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So thank you to everyone joining us here in midtown Manhattan and to all of you across America who are tuning in from home. It's important to remember, slow down just a little bit and focus on what truly matters, laughter, love and traditions. And we have some great traditions continuing tonight, but also a lot of new celebrations. That's right. Speaking of new, take a look at who is on the roof. Above Fox Square is Grammy award winning Christian artist Chris Tomlin along with Christian Culture center choir. Many will remember Christ moving performance honoring Charlie Kirk. A moment that reminded us of Charlie's faith and the strength of it brings during this season. And the holidays are also about giving back. And that's why Fox News media is very proud to partner with Samaritan's purse and the U.S. marine Corps Reserve's Toys for Tots program. And we can't forget about the tree stands 50ft tall, covered in over 300,000 lights, almost 20,000 ornaments. And it's topped with a six foot foot dove glowing with another 4,800 lights. Greg, that dove's taller than you. Glad they scripted that for you. I like how they put us in order of tallest to shortest. Yeah, it's true. Does that mean? Wow. That means you're shorter than Dana. I know. No, I'm gonna let her have it. Do you know how they brought the tree in? They used the same machine they used to bring the host of the View into abc. What happened to your Christmas spirit, Greg? I'm not scratching. That's right. Are you cold, Lawrence? You look a little chilly. No, I'm just chocolate. That's what you can get away with. All right, everybody. Should we get the celebration started? It is one of those times of year that you have a moment, as Jessica said, to slow down. And lighting the All American Christmas tree would not be complete without a few blessings. And to start us off, president and CEO of Samaritan's Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, Franklin Graham. Thank you. As we come to Christmas. Christmas is about giving. It's about God giving the first gift he gave his son, Jesus Christ, who came to this earth to take our sins. And he died. He shed his blood on the cross for the sins of mankind. But God so loved this world that. That he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth him shouldn't perish, but should have everlasting life. God gave the first gift. So at Christmas, we celebrate Christmas by giving gifts to one another. But this is just in honor and memory of what God did when he gave the first gift, his son, Jesus Christ. So at Christmas, we honor Jesus Christ and remember what he did for us. All right. Thank you, Reverend Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York, is also here with us. Hey, Cardinal. Hey. Thanks for. Thanks for letting me follow, Dr. Graham. Much like being in the lineup after Aaron Judge, what are you going to do? Great to be with all of you for this beautiful tradition. Let us pray. Dear God and father of us all, we, your children, admit noticing a lot of darkness around us. Darkness literally as the sun hides these late autumn days, as the days are short, as clouds hover, as night arrives earlier. Darkness in the world with wars and violence and storms, as our friends here at Fox reports so well. Darkness in this country that we love, in this city we're proud to call our earthly, temporary home. Yes, even darkness inside us. As we acknowledge sin, anxiety and fear. We praise you as the God of light, the light of a Christmas tree we're blessing this evening the light of an Advent wreath or the Menorah of Hanukkah. The sparkling holiday decorations, Thanksgiving tables soon with candles and the warmth of family and friends. So we await Christmas when we'll hear in church the Bible proclaim. The people who walk in darkness have seen a great light. The star of Bethlehem, the glow of angels, the birth of the one Jesus Christ who would tell us, I am the light of the world and who would summon us to let our light shine before all we recall those first words. Dear Lord, at the moment of creation, let there be light with you. The darkness will not prevail. You are God forever and ever. Amen thank you, Cardinal. You know, I'll never forget that moment when Jesse Waters looked over at Harold Ford Jr. And he said, you know, Jesus Christ, he was a pretty good guy. And then Harold said, oh, are you reading the Bible? And he said, no, I was reading Killing Jesus by Bill O'Reilly. Something's never changed. Jesse is hanging with some familiar FOX faces right now. Can the people in the crowd confirm that's your real hair? I think they can if they're looking at me from behind. Greg, thank you very much for that book plug for Bill. I'm sure he appreciates it very much. Ainsley, how are you getting in the Christmas spirit? I've already put up my tree. The lights are on. I do the white lights, my tree in the living room, and then my daughter has a big tree with colorful lights in her playroom. So we're already in the spirit. Is it a real tree or a fake tree? I always did a real tree because my mother liked the smell of the Frasier fir in our house. But I can't do the. I don't know, I just, I do the fake tree now. Oh, the fake tree, Mom, I'm sorry. Does that mean Sean Hannity has a fake tree too? If I put it up, yeah. Okay. What are you looking forward to? Something under the tree on the 25th. Is there a specific present? Maybe a wedding? Oh, that is very beautiful. Next year. Okay. Next year is wedding season. Well, thank you very much. Is there any Christmas message you'd like to deliver to America? Well, I loved what Franklin Graham said, that Jesus is the greatest gift. And that was the first gift. So we celebrate him, the birth of our Savior, being with family, carrying on the traditions of our loved ones. Like my mom, who's passed away, but this was her favorite season. So I put little special things around my apartment that remind me of her, that were hers. So just remembering those who came before us and celebrating with family and being generous. Alright. You're a very generous person. I can attest to that. Thank you so much. Harris Faulkner. Hello, Jesse. Water? Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas. What are you looking forward to most this holiday season? Oh, just being with family. My oldest daughter just started college nine weeks ago, but who's counting? And so this will be our first Christmas. We're going to her. Where is she? In Arizona. Wow, that's the kind of Christmas I like. 80 degrees and sunny, no complaints. And the in laws are there, so it's going to be a really special Christmas. And do we get along with the in laws? You're on national television. Let me say. Well, with that much pressure, 100% now, we do. We do. Very good. And is your tree real, Harris, or is it fake? You know, we like a real tree because we can go out together as a family normally and do it this year. We're not doing that. I'm with Ainsley. It's a little hard to do that with, you know, members missing. That's an excuse. Well, we're going to be out of town, and I don't want to become a statistic, you know, of like, oh, the tree that didn't make it, and the neighbors had to call 911. So we're not going to do it this year. But I have to tell you, to me, the thing that brings back. And I've also lost my mom. We're in that club together this year. You know, the thing that does it for me are the smells, the scents of Christmas. So I have already gone through my house. We've got the flowers, the plants, the room spray, all the things. But the cooking, the baking began about two weeks ago. And it's so good because that remembers, or rather that reminds you of the coziness of Christmas. And I like to be full in the winter, like a bear. Greg likes the smells of Christmas, too. Martha, get over here. You know exactly what it means. Greg, how are you doing? I'm doing great. Jesse, how are you? Very good. Are you cold? No. It's really nice out here. It's about 50 degrees. Everybody's wearing a coat. Except I am. I will not put a coat on no matter how cold I get. Are you looking forward to a white Christmas? Do you do any sledding? I'm a big snow person. I love snow, so I'm definitely hoping for a white Christmas. We have a snow globe inside. Speak. Speaking of fake Christmas things so we can get that experience. But, yeah, I'm hoping for a white Christmas. Are you doing an angel on the top of the tree or are you more of a star lady? We're an angel family. We have an angel that has been around for quite some time. She's a little broken on the bottom of her skirt, but we love her, so definitely she'll be at the top of our tree. Will you be cooking? All right. I just want to say I have a real tree. I love these two women, but I have a real tree. And I'm going to pass on the cooking question. You will be drinking, though, that we confirm. Yes. Christmas cocktails for sure. And my husband's an amazing cook. And so he'll do some of that, and then, you know, everybody chips in. Your husband cooks. That's very progressive. Merry Christmas. Where are the Ruthless boys? Where. Where did they go? They're right. Okay, here we go, guys. Here we go. All right. Are you guys dressing up as Santa and going to the mall for some extra money? That feels like a. Maybe a Duncan thing. He's a big caroler, too. You're a caroler? All right, let's hear these pipes arc Hear the bells Sweet silver bells all seem to say Throw cares away Ding dong, ding dong that is our song. Ding dong, ding dong Nailed it. All right, Stevie Wonder, do you have anything you want to sing? 100%. So I think this season's about gift giving. And I think the gift I want this year is the 8pm time slot. I'm sorry Santa isn't that generous. What about you? What present are you looking for in your stocking? Well, I just talked to Santa myself, and I asked him for a brand new defense for the Cincinnati Bengals football team. The Bengals have been naughty. I don't think they're getting that this year. Well, guys, congratulations. Welcome to the Fox fam. I know this is your first Christmas tree lighting out here on Fox Square. What's it like? Couldn't be happier. Such a wonderful Christmas spirit. It's nice to get it early, like a little bit before Thanksgiving. I like to stretch it out as far as we can get. Six, eight weeks. Perfect for Christmas. Love it. All right. And. And happy Kwanzaa as well. Thank you so much. All right, we're gonna send it back to the roof. What do we got? That's right, Jesse. I'm up here on the roof. And take a look. We've got a forest on the roof. This is brought to us by our friends at Ace Hardware. This year. They dropped it off with doordash. How cool is that? Meanwhile, let's go on over to the stage up here on the roof. And right now, he is one of the biggest entertainers in all of Christian music. He's on top of the world and on top of our building. Hey, choir, give it up for Chris Tomlin. Hey, guys. Merry Christmas, everybody. This is awesome. Yes. Oh, so good. You know, I've got to say, this is the best view of New York City. In New York City. It's incredible. We got Radio City behind us. We've got just. Everything is lit up. The trees are lit up. It's so good. And you got this choir as well. I know. And we're going to Hear from them and you in just a moment. But you know, I love Christmas because it is a magical time of year. But this year it seems different, doesn't it? So many people are more spiritual. I was in church last week. Every seat was taken. Yeah, I think there. I really feel there's an awakening going on in our nation. And what I think, I think people are longing for truth. I think they're longing for. We have so much coming at us, so much information. Right. Coming us left and right. What is true, what is real. I think people are longing for what's real. They're longing for peace, forgiveness, the things of Jesus. In this Christmas season, that's what we celebrate. Surely you were the entertainer who kicked off the Charlie Kirk Memorial a few weeks ago. It was so powerful, so special. When you were performing that, did you feel like I'm at something really special? Yeah, I thought it was an incredible moment of time. Probably the one I'll never forget. But just standing there and leading people to sing about Jesus, to worship him in the midst of all that was going on, pointing people to that in the midst of this hard moment, in the midst of pain, in the midst of what is confusion, pointing people to the truth of Jesus is so powerful. Speaking of powerful, you're about to perform Angels, Angels, we have heard on high one of the great carols. Absolutely. Ladies and gentlemen, Chris Donley. Angels we have heard on high Sweetly singing all the place and the mountains in reply Echoing their joyous strength Close. Phoenix Chelsea stay. Shepherd wildest jubilee why your joyous strains prolong what the glass of tidings be reaching Inspire your heavenly song. Chelsea, Come to Bethlehem and see him whose birth the angels sing Come adore unbended knee Christ the Lord the new King Glo. Gloria. Gloria. Thank you, Chris Tomlin. That was absolutely incredible. He'll be getting us into the Christmas spirit throughout the hour. That's right. And we're spreading the holiday joy and we want you at home to be a part of it. Emily Compagno is going live across all of our social media channels with exclusive behind the scenes scenes content. Emily, tell us what you got planned for us tonight. Guys, I'm like the ghost of Christmas presents or maybe the Christmas angel, whichever was the one that, like carried Scrooge through the night. This is what I am to you guys and it is such a privilege to be here with all of you online watching this as we stream across all of Fox News platforms. So Christmas angel, Christmas cake topper, you decide. But the most important thing is that you join us for the all American Christmas tree lighting. Show your face. There we go. This way. Everybody wants. There we go. Show them the face. Emily, you are a gorgeous angel and we all love you at FOX News. And keep those messages and pictures coming. This is Louisa. She's Taylor Riggs new baby and she's very, very good. And she let me hold her for a little bit. That is the best behaved baby I've ever seen. And you think that my arm is tired. You're right. We've got a huge show still ahead, packed with surprises, special guests, and a few holiday moments you do not want to miss. Wait, did you hear that? Wait. Steve, is something happening? What's on the roof? Dana, here up on the roof. I heard such a clatter. I walked down the stairs to see what was the matter. Santa Claus just landed. Come on, Santa. We got a studio full of kids who want to see him. He's coming up next. Santa Claus is coming down. Santa Claus is coming down. You better watch out, better not cry, better not what I'm telling you. This is Ainsley Earhart. Thank you for joining me for the 52 episode podcast series the Life of Jesus A listening experience that will provide hope, comfort and understanding of the greatest story ever told. Listen and follow now@foxnewsodcasts.com or wherever you listen to podcasts. Sing all your people, Lord almighty race. Sing every creature of God come bless his name for he is good for he is good. He was born and conquered the name light of the world Conquer the reason for Christmas day. From the mountains we will shout it out for the Lord our God Almighty. He is with us. He is with us now. Yes. Welcome back to A Very Brady Christmas. That was Chris Tomlin singing Christmas Day. We're spreading holiday cheer at the best time of year. And what better way to do it than with our very own Fox family who all came together to create some holiday magic. And we're all seeing this for the first time. Here's the premiere of our 2025 Fox News Media Christmas campaign. Roll its version the show today. Wow, Jesse. Amazing, right? And that only cost $5 billion and I got a free cookie out of it. That's why you're not getting a raise this year, Greg. We had a blast making that promo and you're looking at some of the behind the scenes footage here of us making it. Let's, let's talk about that. Were you good to work with? Because I heard you were a little bit of a problem. All you young people who want to be In TV or anything, you create rumors that you're very difficult to work with. That way, they're expecting something really bad. So if you're only mildly obnoxious, they're grateful. Even works better if it's not a rumor. I thought it was great. Amazing. First of all, we got very lucky with the weather this year. You can feel the Christmas spirit already starting. But we did that a couple months ago, so you had to pretend. And I stood on, like, three boxes to be able to do it and be even with y'. All. We had great fake snow also. Like, we were getting wet and then we had to dry off and do it again. It came out great. And the globe inside is amazing, too. Too in studio as well. It turned out great. All right. Also, you can get your own snow globe from Fox Shops new holiday collection. And launching here tonight for the first time for all America. Fox Push toy. Go to shop.fox news.com Speaking of snow globes, Steve Doocy is stuck in that giant one that I just mentioned. Steve. That's right. Indeed. Hey, kids, keep that snow going. Come on. We're inside the snow globe. It looks. At least it looks like it. You know, this gigantic snow globe is actually going to be out on Fox Square during the Christmas season. You can stop by, they'll take your picture. You can do exactly what these kids are doing. We're have ballerinas there. You can take a picture with the Christmas tree and kids, all right, enough with the snow globe. Come on. Come with me over here. Because you can also visit with Santa, ladies and gentlemen. Hey, come on. Hey, who are you? I just came in off the street. You want to see Santa? Yep. Okay. And ladies and gentlemen, it's Santa. Come on, kids. Get on over here. Come on in, everybody. All right. Now, I happen to know. I happen to know for a fact that this young girl's name Santa. Noel. So every day is Christmas for you, Noel. What do you want for Christmas? I want to make it real. Bracelet kit. Oh, I got that last year. It's fantastic. All right, kids, sit down so we can see. Go ahead, sit down. All right. Just like that. Here. Now, what do you want for Christmas? I want. What do you want? I want a hamster. A hamster? What about live animals, Santa? Well, you know, my magic is toys. So I. When I was talking to her earlier, I said, you know, if you're ready for a hamster, I'll deliver you a hamster cage. And then you go with your folks and get a hamster. Are you okay with that totes. Okay. Good, good. Okay. Now you know what you want? I want to climb a more control gecko. Okay. Is that doable? Yeah, that's doable. You know, Santa, one of the things, all these kids are on a list. They're either on the naughty list or the nice list. Are you guys on the good list or the bad list? You're all on the nice list, right? Yeah. You know. Yeah, it's important. It's important. But, you know, some kids, you know, have bad days. Yeah. And they're worried that they're not going to be on the nice list because they had a bad day. Guess what? Have more good days than bad days. And you end up being on the nice list. So even if you have bad days, you still make up for it. Very good, kids. Round of applause for Santa. Thank you. All right, Jesse, back to you guys outside. All right. Thank you so much, Steve. And in the spirit of giving, FOX News Media has teamed up with the US Marine Corps Reserves Toys for Tots program. So the Marines collect and deliver new toys to kids who need them most, spreading joy and hope during the holidays. And this year, FOX News Media employees very generously donated more than 2,000 gifts to help make sure there's no child that wakes up empty handed on Christmas. And if you want to join FOX in helping, you can scan the QR code or go to the website. On the screen. With us now, Toys for TOTs Coordinator Gunnery Sergeant Trevor Hilgendorf. Trevor, I mean, these are a lot of toys. It sure is. And we're so blessed to have FOX out here with us today. They've done an incredible job donating all these wonderful toys that are going to stay right here in New York City. And I don't think that people realize people sometimes forget. They have to be reminded every year. That is the Marines that do toys for Tots. How did that begin? Absolutely. In 1974, the first year we started, I had a small group of Marines started the Toys for Tots program. And then from there it's taken off. Right. And every year it gets grows bigger and bigger because of individuals like yourselves, because the Marines understand logistics. That's absolutely true. It sure is. And what kind of a challenge is it? I mean, obviously they know what they're doing here. We have brand new toys. These are not used toys. Right. These are all brand new and they were all donated here. That's correct. Yeah. Employees have been able to donate these toys. Right. The logistics, it's hard to get a toy into a box and into our hands. And then from there, we distribute all across the five boroughs to children that need it the most. And for people who want at home, who want to help, what's the best way for them to do that? Absolutely. Google that New York City Toys for Tots campaign. Visit us, find out how to get involved through our QR code or our website. Well, thank you for all you do. Thank you so much for your service. Gunnery Sergeant Hilgendorf, thank you so much and thanks to his team. All right, coming up on the All American Christmas Tree lighting, another special performance from Chris Tomlin. Plus Franklin Graham joins us. 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And that's where you can catch our second screen experience with the angel Emily Compagno. She's running behind the scene of Santa. This is the night of his life. Our social media elf. Check out just Mrs. Santa. I ain't coming back. Yeah, I know. My girl Emily Compagno says she's all access, but your man Jimmy Faila is taking you inside the tree. Watch this, Em. I am inside the Christmas tree. Talk about all access. This is so real, you can almost feel security tasing me in about three seconds. Seriously, Cut the camera. I'm coming. Jesse, I. I think that you are. You found Jimmy somewhere. I found him right here. Hey, I can't miss him with this jacket. How bad? Yeah, it's good to be here on Evil Knievel night. This is great. Hey, don't mock the fox swag. If you can think Santa can fly, wait till Jesse jumps the tree. After this on his motorcycle, I'm going Up to the roof next. Don't spoil it. Ho, ho, ho. This is such an amazing event, but I got to tell you one thing. When you're at a Santa event, there's so many people looking for free stuff. I feel like I'm at a Mom Donnie rally right now. Everybody's like, when's the free stuff going to get here? But I love it. How about that Mondami Trump meeting? Not bad, right? They actually got along really well. Like, if those two can coexist for a half hour, me and Greg are going to kiss and make up someday. I wouldn't go that far. You never want to outshine Greg. You can't. And don't worry about it. You're not even close. Hey, girl. Thanks for that. I'm just kidding. I'm just protecting Greg's feelings. Where's Kilmeade? Right here. Okay, how many shows have you done today? I've done. I've done four shows. I've done four shows. What's after this? Are you doing Hannity? I'm gonna do Jimmy Fayla because he pays the best out of every show here. The money that you could make by appearing on his path. I didn't know I might have to cancel my own show to go do his. I just don't think he's interested in having you on, Jesse. I don't know what it is. That's not the first time I've heard that. Not sexy. Hey, keep it clean. Kill me. So what is going on in the Kilmeade household this Christmas? This Christmas, it is going to be festive. It's going to be a lot of gift giving. Sadly, when you get a little bit older, I think we script too many gifts. It's like, okay, this is what I like to use to surprise me with on Christmas Day. I missed the days when they were younger, but everything was a surprise. And you got bad gifts and you just accepted it. As long as you keep the receipt. I'll take any gift that you can give me, but it's always great. I can't believe how early we're starting. I cannot believe how this whole event has grown. And, Jesse, you're very much a part of it. You're the emcee. A lot of people give you credit for the whole event. I don't want to take credit. This day is for Jesus. Where's. Where's Riley? Where is Riley? Oh, my gosh. Get on over. Excuse me, Harris. We have an interview to conduct. Riley. Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas. Figured I would come Back to New York City one more time before it goes full blown commie. Okay, okay. Where's your husband and your daughter? Didn't you have a child here? Has someone absconded? Yes, they're running around somewhere. You don't know where your child is? No, no. Harris and I were just talking about these, like, AI baby videos where you have the babies running out of the hospital. That's like Margot running around somewhere right now. But she's seven weeks old and she's perfect. And this time of year is just the most magical, transformative time as a new mom. Okay, congratulations. And if anybody has seen Margo, please let us know. Tommy, how are you? Good to see you. Jesse, are you behaving this Christmas? Never. Okay, very good. What is it like in your household on Christmas? Well, we do Christmas in Nashville now. What is a Nashville Christmas all about? A lot of lights, a lot of rhinestones, a lot of sparkle. You know, Riley lives in Nashville as well, so we would like to relocate this event to Nashville next year. What do you say, Fox? Are we going to Nashville next time? Greg doesn't really travel. Well, we'll see what we can do. Let's kick it back to Lawrence. I appreciate it, Jesse. So as the holiday season begins, we remember our friends in Israel and the Jewish communities worldwide. Hanukkah is a celebration of hope, light and resilience. Here's Rabbi Coleman Samuels, the founder of the charity Shaluvah, with a special message from Israel. The word Shalva is mentioned only once in the entire Bible, referring to Jerusalem. May there be peace in your wall. Shalva, meaning serenity in your palaces. And it is that serenity and inclusion that we must seek to provide for all during this holiday season. True celebration is only possible when every person, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion or ability, has a place at the table, a song to sing, and is part of the warmth and togetherness that enable their light to shine. Inclusion is not just a value. It's a call to action and a most meaningful way of life. My heartfelt blessing for a happy holiday is that God will fill your homes with good health, joy, light, laughter, and so much love. Thank you, Rabbi Samuels. FOX is also partnering with Samaritan's Purse this holiday season. Oh. They bring hope to children around the world through Operation Christmas Child, Sending shoeboxes packed with toys and other fun items. FOX employees have filled over 400 of those boxes. You can help by going to the website. On the bottom of your screen, you see that QR code. With us now is the President and CEO of Samaritan Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelistic association, the man himself, Franklin Graham. And you brought with us, with you, sir, one of these boxes. Tell us a little bit about it. We'll have this year about 13 million of these boxes. And each box has got about 30 gifts in it. So this is a pretty large program. And this was done by my granddaughter. And this is a picture of me, my wife, granddaughter, and Minnie Mouse is her favorite. So, you know, we give these to children. Jesus loves you. Love Georgia. Got a note. Now we helped her write the Note. She's only 3, so we did help, but she did pack the box. So it's kind of. And what we want to teach children the importance of giving. Of course, God gave his son Jesus Christ, but we want to teach the children of the world the importance of receiving a gift if we want to tell them about Jesus. And of course, the children that pack the boxes, the importance of teaching children how to give the next generation how important. We live in a selfish world. But this is an opportunity for children to pack a box and to give to someone else and not want anything in return. So Operation Christmas Child, we've been doing this now for almost 30 years and it's a great opportunity to bless children. This year's 13 million boxes just like this going to about 130 countries and we, we have an incredible team of people that collect the boxes. About 300,000 people help us in collecting the boxes and then we distribute them in 130 some countries and we do it in Jesus name. What a blessing and wonderful to have you here with us, Reverend. Thank you so much and we're so grateful to have the help of fox again packing boxes. It's been wonderful. So thank you. It's a great partnership. We thank you so much. Thank you. All right, we're getting so close to the official start of the holidays when we light up the all American Christmas tree. But first, performing Silent night is Chris Tomlin. Holy night all is cold and all is bright Round y virgin Mother and child holy infant soul $10. Sleep in heavenly peace. Sleeping heavenly peace. Silent night Holy night and the son of God loves pure light Radiant beams from thy holy face with the tone of redeeming Jesus Fl at thy birth. Jesus. Meet the computer you can talk to with copilot on windows. Working, creating and collaborating is as easy as talking. Got writer's block. Share your screen with copilot vision to help speak, spark inspiration and use copilot voice to have a conversation and brainstorm Ideas. Or maybe you need some tech help with Copilot Vision. Copilot sees what you see. Let copilot talk you through step by step guidance so you can master new apps, games and skills faster. Try now@windows.com copilot. Oh, the weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful. All right, welcome back. We're nearing that time where we get to officially kick off the holiday season with all American Christmas tree lighting here on Fox Square. Are you guys ready? Rachel, pay attention. All right, we got Rachel, Rosanna Scotto. All right, let's talk about your Christmas traditions. How do you keep all those kids in line? It's an organized chaos. Do they all prepare a different type of dish? Well, now that the girls are older and they do like to cook, they actually participate. And. Yeah, you know, listen, it's a tribe. You gotta. Everybody's gotta pitch in. You're strong in forces. You come over, I'll make you do dishes or something. Roseanna Scotto, you're true Italian. What type of traditions do y' all have in your household? You've come to the right place. We do a night of seven fishes, and in the Italian tradition, it kind of represents the seven sacraments. And supposedly it's like a way of fasting. Only Italians would think eating seven courses of fishes is fasting. But, you know, we have a great time. It's about celebrating our faith, coming together, cooking, making memories, singing, and of course, the Christmas tree. She's married to the Secretary of transportation. I'm married to the secretary of lighting. He does the lights on the Christmas. Is it a real Christmas tree or fake? You know what? I'm sorry it's fake this year, but the lights are fabulous. They change the beautiful lights. Red, green. That's what it's all about. Yeah. And so we'll just sit there and watch the tree change colors. It's going to be fun. Lawrence, I'm married to a lumberjack. Only a real, real Christmas. That's what I'm talking about. All right, where's Sandra Smith? Where is she? All right, there we go. Hey, Sandra, you got your kiddos with you. They're all grown up. 10 and 12. So tell us about your Christmas traditions. We are. We are really, really big Christmas people. We are really decorated already. I don't know how people feel about that. But only the tree. We wait for Christmas Eve, so we actually cut down the tree on our property and decorate on the night before Christmas. Old school. I love it that way. All right. Where's Kat? I'M right here. There she is. What's happening? Are we happy that Kat is back and she's swinging? That's what I'm talking about. So, Kat, I think this is the first Christmas with the baby. It is. It sure is. And you know what's crazy? That I have a baby. But you're doing it. You're a boss, and you fought back so hard, and you've inspired, inspired this audience. Yes. Thank you. Thank you so much, everyone, for the support. It's meant a lot to me. I don't want to cry because it'd be really bad for my brand, but, yeah, we're gonna take the baby home to spend Christmas in the greatest place in the world, the greater metro Detroit area. That's what I'm talking about, Cat. All right, Jesse, back over to you. Or Jessica. It's basically the same name. Pretty much. Yeah. We go both ways. Really? I didn't know that. Let's keep going. Christmas magic. Okay. And this is beautiful. Blake, Kaylee's daughter is up here with me now. And for all of you at home, check out the new season of Fox Nation's hit series, Martin Scorsese presents the Saints. Scorsese explores the lives of St. Mary the Virgin, St. Peter and others, sharing their powerful stories of kindness, selflessness, and sacrifice. Okay, everybody, it is almost a moment we've all been waiting for. Pushing to to the lighting of the all American Christmas tree. But first, Chris Tomlin has another incredible song to get us in the Christmas spirit. Go ahead, Chris. And held within a manger, the son of God arrived. The one who would be called Emmanuel. The promise was delivered unto a virgin bride. The one who would be called Emmanuel. Sing together. Your name is the highest, your name is the greatest? Your name stands above them all. All thrones and dominions, all powers emphasis. Your name stands above them all. And the angels cry holy. All creation cries holy. You were lifted high? Holy, holy forever? In the humble town of David? A savior born today? The one who would be called many? Oh, and behold the host of heaven with holy ro proclaim the one who would be called Emmanuel? The messiah, our God is with us now? And the angels cry holy? All creation holy? You were lifted high. Holy, Holy forever? Hear your people sing holy to the king of kings? You will always be holy? Holy forever? You will always be holy? Holy forever and ever? You will always be. Holy forever. Coming up, we want all the kids to come on stage because it's time to start the countdown clock. In just minutes, we will light the all American Christmas Tree Rocking around the Christmas tree at the Christmas party house. If you used babbel, you would. Babble's conversation based techniques teaches you useful words and phrases to get you speaking quickly about the things you actually talk about in the real world. 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Putting the ornaments on the Christmas tree, that's always a good thing. What about over here? Oh, Jacob. Okay, Jacob, give him some milk. Oh, you want to give Santa. Do you like milk? Oh, yes. Oh, whole milk, Vitamin D. Whole milk is fine. Okay, that's great. No bourbon in the milk, Santa. Here we go. Sounds like everyone's ready to light the all American Christmas tree. Let's start it. You guys ready? Ready. 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Receive her keep Let every heart prepare him and heaven and nature see and heaven and nature see and heaven and heaven and nature. Joy to the world the savior rang rock seals and blades Repeat the sound in joy Repeat the sound of joy Repeat, repeat the sound of joy all right. Merry, merry Christmas, everyone. It was a beautiful night and we came. We can't wait to celebrate this entire season with all of you. That's it. Discover Mercer Labs Museum of art and Technology in New York City, where creativity meets innovation. 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