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LARRY: ...as we share childhood memories...
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Uh, I got involved in theater very young.
JULIA LESTER: A couple of bloopers.
Was that okay?
A few surprises.
We are very excited to share a special world premiere.
And a whole lot o' music.
(MUSIC PLAYING)
Welcome to High School Musical.
-The Musical. -The Holiday Special! (SQUEALS)
(WHISTLE BLOWS)
So this is Arizona.
I know it's not exactly the North Pole, but this is where I've grown up,
this is where I spent almost every Christmas of my life.
Whenever I think of Christmas, I think of my family.
Waking up on Christmas morning, seeing the presents under the tree,
seeing that the cookies and the milk
that we left out the night before is all gone.
And of course, every Christmas needs an elf,
so I luckily have my little dog, Violet.
She is the sweetest thing.
She always opens up presents on Christmas Day,
and it's the funniest thing, and she gets so excited.
Over the years, I have been so blessed
to be able to meet and connect with so, so many people,
so I really wanted to dedicate this song
to all the fans out there who have grown up with me,
and of course, to my amazing High School Musical family.
I miss them so much.
We might not be together for the holidays,
but music always finds a way to bring us back home.
(SOFIA SCATTING)
Yeah
Hang all the mistletoe
I'm gonna get to know you better
This Christmas
And as we trim the tree
How much fun it's gonna be together
This Christmas
-Fireside's blazin' bright -Blazin' bright
And we're carolin' through the night
And this Christmas will be
A very special Christmas for me
Yeah
Shake a hand, shake a hand, yeah
Hey!
This Christmas!
Fireside is blazin' bright
And we're carolin' through the night
And this Christmas will be
A very special Christmas, for me
Yeah
Shake your hand, shake your hand, yeah
Oh, this Christmas
Shake a hand
This Christmas
Oh, boy. (LAUGHS)
So, I grew up right outside San Diego
with five sisters and two wonderful parents
and all the music you could imagine.
My dad was a professional pianist and drummer.
I think each of us have a little bit of that in our blood.
And now, music is obviously such a huge part of my life,
uh, as I write music almost every single day.
Um, and I was fortunate enough in season one
to be given the opportunity to write a song
with my co-star, the lovely Olivia Rodrigo.
RICKY AND NINI: When we're underneath the lights
My heart's no longer broken
For a moment
Just for a moment
And then when season two came around, I was afforded the insane opportunity
to write my own Christmas song, uh, for my character, Ricky,
that he sings to Nini because he can't really afford a gift,
and so he does the second best thing he can,
and that is write her a song.
Writing that Christmas song was a dream.
Um, and I can't believe that I get to say this,
but I am going to be able to perform it for you tonight,
um, for the first time ever.
So, enjoy my song, slash, Ricky's song, The Perfect Gift.
I still remember the first time we ever kissed
We didn't need no mistletoe to know what lovin' is
Through every up and down, there's one thing that stays true
Christmas is better every second it's with you
I don't got much to give so I hope you think this is
The perfect gift that I could give
To the perfect gift that ever lived
Yeah, this song's the second best that I could do
When the perfect gift is you, you
When seasons change and I've lost my way
It'll be okay with you by my side
And, darlin', that's why
This song's the second best that I could do
When the perfect gift is you, you
When the perfect gift is you
(LAUGHS)
I was born and raised in Selma, California.
(TRAIN HORN BLOWS)
And we are the raisin capital of the world,
if that gives you any idea of the town. (LAUGHS)
(LAUGHS) Okay. I grew up outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
and I come from a very musical family.
Every Christmas, we would go to my Nana and Pap's house,
and we would all stand on chairs and just sing for all these relatives.
And they would either sing along or just watch adoringly
as we made fools of ourselves as children 'cause we had no fear whatsoever.
Feliz Navidad Feliz Navidad
I have seen the footage of Joe Serafini singing Feliz Navidad.
I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas from the bottom of my heart
Joe's so little.
And he says "From the bottom o' my heart."
It's so cute.
(LAUGHS)
My favorite things about being a part of the cast of High School Musical
is that you have this whole second family.
And it's great, 'cause you have this whole group of people
that are loving and supporting and just there to encourage you.
I grew up singing with my family,
and, uh, you know, as everyone gets older,
we all go our separate ways, and now I have a new duet partner. (CHUCKLES)
(MUSIC PLAYING)
(VOCALIZING)
Feliz Navidad Feliz Navidad
Prospero año y felicidad
-Feliz Navidad -Feliz Navidad!
Feliz Navidad Prospero año y felicidad
I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas
from the bottom of my heart
-I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas -Merry Christmas
-From the bottom of my heart -From the bottom of my heart
-Feliz Navidad -Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad Prospero año y felicidad
-Feliz Navidad -Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad Prospero año y felicidad
-I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas -I wanna wish, wanna wish
-I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas -Wanna wish, wanna wish
I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas from the bottom of my heart
-I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas -I wanna wish, wanna wish
-I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas -Wanna wish, wanna wish
From the bottom of my heart
And now...
(MALE INTERVIEWER SPEAKING)
I feel like the person that would give the best homemade gift
would be Julia Lester.
Has to be Julia. She's very into tie-dye.
I feel like Olivia.
She's definitely the most thoughtful when it comes to gifts.
I think Olivia. She will go beyond.
Feel like it'd be Dara.
Dara or Frankie, 'cause they, like, truly, like, think about you.
I remember Frankie got me a present,
and Frankie spent like some money.
So, I would only pick Frankie 'cause I know he not gonna be cheap, so...
(GASPS)
Mm, I don't wanna snitch on nobody. Um...
I think Joshua Bassett.
Probably Josh.
-Joshua Bassett. -Joshua Bassett.
Yeah, it's got to be Joshie.
I bet everybody said me, didn't they?
I feel like he's up to no good sometimes.
-He's a little terror. -No way!
Of course they said that. Yeah.
(MALE INTERVIEWER SPEAKING)
Joe Serafini played Tiny Tim, like, four years in a row.
I played Tiny Tim as a child.
Joe Serafini actually did play Tiny Tim as a kid.
That had to have been Larry.
Was it Kate Reinders as Tiny Tim?
What's Tiny Tim? (LAUGHS)
What is that? (CONTINUES LAUGHING)
(CHUCKLES) Ooh!
I grew up in Woodland Hills, California, in a super theatrical family.
My dad, Loren, and my mom, Kelly, met doing theater,
and my sisters, Jenny, Lily, and I grew up doing theater.
We caught that acting bug super early.
So, definitely a lot of musical theater energy
radiating through our household.
Both sides of my family are Jewish,
so we grew up celebrating Hanukkah predominantly.
-Happy Hanukkah. -LOREN: Hanukkah's tomorrow.
Well, are we gonna open the presents?
LOREN: You sure are. You gonna light the candles?
Open presents?
-LOREN: Yeah, that's right. -(BABY JULIA GRUNTS)
I remember making gingerbread houses with my sisters every year.
Um, but not out of gingerbread, out of graham crackers and frosting,
because again, Jews.
I give you the tower of Julia.
LOREN: Wow!
So, I got to thinking about what I could sing,
and I could definitely sing you
100 different Christmas songs off the top of my head,
but where's the Mariah Carey version of a Hanukkah song?
So, I thought tonight
I would add a little bit of music video flare to Hanukkah,
and because I'm 100% a theater dork,
and it's literally in my DNA,
I'm going to be doing it as a medley. L'chaim.
(MUSIC PLAYING)
Dreidel, dreidel, dreidel
Mmm!
Oh, Hanukkah, oh, Hanukkah
Come light the menorah
Let's have a party
We'll all dance the hora
Gather round the table We'll give you a treat
Hey!
Dreidels to play with and latkes to eat
And while we are playing
The candles are burnin' low
One for each night
Yeah, they shed a sweet light
-To remind us of days long ago -Remind us of days long ago
Long, long ago
Dreidel, dreidel, dreidel
I made it out o' clay
When it's dry and ready
Then dreidel I shall play
Dreidel, dreidel, dreidel
I made it out o' clay
And when it's dry and ready
Then dreidel I shall play
Put your hands up!
Hanukkah, Hanukkah Festival of lights
Candles glow in a row
Seven days, eight nights
Hanukkah, Hanukkah Make a dreidel spin
Round and round, round and round
Everyone join in
Hanukkah, Hanukkah What a merry time
Cakes to eat Oh, what a treat!
See the faces shine
Hanukkah, yeah, Hanukkah Sing and dance this way
That's right!
Round and round, round and round Happy holiday
Happy holiday!
Dreidel, dreidel, dreidel Mmm-mmm
Um, I grew up in a very small town in Arkansas,
a town called Rogers.
It's the kind of place where everybody knows everybody
because it's so small.
I'm a very family-oriented person.
And, uh, I grew up in a household that wasn't necessarily super wealthy.
But, you know, we had the time with each other
which was most important for us,
but when I said I wanted to come out here to Los Angeles
and give acting a go, you know, my brother,
he decided to take everything in his savings
and what he'd worked his life for and give me a shot.
He gave my parents the money and my mom and I moved out to Los Angeles,
and I started my whole acting career.
There's actually a photo of me on Christmas morning,
wearing, to a T, the exact same stripped-blue T-shirt
that EJ wears in season one, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.
I guess there's a fun fact I didn't know about myself
and the fact that I never outgrow clothes, so that's fun. (CHUCKLES)
There's a lot of things I love in my life. My family, my faith, um,
and up there, at the top of my list, is my Camaro, my baby, my car,
my red beauty, that I call Arrow.
So, today I get to sing my song in Hollywood
with my beautiful car making its TV debut,
with a song from the 1980s. It's gonna be so much fun.
It's literally a true dream and Christmas miracle at that.
(CAR ENGINE STARTS AND REVS)
Last Christmas, I gave you my heart
But the very next day you gave it away
This year, to save me from tears
I'll give it to someone special
Once bitten and twice shy
I keep my distance but you still catch my eye
Tell me, baby
Do you recognize me?
Well, it's been a year It doesn't surprise me
Last Christmas, I gave you my heart
But the very next day you gave it away
This year, to save me from tears
I'll give it to someone special
A crowded room, friends with tired eyes
I'm hiding from you, and your soul of ice
My God I thought you were someone to rely on
Me? I guess I was a shoulder to cry on
A face on a lover with a fire in his heart
A man under cover, but you tore me apart
Ooh
Now, I've found a real love You'll never fool me again
Last Christmas, I gave you my heart
But the very next day you gave it away
This year, to save me from tears
I'll give it to someone special
I grew up in New York City, and I was a true theater kid.
I actually have a picture of me in a menorah costume at, like, age five.
I loved putting on performances for people.
I'll say that sometimes I would feel embarrassed
about the fact that I celebrated Hanukkah and not Christmas.
I remember when I was younger, asking for a Christmas present from Santa,
because I was always nervous I wasn't gonna get a present from Santa
even though I was such a good kid.
And now that I'm an adult, I've taken real ownership over the fact
that I am Jewish and that I do celebrate
a holiday that might not be what everybody celebrates.
And it makes me unique, and I'm so proud of that.
This song that I'm singing
is all about dreaming about something that isn't there.
It's kind of like what it's like to be an actor.
Being able to create something from nothing.
Also, fun fact, written by Irving Berlin,
a nice Jewish boy like me. (CHUCKLES) So I hope I can do it justice.
(MUSIC PLAYING)
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
Just like the ones I used to know
Where the treetops glisten and children listen
To hear sleigh bells in the snow
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 be white
(SHOES TAPPING)
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 be white
(SIGHS)
Always wanted a baby elephant, which I thought'd be the coolest thing.
I asked for the black Power Ranger costume,
and I got the blue Power Ranger costume.
A school desk. That's right. So, what? So I could play school?
Every year, I would ask for a new American Girl doll,
even though they're all the same. You know, quantity over quality.
I could pretend school
when I was not at school. Like a really cool kid.
-A younger sibling. -Probably to be a mermaid.
Barbie's dream house.
I actually wanted a Barbie laptop.
All I wanted was a bride dress.
My parents were giving me all this stuff,
and I didn't care, I wanted this bride dress.
So, I think a bride dress. (LAUGHS)
SANTA CLAUS: Ho-ho-ho-ho!
-Ooh, Merry Christmas, Saint Nick -Christmas comes this time each year
Ooh
Well, way up North where the air gets cold
There's a tale about Christmas that you've all been told
And a real famous cat all dressed up in red
And he spends the whole year workin' on his sled
-It's the little Saint Nick -It's the little Saint Nick
Just a little bobsled We call it old Saint Nick
But she'll walk a toboggan with a four-speed stick
She's candy apple red with a ski for a wheel
And when Santa hits the gas Man, just watch her peel
-It's the little Saint Nick -It's the little Saint Nick
Run, run, reindeer
He don't miss no one
And haulin' through the snow at a frightenin' speed
With a half a dozen deer with Rudy to lead
He's gotta wear his goggles 'cause the snow really flies
And he's cruisin' every path with a little surprise
-It's the little Saint Nick -It's the little Saint Nick
-Oh, Merry Christmas, Saint Nick -Christmas comes this time each year
Oh, Merry Christmas, Saint Nick
What is up? Merry Christmas.
I was born in LA, but I grew up in Baltimore
because my mom wanted to open a performing arts school for kids.
One of the reasons she did it is because I was so shy when I was younger.
And that school literally broke me out of my shell.
And I'm just so grateful that my mom created it,
and she's just been such an inspiration to me.
This song is about Christmas and seeing through the eyes of a child
and that wonder of waking up
on Christmas morning and being able to be with your family,
and also knowing that one day, we all are gonna grow up
and we're all gonna be able to be someone completely different,
but also unique and also special,
with the knowledge of what you gain through all of those years.
So, if I were to tell my younger self, um, something, you know,
some people are going to doubt you, but to always believe in yourself,
have faith in yourself, and make each day,
every single day of the year, as if it were Christmas morning.
Always have that excitement and that joy and that purpose to keep going. Period.
(MUSIC PLAYING)
Children sleeping
Snow is softly falling
Dreams are calling
Like bells in the distance
We were dreamers
Not so long ago
But one by one we
All had to grow up
When it seems the magic slipped away
We find it all again on Christmas Day
Believe in what your heart is sayin'
Hear the melody that's playin'
There's no time to waste There's so much to celebrate
Believe in what you feel inside
And give your dreams the wings to fly
You have everything you need
If you just believe
Ooh
Oh, yeah
Yeah
Believe, believe
If you just believe
Whoo! (SIGHS)
Okay. I am from a little town in Michigan.
And I got involved in theater very young.
I always liked to sing and dance and talk a lot,
and so, I was really lucky to play a lot of the girl roles
every little girl dreams of playing,
like Annie and Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz,
and I also played a bunch of roles
that every little girl doesn't really dream of playing
like Sebastian the crab, Wilbur the pig, and Tiny Tim,
three years in a row. That's right.
Hi. A lot of people don't know I'm from Louisiana.
I'm from the happy, happy land of Louisiana.
I started young with performing, with my stage debut as an angel of God.
And I remember taking it so seriously,
the woman who was designing the costumes handed me this lip gloss
as an artistic flare, and I really thought that was the touch that made me an angel.
(LAUGHS)
Tonight is the best night ever
because I will be singing a duet with Mr. Mark St. Cyr.
Now you may know him as Mr. Mazzara from our show,
and he isn't very nice to Miss Jenn.
But I have to tell you the truth is that Mark St. Cyr is the sweetest.
I have the great honor of being his first-ever singing partner
for his first-ever on-camera singing performance,
and I just have to say, "Get ready, world."
They told me this was a solo.
Just kidding. (LAUGHS)
(FIRECRACKERS BURSTING)
KATE: When the bells all ring and the horns all blow
And the couples that we know are fondly kissing
Will I be with you
Or will I be among the missing
Maybe it's much too early in the game
Oh, but I thought I'd ask you just the same
What are you doing New Year's
New Year's Eve?
MARK: Wonder whose arms will hold you good and tight
When it's exactly twelve o'clock that night
Welcoming in the New Year
New Year's Eve
Maybe I'm crazy to suppose
I'd ever be the one you chose
Out of the thousand
Invitations you received
Ah, but in case, I stand one little chance
Here comes the jackpot question in advance
What are you doin' New Year's
New Year's Eve?
(SCATTING)
La, la, la, la
(SCATTING)
BOTH: What are you doin' on New Year's
New Year's Eve?
(MALE INTERVIEWER SPEAKING)
One of the amazing things about this year
is I got to spend so much more time with my family,
and I realized that was so important to me,
and I wanna be able to do that again next year in 2021.
To really make the most of the time that you have,
especially with the people you have it with.
To soak in every exciting moment that I have.
I feel like sometimes we let time get away from us,
but focus more on my friends and family and enjoying each second more.
Try to live more in the now
and appreciate what you have, whether it be experiences or memories,
and just kinda take those moments in and cherish them because
once they're gone, they're gone.
I think I have very similar New Year's resolutions every year.
It's to become the best person that I can be.
That's really all I can ever ask for.
(LAUGHS) My New Year's resolution every year is funny
because why do I even make it?
Never happens.
My New Year's resolution is to meet Beyoncé.
I know that's a little off, but, Miss B, even if it's through Zoom,
I'm totally cool with that.
There are so many home videos of me singing,
like, ridiculous songs that I made up.
Friendship day, friendship day
Friendship, friendship everywhere you look
I'm an only child, and so my parents just absolutely loved that
and they loved filming me.
Mom, this isn't Hannah Montana...
OLIVIA: (LAUGHS) I got ya', babe.
There's just, like, so much footage of me singing these gibberish songs.
(SCATS)
I am so inspired by female singer-songwriters,
I draw so much inspiration from them,
like, Taylor Swift and Fiona Apple and Lorde, and people like that.
I think the best artists are great listeners, and so
I definitely try to learn a lot from them.
Tonight, I'm going to sing a song called River by Joni Mitchell.
Joni Mitchell's one of the most iconic songwriters of all time.
And she did a really good job of writing a sad Christmas song,
which I think is so special.
Christmas and the holidays are nostalgic for a lot of people,
and sometimes that nostalgia doesn't have to always be,
you know, joyful and peaceful,
and she does a really great job of capturing that, uh,
so I'm really excited to sing it.
(MUSIC PLAYING)
It's comin' on Christmas
They're cuttin' down trees
They're puttin' up reindeer and singin' songs of joy and peace
Oh, 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 o' money Then 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
I would 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
Ya' know, he put me at ease
And he loved me so naughty made me weak in the knees
Oh, I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
I'm so hard to handle I'm selfish and I'm sad
Now I've gone and lost the best baby
That I ever had
Oh, I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
I wish I had a river so long
I would teach my feet to fly
Oh, I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
I made my baby say goodbye
It's comin' on Christmas
They're cuttin' down trees
They're puttin' up reindeer and singing songs of joy and peace
Oh, I wish I had a river
I could skate away
On
And now, we are very excited...
...to share a special world premiere...
...with the first song from season two of...
...High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.
Picture this. The drama kids of East High...
...have decided to launch their very own Instagram page dedicated to me.
Well, the theater club.
And they do it the only way theater kids know how.
By singing and dancing through the halls at school.
Then stick around for one more song that'll bring you home for the holidays.
And thank you for joining us
as we celebrate this special time of year together.
Frankie and Dara, take it away!
Ladies, gentlemen, or however else you identify,
welcome to the East High drama club's brand-new Instagram page.
I've been waitin' for this moment
It's a start of something great and a chance to turn the page
It's my year, I'm gonna own it
Gonna take more care of me put myself first 'cause I deserve to be
Hangin' around the fire when it starts to snow
Bumpin' into someone under mistletoe
I can't wait to see what the future holds
All around I'm feelin' it, I'm feelin' it
There's somethin' in the air
About to go off right now
Lighten up all around, I feel it comin'
Somethin' in the air
A time to look forward to
Get ready for somethin' new
I feel it comin' Somethin' in the air
Getting comfy in my onesie, yeah
Let's kick back and take a break I hope we're snowed in every day
There's no time to relax
Got moves to make, got ground to break
Get the reindeer out the way I'm gonna make this season slay
The end and the beginning of another year
Takin' in the memories that we made right here
The trees goin' up And my roots are goin' down
All around I'm feelin' it Are you feelin' it?
There's somethin' in the...
Holding your hand when it gets cold Promise me you'll never let go
It's winter break, but we'll never break apart
The season of celebrating
The memories we'll be makin'
Makin' a change, makin' a start
I'm gonna make my mark
There's somethin' in the air
-About to go off right now -Right now
-Hey! -Lighten up all around
-I feel it comin', somethin' in the air -Hey, hey
-A time to look forward to -Come on, come on
Get ready for somethin' new
I feel it comin', somethin' in the air
We are excited to announce that behind these doors,
the theater is being restored to its full,
resplendent, 1960s-era glory over the holiday break.
Somethin' in the air
I feel it comin', something in the air
(MALE INTERVIEWER SPEAKING)
Um, I think Christmas for me really means
being able to sit back from working and traveling
and just remember what it's like to be a regular 16-year-old girl.
Christmas to me now is just a great time
to reconnect with the family that you're away from most of the year.
I think of family, tons of fun in the snow, and food.
Lots and lots of food.
A chance to spend quality time with the family,
bring us all together.
And you might not know this,
but quality time is one of my love languages.
Christmas always made me think of my home that I grew up in.
But now, having Luke, it's really about me making his memories with him.
And I wanna balance it with letting him know
(VOICE BREAKING) that Christmas is really about being loved.
And it's not about all the presents that I give him,
but it's really that he is the biggest gift I have ever received.
I've had the opportunity to be able to give back,
especially to my parents.
It was kinda difficult for them to, um, get everyone in my family,
you know, a really great gift.
They did the best that they could, uh, and so the thing I'm most excited about
is to be able to give back to them and the rest of my family.
And you know what?
That's Christmas to me.
The fireplace is burning' bright Shinin' all on me
I see the presents underneath The good ol' Christmas tree
And I'll wait all night till Santa comes to wake me from my dreams
Oh, why? 'Cause that's Christmas to me
I see the children play outside like angels in the snow
While Mom and Daddy share a kiss under the mistletoe
And we'll cherish other simple things
Wherever we may be
Oh, why?
'Cause that's Christmas to me
I've got this Christmas song in my heart
Song in my heart
-I've got the candles glowing in the dark -Dark
I'm hangin' all the stockings by the Christmas tree
Oh, why?
'Cause that's Christmas to me
Oh, why?
'Cause that's Christmas to me
I listen for the thud of reindeer walkin' on the roof
As I fall asleep to lullabies The morning's coming soon
And the only gift I'll ever need is the joy of family
Oh, why?
'Cause that's Christmas to me
-I've got this Christmas song in my heart -Song in my heart
I've got the candles glowing in the dark
I'm hangin' all the stockings by the Christmas tree
That's the love that Christmas can bring
Oh, why?
'Cause that's Christmas to me
(ALL LAUGH)
-Christmas -The snow's comin' down
-Christmas -I'm watchin' it fall
-Christmas -Lots of people around
-Christmas -Baby, please come home
-Christmas -The church bells in town
-Christmas -All ringin' in song
-Christmas -Full of happy sound
-Christmas -Baby, please come home
They're singin' "Deck The Halls"
But it's not like Christmas at all
'Cause I remember when you were here
And all the fun we had last year
-Christmas -Pretty lights on the tree
-Christmas -I'm watchin' 'em shine
-Christmas -You should be here with me
-Christmas -Baby, please come home
(SAXOPHONE PLAYING)
Baby, please come home
Baby, please come home, oh, yeah