Southland Sessions

Audra Mae: Songs of Joy & Peace with Dylan Meek
One of pop music's great singer/songwriters finds her guiding light close to home. “Audra Mae: Songs of Joy & Peace” filmed at Beverly Hill's Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, grew from that simple reminder that a song can mend the heart. In a holiday season when everything seems upside down and inside out, only love can put everything in its right place.
TRANSCRIPT
ANNOUNCER: MAJOR FUNDING FOR
THIS PROGRAM WAS PROVIDED BY:
THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES
DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL
AFFAIRS; AND THE RALPH
M. PARSONS FOUNDATION.
ADDITIONAL FUNDING WAS PROVIDED
BY THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR
THE ARTS AND THE LOS ANGELES
COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF ARTS AND
CULTURE.
[ELECTRICITY CRACKLING]
[LIGHTS HUMMING]
[CLICK]
[LIGHTS BUZZING]
[CLICK]
[PIANO PLAYING JAZZ]
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
CREWES: GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN, AND WELCOME TO THE
WALLIS ANNENBERG CENTER FOR THE
PERFORMING ARTS AND THE SORTING
ROOM SESSIONS. MY NAME IS PAUL
CREWES, AND I'M THE ARTISTIC
DIRECTOR HERE AT THE WALLIS.
IT'S GREAT TO WELCOME YOU BACK
INTO THIS BEAUTIFUL THEATER, THE
GOLDSMITH THEATER. IT HAS BEEN 8
MONTHS SINCE WE WERE LAST HERE,
AND ALTHOUGH WE CAN'T INVITE
YOU, OUR AUDIENCE, TO BE WITH US
LIVE HERE TONIGHT, IT IS
WONDERFUL FOR US TO HAVE ARTISTS
WORKING BACK ON OUR STAGE AGAIN,
BUT BEFORE WE MEET THEM, I'D
LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO OUR
TECHNICAL AND CREATIVE TEAM
RIGHT BEHIND ME, WHO ARE
RESPONSIBLE FOR RE-CREATING THE
SORTING ROOM HERE ON THE
GOLDSMITH STAGE AND
FILMING EVERYTHING THAT YOU ARE
GONNA SEE TONIGHT, BUT LET'S GET
ON WITH THE SHOW.
GOOD EVENING, GOOD EVENING.
SO IT IS WONDERFUL FOR US AGAIN
TO BE WORKING WITH OUR FRIENDS
AND COLLABORATORS FOR THE RECORD
ON WHAT IS OUR THIRD HOLIDAY
SHOW IN A ROW, AND SO, LADIES
AND GENTLEMEN, I'D LIKE TO
INTRODUCE TO YOU TONIGHT AUDRA
MAE AND DYLAN MEEK "SONGS OF JOY
AND PEACE." THANK YOU.
MAE: THANK YOU.
ARE YOU READY?
MEEK: I AM. I AM NOW.
[PLAYING "WHITE CHRISTMAS"]
MAE: ♪ THE SUN IS SHINING
THE GRASS IS GREEN
THE ORANGE AND PALM TREES SWAY
THERE'S NEVER BEEN SUCH A DAY
IN BEVERLY HILLS, L.A.
BUT IT'S DECEMBER THE 24th
AND I'M LONGING TO BE UP NORTH
I'M
DREAMING
HEH
OF A WHITE CHRISTMAS
JUST LIKE THE ONES
I USED TO KNOW-OW-OW-OW
WHERE THE TREETOPS GLISTEN
AND CHILDREN LISTEN
TO HEAR SLEIGH BELLS, HEH
IN THE SNOW
DON'T YOU KNOW THAT I-I-I-I'M
DREAMING
OF A WHITE CHRISTMAS
WITH EVERY CHRISTMAS CARD
I WRITE
MAY YOUR DAYS BE MERRY
AND BRIGHT
AND MAY ALL YOUR CHRISTMASES
AND MAY ALL YOUR CHRISTMASES
AND MAY ALL YOUR CHRISTMASES
BE WHITE ♪
HEY, Y'ALL. HOW'S THE WEATHER?
I'M DOING ALL RIGHT, CONSIDERING
THE CIRCUMSTANCES, BUT...I SURE
DO MISS HOME. KINDA HARD TO JUST
WRAP A PRETTY LITTLE BOW AROUND
THIS WHIRLWIND OF A YEAR, ISN'T
IT? I MEAN, USUALLY THE HOLIDAYS
ARE ALL HUGS AND KISSES AND
SUGAR COOKIES, BUT...GOOD
HEAVENS! I WOULDN'T WISH THOSE
THINGS ON ANYBODY THIS YEAR.
NO MATTER WHOSE NAUGHTY THEY
MIGHT BE ON. FROM WHERE I'M
SITTING, SO FAR AWAY, AND STUCK
BETWEEN CHRISTMAS PAST AND
FUTURE, WRITING HOLIDAY CARDS
HAS ME THINKING ABOUT EVERY
LITTLE THING I'VE TAKEN FOR
GRANTED. EVEN THE FOLKS ON MY
NAUGHTY LIST. I HOPE THEY'RE ALL
SOMEWHERE COZY AND FEELING LIKE
A KID AGAIN WITH THE PEOPLE THEY
LOVE.
DYLAN.
THANK YOU.
♪ I'LL BE HOME
FOR CHRISTMAS, HMM
YOU CAN COUNT ON ME
PLEASE HAVE SNOW
AND MISTLETOE
AND PRESENTS UNDER THE TREE
CHRISTMAS EVE WILL FIND ME
WHERE THE LOVE LIGHT GLEAMS
I'LL BE HOME
FOR CHRISTMAS
IF ONLY IN MY DREAMS
CHRISTMAS EVE
WILL FIND ME
WHERE THE LOVE LIGHT GLEAMS
I'LL BE HOME
FOR CHRISTMAS
IF ONLY
IN MY DREAMS
IF ONLY
IN MY DREAMS ♪
HMM.
[PLAYING "CAROL OF THE BELLS"]
HIYA, FOLKS. WELCOME BACK TO THE
LONELY HEARTS CHRISTMAS SHOW. I
GOTTA TELL YA. I'M CERTAINLY
FEELING MORE LOONEY THAN LONELY
THESE DAYS, IF YOU CAN BELIEVE
IT. I GUESS YOU CAN ONLY TRY TO
TEACH YOUR DOG TO DANCE TO
"JINGLE BELLS" SO MANY TIMES
BEFORE KIDDO THE BEAN LOOKS AT
YOU LIKE...DO YOU NEED HELP?!
MAYBE SHE'S GOT A POINT. MAYBE
I'M GONNA REACH OUT TO A GREAT
PAL OF MINE WITH AN INVITATION
TO A LITTLE SOCIALLY DISTANCED
QUALITY TIME. I SURE COULD USE
SOME BELLY LAUGHS WITH A DEAR
HUMAN FRIEND. NO OFFENSE, KIDDO.
LORD KNOWS IF I KEEP LAUGHING
ALL THE WAY BY MYSELF MUCH
LONGER MY SNOW GLOBE'S GONNA
CRACK, IF YOU CATCH MY DRIFT.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
WOMAN: HI!
MAE: TRACIE TOMS, TRACIE TOMS.
MEEK: WHAT'S UP?
TOMS: IT IS I TRACIE TOMS!
MEEK: HEY!
MAE: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
COMING OVER. DO YOU LIKE IT?
TOMS: OF COURSE. I LOVE IT. LOOK
AT THIS.
MAE: YEAH. IT'S SO PRETTY.
TOMS: LOOK AT THESE DIGS. THESE
ARE REALLY NICE.
MAE: HA HA HA! WE WERE JUST
TALKING ABOUT WHAT WE WANT FOR
CHRISTMAS. WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR
CHRISTMAS?
TOMS: YOU KNOW WHAT I REALLY
WANT FOR CHRISTMAS?
MAE: WHAT?
TOMS: I WANT TO HUG MY PARENTS.
MAE: AW. I WANT YOU TO HUG YOUR
PARENTS FOR CHRISTMAS, TOO.
TOMS: I WANT TO HUG MY PARENTS
FOR CHRISTMAS. THAT'S ALL I
REALLY WANT.
MAE: OH, MY GOODNESS.
TOMS: I, LIKE, VIRTUALLY HUG
THEM ALL THE TIME, BUT...
MAE: THAT'S SO HARD. YOU'RE
GONNA HUG THEM FOR 5 YEARS.
TOMS: I'M GONNA HUG THEM FOR 5
YEARS. HA HA HA!
MAE: WELL, I KNOW THIS IS KIND
OF OUT OF THE BLUE AND
EVERYTHING, BUT WOULD YOU MAYBE
WANT TO SING A SONG WITH US?
IT'S JUST "JINGLE BELLS." EASY.
TOMS: OH, OK. I KNOW "JINGLE
BELLS." OK. HERE WE GO.
MAE: YEAH.
HA HA HA!
BOTH: ♪ JINGLE BELLS
JINGLE BELLS, JINGLE ALL THE WAY
OH, WHAT FUN IT IS TO RIDE
IN A ONE-HORSE OPEN SLEIGH, HEY
JINGLE BELLS, JINGLE BELLS
JINGLE ALL THE WAY
OH, WHAT FUN IT IS TO RIDE
IN A ONE-HORSE OPEN SLEIGH
TOMS: WE'RE DASHING
THROUGH THE SNOW
MAE: IN A ONE-HORSE OPEN SLEIGH
TOMS: O'ER THE FIELDS WE GO
MAE: LAUGHING ALL THE WAY
BOTH: HA HA HA
TOMS: BELLS ON BOBTAIL RING
MAE: MAKING SPIRITS BRIGHT
TOMS: OH, WHAT FUN IT IS TO SING
BOTH: A SLEIGHING SONG TONIGHT
OH, JINGLE BELLS, JINGLE BELLS
JINGLE ALL THE WAY
OH, WHAT FUN IT IS TO RIDE
IN A ONE-HORSE OPEN SLEIGH, HEY
JINGLE BELLS, JINGLE BELLS
JINGLE ALL THE WAY
OH, WHAT FUN IT IS TO RIDE
IN A ONE-HORSE OPEN SLEIGH
MAE: A DAY OR TWO AGO
TOMS: I THOUGHT I'D TAKE A RIDE
MAE: HUH, AND THEN
MISS FANNY BRIGHT
TOMS: WAS SEATED BY MY SIDE ♪
MAE: SHE DOESN'T EVEN GO HERE.
TOMS: I DON'T EVEN LIKE HER.
MAE: ♪ THE HORSE WAS LEAN
AND LANK
TOMS: MISFORTUNE SEEMED HIS LOT
MAE: HE FELT INTO
A DRIFTING BANK
TOMS: AND THEN WE GOT UPSOT ♪
MAE: UPSOT?
TOMS: WHAT?
BOTH: ♪ JINGLE BELLS
JINGLE BELLS, JINGLE ALL THE WAY
OH, WHAT FUN IT IS TO RIDE
IN A ONE-HORSE OPEN SLEIGH, HEY
JINGLE BELLS, JINGLE BELLS
JINGLE ALL THE WAY
OH, WHAT FUN IT IS RIDE
IN A ONE-HORSE OPEN SLEIGH ♪
TOMS: HA HA HA!
MAE: WHOO!
TOMS: "DASHING THROUGH FIELDS
OF WHITE."
MAE: OK. GOT IT.
♪ DASHING THROUGH THE FIELDS
OF WHITE
TOMS: ON THIS HAPPY
CHRISTMAS NIGHT
MAE: THROUGH THE SNOW
TOMS: OFF WE GO
BOTH: WITH THE RINGING
WE'LL BE SINGING
JINGLE BELLS, JINGLE BELLS
JANG-JANGLE
JINGLE BELLS, JINGLE BELLS
JING-JANGLE
JINGLE BELLS, JINGLE BELLS
JING-JANGLE
JINGLE BELLS, JINGLE BELLS
JANG-JANGLE
J-J-J-JINGLE BELLS
J-J-J-JANGLE BELLS
J-J-J ALL THE WAY
TOMS: ON A ONE
MAE: HORSE
BOTH: OPEN
TOMS: SLEIGH ♪
WHOO!
[BOTH LAUGHING]
MAE: OH, TRACIE TOMS!
TOMS: OH, MY GOD. THAT WAS SO
FUN.
MAE: OH, THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR COMING.
TOMS: THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR HAVING ME.
MAE: ARE YOU GONNA BE OK?
TOMS: I'M GONNA BE FINE. I'M
GONNA CATCH MY BREATH IS I WALK
HOME.
MAE: I THINK I HAVE A HERNIA.
TOMS: OK. SO IT WAS SO LOVELY TO
SEE YOU GUYS. I GOT TO RUN.
MAE: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
COMING. COME BACK ANYTIME.
TOMS: I WILL, I WILL. I'M GONNA
DO SOME CHRISTMAS SHOPPING IN
THIS DRESS. OK. BYE!
MEEK: BYE!
MAE: BYE, TRACIE! STAY WARM AND
COZY.
TOMS: I WILL TRY MY BEST.
MAE: MM-WHA! HA HA!
TOMS: MM-WHA! I LOVE YOU.
MAE: HEY THERE, SISTER BEAR. SO
HERE I AM STARTING AT A BLANK
CHRISTMAS CARD, AND I'VE DECIDED
AGAINST ALL ODDS TO TRY AND DRAW
A MEMORY OF US AT CHRISTMAS.
NOW I'VE NEVER CLAIMED TO BE AN
AMAZING ILLUSTRATOR, SO LET'S
JUST KEEP ALL THE EXPECTATIONS
IN THE ZONE OF CHARLIE BROWN'S
SCHOOL OF ART, SHALL WE? DO YOU
REMEMBER THE YEAR WE HAD A REAL
CHARLIE BROWN TREE? NOT LIKE THE
CUTE REPRODUCTIONS THEY SELL FOR
$29.99 NOWADAYS, BUT AN ACTUALLY
SCRAGGLY, LONELY, FORGOTTEN
LITTLE SAPLING WE COULDN'T
AFFORD EVEN WITH ALL THE CHANGE
WE FOUND IN THE COUCH CUSHIONS.
REMEMBER? REMEMBER HOW THE MAN
AT THE LOT GAVE IT TO US EVEN
THOUGH WERE 27 CENTS SHORT?
CHRISTMAS SPIRIT INDEED. INDEED!
[PLAYING "CHRISTMAS TIME IS
HERE"]
YEAH.
AHH.
MMM.
[HUMMING]
♪ CHRISTMAS TIME IS HERE
HAPPINESS AND CHEER
FUN FOR ALL
THE CHILDREN CALL
THEIR FAVORITE TIME OF YEAR
SNOWFLAKES IN THE AIR
CAROLS EVERYWHERE
OLDEN TIMES
AND ANCIENT RHYMES
OF LOVE AND DREAMS TO SHARE
SLEIGH BELLS IN THE AIR
BEAUTY EVERYWHERE
YULETIDE BY THE FIRESIDE
AND HAPPY MEMORIES THERE
CHRISTMAS TIME IS HERE
HAPPINESS AND CHEER
OH, THAT WE
COULD ALWAYS SEE
SUCH SPIRIT THROUGH THE YEAR ♪
[PLAYING "LINUS AND LUCY"]
YEAH.
HA HA!
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
OH! WHO IS IT?
MAN: IT'S ME, AUDRA. CAN I COME
IN?
MAE: OH, COME ON IN, DARREN. OH,
I'M SO GLAD YOU MADE IT. HI!
CRISS: HI, EVERYBODY. LOOK AT
THIS CUTE, LITTLE WREATH. LOOK
AT THIS.
MAE: IT'S SO CUTE.
CRISS: LOOK AT THIS CUTE, LITTLE
HOUSE.
MAE: HA HA! THANK YOU.
CRISS: THIS CUTE, LITTLE STAGE
HOUSE. IS THIS WHERE YOU LIVE?
MAE: WE LIVE HERE NOW.
CRISS: WOW! THAT'S AN AMAZ--I
SHOULD JUST LIVE IN A THEATER.
IT'S WAY NICER HERE. YOU GOT
DIGITAL SNOW. PUT ME RIGHT IN
THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT.
MAE: SO NOSTALGIC. COME ON IN.
THIS IS DYLAN.
CRISS: OH. HEY, MAN. AW.
MAE: DYLAN, DARREN.
CRISS: DYLAN, YOU SOUNDED SO
GOOD. I COULD HEAR IT FROM
OUTSIDE. IT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL.
LIKE, ALL THOSE--THAT MEDLEY WAS
KILLER, MAN.
MAE: WELL, WE WERE JUST TALKING
ABOUT WHAT WE WANT FOR
CHRISTMAS.
CRISS: OOH. THAT'S A GOOD TOPIC.
MAE: I PERSONALLY WANT JOY AND
PEACE. LOFTY I KNOW, BUT WHAT
ABOUT YOU?
CRISS: JOY AND PEACE. WELL, HOLD
ON. DYLAN, WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR
CHRISTMAS?
MEEK: I WANT A BASKETBALL.
CRISS: ALL RIGHT. BASKETBALL OR
JOY AND PEACE.
MAE: I FEEL LIKE WE CAN GET A
BASKETBALL.
CRISS: BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? MY
CHRISTMAS WISH IS JUST TO HANG
OUT WITH PEOPLE THAT I LIKE,
SINGING SONGS I LOVE WITH PEOPLE
WHO CAN SING THEM WITH ME, SO I
GOT AN IDEA. HEY, DYLAN. YOU
THINKING WHAT I'M THINKING?
MEEK: I THINK--I THINK I AM.
CRISS: YEAH. I THINK THERE'S
ONLY ONE SONG THAT WE CAN PLAY.
MAE: OH, MY GOSH!
CRISS: HOW ABOUT LET'S DO THAT
ONE ABOUT JOY AND PEACE IN THE
WORLD? YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING
ABOUT. NEIGHBORHOOD OF "A."
MEEK: I THINK SO.
MAE: THEY SAY EVERY CLOUD HAS A
SILVER LINING, AND I BELIEVE
THAT'S TRUE. I BELIEVE THE
DARKER THE CLOUD, THE BRIGHTER
THE LIGHT THAT SHINES BEHIND IT.
THIS YEAR...
[SIGHS]
WELL...IT HAS SIMULTANEOUSLY
PUSHED US ALL AWAY FROM EACH
OTHER WHILE CONNECTING US ALL
THROUGH THIS SHARED EXPERIENCE.
IT'S DIFFERENT FOR EVERYONE, AND
YET, WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER,
AND I'VE NEVER FELT MORE
COMPASSION AND FORGIVENESS FOR
MY FELLOW HUMANS AND FOR MYSELF
IN ALL MY LIFE. THAT'S BEEN MY
SILVER LINING, BUT DON'T GET ME
WRONG. I'M HEARTSICK AND DOG
TIRED OF THIS THING LIKE
EVERYBODY ELSE, BUT IF A CAB
DRIVER IN BEIJING AND A TEACHER
IN MUMBAI AND MY GRANDMOTHER IN
EDMOND, OKLAHOMA, CAN KEEP THE
FAITH, WELL, I CAN, TOO,
ESPECIALLY WITH A LITTLE HELP
FROM MY FRIEND DARREN. HE ALWAYS
MAKES THINGS SO MERRY AND
BRIGHT!
♪ SO THIS IS CHRISTMAS
AND WHAT HAVE WE DONE?
ANOTHER YEAR OVER
A NEW ONE JUST BEGUN
SO THIS IS CHRISTMAS
I HOPE YOU HAVE FUN
THE NEAR AND THE DEAR ONES
THE OLD AND THE YOUNG
BOTH: A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS
AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR
LET'S HOPE IT'S A GOOD ONE
WITHOUT ANY FEAR
CRISS: AND SO THIS IS
CHRISTMAS ♪
MAE: IT IS.
CRISS: ♪ FOR WEAK OR FOR STRONG
FOR RICH OR FOR POOR ONES
THE ROAD IS SO LONG
AND SO HAPPY CHRISTMAS
FOR BLACK OR FOR WHITE
FOR RED AND FOR BLUE ONES ♪
MAE: YEAH!
CRISS: ♪ LET'S STOP ALL
THE FIGHT
BOTH: A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS
CRISS: HEY
MAE: YEAH
BOTH: AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR
LET'S HOPE IT'S A GOOD ONE
WITHOUT ANY FEAR
CRISS: AND SO THIS IS CHRISTMAS
MAE: YEAH
AND SO THIS IS CHRISTMAS
CRISS: WHAT HAVE WE DONE? ♪
MAE: EVERYTHING.
CRISS: ♪ ANOTHER YEAR OVER
MAE: ANOTHER YEAR OVER
CRISS: A NEW ONE JUST BEGUN
JUST BEGUN
MAE: YEAH
BOTH: AND SO THIS IS CHRISTMAS
CRISS: HEY
BOTH: WE HOPE YOU HAVE FUN ♪
CRISS: I'M HAVING A BLAST.
MAE: HA HA HA!
CRISS: ♪ THE NEAR
AND THE DEAR ONES
MAE: THE NEAR AND THE DEAR ONES
CRISS: THE OLD AND THE YOUNG
MAE: YEAH
CRISS: OH, OH
BOTH: OH, A VERY MERRY
CHRISTMAS
AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR
LET'S HOPE IT'S A GOOD ONE
WITHOUT ANY FEAR
MAE: WAR IS OVER
IF YOU WANT IT
WAR IS OVER
NOW-OW-OW-OW
ALL: WAR IS OVER
IF YOU WANT IT
WAR IS OVER
NOW-OW-OW-OW
WAR IS OVER
IF YOU WANT IT
WAR IS OVER
NOW-OW-OW-OW
WAR IS OVER
IF YOU WANT IT
WAR IS OVER
NOW ♪
MAE: WELL, IT'S BEEN SO NICE
SPENDING THIS TIME WITH YOU ALL,
AND BEFORE I SIGN OFF TO SAY TO
ALL A GOOD NIGHT, HERE AT THE
LONELY HEARTS CHRISTMAS SHOW,
I'D LIKE TO MAKE ONE LAST VERY
SPECIAL DEDICATION. TO MY DEAR
AUNT FRANCES, THANK YOU FOR ALL
THE GOODNESS AND BEAUTY YOU
CONTINUE TO SHINE ALL OVER THIS
GREAT BIG WORLD. YOUR AUDACIOUS
LOVE AND TENACIOUS HEART HAS
GUIDED US ALL THROUGH TOO MANY
STORMS TO COUNT. YOU'RE THE
BRIGHTEST STAR IN OUR SKY, AND
BECAUSE OF YOU, WE'RE ALL A
LITTLE MORE GENTLE WITH EACH
OTHER, A LITTLE MORE LOVING, AND
HAVE A LITTLE MORE EMPATHY,
EVEN WHEN WE DON'T GET ALONG.
SO WHEREVER YOU ARE, HAVE A
MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS, AUNT
FRANCES. THIS ONE'S FOR YOU.
HEH HEH.
[SIGHS]
♪ HAVE YOURSELVES
A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS
HEH
LET YOUR HEARTS BE LIGHT
NEXT YEAR
ALL YOUR TROUBLES
MIGHT BE OUT OF SIGHT
HAVE YOURSELVES
A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS
MAKE THE YULETIDE GAY
NEXT YEAR
ALL OUR TROUBLES
WILL BE MILES AWAY
HERE WE ARE
AS IN OLDEN DAYS
AS IN HAPPY GOLDEN DAYS
OF YORE
FAITHFUL FRIENDS
WHO ARE DEAR TO US
GATHER NEAR TO US
ONCE MORE
THROUGH THE YEARS
WE ALL WILL BE TOGETHER
IF THE FATES ALLOW
AND UNTIL THEN
WE'LL HAVE TO MUDDLE THROUGH
SOMEHOW
SO PLEASE
HAVE YOURSELVES
A MERRY LITTLE
CHRISTMAS NOW
HEH HEH
NOW ♪
[SIGHS]
HEH HEH.
[CAMERA CLICKS AND WHIRS]
[MEEK PLAYING "THE CHRISTMAS
SONG"]
MEEK: ♪ CHESTNUTS ROASTING
ON AN OPEN FIRE
JACK FROST NIPPING AT YOUR NOSE
A YULETIDE CAROL
BEING SUNG BY A CHOIR
AND FOLKS
DRESS UP LIKE ESKIMOS
EVERYBODY KNOWS
A TURKEY AND SOME MISTLETOE
HELP TO MAKE
THE SEASON BRIGHT
TINY TOTS
WITH THEIR EYES ALL AGLOW
WILL FIND IT HARD TO SLEEP
TONIGHT
THEY KNOW THAT SANTA
IS ON HIS WAY
HE'S LOADED LOTS OF TOYS
AND GOODIES ON HIS SLEIGH
AND EVERY MOTHER'S CHILD
IS GONNA SPY
TO SEE IF REINDEER
REALLY KNOW HOW TO FLY
AND SO I'M OFFERING
THIS SIMPLE PHRASE
TO KIDS FROM 1 TO 92
ALTHOUGH IT'S BEEN SAID
MANY TIMES, MANY WAYS
MERRY CHRISTMAS
MERRY CHRISTMAS
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ♪
MAE: I'VE DECIDED TO THINK OF
THIS WINTER AS A HIBERNATION, A
LONG WINTER'S NAP TO GATHER
STRENGTH BEFORE HOPEFULLY
BURSTING OUT NEXT SPRING.
BLOOMING. YOU KNOW, LEARNING TO
ACCEPT A SLOWER PACE, A GLACIAL
PACE ACTUALLY, HASN'T AT ALL
BEEN EASY. THIS TIME LAST YEAR,
MOST OF US WERE BUZZING AROUND
LIKE HONEYBEES WITH SHOPPING
LISTS AND PARTY PLANS, BUT THIS
YEAR, WE'RE NOT THE BEES. OUR
HEROIC ESSENTIAL WORKERS ARE THE
BEES. THEY'RE GIVING ALL THE
HONEY THEY GOT TO HELP THE SICK
AND FEED THE HUNGRY AND BRING
HOPE TO THE HOPELESS. THE REST
OF US, WE'RE THE BEARS, AND IT'S
OUR DUTY, WELL LET ALONE THE
VERY LEAST WE CAN DO, TO HUNKER
DOWN AND GET COZY AND BE STILL
FOR A TIME, AND LISTEN FOR JOY
AND PEACE IN THE QUIET. SO UNTIL
I CAN SAFELY GIVE Y'ALL A GREAT
BIG BEAR HUG, I'M SENDING ALL MY
LOVE AND GOODNESS AND WISHING
YOU ALL A SLEEPY, SAFE AND SOUND
CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
LOVE, AUDRA MAE.
[PLAYING JONI MITCHELL'S
"RIVER"]
♪ IT'S COMING ON CHRISTMAS
THEY'RE CUTTING DOWN TREES
PUTTING UP REINDEER
AND SINGING SONGS
OF JOY AND PEACE
AND I WISH I HAD A RIVER
I COULD SKATE AWAY ON
BUT IT DON'T SNOW HERE
IT STAYS PRETTY GREEN
I'M GONNA MAKE A LOT OF MONEY
I'M GONNA QUIT THIS CRAZY SCENE
OH, I WISH I HAD A RIVER
I COULD SKATE AWAY ON
I WISH I HAD A RIVER SO LONG
THAT I COULD TEACH MY FEET TO
FLY
OH, I WISH I HAD A RIVER
I COULD SKATE AWAY ON
I MADE MY BABY CRY
HE TRIED HARD TO HELP ME
HE PUT ME AT EASE
LOVED ME SO NAUGHTY
IT MADE ME WEAK IN THE KNEES
AND I WISH I HAD A RIVER
I COULD SKATE AWAY ON
I'M SO HARD TO HANDLE
I'M SELFISH
AND I'M SAD
AND NOW I'VE GONE AND LOST
THE BEST BABY
I EVER HAD
AND I JUST WISH I HAD A RIVER
I COULD SKATE AWAY ON
I WISH I HAD A RIVER SO LONG
THAT I COULD TEACH MY FEET
TO FLY
I WISH I HAD A RIVER
I COULD SKATE AWAY ON
I MADE MY BABY
SAY GOOD-BYE
IT'S COMING ON CHRISTMAS
THEY'RE CUTTING DOWN TREES
PUTTING UP REINDEER
AND SINGING SONGS
OF JOY AND PEACE
AND I WISH I HAD A RIVER
I COULD SKATE AWAY
SKATE AWAY ON
SHOULD AULD ACQUAINTANCE
BE FORGOT
AND NEVER BROUGHT TO MIND?
SHOULD AULD ACQUAINTANCE
BE FORGOT
AND AULD LANG SYNE?
FOR AULD LANG SYNE, MY LOVE
FOR AULD LANG SYNE
WE'LL KEEP A CUP
O' KINDNESS YET
FOR AULD
LANG
SYNE ♪
GOOD NIGHT.
[PLAYS NOTE]
["CHRISTMAS TIME IS HERE"
PLAYING]
MMM.
[HUMMING]
♪ CHRISTMAS TIME IS HERE
HAPPINESS AND CHEER
FUN FOR ALL
THE CHILDREN CALL
THEIR FAVORITE TIME OF YEAR
SNOWFLAKES IN THE AIR
CAROLS EVERYWHERE
OLDEN TIMES
AND ANCIENT RHYMES
OF LOVE AND DREAMS TO SHARE ♪
[CLICK]
[LIGHTS BUZZING]
[CLICK]
ANNOUNCER: MAJOR FUNDING FOR
THIS PROGRAM WAS PROVIDED BY:
THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES
DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL
AFFAIRS; AND THE RALPH
M. PARSONS FOUNDATION.
ADDITIONAL FUNDING WAS PROVIDED
BY THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR
THE ARTS AND THE LOS ANGELES
COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF ARTS AND
CULTURE.
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