craig: you do bing crosby.

you be bing crosby. geoff: hey, there, david, how are you doing?i light the bush, bing, this will mark the beginning. geoff: what the hell? [laughter] craig: the beginning of the christmas spectacular. do you wat to light the tree this year? geoff: i would love to light the bush. craig: you can illuminate the christmas bush. geoff: i'm trying to, you bastard, but you know i can't use my hand. craig: stop doing bing voice. you're freaking me out. geoff: what do you want me to do, man? craig: get ready. it is christmas time. why do we always fight at christmas time? geoff: because you're a bad person! craig: this is the beginning of the e-mail christmas spectacular! yeah! [applause] >>♪ it's hard to stay up it's been a long, long day and you've got the sandman at the door but hang on leave the tv on and let's do it anyway it's ok you can always sleep through work tomorrow ok hey, hey tomorrow's just your future yesterday ♪ [captioning made possible by worldwide pants, inc., and the cbs television network] [ male announcer ] every day, thousands of pe

and bing crosby.py holidays. >> merry christmas. >> listen, vicki has been so excited about this. she flew in special for this. how was your flight? >> it was terrible. remind me never to play words with friends with alec baldwin again. >> he's your type, isn't he? >> he certainly is. we play words with friends with benefits. >> have you had work done? i know it's an inappropriate question, but have you? >> honey, if i get one more face lift, neither of us are going to move our mouths when i talk. >> the outfit is rather age-inappropriate. >> she is going on tour with the uso for the holidays. she's very excited about that. >> i get to be the eye candy for the troops. i'm going to serve under some generals. >> oh. >> inspect some privates. >> okay. >> you're a sickie. you're sick. >> we better bring on bing crosby, please. >> has your life changed completely after winning "america's got talent?" >> completely. >> she's exciting. >> we are having a ball. the best part about it is i don't have to travel

i wanted to be bing crosby. to get him to sing on the show, the bishop said bing, see this kid?. bing crosby turns like this and sings a cappella. the bishop had never had enough. he said your turn. you sing a song. he knew all of the lyrics. i saying pennies from heaven to bing crosby. he crimes in, but here's the punch line. i never told him what he meant to me and i never wrote him a letter or made a phone call. i was too intimidated to say bing, this is how it started for me. you inspired me. i can't thank you enough. i never did that. ten years later. that was a great game. >> we'll be right back. >> what are we laughing at? what kind of a show is this? [ child ] it's so cool! you can put a force field on him and be invisible! [ child 2 ] i call first player. no. i already called it. [ dad ] nobody's playing anything until after we get our homework done. thank you. hello? test drive's not over yet. [ male announcer ] it's practically yours. [ louder ] hello? but we still need your signature. right now during sign then drive, it's never been easier to get the all-new passat,

i'm never going to be bing crosby. forget it.guest, i'm going to sit right next to bing crosby, and i used to tell bishop as we took walks, what did you want to be as a kid? and i said i wanted to be bing crosby. they get him to sing on the show. see this kid,ç biggest fan you ever had. go ahead, sing a song. so he turns like this and sings a capella. beautiful. and the bishop hadn't had enough. now regis, it's your turn, you sing a song to bing. he knew all of your lyrics when he was 6 years old. i sang "pennies from heaven" to bing crosby. and he chimes in. but here's the punch line, i never told him what he meant to me. i never wrote a letter made a phone call, i was too intimidated by his presence to say, bing, this is how it all started for me. you were the one who inspired me, who influenced me. and i can't tell you, i can't thank you enough. >> one of the great guys in our business, regis philbin, wishing him the best. >>> the first look at the new issue of "time" magazine. let 's go to vegas. alright, let's do it. let's

a lot. >> bing crosby, david bowie?1975. you can find it on youtube. >> please, i'd love to find it. >> should i save you for last? >> yeah. >> i have two unusual movies. >> save those. >> kimberly, your favorite movie? >> i really loved "miracle on 34th street." and every time i see it, it bring has tear to my eye. you can't help but love this song. it's a christmas -- it's believing in something and having faith and it has great legal themes. >> the thing about that, isn't that a great movie? >> i love it. >> remember the guy, the drunk who was santa claus? then he gets replaced by the real santa claus because there's a real santa claus. it's a great movie and it change that had woman -- she said a stick in the mud. >> check this out, you said you got the legal aspect. bob picked out the drunk that was the santa claus that got replaced. there was a lot of business in there, too. the town, the loans, the bank was going under. it's got something for everyone. >> excuse me. >> macy's. >> different movie. i think you're t

bing crosby recorded back. he said, we got all that is that we could get all of that. it went on to be the biggest single of all time. it probably will not change. tavis: it has to resonate with people. >> those are good examples. songs are not poetry. there is a difference. the rappers are doing poetry. but there's no melody. i write a lot of poetry. what poetry is is a song without a melody. it is two different things. a song is different from poetry. tavis: i totally agree. these days, most songwriters do not know how to write a good melody. >> amen. tavis: the new project from merle haggard is called "working in tennessee." if you did not see the wonderful special on pbs, go on line and find it. you will not be disappointed. a great special about this wonderful artist. it is an honor to have you on this program. >> nice to be here. tavis: that is our show for tonight. >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org. tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for a conversation with robert blake. that is next time, we will see you then. >>

bing crosby and danny k on the big scene, two army buddies, making it big after the war.n the little stage, they play the straight laced bob wallace. >> i love the music. i think it's an amazing songwriter, it's an honor to be singing it. >> reporter: the part of phil davis. he is the funny guy, you know the light hearted one. he tries to tell bob to go out and fall in love and stuff subpoena have more fun. >> subpoena -- and have more fun. >> on the thumb of the team work and make sure they -- lines are clear. >> reporter: kim, laura and larry are the creative minds mind lend the production. they have worked together 15 years. >> the three of us that do the shows care a lot and we try to give them the best possible performance experience they can get. we teach them every aspect. >> reporter: and the students loving every bit of it. >> so much fun the music is up beat and i love it. >> reporter: the play will be a team effort. and if this doesn't get nut holiday spirit it's likely nothing will. >> reporter: the mat knee starts tomorrow for the local school kids, it runs a

. >> this is a funny movie after all, an old fashioned binge crosby road picture. >> i'm not sure theyon an adventure like this. >> something happened on the unicorn. the key to everything. >> the globe hopping thrill ride stars billy elliot's jamie bell as tin tin, a young reporter who recovers a treasure lost at sea centuries ago. >> i was bulled over by the way it looks, which is insane. >> determined to beat him to that treasure is ivan ivanovich played by daniel craig. >> i will find it, with or without your help. >> the movie is based on a series of children's books well known to readers in europe. daniel is a big fan. >> i remember reading them and being so excited about the adventures. >> joining tin tin is the guy we know as gollum from the lord of the rings. >> saved from above! >> the adventures of tin tin is spielberg's first motion animation. >> i've been able to do things in the medium of animation which i could never do in live action. >> the director's other new movie "war horse" hits theaters on christmas day. >> i was devoted to doing tin tin and i had an affair with

. ♪ it's beginning to look a lot like christmas ♪ >> is that bing crosby?yeah. >> we have four days left to shop. >> it seems like, i mean, some people -- thank you -- some people are in the christmas spirit. there was a piece of video we saw today that makes you think that the grinch is alive and well. >> let's go to the videotape. >> before we throw to it, let's tell people what it is. a fedex guy is supposed to be delivering a big computer screen, okay, to someone's home. there happens to be a camera, camera monitor, outside the house. let's watch. ♪ here comes santa claus, here comes santa claus, right down santa claus lane ♪ >> oh, my god. >> trashed it. >> i like the sound effects. >> we added that in. just so you know. here's the deal. the guy in the house said that all he had to do was hit a buzzer. there was a buzzer out there. was not in the mood. fedex was disappointed. >> i bet. >> this is their quote. it's disappointed in the behavior shown on the video and used it as a learning opportunity. to remind employees every single package is the most

. >> the guy is assaulting my ears worse than bing crosby assaulted his kids. >> have i news for youhat's not what happens when you sober up. that's the opposite. >> that's what happens -- >> i hate stone temple pilots to the core of my being. they rewined alternative radio in the early 90s. that's good. i don't understand why you don't like. it it is fun to look at. >> he can't sing, andrew. he can't sing. >> do you remember his music when you watched mtv, that's a fun video to watch. >> look over there, andrew. >> that's a good video. >> it is horrible. he is completely off key. he is off key. >> that's right. >> i give him credit for not auto tuning it, but still, pick a key and stick with it. >> come on, andy. everybody knows. >> iron maid plus music, that works. >> everyone knows that christmas albums are a cash cow. he obviously needs cash. why does he need cash? >> he is up to $300 a day. >> that's the accurate way to put it. >> hideous. >> greg i think it is next say the night here in new york? >> you know it. it is saturday. he is playing at the winery. >> we have to go. >>

. >> is the dad lip-syncing to "bing crosby's jingle bells"?k of this when i was five? >> well they would have had to shoot it with like tapes and stuff. >> editing the videotape. >> everybody throws away their christmas cards every year. this is something you could save and look back on years later. >> we couldn't afford to send the cards any more. we had to come up with another way of connecting with family and friends. and being a video professional, i decided i've made enough videos for other people, why can't we make one for our own family. >> which is so brilliant. i'm not kidding, where did you do it? how long did it take? >> the current video, i would say there's probably like 600 calls. >> i know because i strung them. >> we usually do it in our living room. you can work around kids' nap schedules and feeding them. and we collaborate with all the kids and let them have their ideas and go crazy in front of the camera. >> your entire family looks like they were carved out of cream cheese. >> how do you keep everybody smiling and getting

you can sing that together ♪ deck the halls fa la la la labile bill let's have bing crosby pick it upgo. >> deck the halls with vows of holly fa la la la la la la la la ♪ tis the season to be jolly ♪ fa la la la la la la la la ♪ gone we now our gay apparel ♪ fa la la la la la la la labile bill okay, gay apparel in the cherry elementary school in traverse city, michigan gay apparel out of there. >> yep. >> bill: why? >> for first and second graders the music teachers started last friday because the kids were giggling when they sang that line that she would change it to bright apparel. now this only lasted a day because the principal got wind of it and immediately said this is a personal decision by the teacher and put it back to gay. this doesn't begin to top other things that i have heard happening at other schools. like i told you a couple weeks ago my son coming home and singing we wish you a happy holiday instead of we wish you a merry christmas. he thought that was the actual lyric to the song. and the bigger point here is why are they even singing deck the halls? because christma

bill: question 2, the dreaded phrase, happy holidays, was actually coined during a song in the bing crosby movie "holiday inn." who was his co-star? >> a, bob hope, b, louis armstrong, c, fred mcmurray, d, fred astaire? who stared with him in the holly movie and roll the tape. >> on this day of independence ♪ ♪ on this independence day ♪ . >> bill: yes, the answer is fred astaire for all you people who are not serious. you got it right? >> absolutely. >> bill: you got it wrong. >> so? >> bill: so chafee is down. >> call me governor. >> bill: mccallum goes into a rare lead. in 2008, atheists in washington state put up a display in the capitol building mondayoring the winter solstice. at the state capitol building in olympia. there is a display feature ago nativity because christmas honors the birth of jesus, and now a sign deny grading religion that was put up by atheists. >> the season of the winter solstice may reason prevail. there are no gods, no devils, no angels, no heaven or hell. >> bill: ho, ho, ho. that's the christmas spirit there. what ancient monument is believed to have been b

. >> 1934, bing crosby recorded that stock. >> his parents talked about it. >>> still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. high drama. see the frantic rescue efforts. see two men after the scaffolding collapses. >>> growing trends. people posted suicide notes on facebook. and now, facebook wants to fight the trend. >>> i'm bob turk. first warning weather center. still mild into the weekend. i'll have the exclusive first warning five-day forecast. >>> and here are the top stories on wjz.com at this hour. for updates on the day's news and the forecast, log onto wjz.com. switching to progressive could mean hundreds more in your wallet year after year. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. wildfires were getting close to homes. at that moment, i got my first taste of just how important the guard is. announcer: be there for your community, at nationalguard.com. >>> three members of the florida a&m university. police say the three men hit a female clarinet player so hard, they broke her thigh bone. the beatings took place about three weeks before th

on this day in 1941, bing crosby brought holiday cheer to the radio with a song you can't forget "whiteyear earlier and reportedly the best i ever wrote. and in 1940, he included it on the kraft music hall and was a standard and wished

founder chip davis at the helm, mannheim sells more holiday albums than any act in history, more than bing crosbyight" again, i just can't hear it anymore. >> what do you think i'm going to say? >> reporter: for the past 27 years davis and his orchestra have turned out new-age heavy synthesizer christmas hits in a style he calls 18th century rock. >> does that make you a rock star? >> well, i don't know about the rock star part. i guess, you know, i've got a pretty good size following. i've sold quite a few records. >> reporter: nearly 28 million records, actually, and packed shows in dozens of cities at christmas time. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> on stage this night at universal orlando resort, davis conducts the entire performance from memory, gesturing, sweating and jumping. >> is that your signature jump? you don't get a lot of air, i have to say, but you get off the ground a little bit. >> i'm just goofing around. there is no doubt when the down beat is when those feet hit the ground. >> reporter: davis bounces between tour stops in true rock star style on his private jet, the rocket sled. >> well, off we go,

. >> bill: by the way,s that what a toupee that bing crosby had. okay. >> how do you know that?i know everything. the film "a white christmas" featured songs lie irvin berlin the author of many classic christmas songs. that is somewhat ironic because berlin was known for being, what? >> bill: is he jewish. >> i knew he was jewish. i don't know. i'm very confused. i have a lot on my mind. >> bill: weighing you down. show the folks the ring. look at this. >> it's like a baked potato. >> bill: mick jagger gave it to you. >> bill wants it for christmas. i'm going to give it to you for christmas. >> bill: dana carvey in the zone this evening. p and p moments away. . >>> pinheads and patriots starring dana carvey in a moment. but first, monday evening, i'll be at the barnes & nobles around where i grew up. 7:00 p.m.. that is the last signing of the year. please call the store for details. it's free. you get bracelets but we got to keep it to a few hundred people. as you may know "killing lincoln" is a huge best seller. thank you. if you become a bill o'reilly premium member we will se

or bing crosby? >> who it is? >> dean martin. i got it right. there was no question. >> one thing at a time, tony. >> let's check in with julie wright while tony regroups. >> the key to that sense is and since we have for place to go, let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. >> all how you interpret the song. >> we all have places to go which is why we don't want that during the rush hour. not an easy grow traveling northbound along i-95 headed up towards 395. this is the commute out in newington. it is bumper to bumper slow. the focal point of this northbound delay, it is stacking up in newington headed northbound up towards landmark. still going to find yourself on the brakes as you travel southbound 270 leaving germantown this morning from father hurley boulevard headed out to the lane divide. it remains heavy, slow and steady at this time. you will find that we do have accident activity to report on the inner loop of the beltway as you approach telegraph road. the accident activity now moved over to the shoulder. average speed as you work with

. >>> don't tell bing crosby, but i'm sure you've noticed by now for the majority of the country, ithite christmas. this time last year, nearly half the country was covered in snow. but right now 77% of the country is enjoying a snowless winter. check out the difference in weather conditions at 30 rock between when i was here doing the show a year ago and today. of course, it's a welcome break for many across the northern half of the united states, but in some of the warmer states in the south, snow is in demand. so much so that people are paying anywhere between $2,000 and $20,000 to have their yards turned into winter wonderlands. the service even inspired a . living with the pain of moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis... could mean living with joint damage. help stop the damage before it stops you with humira. for many adults with moderate to severe ra, humira's proven to help relieve pain and stop joint damage. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal events can occur, such as infections, lymphoma, or other types of c

and of course, 30 straight days of bing crosby's "white christmas" on repeat, folks around here are startingall of this leads up to my big question. instead of rooting around for lesser known holiday songs, isn't it time that we all innovate? well, we hear at "the d.r. show" have come up with a few new christmas titles for 2012 and beyond. see what you think. our first title, "the six industries of christmas." not bad. this is my favorite, the second one, "grandma got run over by a monopoly health care system." it's kind of a cautionary tale. and then, finally, every child's favorite, "rudolph the greedy bastard," available soon on itunes. >>> after this, a journey into the heart of inequity. life in america seen through the windows of a greyhound bus. my doctor told me calcium is best absorbed in small continuous amounts. only one calcium supplement does that in one daily dose. citracal slow release... continuously releases calcium plus d for the efficient absorption my body needs. citracal. fothis was the gulf's beston tourism season in years. all because so many people wanted to visit us.

. >> it has rosemary clooney and bing crosby and the best songs and the best music and the best storylly brings out the spirit of christmastime. it's kind of a fantasy, but it's really got this hometown feel to it. and i just like it. always like it very much. >> my favorite christmas movie is jim henson's "emmett otter's jug band christmas." ♪ slipping and sliding in the mud ♪ >> what? it's big in canada. >> it's a very authentic telling of a christmas experience that many of us had. not just with the red rider bb gun but a number of the other things in the movie. just get it right. >> merry christmas. ho, ho, ho. >> it just reminds me of a good time, being with family, and memories. being 3,000 miles away from home kind of is a great way to feel like you're back home. >> that little kid is triple dog dared to lick the flagpole. >> dad! >> it reminds me of the three times i did it when i was a child. >> "christmas vacation" makes me feel like no matter what life throws at you, you always have the ability to overcome things and for things to always work out in your life. >> when he ha

for decades, people liened to bing crosby sing "i'm dreaming of a white christmas," christmas classicslp people figure out what to give for christmas and the holidays. >> i have. go to bing.com/holiday. and there is like a calendar and it's a holiday calendar. every day you can go and click on the date and you have the chance to win anything, from like a new car, a free plane ticket for your family, but also great about it is that it gives you really good ideas and also shows you the best prices for flights to go home for your family and if you don't have a lot of money to spend, which -- >> gretchen: or you need ideas. >> and you need ideas and it is all there. >> gretchen: it becomes more difficult to buy for your family as years go by. >> i stick to making when it comes to my mom and dad. >> gretchen: what will you make them? >> well, i made my mom a video for her last birthday. for my dad's birthday, this weekend, it's not finished yet, but the older i get and the longer my hair grow, i'm looking more and more like my father every day. so my friend is a photographer and we did a fo

on a main's too bing crosby for me. >> the man spent his career on the streets of chicago. >> he has more jobs than he created. megyn: they failed to collect enough signatures to get their names on the ballots. should newt gingrich and rick perry be allowed on the ballot anyway? megyn: that's happening tomorrow night. the countdown to new year's starts tomorrow. and we would love for to you celebrate with us at fox news. bill hemmer and i will be live at america's biggest party in the heart of times square. take a look. the preparations are underway. officials testing the toss of confetti in the square as part of the pair worthiness test. we'll be counting down to 2012 with all our friends. plus the cast of the tony award nominated show "rock of ages." all the fun starts at 11:00 a.m. eastern time on fnc. if you would like to give a shoutout to someone you know or love you can. 36288. we would love to ring in the new year with you tomorrow night, 11:00 p.m. see you then. "kelly's court" is back in session. a redo in the old dominion state for two gop presidential candidates. rick per