uh... >> rudolph is definitely one. >> prancer...what else? dancer, juan. >> ok, so, there's dancer and prancer and comet and vixen and... rudolph wasn't one, right? >> okay, guys, nice try, but here are the right names -- and did you know the original name of the poem was "a visit from st. nicholas"? it was published in 1823. for "teen kids news," i'm sam. >> why do people sigh? according to new research, it's not because of love or sadness. subjects in an experiment were given an impossible puzzle. when they couldn't solve it, they sighed. so it could be we sigh when we give up. >> we all know teens who are stand-outs in academics. maybe you even know a pair of very smart twins. but erika has a story about quadruplets -- four siblings, each one of them qualified to join a club of intellectual superstars. >> they don't look exactly alike, but these teens have a very special bond -- they're quadruplets, very accomplished quadruplets. for example... >> [ speaking mandarin ] >> ...patrick, thomas, and alanna learned to speak mandarin >> sister m

>> steve: i thought it was -- ♪ i'm a tiny prancer prancer for money do what you want blitzen to do that's a good one. tiny prancer. >> steve: maybe, it was. it should be on my album. >> jimmy: this one's from @jerrysullivant. her song is -- ♪ with or without you ♪ with or without you >> jimmy: i can't -- is that it? ♪ with or without you ♪ [ laughter ] you wonder why my album bombed on the chart. >> steve: are you serious? were you thinking of -- >> jimmy: did you hear about what happened to my grandmother? >> jimmy: no, what happened? [ laughter ] >> jimmy: the craziest story. >> steve: what happened? i know that you were so sad last christmas. >> jimmy: yeah, i can't get into it now. [ light laughter ] she got run over by a reindeer. [ laughter ] ♪ with or without you i can't live with or without you ♪ ♪ with or without you and you give the gift away ♪ ♪ and you give your gift away ♪ ♪ and you give and you give and you give your gift away with or without you ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: i can't do it. ♪ all this time on christmas day ♪ the next one's from @kaitlinsmith34.

. >> prancer. >> uh-huh, uh-huh. >> blitzen. >> i say they got it! >> tell us. all these reindeer, santa. >> that's right. dasher and dancer and prancer and vixen. comet and cupid and donder and blitzen. the most famous of all is rudolph, that's right. this one, she's the only girl reindeer. she helps me keep the boys in line. >> i didn't know. it's donder. not donner. people sometimes get it wrong. >> santa knows. santa knows. >> thank you, santa. all right, kath. >> where did you say you're from? outside of chicago this gentleman's from. all right. in the famous holiday song where did the singer catch mommy kissing santa claus? >> under the mistletoe. >> yeah, baby. >> underneath that mistletoe. tell us about it, santa. >> it's always a bright time to sing. we sing a lot at the north pole. we sing "jingle bells," though! >> santa's pretty cool. all right. back across to kath. >> lovely lady from illinois. which holiday movie appears on tv more than any other christmas movie? "miracle on 34th street," "it's a wonderful life," "elf" or "a christmas story." >> "i

. >> comet and prancer almost made it on santa's naughty list. the pair got loose on a free way in houston. a man was taking them to a school in the houston hear when the door to the trailer came over. comet and dancer walked between cars. good samaritans came to the rescue. >> the guy was behind her. we pulled up. when we pulled up, they started eating. >> the reindeer were gathered up. they did make it to that school visit. they will be ready to ride with santa. so no worries. keep an eye on the reindeer with rain dear cam. you'll sola -- see a live camera. >>> we know you checked the stockings and and the tree but don't forget to check your email. how people are sending them and how they are a dream come true for you procrastinators. and the debate after the debate. who came out a winner and who had the line of the night? >>> the hot new trends for the holidays is not a gift but a lot of them. people are registering. once reserved for weddings and baby showers, there are websites like santa's hideout and check twice. >> using a registry does s

the runners included dasher, dancer, prancer and the winner of the race, mutumbay. >> tonight he welcomesha franklin. that's late night with jimmy fallen week nights at 12:35, 11:35 central time on your local nbc station. >>> i'm for your first look at entertainment news. talk about biting the hand that feeds you. piers morgan sounded like anything but a fan of celebrities. he told england's inquiry into media ethics he never authorized phone-hacking and blasted celebrities who used the media for publicity and exposure and then whine about privacy. >>> gerard butler is recovering after a weekend surfing accident in which he was dragged over rocks and held under water. >>> after internet death rumors, jon bon jovi posted a shot of himself on facebook and twitter, with a sign reading heaven looks a lot like new jersey. >>> snooki hit her branding partner with a lawsuit. she's been smacked back with a $7 million countersuit. >>> and finally, did james franco really get an easy "a" in grad school? a former nyu professor filed a lawsuit claiming he was fired for giving franco a "d" after franc

now dasher now dancer, now prancer and vixen. on comet, on cupid, on donor and blitzen.o the top of the porch, to the top of the wall, dash away, dash away, dash away a. >> the hurricane fly -- now to the sky. up to the house top they flew, with the sleigh of toys and saint nicholas too. i heard the prancing pawing of each little hoof. >> as i drew in my head and was turn around down the chimney saint nicholas came with a bound. hehe was dressed in fur from his head to his foot. a bag full of toys swung on his back. >> his eyes held a twinkle -- his cheek was like roses and his nose like a cherry. his mouth was drawn up like a bow and the beard on his chin was as white as the snow. the stump of his pipe he held tight in his chief. he had a broad face and a little round belly that shook when he laughed like a bowl full of jelly. [inaudible] and i laughed when i saw him in spite of myself. >> a wink of his weigh and a twist of his head soon gave me to know i had nothing to dread. >> and filled all the stockings -- laying his finger aside of his nose and giving a nod up the

dasher, dancer, i see prancer, vixen in the background, donner, cupid, blitzen -- wait, go back. no, the other one. that's blitzen. that's donner. i always get them mixed up. donner has the brown fur. you can see the problem there. obviously, christmas is a go. we're ready from north pole, alaska, to see the sleigh take off in just over a couple nights there, lynne. >> you got an exclusive with santa so you know you're set for the year. this is only going to go up from here. bob, thanks so much for braving the cold. >> reporter: you're welcome. >> put a good word in for us. >>> coming up, a champion heads to jail. a bowl game goes down to the wire. and a big concussion comeback. >>> plus, a 59-year-old woman makes a miracle shot no one was supposed to be able to make. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >> you know, lynne, we found someone a little more ridiculous than me, which makes me feel kind of normal this morning. your forecast is coming up. busy travel season under way. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is

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dasher, dancer, prancer, and vixen, and come on comet and cupid and donner and blitzen.h! ♪ dashing through the snow ♪ in a one-horse open sleigh ♪ ♪ o'er the fields we go ♪ laughing all the way ♪ bells on bob tail ring ♪ making spirits bright ♪ what fun it is to laugh and sing ♪ ♪ a sleighing song tonight ♪ oh, jingle bells ♪ jingle bells, jingle all the way ♪ ♪ oh, what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh ♪ ♪ hey ♪ jingle bells, jingle bells ♪ ♪ jingle all the way ♪ oh, what fun it is to ride ♪ ♪ in a one-horse open sleigh ♪ okay, guys, calm down. [neighing] ♪ a day or two ago ♪ i thought i'd take a ride ♪ soon my mr. right ♪ was right here by my side ♪ ♪ the horse was lean and lank ♪ ♪ a misfortune seemed our luck ♪ ♪ we got into a drifting bank ♪ ♪ and then we kissed for luck ♪ ♪ oh-ohh-oh, jingle bells ♪ ♪ jingle bells, jingle all the way ♪ ♪ oh, what fun it is to ride ♪ ♪ in a one-horse open sleigh ♪ ♪ hey ♪ jingle bells, jingle bells ♪ ♪ jingle, jingle all the way ♪ ♪ oh, what fun it is to ride ♪ ♪ in a one-horse open sleigh ♪ ♪ [jazzy "jingle bells"] ♪ j

. >> prancer. >> uh-huh, uh-huh. >> blitzen. >> i say they got it! >> tell us. tell us about all these reindeer, santa. >> that's right. dasher and dancer and prancer and vixen. comet and cupid and donder and blitzen. the most famous of all is rudolph, that's right. this one, she's the only girl reindeer. she helps me keep the boys in line. >> i didn't know. it's donder. not donner. people sometimes get it wrong. >> santa knows. santa knows. >> thank you, santa. all right, kath. >> where did you say you're from? outside of chicago this gentleman's from. all right. in the famous holiday song where did the singer catch mommy kissing santa claus? >> under the mistletoe. >> yeah, baby. >> underneath that mistletoe. tell us about it, santa. >> it's always a bright time to sing. we sing a lot at the north pole. we sing "jingle bells," though! >> santa's pretty cool. all right. back across to kath. >> lovely lady from illinois. which holiday movie appears on tv more than any other christmas movie? "miracle on 34th street," "it's a wonderful life," "elf" or "a christmas

>> there's dancer, prancer, vixen in the background. comet, cupid, donder, blitzen. wait, go back. that's blitzen. the other is donder. i can't believe i'm that stupid. >> where's rudolph? >> rudolph is inside charging his nose. >> keeping it warm. >> last year it was minus 40. it's no joke. this is very warm for this part of the country. we're just below zero. if it was 5, we would be out in speedos. >> you're going, i want sick. go six, baby! >> what time is it there right now? >> it's -- we're an hour behind. what is it? 6:00 your time? we're approaching 5:00 our time. with the sunset and sunrise, we're coming off the shortest day like all of nus the country. you're averaging nine and a half hours, just under four hours of sunlight. won't see the sun for five or six hours. 10:00, 9:00 our time. >> make the most of your time there. you're being good boy. >> thanks, bob. 5:50. they are expecting plenty of snow this christmas. weekend tahoe area ski resorts. forecasters say this is the driest december in recent memory with little or no snowfall in the sierra. >> it is amazing. you

>> dasher, dancer -- >> there is dasher, dancer, prancer and vixen. >> we brought up donner. we brought up the three "ds." dancer, donner and -- what is it? >> dasher. >> they were saying it was donder or donna and blitzen. that's what they said. >> donna and blitzen. >> anyway, i guess sara hit the streets to find out what is it? >> lord knows we need to. >> do you know the reindeer, santa's reindeer that start with "d?" >> donor. >> donder. >> can anyone spell that? >> no. >> that's going to be the hardest. >> that's a donor. >> if i said on comet, on cupid on -- >> donder and blitzen. >> you know it is donder. >> i said donner. >> should be donder. >> why? >> sounds better. >> show that to the camera. >> donner. >> final answer? >> final answer. >> what if i told you it's actually donder? >> no. it's donner. it can never be. it will change history. >> really? >> let's flip it around. i think we've got a winner. ding, ding, ding. >> a lot of people think it's donder. >> because it was originally written in dutch or german. >> german. >> then the dutch stole it. >> then the

there's dasher, dancer, prancer, vixen is in the background. comet, cupid, doner, blitzen. go back.ck. that's blitzen. obviously. and the other one is donder. really, how could i mess this up? donder is the one with the fur. i should have known that. >> and what about rudolph? >> rudolph is inside charging his nose. he's got a special pen inside. he doesn't have to hang out here in the nice warm weather. i say warm, and i do mean it, yes, it's cold for the bay area. it's minus two. last year it was minus 40. so this is very mild for this part of the world. and what i was saying earlier? if it was 5 i would be in my speedo. yes, i would. yes, i would. >> not with that camera angle, buddy. how is santa doing? is he ready to go? >> did you say santa? he's ready to go. he's real busy right now. he's working on toys, helping the elves do last-minute coordination. later this morning he will open the doors to the children there are a lot of kids trying to get in the last-minute requests. ipads, kindle fire, barbies and legos. >> a little bit of something for everyone. thanks, bob. always g

dasher, dancer, prancer, vixen is in the background, cupid, donner, blitzer. go back.o, the other one. that's blitzen. and the other one is donner. and i know you guys were going to call me out on that because it's obvious. donner is the one with the brown fur. >> we were wondering where rudolph was. >> rudolph? >> oh, he's inside charging his nose. he's doing good. but because he's rudolph, he gets to hang out inside. you're probably wondering just how cold is it. it's zero. it's maybe one above zero, which is quite warm for this part of the world. and we're actually a few degrees shy of speedo weather. i know what you're thinking, boy, why can't it be 5? >> we are grateful. we didn't want to see that. that's something best left for other places in other times. bob, thank you very much and say hi to the mr. and mrs. if you run into them. >> i will. merry christmas to you guys. >> thank you. thanks very much. >> that is great. it's good to see the elves are working. >> i hope he has some type of aspirin up there for his back. poor guy. >>> coming up, the district appea

there's dasher, dancer, prancer, vixen in the background, comet, cupid, donner, blitzen.t, go back. no, the other one. that's blitzen and that one right there is donner. i don't understand how i get these guys mixed up because they all look so different. but, anyway, one thing that is helping -- he's inside charging his nose. obviously. >> yes. >> one thing that is nice about this year, last year it was minus 40. this year, it's single digits. a heat wave, if you will. i say single digits because that's how many i plan on losing. >> i think you need to go join rudolph in there, get some hot chocolate and some cookies, try to keep warm. >> that's a good idea. i might take you up on that, angie. merry christmas to you. reporti pole, alaska. thank you so much for that report. we're looking forward to seeing santa and his sleigh this weekend. >>> plus, as we all know, it's always good to see your noise charged. >>> once wisconsin congressman might find himself on santa's naughty list. jim sensenbrenner said mrs. obama should practice what she preaches with her eating. and he

the runners included dasher, dancer, prancer, and the winner of the race, mutumbe -- [ laughter ] theeindeer from kenya. [ laughter and applause ] the winner -- [ applause ] mutumbe. finally, i heard that the kardashian family just released a special 3-d christmas card. [ scattered groans ] and, this is nice. the card even plays kim's favorite christmas song "the 12 days of marriage." [ laughter ] we have a great show tonight. give it up for the roots! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ >> jimmy: we have a huge show tonight. [ cheers and applause ] he's a superstar, i'm so happy to have him here. god, this guy is a movie star, and this movie is awesome. i saw it in imax, which is the way you've got to see this movie. it's just killer. it's just amazing. his new movie "mission: impossible - ghost protocol," tom cruise is here tonight! [ cheers and applause ] he's the best. i really love that guy. i love this guy, too. our tech expert and editor-in-chief of theverge.com. joshua topolsky is back on the show tonight. >> steve: oh, j-top. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: he's got the cool gadget

we've got dasher, dancer, prancer, vixen in the back there, comet, cupid, donner blitzen, go back, nothe other one's donner. bottom line, everything's a go for christmas eve. everything's going to be on time there, thomas. >> is this elf union? i want to make sure that we are crossing our ts, dotting our is. >> we are, actually. there's a bunch of them actually standing over there. so if i were to boot him out, i'd have a bunch coming in to replace and it probably wouldn't work out well for me. >> bob, thank you, i appreciate it. >> reporter: merry christmas. >> you too. >>> dysfunction junction. remember that song from "schoolhouse rock?" of course, well, that's what americans think of congress. >>> plus kim jong-il was known as many things, a dictator, a tyrant, but you may not know some of the more bizarre aspects of his life. we have that coming up on our flip side. don't go anywhere. un. see? he's taking his vitamins. new one a day vitacraves plus omega-3 dha is a complete multivitamin for adults. plus an excellent source of omega-3 dha in a great tasting gummy. one a day, gummie

the runners included dasher, dancer, prancer, and the winner of the race, mutumbe -- [ laughter ] the even plays kim's favorite christmas song "the 12 days of marriage." [ laughter ] we have a great show tonight. give it up for the roots! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ >> jimmy: we have a huge show tonight. [ cheers and applause ] he's a superstar, i'm so happy to have him here. god, this guy is a movie star, and this movie is awesome. i saw it in imax, which is the way you've got to see this movie. it's just killer. it's just amazing. his new movie "mission: impossible - ghost protocol," tom cruise is here tonight! [ cheers and applause ] he's the best. i really love that guy. i love this guy, too. our tech expert and editor-in-chief of theverge.com. joshua topolsky is back on the show tonight. >> steve: oh, j-top. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: he's got the cool gadgets, cool cameras, he's a great guy. and the one and only, gosh, this guy is the best voice out there. rufus wainwright will be performing tonight. [ cheers and applause ] a lot of good people. >> steve: it's a good show

on, prancer! on, donner! on, blitzen! now prance away, prance away, prance away, all! santa, wait!ldren: "y"! "a"! "y" and "a"? super duper! we need to put them in our super duper... computer! three more super letters and then we'll get our super story answer. right on, readers. to santa! [ ♪ ] [ gasp ] there's santa's sleigh on top of this house! [ gasp ] maybe he's inside the house? [ rhythmic knocking ] santa? [ gasp ] hi there. we're the super readers. we're looking for santa too. we think he might be in your house. really? i've been waiting and waiting for santa. come in! [ ♪ ] santa? santa? are you here? he's not here! he's not here either! alpha pig: oh my chinny- chin-chin! he's definitely not in here. [ giggle ] how are we going to get santa to come to my house? [ ♪ ] cue the sparkles, cue the music. princess presto to the rescue! with my magic spelling wand i can spell the word "snack"! santa loves snacks. if we spell the word "snack" we might get santa to come to this house. wands up! spell with me! what letter makes the sound "s-s-s"? children: "s"! write a lowercase "s

now, vixen, and prancer. >> get one-on-one contact at the mall. >> reporter: lap mail. i love it.ple long assume that the gift of crash is less thoughtful. on the contrary, lara, people love cash. >> oh, the gift that keeps on giving. thank you very much. i'm sure we'll have lots to talk about on our website. robin? >> always a lot to talk about. all right, ladies. >>> time for "gma's" secret "deals and steals," holiday edition. it's free shipping day for more than 2,300 merchants around the country. but only here can you get 50% and more discounts. but josh elliott is playing with little anna canning. and tory johnson is here to help out. >> how much fun are they having? >> mommy. got the mommy sighting. >> she is cooking up a storm here. this is so cool. who knew that barnes & nobel sold so much more than just books? first up is their uptown kitchen. anna's been cooking for the last half hour. she gives this the big seal of approval here. and momma's going to give this the seal of approval. when you hear the price. okay. listen up on this price. regularly, $195. okay? huge. slas

we got dasher, dancer, there's prancer. vixen in the background. cupid, donner, blitzen. wait.. the other one. that's blitzen. and obviously that one is donner. i am so stupid. mixed those guys up. >> you did a great job. i think there are a lot of names to mix up. i understand that the reindeer are going high tech. they actually have a dash cam, perhaps a dasher cam? >> reporter: they do. rudolph, who happens to be inside right now charging his nose, they've gotten him a little camera on there so basically it's a virtual look of what he is doing and of course santa can take a look at what he's got going while he is in the sleigh. one thing going for them this year is the temperature. last year it was minus 40. this year it's a much more reasonable temperature. looks like we're around minus 1, zero. actually a heat wave. get to 5 and we'd be out here in our speedos. i'm sure you're wishing it was 5. >> only six layers this morning. only six. >> any santa sightings, bob? we all want to know. >> reporter: you know, he is inside right now. we weren't even sure we'd be able to get

. >>> it may not have been rue dueful or prancer or blitzin but a reindeer in ohio made a dash for itd ended up in the middle of a road. calls came into 911. stunned drivers had quite a response. >> she was walking and wasn't running. she didn't appear to be bat badly injured or limping -- badly injured or limping just walking down the road. >> a police officer arrived on the scene and with the help of an off-duty firefighter they grabbed the harness and lead it to safety. it had fallen off a truck that had been -- since been reunited with the owner. >>> you are seeing the holiday displays but none like. this for 17 years, barbara smith opened her columbus georgia home to strangers. all to spread christmas cheer. she started with decorations in one room and tells it it escalated. it has taken over the entire house. >> i have people that come in and they can't believe it. i have people come in and actually breakdown and start crying. >> with the lights and gadgets you have to imagine her power bill is through the roof. >> it is. my husband never say anything about it. i am just like th

>> dasher, dancer -- >> there is dasher, dancer, prancer and vixen. >> we brought up donner. >> i said donner. >> should be donder. >> why? >> sounds better. >> show that to the camera. >> donner. >> final answer? >> final answer. >> what if i told you it's actually donder? >> no. it's donner. it can never be. it will change history. >> really? >> let's flip it around. i think we've got a winner. ding, ding, ding. >> a lot of people think it's donder. >> because it was originally written in dutch or german. >> german. >> then the dutch stole it. >> then the germans stole it from the dutch. >> who stole it? >> donder and blitzen is thunder and lightning and it drives the team of reindeer. when they sing the song he said donner because he heard it that way. it's donder. >> nobody stole it from anybody. >> what about donna? >> that's just your version. >> i need to thank donna in wardrobe because she decorated my dressing room. you go in and a little thing changes your day? look at my dressing room. she put christmas lights and little balls and stuff and sprayed it with snow. do

we got dasher, dancer, there's prancer. vixen in the background. cupid, donner, blitzen. wait.her one. that's blitzen. and obviously that one is donner. i am so stupid. mixed those guys up. >> you did a great job. i think there are a lot of names to mix up. i understand that the reindeer are going high tech. they actually have a dash cam, perhaps a dasher cam? >> reporter: they do. rudolph, who happens to be inside right now charging his nose, they've gotten him a little camera on there so basically it's a virtual look of what he is doing and of course santa can take a look at what he's got going while he is in the sleigh. one thing going for them this year is the temperature. last year it was minus 40. this year it's a much more reasonable temperature. looks like we're around minus 1, zero. actually a heat wave. get to 5 and we'd be out here in our speedos. i'm sure you're wishing it was 5. >> only six layers this morning. only six. >> any santa sightings, bob? we all want to know. >> reporter: you know, he is inside right now. we weren't even sure we'd be able to get in there