ready to light the tree. >> please welcome kelly clarkson. >> i am stoked to be here.being lit. this is my first time. i am very stoked. so is my band. the temperature is a word i can't say, cold. i am having a good time. i am dancing. it was so exciting to meet them. did a beautiful job. i was super proud of them. [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ >> it's countdown! >> three, two, one! [cheers and applause] >> kelly: moving on to our first guests. rockefeller center for decades, the host of ""the tonight show"" right across the hall. you can see it on nbc every weeknight. she is hilarious and i love her. a grammy-winning artist with over 11 million albums sold to her name. together they have a new christmas song, already top three on the holiday charts, tot contemporary charts. that song is called "wrap me up." you can listen wherever you get your music. let's give a welcome to meghan trainor and jimmy fallon. ♪ ♪ [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ [cheers and applause] >> jimmy: wow! >> kelly: you are tall enough to touch them! >> jimmy: and alex mack >> kelly: what's that like? i'm

nate: well, i've been noting that kelly clarkson's 2013 hit "underneath the tree" is currently at numberafter a decade of growing popularity, i think kelly clarkson is poised to join this pantheon of christmas hitmakers. john: what's your favorite christmas song? nate: i'm partial to nat king cole's "the christmas song," chestnuts roasting on an open fire. to me, this song is all about deceptive simplicity. it's so easy to sing. it rolls off the tongue. >> ♪ chestnuts roasting on an open fire ♪ nate: but once you start to play it on piano and i'm a pianist, i love to play it during the holidays. there's some really clever you notice harmonies and rhythms here. and i think that keeps us coming back to that song year after year. john: nate sloan of the university of southern california, thank you very much. nate: thanks for having me. ♪ john: that is "pbs news weekend" for this christmas eve. i'm john yang. for all of my colleagues, thanks for joining us. we hope you have a merry christmas and a joyous kwanzaa. >> ♪ santa baby i want a yacht and really that's not a lot been an angel all ye

welcome to "the kelly clarkson show." give it up for my amazing band.sic that i throw at them. i swear to god, if i showed up and was like we should do polka, they would learn it. i am super blessed. thank you for being part of my life. you are so talented and beautiful. that was wildfire from. he dropped a new album this summer. he sings on it, place a flute, clarinet, sax and base. he is so talented.

for the month of november, the igv etf had its best month since 2002 that would be the year kelly clarksonchips and the xlk which represents general technology and the constituents driving this software renaissance data dog, several more all up over 30% in the last month or so. so what gives? yes, the biggest drop in the ten-year yield in over ten years has definitely helped, but it's helped all of tech. more driving software. november tends to be historically a better month than december for software spending. certain big names like snowflake, salesforce, are the latest to sound better on the macro picture in the economy. snowflake management, for the last three weeks consumption grew faster than any other period in the past two years. companies that missed or saw cuts saw estimates come down and, lastly, you have to mention ai because optimism still remains high. as for the future, mike, you asked that, barclays points out valuations have come down creating more upside potential. the pc recovery could bode well for software refreshes. barclays raising price target for service now and wor

. >> jimmy: like kelly clarkson plays against michelle rodriguez. >> by the way, kelly, if you've everinking a lot, you've got to watch monday. she's -- i mean, it's -- she is drunk. [ laughter ] by the end of the show, i don't care if she gets mad at me for saying this. i got what i needed out of her. [ laughter ] she's already been on the show, i got her on the show, so we're good now. wasted on "barmageddon." >> jimmy: you compete against your wife, gwen, on the show as well. [ cheers ] are you actually competitive when you compete against gwen or anyone? >> i try to be. that's the funny thing about gwen. in the entire amount of time that i've known her now, i've never known her, own on "the voice," to be competitive. she's more of the supportive person with her contestants. i've never seen her as super competitive. until she plays against me on "barmageddon." all of a sudden it's like, you know, flipping me off. >> jimmy: oh, really? >> really close to my face. >> jimmy: did it carry over at all into your home life? >> i've never heard her say "let's go" like tom brady. she's never

kelly clarkson, who also happens to be the og vocals behind that song. ♪ i dare you to love ♪ >> my songer: she went on to join team kelly before being eliminated before the finals. >> as a caption, song from my christmas ep. >> reporter: these day she belts it out on a smaller stage, mainly at home, but often to an even bigger audience. sometimes with her husband brandon by her side with covers of his own lik like don't want to miss a thing." ♪ >> reporter: tell me how i guys found this area of your home -- >> to be it? >> to be it? >> honestly the acoustics are bomb over here. as long as we got light from outside we're solid. >> and remember the lyrics. >> reporter: does it happen a lot? >> kelsey's just got a way of captivating when she sings. she knows how to grab you. >> we share the love of music and share the love of singing. are there many other people that know a lot more than me, yes. but i'm me and there's not another me, so i was like, well, i'm just going to be me in my sweats with my hair on top of my head singing a song while making a chicken. >> that's good. >> reporter:

-...with special appearances by kelly clarkson, mario lopez, savannah guthrie, hoda kotb, jenna bush roker, sheinelle jones, craig melvin, dylan dreyer, willie geist, and karamo brown, plus your hosts justin sylvester and keltie knight and the e! news team carolina bermudez and courtney lopez from new york city. ♪♪ -welcome to "e! news presents nbc's hot ten of 2023." over the next hour, we will be looking back at the year's most unforgettable moments in entertainment with the help of our e! news team. -first stop in our hot 10, our 2023's most memorable moments. from celebrity revelations to miracle recoveries, these were the stories that had everyone talking. -that would've been a horrible way to die. -[ groaning ] -new year's day was no cause for celebration for jeremy renner, who was run over by a snowplow. and through it all, jeremy kept his fans updated on his progress. four months into jeremy's recovery, he appeared on "jimmy kimmel live!" -now, if there was any question as to who the toughest avenger was, that's settled now, right? forget downey. forget hemsworth. forget thes

it's a song without any melody or lyrics, and yet somehow it's still catchy >> reporter: "the kelly clarksonhow" thought so what's the next holy grail for you? >> i don't know. the mgm sphere in vegas? >> sure, yeah, you know does u2 need an opening act? >> reporter: but first, ralph steiner in worcester -- >> go! ♪ >> reporter: by day, chris is a software chris is a software engineer brendan constructs crossword puzzles. >> i feel like we're kind of a rock band at heart. >> sort of planted the flag, and, you know, everyone has to catch up >> reporter: one carriage return at a time ♪ anne thompson, nbc news, boston >> they deserve a ribbon for that performance. >>> that's "nightly news" for this thursday thanks for watching. i'm lester holt. take care of yourself and each other good night (♪♪) entresto is the #1 heart failure brand prescribed by cardiologists. it was proven superior at helping people stay alive and out of the hospital. don't take entresto if pregnant; it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. don't take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren, or if you've had angioe

welcome to "the kelly clarkson show"! give it up for the incredible man, y'all!

[cheers and applause] welcome to "the kelly clarkson show." christmas eve.nah waddingham [cheers and applause] you look beautiful. congratulations. >> hannah: you are welcome. >> kelly: it's so y

you've never seen me yet ♪ ♪ wrapped in red ♪♪ [cheers and applause] >> kelly: welcome to "the kelly clarkson my music so i thought christmas is a good time, so that song is called "wrapped in red."

you ♪ ♪ before it's too late ♪♪ [cheers and applause] >> kelly: all about it, welcome to "the kelly clarksonseen eagles in person, you may want to hurry up because they're in the middle of a long goodbye to her. speaking of heads, in her career, our first guest had 80 of them charred in the hot bill 100. 80, let it sink in, that's incredible. she filled over 1 million records and earned at six grammy awards. this year, her incredible life and music are being celebrated

welcome to "the kelly clarkson show"! happy holidays! that was my song "glow," edited version.e, sang with me on my record. i got the right -- i got to write this song. so cool. we did a edited version today. thank you, band, you sound incredible. let's get to our first guest. with 13 u.s. number one hits, 85 million albums sold worldwide to his name, just a few, our first guest has written and performed thegs

welcome to "the kelly clarkson show," y'all! wo oh! give it up for the band, y'all! this was last minute. we're supposed to do a different song today. it didn't work out. i'm going to pull it together, i am tired. that is that some, if that is a session of jason's mom's favorite song as well. great to do that today, but it was last when it. i got to pull my stuff together. watch this. [cheers and applause] backstage they are going to kill me. i love that song so much. talked about it, every christmas growing up, my mother

welcome to "the kelly clarkson show," everybody.

you've never seen me yet ♪ ♪ wrapped in red ♪♪ [cheers and applause] >> kelly: welcome to "the kelly clarksony music so i thought christmas is a good time, so that song is called "wrapped in red." it's crazy, we were discussing a minute ago before the show started, it was ten years ago that my first christmas album released and i love christmas so much and i've actually the title track board but i look like a present because i'm wrapped in red, get it? [cheers and applause] very clever here. i am so excited for this show. i have been dying to have this girl on my show. look, i could be her mom but i'm obsessed with her. olivia rodrigo is here, everybody. [cheers and applause] she is incredible, she has had an incredible 2023. she's been killing it. number one song, number one album, six grammy nominations. [cheers and applause] a worldwide arena tour, she's taking kicking up next year, which i will be out because i love all her songs. as you can see, everyone in my audience is a fan of olivia. [cheers and applause] her latest album is "guts," which celebrates the gutsy nest, and gorelick is s

if you want to listen to some baby kelly clarkson -- she is very young -- i covered the song years ago christmas record. it has been covered by so many talented artists over

welcome to "the kelly clarkson show"! happy holidays!band, y'all! i love when they play bass. that's my favorite. and that soul appeared to give it up for jason, not so solo. [cheers and applause] -- and that solo, give it up for jason on that solo. [cheers and applause] speaking of royalty, let's get right to our first guest. last time she was here, i was not, because of satan won that day. i was very sad. i am a huge fan. i love her so much. i'm very excited about today. we are not going to waste any time with an introduction because she don't need one, one namedder. her holiday album is out now, it's called "christmas." give it up for cher! [cheers

welcome to "the kelly clarkson show." give it for my vanity all. that's a track for my first album. like to be fun for christmas. it's about receiving, not -- she's a golden globe actress who's been named to the most influential people in the world. i love her. you can see her in the musical version of "the color purple." it's in theaters everywhere starting christmas day.

. >> reporter: the kelly clarkson show thought so. what's the next holy grail for you?know. does u2 need an opening act? >> reporter: but first, ralph steiner in worcester -- >> go! >> reporter: by day, chris is a software engineer. brendan constructs crossword puzzles. >> i feel like we're kind of a rock band at heart. >> sort of planted the flag, and, you know, everyone has to catch up. >> reporter: one carriage return at a time. ♪♪ anne thompson, nbc news, boston. >> they deserve a ribbon for that performance. >>> that's "nightly news" for this thursday. thanks for watching. i'm lester holt. take care of yourself and each other. good night. . >>> cracking down on catalytic converter thefts. the new plan to make thursday the dull prits are --

our eyes ♪ ♪ been walking into the furniture ♪♪ [cheers and applause] >> kelly: welcome to "the kelly clarkson about this show is you listen to songs you know and you are like this is a cool song and then you have to sing it and you are like i don't know the melody like i thought i did so i kind of screwed that last part up but we are going to call it "making it your own." it worked. but it's an awesome song called "eating glass" by an indie rock group block party, they are out of the u.k. and just released a new ep this summer. you should check it out, it sounds different, the original melody. [laughter] and i was like we are going to go this. anyway, so fun. thanksgiving tuesday tomorrow, one reason why we are very happy to have our first guest here today. you may know him best as an award-winning actor and musician, but he's also got a podcast where he talks to people

look: welcome to the "the kelly clarkson show"!es me so happy. it's the greatest christmas song to be released since the mariah one back in the day. [cheers and applause] i'm just saying, it isn't so good. it makes me feel good. she took christmas and said "modulate." went up to a different key. i loved cher so much. this is the coolest thing. we found out when she was here, she is the only solo artist to

flow ♪ ♪ oooh, you've got to just ♪ vogue ♪♪ [cheers and applause] >> kelly: welcome to "the kelly clarksony knows that. it's so cool, she kicked off her celebration tour in london, her youngest daughter estere showed up on stage during this photo. estere went all out with a vogue dance performance that made her family so proud. ♪ oh, jingle bells ♪ ♪ jingle bells ♪ happy holidays, everyone. ♪ oh, what fun it is to ride ♪ ♪ in a one-horse open sleigh ♪ ♪ jingle bells, jingle bells ♪ ♪ jingle all the way ♪ ♪ oh, what fun it is to ride ♪ ♪ in a one-horse open sleigh ♪ [c

very special christmas for me yeah ♪ merry christmas [ cheers and applause ] >> welcome to "the kelly clarksonmy band y'all! our guests amazing today as well. that was "this christmas" has been covered by temptations, lady and cilo green.

♪ ♪ i just don't wanna stop ♪ ♪ oh my love ♪♪ [cheers and applause] >> kelly: welcome to the kelly clarksonthere's a lot of words! and i was trying with a different rhythm, we got there. that was never too much the very first song written by boland too produce

. >> i can't believe kelly clarkson won that many yrs ago. over to scott and "the halftime report." >>> sara, thanks so much. welcome to "the halftime port." i'm scott wapner. front and center this hour, the final stretch of stocks after one of the best months in years, now we debatwith the investment committee what is likely to happen over the remainder of 2023 and beyond. joing us, shannon saccocia, rob sechan, steve weiss and jim lebenthal are here at post 9 at the new york stock exchange. sara said we're at the highs of the day. the fed chair spoke today. the market took a dip but has recovered quite nicely. yields are slipping down, look at that, 4.25. 4.25, weiss, the yield on th ten-year. powell said exactly what i think we would have expected h to say. maybe the market g unsettled and realized it was nothing new. premature to say the fed restrictive, policy is well into came back and said next.ugh he that's the language that has soothed the market of late, carefully, patience, those words and the stock market looks good as we start de

david: we love kelly clarkson. underneath the tree. happy holidays. it is 10:00 eastern time. i'm david asman in for stuart varney. let's get to your money. it is all in the green. we see some dow sticklers in the red, five and the red. the dow is up now over one hundred points. it was down earlier after the trading day began. the nasdaq and the s&p in the green all day. s&p is up 21. nasdaq is up 68. 15,000. not 17, 15,000 on the nasdaq. the 10 year treasury yield is down one. 8 basis points, yield is 3.87. house it trading? up a little bit, it is almost $1, $74.78 for a barrel. bitcoin trading down 345, now at 43,630. we just got the latest on consumer sentiment. lauren: the final number better than expected, 69. 7. the reason is we feel better about current economic conditions. the number very strong and expectations, that number increased. that was a good report. lauren: new home sales. lauren: plunged 12.2% november to seasonally adjusted annual rate of 590,000. this is where -- david: that was a big miss. lauren: the sales price keeps going up. $434,700. the october numb

we have an exclusive first look at host wynonna judd singing a christmas classic alongside kelly clarksont, you better not cry, you better not pout, i'm telling you why ♪ ♪ santa claus is coming to town ♪ >> that kelly clarkson is working hard this holiday season >> she's filling in for lester tonight. >> is she? it wouldn't surprise me. tree lighting. she's doing "nightly news" tonight? >> ommyny present. what can't that kelly do the two-hour special happening tonight at 8:00 eastern on nbc of course, it will stream on peacock if you miss it be sure to check it out. finally, pantone it's time to announce the next color of the year. they're giving us an exclusive "popstart" sneak peek. you ready for the new color of the year 2024? drumroll, please the 2024 pantone color of the year is peach fuzz >> huh >> stop laughing, craig. the coloring describes peach fuzz as a compassionate, nurturing peach shade conveying a heartfelt kindness >> i like it this also marks pantone's 25th color of the year anniversary. if you're wondering what it looks like in the real world, we have a little peach fuz

we are underneath the christmas or by kelly clarkson we are so glad to have you all with us or this morning morning pizza. next breakfast is orders coming in 10 minutes. sracc5 is it healthy? it's a cult to was 99 cents for quickly from chick-fil-a. mark is a healthy yes is it yummy quest be asked for god so it's on your way. >> rubbed her getting a coffee break works i just got a copy pete did not go under and commercial break he tried to too many things. only got two minutes. thirty-six talking to her, how to use the restroom briefly, got a coffee machine, will is there and he orders a big cough it takes forever. [laughter] 's before it all takes the same amount which is really long time and you just did not -- you tried to too many things that's on you. so we had thought that i would get what i want to get when there's a 30 seconds back to the show not empty-handed. rachel: idea copy two. rachel good morning good to see you. rachel: no more complaints chick-fil-a is on the way. there is a christmas tree outside. courts are wonderful people outside visiting new york. we see them, we see y

at it, is even i get sometimes taken aback by the k c, because i think kansas city, or i think kelly clarksony is king charles. i sort of see us like a kelly and mark, the coupled it's not married, without the hot sex. >> we are good on the, we made it three episodes were good were on. role >> we are on a roll. we have an absolutely jam-packed show for you tonight including, an exclusive trumpet reporting with our own clarissa ward. she is so good. we are the first news organization to get unaccompanied access to gaza. chris has the footage, and you will see it here first, and only here. i hope you won't miss that. we will also talk to bomani jones tonight about the explosion of gambling, you know a little bit about gambling around sports. >> yes. >>. do you want to elaborate? >> no. >> what it means for every one involved. and one of the stars of the color purple, which you can't say without singing it. cory hawkins is here, going to talk about stepping into the classic film, a cultural touchstone for so many. of us and charles, here's a question. is there a limit on how long you should be?

i'm not sure i know either one of those and "it's the most wonderful time of the year" with kelly clarkson's bracket >>> just ahead, some much-needed help for your winter skin. the dos and don'ts to keep it healthy and glowing. >> what would brad pitt say? >> you, too, can look like brad pit >>> good morning. it's 8:26. i'm marcus washington. i'm going to give you a live look outside. we're in a microweather why mat alert. how are things going? >> we've state got some scattered activities. notice we've got areas through santa rosa. we had that heavier rain band in move in earlier this morning. in san francisco, still a lot of moisture just off the coast. that's going to continue to move in through the afternoon. san jose, stretching all the way down into gilroy. i want to advise everyone there are alerts for the possibility urban and small stream flooding. if you live near an area thats ha a stream, be aware for the potential for street flooding as well. it's been a big problem in the past. as far as your temperatures go, this is subtropical moisture, and it's going to feel humid, but we've

last but not least, andy williams classic most wonderful time of the year won over kelly clarkson's underneath, the very >>> good morning to you. it is 8:26. i'm marcus washington. i want to give you a live look outside this morning. we are in a microclimate weather alert. at sfo, air traffic control is expected to issue a ground stop at the top of the hour as a result of low-lying fog. >> that's exactly what we're seeing, that building fog especially around san francisco and the coastline, creating limited visibility. the scattered showers are continuing. our traffic cameras showing a bit of a break between the early heavy rain and now. we're going to get some peeks of sunshine, but we do still have some rain coming down. then we have our next system lining up for tomorrow morning. the gray skies over santa rosa extending into san francisco, santa cruz mountains in through the interior. please be safe. roads are still wet out there. >> we'll have another update in a half hour. ♪ ♪ ♪ fancy like christmas ♪ >>> welcome back it's 8:30. good morning thank you for being with us on "today." meet an

. >>> next up, kelly clarkson.. so you never know what will happen around radio city. >>> next up, keith morrison is back for season 2 "morrison mysteries. you can scan the qr code on your screen he's taking listeners back to old victorian england with charles dickens' story " christmas carol. we have a sneak peek >> are you the spirit, sir, who -- whose coming was foretold to me, asked scrooge? i am the voice was soft and gentle. singularly low as if instead of being so close beside him, it were at a distance who and what are you, scrooge demanded i am the ghost of christmas past >> this is a hit, if you haven't checked it out scan that qr code or search "morrison mysteries" wherever you get your podcasts. >> he did legends of sleepy hallow for halloween. >> yes it was a hit. >>> finally, how about christmas cookies, everybody monmouth university has published its report for america's favorites. here are some of the top contenders snicker doodle, gingerbread, chocolate chip, oatmeal and the classic butter cookie.

clarkson. i see us as kelly and mark, the couple that's not married without the hot accent. >> we're on a roll.we've got a jam packed show for you tonight, including an exclusive intrepid reporting from clarissa ward. we have unaccompanied access to gaza. you will see it here first and only here. we hope you won't miss that. we'll also talk about the explosion of gambling, a little bit around gambling around sports. >> yes. >> do you want to elaborate? is that a --? >> no. >> and what it means for everyone involved. and one of the stars of "the color purple." you can't say color purple without singing it. he will talk about a cultural film and touch stone for many of us. charles, here's the question. is there a limit on how long you should be engaged? >> yes. >> do you want to share now or later? >> later. >> if you have been watching the news today, we know it's been heavy. a lot of bad stuff out in the world today, but there is a story here in new york across the country bringing people a whole lot of joy. i love this story. the unexpected rise of tommy devito. take a look at the front page.