sara haines is the envy of every tween and willie.th one direction. >> you can imagine my excitement when i got a chance to sit down with the british boys, niles, liam, harry and zain. they gave me the scoop on love, life and living it up. it was the biggest "today" show crowd to date. with fans sleeping on the streets for days for a chance to catch a glimpse and sing along with their favorite british boy band. ♪ let's go crazy till we see the sun ♪ >> last time we saw you guys you were on our plaza and you had the biggest crowd ever, i think it was 15,000 people. how does that feel? i know you performed in groups like that before. >> when we were on the lower stage you couldn't see that far. when you went up the stairs, there were so many people. you could see people for ages. it was cold, rainy, and the fans still came out. >> they slept there. >> exactly. >> one of those things where you're quite nervous about doing the show so you're focused on doing well and doing a good performance. actually you come away and think the amount of

. >>> it is time for 321 live with sara haines. oss the street at the nbc experience store. >> okay, sara, we hope you pulled together unbelievably difficult questions for us. >> first up, we have nancy from florida. >> how are you? my question is for both kathie and hoda. what are some of your favorite holiday memories growing up? >> i just remember as kids we couldn't sleep the night before, my brother and sister and i. we were so eager waiting, our parents made us be very patient. i think it was just that anticipation the night before. i loved it, loved it. >> i've had a lot of great christmases. this will be my 60th. i remember once when cass and cody were young, i was doing a special for cbs at that time and billy graham was a guest. on our special. he'd never done a secular television show before. he was in our living room and i couldn't believe it. i said, billy, is there anything i can get you, anything you love, he said, really, anything? i said, yes, he said, can i have a big mac? i'll always remember having him sit at our

. >> and our little elf sara haines is combing through them all, and here with some answers are "todaytor and etiquette expert our friend miss harriet cole and author and "new york times" social cues columnist phil galanes. merry christmas. >> merry christmas. elfie. whoa. >> this one comes from michelle. "i have a single relative that doesn't ever want to come over and spend holidays with us. she is very able-bodied but just chooses to not participate. she expects me to save some leftovers for her so she can enjoy all my hard labors later in the week. i've grown to resent it a little." >> what do you think about that? >> hmm. the resentment's the problem here because she can come over. why not simply call the woman up and say you know, it's hurting my feelings a little bit that you won't come over and join us at least for a drink or snack or something. i don't think that's so bad. >> i think there's more to it. probably she says she's single. it suggests that other people are not. maybe she feels uncomfortable being with the big crowd. instead of being resentful make a special date wi

. >>> here's sara haines with questions from our fans. >> one of our fans from florida wants to knowr and it never happens. i want to get organized and clean my purse and closets and clean. i'll do that one again in 2013 and 2014. what's yours? >> i've lived so long i learned not to make them. because i think you set yourself up for disaster. i just want to maintain everything i already got. you know what i'm saying? maintain relationships and maintain weight and maintain sanity, maintain good health and everything for the future. i think, you know, setting yourself up for -- it's better to do it day by day. get a fresh cup of mercy one day at a time. instead of all year-round one day at a time. >> thank you, sara. >> how to bring in the new year with the right decorations for the big party. we love super jenny. makes thinkically that will warm your heart. >> and put that phone down and pay attention, sara. we're doing the dangers of texting and driving after your local news. >>> oh, it's so great to hear that song again. we're back on this thirsty thursday. parenting is the toughest

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