♪ da da ♪ fa la la la la ♪ da da ♪ fa la la la la ♪ da da ♪ the mood is right the spirit's upaving a wonderful christmastime ♪ ♪ simply having a wonderful christmas ♪ ♪ oh oh oh oh ♪ christmas ♪ oh oh oh oh ♪ a wonderful christmastime ♪ christmas ♪ oh oh oh ♪ christmas ♪ oh oh oh ♪ a wonderful christmas ♪ christmastime >> that's musicianship, hoda. >> that's what i was going to say. >> we'll be back with a special guest. but first this is "today" on nbc. ♪ simply having a wonderful christmastime ♪ simply having a wonderful christmastime ♪ >>> wow, more than $20 million in gifts are on their way to disadvantaged children all over the united states as part of our 20th am toy drive. thanks for the wonderful donations by you and our corporate sponsor. >> microsoft is a company well known for their generosity, and today they're offering an invaluable service to our nonprofit organizations. laura wallace is here to tell us about it, microsoft's new york general manager. so great to see you. thank you for the support you give us every year. >> tell us how the donations will work. >>

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. ♪ deck the halls with the boughs of holly fa la la la la la la la la ♪ tis the season to be jolly ♪now our gay apparel. ♪ fa la la la la la la. >> control the agent yuletide carol? >> what's that mean. >> what's the right answer? [bell] >> it's an internet term. >> here is the next one. this one is misheard by 14% of you out there. all i want for christmas is my two front teeth. let's bring in rick reichmuth. get rick in to see if you can handle it ♪ all i want for christmas is my two front teeth ♪ my two front teeth ♪ gee, if i could only have my two front teeth, ♪ then i could wish you merry christmas. it seems so long since i could say. >> rick, can you name that tune? >> yeah, can i name that tune. it's all i want for christmas is my two front teeth. >> you can name the next lyric? >>. no i have no idea what it is. >> i haven't listened to kids bop in the longest time. >> sister susie sitting on a thistle. >> poor susie. [ laughter ] >> sitting on a thistle. >> that is a bummer of a. >> i don't even know what that means. >> we would love for our viewers to send us theirs this mo

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