I would, too. Id rather not sit down and have a huge meal. You can do your escape anyway. Houdini. Yes, hoda houdini. Thats right. I know you guys have been checking your mailboxes lately and Christmas Cards are coming. Its christmastime and the cards are coming and the photos with people and their children are coming. And their animals. And the animals. And the long newsletters. We have a question because its that time of year, do you guys like getting those holiday produced cards . The massproduced . Or do you like the bragging cards, the ones that have the info that the families we saw one this one of our producers had that we dont want to reveal, but oh, my god. Yeah, i dont know. Nobody has a year like that where everything is just fabulous. Yeah. I wish everybody did, yeah. It makes people feel a little crumby, i think. Plus, this whole Facebook World that we live in. Ive got to talk about me. Everything thats happened to me, everything good. I understand why people like to keep in touch. Thats a wonderful thing. Heres what i dont understand. If you get 20 of those, no one has time to read all of them. I skim them because i want to see highlights. Im one of those that put out a card this year, have a blessed christmas, the giffords. Its craziness. I dont want to add more stress to an already stressful situation. If youre thinking of someone, youve gone to the expense. Did you send out cards . I dont. I will give cards to certain people but i dont send them out. I always feel terrible after christmas when you have all of those beautiful photographs, you they feel like pictures even though theyre cards, and i have a lot of trouble tossing them because i feel bad. I feel like theyre a picture. You know what surprised me when she came home from college, she wondered wheres the Christmas Cards . She wanted to look at all of them. You think your kids dont care about things like that. Go to the website and let us know if you think the bragging cards have gotten out of hands with cards. Kind of like the parties, the parties for the 2yearold where you got the pony and the clown and the band. I found one that said Something Like teresas turning tutu, they had a ballerina performing because she was turning tutu. So cute. The family from raleigh, North Carolina decided to do something different. They did a video card thats getting a lot of buzz. Take a look. Yeah, its holder 2013 in review video Christmas Card part two now for lola 2013 was supposed to be the head she now has a medal hanging over her bed she looked like she was having fun. She can count to 100 in chinese she can now read books as thick as these if you want to Pay Attention to lolas room get ready for a rainbow room penn charles is turning 4 safe to say he wears superhero shirts every day is he smart in school kind of hard to tell he just bats his eyes and all the teachers melt theres room for child number three but i cant i just had a vasectomy recovery was easier in these christmas jammies. Thats so good. Yeah, thats adorable. We all enjoyed it. What about if you got 100 of those and you had to watch 100 of those. Hes a local anchor at a local affiliate in raleigh. I cant see my mother doing a christmas video card. That is adorable. Miley cyrus is opening up about her breakup. You have been wondering . I havent. No. But for those fascinated by it, shes saying i was so scared to be alone. She claims that she loved him. Liam hemsworth, but now that shes single she can actually be happy. Heres her quote. She said i got engaged at 19. I definitely wouldnt change being engaged. Heres her quote. It was so fun wearing a fat rock for a few years. Now i can actually be happy. I can wait for a moment of silence when im just at my house by myself. Nothing makes sense. I dont understand what shes saying, do you . Well, i guess, maybe the fun of being engaged is a moment. And not the seriousness about it . Yeah. What did she say about her future . On the future. I dont ever want to have to need someone again where you feel like without them you cant be yourself. I dont understand that either. We dont get it. No. I think they were smart to break up, you know. They were too young. They were too young. And we never hear from him, you know. I wonder what hes thinking watching all the twerking and the weird stuff. Interview is the one that he ultimately gets, maybe hes a classy guy that he doesnt do it. Not to kiss and tell. Sara bareillis. She was nominated for a grammy. She went to orlando to sing and there was a special boy who happened to be at the concert who was a young boy undergoing his last treatment of chemo. He asked sarah if he could sing with her. You guys know it, its called brave. Sara brought him up on the stage. Guys, this is joshia. And joshua has had some Health Issues this year. And joshua has been the bravest of brave, arent you . Do you want to say hello. Hi, everyone hi josh, show them your tshirt. Josh is wearing a tshirt that says what does it say, josh . It says . It says, be brave. Say what you want to say and let the words fall out honestly i wanna to see you be brave say what you wanna say and let the words fall out honestly i wanna see you be brave im sorry, but hes in tune. Thats amazing. Pretty darn close. 4 years old. Thats precious. Anyway, brave was his personal anthem. Such a great song. She and the pope, persons of the year. Shes a great lady. The voice was on last night, you guys. Theyre down for the last three. This is a big day for us because this is the day we choose who will win. All right. So were going to listen to the three. Theres jackie from team christina, will and tess ann from team adam. Well pick who we like. Lets take a watch. Sunday im not turn its not worth crying for love i dont wanna hurt anymore i must tell you dont tell me its not worth fighting for okay. America votes tonight, right . It is going to be revealed tonight on the show. Tonights the night. So each of us have written down who we think should win. Yes. And a very, very trusted person here. Girard. Okay. Girard. Im going to write your name on it. Was jerry not available . Were putting them in a secret girard where are you going to put them, honey, what are you going to do with them . Im going to sit on them. That will work. That will work. Tomorrow we will reveal. Im off tomorrow. Heres a question for you, does your man look at other women . Well theyre hard to miss sometimes. Were going to find out what his behavior really means when our guys tell all, tell all. Straight from her wedding reception last night. I guess another one we werent invited to. The very talented megan hilty is here. But first, these messages. From broadways wicked to televisions smashed, megan hilty knows how to hit the right notes. Now, shes starring sean hayes in the sitcom sean saved the world. Take a look. About what happened last night. It was very exciting. A bunch of us went for drinks. And we saw the neighbors door had been robbed and the lobby door had been kicked in. I was so freaked out. And first i grabbed a bottle of champagne. Then we thought we were in the middle of an attack. Whoo, whoo shes a fungal, that liz. Great to see you. Happy holidays. Congratulations. Thank you. I knew something was up, hoda. When . I did a teeny thing on smashed with megan, what, a year ago, and she never got off the phone it was like jekyll and hyde. I was always on the phone. You got married a couple months ago but just did the reception . We did a reception tour because we kind of ran away to vegas and only invited our immediate family. I think thats so smart. It takes all the pressure off. Its like a wedding cake topper. Beautiful. Did an elvis impersonator marry you . I kind of wish, but pastor jack married us. Your wonderful husband brian is here. He is. You got to be kind of wacky, were looking at your holiday card. We already have a baby they got the adorable this card is it what is it the ugly sweater awkward christmas photos. We couldnt pick one, so we put all of them on there. No newsletter . No news. Are you loving being in l. A. Now . Its a huge cultural change to move from new york city doing smashed to a sitcom life in the valley out there . Its so great. I have my weekends free and my nights free. This whole sitcom thing is awesome. Why on earth have you not sang a song yet on that show . What are we waiting for . Im kind of grateful that we havent. Its really nice to do something completely different. Everybody knows me as the snotty character on smashed. Now i get to be goofy and silly. Everybody sings on the show, though. So we think at one point we might do a musical. At what point did you know you were wild about brian . We know you love sean, but brian, when did you know . It was pretty soon after we met. You met at cute . Yeah, which is where we had our reception last night. We rent t out the door. You got a whole pile of gifts here because you asked people to bring toys, is that right . Yeah, we have everything we need. People were insisting on bringing something. We were actually watching your show, were like, theyre collecting gifts. Why dont we just that so great. All gone for the toy drive. Theres a whole lot more youve given away, right . Tons of stuff. Its really for the theater community. They came out last night and they got excited about doing this. People can still give, if theyre watching and youre a huge fan of megan hilty, who isnt, come on down to the plaza and bring your toys. Come on over. We want to welcome you. Hi. Thank you. Cheers. Everybody gets that when they come here. Did you guys ever sing together . We do sing. We sing all the time. A couple of bars together, i want to hear it, sing, please . Please. Please. What does the fox say we have that stuck in our head all day yesterday. Will you ever do a show together, do you think . Yeah, a tour. Yeah. Hopefully. Congratulations. Merry christmas. Congratulations. Sean saves the world returns january 2nd right here on nbc. Do you need something quick to serve at your next Holiday Party . Giada has all the finger foods. I love that. Find out what your man is really thinking. Well come back after this. Asionaconstipation, diarrhea, gas, bloating . Yes one Phillips Colon Health probiotic cap each day helps defend against these digestive issues. 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Next up is comedian and actor rick younger married with a son. Followed by another funny guy, chuck knight. Been married 14 years, has three kids if you cant get enough of him you can catch him on the hallmark channel. Of course, you are. Lastly the divorced host of happy hour on playboy radio what bob dade. Lets go to the first question. Hi, im stephanie. And my question is, when a man tells you that he loves you depending on the scenario, does he really mean he loves you . Oh well, you said depending on the scenario. Is the scenario im putting 5 in your gstring because the answer is no hes just being polite. Otherwise, to ask, did you say it first, they say, i love you i love you, too. Oh. But, if he says it unprovoked, then he means it. If you ask first during a passionate moment . No he loves something. During passion, it does not count. It doesnt come right before but. Yeah. I love you, but let me tell you dont believe anything a man says during the heat of passion. I have given away a house. Or get him to say meaningful things to you, like i will wash dishes, i will take out the trash. Heres a question from joy, viewer email. Why do some men think they work harder than their wives when all they do is go to work, when the wife goes to work, takes the kids places for fun, cleans the house, et cetera, et cetera . Has a point, doesnt she . Well, that can happen if you allow him to feel like hes doing more than you. But also dont sit up there and do all of those things and never let him know that you want him to do those things. If hes going to work, by the way, hes on facebook for three hours of the day its different than having four kids. All im going to say, we are better p. R. People than you, thats all there is to it. My wife and i had this same conversation the other day. I say i cant help it if youre not smart enough to actually tout what you do. I trumpet what i do. I put it on a business card. Look at what ive done. As you can see, im here right now. I got the rest of the day until its time to pick up my son. All the things that the lady does, im doing it until my wife gets home from work. You see that right there, touted it. See . Guys, stick around. We got more questions. Plus, giada cooks up christmas treats. Finger foods. I love that. Macho man were back more on booze day tuesday where the guys tell all. Weve got kyle, rick, and chuck, we got the single and lonely guy bob. Whats next . Were going to across the street. Hi, im brooke, i am just wondering if i should ask my boyfriend what he wants for christmas or if i should surprise him . Ask him for sure. What are you going to surprise him with . If you ask for suggestions, you are going to hit it out of the park. You say you want a sweater and your girlfriend gives you a sweater . First of all, i never want a sweater. Okay. I just say, i think its a big deal, if you tell people what you want, kind of suggest hints, they can still surprise you. You find out how he feels about it, say, excuse me, do you want a surprise or would you like to tell me . What do you think . You find out how a person feels about holidays. You surprise i tried to surprise my wife with shoes one time, i could see it on her face, oh, these are amazing. Yeah. Thats how much you think you like that person. I could surprise my wife with shoes because i know where to go to get the shoes she would like, oh, my god, because thats the gay man in me trying desperately to get out. I cant believe youre going to say gay man in me. Oh okay. All right. All right. Now, next question from a viewer. Dina says, my husband is always commenting on other women and their looks every time someone attractive comes on tv. He constantly has to tell me that he thinks shes hot or, et cetera. Am i wrong for being upset . Next time you see a ryan gosling movie and sit there and fake an orgasm in front of your husband and see if that bothers him. Always play stupid. My wife will say, shes cute. I will say, i hardly noticed her. I wish she was here, he may suffer from something i call dumbettes. Its like tourettes, where you say really stupid stuff. As your resident divorce guy, thats one mistake i never made. Remember where your bread is buttered who youre with and love. Megan fox likes great after 14 hours of makeup. Why are you referring to your wife where your bread is buttered . Question from across the street. Go ahead. Hi, my name is deborah, my question is, leaving a guy a long paragraph text, why did he respond with a short answer like okay. You have used up all the words and letters that should have been used. A long paragraph, the first thing that happens is the drop in your oh, what is this, what did i do . What did i do wrong . Why did i do that . Yep. Cool. You know why . Because he did not read it. That is why. Heres the truth. And im going to be honest. Seven words or less. Its been 15 years from me. I still get these long paragraph texts sometimes. I read it like the newspaper, if i cant get it from the headlines, youre messed up. You done messed up. It has nothing to do with this relationship. Anytime i can fall asleep reading your text, its too long. Guys, thank you so much. Good to see you. This is a good group. Thanks, everybody, merry christmas, happy everything. If you guys have a question for the guys go to hit that connect button. A performance by an a cappella group. Theyre terrific. Hot in the kitchen and the food looks good, too. Well be right back [ hosmer ] i kinda knew their reaction would be a little like, you know, what are you thinking . Oh, i had a knot in my chest. I didnt really want her to go but. I knew she could do it. I felt like there were bigger and Better Things for me to do. [ mom ] she took what she was doing seriously. [ hosmer ] my selfconfidence just went through the roof. [ dad ] it was awesome to see her transform from a girl, in a small town, to a soldier. [ male announcer ] you made them strong. Well make them army strong. Talk to your son or daughter about joining the army. Find out how at goarmy. Com parents. Talk to your son or daughter about joining the army. You know, ronny. Folks who save hundreds of dollars by switching to geico sure are happy. And how happy are they jimmy . Id say happier than a bodybuilder directing traffic. He does look happy. Get happy. Get geico. Fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. We are back and its time to do a little cooking by giada. Just a week until christmas eve, whether you need a quick dish to bring to a Holiday Party or your own, Giada Delaurentis has the recipe. He has one for everybody on the list, from the picky eat tore the vegetarian. And congratulations on the bestseller. Shes still on the list. Hoda asked me yesterday, i have your book, i thought, finally. When i entertain during the holidays, i want people to feel like they can come and go, they dont have to be there at a certain time. The first something a theme cocktail. Kathie would say how beautiful this is. Im looking for something light. Not as caloric. Not as caloric. This will make you have fun. Its very festive. Cheers. Thats a lime in there. You can drink in you like. Im going to get started on finger foods. These are dates stuffed with hot sausage wrapped in bacon. All the men earlier where like, oh, my goodness. Anyhow, you take a date, you can try it. Take a pearing knife and take the pit out. I like the heat with the bacon. Why dont you cut this in half for me, hoda . Then you take a half a piece of bacon and wrap it like this. You can use turkey bacon or anything you wanted. You put it in 400 degrees oven for 15 minutes. Look how beautiful they are. They are. Thats a small bite, isnt it . I dont know, let me see, its a twobiter. I guess im the only one eating. Oh, no, ill try it. You dont have to. Okay. Next for the vegetarian in your life oh, my god. Im sorry, whats better than sweet and savory and smoky from bacon. This is unbelievable. One next. Im pacing myself. Small portions. A vegetable tower. Vegetarian in your life. You take a slice of country bread. You cut a circle like this with a cookie cutter. I brush both sides and grill them for a few minutes to get a nice warm. Hoda. Yep. You can put it together. Okay. What i do, i take these japanese eggplants have you guys worked with these before . Not those. You cut them. Look at the size. Theyre perfect, youre right. You brush them with olive oil and grill them like three minutes. Goat cheese with lemon zest. You make towers and put a little toothpick. And look how pretty those are. Adorable. Now, is that a onebiter. This might be a little you got to press them down. Two bites. Be careful of the toothpick, though. Last but not least, for the person in your life whos looking to be a little bit you know, watching their diet for the holidays, sweet potato chips and kale chips in the oven. 450 degrees for about ten minutes. Its crazy. For people who are vegans or have dietary restrictions. Unbelievable. Hoda, youve got to try this. I will. Do you need a little music to get you in the spirit . A holiday performance like youve never heard before. Pentatonix. A holiday performance after this. [ male announcer ] alka seltzer plus presents the cold truth. [ coughs, sneezes ] [ sniffles ] i have a big meeting when we land, but i am so stuffed up, i cant rest. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil cold and flu liquid gels dont unstuff your nose. They dont . [ male announcer ] nope. They dont have a decongestant. Really . [ male announcer ] really. Alka seltzer plus night fights your worst cold symptoms, plus has a fastacting decongestant to relieve your stuffy nose. [ inhales deeply ] alka seltzer plus. Oh. What a relief it is. [ male announcer ] cant find theraflu, try alka seltzer plus for fast liquid cold and flu relief. They burst on to the scene just two years ago winning the first season of the nbc competition the singoff. Now fans cant get enough. They sold out their tour. Nearly 250 million youtube views. And the album pt billboards top ten. Scott hoying, kirstie maldonado. Mitch grass, avi kaplan and kevin olusola. Wow. You know whats great about you guys, you werent even a group, you guys formed because of the show the singoff. How did you get together . The three of us grew up together, so we were going to try out for the show as a trio. But my friend was like, you should have a bass and a bboxer. Kevin we found on youtube. He was a cello beat boxing video. Are you guys surprised at the fame, sold out concerts . Yeah. Its been great. Are you guys watching the show now . Its crazy. Theres some good groups there. And is Pitch Perfect your Favorite Movie . Anyway, you guys are going to sing angels we have heard on high, right . Yeah. Here they are. Ah ah ah ah angels we have heard on high singing sweetly o er the plains in reply echoing their joyous name Gloria Gloria gloria in excelsis deo Gloria Gloria gloria in excelsis deo da da da da da da da da da da da da da da shepherds with your joyous strength Gloria Gloria gloria in excelsis deo Gloria GloriaGloria Excelsis deo come adore on bended knee, christ the lord the newborn king Gloria GloriaGloria GloriaGloria Gloria la da da da da da da in excelsis deo oh da da da da in excelsis deo angels we have heard on high angels we have heard on high oh da da da da angels we have heard on high angels we have heard on high angels we have heard on high in excelsis deo yeah, oh that was awesome. Pentatonix. That was so great. Merry christmas to you. Well be back with a special guest. But first, this is today on nbc. Here at the today show, were so lucky to have the opportunity to give those to less fortunate for the annual toy drive going or for 20 years now. Thats so right. Helping us today is jose pereyra. Hes here with donation from your generous company. Hello. This is the power brush. It removes plaque up to 100 more than a manual toothbrush. It helps to put the wow in your smile. What better time with the holidays. I just saw the spot with the awesome food. Giada. This is the absolutely best time to invest. What are you guys giving away, how much . This year, were donating 25,000 to the toy drive and were also sending the message about a healthy smile. That kind of stuff gets overlooked. Usually kids want toys. They want other things. Its the little things. My kids are getting this. Dont watch, kids. Really, its more the parents notice the difference. The kids and the parents. Start saving on your dental checkups, too. Exactly. And the dentists are going to notice the difference. Thank you so much. It wraps up this friday, if youd like to donation go to klbhoda. Com and hit the connect. Tomorrow, justin long stops by. And gifts for theuy in your life. We have a performance by straight. Well have a great tomorrow. Guess what tomorrow is . Wines day wednesday. Yes. Like i didnt know. Have a great day. Im here to help. You and i will get through this together