchief and i in my cap, had just settled down for a long winter's snap. when out on the lawn there rose such a clatter, i sprang from my bed to see what was the matter. away to the window i flew like a flash, tore open the shutters and flew open the sash. the moon on the breast of the new fallen snow gave a luster of midday to the objects below. when what to my wandering eye should appear but a miniature sleigh and eight tiny reindeer. with a little old driver so lively and quick, i knew in a moment, it must be st. nick. more rapid than eagles, as course as they can, and he whistled and shouted and called
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them by name. now dasher, now dancer, now vixen, now blitzer too, the top of the porch, to the top of the wall, now dash away, dash away, dash away all! as dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly, when they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky. so up to the house top the courses they flew, with the sleigh full of toys and st. nicolas, too. and then in a twinkling, i heard on the roof, the prancing and pawing of each little hoof. as i drew in my head and was turning around, down the chimney st. nicolas came with a bound. he was dressed all in fur from his head to his foot, and his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot. a bundle of toys he flung on his
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back, and he looked like a peddler just opening his pack. his eyes how they twinkled, his dimples how merry. his cheeks were like roses, his nose a cherry. his drawn little mouth was all drawn up like a bow, and the beard on his chin was as white as the snow. the pipe he held tight with his teeth and his hat encircled his head like a wreath. he had a little round face and a belly that shook when he laughed like a bowl full of jelly. and i laughed when i saw him in spite of myself. a wink of his eye and a twist of his head, soon made me to know i had nothing to dread. he spoke not a word but went straight to his work and filled all the stockings and turned with a jerk, and laying his finger aside of his nose, and giving a nod up the chimney he rose.
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he sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle, and away they all flew like the down of a thistle. but i heard him exclaim, he drove out of sight, happy christmas to all, and to all a good night. my doctor put me on an aspirin regimen to help protect my life. [ male announcer ] be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. check with your doctor because it can happen to anybody.
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>> larry: there is nothing better at christmas time than the beauty of many voices raised in song. here's the great harlem alumni ensemble to celebrate the season. ♪
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♪ oh holy night the stars are brightly shining ♪ ♪ this is the night of our dear savior's birth ♪ ♪ long may the world be pining and the song felt his word ♪ ♪ the weary well rejoices beyond
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the grace anew and glorious morn ♪ ♪ on your knees please ♪ a night designed for when christ was born christ the savior was born ♪ ♪ the night divined for the savior ♪
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♪ truly taught us to love one another ♪ ♪ his law is love and his gospel is peace ♪ ♪ change for the slave is our brother and in his name shall see ♪ ♪ the hands of joy and great the course reigns free ♪ ♪ and all praise his holiness
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♪ christ is the lord ♪ and i would never sing his praises he is the holy power and the lord ♪ ♪ for heaven i will proclaim yes i will ♪ ♪ he is power power and glory ♪ and i will proclaim ♪ ooh and forever more more
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♪ now and forever more ♪ give him the glory now and forever more ♪ ♪ you better give him the glory now and forever more ♪ ♪ hey give him the glory i gotta pray in his name ♪ ♪ he is my leader yeah ♪ give him the glory glory glory give him the glory glory glory give him the glory glory glory ♪ ♪ give him the glory glory glory give him the glory glory glory ♪ ♪ yeah now and forever more ♪ more more more
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>> larry: sting's performance earlier in the show was so great, we asked him for an encore. fortunately, he obliged. he also talked to us about his reflections on the holiday and on winter. you can catch that on our blog. and now, from his new album, "if on a winter's night," here is sting with "soul cake." ♪ a soul cake a soul cake ♪ apple pear plum a cherry any good thing to make us merry♪ ♪ soul cake soul cake ♪ one part peter two part paul
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♪ soul cake soul cake apple pear plum cherry♪ ♪ any good thing to make us all merry ♪ ♪ god bless the master of this house and the mistress also ♪ ♪ and all the little children around the table ♪ ♪ the cattle in the stable the dog at your front door and all that dwell within your front gates and wish it ten times more ♪ ♪ soul cake soul cake apple pear plum cherry any good thing to make us all merry ♪ ♪ soul cake soul cake soul cake one part peter two part paul three part merry for us all ♪
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♪ down into the cellar to see what he could find ♪ ♪ i hope you'll be kind i hope that you'll be kind ♪ ♪ i won't come no more till christmas time next year ♪ ♪ a soul cake a soul cake a pear a cherry any good thing to make us merry ♪ ♪ one part peter two part paul three part henry and merry for us all ♪ ♪ i have a little puppet if you haven't got a penny ♪ ♪ if you haven't got a penny i
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bless you ♪ ♪ soul cake soul cake soul cake a apple pear plum or cherry anything to make us all merry ♪ ♪ soul cake soul cake one part peter two part paul three part henry ♪ ♪ a soul cake a soul cake a soul cake apple pear plum or cherry any good thing to make us all merry ♪ ♪ soul cake soul care soul cake one part peter two part paul three part him that made us all ♪ ♪ for him that made us all ♪
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♪ a soul cake a soul cake ♪ a soul cake a soul cake a soul cake apple pear plum cherry any good thing to make us all merry ♪ ♪ soul care soul cake one part peter two part paul three part him that made us all ♪ ♪ soul cake soul cake soul cake apple pear plum or cherry any good thing to make us all merry ♪ ♪ soul cake soul cake for him who made us all ♪
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>> larry: another "american idol" favorite, katharine mcphee, has a brand new look. also has a brand new album coming out in january called "unbroken." you can also download the song you're about to hear on itunes. watch it first, okay? thanks. here is katharine mcphee with "i'll be home for christmas." ♪ i'm dreaming tonight of a place i love ♪ ♪ even more than i usually do ♪ and although i know it's a long road back i promise you ♪
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♪ i'll be home for christmas you can count on me ♪ ♪ just have snow and mistletoe and presents under the tree ♪ ♪ christmas eve will find me with a love and peace i'll be home for christmas ♪ ♪ if only in my dreams
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♪ ♪ i'll be home for christmas you can count on me ♪ ♪ please have snow and mistletoe and presents under the tree ♪ ♪ christmas eve will find me with a love like thiefs ♪ ♪ i'll be home for christmas if only in my dreams ♪
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>> larry: welcome back to "larry king live." susan boyle is singing for us. it charts at number one. here is all holy night. ♪ o holy night, the stars are brightly shining ♪
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is the night of our dear savior's birth. ♪ ♪ a thrill of hope for weary world rejoices. for yonder breaks and new and glorious morn ♪ ♪ following your knees here the angel voices ♪ overnight decline ♪ ♪
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♪ holly knight, the sun is bright shining ♪ ♪ yeah it is the night of our dear savior's birth ♪ ♪ tears of joy in grateful chorus praise me ♪ ♪ praise his holy name ♪ christ is the lord
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♪ endeavor ever praise me. ♪ ♪ noel noel ♪ all night, all night divine ♪ all night, divine ♪ all night, all wholly night ♪
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>> larry: we are going to close holiday special by featuring my wife, shawn king. she is here because she is a terrific singer and a great song. this was written by bruce roberts. kenny g is featured on the saxophone. here is shawn king and got to love the holidays. enjoy. ♪ the weatherman is claiming it's going to keep on running ♪ ♪ and everybody swears it is a mistake ♪ ♪ just keep the faith gotta love the holidays ♪ ♪ there's dinner and the avenue
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a whole family is coming ♪ ♪ and no one will be fussing about their weight ♪ ♪ we will load our plates, gotta love the holidays ♪ ♪ and any other day is just another day to me ♪ ♪ that i will get the family around the christmas tree that changes everything ♪ ♪ on 2-fold to be sneaking that
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soon i will be peaking ♪ ♪ there's still some presence of left to shake. ♪ ♪ but some things don't change gotta love the holidays ♪ ♪ ♪ got all of the holidays ♪ del any other day just another day to meet ♪
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♪ but i will get the family around the christmas tree that changes everything ♪ ♪ the weatherman is insisting the most we will get is this thing ♪ arnott i guess seeing that great ♪ ♪ hey hey i will see some place ♪ ♪ got a love the holidays ♪ battle of

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