The 2005 live from Studio A Holiday Jam is underwritten by Pepsi Bottling Group, Michael Baker Engineering Corporation, and the Engineer Society of Western Pennsylvania.

WQED multimedia presents.

The 2005 live from studio A Holiday Jam featuring Corbin Hanner Scott Anderson The madrigals.

Joe zelek.

Pete Hewlett The mystic knights.

Azucar The gamelan Esemble Lisa Bleil Carol Lee ESPY A special appearance by Bob Corben and Pete Hewlett.

And the Povertyneck Hillbillies.

With your host Pete Hewlett kicking things off with some Jingle Bells.

Jingle bells, jingle bells.

Jingle all the way.

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.

Dashing through the snow.

In a one horse open sleigh.

Oh, the fields we go.

Laughing all the way.

Bells on Bobtails ring making spirits bright.

Oh, what fun it is to ride and sing a sleighing song tonight.

Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle bells, jingle all the way.

Oh, what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh.

Jingle bells, jingle, jingle bells.

Jingle all the way.

Oh, what fun it is t ride in one hourse open sleigh Dashing through the snow.

In one horse.

open sleigh Over the hills we go Laughing.

Laugh and laugh and laughing.

Bells on Bobtails ring Making spirits bright.

And what fun it is to ride.

Sing a song for life.

Oh, jingle bell, jingle, jingle bells.

Jingle all the way.

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 And now here's Corbi Hanner with the nice, laid back version of Santa Claus is Back in Town.

Well, its Christmastime.

Pretty baby, see the snow falling on the ground.

Well, Its Christmastime time pretty baby say the snow falling on.

Bringing.

You better be a real good little girl.

Santa Claus is back in town.

He's got no sleigh with reindeer.

No sack on my back.

Don't see me coming in a big.

black Cadillac It's Christmas, I'm pretty, baby.

See the snow falling on the ground.

You better be a real good little girl.

Santa Claus is back in town.

Take away there.

Hang up your pretty stockings.

Turn off the light.

The Santa Claus is coming down your chimney.

tonight Bring it baby.

You say the snow falling on the ground.

You better be a real good little girl.

Santa Claus is back in town.

You got no sleigh with reindeer.

No sack on my back.

Don't you see m coming in a big black Cadillac.

It's Christmastime time for the baby.

You see the snow falling on the ground.

Well, you be a real good little girl Santa Claus is back in town.

Do do do do do better.

Be a real good little girl.

Santa Claus is back in town.

Santas back Azucar in Spanish means sugar.

You can never get enough of this sugar.

Here's a Azucar with Feliz Navidad.

Feliz navidad, Feliz navidad.

Feliz navidad.

Próspero año y felicidad Feliz navidad.

Feliz navidad.

Feliz navidad.

Próspero año y felicidad I want to wish you a merry Christmas.

I want to wish you a merry Christmas.

I want to wish you a merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas from bottom of my heart.

I want to wish you a merry Christmas.

I want to wish you a merry Christmas.

I want wish you.

Merry Christmas from bottom of my heart.

Feliz Navidad.

Feliz Navidad Próspero año y felicidad Feliz Navidad Feliz Navidad Feliz Navidad Próspero año y felicidad Feliz Navidad I want to wish you a merry Christmas.

I want to wish you a merry Christmas.

I want to wish you a merr Christmas from the top of my .

heart.

I want to wish you a merr Christmas.

I want to wish you a merry Christmas.

I want to wish you a merry Christmas.

from the bottom of my heart.

Feliz Navidad Feliz Navidad Próspero año y felicidad Feliz Navidad Feliz Navidad Próspero año y felicidad Próspero año y felicidad I want to wish you Merry Christmas.

I want to wish you Merry Christmas.

I wanna wish you a merry Christmas From the bottom of my heart I want to wish you a merry Christmas.

I wanna wish you a merry Christmas From the bottom My heart.

Here's Lisa Bleil with have yourself a merry little Christmas.

Have yourself a merry little Christmas.

Let your heart be light.

From now on, our troubles will be out of sight.

Have yourself a merry little Christmas.

Make the Yuletide gay.

From now on, our troubles will be miles away.

Here we are.

As in olden days.

Happy golden days of your faithful friends who are dear to us.

Will be near to us once more.

Through the year we all will be together.

If the fates allow us.

Until then, we'll have to muddle through somehow.

So have yourself a merry little Christmas.

Through the year, we all will be together.

If the fates allow us hang a shining star.

Upon the highest bough.

Have yourselves a merry little Christmas.

The next song we'd like to do for you is a traditional Christmas piece arranged by my good friend John D'Amico.

It's called O come, O Come, Emmanuel.

O come, O come, Emmanuel.

ransom captive Israel Who mourns in lonely exile here.

Until the Son of God appears.

Rejoice, rejoice, Emmanuel shall come to thee.

O Israel O come, thou Key of David.

Come.

And open wide our heavenly home.

Make safe the way that leads on high.

And close the door to misery.

Rejoice, rejoice, Emmanuel shall come to the O Israel.

He is crying.

O come, O come, Emmanuel.

And ransom.

Captivity Israel.

To mourns in lonely exile here.

Until the son of God, appear Rejoice Rejoice Immanuel shall come to you O Israel.

O come, o come , Immanuel Immanuel And ransom captive Israel.

Who mourns in lonely exile here Until the Son of God appears.

Rejoice, rejoice!

Emmanuel.

Shall come to thee.

O Israel.

Next up we have a band who's been entertaining Pittsburgh audiences for 20 years.

Here are the Mystic Knights with Merry Christmas, baby.

Merry Christmas baby.

You sure do treat me nice.

Merry Christmas baby.

You sure do treat me nice.

She gave me a diamond ring for Christmas.

Now I'm living in paradise Well, I'm feeling mighty fine.

Ive got ood music on my radio.

When I'm feeling mighty fine.

Ive got ood music on my radio.

Well, I'm gonna kiss you, baby.

While you're standing beneath the mistletoe.

Do do do do do do do do do.

Do.

Boom boom boom boom boom boom boom ba ba ba ba ba ba ba b ba ba ba ba ba ba ba boom boom boom boom boom.

Boom boom.

Boom boom boom boom boom.

Santa Came down the chimney.

about a 3:30.

Lift all the presents you see right here before me.

Merry Christmas baby.

You sure have me do.

To be.

Well, I haven't had a drink this morning, but all lit up like a Christmas tree.

Merry Christmas.

Hi, everybody.

We're the Joe Zelek band.

And we'll be performin the First Noel for you tonight.

Noel, Noel.

Noel.

Noel.

The first Noel angels did say was to certain poor shepherds in fields where they lay in fields where they lay.

Keeping their sheep on a cold winter's night that was so deep.

Noel, noel Noel, noel Born is the king of Israel.

They looked up, saw a star shining in the east beyond them So far, and to the earth gave it great light.

So it continue both day and night.

Noel, noel Noel, noel Born is the king of Israel Noel, noel Noel, noel Born is the King of Israel Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel.

Born is the King of Israel Noel, Noel.

Noel!

Noel!

Noel, Born is the king of Israel And born is the king of Israel You're watching the 2005 live from studio A holiday jam still to come, the Povertyneck Hillbillies.

Peace as clowns will surely be.

So they were both on their way, knowing they'd be Scott Anderson is part of Carol Lee ES still my hope it's songs really add ins of joy to the world.

A special appearance by Bob Corbin and Pete Hewlett, and now the Gamelan Ensemble.

This is the Universit of Pittsburgh gamelan ensemble playing musical instruments from West Java, Indonesia.

And we're playing a traditiona Chanukah song called Maoz Tzur for gamelan, baroque flute and tabla.

Next, we like to feature our musical director, Scott Anderson, with the story of Snoopy and the Red Baron.

The news had come out in the First World War.

The bloody Red Baron was out at once more.

The Allied command ignored all of its men and called on Snoopy to do it again.

Twas the Night before Christmas and 40 below.

Snoop went up in search of his phone.

He spied the Red Baron, and fiercely they fought with ice on his wings.

He knew it because there were Christmas bells.

Those Christmas bells ringing through the light.

Asking peace for all the world and goodwill to men.

The Baron had Snoopy dead in his sights and reached for the trigger to pull it up tight.

Why he didn't shoot.

We'll never know.

Or was i the bells in the village below?

Christmas bells.

Those Christmas bells ringing through the land.

Asking peace for all the world.

And goodwill to men.

Married.

Made Snoopy fly to the right.

And forced him to land behind the enemy lines.

Snoopy was certain that this was the end.

When the Baron cried out.

Merry Christmas, my friend!

The Baron then offered a holiday toast, and Snoopy, our hero, saluted his host.

Then with more they were both on their way, knowin they'd been on some other day.

Oh, Christmas bells, those Christmas bells ringing through the line.

Asking for peace for all the world and goodwill to men.

Christmas bells, those Christmas bells ringing through the land.

Asking for peace for all the world.

And goodwill.

To may.

We're going to take a moment to introduce this fantastic live from studio A band on the keyboards.

Our musical director, Mr.

Scott Anderson on the drums, Joe wasilewski on keyboards and saxophone and clarinet, Eric Defade on the bass guitar and upright bass, Brian Stahurski on the guitar, Dave Brown and on vocals.

Lisa Blough and a whole slew of other guests, including this man here, Bob Corbin.

Bob.

We've known each other for years Pittsburgh, Nashville, New York, but we've never performed together.

You know, we haven't Pete, but, let's do one tonight.

That I wrote for the Oak Ridge Boys called The King is born great.

To you, this night the king is born.

He is the promised one.

God so loved the world.

He sends down his only son, a rich man, poor men, wise men.

For he will deliver all from trouble.

And grief.

Tidings of joy to the world.

The King is born.

No velvet or satchel, no pillow folk is in straw from the stable to make the baby's bed.

Angels come.

The shepherds in the hills.

Sing emmanuel emmanuel Tidings of joy to the world.

The king is born.

The son of man.

The Prince of Peace.

Savior to us all.

Humble birth and Bethlehem.

The greatest gift of all.

And all the earth will know his name.

And all the earth will hear his word.

We'll hear his words in his word.

Tidings of joy to the world.

The King is born.

And tidings of joy to the world.

The king is born.

He is part of.

Here's Carol Lee ESPY debuting her brand new song, Waiting in Bethlehem.

Awake from sleep.

Tender it in.

Time won't keep.

Small little bling.

I've seen the sign.

Starlight.

Divine.

Take my hand.

The knowledge.

Cross the sand.

In this midnight.

In.

Be not afraid.

Cassidy, just say friend.

Yes.

Everything we've hope for has come true.

Prince of peace is born for me and you and his waiting in Bethlehem.

be the carriers that.

Swift to feed us and away.

All life it seems it's part of this dream.

And still my heart beat its on in this race I won't rest, let space.

See.

Three kings on the knees and yes, everything we've hope for has come true, a prince.

Peace is born for me and you and his waiting in Bethlehem.

In Bethlehem.

Now.

An old English medley from the madrigals.

Lully, lulla, thou little tiny child, by by, lully lullay.

1 O sisters too, how may we do for to preserve this day this poor youngling, for whom we do sing by by, lully lullay?

that woe is me, poor child, for thee.

And ever more and day for thine parting.

neither say nor sing.

by by, lully lullay lullay Caroling, caroling Now we go.

Christmas bells are ringing.

Caroling.

Caroling, through the snow Christmas bells are ringing.

Joyous voices sweet and clea Sing the sad of heart to cheer Ding dong, ding dong Christmas bells are ringing.

Caroling caroling near and far Christmas bells are ringing.

Following, following yonder star Christmas bells are ringing.

Sing me all this happy morn.

Lord, the King of heaven is born.

Ding dong, ding dong.

Christmas bells are ringing early to bed.

All right.

Here they are.

The povertyneck hillbillies with let's be naughty.

They said he knows who's been naughty.

Your nice.

And if I get my way baby.

After two tonight we'll be one couple.

He can scratch off his list.

Let's be naughty and see.

Santa's the tree.

It's such a long sleigh ride from the North Pole.

And he's already got so many places to go.

We've got each other.

Don't need another gift.

Let's be naughty.

Let's say Santa, the tree will Santas face would turn red.

He could only see.

What wee been rappin underneath the Christmas tree.

Well, this year all I'm asking for is one little wish.

Let's be naughty.

Let's see.

Santa, the tree.

Is Santa comes home early tonight.

Mrs.

Claus will surely be surprised.

They don't get to smell.

Cuddle a love just like this.

Let's be naughty.

Let's say Santa.

The tree naked naughty and say Santa, the tree nasty naughty.

Say Santa the tree Say Santa the tree bad bad naughty and say Santa.

My little for a little wild.

We've had a wonderful time tonight.

We wish you a happy holiday.

We're just going to take things out with a beautiful son called O Come All Ye Faithful.

Happy holidays.

O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant, O come thee, O come thee to Bethlehem.

Oh and behold him!

Born the King of angels.

O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him.

O come, let us adore him.

Christ the Lord, Sing choirs of angels sing in exaltation.

Sing, all ye citizens of heavn above Glory to God in the highest.

O come, let us adore you.

O come, let us adore him O come, let us adore him.

Christ the Lord.

Come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant.

O, come ye, O come ye.

to Bethlehem.

Come, and behold Him, born the King of angels!

O come, let us adore him.

O come, let us adore him.

O come, let us adore him.

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My favorite thing about Christmas these days is seeing all the decorations going through and looking at everybody's houses, the lights, the decorations.

It was always a big deal in our house growing up, my father would go to great lengths to decorate the house for Christmas.

Going downtown where the homeless were and me, I had to give my presents to them in person.

And that is the memory that I share the most sharing with us that really, really, really needed.

I actually I think this year at Christmas 2005 is going to be a special one to remember because the kids, my twins, they celebrate their birthday December 18th, right around Christmas, and they just want to contest in school for music first and second place.

My son wants a drum set this year, and I think Santa Claus is going to come through.

I got my first two Wheeler, and we had just enough bar spot on the road for me to ride it, and I had to ride it.

So I rode my two Wheeler and went way down.

This hill.

And on the way back up, I was pushing my brand new two Wheeler up the hill.

I just kind of laid my face on the handlebar as I was pushing it up the hill, and when I got up the top of the hill, I realized my lips had frozen to the handlebars, and so I cried all the way into the driveway.

We always g home to visit my grandparents, which is on the coast in Myrtle Beach.

And that year, for whatever reason, we got eight inches of snow and it's extremely rar for South Carolina to get snow.

But I remember, for the good grace of God, my parents were able to drive through all that sno and make it down to the beach, and it was an amazing Christmas.

When bought for my dad to get me an electric bass guitar for about six month and I said, yeah, yeah, I'll see what we can do about that.

And, and it came on Christmas Day.

I opened it up to a brand new shiny bass guitar.

I just took that plugged it in on the amplifier, and I didn't come out there for four hours.

I didn't know how to play it.

I didn't know how to tune it, but it didn't matter.

One of my favorite Christmas memories growing up was going to midnight mass and then coming home, and my mom would always hav cheese and crackers and cookies and eggnog and not too fond of eggnog anymore.

But, and then we listened to Nat King Cole and still holds a warm place in my heart.

Mine isn't quite that, heartwarming.

We were actually, a couple Christmases ago had adopted a dog just to foster for a couple weeks.

He was supposed to be housebroken, and, apparently he wasn't, because he came in the living room as the first official act was to douse the town of Bethlehem from about ten feet away in the living room.

The 2005 live from studio A Holiday Jam is underwritten by Pepsi Bottling Group, Michael Baker Engineering Corporation and the Engineer Society of Western Pennsylvania.