kathie lee, get it, girl.eeling now ♪ >> i'll give you some of my cds. >> please. >> take them. ♪ never alone you're never disconnected ♪ >> i've got the moves like gaga ♪ ♪ like gaga >> i didn't have a drink two weeks knowing i was going to be on this show. so i'm ready. >> i haven't had a drink for about two minutes. >> normally i'm drunk. >> you came to the right place. >> i am hammered. oh, my god. >> there she goes. >> you know what? >> spring break, everybody! who is that? hi! hi! >> that's the one where they get drunk every morning. >> what? >> you often drink wine on the show. >> we have a sip occasionally. >> the occasional sip. ♪ raise your glasses we know the right way ♪ >> i showed up in case you need a designated driver. ♪ raise your glass >> now you're in a relationship with a child. >> well, we have a child. i'm not in a relationship with a child. >> i think that's illegal and you should probably call a lawyer. >> we need to send a message, especially young people. you've got to do this kind of

captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> yeah. hello, everybody. it is winesday, wednesday. it is wet here on december 7th. ♪ silver bells >> listen to this one. ♪ silver bells >> who are you singing with? ♪ it's christmastime in the city ♪ >> here it is. >> here they are. ♪ ring-a-ling, hear them ring >> can you believe this? i had him record that with me because every year this time of year he would go to me, here's your sidewalks. your filthy sidewalks. i would say, it's a beautiful time of the year. >> by the way, it's 61 degrees in new york this morning. >> it's weird. >> the cold is coming, they say. >> you know what else is coming? >> what? >> we are -- well, alec baldwin's coming to a theater near you. he's coming to an airport and airline near you. >> here's the thing. he loves this game called words with friends. we don't know all the details because people are giving different accounts. however, he was sitting on the plane. they shut the door. apparently t

kathie lee can sing. >> proof all the years you've been giving the losers the cds.he cds. >> we should rethink it. >> she has a really impressive recording career. people don't give her credit. >> kath, did you know that? you're a billboard star, baby. >> you're a billboard star, 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

>> kathie lee. >> four. >> no. hoda? >> three. >> it is three.. so choose carefully. >> so how many calories? >> it's 300 calories. >> i'm surprised. i thought it would be more. >> well, it would be more with a larger glass and more alcohol. >> if there's some rum in it. >> you get credit for that. who would like snack foods along with cocktails? but how many calories would you save if you replaced this one cup of deluxe mixed nuts with two cups of air-popped popcorn? would you be saving 250? 500? or 750 calories? >> 500. 750. >> well, let's -- you get one answer. 500. >> i've never heard the last one because she was answering. >> would you save 200? 500 or 750? >> 750. >> you would be right. >> let's get competitive. >> many people are celebrating kwanzaa. one of these foods we see here, grapes, peanuts and corn represent the celebration of children. is it the corn, peanuts or grapes that are the tradition? >> i don't know. i don't know. grapes. grapes. >> no. >> wait. >> peanuts. >> no. it is the corn. >> i get it, then. i get it. corn. >> you

nobody tried to be mean to kathie lee. >> let's play christmas music.stmas movie to watch, one of my favorite movies of all time is called -- what is it? "love actually." "love actually." you're rude. that's just mean. that is mean-spirited. at this time of the year. >> me? i didn't say a word. that was sara. >> she said "love actually." this song came it from. this is michael buble's version of it called "all i want for christmas." come on, it's a good one. hit it, michael. ♪ hey jude >> how dare you ruin my song. ♪ don't want a lot for christmas ♪ there's just one thing i need ♪ don't care about those presents ♪ ♪ underneath the christmas tree ♪ ♪ so i just want you for my own ♪ ♪ more than you could ever know ♪ ♪ make my wish come true ♪ you know that all i want for christmas is you ♪ >> i love michael buble. >> congratulations to him on top of the billboard charts for four weeks running now. good music still does exist. >> is it okay or not okay for brides to call all the shots for their wedding? i thought that was a particularly strange question. >

. >> text kathie lee. >> sorry, i didn't find any phone numbers or e-mail addresses for kathie lee giffordher name was kathie lee gifford? how did she know. >> e-mail address. >> don't give that. >> forget it. >> i thought siri was dead to you. >> how do you turn it off? push the button. >> with my bad finger? i can work it. >> thank you, kathie lee. >> you know what i'm a little upset about? this company is making big bucks off of us and we are not getting any of it. it's not going to charity or going to us. >> i need a contact name. i need a number or e-mail address. >> they are selling charms of us over the a the experience store. it's all drinking related and i'm very upset about it. they will hear from my lawyer. >> the charms -- >> where shall i send this message? >> stop talking. >> i need a contact name. >> we are very busy today. >> bobbie, stop talking. >> we don't say shut up in our house, do we? bobbie buzz, everybody. >> i'm trying. >> i want to explain what i'm trying to do. this is a cardi wrap. a lot of women have them. it's a great thing to own this time of year. it's got

poor kathie lee is missing him up close and personal. slide down her chimney on christmas. she's over at the nbc experience store ready to hand out $100 to those who get the answers right. to those who don't, they get a copy of kathie lee's cd. oh, my gosh. people are cheering. okay. anyway, let's go to that first question, kath. >> oh, this isn't fair. look what i've got here. these three adorable little boys from chesapeake bay, virginia. i've got a doggy, wolf and eagle. this is what your question is. name all nine of santa's reindeer. >> donder, vixen, blitzen, donder and cupid. >> rudolph. >> not rudolph. >> dasher. >> uh-huh, uh-huh. >> 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

captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hey, everybody. it's winesday, wednesday. oh, wait. ♪ >> who is that? >> it's november 30th. guess what's going to happen out here tonight, everybody? >> we're going to get lit. >> you're always lit, hoda. night is special. >> the tree is going to be lit. it's going to be great. everyone crowds into rockefeller center tonight. there are some great musical acts who are going to be here. if you're watching on tv you're going to see them all, too. michael buble, carol king, neil diamond. justen bieber. >> he sounds exactly the same. people wonder what kind of guy neil diamond is. i did a long interview with him one day. i loved the shirt he was wearing. i told him that. at the end he goes, just a minute. at the end he goes into his dressing room, comes out and gave me the shirt. literally gave me the shirt off his back. sweet man. >> i do love when they sound exactly like they used to. by the way, i've been watching tv lately be

that show in the morning, what was kathie lee's last name? this guy. you will know when i say it. frank gifford. you didn't know it? >> no idea. reporter: you went 3-5. that's very respectable. >> yeah. 66%. >> well, durrell young went 3- 5. brian went 4 1/2 for 5. laura went 1-5. >> it's because i talked trash. that's why. i was just making it up. >> and you have the scorekeeper in your pocket. >> i was making you feel better. >> i will ultimately admit i wanted laura to win. you got to yell them out. >> i know. i wasn't so quick. >> laura, looks weak. >> just trying to make brian feel better. >> let's meet next time, not the answers, just a push. >> move on. >> happy to. >>> this is not the last time you will see marcus canty. >> the end of the road for local x-factor contestant marcus canty. the bowie, maryland native was voted off tonight and that leaves chris renee, melanie amaro and josh crajic in the final 3. they will compete for the $5 million prize next week fox 5. >>> check out what one homeowner found when he went down the stairs

she considers kathie lee and hoda her most worthwhile guilty pleasure. >> why guilty?tired of people saying we are their guilty pleasure. >> she is a working mom who devotes most of her free time to her husband and two children. she loves ambush makeover so much she gave herself a makeover and bobbed her hair on her own. she says kathie lee and hoda are a jewel on morning television. >> that is sweet. >> i agree. you are jewels. we are sending you and a companion to florida space coast, the trip will include a two-night stay provided by the hilton melbourne beach oceanfront. two admission tickets to the kennedy space center, admission for two at the kennedy space center upclose tour. delta airlines provided airfare for two. enjoy your trip and keep watching. >> have a wonderful time. >> if you want to be our next fan of the week go to klg&hoda.com. >>> invited to a holiday party but an awkward situation keeps from you going? our etiquette team is ready for solutions. >> and today's buzz. bonnie fuller was out last night. >> yes, she was. >>> it's fun day monday which m

>> kathie lee has been doing really good with the musical this year so she made the nice list.s are just a little off. with a little bit of magic, merry christmas to all and to all a good night. ho, ho, ho. >> great piece. >> they wouldn't let me come back without gifts. he gave you an early gift. they did a design of all these art graphics here that are beautiful. >> he did my "saving aimee." >> yes. that is an organization for your wallet. >> of course it is. love it. thank you. >>> we are back on this tuesday with today's moms and turn the kid's holiday table into the fun spot. >> "family fun" magazine know how difficult it is to keep kids seated during dinner. so they come up with some ideas to make their tables festive and fun. mary giles is the magazine's executive director. mary always has the cutest things. let's start with this rudolph table, shall we? >> we have cute ideas here. this is one of my favorites. we put craft paper on the table. kids can color on it. put markers or crayons on. we had a helper drawing there. we have really cute place cards. these are paper.

good catch, kathie lee.lard from pennsylvania. >> stop it, emily. >> watches us on wpxi. she enjoys the chat because she feels like she gets to know you both. her favorite segment is "everyone has a story" because the songs are so beautiful, encouraging and uplifting. >> thank you for noticing. >> emily tells everyone how enjoyable the show is and thanks for the fun and allowing her to be part of your world. for just a little while every day. congratulations, emily. >> look at all your cds. >> wow! god bless. >> you and a friend are going to hilton head island. >> yeah, for emily. >> three night stay provided by the omni hilton head oceanfront resort, breakfast for two, two spa treatments and round trip airfare for two. >> that is awesome. >> look how beautiful that spa is. >> go to our website if you would like to become our fan of the week. >>> coming up next, can he get tom cruise out of prison or is it a mission impossible? >> shopping for gifts this weekend. >>> he's an actor, a dad and godfather of gwy

the man whose leg kathie lee is grabbing is john kelly. he is in charge of advertising. look what she is doing to him in front of all the people. >> as long as my legs look good, doesn't matter what you're holding on to. >> this is our motley crew. you can tell there are folks from advertising there, tammy, christine, sara and joanne. on the end is meghan. let's talk about meghan. >> she is amazing. she puts everything together. works like a doggy. we are crazy about meghan. >> we gave away our favorite things. we are going to give three lucky people at home a gift bag of our favorite things. we'll tell you what they are later in the chat. >> well, well, well, what you started yesterday. something that will not be in your personal gift bag. it's your brookestone personal massager. >> they have a catalog and in it they have a massager and they don't tell you what it's for. >> i know what it's for. >> this is what they look like. ♪ i did it my way that's what it is. >> if you look in the catalog, it gives a description -- >> we are not going to read that again, are we? >>

captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> well, congratulations to all of you out there who made it to winesday, wednesday. good for you folks. it's december 14th. >> it is. >> we are counting down until actual christmas day. >> i'm excited. looking at that beautiful christmas tree outside of rockefeller center made me think of my beautiful tree. >> these look like ornaments for your beautiful tree. >> how about those? >> how about going to get that tree yesterday, hoda woman. your family is coming in today. >> they're coming in today, on the train as we speak. when you buy trees in new york they are on street corners as we saw in sara's piece yesterday. they're bound up in, like, wire. >> like twine. >> i went and picked one. i'll pick that one. they said, okay. it was all in its twine. it's like a christmas bush. it's short and square. when it opened up, i was like, what is that? >> here's the thing. >> it should have heels. it should be taller. >> you open it up a

kathie lee is across the street at our nbc experience store ready to hand out 100 bucks to those whouestions right. those who don't, a copy of her cd. here with me is christian hoard, "rolling stone's" senior editor. are you ready? >> absolutely. >> across to kath. >> look at the beautiful ladies who work at "redbook" magazine. no judgment day. see how that lasts. what does aretha franklin spell out in respect other than r-e-s-p-e-c-t. tlc, tcb, tnt or pcp. >> pcp. >> i believe that's right! >> let's hear it. let's hear aretha. ♪ forgive me my problems >> pcb. >> short for take care of business. sort of common slang at the time. she sings it right before the sock it to me, sock it to me part. >> good piece of trivia. back across to kath. >> lovely lady from pennsylvania, madonna lost an advertising deal with which company after her controversial "like a prayer" video was released. dr. pepper, lipton, coca-cola or pepsi? >> pepsi. >> everyone's on a roll today. you go! >> wow. she got that one right. that was a very controversial video. >> yeah. this is the video that had the burning

poor kathie lee is missing him up close and personal. he's going to slide down her chimney on christmas. she's over at the nbc experience store ready to hand out $100 to those who get the answers right. to those who don't, they get a copy of kathie lee's cd. oh, my gosh. people are cheering. okay. anyway, let's go to that first question, kath. >> oh, this isn't fair. look what i've got here. these three adorable little boys from chesapeake bay, virginia. i've got a doggy, wolf and eagle. this is what your question is. name all nine of santa's reindeer. >> donder, vixen, blitzen, donder and cupid. >> rudolph. >> not rudolph. >> dasher. >> uh-huh, uh-huh. >> 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

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coming up, kathie lee and hoda look back at the year in style, including the fashion hits and missesa new use for vodka, not just for orange juice anymore. >> you can use it to freshen up your home. we'll explain how and tell you other items you can find around the house double as household cleaners, you're just cleaning and -- >> i was going to say -- >> steam cleaner once you have the vodka in you. it's a convenient excuse. >>> also ahead a face you have to love. take a look at this little guy, this is siku, a 1-month-old polar bear being raised by human hands. coming up, look at him. he's the cutest. coming up, exclusive conversation with siku. >> see who is cuter, him or your baby pictures. >> oh, no, please just don't show those ever again. >>> also help if you're struggling to lose weight from people who really know how it's done, the folks at "the biggest loser" are out with a brand new cookbook. just ahead delicious and healthy recipes you can have on the table in less than 20 minutes. >> she's rolling it in bacon, that cannot be bad. >> i'm guessing this is not part of -- >>

it could be hoda or kathie lee. >> whoa. >> their names, just the names. the ladies are hot.d somebody else is doing name dropping around here. that's bobbie thomas and the names she is talking about. chanel, dior. she has some of the hottest must have fashion and beauty products that are perfect gifts each for under a hundred dollars. >> nice. >> how about the forecast? >>> well okay. i was going to tell you about the cocktail party planning. but no. >> let's do that. >> we have a nice picture of this nice lady and her pears. we'll have perfect pairings in today's kitchen. >> oh, boy. >> okay. >> now can we check the weather? >> i was going to blame itdepde up with the tree lighting too. >>> saturday sunshine up and down the eastern seaboard. heavy rain texas into the mississippi river valley. sunny and cool in the pacific northwest. sunday the sunshine continues along the east. cold in new england. more rain in the ohio river valley and the lower mississippi river valley. sunny and cool along the west co >> good morning. we're off to a chilly start on this thursday. we will

or e-mail addresses for kathie lee gifford. >> how did you know her name was kathie lee gifford?ail address. >> they are selling charms of us over the a the experience store. it's all drinking related and i'm very upset about it. they will hear from my lawyer. >> the charms -- >> where shall i send this message? >> stop talking. >> i need a contact name. >> we are very busy today. >> bobbie, stop talking. >> we don't say shut up in our house, do we? bobbie buzz, everybody. >> i'm trying. >> i want to explain what i'm trying to do. this is a cardi wrap. it's a great thing to own this time of year. it's got a lot of options. people ask me how to wrap them. dkny, cozy. their girl inspired me. start the clock. one, tie the two front ends together. slip it over your head. you have a shorter version. >> cute. >> you could shimmy the shoulders. i don't want to get too naked. if you still tie the knot in front of you, twist it, make a loop, slip your head over it. then you have a cute asymmetrical top. >> very cute. love it. >> last but not least. >> jerry is fascinated. >> take a bangle

one of the fun things is to disguise what the gift is, which you said you could tell what kathie lee's was. >> it was a big wine glass. >> if you have something challenge for example like this tennis racket, i have a trick for you. we kept leftover boxes. i keep all those boxes. yes, i'm one of those people. i just cut out this shape out of two layers. i made a tennis racket sandwich basically and i used that firm shape to wrap around. >> you made it a lot harder, a lot more work. but it's beautiful. >> now you can't guess what it is. then the paper got a little messy underneath here so i just added this band like this to cover the mess up. i made. instead of starting over. >> that's adorable. just a lot of work. >> what could this be? >> that's a little sleigh. >> how do you know? >> it's a rocking horse. we want to disguise what it is. it's an oversized item. i bought a table cloth on clearance. >> that is smart. >> i used that. there are no opinions or anything. it's gathered around because we don't want the kids to get hurt. >> i bet your house is beautiful. >> you're sweet. >> we

. >>> still to come, hoda and kathie lee.sion. so you can make all of your gatherings, just as merry as can be. get a boneless beef loin ny strip roast for just $4.99 a pound. pair it with a nicely priced cabernet. we have thousands of wines. and we'll help you find the right one. safeway. ingredients for life. >>> it is 9 mt 56 now. good morning. i'm marla tellez. the fierce rivalry between the stanford cardinal and the tennessee volunteers ladies' basketball teams was sidelined for a bigger cause. team members and stanford fans came together last night to honor legendary tennessee coach pat summitt. the 59-year-old recently announced doctors diagnosed her with early stage alzheimer's disease. stanford rally rag said we back pat. fans' purple t-shirts said "and owls." staff said it was an emotional tribute. >> i think coming out and seeing that she understands that this is more than basketball. it's more than women's basketball. >> the alzheimer's association says summitt is the younger face of a disease that does not have a

. >>> still to come, hoda and kathie lee.tate farm. sounds like a really good deal. jake from state farm at three in the morning. who is this? it's jake from state farm. what are you wearing, jake from state farm? [ jake ] uh... khakis. she sounds hideous. well she's a guy, so... [ male announcer ] another reason more people stay with state farm. get to a better state. ♪ in more ways than ever. and our networks are getting crowded. but if congress frees up more wireless spectrum... we can empower more people to innovate... putting momentum behind our economy. and we can reduce the deficit... with more than thirty billion dollars paid by america's wireless companies. it's simple -- more spectrum means more freedom. for everyone. >>> mildweather out there, but clouds. we will check the weather in just a minute. it's wednesday, december 21st, 2011. you may need an umbrella when you head out the door today. we will go to tom kierein for the forecast. >> as we approach late morning we do have showers approaching the metro area, th

this gift is a triple threat like you, kathie lee.>> not me, thanks. that does smell good. >> it's a rosemary windowsill planter. just under $25. that is something that can brighten up any office, go in the kitchen and they'll think of your sweet, hard-working face. i'm here to help. what about employees? a big raise is always good, but barring that, making someone feel fancy is thoughtful. some letter press stationary. you heard it here first in 2012. handwriting notes is coming back. this is from the garden and gun store for $30. everybody likes food. we were just talking about that. these holiday sweet boxes are hand crafted in brooklyn. this lady anna gordon has this company called the sweet batch or the good batch, sorry. these are $24 each. those are pecan bourbon bars. >> look how great those look. we've got to keep moving. >> secret santas, holiday gift exchange. i turn to lush. you can smell those. it's a lot of them. they are hand made, fresh, delicious. >> what are they? >> lushusa.com. there are soaps, very few preservativ