bowie. it's david [ bleep ] bowie. >> and it's bing [ bleep ] crosby, pal. >> the thing that i love about ithear -- ♪ peace on earth ♪ can it be ♪ years from now >> reporter: "peace on erlt." a tune born of unusual circumstances, now, in its own way, a christmas classic. ♪ i'm david wright for "nightline" in hollywood. ♪ can it be >> ah, charming story. pick your favorite, i like the original. >>> when we come back, no more washington grid lock? well, that's the subject of tonight's closing argument. but first, jimmy kimmel with what's coming up next. jimmy? >> jimmy: tonight, dan aykroyd, brian austin green, music from brad, and donald trump's hair comes to life. it's a christmas miracle. "jimmy kimmel live" is next.

in a stirring tribute just released yesterday will ferrell as david bowie, john c.elly as bing crosby in a shot for shot remake of this holiday classic. >> our newborn king to see pa rum pum pum. ♪ our finest gifts we bring ra pum pum pum ra pum pum pum ♪ ♪ peace on earth can it be >> okay, john c. rielly looks nothing like bing crosby. it's remarkable. yeah, nothing, not even close but a tine effort by the boys. will ferrell and john c. rielly. still ahead on "way too early." why are you awake? your techs are next and "morning joe" just moments away. [ female announcer ] experience dual action power with listerine® whitening plus restoring rinse. it's the only listerine® that gets teeth two shades whiter. and makes tooth enamel two times stronger. get dual action listerine® whitening® rinse. building whiter, stronger teeth. get dual action listerine® whitening® rinse. i'm a member of this hotel'sre loyalty program.ce. well, how far away is it? okay, we take a train to a dude ranch, then we canoe to the conference. or we could book with hotels.com and stay closer. [

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here is the original, david bowie and bing crosby in 1977, "drummer boy."ompare it to ferrell and riley's version. and play it. ♪ our newborn king to see pa-rum-pum-pum-pum ♪ ♪ our finest gifts to bring pa-rum-pum-pum-pum ♪ rum-pum-pum-pum rum-pum-pum ♪ >> the video has gotten nearly 350,000 views on funny or die. that's nice. >>> it happened to visa, mastercard, mcdonald's, walgreens, they're hacked, folks, with your information. we'll tell you how to protect yourself online. >>> first it may be time for carols, kris kringle, pa rum pum pum pum, but not everybody likes the songs. in fact some are annoying. some of the most loathed, madonna's version of "santa baby" dma got one over by a reindeer" and "last christmas" by wham. i'm with them. that's annoying. the worst, number one, belongs to a former beetle. it was paul mccartney's "wonderful christmas time" which i also dislike. if you live for performance, upgrade to castrol edge advanced synthetic oil. with eight times better wear protection than mobil 1. castrol edge. it's more than just oil. it's liqui

this was an old gem, david bowie and bing crosby dying to be rock-ified i like to say.oliday times. >> jason, making "the muppet mov movie". >> i am. >> what's that like. >> fantastic, totally real. i cried like a baby the first time they brought kermit out, it was embarrassing but jack and emily blunts have agreed to little parts, so the cast is pretty insane. >> in addition to kermit the frog and all those guys. >> they were my first comic influence. when you're a kid, kermit the frog is tom hanks, you know what i? or jimmy stewart or something like. this he sort of set the bar for who i wanted to be as an actor. >> jack two, kids? >> spending time with my boys and having a holiday feast with the family. >> sounds fantastic. jason. >> same, see my family and try to spread joy throughout the world. >> all right. there you go. guys, good luck. thank you so much for coming in pleasure. >> pleasure was mine. >> you went up against "king kong" a few years ago and this year kind of like it. >> that's right. christmas day. "gulliver's" will be unleashed. >> greatest family f

little drummer boy, bing crosby featuring david bowie. ♪ a newborn king to see pa rum pa pump pump ♪ and happy new year. >> love that he remembered that. >> that's the best part. so what is it like a light bulb? >> you don't even know it? the pressure's on. and just pops into your head. >> that's what we do for a living. still to come on this christmas morning from holiday music to movies, what's your choice? we'll tell you ours. but first, this is "today" on nbc. [ r brotr ]he tt's the last. ye.ok, 'lli [ female annouer made fresh, ight. thiss. that is not half. guys i have more. with cinnabon cnamon have such a sweet delicious aro that my family can wait ir hands on them. enjoy cinnab cinnamon... now in all pillsbury cinnamon roll that my family can wait ir hands on them. can cause coma andider's even death. enjoy cinnab cinnamon... the african black mamba can kill a man with one bite. but there's an even deadlier predator cigarettes, produced by big tobacco, which take a life every six point five seconds. don't be big tobacco's next victim. >>> still to come on "today," planning o

the band extending through laurel and bowie and lighter as you head to annapolis and david soulville. davidson veil. ville. let's get back to the computer and talk about the momslikeme.com bus stop forecast. cold and windy in virginia. page county, virginia you are going in two hours late. windy and snow showers this morning especially in maryland. temperatures are 17 to 25. as far as the day planner, we will see some snow showers through 9:00, 27 in washington. 29 at noon. maybe a lingering flurry or snow shower but more sun this afternoon and by five only 29. look at the winds, northwest to west over 20 miles an hour sustained with gusts over 40. right now we have gusts to 30 in winchester and manassas, 30 in baltimore. 37 cambridge and 81 at the pax river -- 31 in pax river. temperature-wise, upper teens in the shenandoah valley to frederick to 23 in washington and also in easton at 23. there's the wind chills this morning just to make it feel better for you. 6 manassas, and 9 in washington we have to worry about the wind and snow showers this morning. wind advisory until 10:00 p.m