>> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. welcome, everybody. try day friday, december 9th. kathie lee gifford is off. don't worry. her hair is not. hair hair is still here because little big town, kelly, hosting with me. hey, girl. >> hoda. >> what? tell me? >> this is a dream come true pap secret dream of mine for many, many years. >> it is. >> i'm not kidding you. this is a thrill. i watch y'all every morning. >> you do? >> yes. every morning i'm watching. >> amanda described you as a

unicorn, a rainbow and sunshine all in the blender and this is what comes out at the end. >> that is sweet. >> we love you. by the way, the song you're listening to, "better man" is a hit by little big town. little big town has won many awards, grammys, country awards, all kinds of things. this one written by -- >> taylor swift. >> oh, no big deal. >> we think she might finally have a hit on her hands. [ laughter ] >> i see her tweeting like, "better man" number two, number one. >> sent this in an e-mail. what if this had gone into the junk folder? >> ah! >> but it didn't. >> our show is unique. you're in luck. doing something we've never done before on this program. we are having what we like to call a funky dance party. it's the t.g.i.f. dance party. it is downstairs. we got a deejay spinning, d.j. scott down there spinning. ever watched "american

bandstand." >> i loved "american bandstand." >> this is it. learning dance moves for new year's eve. you've got to be able to dance. we have some pros. some people from the plaza. >> yeah. obviously, yes. >> and -- we're going to guess who is who. but we want you guys to get off the couch pup guy, it's friday. i'm with little big town and you're going to be shaking it. that is happening. >> get on up! >> by the way, the partying has been going on already. >> all morning. >> how about -- okay. first of all, kimberly goes out to watch pharrell. here we are watching pharrell. pharrell looks at kimberly, like, mouths like, oh, my -- hi! in this song. they had a moment, because -- we were dancing to their music, "keeping the dancing going" but you and pharrell have a connect. you and little big town and connect? >> yes. this year we made two records. one with pharrell. starting rapping together. would you like to write a song

with pharrell, we were like, ah -- yeah! we got together. we wrote three songs and said we have to do that again. this is one of them. >> what's this one? >> called "one dance." >> oh, "one dance" for our funky dance party! ♪ ooh, ooh >> yeah. ♪ ooh, ooh >> i love your voice. >> so we just kept writing and writing and writing and had eight songs written and recorded, got to put it out there. do something with it. so much fun. we wanted everybody to hear it. >> pointingous, pharrell is a big star. kimberly walks outside. people were like, oh, my god, little big town. >> oh, that's sweet. >> see whats? before we get to you, we want to know all about kimberly. because your hair is so iconic and kathie lee compares her hair to your hair and your hair to her hair. >> that is such a compliment. >> here's the thing. kathie lee told everyone how she

did it. crimping iron and -- ah, ah and that's the thing. you told today you were in the hotel room with the diffuser. >> i forgot my diff foouser. >> a little curly hair quiz. a bunch of curly haired people. we want to identify these famous heads. some throwbacks some maybe now. so let's check out, photo number one. who is that? >> oh, i know! >> from -- from -- >> broadway -- >> ba -- bbb -- >> bernadette. >> yes, bernadette peters. >> good one. >> okay. you get -- okay. diana ross. >> oh, good. >> is it? >> yes! >> oh, okay. >> who's next? >> meg ryan? >> is she right? >> no. >> is it -- >> wrong. >> sir ra jessica parker! love that hair that is your hair.

when did she have that hair? >> that is my hair. >> who is this person? okay. this is -- >> um -- i like it! >> i like it, too. >> but i don't know who it is. . >> who? >> susan sarandon? >> oh! >> nicole kidman. hello! i love nicole when she does her hair liar that. she's precious, and i love her anyway. >> oh -- annie? is it? >> shirley temple? >> shirley temple? oh, whatever. okay? >> a person from a long time ago with -- >> kimberly. >> that's me! >> i recognize that dress. >> did you always have curly hair? >> always. and -- >> okay. >> okay. okay. -- before we reveal i know who this is, but this is what we used to, used to happen at my house when my mama would brush my hair. didn't know any better back then. bless her. she learned. quick doing that. >> brush curly hair it turns into a treat and it's not -- by the way, thank god for karat er

what i say every day of my life. a big congratulations to savannah guthrie. she had her little baby yesterday. that is little charlie. >> oh, look at him. already -- already looks at her adoringly. look at that sweet face? >> oh, my gosh. her husband, savannah looks amazing. >> look at her. >> must have had a makeup team there. wow! >> that baby is 9 pounds 3 ounces. matt went and visited and said the baby is so engaged and the baby's named after savannah's father, who passed away, and -- mike's grandfather. >> oh, sweet, sweet. >> speaking of babies. you happen to have a little girl yourself, don't you, ms. kitsch b kimberly. >> i have a baby and still call her baby, and she says when are you going to stop calling me baby? >> daisy's 9. >> in nashville with her daddy. there she is. just sent me a text message, in all capital letters, snowing! >> in nashville?

>> it's snowing in nashville. what? now, this is -- daisy, who has -- a great high spirit. so it might just be going, pst, pst, pst. >> might be raining hard? >> yeah. like, yes, baby. it's snowing. >> so you and your hubby have been together -- ten years? >> we just celebrated ten years. he is my life, my rock, my foundation, by behind-the-scenes little precious -- handyman. >> wow. how did you meet him? >> he was on tour with us. way back when i was married to someone else, and we were just great friends on the tour. i unexpectedly lost my husband, and he started calling me, just like all my friends were calling me. checking on me. hoping i was doing okay. >> making sure you were okay. >> but he never stopped calling. he just kept on calling, and i kept on taking his calls. >> oh. >> and -- over time we just fell in love, and he -- you know the coldplay song, "fix you"?

he fixed me. pulled me out of the darkest, deepest hole and he fixed me and i'm so grateful and i have the life that -- i couldn't have dreamed of right now with him and daisy. i couldn't have dreamed it up. >> if you're going through a difficult, hard time, know that there, there is light at the end, you know? i think some people give up. >> yes. don't give up. there's hope, there's restoration. there is new love and new life and you never forget what you had before, because it is incredibly special, but there is healing. >> you're so right. what do you do for the holidays for christmas? >> go see family. because we travel so much all year long, we finally take that chance to go see family. virginia first, where my husband's from. then to georgia. >> where's he from? >> lynchburg. >> i know it. >> beautiful town. hi, donna. my mother-in-law. go see her and then go down to georgia, where my whole family is, where we have a big shebang down there. >> okay. we have outfits you might want, because we are -- looking for good christmas outfits to wear, we have these christmas clothes.

all right? so these are -- what do you think of these looks? okay. these are dawn aon and alex. dresses start around $30. what do you think? >> precious. >> the suits start at $90. a whole suit -- >> fancy suit. >> also sent along accessories, kimberly. >> oh -- oh-oh-oh my stars! >> now -- can you see your hubby in one of these? >> no. >> that's a no-no? oh, but look at this one. >> anyway -- >> why does it have -- >> i don't know. >> never mind. >> well, these -- come in two styles. anyway, i'm not going to say what they are. all profits are -- go to charities that support men's health related issues. $45 from shineesty. >> underwear. and since we are having a funky dance party, we sent our donnadorable to kick it off.

sent her out on the streets of new york to find out if dancing is cons tachs. >> -- contagious. >> see if anyone can show me their moves. who wants to dance with me? anything? ♪ . whew! is that right? >> she's an actual dancer. >> i'm shocked! ♪ >> go donna! >> yeah, donnadorable. >> by the way, that takes guts. you never know if someone's going to dance with you. >> no. go out there totally vulnerable. >> donna you rocked it! by the way, it is friday. we told you guys, we have a funky dance party all show long.

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up. >> figuring the webest ways to your hair during the holidays. >> hey, a bunch of beautiful models. going out, pretend your don in a a -- donna marie. what would you do. >> if you wear your hair down, maybe try it up. right? first i'm going to braid the high pone pip go all the kay down. great if you have really long hair. once i get to the bottom, watch this. a great trick to make it thicker. >> okay. >> i've done a little braid and i'm going to pull on these edges. look at that. >> uh-huh. >> pancaking. >> pancaking. >> yeah. >> and once we pancake it, take this little bunmaker. open it up, pinch it closed and twist, twist all the way up and she gets a gorgeous textured up-do. >> i love it. i'm doing that on my daisy. >> how cute! >> good one. all right. scoot on down.

got a lot of girls to get to. >> okay. brie. brie says her hair is naturally curly. how do you do that? [ laughter ] >> so we had a before picture, where her hair was really textured. got a lot of curls. the idea, take small sections with your flat iron and you want to smooth it down. >> yes. >> right? so the -- whole idea is keep it parallel, keep it smooth. the important thing is, create a new part. >> okay. >> if you wear a side part, look how beautiful she looks way center part. switch the part. >> changes your whole look. >> i think would take me like three hours. >> who is here? lauren. >> with lauren, a fun, exciting celebrity tip. i saw a lot of celebrities, curled my hair now looks a little too ringlety. spray this directly on the brush and go through and see these little ringlets here? >> yes. >> take those and just going to brush them together, and the hairspray evenly distributes it

to make it really smooth and more glamorous for the holidays. >> that is beautiful. >> lauren, go down to our funky dance party. they're waiting for you. all right? >> all right. andie. andie said, this is -- amazing, like angel hair. you say heat's really hard on your hair? how do we deal with that? >> we had fun. we add aed a bunch of braids gog up the side and made a vintage brooch, a mini hairclip. take the hairclip, instantly transforms into -- >> gorgeous. >> andie, please go to the dance party. will you go? we're going to meet you downstairs. lastly, savannah is in the house. >> oh, lost the baby weight. that's amazing! [ laughter ] >> all right. savannah's going to hold this right up front. you guy, is this is just a stretchy headband. show you how cool this trick is. this is an instant up do. got that in. watch, turn sideways to see.

i'm going to take the hair and tuck it in to the headband. >> no way? >> in literally seconds, she's going to get a gorgeous, gorgeous updo. >> that is beautiful! >> that's so simple. >> turn to the side. so them how beautiful it is. >> gosh in no time. ready for the funky dance party? >> yes. >> go! >> see you downstairs. the friday dance party is rolling on with d.j. sky. >> year going to help you keep dancing on that dance floor at your holiday bash. >> the main man behind some of our favorites, katy pe ♪holiday music

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>> is here. >> hi. >> i have a heard name, too. >> so do i. >> toured with some of the biggest performers on the planet including mariah carey at one of her recent shows right here in new york. >> and danced beside katy perry, travelled the world on her tour in 2015. you can see cason, catching katy performing "dark horse." honored and thrilled. look at you. honored and thrilled to have you here. do you think great dancers, cason, are born or can they be created? >> i think dancers can be created. >> because i was not born that. i did not get that in my birth. at all. >> i think as long as you're having fun and dancing like no one's watching, it doesn't matter. we just want to dance and have a good time. >> a semipro and a couple of non-professionals on the set. >> who cares? >> we're going to go. >> what do we do? >> i'm going to teach you a

signature from "dark horse" and choreograph for us. easy. bounce three times to the right. bounce, bounce, bounce. >> three. >> then snap on the fourth. >> then go to the left. bounce, bounce, bounce, snap. repeat. >> all: bounce, bounce, bounce, snap. bounce, bounce, bounce -- >> yes. repeat, go, and now add more. hop bounce, bounce, bounce snap, hop, hop, hop, hop. yeah! that's it. add your own thing to it now. add. yeah. >> so that's like -- that was our "dark horse." >> that is it? >> that's basically, yeah, what you do. >> i can dance! [ cheers and applause ] >> all right. nick and r.j. make up easy, like moves that are signature everyone can do it. you know? >> all right. are you going to show us something or justdown in? >> oh, no. we're going to learn more. no, yeah. >> okay. >> now, what do we do next? i guess now, since the -- i hear

"black beetle." milly rocks. step to the right, then scoop with your hand. step right, scoop, left scoop. right scoop, left scoop. >> then loosen up. like, right -- sweep it out of the way. yeah. say, yeah. this way, yes, hoda. >> yes. >> that is the milly rock. >> that's it? >> i like the milly rock. >> and if you like, feeling like really advent, double it up. double it up. >> hmm. >> two, hop -- yeah! >> like spanky tuesday. >> basically spanky tuesday and double it up. double up. when you're done -- >> double them up. >> let's go. >> go ahead. go, go. >> side, dip. slide -- dip. slide -- dip. ♪ >> oh, and slide -- >> get our groove on.

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come on! come on! hugh! already, everybody. welcome back. oh, my gosh. this is our favorite kind of day. it's a funky dance party day, t.g.i.f. keep it going! [ cheers ] we're going to dance over to lilliana, who is over here with -- her luxe for less. >> come on over. >> hosting today, by the way. >> hi. >> i am such a huge fan of little big town . >> i love your segments. i love a good look for less. >> so do we. >> kimberly you know, from little big town. such great songs out. "better man" out now topping charts. lilliana, hey girl. >> can i give this to you? speaking of fashion, your

fashion is next level. in video, red carpets, with love your stuff. >> thank you. >> and i'm giving you tea, today it's all about the victorian trend. >> look at this beautiful -- >> gorgeous. >> wow. >> it's a huge trend right now. a whole romantic inspired look from the victorian era. celebrities love it. seen it on jessica biehl. loves to wear it on red carpet. gigi hadid, and jessica and justin and other star super stars known to wear the victorian trend. >> who? who. >> i think we have a photo somewhere. maybe our co-host -- kimberly. oh, wow, has she ever -- >> there you are. >> look at that. >> was that -- from a music video? >> that's from -- from the cma awards. >> oh. >> and we performed "better man." >> always ask, what defines victorian? a high collar. it's lace. it's mutton sleeves, all that romantic detail. we'll show you how do it today.

>> of course. >> first up, ally. how gorgeous? >> hearing about these pants. >> these pants are "the" pants to get. >> i want these pants. >> it's a ruffle hem detail at the pant. >> wow! >> available at lus.com under $ooh. weeg the whole line of the outfit simple. classic white blouse. simple black pump, let the drama happen with the pants only. >> exactly. >> and that's amazing. >> i'm going to go online and get that. [ laughter ] >> i am, too. >> who's next? >> so next up, we have denisea. a beautiful victorian blouse. so cute and i love that it's a see-through cream. feels very romantic and compare it with something as simple as a jean and then do a little bit of a victorian shoe, from aldos. buff on her. >> a beautifully feminine top. >> all about mixing and justa

positi justaposition. >> and this is available, sheer. the way you make victorian feel very modern. also under $50. paired it with a beautiful skirt. and the shoes from h & m. parp it togeth pair it together, ultimate in drama. >> do you have good dance moves? >> i have the best moves. >> i bet that! >> and next, wearing a jumpsuit. actually a playsuit from boohoo. you can double up the pieces. >> what do you mean? >> it's a playsuit. a little short. a little short for daytime. we added a little skirt from top shop. i love the effect it has here, gives you coverage on the arms, really nice. available at boohoo.com. >> i think those look like

dances shoes. would you like to try them out? okay. to shop all of these looks -- a couple more. >> we have more. >> got more? >> perfect. add a touch of victorian to a shirt you already have, you can buy a little high-neck lace collar, and it's all about mixing pearls and lace with accessory. especially with chokers, and a little barrette, also very victorianesque. >> it will go. >> and very romantic. >> nobody has moves like lilliana vasquez, over there, too, to shop the looks you see head to today.com/style. coming up, serving up southern comfort. sweet and savory dishes for your holiday guests. >> oh -- plus! a little hip-hop action from these guys over here. we cannot wait. >> four-time world champion dancer. you do not want to miss it. funk it up! yes. >> uh-huh! go! go! go! (achoo!) did you know

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>> formerly, and we brought the party not only downstair, it's a funky dance party in the kitchen's wait. what's happening over here? no! ♪ >> yeah. >> all right. you know what? often you have parties, got a little dancing in your living room, got this bep have our country superstar here, my co-host kimberly who can cook. author of "o gussy" also great

line of mugs and plates, which i am sorry, they're in my cabinets. >> pink pod. >> they are awesome, and you're cooking with us today. got a cookbook out, too. >> first of all, i'd like too have dancers in my kitchen every time i cook. called bacon cheddar busineiscu and will get you dancing. bacon browned up in the pan. take it out and let it drain. we've going to receive, pour this out and reserve some of it to use later. >> makes everything taste good. >> in the bacon grease, just fry some onions. >> yes. come on. >> and fried onions. dry ingredients first. flour, salt, paprika, a little bacon powder. >> whip that all in together. >> please, ma'am. add grilled onions in. >> uh-huh.

>> and then -- >> okay. >> make a little well. just dig out a little well here and put or bacon in. bacon. >> yum. >> cheese. >> cheese, right. >> it's getting better. >> butter. >> milk and butter. >> all looking good! >> stir it up together. oh, but per milk. got to have buttermilk biscuits. stir it together, gets really thick, but don't work it too much. my mama says, don't fool with your biscuits or they're not going to are very good. >> there are a lot of transitions to that. >> i'm making a mess here. this is what it turns into. drop them out. usually i make them really big. this is a party and we don't want to get too -- a little box down here. but before we put them in the oven. >> paint them? >> remember that bacon grease? oh, yeah. >> putting extra bacon grease on them? >> i know. i know. hey, it's the holidays! it's okay. >> yes! all right. >> just gives them great flavor and makes them -- >> love. who's hungry?

[ cheers ] >> aerll right, partygoers, hav some biscuits. wait. how are they? tell us how they are. are they good? all right. one for you. all right. here you go, kids. >> who's -- who needs a biscuit. >> these partygoers are hungry. now what are we making? >> sweet pot. sweet and savory. schlapp happy bars. >> because? >> my husband, well, our last name is schlappman. i call my husband sha lchlappy these bars make him real happy. brown sugar, regular sugar, cream this up. it's not on. pretend like it's on pnd and self-rising flour. a little short trick. self-rising flour. >> okay. [ laughter ] >> supposed to turn this on. just make pretend like -- >> just look behind you. okay. all right. they're enjoying themselves. >> we're going to cream this,

and then we add our self-rising flour, our vanilla. cream it together. add the eggs one at a time and come with this. this, we're going to add in chocolate chunks. >> chunks. yeah. >> butterscoff chips. my daisy's favorite, and toffee -- >> oh, yum. all right. then moosh it up, cook it up. >> really good together. cook it up. you have schlapp happy bars. hmm. >> oh, my gosh! oh, my gosh. y'all are going to love these! >> yes. >> to get these recipes from kimberly go to today.com/food. work all the calories with the blind steps. >> a routine like anything you have ever seen downstairs. come back and dance with us! but east first! eat first. >> should we put a jellybean on the top? purple? absolutely. ♪ ♪

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dance group wowing audiences back in the '90s. >> known for fusing hip-hop beats with classical music, as part of the red bull flying tour. >> today picking up the beat and their feet with something a little different. guy, are you ready? take it away! ♪ come on, come on, come on yeah ♪ yeah ♪ yea ♪ come on, come on come on, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby ♪ oosh ooh baby, baby, baby ♪ ♪ ooh, baby, baby, baby baby, baby ♪ come on, baby ♪ ♪ ♪

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what? what? what? hey ♪ whew! ♪ [ cheers ] >> oh! >> whew! [ applause ] >> you guys, that was flying -- you guys are amazing. >> lord have mercy. >> what kind of shape are you guys in to do this? >> a shape like i've never known. >> everything's fine. everything's fine. you know what? time for a little funky dance party. you guys can dance. i think we can dance. would everyone come on out here for a minute? our mvp. come on, come on. everybody, everybody! ♪ >> come on, come on! you got those, i know do you! come on. ♪ ice cold michelle pfeiffer

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we are wrapping up the second week of our toy drive. >> so who is the generous donor today? >> the vice president of marketing, emily. what are you donating today? >> happy holidays. >> happy dance party. >> in honor of charlie, brought this adorable black plush lab. high-end toys. >> how much are you donating? >> $28,000 to the toy drive. >> you know what? you rock. thank you from all of us as nbc. it you'd like to donate, come to the plaza, do it on today.com and guise, had so much fun with

kimberly schlapman. do we love kimberly? thank you to our d.j., amazing. and join us. come on. having the rest of our funky dance party. we'll see you on monday. crank it up, d.j.! let's go! ♪

a man suspected in a shooting, what he could hear in court today. and what now kills more people than guns in america. right now at 11:00 an arctic blast is gripping our region. it is cold enough to make a camel back mountain have some snow. we could see real stuff later on this weekend. chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz is here with more.