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THE CHANGING OF THE WEATHER.DO YOU HEAR, DO YOU SEE ALL THE SMILING FACES? DO YOU, NO, NO, NO.
WHAT? EVERYONE, IT'S THE MOST.
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GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.HOW ARE YOU DOING TONIGHT? ARE YOU READY TO LIGHT A TREE? YES.
ARE YOU READY TO WELCOME THE MAYOR TO OF OUR GREAT CITY TO THE STAGE, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MAYOR JOHN WHITMEYER.
THANK YOU ERNIE, AND WELCOME HOUSTONIANS AND GUESTS.
BEFORE I LOSE MY VOICE, LET ME WISH YOU A HAPPY HOLIDAY.
I GUESS WE WORKED TOO HARD THIS WEEK.
YOU'VE GOTTA STAY FOR THE ENTIRETY.
NOT ONLY ARE WE LIGHTING A BEAUTIFUL TREE, BUT THERE'S GONNA BE FIREWORKS FOR THE FIRST TIME COMING OFF CITY HALL.
AN INDICATION OF THE WORK AND IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE'RE MAKING.
BUT TONIGHT IS ABOUT HAVING FUN.
NORMALLY I END MY CONVERSATION SAYING, LET'S GO TO WORK.
WE HAVE A SPECIAL CITY, A GREAT CITY WITH GREAT PEOPLE.
I WISH YOU COULD LOOK AROUND, THANK YOU TO THE SPECIAL EVENTS DEPARTMENT, THANK YOU TO RELIANT ENERGY, AND AS I LOOK AT THE PERIMETER, THANK YOU HPD IN HOUSTON FIRE.
GIVE IT UP FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND OUR EMBASSY CORPS.
I COULD GO AROUND OUR COMMUNITY THAT IT REPRESENTED TONIGHT, THE BEAUTIFUL DIVERSITY OF HOUSTON IS ON THE DISPLAY.
SO, LIKE I SAID, COUNCIL MEMBER EVAN SHABAZZ, I SAW YOU GETTING WITH THE RHYTHM.
EVERYONE, QUICKLY, I WANNA LET YOU KNOW I'M ERNIE MANOUS WITH HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA, NPR AND PBS.
HOW Y'ALL DOING? YOU KNOW, WE'RE THRILLED TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS AND HAVE ALL OF YOU HERE AND TO CELEBRATE OUR GREAT CITY, ESPECIALLY AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR.
BUT YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T DO IT ALONE.
WE HAVE WONDERFUL SPONSORS, INCLUDING RELIANT IS HERE WITH US TONIGHT.
SHOW THEM SOME LOVE AS WE WELCOME.
BILL CLAYTON, WHO'S THE VICE PRESIDENT OF NRG, CONSULT YOUR CUSTOMERS AT RELIANT.
A QUICK FIRST QUESTION FOR YOU, AND THEN I'LL LET YOU SAY WHATEVER YOU WANT.
WHENEVER WE HAVE THESE BIG CELEBRATIONS, I ALWAYS SEE RELIANCE NAME TIED TO THEM.
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO SUPPORT EVENTS LIKE THIS FOR THIS COMMUNITY? YOU KNOW THAT, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
UH, FOR 20 YEARS WE'VE SPONSORED, UH, DECK THE HALL.
AND THE REASON WHY WE DO IT IS REALLY TO BRING OUR PEOPLE, OUR CUSTOMERS, OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER TO REALLY BUILD CONNECTIVES CONNECTIVENESS, TO BUILD CONNECTIVE TISSUE AMONG THE GROUP.
UH, ONE THING THAT I WILL SAY IS, IS THAT RELIANT, YOU KNOW, YOU PROBABLY KNOW AS THE POWER HOMES, POWER BUSINESSES PROVIDE SMART ENERGY, UH, PRODUCTS TO OUR CUSTOMERS.
WHAT YOU MAY NOT KNOW IS REALLY WE'RE BASED HERE IN HOUSTON, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, WE HAVE A WONDERFUL CAPACITY, UH, TO GIVE.
WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE OUR SUCCESS IS TIED DIRECTLY TO OUR COMMUNITY, AND WE WANT TO GIVE BACK IN RECOGNITION OF OUR CUSTOMERS AND RECOGNITION OF JUST BEING A GOOD CIVIC MINDED COMPANY.
IT'S WITHIN OUR DNA AND WE LOVE GIVING BACK AND WE JUST ABSOLUTELY LOVE ALL THE RED SANTA HATS BLINKING OUT THERE.
IT LOOKS LIKE A SEA OF OF BLINKING, BUT WE WISH YOU, EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU HAPPY HOLIDAY AND GO, TEXANS BEATS KANSAS CITY CHIEFS TOMORROW.
LET'S HEAR FOR RELYING ON ALL THEY DO TO KEEP US POWERED ON DURING THESE TIMES.
ALRIGHT, WE ALSO WANNA RECOGNIZE SOME OF OUR OTHER SPONSORS.
THEY'RE INCREDIBLE TOO, AND THEIR PARTNERS THAT MAKE A NIGHT LIKE TONIGHT POSSIBLE.
WE WANNA THANK CIGNA TAMPICO, THE GAMBLERS, AND MANY MORE WHO SUPPORT THIS CELEBRATION AND OUR COMMUNITY, AND WE APPRECIATE EACH OF YOU FOR HELPING US MAKE THIS HOLIDAY COME TO LIFE.
SO IF YOU'RE ENJOYING YOURSELVES, LET ME HEAR YOU RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE ALSO EXCITED TO INTRODUCE A BRAND NEW SPONSOR THIS YEAR, A NEW PARTNER.
IT'S KSBJ, SHOW HIM SOME LOVE.
THEY'RE JOINING THE DECK, THE HALL FAMILY, AND THEY'RE HELPING US SHARE
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THE JOY OF THE SEASON.BUT I'VE TALKED ENOUGH, WE'RE READY FOR THAT MOMENT.
ARE YOU READY TO LIGHT A TREE? ARE YOU GONNA HELP ME LIGHT THE TREE? YEAH.
DID THE MAYOR LEAVE ME ALONE? YEAH.
ALRIGHT, WE'RE GONNA LIGHT THE TREE ON OUR OWN THEN.
ARE YOU READY? THE TREE IS BACK THERE.
YOU'RE GONNA YELL TOGETHER WITH ME.
AND NOW, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE WELCOME RECORDING ARTIST AIDEN ALVAREZ.
IT'S THE MOST BEAUTIFUL TIME OF THE YEAR.
LIGHTS FELL THE STREET SPREADING SO MUCH HERE.
I SHOULD BE PLAYING IN THE WINTER SNOW, BUT I'M GONNA BE UNDER THE MISS OF THE, I DON'T WANNA MISS OUT ON THE HOLIDAY, BUT I CAN'T STOP STARING AT YOUR FACE.
I SHOULD BE PLAYING IN THE WINTER SNOW, BUT I'M GONNA BE UNDER THE MISS OF WITH YOU, WITH YOU, WITH YOU, WITH YOU UNDER THE MISS.
EVERYONE'S GATHERING AROUND THE FIGHT LIKE A HOT, I SHOULD BE CHILLING WITH MY FOLKS.
I KNOW, BUT I'M BE, THE SIGN IS COMING TONIGHT.
RAINY, FLYING THROUGH THE SKY SO HIGH.
I'M GONNA BE ANOTHER MISSILE WITH YOU, WITH YOU, WITH YOU UNDER THE, WITH YOU THE, THE WAY I, MY HEART.
DON'T YOU BACK ME BECAUSE I'M FEELING LIP.
IT'S THE MOST BEAUTIFUL TIME OF THE YEAR STREET SPREADING SO MUCH HERE.
I SHOULD BE PLAYING IN THE WINTER SNOW, BUT I'M GONNA BE UNDER THE MISS.
I DON'T WANNA MISS OUT ON THE HOLIDAY, BUT I CAN'T STOP STARING AT IN THE, BUT I UNDER THE, THE MISS UNDERNEATH THE MISSILE TONE.
SHOW ME BABY THAT YOU MISSILE THAT.
RIGHT TOGETHER WITH YOU OUTSIDE THE SNOW FALLING IN.
RIGHT TOGETHER WITH YOU UP LET'S UP JUST
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WIG ALONG WITH THE SONG OF A, WE SO UP TOGETHER, LIKE A, LET'S SAY NORO FOR US ING GOOD.IT'S LOVELY ONE FOR US TOGETHER WITH YOU WILL GI UP, GI UP, GI UP.
WE'RE RIDING IN US GI UP, GI UP, GI UP.
WE ARE ALONG WITH A SONG OF IT'S LOVELY WEATHER TOGETHER.
HOW'S EVERYBODY DOING TONIGHT? OKAY, GOOD.
ANY FILIPINOS IN THE CROWD? THANK, I NEED YOU TO SING THIS ONE WITH ME.
OKAY? I'M A LITTLE SCARED UP HERE.
UM, BUT YEAH, THIS IS THIS CHRISTMAS HANG ALL I'M GONNA GET KNOW YOU BETTER.
AND THAT HOW MUCH FUN IT'S GOING TO BE TOGETHER.
FIRE IS BLAZING THROUGH THE NIGHT.
THIS CHRISTMAS WILL BE VERY SPECIAL FOR ME.
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YOUR EYES A THANK YOU.AND ALVAREZ, COME ON OVER HERE.
I'M GONNA PUT YOU ON THIS SIDE OF ME FOR A SECOND AND I'M GONNA SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE WITH US.
YOU'VE BUILT QUITE A FOLLOWING ACROSS THE GLOBE.
BORN IN LA THEN HONG KONG, RIGHT? THEN NEW YORK CITY.
AND FOR SOME REASON YOU DECIDE TO SPEND TONIGHT HERE IN HOUSTON.
IT'S, IT'S FOR YOU GUYS, HONESTLY.
WHAT ARE THE OTHER REASONS? SO I GUESS ONE QUESTION YOU HAVE FOR ARTISTS, ESPECIALLY THIS TIME OF THE YEAR, HOW DO YOU TAKE THESE TIMELESS CLASSICS AND MAKE THEM YOUR OWN? I JUST WANNA SHOW EVERY SINGLE TIME I SING THE PEOPLE THAT INSPIRED ME TO SING.
I'M TALKING JASMINE SULLIVAN, ARIANA GRANDE, UM, WE GOT TORY KELLY, AND I JUST WANT TO SHOW HOMAGE TO ALL THE PEOPLE THAT RAISED ME VOCALLY.
SO EVERY TIME I SING IT'S, IT'S THEM.
UH, HOW IS THE HOUSTON CROWD? YOU GUYS ARE SO MUCH FUN.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WELCOMING ME,
A LOT OF FOLKS KNOW YOU FROM EITHER TIKTOK OR FROM INSTAGRAM.
AND YOU, YOU DO A LOT OVER THERE.
I'M CURIOUS, IT LOOKS LIKE A FULL-TIME JOB.
HOW DO YOU FIT THAT IN WITH TOURING AND RECORDING? HOW DOES IT ALL WORK? IT DOESN'T
UM, THIS IS, UH, THE REASON I MAKE CONTENT.
IT'S, IT'S FOR OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THIS.
I GET TO MEET MORE PEOPLE JUST FROM CREATING VIDEOS ONLINE.
SO IF ANY OF YOU GUYS ARE BUTTING CONTENT CREATORS, JUST KEEP DOING IT.
SOMETHING THAT'S GONNA HAPPEN SOONER OR LATER, TRULY.
WELL, I DON'T KNOW IF IT CAN HAPPEN AS WELL AS IT'S HAPPENED FOR YOU, BUT EVERYONE AIDAN ALVAREZ, THANK YOU.
ARE YOU READY FOR MORE MUSIC? WELL THEN LET'S KEEP THE MUSIC GOING RIGHT NOW.
FROM OUR GREAT PARTNERS AT KSBJ, WE ARE PLEASED TO WELCOME TO THE STAGE WITH YOUR HELP, CALEB AND JOHN.
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WE KICK.NOW Y'ALL CAN WE DO AN INTRO FOR YOU TONIGHT? COME ON JOHN.
I'M PART OF THE FAMILY, HIS MERCY.
HE'S ONLY WELCOME TO LEMME FEEL LIKE A GOING ON EARTH.
HE'S THE GOD WHO CAN WALK ON WATER AND HIS LOVE CAN'T CHANGE.
SOMEBODY LIKE ME, SOMEBODY LIKE YOU, YOU COME AS YOU ARE AND YOU BE BURIED ON THE SIX I'M, BUT NOW I'M BY THE GRACE.
SOMEBODY LIKE ME, SOMEBODY LIKE YOU, YOU COME AS YOU.
HOW WE FEELING? HOUSTON? HEY, WE GOT SOME HATS FOR Y'ALL.
IF YOU, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHERE YOU'RE COMING FROM.
YOU, YOU, YOU ON, YOU CHANGE THE ROAD.
YOU'RE WALKING ON, HE SET WASH YOU RUNNING JUST LUKE.
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Y'ALL.CAN WE SING YOU ONE MORE TONIGHT? SOME DAYS I CLIMB THE MOUNTAINS.
SOME DAYS I, SOME DAYS MY BEST FRIEND HAS BEEN THE COLDHEARTED GROUND, BUT THEIR MERCY NEWS MORNING, THERE'S COMFORT THROUGH THE NIGHT.
JUST BECAUSE IT'S RAINING DOESN IT MEAN THE SON WON'T SHINE SEASON FOR THE STRUGGLE AND SEASON FOR THE PRIZE.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, FOR THE LAST TIME ONLY, OH MAN.
I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL ARE HAVING FUN TONIGHT, BUT I SURE AM.
WELL Y'ALL, WE JUST WANT TO SAY A BIG THANK YOU TO THE CITY OF HOUSTON TO UH, KSBJ.
TO ALL Y'ALL OUT HERE FOR HAVING US.
WOULD YOU TAKE IT AWAY? KNOWS ON MY SIDE WHEN EVERYTHING IS HALLELUJAH.
WE'RE GONNA CHAT A LITTLE BIT WHILE THEY GET SET UP OVER HERE.
I DON'T WANNA CAUSE ANY TROUBLE, BUT I'M CURIOUS, HOW DID HE BECOME CALEB AND JOHN
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AND NOT JOHN AND CALEB? WELL, IT WAS A LONG, TOUGH GAME OF ROCK PAPER, SCISSORS, SHOOT.CALEB WAS JUST SMART OF THAN I AM, SO HE BEAT ME.
THE CHEMISTRY YOU TWO HAVE WHEN YOU'RE OUT THERE AND THE WAY YOU COME TOGETHER ON A SONG, IS IT JUST HAPPENSTANCE THAT YOU TWO CONNECTED SO WELL OR DID IT TAKE TIME TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO THIS SO WELL? YEAH, I MEAN, I THINK, UM, JOHN AND I HAVE ONLY KNOWN EACH OTHER FOR FOUR YEARS AND WE THINK IT WAS, WE THINK IT WAS GOD THAT BROUGHT US TOGETHER.
WE'RE TWO MEN THAT ARE DRIVEN BY FAITH AND WE LOVE MUSIC AND WE LOVE HAVING SOME FUN FUSION.
AND SO IT'S, IT, THERE WAS A SPARK THERE AND WE'VE JUST CONTINUED TO TRY TO HONE IT AND CRAFT IT.
SO, SO HOW DID YOU MEET? OH MAN, JUST MUTUAL FRIENDS.
I KNEW A GUY CALEB KNEW A GUY AND THEN BREAKFAST
TALK TO ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT FAITH IS A BIG PART OF WHAT YOU FOLKS DO.
I'M CURIOUS THIS TIME OF THE YEAR, GETTING TO PERFORM FOR THESE KIND OF CONCERTS, HOW DOES THAT FEEL? OH MAN, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, WE DON'T, THERE'S NOT A REASON TO DO THIS IF WE'RE NOT OUT HERE ON A MISSION, YOU KNOW? SO THAT'S HOW, THAT'S HOW WE SEE IT.
WE DON'T COME OUT HERE, ALTHOUGH WE DO HAVE A LOT OF FUN.
WE DON'T COME OUT HERE TO JUST HAVE FUN.
WE'RE, UH, WE'RE DEFINITELY OUT HERE TO SPREAD THE LOVE OF JESUS.
HEY, MAN, IF YOU CAN'T BE HAPPY DURING THE SEASON OF CHRISTMAS, WHEN CAN YOU BE HAPPY? THAT'S, THAT'S, WE'RE HERE.
WE'RE JUST SPREADING THE GOOD NEWS AND ALL THE LOVE, MAN.
FOR CALEB AND JOHN, THANK YOU.
AND KSBJ THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THEM FOR US TONIGHT.
ARE YOU READY FOR MORE MUSIC? ARE YOU READY FOR OUR HEADLINER TODAY? I'M SORRY, I COULDN'T HEAR YOU.
ARE YOU READY? WELL, IT'S TIME.
AS MY SCRIPT TELLS ME FOR SOME SMOOTH HOLIDAY VIBES TONIGHT, WE HAVE A VERY SPECIAL TREAT FOR YOU, AN ARTIST WHOSE VOICE DEFINED R AND B FOR DECADES.
HE HAS WRITTEN AND PERFORMED SOME OF THE MOST ICONIC LOVE SONGS OF OUR GENERATION, ALONG WITH SOME GREAT HOLIDAY CLASSICS THAT WE KNOW YOU LOVE.
ARE YOU READY HOUSTON? LET'S GIVE A BIG WELCOME TO THE ONE, THE ONLY RYAN MCKNIGHT,
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JACK FROST, THE KIDS FROM ONE TO 92 MER S TO YOU.MERRY CHRISTMAS, MERY CHRISTMAS, ALL THE ME AND TWO MANY.
IT'S SUCH A PLEASURE TO BE HERE WITH ALL OF YOU THIS EVENING, THIS CHRISTMAS SONG I WROTE BACK IN 93 FOR
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THE ARMY GROUP.I KNOW IT'S HOUSTON, BUT WE GONNA MAKE US LET, LET US KNOW RIGHT NOW.
GO OUTSIDE, COME OVER HERE AND HELP THE TREE.
BUT IT'S NOT ALL ABOUT CHRISTMAS.
GONNA TAKE IT BACK TO 97 RIGHT NOW.
HOW'S EVERYBODY DOING TONIGHT? YOU EVER WAKE TONIGHT? STILL HAVE SWEAR? I
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I MISS YOU.I YOU USED TO HAVE CROSS YOUR MIND.
IT IS AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE AND A PLEASURE TO BE HERE WITH ALL OF YOU THIS EVENING.
IF YOU ARE LATE, IF YOU ARE LOST, MY NAME IS BRIAN MCNIGHT FOR THE LAST 32 YEARS.
I'M GONNA ENTERTAIN YOU WITH MY LITTLE LOVE SONGS AND MY CHRISTMAS SONGS, AND THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING DO HERE TONIGHT.
WILL THAT BE ALL RIGHT? HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO YOU.
LOOK HOW BEAUTIFUL THIS ALL IS.
IT IS THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR, MY FAVORITE TIME OF THE YEAR.
'CAUSE WE GET TO DUST OFF THESE CHRISTMAS SONGS THAT ARE THE GREATEST SONGS EVER WRITTEN.
YOU KNOW, THE MOST PLAYED SONGS EVER IN THE HISTORY OF SONGS OTHER THAN HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND MAYBE ONE OTHER OUR CHRISTMAS SONGS.
WHY? 'CAUSE YOU GOTTA PLAY 'EM EVERY YEAR NO MATTER WHAT.
AND THIS ONE IS ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVORITES.
HAVE YOURSELF LET YOUR HEART LIGHT FROM NOW.
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THE HEY, THANK YOU.I FEEL LIKE CLEAN, FEEL LIKE JUST LIKE THE BE MERRY AND BE RIGHT AND YOURS BE RIGHT.
DREAMING OF BE MERRY, MERRY BRIDE.
AND MAY YOUR CHRISTMAS, MAY YOUR CHRISTMASES,
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YOUR CHRISTMASES BE.SO I WROTE THIS ONE CHRISTMAS SONG, UH, BACK IN 2008 AND JUST IMAGINE THAT I'M A, A LONG DISTANCE TRUCK DRIVER TRYING TO GET HOME FOR MY, MY FIRST CHRISTMAS.
AND, UH, IT'S GETTING LATE AND I DON'T KNOW IF I'M GONNA MAKE IT IN TIME, BUT I WROTE THIS IN WITH A COUNTRY LITTLE FEEL, WHICH IS GREAT FOR TEXAS.
AND, UH, I WROTE IT TO VINCE GILL, THE LEGENDARY VINCE GILL SANG IT WITH ME.
HE'S NOT HERE TONIGHT, BUT I'M GONNA SING BOTH PARTS.
THIS IS CHRISTMAS, YOU AND ME.
IT'S SEVEN O'CLOCK AND I'M ON MY WAY EATING THE MOUTH ON THIS HIGHWAY.
SAY THAT YOU'RE ME, THE LIGHT OF THE CHRISTMAS TREE.
I TELL YOU THE FIRST THING THAT I'M GONNA DO, HOLD AND SQUEEZE IN AND KISSING YOU UNDER THE GIRL.
IT'S S YOU NEED THE PERFECT IT IS CHRISTMAS, YOU AND ME.
MY FAVORITE, FAVORITE, FAVORITE CHRISTMAS SONG IS THIS ONE THOUGH.
IT WAS WRITTEN DURING WORLD WAR II FOR THE TROOPS THAT WERE TRYING TO GET HOME.
WERE HOPING TO GET HOME, AND MAYBE THEY WOULD, MAYBE THEY WOULDN'T.
BUT I KIND OF FEEL LIKE WHEN I SING THIS SONG, IT TRANSPORT ME BACK TO A TIME WHEN THINGS WERE SIMPLER, BUT THINGS WERE EASIER WHEN CHRISTMAS IS JUST NOT SO COMMERCIAL AND SO COMMERCIALIZED.
I'D LIKE TO TRANSPORT US ALL THERE RIGHT NOW.
SO I WANT YOU TO HUG YOUR LOVED ONES A LITTLE CLOSER RIGHT NOW.
THIS IS THE SONG THAT'S, THAT'S FOR ALL OF YOU IN MY DREAM.
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AND THE FOR CHRISTMAS.YES, I'LL, YES, I'LL IF ONLY IN MY, ONLY IN MY IN.
I WANNA TAKE A MOMENT TO GIVE IT UP FOR THESE YOUNG MEN BEHIND ME.
THE ERNEST WALKER BAND KILLER.
YOU MAY NOT KNOW THIS, BUT I'VE NEVER SEEN THESE DUDES BEFORE IN MY LIFE.
BUT WE SENT THE TAPE AND THEY LEARNED THE MUSIC AND THEY ARE PLAYING IT SO WELL.
I WANT YOU TO GIVE THEM ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
THE FIRST TIME I'VE EVER PLAYED WITHOUT MY GUYS, THIS IS MY DRUMMER, BUT EVERYBODY ELSE IS, IS, IS PART OF THE BAND.
AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS PUBLICLY FOR BEING INCREDIBLE, FOR BEING ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE.
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WON LAST RIGHT, WON LAST.RIGHT BEFORE I SHINES ON, RIGHT BEFORE I, I I SHOW YOU
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AND I YOU GOT THE KEYS.DO YOU FEEL ALRIGHT BEFORE I GET OUT HERE? WE'RE GONNA MAKE THIS PLACE HOME.
IT'S HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS RIGHT NOW.
WE GOING HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS, CHRISTMAS TIME COMING.
FAMILY AND FRIENDS ARE, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
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LET'S HEAR IT ONE MORE TIME FOR BRIAN MCKNIGHT.WE ARE NOT DONE YET, SO DON'T GO ANYWHERE.
WE'VE GOT A BIG SURPRISING FINISH FOR EVERYTHING TONIGHT, BUT ONE MORE TIME.
DID YOU ENJOY, BRIAN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING THE HOLIDAYS WITH US.
THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING HERE TO LAUNCH OUR HOLIDAY SEASON.
I WANNA MAKE SURE I, ONE MORE TIME, THANK OUR WONDERFUL SPONSORS, OF COURSE, RELIANT.
FOR CIGNA TAMICO, THE GAMBLERS AND OUR NEWEST SPONSOR, KSBJ.
GIVE LOVE FOR ALL THE SPONSORS.
DID Y'ALL GET TO WANDER AROUND AND SHOP IN OUR CHRISTMAS VILLAGE? YOU'RE A QUIET, TASTEFUL LITTLE GROUP, AREN'T YOU OUT THERE? YOU KNOW WHO ELSE? WE COULDN'T HAVE DONE THIS WITHOUT TONIGHT.
WE COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT OUR ARTISTS.
SO LET'S HEAR IT ONE MORE TIME FOR EIGHT ALVAREZ, CALEB AND JOHN, AND OF COURSE THE ERNEST WALKER BAND.
ALL RIGHT, ARE YOU READY FOR OUR BIG FINISH? YES.
HAVE YOU ALL BEEN RESTING YOUR VOICES BECAUSE YOU'RE ABOUT TO JOIN US IN SINGING THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS TO WRAP UP THIS WONDERFUL EVENING OUT HERE.
AND TRUST ME, YOU'RE NOT GONNA WANNA LEAVE UNTIL WE FINISH THAT 12 DAY.
ALL RIGHT, EVERYONE, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF HOUSTON, I THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT.
I'M ERNIE MANOUS WITH HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA.
GIVE YOURSELVES A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR BEING OUT HERE, ENJOYING THIS AND FOR SHARING SOMETHING WE NEED SO MUCH MORE OF, NOT JUST IN THIS CITY, BUT ACROSS THE COUNTRY OF UNITY AND PEOPLE COMING TOGETHER AND CELEBRATING AND LOVE AND PEACE.
AND GIVE YOURSELVES ONE MORE ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
ALL RIGHT, OUR FRIEND, IS EVERYBODY COMING OUT HERE? ARE OUR OTHER ARTISTS GONNA JOIN US? CALEB, JOHN, ARE YOU GUYS COMING? THEY'LL COME OUT EVENTUALLY.
ALL RIGHT, WELL TAKE IT AWAY THEN.
THE TRUE LOVE CAME TO ME UPON AND ON THE SECOND DAY OF CHRISTMAS.
TRUE LOVE CAME TO ME AND, AND ON THE THIRD OF S, MY LOVE GAVE TO ME.
THREE FRENCHES, TWO TURTLE DO, AND A AND A AND DAY LOVE.
SIX DAY OF CHRISTMAS GAVE TO ME 5, 5, 3,
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MERRY I.