few scattered showers later this morning. >> that's going to do it for us right now, and we hope the see dusting or so of snow, and here is that full cold moon. see you in 25 minutes. >> merry christmas. merry christmas. we'll help you celebrate a day of family, friends, lub and laughter. kindness and compassion. music and merriment as we wish you the happiest of holidays today friday, december 25th, 2015. >> and good morning everyone. we do wish you the happiest of holidays, merry christmas. thanks for joining us of it merry christmas to you guys too. >> merry christmas, guys. >> is first christmas with wrangler. >> it is. >> we have our christmas set out here. might roast marshmallows. >> might get toasted later. >> coming up we'll talk about the true spirit of the season with cardinal dolan. >> we'll wlook at the fup ways we shared through the year here

on "today.." >> holiday music from the group train and one of our favorite stories. >> we have a lot to get to on this christmas morning. let's start with a check of the top stories from kristen welker. good morning. merry christmas to you. >> merry christmas to you. merry christmas everyone. tens of thousands of faithful gather for christmas celebrations at the vatican. pope francis delivers his message tflt pontiff celebrated midnight mass. francis urged the world's 1.2 billion roman catholics not to be intoxicated by possessions, sounded a cry to right injustice. and today american troops overseas are taking time to mark christmas and remembering family celebrating without them at home. here is kelly cobiella. >> reporter: it was a somber christmas day in afghanistan where they honored six fallen

soldiers killed in a bomb attack earlier this week. >> this is especially important here where we got the opportunity to rob those we lost. >> reporter: more than 20,000 are far from home in 100 countries on every continent from the korean peninsula to the middle east. 3,000 are in turkey, 5,000 just arrived in the arabian sea and 4,000 in the african country of djibouti. where they celebrated with a festive feliz navidad. around the world they will be served up a holiday feast with all the trimmings. >> we've got about 500 pounds of turkey. it's got to be cooked. we've got 500 to 600 pounds of ham. >> reporter: a lucky few get the best present of all. like william marlou and his mom mary.

>> nothing else i want in this world. i've got fg right here. >> reporter: a surprise christmas at home with family. >> we thank all of them for their service. severe weather is making for a rough christmas in the deep south. at least 14 deaths are now blamed on storms that hit arkansas, tennessee and mississippi where there's now a state of emergency in seven counties. rains are hitting the southeast. several western states got a white christmas much to the delight of these kids in california. >> in the east there's record breaking warmth. washington, d.c. hit 71 degrees christmas eve, breaking a record of 69 set in 1933. new york city also reached 71 degrees, breaking a 1988 record by 15 degrees. >> a tragic start to the holiday in charlotte, north carolina when gun fire erupted in a mall. police say it began as a feud among a group of people who knew each other.

an off-duty police officer fatally shot an armed man who pointed a weapon in his direction. well, santa may be resting up after a busy night but fedex workers will be back on the job. it could not make all of its deliveries on time so they will try today. they blame weather and a last minute on line shopping surge. >> and now a check of the weather, much of the nation will be mild for christmas day with record highs likely over the east, highs up to 25 degrees above average from the southeast to new england, a frontal system will continue bringing locally heavy rains from louisiana, north to west virginia. flooding will be a possibility in many areas of the south today, it will be cool and pleasant for christmas day in most of the midwest, chicago will see highs today in the 40s. farther out dallas sunny and warm with a high near 70. a storm system moving through the west will bring a new round of heavy snow and gusty winds to the central rockies, up to 10 to 20 inches of snow is expected to

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the north bay, but otherwise, mainly clear conditions in the trivalley. south bay at 36 and highs today will be reaching into the low to mid-60s. mostly sunny and in the east bay, a high of 55 degrees. all right. kristen, thank you. as you get ready to dive into all the gifts under your tree it's also important to remember the real reason for the season. his eminence cardinal timothy dolan made the trip from across the street. good morning. >> a blessed christmas to you and everybody. >> merry christmas to you. >> thanks for the invite. become a regular thing with us. >> i was thinking this morning you've preached a christmas mass so many times how do you make it fresh and how do you have it come alive for your parishioners? >> christmas is always fresh. you could -- people could recite the christmas gospel from memory they have heard that a hundred

times. always brings tears to your eyes. there's a newness, a freshness there all the time and this year because we so crave the hope, the light and the promise, just the decency and goodness that christmas stands for because of what we see in the world. i mean, all the darkness, the violence, terror, the fear. people are saying i'm afraid. >> we need some good news. >> so when we hear to the angels say to the shepherds be not afraid, boy, do we ever need that. >> at my prayer there's we do the prayer for the people and you pray for the world. where do you even begin and what should our prayer be? >> the best prayer is to say dear god, you know our need better than we do, but you know what's good for us to articulate them because in doing that we're placing our trust new and we're acknowledging that you can bring healing that is way beyond us, so, savannah, sometimes just to say, lord, you know the troubles of the world as much as we do. you're more concerned than we are over what your creation and what's happening to your creation and what's happening to

your beloved creatures. all we can do is trust in you and would you give us the grace to be an agent of the mercy and healing that only you can give. >> i love having therefore conversation with you. >> thank you. >> because we all love christmas. >> yes. >> and a lot of fun and joy and family traditions and eating and ripping open presents but how can we focus on this day and kind of get back to what really matters? >> well, can we go back to the eating part? >> yeah. >> that's why we love you, cardinal dolan. >> all right, focus. for us, for christians, for catholics, the focus comes of who has to be underneath the christmas tree, name lit crib scene. up until last night you have the beautiful crib scene of the manger the stable, the animals and shepherds and mary and joseph. up until last night that christmas eve, the manger, the straw bed was empty. with christmas we put the son of god, the savior and messiah in there.

that beautiful simple manger scene that was a gift from st. francis of assisi, a 1,000 year-old tra dis. that's the focus and you know where you can see it. across the street at st. patrick's. 4 million people who walk through the cathedral and where you can see it the most is in the eyes of the kid because right away they are magnetized by that. nothing touches the human heart like a baby, right? nothing changes -- >> i'll agree with that. >> yes. >> nothing changes lives more than a baby. nothing gives new identity more than a baby. you weren't a mom and now you have a new identity because of that baby. that baby, the son of god, geezus, he gives us an identity. he gives us a purpose. he changes and transforms our lives, just lake a baby does in a family. there's focus of christmas. >> and i have to talk to you about your year. pope francis. >> ah. >> may have paid a visit. >> you were part of it, and i'm glad you were. >> what an honor and neat experience. what are your favorite memories of that in.

>> let me tell you the favorite memory because i used at midnight mass at st. patrick's cathedral. when we were coming down fifth avenue, savannah, exuberant crowds, the pope was waving t.greeting the hundreds of thousands from the pope mobile. looking this way and all of a sudden he stops and turns to me and says why are we stopping, and i said, holy father, there's st. patrick's cathedral, a, and he said it's right in the middle of everything. you know what he meant, most cathedrals are on top of a hill, fenced off, in a park area, a little aloof and he turns and he says but that's where it should be because god is in the midst of his people. that's what christmas is about, right. emanuel, our jewish neighbors will tell us you know what that means, god is with us. that's christmas. that's my memory of pope francis when he turned and looked at st. patrick's cathedral and said oh, my lord it's right in the middle things. that's where god is. >> so many people of varying faiths have been really touched

by his example and his words. what do you think his visit hered to the u.s. accomplished? >> you know what i'm amazed at and it's been three months now. most people wish they did, but most people don't remember his words. they remember his person ashe. they remember his gentleness. they remember his smile. they remember his gestures of greeting those who are obviously suffering and struggling. they remember, savannah, his humanity. there's the meaning of christmas, too, because god takes on a human nature. god's almost saying how can i get through to you folks? i know, i'll send my son as a babe, and that's what -- that's what i think people comment about pope francis, his humanity. he also reminds us. divine which isn't -- that's a great vocation. not a bad thing at all, is it. >> i know you're up on all your theological reading, i don't know if you ever read "the onion" and they had a funny headline, pope nervous for

annual performance review with god. that made me laugh. that will get you thinking if we all had our performance review. >> you have to go to reviews every time. every time i go to a meeting they are kind of reviewing my work but ultimate review, of course, is with the lord. he's our boss and judge. >> and thankfully he's merciful. >> you bet he is. christmas morning, merry christmas. >> oh. >> a medallion about the holy father's visit to st. patrick's. you were a big part of it. >> will you give one to matt. >> and tell matt if i see this on ebay he is in trouble. >> and you know i'll be first to report it back to you. >> cardinal dolan. >> merry christmas. >> and your mom. >> i was so happy to meet her. >> so happy to meet you foorks. >> matt, we'll send it back to you. >> all right, savannah, cardinal dolan, thank you very much. the holiday spirit hasn't exactly been front and center in the presidential race, but christmas does offer the candidates a rare moment to

pause, rest and, of course, reflect. here's nbc's hallie jackson. >> reporter: at the white house, not a white christmas but a colorful one, a display that delights like no other. >> it's the holiday time. >> reporter: this year's theme, a timeless tradition, one 68,000 people are discovering sending over the holidays, many sending season greetings to troops overseas and honoring the once we lost. >> they say it's marvelous that they are recognized for their service and that they have given their lives for our country. >> reporter: gold star tree, one of 62 trees at the white house, including in the blue room, the official one, 18 feet full of ribbon, notes of love and hope. >> it's covered from trunk to tip with messages from military families to their service members stationed around the country and around the world. >> local students write their

own messages, their big dream, hang hanging, and while you won't find snow dogs you'll find two real ones, sonny and bo, both holiday hits. >> the little children exclaim it's bo and sonny. >> five, four, three, to you -- >> from the season's kickoff at the tree lighting. >> merry christmas, everybody. >> to the first family's farewell before their a had aan holiday vacation, it's a whirlwind few weeks at the white house, and on the campaign trail, too, as the holiday season meets election season. 2016 contenders celebrating with holiday cheer of their own. >> this could be the first christmas picture without crying and anger sglesh here. >> showing off christmas cards from family and some from supporters, and in the carson's case it's all about the

christmas carols. ♪ we wish you a merry christmas ♪ we wish you a merry christmas ♪ >> reporter: and if you're doing last-minute shopping, looking for the perfect gift, try a political present, ornaments, mugs, even hillary for holiday gear. for some candidates though all they want from sante sax a storybook ending. >> please read this one, daddy. >> the senator who saved christmas. >> this is a good one. >> reporter: still, any candidate hoping to make it to the white house next year will have to settle for now for the gingerbread version. hallie jackson, nbc news, washington? and, of course, we wish all the candidates a happy and peaceful holiday season. we're lucky enough to spend the holidays of view of the world's most famous christmas tree. millions of tourists make the pilgrimage to rockefeller center just to catch a glimpse of that tree. >> and this year it's a beauty, a 78-foot norway spruce that stood watch over four

generations of the asendorf family to give their kids a places to climb and watch before it was brought to new york city adorned with five miles of light. >> can't look at the tree in your yard and say where did the tradition of christmas trees come from? nbc's kelly cobiella decided to find out. >> reporter: the black forest in the dead of winter where thousands of years ago people decorated their homes with branches from the evergreens as a reminder of spring, and centuries later with christmas trees. >> people used to go out in the forest to cut a nice tree for christmas. >> reporter: if anyone knows about christmas trees it's ma'amford, a tree farmer for 35 years. >> this one is close to perfect. had t has a perfect pyramid shape. >> reporter: here you can cut your own, not as easy as you think.

it was a 16th century protestant preacher who brought the first tree indoors. legend has it martin luther was strolling through the woods one december night 500 years ago when he glanced up and saw the stars twinkling through the tree branches. he was so magical he decided to bring it home to his children with a real tree and candles for stars, but what about all the other decorations, where did they come from? a christmas market like this one is a good mace to find out. they used whatever materials they had back then. these cute little stars are made of straw and these are carved from wood from the black forest. other decorations, gingerbread, nuts and back then tinsel was made real silver.

after a fortifying sip of hot spiced wine i'm for a history lesson. incredibly this small was one of the first to have a christmas tree in 1576. so this is sort of like a receipt for one of the first christmas trees. >> yes, yes. >> reporter: and it was queen elizabeth's german great great grandfather prince albert pictured on christmas card like this who started the worldwide craze for christmas. over centuries, our lives and the way we decorate our homes may have changed but the christmas tree has always been there lighting up our living room. oh, yes, the lies. remember the candles. they were started so many fires good old american inning out came to the rescue with the inception of electric lights, a bright idea that gives a clowe to christmas trees all around the world and to think it all

began long, long ago with a tree in a forest. for "today," kelly cobiella, nbc news, germany. >> the lots of trivia there which is good. >> next cocktail party you can unload some of the christmas tree facts. >> very own traditional christmas tree and edge end has it the very first straw star was made by a shepherd girl after she saw the star of bethlehem. >> and the first glass balls called -- >> say that again. >> used the glass because he couldn't afford the walnut and other things they used to decorate the tree. >> coming up, a woman says it's not love that's all around. it's angels and how she's turning skeptics into believers. >> and a look down memory line

and how we've celebrated over years here on "today." but, come on in pop pop. happy birthday.

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yeah! it's time to start breaking some rules. following some breaking news... good morning. on your christmas, say merry christmas. 7:26. right now, we are following breaking news. two people have died after a horrific head on crash in pacifica. the chp says a wrong way driver slammed into anotherriver and at least one of those cars caught fire. this happened just before 3:00 this morning on highway 1. right near paloma avenue and sharp park road. not far from skyline college. you can see the debris scattered all over the roadway. for hours, lanes of northbound 1 in the area were down, behave just reopened. at least traffic can resume there. well, your holiday, it's going to be a cold one. hopefully, got some warm

presents under the tree. >> and hot coffee to go along with it. and we're not in the clear when it comes to the rain moving through the bay area. there's one last wave that is well to the north of us. now, most of that has been drying up before making it into the north bay, but we will still watch out for the possibility of scattered light showers and it may be cold enough for the hill tops to see snow flakes. now, it's only 32 degrees in the trivalley. a beautiful sunrise. the peninsula at 39 degrees. mid-30s and 40s in san francisco. in the east bay, a high of 55 degrees and some lower 50s elsewhere with some breezy winds. we will have a freeze warning that will be effective tonight and then maybe again as we go into sunday morning as your lows drop before freeze ng the valleys. sam? >> i see a tip of the cap to the raider there is in your forecast. thank you very much. they won by the way last night,

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7:30 now on this friday morning. it's christmas day, 2015. we hope you're having a wonderful morning with your family, those who have little kids v.been up for four, five hours now. >> yeah. >> they didn't sleep. >> tamron decided to join the fun. >> merry christmas. >> merry christmas, guys. >> coming up, guys, we'll do a little christmas studio 1a style. spent a lot of holiday mornings with you throughout the year. most of the time we eat, we drinky we make merry. well, just ahead we're going to take a look back at some of our favorite holiday moments. >> all right. the weird, wild and wacky pop culture of 2015 that you'll reveal the most. the picks on a special "pop

start." >> one best selling author says angels are with us all the time and as nbc's keir simmons explains she's turning skeptics into believers. >> there 's the father with a child and just watching his guardian angel has its wings open. >> reporter: lorna says angels are everywhere. >> from the time i was an infant, in my eyes i saw angels. >> reporter: angel sightings have been report around the world of the killing fields of world war i to back here. >> and this image appeared up on the security monitor and it was an image of an angel. >> reporter: on cc-tv, and social media. nearly eight out of ten americans believe in and else, according to polls. >> people are searching again, maybe not in the most traditional and direction way but the angels are bringing us

back. >> reporter: they exist says the vatican's angel expert, but they don't usually have wings. they look more like chards of light. lorna says angels helped her write a best selling book despite profound dyslexia. as you might expect, there are many who question lorna. this is lorna, and she -- i just wanted to know what you're seeing -- >> well, i have seen lots of angels around you and i see two angels of love around you as well. >> reporter: she tells the young couple angels will guide them through life, even their love life. >> that's nice for you to say that. >> my thought was terribly ridiculous. >> reporter: interesting, a nice thought but you don't really believe. >> it was if there was but i just don't see if. >> reporter: disbelief like that is not that unusual. >> i would often have later on a person that was very skeptical, especially men, come back and say i've changed my mind. >> reporter: 30 minutes later

something stunning happened. he does come back. >> okay. >> okay, calvin. >> god bless. >> bye. >> he came back to say he was sorry he was a bit skeptd call. >> did he really? >> yes. >> reporter: how lovely is that. lorna lost her husband early. the angels predicted that, she says, but also told her -- >> you're a guardi-- your guard angel does not leave you for a second and at the point of death has already taken hold of your soul. >> reporter: and now lorna just wants to help other families. >> they have love around them. two beautiful angels. you're not alone and i've been told you are good parents, you do your best >> reporter: idea that there's an angel looking after your children is very nice. >> yeah, it is. >> reporter: perhaps all we need is an open mind. do you believe in and else? you do.

to see what lorna sees. for "today," kerreweer simmons, nbc news, dublin. >> wow. >> i love that idea. >> me, too. >> i think they are out there. they just take different forms. >> yeah. >> by the way, lorna's latest book "a message of hoped from the angels" is in stores after a chilly start and few spotty showers, we are look k at highs in the 50s. in the trivalley, 1i degrees. mostly sunny skies and a breezy wind, but this is ahead of some freezing temperatures we're expecting later tonight and then again on sunday morning. with with lows dipping into the 20s in the valleys. also, some low 30s in a few spots. >> and that's your christmas

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welcome back to "today" on a christmas morning. some kids can't wait to sit on santa's lap and others not so much. tamron is focusing on the latter. >> he's a joel man with a beard but it can be intimidating, let's face it, missing santa for the first time. don't believe me. take a look, guys. this is carson and siri's daughter london daly, not quite ready for her big moment but london is not alone. dana's toddler felt the same way. they split just different directions there, and from this one you have to look closely. jamie said the babies weren't having it. my middle son apparently needed to use the restaurant and my oldest help not laugh but the smile on the one who has to go to the restroom adorable and

look at santa, looks like he's in a state of shock. what's going on here? mary's son thought it was best to keep his distance. >> going to tuck and roll. >> and when all else fails, you know, one of the parents, in this case, dad, to play buffer here but santa did get success, wrangler and his friends, listen, they held a picture picture pose. there you have it. the goal for santa you but let's face it. you guys have kids. can be tough when you be might santa, big moment with the big guy. >> had a lot of explaining to do to try to get my kids on the lap. >> i thought you were going to say santa. >> tamron, thank you. that was fun. >> coming up, beautiful music to add some music to your holidays.

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new details on the death of a fairfield good friday morning an merry christmas. it's 7:56. details on the death of a toddler. the woi's father said his son suffered a fractured skull after he was shaken and dropped allegedly by the family's babysitter. the toddler died last week and now, gina bailey has pleaded not guilty to deadly assault charges. a livermore woman suffered burns to her face when flames ignited when she was cooking christmas eve dinner. crews say they saw flames and thick smoke pouring out of the window of their duplex when they arrived. the woman says oil from a pan caught fire. she was taken to the hospital and nobody else was hurt. as you get those presents unwrapped, let's find out what's on the weather front here. >> we've had 1u67 such a cold

start to the day, we are looking at highs that will be cooler than average on this christmas day. reaching 53 degrees in san jose and palo alto and in the marina. mostly sunny skies after a quick moving shower possible this morning and 54 degrees for the high in santa rosa. san ramon, a high of 50 degrees. a freeze warning will be in effect tonight as the valleys into the low 20s, low 20s and 30s. that effective tonight and maybe again into saturday night, but this does not include san francisco and the inner bay, mainly some of those valleys that will see those temperatures below freezing. a look at the holiday weekend, highs in the mid-50s as you catch some of those after christmas sales. we will have a chance for rain in the north bay late on sunday and then all across the bay area on monday. back to you. >> thank you very much. provided that you are all bundled up, christmas in park in san jose open all day. see it over my shoulder. back in 25 minutes with another update. for now, back to the "today" show. have a great christmas.

good morning it's 8:00 on "today" and merry christmas. >> merry christmas. >> good morning, santa! >> merry christmas to grampy and gramma. >> merry christmas to all our friends in switzerland. >> rocking around the christmas tree at the "today" show.

>> merry christmas on the "today" show. >> thanks for sharing part of this special day with us, today, friday, december 25th, 2015. and welcome back to "today" on this christmas morning. are we seen in switzerland? >> i hope so. otherwise those ladies are out of luck >> pulled out the old fishbowl on trending. this morning in honor of the day we'll dive into a special stocking of random questions. >> a special edition. >> a woman who got her big present a bit early thanks to a big surprise her family and hoda. >> we'll get to all of that and a check of the top stories from kristen welker who is filling in this morning. kristen, good morning. merry christmas, everyone. >> families are returning to their neighborhoods in southern states hit by deadly storms and

tornadoes. for many it's only to salvage belongings from homes that were destroyed. at least 14 people were killed by the violent weather with the worst of the destruction in mississippi, arkansas and tennessee. >> it was very devastating to -- to take the tree up and see everybody's belongings and christmas papers and everybody's limphood across their front yards. >> reporter: one growing concern is flash flooding in places like southeast alabama where 10 inches of rain caused sections of roadways to collapse. in northern california heavy snow forced drivers to provide provided the thrill of a white christmas for others. in record northeast record low temperatures had people leaving their coats and even sweaters at home. at the vatican hundred tread thousands gathered for prayers for syria and libya and praised

the countries who have taken in their refugees. and last night the pontiff celebrated midnight mass inside st. peter's basilica. francis urged the world's 1.2 billion roman catholics not to be in his words intoxicated by possession and he also sounded a cry to right injustice and a welcome taste of home is making the holiday a little easier for family service members serving far from home. troops in having feasted on ham and turk to and all the trimmings. a few lucky ones to the to enfay a family reunion. >> oh, my god, my baby. >> and not forgotten amid the celebrations are the six u.s. soldiers who lost their lives in aflg earlier this week. the mall gunfire that raised spheres of an active shooter was the result of a long-standing feed among people who knew each

other. panic shoppers ran when they heard shots and an on duty security guard shot the gunman. >> he pointed the gun in the direction of our officer. our officer fired his service weapon. >> reporter: >> no other arrests were made but officials recovered other weapons at the scene. the 1-year-old who was killed had a long police record. a cafeteria worker who was fired for letting a child have a free lunch. she let a girl had a a hot lunch that cost $1.70. girl was hungry and didn't have any money. school officials offered her to let h good morning. after such a chilly start and a few spotty showers, we're looking at highs today that will be reaching into the low 50s for

sfrab and in the trivalley, 51 degrees. in the east bay, 55 degrees. mostly sunny today, a breezy wind. this is ahead of some freezing temperatures. we're expecting later on tonight. and then again on sunday morning. with lows dipping into the 20s in the valleys. also, some low 30s in a few spots. all right. thank you. coming up. the kids who found one christmas present too big to pick up and chase and the special gift they found inside. >> plus, on "pop start" we have all of our favorites, but what is the most successful christmases of all time at box office? tamron will have the answer. and one our favorite surprises of the year. the unforgettable reaction when hoda showed up at her door, but, first, these messages. big news! the new sprint lte plus network is faster than verizon and at&t... based on data from the world's foremost authority on independent measurement. to celebrate, we're gonna cut some prices in half.

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we are back. special christmas morning edition of what's trending today, and i mean really special because here's your gift. ♪ i don't want a lot for christmas ♪ there is just one thing i need ♪ >> all right. >> this time i think we're probably a little holiday partied out, in jfnlt you guys like going to party. >> i do, yeah. >> hosting parties. >> attending. >> you don't have to be as responsible. >> that's true. >> this might surprise you. if you're a millennial you may just prefer to stay home. a story in the "new york times" called the death of the party. the story says, believe it orngtsd many millennials are just not interested in either hosting or even attending parties anymore. they say they would rather stay

home. there's two possible reasons for this. helicopter parent, keeping their kids on a very tight leash an technology, modern staples like instagram and netflix providing the illusion of social connection. >> that's not good. >> no more high school parties or keggers. >> some awkward dance moments. >> but, my nephew is 19. over thanksgiving and this holiday, snapchating every moment but not talking to everyone and looking at the snapchats being sent back to him. that is not a holiday. >> as long as there's wine, whether you're home or having a party. >> true. >> intimate gathering. >> all right. >> how about this one. two adorable kids in the uk probably got the best christmas present ever. their mother led them to this joined package that was set on the floor. one of the kids even said how could an elf carry such a heavy gift and inside they found an n

incredible surprise. >> daddy. >> daddy. >> daddy. >> adorable. >> here's what happened. that was scott stevens hiding under a mound of wrapping paper. been away three months serving in the military and fortunately he made it home in time to celebrate the holiday with his family. >> that's a gift that you'll always remember. >> that'samazing. >> beautiful. >> all right. it's friday. we sometimes do friday fishbowl when we're running out of topics but instead of the fishbowl we'll do a christmas stocking. >> we'll put two minutes on the clock. >> we haven't started yet. >> two minutes on the clock. >> okay. >> i'm nervous. >> i'm like the schoolmarm. >> ready, go. >> mine says this is the year i'm asking santa to -- to make me life with me and my boyfriend

better, even better. it's already great. even better. >> maybe santa can rewind the clock by 30 seconds. >> would you rather not celebrate christmas this year or not celebrate your birthday. >> i would rather not celebrate birthday. i want christmas. >> i agree. >> mine says would you rather make your partner's gift by hand or drink a gallon of egg nog. >> bring me the egg nog. i'm not kraflty at all. >> would you rather do all of the holiday shopping or wrap all of the presents. >> i'd rather do the shopping. >> do the shopping. >> that's more fun. >> i love wrapping. >> do you really? >> would you rather see "the nutcracker" or dance in "the nutcracker."

>> i'd rather crack some nuts. >> merry christmas. >> merry christmas. >> back to hoda to make the relationship better. >> what holiday tradition can you do without? >> oh, my gosh. >> i love them all. >> got to be one. >> pictionar why. >> it's a do over for you. >> i wish my boyfriend was handsommer. >> it isn't christmas until my boyfriend kisses me. >> way to go. >> still have five seconds, h a hoda. >> now to one of the most successful christmas movies of all time and the pop culture

moments most popular. tamron has "pop fix. " >> the website only looked as far back as 1910, no "miracle on 34th street," or "it's a wonderful list life" but in third place, "elf." >> yeah, buddy. i know him. starring will ferrell came out in 2003 and has earned more than $173 million. second place goes to the animated film "polarics press." >> it grossed more than $183 million. >> and the highest greece grossing christmas movie of all time "how the grinch stole christmas" from 2000. jim carey has the movie itself. made $260 billion. >> made more than "diehard. ". >> that's not a christmas movie. >> and now tonight at the same time weekly and their roundup of the weirdest and most unbelievable pop culture moments from 2015 and the gifts that

keep going. john travolta reunited with adele and then went viral with this embrace of scarlet johansson on the red carpet. she said it would have seemed awkward but totally welcome and who could get scary lucy, the bronze statue miss that honored the great lose eel ball and ended up terrifying people. >> looked more like ricky. >> upstate new york, and in october statue was used in a halloween haunted house so some good did come out of the whole thing and finally the celebrity singing competition that had everyone talking about, of course, the lip synch battle. ♪ i will always love ♪ came in like a wrecking ball ♪ ♪ i never head -- ♪ big wheel keep on turning,

proud mary keep on burning ♪ ♪ rolling, rolling, rolling on the river ♪ ♪ because up town funk don't give it to you ♪ ♪ saturday night and we're in the spot ♪ ♪ don't believe it just watch >> there's hoda. the best all. that is your christmas "pop start." >> you did great. >> that was a fun day. >> all right. tamron. now the other reasons that hoda is here. we asked her to revisit one of our favorite stories of the year. we all love this one. >> so much fun. the idea was to take a fan's special day and dial it up just a notch so i headed to the high seas for the ultimate party crash. ♪ >> a thee-day carnival cruise from miami to the bahamas, the perfect place to celebrate a birthday, and the last place you'd find me just hours after a live broadcast from new york. >> ready. >> okay.

here we go. >> but, first, a little about the lucky lady behind this door. >> my mommed is the life of the room when are you are meet her. >> she is comical. everyone who meets her just loves her >> doesn't know a stranger. she would keep a shirt off her back. >> kateri worked on an assembly line at general motors for 33 years. as the primary breadwinner, she worked around the clock to put her three daughters through college and grad school. >> she's always doing for others and seems like nobody ever does for her. >> kathy's going on this cruise with her daughter buffy. she has no idea that her other two kid, africa and torry are each coming. they sneak on early to coordinate every detail is it she loves strawberry, chocolate strawberries would be great. >> meanwhile our crack camera

crew wires kathy's room with half a dozen cameras with a letter saying a cruise director will come back. >> mom watches "today" every day and loved hoda. >> hoda kotb. >> talks to hoda like they are best friends, they love her. >> victoria and africa sneaks back to the can ain just as kathy boards. check her out. already partying. buffy distract mom until i get my julie mccoy on, and it is go time. >> they upgrade us. >> when she opens the door and she realizes who it is they are going to run from everywhere to see who died because she is going to see who died. >> ready, ready. >> it's huge, mom. >> this is huge. >> yeah. >> okay. >> cat rin and buffy, welcome aboard. the crowds director will be

stopping by. >> here we go. let's go. >> oh, okay the let sit here for a minute. >> okay. go check it out. >> hi. >> oh, my god. oh, my god. oh, hoda. hoda, hoda kotb. oh, jesus. i'm going to have a heart attack. oh, jesus. oh, my god. oh, jesus. >> happy birthday. happy birthday. >> no you didn't, no you didn't. >> you know who did it. >> buffery did it. >> i can't believe it, you pretty girl. >> hi. >> here's what we're going to do. it's your birthday and we have a bunch of surprises for you. >> no, you don't. >> one of the thirst things we're going to do is a wine tasting. you don't like. i like chardonnay.

>> you're the best, buffy. >> buffy is the best. >> is she your only daughter. >> i have two others but they couldn't come. >> but you have buffy. >> after a near heart attack we let kathy catch her breath for phase two. >> this is a first class wine tasting. got to swish it around. >> swishy wishy. got to close your eyes tight. >> what do you like better? >> that's delicious. >> i feel like we need something sweet. i think we have something even sweeter. turn around. >> oh! oh, guys. >> happy birthday. >> i heard a rumor that your mom likes to sing. >> best karaoke queen. >> karaoke feels. >> but karaoke feels too small

for kathy. >> i don't know about this. >> she's not sure. this is your headliner. ♪ ♪ let's give them something to talk about ♪ ♪ >> she just brings so much joy. i'm just thankful, know, that i am her daughter. >> she's always in my heart and in my mind. >> all the thing she does and all the things she's done for us nobody has ever said thank you. i just want to say thank you. >> make a wish. make a wish. >> i hope this day never ends. >> is she the best. >> how about that. >> oh, my gosh. really cool. well done. >> by the way, christmas morning. that hoda day was better. >> more cheer to spread this christmas morning with the help of some ebbceptional children. the uniondale high school choir

from uniondale, new york, listen. ♪ fill up the stockings ♪ cause we need a little christmas right this very minute ♪ ♪ candles in the windows, carols and the singing ♪ ♪ yes, we need a little christmas right this very minute ♪ ♪ climb down the chimney ♪ ♪ for we need a little christmas ♪ ♪ need a little laughter ♪ and we need a little

trappings, happy ever after ♪ ♪ need a little christmas now ♪ jingle bells, jingle all the way ♪ ♪ oh, what fun it is to ride in a one-horse opened sleigh, hey ♪ ♪ jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way ♪ ♪ oh, what fun it is to ride et? in a one-horse open sleigh ♪ ♪ in a one-horse sleigh ♪ ♪ over the filds we go laughing all the way ♪ ♪ cats on bob tail rings and making spirits rise ♪ ♪ enjoy and sing a sleighing song tonight ♪ ♪

♪ snoetd ♪ ♪ oh, jingle pels, jingle bells, jingle all way ♪ ♪ oh, what fun it is to ride in a one-horse slay ♪ ♪ jingle beals, jingle bells, jingle bells ♪ ♪ oh, what fun it is to ride ♪ oh, what fun it is to ride in a bun-horse open sleigh ♪ ♪ jingle, jingle, jingle bells

[ applause ] >> uniondale high school chorus. thank you. coming up, the best way to regift your unwanted presents, and i'm sure that won't be necessary when we have our own secret santa gift swap. we'll find out who got who after your local news. i'm ... ==take vo== will the

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together, we're building a better california. >> hoppy holidays. >> from your girl, lovia. >> happy holidays, "today" show. >> merry christmas. for us it's all about family. >> favorite memories, caroling, all the neighbors at christmas time except j.d., never wanted to be that dorky. >> i think it's fun to be dory.y >> running down the stairs and seeing the tree with all the presents, the smells in the house and it's -- just christmas is family to me. >> i'm clint black and happy holidays from the "today" show. >> would i like to say merry christmas and happy new year to all and to all a good night. >> she made that sound so good. >> back at 8:30. love patty labelle on this

christmas morning. love her and all our celebrity guests. december 25th, shall we mention, 2015 and here's hoping that you and your family have the best holiday ever. >> coming up, we'll pour a cup of cheer in the form of hot chocolate that packs a punch to make you feel warmy and fuzzy inside. >> and we'll be rocking around the christmas tree as train stops by to perform a song off their new holiday album. >> sometime to open the presents and our secret santa. we drew names and set a small limit. mr. lauer, you go first. >> when we did this and savannah looked and said who did you guys get? >> missing the point. >> yeah. >> so i actually drew savannah's name so what i wanted to do was get you something that was festive and also something that i knew you needed and would actually use.

>> we had a dollar limit. >> oh, no. >> a dollar limit. >> i think 40 bucks. >> not $1. >> not $1. >> see, this isn't nice. >> it's a first aid kit because i'm always falling. >> yes. >> there's something festive in there also. >> what's the festive. >> no, no. >> there's lots of bandages and ace bandages and things but there is also -- >> i will use it. >> a christmas candle in there, isn't there? >> is it on fair? >> that was supposed to a christmas candle. >> i see knee sporin. >> triple antibiotics. >> wait, wait, wait for it. >> see, that's nice. christmas candle. >> and some burn cream just in case. >> thank you so much, matt. >> really, shouldn't have.

>> she's just slightly klutzy. >> decided to go the thoughtful route and actually got tamron, and tamron and i drew each other last year. >> yeah, we did. >> and when we drew the names i saw your eyes and i knew. >> you can't keep a secret. >> you don't have a poker face, but you give great gifts, i do know that. >> oh. >> it's a recipe box. >> with your own personal line. >> open an look at your recipe cards. >> where did you get that dress? >> from the kitchen of tamron hall. >> that's awesome. >> that's the sweetest thing. >> feel weird about your gift now? >> savannah, things. >> because tamron loves to cook. >> and i have a burn on my arm to prove if. >> and i have some ointment here. >> savannah, can i borrow your

burn cream. >> that's darling. >> oh, boy. >> tamron. >> i picked -- i tell, right. >> sorry. >> is this really that complicated? >> i'm all caught up in my gift. >> natalie. >> yes. >> natalie we know is athletic, is on the go and no time to waste. she's a healthy eater and likes to splurge and have treats, too, and i went on the go natalie and healthy. >> that's not your gift. >> that's not your gift. >> here's what happened. >> oh, boy. >> they switched -- >> i love to sing. >> do i get to keep it? >> can i just tell you.

>> they pull this off in elementary school. >> natalie. i have a recipe book. >> that can't be regifted. >> this is the other gift that we'll give natalie. >> this means i can sing out loud from all of you off of my iphone. >> i don't know. there's the other gift. >> gone so well so far. mine is for al. and al, i know two things about you. you love "star wars" and you do recently love your gin & tonic. >> this is a nice combo. >> "star wars" plantry glasses. >> very cool. >> and some gin. >> something we all can use. >> daddy's about to blast off. >> and in keeping with the "star wars" theme. >> all right.

because you know how much -- >> you may be taking the kids to go see it. i got you something that you could use. >> thank you very much. >> to go see that. >> oh, wow. >> a darth vader wunsie. >> may the force be with you. >> i will be wearing in. >> i know you will. >> this is cool. >> it's nice and soft, too. >> very, very nice. >> merry christmas. >> i got natalie two gifts. >> i love this one. >> you'll see the other one, too. >> this is the gift that's going to keep giving. >> we love our gift and would never re-gift and let's say you did wanted to. let's bring in elizabeth mayhew. >> hi. >> first of all, you think re-gifting is okay? >> if done properly. you need to know who you're -- who gave you that gift. don't want to give it back and you just want to follow some very careful precautions before

you re-gift. >> makes giving things away easy. >> christmas is about getting and it's really about getting and you all got a lot of great stuff and maybe you want to give some stuff away. >> what's hard for people is give charities you can give it to and one that makes it real easy. called pickup please. go on their site and the they will pick up stuff in 24 hours. they will take close, run by veterans. >> there's also a way to use gift cards. >> absolutely. get a gift card to a "star wars" place our not going to use go to a website called charitygiftcertificates.org and put in a name. place, the number and p.i.n. and choose from over 250 places to give it to.

>> merry christmas. >> do you have any first aid items. >> i give >> good morning. after such a chilly start and a few spotty showers, we're looking at highs today that will be reaching into the low 50s for san francisco, in the trivalley, 51 degrees, in the east bay, 55 degrees. mostly sunny skies today. a breezy one. but this is ahead of some freezing temperatures. we're expecting later on tonight. and then again on sunday morning. with lows dipping into the 20s in the valleys. also, some low 30s in a few spots. ness. >> that's your latest weather. >> that went really well up. >> next a touching story on this christmas morning. how football brought together two families on opposite sides of the world. >> but first on christmas morning, this is "today" on nbc.

we're back now with "together we make football," our ongoing series with the nfl where we highlight game changers on and off the field. for that we welcome willie on a christmas morning. hey, willie. >> good morning, guys. looking very fistive this morning, merry christmas. you're about to meet fourth of our five finalists competing for a trip to super bowl 50, and their story really captures what the holiday spirit is all about. family. >> hello, dear. we're so glad you came. >> during holidays families gather to take a photo for their christmas cards. >> we're all set. >> the picture of the hancock and childs family tells a story that began in 199 when the two were still worlds apart. >> i was about 9 years old when he left vietnam. when communism took over, we

snuck into the hold of a small fishing boat and didn't know where we were going or where we were going to land. >> in the aftermath of the vietnam war nearly 100,000 r refugees fled the country. >> my dad seeing all of us malnourished, he said we won't survive too long unless we get off the island. >> that's when the hancocks sponsored the family which allowed them to come to seattle. >> at a 10-year-old boy who didn't speak english dume found common ground watching an expansion football team. >> they watched the seahawks and very quickly duke in particular was speaking really pretty well. >> i remember jim zorn could go trick plays. >> this is the kind of plays that football needs. >> it became a way to talk to them without knowing the full breadth of english. >> it's something we could all

look forward to and all gather around and football is kind of unique that way. >> by the time the seahawks made their first playoff appearance in 1984 the family was struggling financially and had to move to los angeles to find work. >> we didn't have much in l.a., and local television at the time would televise only the raiders. >> knowing how much he missed his five lit team the hancocks got in talk. >> the hancox would record the hawks games on vhs and record three at a time and during that time that was my happy place and every week i opened up and there were videotapes, so happy to get them. i loved waiting, like christmas the whole year. >> a visit to the seahawks facility is a trip down memory lane. >> check it out. >> this is the history of all the seahawks. >> hey, check it out. >> that was part of game when they did that trick play.

>> and a chance for their hometown team to recognize a remarkable story. >> duke. what's up, duke? >> yeah! >> congratulations on being a finalist to get a chance to go to the super bowl which is awesome. >> you better win, right? >> fantastic. >> got a little ball for you, about being a finalist. >> really no, way. >> that's awesome. >> he's crying. he's crying. oh, wow. >> i love football because it's a language that transcends a lot of barriers. no words can truly express the impact it's made to give us a new life in the u.s. and the love for football. i would love to see the hancocks at the super bowl so the world can see what love and football can do. >> the most of the family lives in southern california and they do visit and keep in touched with the hancocks. duke and his boy play against

the chiao and hancock family members. >> nice story. >> a reminder to catch sunday night football here hon nbc. the new york giants try to keep their playoff hopes alive against the minnesota vikings. >> well, just ahead, we're going to grab a glass of holiday cheer as we celebrate the 12 days of hot chocolate,

this morning on a special edition of "today food" we're toasting the 12 days of hot chocolate and thanks to special ingredients our spirits are very merry and bright. >> we love this guy. zane home quest is the corporate chef at skin, erickson lodge o in utah. happy holidays. >> thanks for having me back. >> what are those? >> turtle hot chocolate floats

which we're going to make. >> show us how we do it. >> have a little half and half because it's slimming. >> we're going to go with a little condensed sweetened milk. again, it's fantastic. >> do you use regular milk. >> this will keep you from adding more sugar. >> we'll just get this warm and add our shaved milk chocolate. >> a low heat. >> okay. >> once the milk is hot just enough to melt our hot chocolate and a little almond extract, the bitter almond will lighten it it up. >> it is going to be a later version, so a little caramel sauce. we'll take our nice milk shake glass. we've got tasters. >> enjoying. we'll go from knock latt to caramel and shavings and sea salt. >> oh, my gosh. >> and a little butter pecan ice

cream. >> come to mopa. >> we've taken our hot chocolate. >> savannah said earlier she would like to bathe in this. >> that's true. >> gosh, that looks amazing. >> wow. >> with some pecans at the end. >> so good. >> voila. this looks like a great treat. >>y what the next one, maybe too many carols, talking on the she, going to make a little lemon hot toddy. what's a little. >> a shot or two. a little boil of water and fresh gijer cleaned and peeled and anise and a bit of honey that will take the edge off the dave

for cole and let it seep for three minutes and then we have the lemoncello, put a little anise in and a little ginger in. >> feel better already. >> the hot toddy right there. >> wow. >> what do you guys think of the hotted to? >> if i'm sick i'm having this. >> and a couple other ones. >> this is our dolce latte hot chocolate and then our little paer champagne, i don't mind if we do. add a little festivities. you did buy all at today.com/food. >> up next, a special holiday

>> up next, a special holiday performance from train, the gets to work by 8:00...ids, and always manages to give them a healthy lunch. the newlyweds seeking out wholesome meals and exciting flavors for their new cookware. the guy who finally decided to kick 35 years of bad snacking habits. you inspire us to do everything we do... ...for goodness' sake.

we're back now on christmas music with a little performance on holiday music.

>> performing "have yourself a merry little christmas," here's train. ♪ have yourself a merry little christmas ♪ ♪ make the yuletide gay ♪ from now on our troubles will be miles away ♪ ♪ here we are as in olden days ♪ happy golden days of yore ♪ faithful friends who are dear to us ♪ ♪ gather near to us once more

♪ through the years we all the will be together ♪ ♪ if the fates allow ♪ so hang a shining star upon up on the highest bowugh ♪ ♪ and have yourself a merry little christmas now ♪ ♪ here we are as in the olden

days ♪ ♪ happy golden days of your yore ♪ ♪ faithful friends who are dear to us gather near to us once more ♪ ♪ through the years we all will be together ♪ ♪ if the fates allow ♪ so hang a shining star upon the highest bough ♪ ♪ and have yourself a merry little christmas ♪

♪ have yourself a merry little christmas ♪ ♪ have yourself a merry little christmas now ♪ >> all right. train, thank you. again, the at bum is "christmcha klapper thousands of people are getting a nice christmas meal today, thanks to good folks and good morning, merry christmas. it's 8:56. thousands of people are getting a really nice christmas meal today thanks to good folks and several nonprofit organizations in the bay area. glide memorial church served breakfast this morning and a special prime rib dinner last night. all donated to st. anthony's on golden gate avenue where they'll be feeding the needy with some

help from nebraska cornhuskers football team. the salvation army is delivering nearly 4,000 meals to residents in the city who are unable to leave their hopes. we'll have another local news update for you in a half an hour. we hope you're having a very merry christmas. come on in pop pop. happy birthday. i just had a heart attack... and now i have a choice. for her. for them. and him. a choice to take brilinta. a prescription for people who've been hospitalized for a heart attack. i take brilinta with a baby aspirin ...no more than 100 mg. as it affects how well it works. it's such an important thing to do to help protect against another heart attack. brilinta worked better than plavix. and even reduced the chances

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this morning on a special edition of "today's take" merry christmas, everybody, grab a cup of hot hoe coo and we're sharing our favorite traditions and catching a movie this weekend, all must-see entertainment and we'll head into the kitchen where al is whipping up his favorite christmas meal coming up next. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today's take" with willie geist, al roker, enhorls and tamron hall live from rockefeller plaza. look at that beautiful tree on a beautiful christmas morning. it's friday, december the 25th, 2015. i'll willie along with al, natalie and tamron. mist mass, everyone.

>> merry christmas. >> "jingle bell rock." >> classic. >> now we're feeling it. >> uh-oh. >> jingle bell, jingle bell ♪ ♪ jingle bell swing >> pretty much you're out after "bingele bell ♪ >> you got two out of three wrong. >> nothing feels as good to see someone using the christmas gift you gave them by mistake. >> except it's not plugged in. >> in your case probably the best thing. >> it's our last hour, so we have secret swap. >> in the earlier hours and our hours. >> tamron had two gifts. >> she drew my name twice. >> i drew natalie's name twice and i was hesitant because the bags would get mixed up and i got the bags mix up and i'm describing the gift i'm about to get her know and i tone and it's

a microphone. >> which is like a karaoke. >> and i snatched it from her hand. >> so act surprised when you get this one. >> she doesn't know what it is. >> you doesn't decipher. >> she said it was something -- >> don't repeat it. >> okay. 1 so here it is. >> $40 a person. >> right. >> that was our man. i'm told i go first. >> you go first? always my favorite part of christmas when you get the person you guess. >> you have to guess in this hour. >> tamron got me. >> again this year, al roker. >> thank you. >> you got him again. >> it was an honor to serve of. >> wow. what's in that? >> this is for a man who loves to grill. >> franklin barbecue. >> that's your place. >> franklin an his wife stace. >> it's heavy. >> that's called the meat

smoking manifesto. >> favorite barbecue sauce. >> all the sauces. >> i knew i smelled food. it's sealed and i can still smell it. >> and al is a discriminating barbecue eaters. franklin is one of the best. >> thank you so much. >> that's the one with the coffee beans that you like, right? >> i don't know if you have the and the to use this, but i wanted to give it to you. >> it's like a bromance because i think it's somewhat classic, going retro and i wanted to give you something old school, new school, vinyl? >> got him a little vinyl. >> yes, sir. >> vinyl. >> oh, my gosh. >> old school. best of stacks. >> oh, my gosh. >> see those. >> little j.j. >> oh, i look it.

>> can't beat j. >> and a little middle school. >> jack light. >> and look at that. a great cover, too. >> i love vinyl. >> you gave me some nwa last year. i love vinyl. it's just so cool. merry christmas. >> deejay willie getting the ones and twos. ed. >> whole thing going. >> al, very cool. >> love it. >> get a d.j. >> all right. here we go. do over. >> i'm doing me last. >> wow. so many things. okay. nat. here we go. first of all. i was elated to get your name twice. i was intimidated because there's so many things i can get you because it cost more than $40, as i said you're on the go, you're athletic and i thought this would be something that would pep you bus of your busy

lifestyle. it's lists as the best gift to give fitness people. if you have a fitness freak in your house this is listed as top five. >> is that a bong. >> it's a christmas bong. >> it's a blender. >> what does that have to do with christmas. >> i can make my shakes on the go. >> totally inappropriate. >> that gift looks so wrong in so many ways. >> party at my house. merry christmas! >> okay. >> that leaves me. >> i love it. no, i can make my smoothies. >> we both make our smootd his in the morning. >> you pop it off and you go. you don't have to dirty dishes. >> open this one carefully. >> it's terrific. >> is this from colorado. >> no, it's not from colorado,

and there's nothing that goes in here. >> fantastic stuff. >> natalie, i need a do-over. >> this is the best. >> i thought it was a smart -- and it was listed. >> keep moving. >> i love it. >> thanks, bu buzzfeed. >> you went to buzzfeed for a gift. >> seriously? >> wow. >> this is awful. >> i think you learned a lesson now. >> thank, internet. >> okay. >> okay. >> by the way, that's part one. the other one is -- there's a whole theme here. >> oh, yeah. >> natalie gave me. >> matching bongs. >> like i said party at my house.

>> that actually is one, i'm sorry. >> here's a holiday tip. >> next year. >> merry christmas. >> that is a -- >> i'm sorry. >> not to be confused with everything else. it's a decanter in spain. they pour -- you put your wine in there like you would a decanter. i think red may be too dangerous for us right now. shall we try white. >> oh, we're going to do it. >> i'll show you how you do it. >> so it's good luck. >> thank you, nat. >> yes. >> like i don't know how i'm going to use this. >> i love it. >> it's a good party trick. i'm not going to fill it all the way. >> you put it in and it airates the wine. >> and here's the thing. >> i've got to stand up. >> going to drink it out. >> going to move my new records.

>> bar tend here. >> can i have the lid to that. >> thank you. >> make sure nothing goes off the top. >> what have you got? >> you wanted to do it. >> oh, no. >> is it supposed to go in the glass? >> don't make me laugh. >> that's much better. the further you go, the closer you get. >> that's a neat trick. >> you start out with like a dollar bottle of ripple. >> i don't know. pour it from the bottle. >> natalie, i love my gift. >> i'm happy you're here for the demonstrati demonstration. >> there you go. >> how about a christmas game. >> do you have your vinyl. >> i was protecting it.

>> show you first scene it a holiday film and you have to name it. >> all right. >> here we go. number one. >> first scene. >> "what a wonderful life." >> very nice. >> bedford falls. second move. >> i love this movie. >> next movie. >> the "home alone. ". >> house from "home alone." >> so fantastic. >> in chicago. >> said that area? >> john hughes land. >> "christmas story." >> based on the old car. >> shot on the west side of cleveland. >> giving the opening credits only. >> next one. >> the someone's christmas card. >> "frosty the snowman." >> "white christmas". >> i didn't see that one. >> i know you ladies will get

this next one. >> "love actually." >> he profile us. >> and the last one. this is for you, will. >> "diehard 2". >> it is. >> this is one. >> that's one. >> that is one. >> i've never seen either one. >> "diehard." >> very good. >> hard to get "die hard" out of that show. >> this has been the best christmas ever. >> come on. shall we try the party trick again. >> that's what's happening around the country. here's what's happening in your noothds. good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. after a chilly start, we're looking at highs that will reach into the low 50s for san francisco. in the tri-valley, 51 degrees. in the east bay, 55 degrees.

mostly sunny skies today and a breezy wind, but this is ahead of some freezing temperatures. we're expecting that later tonight and then again on sunday morning with lows dipping into the 20s in the valleys, also some low 30s in a few spots. . >> that's the latest weather. >> next time use the red wine over a white rug. >> i think you leave the cork off and let the air flow. >> it's fun. >> i'm going to make vine video if we do it. >> okay. >> we're going to clean ourselves up and pull ourselves a little bit and coming up share some of our favorite chale hood christmas memories and some new traditions we've made with our own families right after this on christmas morning.

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and he said fender bender. >> one christmas i was sick and couldn't come out. i was 8 or 9 years old and i remember my dad moving the christmas tree into my bedroom so we had christmas in my room. i always remember thinking that that was about as special as it gets. >> i'm 8 years older than my brother and i think i'm around 10 and he's a little kid and showing him the ropes of christmas and showing him how to open his toys and for me it was the time i felt like a big sister. >> when i see my kid and the joy that they have this time of year doesn't matter what they are getting for christmas. it's more about just being together as a family. >> we dress up in our christmas pajama before we run down and we take pictures with our christmas pajamas on. >> one the things that's become a tradition with us for our kids is something that happens out of

necessity in new york city which is going to get the christmas tree and i for years have taken my two young children and we walk down broadway and we go to the corner and pick up the tree and the three of us can be seen on a december afternoon hauling a massive 6 foot or 7 foot tree down broadway. >> the teenage sleeping syndrome has not hit my boy yet. he's in the bedroom waiting to go downstairs and then there's a blizzard of wrapping paper and within an hour we're all ready to go for breakfast. >> i have three nieces and nephewses and love spending christmas with them and they love visit new york and they visit the tree and ice skate and get to dote on them. it's really a special time because of them. >> oh, that the -- i love

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right on tv. here with your roundup is jessica shaw. jessica, good morning. >> good morning. >> love to go to see. >> yeah. >> let's start off with golden globe nominated movie "joy" jennifer lawrence racking up another nomination for this. >> directed by david who directed her in "silver links playbook." her performance is incredible. nominated for a golden globe and see if she cleans up at the oscar. >> when the "silver linkings" crew gets together. >> good female empowerment message too. >> like that. >> "concussion," will smith already with the golden globe nomination. >> that's right. >> so many people talking about this, a real life problem in the nfl. >> absolutely is.

worked well because he was nominated for a golden globe. >> on the lighter side, looking for a little comedy. you'll want to go to dead's home. will ferrell and mark wahlberg and vince vaughn. need i say anything more. >> will ferrell is so good. he plays a step dad. trying to be a good guy to his wife's kids and it's holiday time and who flies into town. their birth father played by mark wahlberg. guns out and shirt out on the motorcycle and if you happy to be another at a laky game you got to see one of the funny scenes in the trailer where will ferrell clubs a poor cheerleader in the head with a basketball. >> this is a proven comedy combination. >> the other guys were so funny in that movie. >> absolutely. >> let's talk about "point break." we loved the original. and now they are remaking it. >> they are remaking it.

and it stars edgar ramirez who plays jennifer lawrence's husband on "joy." >> i don't know what he's doing but going to be in the movies. plays the character of body the one originated by patrick swazi. about a young fbi agent who infiltrates a group of adventure seeking criminals. >> wouldn't be christmas without all the tv marathons. "christmas story" of course is a classic. don't turn the -- don't change the channel just yet. >> because it's on right now! >> the that's okay. it's going to be on later. going ton on all day, right? >> started last night on tnt and tbs and do a 24-hour marathon of the movie. kind of interesting because this move came out in '82 and did well enough at the box office and now it's an outright phenomenon. >> my kids outright love it. >> it will shoot your eye out. >> good ole raffly. >> thanks so much, merry

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up in the east bay... ==map cgd== good morning. merry christmas. it's 9:26. i'm sam brock. a followup in the east bay, it will take at least a few more months to fix the damage caused by a huge sinkhole in union city. the work starts next week in the area of fair ranch road and alvarado boulevard. part of it collapsed back in october creating this, a sinkhole. crews will resume work for sewage pipe repairs. westbound lanes will remain closed until april. also new this morning, a livermore woman suffered burns to her face while cooking christmas eve dinner. this happened just before 7:00 last night. the woman says oil was overflowing in a pan and it caught fire. she was taken to the hospital and no one else was hurt. and a white christmas in the

sierra causing a big headache for holiday travelers. i-80 completely shut down briefly after a big rig lost control and collided with a highway patrol cruiser. snowstorm meant the drivers were going at slower speeds and stopping to add chains to their tires required by state law. as much as 22 inches are expected. it is a clear but chilly start to your christmas. a closer look at your forecast after this break. out "

such a chilly start to the morning. and a few scattered light showers moving through the bay area. we'll see that all clearing out this afternoon. and highs will only reach in to the low 50s in san jose, 53 degrees there. also in the marina, 53 gleedegr. a breezy one. napa, 52, oakland 56 and livermore a high of only 50 degrees today. tonight is when the cold air settles in and we will have a freeze washing in effect for all of these areas shaded in blue

and low lying areas, lows in the 20s and 30s between tonight and then again another freeze warning headed into saturday night. a look at the weekend forecast, highs in the low to mid-50s for tomorrow. and then on sunday, a slight chance of some rain during the afternoon for the north bay and san francisco, that rain moves in to the rest of the bay area headed into early monday morning. looks like our friends on the east coast will still have bragging rights that their christmas is warmer than ours. we'll be back with another update in just 25 minutes. we return you to the "today" show.

good morning, everyone. and merry christmas. santa maybe resting up after a busy night but fedex workers will be back on the job today. the company says it could not make all its scheduled deliveries on time christmas eve so they will try again today. crist mers can also pick up packages at express offices. fedex blames the delays on weather and a last-minute online shopping surge. the u.s. xwostd has issued a new safety alert because of the potential fire hazard from hover boards that contain lithium batteries. it's now illegal to send them as cargo without confirming that they comply with hazardous material regulations of the all major u.s. airlines already prohibit them. fiat chrysler is recalling more than 350,000 suvs because wires in the vanity mirror can

overheat and create a fire hazards. it includes cheap grand cherokees from the 2011 and 2012 model years and a separate recall covers 93,0002015 patriot suvs. they have a clamp that's out of place allowing fluid to leak. tens of thousands at the vatican gathered for christmas day celebrations as pope francis delivered his traditional city and the world message. the pontiff appealed for peace and praised the generosity of countries taking refugees from war-torn countries like syria. and in england, queen elizabeth has led the royal family to a traditional christmas day church service. prince william and duchess of cambridge also attended but their two young children did not. some well-wishers gather and had been waiting since 4:00 a.m. to catch a glimpse of the royals.

and a volcano marked rift mass eve in dramatic fashion. the giant plume was lit by the setting sun. people living nearby were advised to cover their doors and windows with wet towels to keep out the falling ash. the volcano in the western part of the country is one of mexico's most active. and there's weather misery in the deep south and more heat in the east. christmas eve record were broken new york and washington, d.c. with each city hitting 71 degrees and in northern california heavy blanket of snow fell over the sierras. drivers had to slow down and kids turned the holiday into powder, too. check of the weather. more record warmth in the east and most of us should enjoy a mild christmas day. flooding is possible in the good morning.

i'm meet gteorologist kari hall. after a chilly start, we're looking at highs that will reach into the low 50s for san francisco. tri-valley, 51, east bay 55. mostly sunny skies today and a breezy wind, but this is ahead of some freezing temperatures we're expecting later on tonight and then again on sunday morning with lows dipping into the 20s in the valleys, also some low 30s in a few spots. millions of kids awoke this morning with gifts from santa under their tree but not everyone is so fortunate so one 9-year-old and his friends set out to change that by spreading some christmas cheer to those in need. >> while most kids are busy making holiday lists for zapata these kids are busy making holiday meals for others. >> we're make sandwiches for people who don't have sandwiches

and we're making wrapping paper for people who don't usually get presents. >> sometimes santa's biggest elves come in the smallest of packages. in south florida these elves are made up of young volunteers, members of the foundation kids can, a nonprofit based on the concept of kids helping kids. the ceo 9-year-old logan. >> i was coming home from my violin lesson and i asked do all kids get to take music lessons if they wanted to and she said no and i brought together a whole group of kids and started kids can. >> i'm just feeling happy that i'm letting kids get what i already have. >> focussing on a different volunteer each month the group's mission is to empower children the opportunity to give back to the community and give back to other kids who may be less fortunate. in spring they made arts and

crafts at miami children hospital and last month they sent off cards to deployed troops and then they made art for safe places for kids after school. the motivation is simple. >> if i were in this situation i would want people to be here for me. >>ed with the holidays in full swing. >> you can write santa or christmas. >> making holiday cards and gifting toys and books to deserving kids. >> how many is that? yeah. >> thank you. >> it's been great. some kids actually thought about us, to give us gifts. >> it makes me feel happy and excited. >> a bright future beginning with a bright holiday season. >> the idea is to change our community and to grow that next generation of children who want to give back works want to give of themselves and be selfless. >> they really did have to help us. >> it made me feel like we can give back to them, too.

sglltd giving continues even after the holidays. next month kids can is working with a group of trade school students in orlando who will donate haircuts, food and basic medical checkups for the homeless for flee. up next, heading into the kitchen where al is making his favorite kitchen death, a mouth-watering glazed ham after this. (beat begins) (the beat drops again) ♪ strangelove ♪ strange highs ♪ and strange lows ♪ strange love ♪ that's how ♪ my love goes ♪ strangelove ♪ will you give it to me? gucci guilty the fragrances for him and for her. theand the kids always eat sky their vegetables.e.

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on "today food" i'm making one of my favorite christmas dishes. the roast beef from "how the grinch stole christmas." it's simple and once you glaze it, put in the oven and you used to marvel at my mother making this every christmas.

>> beautiful. >> start with really good ham. i like from the snake river farms in idaho, love this ham, a lot of great ham makers out there. crushed pineapple, mustard, original zest, honey, brown sugar, cinnamon and some cloves. okay. you're going to take your ham and fat side up, and you're going to cut across. there's a big cap of fat on top of this so you're going to score this. score this across and you'll make these cross hatches. >> nice. >> and then you're going to put a bunch ever water in the bottom of the pan. >> what does that does is. >> it will keep it for burning. >> have to watch it because as it cooks the water may ivap ate it. >> you kend it and put it in the oven according to the instructions you get from the hammaker and you put that in the oven. that will go in. in the meantime you're going to make your glaze. you'll put in brown sugar, crushed pineapple and some

mustard. >> delicious. >> and some honey. >> a little lemon zest, and -- and original zest and lemon juice, and -- and a little pinch of cloves and throw that all in. and you're going to mix this up. you're going to cook it down. it's going to finally become like a syrup and once that's in, you'll take it out of the oven and whether there's an hours worth cooking and you're going to keep glazing it during the cooking process so it get a caramel cruz. >> gorgeous. >> when an hour to go you'll take the sliced pineapple, used to love watching my mom do. would take it and put it all around and stud it with cloves. >> thatakes a little long. >> you put it back in the oven for another hour and let the meat rest, let the meat rest and

while that rests brussel sprouts, i take them and i cube the bacon and render it. you basically remove the bacon on to the sheet, baking sheet that has some paper towels so the oil will drain off but you'll be left with some lovely bacon fat left in the fan. >> this is so good. >> okay. i also take about 20 cloves ever garlic and peel those. >> you're going to take a pound to two pounds of beautiful brussel sprouts, small variety. >> you don't -- >> especially when they are this small. >> all right. >> and then you're basically going to coat these brussel sprouts and garlic in the bacon fat. >> oh, my gosh. >> so good. >> a little salt. >> you let them cook there for a while. >> let them cook covered. >> and i actually sometimes jut

like putting them right on the baking sheet. put that there. you don't put the bacon in just yet and you put the bacon in after and into the oven and about 350 to 375 for about 30 minute. you'll bring them out and take the bacon and you will put the bacon together and serve it up like that and slice your ham. >> delicious. >> at the bottom of the pan, you'll skim off this -- the clearest part and be left with the stuff underneath. whisk in a little water and flour you have a fantastic ham gravy. >> just yum. >> look how beautiful that is. >> looks so beautiful you shouldn't eat it. >> and look at that. >> look at that. >> and you eat it for the rest of the week. >> makes great ham sandwiches. >> by the way we'll put this and put a little bit in the freezer, whatever is left over, we'll use this to make a keach for new

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now for a christmas treat from the world famous a capella

group straight no chaser. the new old-fashioned features covers of the weekends "can't feel my face" and even a little bob dylan. >> but it was their renditions some holiday classics that put them on the map so here is straight no chaser singing "the 12 days of christmas." ♪ on the krirs days of christmas my true love gave to me a partridge in a pear tree ♪ ♪ on the second day of christmas my true love gave me two turt will doves ♪ >> and on the fifth day gave me five golden bells ♪ ♪ on the ninth day of christmas my true love gave to me, eight liodice dancing, ♪ ♪ you better not shy, you better not ♪ ♪ in a pear tree ♪ on the eighth -- >> no. ♪ on the seventh --

♪ deck the bhalts with bough s holly ♪ ♪ and particular dij in a pear tree ♪ ♪ on the 11th day of christmas my true love gave to me ♪ ♪ 11 made a milking. ♪ five golden rings, four calling hence and three ♪ ♪ ♪ on the 12ed day my true love gave to me 12 drummers drumming like in the sarin getting ♪

♪ 11 pipers piping, ten lords a-leaping ♪ ♪ they were dancing for me ♪ eight milks a-milking, they were milking just for me ♪ ♪ christmas down in africa ♪ i'm at christmas down in africa ♪ ♪ i am christmas down in africa ♪ ♪ i am christmas down in africa ♪ ♪ things we never had ♪ ♪ partridge in a big pear tree ♪ partridge in a big pear tree

>> straight no chaser. guys, you're awesome. thank you so much. we're back in a movement but first this is "today" on nbc. who coined the term

"side bread?" because there's nothing "side" about this bread. it may look like the moon. but it's the star of the show. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. that sound. like nails on a chalkboard. but listen to this: (family talking) that's a different kind of sound. the sound of the weekend. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop.

well, that does it for us on this christmas morning. we hope you enjoy the rest of your day with family and friends. >> absolutely. and don't go anywhere. much more fun ahead with kathie lee and hoda. >> the good news is, they won't be drinking. right after your local news and weather. >> have a great weekend, everyone. merry christmas! >> cheers. >> cheers. merry christmas. >> let's go use our party gifts. >> yeah! i'm ... ==take vo== a christmas

day showdown on the basketball court. good morning on this friday. it's 9:56. are you starting to get into the christmas mood? sports fans certainly are getting there. a christmas day showdown on the basketball court. warriors take on the cavaliers in just a few hours. a rematch of the nba finals that

the warriors won last year. tipoff set at 2:00 this afternoon. warriors 27-1 record right now, the best nba record ever on christmas day. a look now at the cold weather coming with it with kari hall. >> we've had such a cold start to the day. we're looking at highs that will be cooler than average on this christmas day. we're reach 5ging 53 in palo al 54 in santa rosa, oakland 56, a free warning wi freeze warning in effect tonight as the valley s dip into the 20 and 30s and maybe again saturday night. this does not include san francisco, mainly some of the valleys will be below freezing. a look at the holiday weekend, highs will be in the mid-50s as you catch some of the after christmas sales. we will have a chance of rain

for the north bay and san francisco, late on sunday, and then all across the pay arbay a monday. will steph curry score more points than today's temperature high? we'll have to find out. see you again in 25 minutes. why let someone else have all the fun?

the sometimes haphazard, never boring fun. the why can't it smell like this all the time fun. the learning the virtue of sharing fun. why let someone else have all the fun? that's no fun. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop.

this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. ♪