one more, kath. >> good, good. true or false.e new yorkers put up a christmas tree in rockefeller center was 1931. >> i think it was before then. but possibly it was then. >> i'm in a christmas spirit. >> i love it! she won. '31 was the very first tree out here, huh? >> that's right. you know what i tell boys and girls? you don't find the meaning of christmas under the tree. you find the true meaning of christmas in your heart, hoda. >> thanks, santa. you are the best. thanks, hannah, for sitting with me. if you're in the area and would like to visit with santa before he goes back to the north pole, you know where he'll be. macy's until 9:00 tonight. >>> up next, kathie's going to sit down with the little ones and read a terrific christmas book, right after this. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone deserves the gift of a pain free holiday. ♪ this season, discover aleve. all day pain relief with just two pills. all day pain relief you want to save money on car insurance? no problem. you want to save money on rv insurance? no problem

back across to kath. >> we were all young once, hoda. from florida, this lady.had the greatest number of top 40 singles in the 1960s? elvis presley, the beach boys, the beatles or the four seasons? >> i'm going to have to say the beatles. >> stop it! she's going to love this record! >> that's what i've heard. the streak is broken. the correct answer there is elvis presley. >> don't doubt the king. he had 50. 5-0 top 40 hits in the '60s. >> lady from houston, texas, how many times has michael jackson been inducted into the rock 'n' roll hall of fame. zero, one, two or three? >> one. >> because you didn't think it through. remember, there was the jackson five. >> yeah, uh-huh. >> another beautiful kathie lee cd for her. >> all right. again, he was inducted into the rock 'n' roll hall of fame twice. >> twice. for the jackson five and then as a solo artist. >> wow. when was he as a solo artist? >> 2001. i think right when he became eligible. >> sure. back across to kath. >> lady from new jersey, which rolling stones hit single was given to the group by john lennon a

one more, kath. >> good, good. true or false. the first time new yorkers put up a christmas tree in rockefeller center was 1931. >> i think it was before then. but possibly it was then. >> i'm in a christmas spirit. >> i love it! she won. '31 was the very first tree out here, huh? >> that's right. you know what i tell boys and girls? you don't find the meaning of christmas under the tree. you find the true meaning of christmas in your heart, hoda. >> thanks, santa. you are the best. thanks, hannah, for sitting with me. if you're in the area and would like to visit with santa before he goes back to the north pole, you know where he'll be. macy's until 9:00 tonight. >>> up next, kathie's going to sit down with the little ones and read a terrific christmas book, right after this. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone deserves the gift of a pain free holiday. ♪ ♪ this season, discover aleve. all day pain relief with just two pills. you want to save money on car insurance? no problem. you want to save money on rv insurance? no probl

back across to kath. >> a gentleman from western massachusetts.g's parents give pam's father, jack, as a christmas hanukkah present in "little fockers"? the star of david, a dreidel -- >> i'm going to go with a dreidel. >> wrong. >> the correct answer is? >> it's a yamaka. it's a funny scene. dustin hoffman and barbra streisand give her father one because they say he's half jewish. >> woef time for one more. >> where you from, honey? >> auburn. >> okay. here we go. which mariah carey jingle plays a pivotal role in the movie "love actually"? >> "a." >> yeah! now you appreciate your mother. >> congrats. a terrific scene from the movie "love actually." if you want to rent one fun christmas movie this may be the one. >> my favorite. is it yours? >> i love it. ♪ there's just one thing i need, i don't care about the presents underneath the christmas tree ♪ >> all right. so, anyway, it's a great, great movie. >> justin bieber and mariah carey just redid that song. >> we heard a lot about that. happy holidays. merry christmas. >>> we deliver the best mail

people don't give her credit. >> kath, did you know that?, kathie lee. >> no, i didn't know that. you better check your research. all righty. where are you from, hon? >> sumner, washington. >> okay. name the three reindeer whose names start with a "d" in "rudolph the red-nosed reindeer." there's three of them. >> dasher, dancer -- donner! >> you cheated. >> she got it. three "d"s. >> this is super impressive. johnny marks wrote this song. he also wrote "rocking around the christmas tree," "holly jolly christmas." he gets to a trend which is important. almost all the great christmas songs were written by jewish people. this is absolutely true. i have some written down. "let it snow, let it snow, let it snow." "white christmas." "winter wonderland." i could keep going, it's a long list. the jewish people should be proud of christmas. >> thank you so much. kath is going to come back across the street. we've got work to do here. up next, how to write an online profile aimed to land you the love you're looking for. all that coming up next. thank

back across to kath. >> this lady is from texas.the new year's day? isn't that hysterical? as a symbol of good luck throughout the year? is it italy? portugal? spain or greece? >> spain. >> you listened to the cheaters and you lost. >> the correct answer here, red underwear in italy. italy. >> no wonder they have so much fun. >> yeah. >> it brings them good luck all year round. it should be new, and it's nice if it's a gift. >> i think we have time for one more. let's go back across. go ahead, kath. >> true or false? the ball has been dropped in times square every year since 1907. oh, i want you to lose because i want these kids to get this. >> true. >> this is kathie lee's favorite day of all. is right now. all right. so the correct answer is false. what happened? >> well, during world war ii, they wanted to take a couple years off. they didn't want all the lights on times square. they were worried about sabotage or air raids. >> okay. so that was the only time it didn't drop. >> that's the only time. if you want to learn more abou

one more, kath. >> good, good. true or false.ght. you know what i tell boys and girls? you don't find the meaning of christmas under the tree. you find the true meaning of christmas in your heart, hoda. >> thanks, santa. you are the best. thanks, hannah, for sitting with me. if you're in the area and would like to visit with santa before he goes back to the north pole, you know where he'll be. macy's until 9:00 tonight. >>> up next, kathy's going to sit down with the little ones and read a terrific christmas book, right after this. ♪ the weather outside is frightful ♪ ♪ but the fire is so delightful ♪ nothing melts away the cold like a hot, delicious bowl of chicken noodle soup from campbell's. ♪ let it snow, let it snow have given way to sleeping. where sleepless nights yield to restful sleep. and lunesta can help you get there, like it has for so many people before. when taking lunesta, don't drive or operate machinery until you feel fully awake. walking, eating, driving, or engaging in other activities while asleep, without re

in a surprise move, health and humans services kath even sebelius overruled an fda plan that would have allowed plan b contraception to be sold over the counter to younger women. teenagers under 17 will still need a prescription to buy it. the move disappoints women's health advocates. >> as an ob/gyn, i find this decision to be mind-boggling. it makes no sense whatsoever. >> the pill can prevent pregnancy if taken within three days after unprotected sex. sebelius, a president obama appointee says the drug is safe and effective but is concerned younger girls may not understand how it use it. others applaud the decision. >> we think that removing that necessary medical screening and that interaction with the medical professional is not in the interest of young women's health. >> the company that makes plan b had hoped it would be able to put the pills on store shelves. now, they'll stay behind the pharmacist counter. college students understand the controversy. >> if you allow teenagers to have the plan b, it just gives it like an open area to go and have sex. >> if you're 13 years old,

all the women were going, kath stop running and the guys were going, keep running, keep running. >> you'repiritual reasons. hoda is going for nooky. am i wrong? if you do this that many times a day, you're going to point the rack. stuff can get lost in my bazooms, it's unbelievable. ♪ where the girls are girls are ♪ ♪ where the girls are girls are ♪ >> get the shot of kathie lee. look at the people. get the shot of me for one second. the iphone does everything. text kathie lee. >> i don't have a phone number or e-mail address. >> yes you do. text kathie gifford. >> sorry. >> no! no! no! >> hey! >> bacon? >> lying. >> red rover? >> shh. ♪ spring anything >> this one has a little for you and a little bit for me. ♪ dirty bit >> mazel tov. >> you're on the dance floor at a frat party. ♪ dirty bit ♪ dirty bit >> i want to hear you say yeah yeah yeah yeah ♪ ♪ i like it that way ♪ baby i like it ♪ baby you like it ♪ oh yes i like it like never before ♪ baby i like it i like it ♪ >> what just happened? >> there is a new study out. >> apparently according to the study. >> another new study. >> i'm

if you pulled out "usa today" today, there is a section kath was talking about in the make-up room.re you having a narcissist for the holidays? mark each question with always, sometimes five points, never zero. >> play along with us. i'm ready. >> i don't care what other people think of me or my actions, i do what i want. >> what are you supposed to respond? >> do you give yourself a 10? >> i do what i want all the time? what's the middle one? 5. >> i give myself a 10. when someone expresses negative emotions towards me i brush them off. >> yes. all the time. i'm going 10. i don't like when someone is negative around me. what does that mean? when they express negative emotions toward me? yes. i don't want to hear it. >> that's different than brushing it off. number 3, i don't depend on other people to get things accomplished. 10. >> i'm a 5. >> when i am with friends or my partner, they must always look good. >> oh, no, i don't care about that. i don't care about that at all. >> because they are imaginary. >> i'm zero on that. >> when talking with others, i tend not to ask informati

kath, i'm almost done. >> i can imagine what it looks like. >> no, no, no.as spirit to share. >> look at this. >> so sad. >> give me some tape. >> no! >> by the way, the truth was mine -- let me tell you why mine was better. those were huge wine glasses. you didn't know what mine was. it looked like a big blob. it could have been anything. you knew immediately kathie lee's was a wine glass because it looked like it because it was so perfect. you know what i'm saying? >> thanks to kyle. if you want to see the whole thing go on our website. he is a doll. we have so many great people, young people, fresh out of college and stuff here. makes me feel very old. >> this is a cool book. if you're looking for a nice book to give away. >> other than "the three gifts," this is really good. >> this is called "the carpenter's gift." it is a terrific tale. >> it really is. >> it involves the rockefeller christmas tree. >> with a twist and a beautiful christmas message in it. it's -- i loved it. i thought it was adorable. >> i just read it in my dressing room this morning.

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rothenburg is now a year-round christmas town because of the success of kathe wohlfahrt christmas storesy messenger who brought gifts to all men on earth and who, in modern times, comes alive when the christmas market opens with a candlelit march by the children throughout the city. [piano playing the first noel] ♪ here, as is modern tradition, the local schoolchildren decorate the christmas trees in front of the town hall that hosts the market in its town square. the lighting of the tree in the center of the square marks the beginning of the season. enjoy the sights and sounds of rothenburg at christmastime. ♪ we now go in search of a bit of refreshment for the weary traveler in the wine town of rudesheim, located in the heart of the rheingau wine region. the vineyards around the town are many centuries old and go all the way back to the roman emperor probus. it is a compact town built into the hills with twisting, picturesque lanes and many old wine taverns. rudesheim's christmas market is squeezed into the narrow streets and alleys of this hilly town. the residents and visitors to rud

romney and gingrich were tied among kath lix. among protestants gingrich had a 20-point lead.trapolate the more monoissue. >>> i've never believed when people say the mormon thing doesn't matter. it matters. if romney is the nominee he has a put a firth breathing baptist on the ticket to get through it. if you look at tim tebow the reason people like that, we like to see ourselves as that. americans like to project this sort of image of strong faith and a sort of all american image, tim tebow represents that. in a presidential candidate you think that's what the republican party would want that's been their image. now you've got the republican party seriously considering somebody like gingrich who's had a terrible track record with one of the fundamental issues for conservatives, marriage. >> he's selling his story as a story of redemption right now. what he essentially says is i'm in a happy ending. people around him say they believe he's a changed guy. >> this sort of bible thumping religious aspect. there's a philosophical aspect of defending western civilization against se

i don't think it's -- >> the problem with it, kath wleen, is it's true.e the facts, i mean, separate what you call it. what slogans you use. the fact of the matter is, we've had a growing economic divide, and the top 10% have really seen their fortunes increase dramatically in the last 125 of 15 years -- >> but you have to appeal to people's better angels. the same gallup report i keep quoting said 82% of americans care most, think that the prevailing message needs to be hope and opportunity. they don't want the negative. they want the positive. >> i think most americans want to get into that top 10%, by the way. >> of course. >> that's why it doesn't play. the other thing is, i just offer two history lessons for this christmas. one, i've been reading a book about the christmas of 1941 which is right after pearl harbor and what was going on at the white house, winston churchill had come here. you talk about problems, you talk about a challenge, the world was at war. hitler had eaten up most of europe at that point. the japanese were amok in the pacific. w

. >> reporter: kath celine planning to work on larger pieces next like chandeliers.atlanta. ♪ sen♪ co-signed her credit card - "buy books, not beer!" ♪ ♪ut the second at she shut the door ♪ ♪ girl started blowing up their credit score ♪ ♪ she bought a pizza party for the whole dorm floor ♪ ♪ hundred pounds of makeup at the makeup store ♪ ♪ and a ticket down to spring break in mexico ♪ ♪ but her folks didn't know 'cause her folks didn't go ♪ ♪ to free-credit-score-dot-com hard times for daddy and mom. ♪ >>> welcome back. minding your business this morning. wall street can't shake those concerns about europe's outgoing debt crisis. stocks took a hit yesterday. dow and s&p 500 were all lower. down 1%. u.s. stock futures this morning are trading higher. >>> federal reserve chairman ben bernanke is concerned that europe's problems may spill over into the u.s. that's according to republican senators who are briefed by the fed chairman yesterday. they also say bernanke assured them the fed does not intend to bail out europe. >>> concerns about europe have investors dumping