and i started, the late rosemary clooney, we were just amateurs hoping for a break, and she camerst, she won an amateur contest like "american idol" you know she came in first, i came in second and rightfully so because she was a beautiful singer and a lovely human being, and we were told by the old masters like george burns and jack benny, they said, son, you're off to a good start but it's going to take you seven years before you become a competent performer, performing in front of an audience, but now these new schools, they're teaching them what to expect and how to be prepared. >> and in your experience, are they as prepared and ready and able to nurture their talent in the same way you could after years of treading those boards? is it as good? >> they were all very professional. they were all prepared. they came in. i loved lady gaga. when i first met her on this record date, and she was -- she went to the whole staff after it was finished, the recording that we did, thanking them for believing in her. she was so sweet to everybody, to every stagehand and everybody, "thank

. >> it has rosemary clooney and bing crosby and the best songs and the best music and the best storylly brings out the spirit of christmastime. it's kind of a fantasy, but it's really got this hometown feel to it. and i just like it. always like it very much. >> my favorite christmas movie is jim henson's "emmett otter's jug band christmas." ♪ slipping and sliding in the mud ♪ >> what? it's big in canada. >> it's a very authentic telling of a christmas experience that many of us had. not just with the red rider bb gun but a number of the other things in the movie. just get it right. >> merry christmas. ho, ho, ho. >> it just reminds me of a good time, being with family, and memories. being 3,000 miles away from home kind of is a great way to feel like you're back home. >> that little kid is triple dog dared to lick the flagpole. >> dad! >> it reminds me of the three times i did it when i was a child. >> "christmas vacation" makes me feel like no matter what life throws at you, you always have the ability to overcome things and for things to always work out in your life. >> when he ha

rosemary hill of waterville found a tag with his name on it. the storm became the stuff of legend in new england, thanks to a book by sebastian junger and a subsequent movie with george clooney. scientists say a 20-year drift across a big 3,000-mile ocean is uncommon but not impossible. meantime the lobsterman had given up all hope they would be seen again. >>> those of us who are dog people heard this next item and figured there must have been a good reason. a dog shot a guy on a hunting trip. two guys were duck hunting in box elder county, utah. one guy left his shotgun lying across the bow of the boat. the dog got excited, started running around as they like to do and somehow fired the gun right into the guy's backside. i guess the dog also managed to turn the safety off with its little paws. the hunter was treated for buckshot removal and released. the dog is not talking. >>> up next here tonight, despite these hard times for the u.s. postal service, there is one thing it won't cut corners on and that is getting all those letters to santa this time of year. >>> we know santa claus has a huge job and he has a big and efficient operation at the north pole. but think about