frank sinatra, by that time, was not only a bobby socks hero, but he had a son whom he named franklin roosevelt sinatra. one does not realize that because later on sinatra, as she became wealthier, also changed his party designation. as a result, frank sinatra jr. came along. that is, the son changed his name and became frank sinatra jr. so we forget that earlier history. but roosevelt returned to hyde park just before the election feeling that he had done very well. and he did. partly he was helped by the soldier vote. i have a whole chapter in the book on the soldier vote. how did they vote? were there restricted in any way from voting? we have problems now in the current election season of attempts made to restrict the vote because you want to , restrict the vote of people who are likely not to vote your way. and in this case soldiers might have voted for the commander in chief. and so they were being restricted in congress and all kinds of ways about absentee ballots. nevertheless, absentee ballots were fought through and four and a half million soldiers and sailors and marines vo

sinatra result, frank jr. came along, that is he changed his e son name to his father and became frank sinatra jr. so we forget that earlier history. roosevelt returned to hyde park, home, just before the election feeling that he had done well. and he did. helped by the soldier vote. i have the whole chapter on the on the soldier vote. how did they vote? were they restricted in any way voting. we have problems now in the current curre season because restrict the vote of people that might not vote your way. voting for the commander in chief so they were vote about the absentee ballots. sailor, andsoldier, marines voted. it was a tremendous number. all were able to vote -- kinds of means were used for communicating with them and getting the absentee ballots back. on, i became the elections fficer, the officer for my outfit in korea, in the korean was nd i found out what done for absentee ballots. the back ofntersign the envelope after they sealed t with my name, rank, and serial number so they were considered le

you should hear this guy sing frank sinatra. you might want to ask him before he is out of here. and i it's a real pleasure to be here and so many places we have been, what a great organization that takes care of the men and women. you don't ask for anything. you walk in over and over, i have seen it, and i have to tell you that no matter where i have been on the map, there's always a friendly smile and sometimes you really need that especially if you're going to dover or going somewhere to meet family and you need that smile to build your endurance up and do what you have to do when you have to notify someone. whenever you go in there and the family has been taken care of by the uso, it makes our jobs much easier. for everyone involved with the uso, thank you so much. before i introduce our award winner tonight, i want to introduce sergeant andrew multredder's family, his daughter cora, his parents are here, his brother al, sister-in-law emily, sister amy, and brother-in-law charlie. thank you so much for supporting this great warrior. [applause] andrew, as any guardsmen who has

. >> ♪ somewhere beyond the sea >> bobby darin, frank sinatra, dean martin. >> ♪ volare >> tony bennett cole, johnny mathis. >> ♪ it's not for me to say you

you could bring frank sinatra, the rolling stones, the beatles.because nobody wants to follow ♪ you ain't nothing but a hound dog ♪ it's impossible. >> i wanted to be so much like him. >> regardless of the melancholy circumstances of his death, elvis presley enriched america's cultural life in an enduring way. and by blending and honoring america's different music traditions, south, north, black/white and having just enough sex appeal to make it interesting, he energized popular music and in a small way helped bring the nation together. as what would have been his 80th approaches, elvis, thanks for the memories. from graceland, i'm geraldo rivera reporting. thank you for watching. good night. gas bubbles in minutes for effective relief. dulcogas, from the makers of dulcolax- nothing relieves gas faster. dulcogas, from the makers of dulcolax- (vo)rescued.ed. protected. given new hope. during the subaru "share the love" event, subaru owners feel it, too. because when you take home a new subaru, we donate 250 dollars to helping those in need. we'll h

if i did, we would be listening to frank sinatra. [ laughter ] >> whether it's frank sinatra or al pacinoanything to help get the raiders a win right now. >> despite the winless record, wide receiver james jones says if oakland keeps on fighting, the wins will come. >> been after it nine times and we and the came away with one yet. just keep on pounding away. eventually it happens. >> we pros, man. you got to enjoy your job, man. we blessed to have this type of job we have. yeah, everybody wish they weren't 9-0 but you blessed you have to go to work and have a positive attitude every day. the only thing that will change is us. >> the game a 1:00 start on kpix 5 followed by the "5th quarter" post-game show. >>> stanford football, going to try to become bowl eligible tomorrow when they host number 23 utah. how the mighty have fallen. the cardinal are 5-4 the most losses in a season when jim harbaugh ran the program. despite the disappointing season head coach david shaw is saying all the right things. he has to. >> i told our guys win lose or draw beginning of season end of season, i'm not

. >> eminem, the black keys, no tony bennett, no frank sinatra.e acts are so hot right now but there are still many young veterans going in and out of our current wars and as i talked to two veterans, one being in the service for 25 years, they said this is the music theyisten to go into battle to get the adrenaline going. >> to make you feel like you're invincible. >> better here then there. >> absolutely. >> metallica did take the cake. >> did it feel like it was going to rip your face off. >> a little bit but that's a good thing. >> it's been a beautiful night, lovely day, lovely evening and great way to celebrate veterans day and honor these people. >> we're glad everything went so well. thank you wendy. >> down there in short sleeves. >> exactly. >> and all those people got there early to enjoy the warm unshine while they waited for the concert to start kbl exactly. >>> fast forward for a couple days and we will be in coats for a while. talk about a pattern shift. we will get into air that we haven't felt since mid-march. in fact will feel li

if we had frank sinatra come here and sing for us "if you can do it there." >> reporter: "you can doright. you can do it anywhere. we're working against the odds, but i think god is on our side. >> reporter: for "religion and ethics newsweekly," i'm lucky severson in camden, new jersey.ç >>> this week a muslim prayer service was held in indiana for peter abdul-rahman kassig, the american aid worker who was beheaded by isis militants.ç the 26-year-old kassig had converted to islam prior to his abduction in syria last year, a conversion his parents said was sincere. he became the 5th western hostage that isis claims to have beheaded since august. >>> the christian organization bread for the world this week identified as one of the major causes of hunger the way the world treats women. the report says poverty, discrimination, unpaid work andç barriers to education all combine to make women effectively second class citizens. bread for the world also notes that the new u.s. congress, convening in january, will have as members 100 women, the most ever. now, the ethics of inoculation. if p

if i did, we would be listening to frank sinatra. >> and i only have time for one number one.gs and griz in memphis. got to courtney lee under the hoop for the became winner. they took five minutes to review that play, but memphis wins it on the shot of the year. elizabeth was going crazy during the cal highlights because she went to usc and the trojans with that horrible obnoxious fight song. >> oh, that is horrible! >> we will ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ng at 4-30. >> david letterman is ,,,, at shell, we believe the world needs a broader mix of energies, which is why we are supplying natural gas, to generate cleaner electricity, that has around 50% fewer co2 emissions than coal. and why with our partner in brazil, we are producing a biofuel made from

if i did, we would be listening to frank sinatra. >> and i only have time for one number one.. got to courtney lee under the hoop for the became winner. they took five minutes to review that play, but memphis wins it on the shot of the year. elizabeth was going crazy during the cal highlights because she went to usc and the trojans with that horrible obnoxious fight song. >> oh, that is horrible! >> we will be right back. [ laughter ] >> you know what? just be nice. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ning at 4-30. >> david letterman is next with jon stewart. >> sc means ... ( band playing "late show" theme ) >> from the heart of broadway, across the nation and around the world, it's the "late show" with david letterman. tonight... plus paul shaffer and the cbs orchestra. i'm alan kalter. and now, david letterman! captioning sponsored by worldwide pants and cbs

even frank, good old blue eyes, frank sinatra. i always sell frank sinatra.er: records aren't just one generation removed from today's music technology, they're more like three or four. don't forget cds and tapes. >> vinyl tends to sound a little better. it has more, what i think they call presence and warmth. but it really sounds like something's happening. >> reporter: then there is the actual, tangible thing that you can hold in your hand. >> the big, beautiful cover art, reading the liner notes, definitely more of an experience than, like, downloading. >> reporter: the resurgence of vinyl records can only really go so far. it's kind of a portability problem. even if this thing was battery-operated, which it's not, walking around the streets of new york with it is not exactly practical. which is why vinyl sales are still only a very small fraction of album sales, about 3%. most people get their music from downloads and streaming. 10-year-olds like ruby, who really, really love ariana grande, aren't exactly the market. do you own any vinyl records? >> no. >

. >> ♪ somewhere beyond the sea >> bobby darin, dean martin, frank sinatra. >> ♪ volare >> tony bennettnny mathis --

frank sinatra comes over and bob hope on the tours. i just love the story of you coming home from the war, producing shows as a young veteran and deciding you are going to go to los angeles. they had never heard the first night of their nature new dream the new chapter of your life in l.a. living there with a young family your first wife in her oldest daughter ellen and parks in a hotel and this extraordinary thing takes place. i don't want to give it away. would you tell us? you can't go back to the hotel because -- let me start there. >> was saturday night. we arrived late in the afternoon on saturday night. i parked my wife and child. she was under two in a motel on lower sunset boulevard and i went out to buy a sunday newspaper early to look for and add. >> for what? >> for an apartment. the whole country knew that los angeles was one of the most difficult places in the country to find a place to live. it was under that circumstance that i was going out on a saturday night just after arising, and i picked up a newspaper and i think

. >> the changes overnight, from frank sinatra to elvis presley. >> elvis presley was danger, and hesion and he was set and he was controversy and he broke all these barriers. >> looking up with super manager, elvis gets rich when the kernel cells the record deal to rca for 40 grand. with his first $5000 advance, elvis buys a pink cadillac for his mother, gladys. in 1956 he goes hollywood with "love me tender. ♪ host: his dream of acting realize he makes and breaks records. until january 1957, 2 days after his third and final appearance on. sullivan show famously filmed from the waist up, elvis gets his grab moment. >> elvis presley begins his service. >> to even disappear, what would you do? >> i would probably try acting. >> on emergency leave, elvis is in memphis when she died. a self-professed mama's boy, he is devastated. >> said mama, i give everything i've got in the world and they did just the rest of my life to bring you back for five minutes. host: a toxic seed is planted in elvis' life. he is introduced to amphetamines and in the word of a fellow soldier, he becomes evange

it wasn't as much fun working with frank sinatra, because he was such a great guy.was very funny, and he plays with us, and all right, guys make me sound good. >> and monster mash. >> monster mash, i think the biggest thing we did at that time was working with elvis presley doing his back up on his 1968. >> you didn't read music. >> not at all. no. >> we could site read, give us the key and we could poll he the notes we could hear where to go or you go down -- what we call sight music. >> phil specter has a huge impact on your life, talk about working with him? >> during the dime it was great we didn't find out later that he was trying to make himself a name, not us a name, so that held me back for years. but he was a great producer. you rah in the foreground, and the star p is in the background. >> i love that. that is when i got inducted into the rock & roll hall of fame. and the writer said we saw this guitar and nobody was playing it but the minute you started singing bruce picked up the guitar and started playing that's what made everything that i have done ove

. >> the music went from frank sinatra to elvis presley. ♪ >> elvis presley was danger and he was passion. and he was controverscontrovers. >> elvis gets rich when the koernl sells his sun record deal to rca for 40 grand. with his first 5,000 advance, elvis buys a pink cadillac for his mother, gladys. in 1956, he goes hollywood with "love me tender." ♪ for my darling i love you his dream of acting realizes elvis makes and breaks records, until january 1957, two days after his third and final appearance on the -- elvis gets his draft. >> his career as rock 'n' roll interrupted for a while, elvis begins his military service. >> what would you do? >> i would probably try acting. >> on emergency leave due to his beloved mother's critical illness, elvis is in memphis when she dies. >> elvis laid over her coffin and said, mama, i'd give everything i got in the world and dig ditches to the rest of my life, just to bring you back for five minutes. >> back in germany, a toxic seed is introduced to his life. he's introduced to amphetamines, in the words of a fellow soldier, elvis becomes evangelica

. >>> frank sinatra's saying if you can make it in new york, you can make it anywhere.re a month and already on broadway. >> i love to dance. usually at home when no one is watching. i was thrilled to learn i would be spending time with the choreographer from "on the town." i brought along organic moves of my own i should say. take a look. on broadway, there's no shortage of bright lights or big dreams. "on the town" the musical that hit the stage 70 years ago is back. it's newest revival, the perfect place for me to test my talents. >> those dancers are the real deal. i'm the want to be, kid dancing at home in my living room. this was awesome. we'll call it my debut, my broadway debut. i have my dance back from back in the day. i'm ready. first, the right shoes. who knew the shoes are like flexible. and a little stretching. >> that's a wrap. >> wiggle down. walk, walk, walk, walk. wiggle down. jump, touch. yes. >> what do i need to know? >> you've got to smile. don't look down. look out. there's people in the balcony too. make sure you're in the right spot. remember wh

i just stood there like frank sinatra or somebody with a big microphone and sang like the video showedund that singing that way was a very freeing experience. without having to think about anything out, not thinking about my chord changes or the rhythm or how to sing against the guitar or piano. i am a mediocre piano player so i really had to think about the chords. if i don't have that to think about, i am thinking wow, hey, i have an orchestra -- 60 instruments and 32 voices. for a couple of the songs, they were that big. the other ones -- there was about a 50-piece brass band for one of the songs. >> what is this thing you have which you want to revolutionize digital music? >> pono. it is the hawaiian word for righteous. it is a little player and a huge ecosystem supported by the player called pono world. you go to this place. right now, we are still ingesting tracks. we are at about 1.5 million tracks in our library of hi-res music. these are all the songs that everybody knows except now you can hear all of it instead of just a small percentage of it which the mp3 is capable of pro

she also sang backup on everything from monster mash to frank sinatra's that's life. story is being told, and john siegenthaler asked her how it feels to being acknowledged as a star. >> i didn't feel i was 20 feet from stardom for a long time. it was doing that movie. >> what did it feel like back then? >> well, i was a backup singer. the great thing about being a backup singer when i started, nobody treated me like a backup singer. they were excited me and my group the blossoms being on their records. when you went in there you felt like you were one of the stars. the thing that made it great about the blossoms, we were black and we were the first background singers to do recording sessions. it was a white worlds, they were the readers, they could read music. we couldn't read music but we had great ears. >> what about the financial situation, did you make good money as a background singer? >> sometime i don't know why, i became an artist. during the ra '60s, scale was 22.50 an hour. i could make over $100,000 a year. >> and residuals? >> we didn't get residuals as b

you should here this guy sing frank sinatra. and i it's a real pleasure to be here and so many places we have been, what a great organization that takes care of the men and women. you don't ask for anything. you walk in over and over, i have seen it, and i have to tell you that no matter where i have been on the map, there's always a friendly smile and sometimes you really need that especially if you're going to dover or going somewhere to meet family and you need that smile to build your endurance up and do what you have to do when you have to notify someone. whenever you go in there and the family has been taken care of by the uso, it makes our jobs much easier. for everyone involved with the uso, thank you so much. before i introduce our award winner tonight, i want to introduce sergeant andrew multredder's family, his daughter cora, his parents are here, his brother al, sister-in-law emily, sister amy, and brother-in-law charlie. thank you so much for supporting this great warrior. [applause] andrew, as any guardsmen who has

it is not chocolate, you got a lot of white brothers and sisters from frank sinatra to average white man. >> host: picture of cornel west's mother? >> guest: in my eye. no doubt about it. >> host: where were you raised? >> guest: a black neighborhood, shiloh baptist church, one of the greatest passions. and my son could have done that. i have a great granddaughter. brother came less. the isaac brothers. >> host: eric in seattle, you are on with cornel west. >> caller: thank you. pleasure speaking to you, mr. west. i feel like the biggest problem in the african-american community in the united states is we look to other people to be our leaders. and the united states senate, in this past election what actually happened was you had democrats trying instead of speaking up for the rights of the people who put them in office. this is going on in ferguson. governor nixon actually to speak up but he cannot win elections and these are senators like chuck schumer speaking about drones but nothing about stop and frisk. what i would like to add, isn't it time -- we only have black congressional

frank sinatra. >> reporter: records are not just one generation removed from today's technology, threetapes. >> it is presence and warmth. it really sounds like something is happening. >> reporter: then there is the tangible thing that you can hold in your hand. >> the big beautiful cover art and reading the liner notes. more of an experience than downloading. >> reporter: the resurgence of vinyl can only go so far. kind of a portability problem. walking around the streets of new york with it is not practical. which is why vinyl sales are a small fraction of album sales. 3%. most people get their music from downloads and streaming. 10-year-olds like ruby is not exactly the market. >> do you known records? >> no. >> it is not a bottom line for the music industry. >> reporter: the lp stands for long play. in the era where everything happens on the go, the move of the turntable is a nice change of pace. for "today," stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york. >> johnny cash. >> this is my jackson 5 abc. i bought this when i was 11 years old. >> it looks like it. where can you find it? >> it has s

remember the frank sinatra song, i've been a poet, a pauper, a pawn, and a king? i've been about 19 different things in my life, but my interest in food and farm issues and related global agriculture issue and my interest in the u.s. congress and how it operates and our government kind of ties these issues together. and so i -- but i don't think -- there's a lot of experts in food and farm policy, global agriculture policy. i want to give a slightly more political science perspective today, because we have an election coming, if you haven't noticed if you watch tv all the time and can't turn off these very enlightening and constructive advertisements being run by candidates for office. but i think you have to look at our political system and how it functions. i'm going to talk mostly about the u.s. political system today , even though i know there are people from overseas here, because i think it has a lot to do with what food and agriculture and farm and global policies are all about. i think -- and you got to understand the politics of this country, specifically

going to see frank sinatra and playing craps as you're watching the show.as made 58% of its revenue from gambling. last year it accounted for just 37%. slot machines are being rebrand with popular tv and movie titles. and what was once video poker now looks more like a video game. >> so it's a video game essentially? >> yeah. >> reporter: david chang is chief marketing officer for gambling, a gaming company focused on millennials. he said young people are used to playing games for free on their phones so gambling is not the draw. >> being entertaining in and of itself. the gambling part of is the entertainment but not the main focus. >> everyone is saying millennials don't like slot machines. what do they have against slot machines? >> slot machines are great for a different demographics. >> older people. >> older people. >> reporter: vegas is betting the news the younger generation will continue to flock to sin city. for "cbs this morning," ben tracy, las vegas. >> it's not your granddad's vegas anymore. that's nice. are we going anytime soon? it looks fun

. >> it went from vegas being about going to see frank sinatra and then playing craps and you're watchinggram and you being the show. >> reporter: in 1990, a resort in the las vegas strip made 58% of its revenue from gambling. last year it accounted for just 37%. so the industry is now trying to increase the odds that millennials will gamble. slot machines are being rebranded with popular tv and movie titles. and what was once video poker now looks more like a video game. so it's a video game you can bet on, seshtly. >> yeah. >> reporter: david chang has the company focussed on millennials. gambling is not the draw. >> the entertainment is the game itself. the gambling is part of the entertainment, but not the most focus. >> reporter: everyone says slot machines are not for millennials. what do they have against it? >> they're great for different demographics. older people. >> reporter: vegas is betting the house that this younger generation will continue to flock to sin city. for "cbs this morning," ben tracy, las vegas. >> wow. a new way of looking at vegas. not your grand dad's vegas a

you should here this guy sing frank sinatra. and i it's a real pleasure to be here and so many places we have been, what a great organization that takes care of the men and women. you don't ask for anything. you walk in over and over, i have seen it, and i have to tell you that no matter where i have been on the map, there's always a friendly smile and sometimes you really need that especially if you're going to dover or going somewhere to meet family and you need that smile to build your endurance up and do what you have to do when you have to notify someone. whenever you go in there and the family has been taken care of by the uso, it makes our jobs much easier. for everyone involved with the uso, thank you so much. before i introduce our award winner tonight, i want to introduce sergeant andrew multredder's family, his daughter cora, his parents are here, his brother al, sister-in-law emily, sister amy, and brother-in-law charlie. thank you so much for supporting this great warrior. andrew, as any guardsmen who has done his t

a new survey found it surged to the top of the list replacing frank sinatras "my way." >>> after theoan of arc in 1900. several due out this holiday season including the "imtrags game" in theaters the day after thanksgiving. >> playing a british mathematician, a computer pioneer who broke the nazi's enigma code during world war ii. >> what's it calmed? >> the imitation game. >> right. that's what it's about.funerals. ut. would you like to play? >> play? >> it's a game. a test of sorts. for determining whether something is -- machine or human being. >> here with more is matt singer, managing editor and film critic for the movie website screencrush.com. good morning. >> good morning. >> do these do better? why all of the sudden an onslaught of them? >> they've always done well at the academy awards going back to the 1930s and the days of the great ziegfeld. in the last couple of years really seem to have become oscar magnets. last year, three of the nine pictures including the winner "12 years a slave" all biopics. this movie, "unbroken" a front-runner this year. prestige awards, part

remember, the frank sinatra song, i've been a poet, pauper, pawn and a king. i've been about 19 different things in my life, but -- my interest in food and farm issues and related global agriculture issues. and my interest in the u.s. congress and how it operates and our government kind of ties these issues together. and so, i -- i don't think we can -- there's a lot of experts with food and foreign policy. i want to give a slightly more political science perspective today. because we've got an election coming if you haven't noticed if you watch tv all the time. and can't turn off these very enlightening and constructive advertisements being run by candidates for office. but i think you have to look at our political system. and how it functions. i'm going to talk mostly about the u.s. political system today even though i know there are people from overseas here. i think it has a lot to do with what food and agriculture and farm and global policies are all about. and you've got to understand the politics of this country specifically. and also, the politics of a

cue the frank sinatra music.ans want to proceed because in the editorial pages of the "wall street journal" this morning, probably the incoming senate majority leader, mitch mcconnell, along with the current speaker of the house, john boehner, have got a road map where they think they have common ground with the president of the united states. >> yeah. they'll be taking on big government spending and obamacare using the power of the purse. here is what they have on their agenda. they'll fix the complex tax code that drives jobs overseas. >> yeah. this is something that democrats, at least 17 in the senate, repeal the unpopular medical device tax, which is part of raising money to make the affordable care act affordable. >> the keystone pipeline green lighted. they would like to do that. and end excessive regulations. we heard small businesses say look, it's a drag on us and please, we've gone for years in the red. let's pass a budget and do something about the debt. >> 16.2 trillion is where it was two years ago.

i realized it couldn't be just about show businesses, meeting frank sinatra, stories like that., and you realize that if you -- your natural orientation is to be happy, and you can figure it out and you do it maybe not without a slew of therapists, but you do it yourself and you become stronger from it, hey, maybe that you can put into a book, too. >> talk about some of the down times. >> you know i grew up in a big irish-catholic family, where things happen to other families but never to us. suddenly when i was 12, my eldest brother dave died in a car accident. when i was 17 my mother died of cancer. and when i just turned 20, my father died of a stroke. we were now four instead of seven, and i'm 20 embarking on my life and i say, how do i figure this out? you ride on your bike for a while, you figure it out, and you return to this thing, and then i married my wife when i was 24. we had the happiest greatest life and at 60 she died of ovarian cancer. i'm at the same position at 60 as i was 20, and you figure it out again. >> how did you figure it out after losing your wife? >>

my parents are 80 and a little more frank sinatra than grateful dea dead. >> it is a marketing push ande malt scotch and not stoners. >> this is not cheech and chong. >> it's not and people who consume cannabis are not cheech and chong and haven't been cheech and chong for 20, 30 years. >> reporter: a gallup poll in 1969 only 12% thought pot should be legal and 51% majority now. >> we're reeling off 100 years of deceit from the tobacco industry and i can't imagine why we would want to do that again. >> reporter: talking about big pot and luring users and he insists they won't advertise to any younger than 21 and though they own one of the largest grows in canada, they can't actually sell that pot in america. >> there's so many hurdles facing this i don't know where to begin. it is illegal on a federal level in the u.s. and you can't move it from state to state. >> reporter: marley natural is determined to find a way next year with the voice of bob marl marleyba marley backing them. >> if we can use his face to continue the movement, i think it would be something he'd be very happy he's

my parents are 80 and they're a little more frank sinatra than grateful dead. >> reporter: today's launchame folks who brought us the starbucksmermaid. they want you to think single malt scotch not stoners. this is not cheech and chong? >> it's not. people who consume cannabis aren't cheech and chong and haven't been for 20, 30 years. >> reporter: now polls show a consistent majority. there is plenty of opposition. >> we're reeling off 100 years of lies and deceit from the tobacco industry. i can't imagine why we want to repeat that again. >> reporter: concerned that big pot will try to lure young users but they insist they won't market to anyone under 21. they can't actually sell that pot in america. >> there's so many hurdles facing this, i don't know where to begin. it's illegal on a federal level in the u.s. you cannot move it from state to state. >> reporter: marley natural is determined to find a way, planning to start sales late next year with the voice of bob marley backing them. >> if we can help use his voice to continue the movement i think it would be something that he would b

sinatra, never accept someone telling you that it's okay if you know you can do better. in the studio, stevie wonder, to your point, it's great, frank'se, no i can do better. >> and then you still go with the first take. [ laughter ] >> which i love. so let me talk about how you chose. this is always an obligatory question, but it's a question that has to be asked of anyone who does a christmas cd, but it's a question to ask you because you've done a few of these, how do you decide what to put on it? there are tons of christmas songs. >> the barometer except for let it snow with kenny g, we'd never done a duet before. that was a lot of fun to do that. but other than that song, all of this material is brand new for me. on record. >> yeah. >> a lot of these songs, there are a lot of christmas classics and a few that i would call new classics like grown-up christmas list that heather headley sings. and then we did two brand new songs, stevie wonder wrote the title track. and richard marx, my old boss, we wrote a song together that's called another silent night. and he ended up singing. it's a beautiful song. so two new songs and a bunch