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Celebrate christmas on gma. Happy holidays. Singing songs of good cheer and we do say good morning, america on this Christmas Morning. Everyone there celebrating at home. We to want let you know that we are on tape this morning. So we could be home too spending the holiday with our families. Trust us, we dont look like this at home right now. Were all around the tree. We have a special holiday show this morning. We hear the nyu madrigal singers, back with us again this year. Singing all morning long. Back by popular demand. Beautiful. And coming up, christmas breakfast, part of the morning for so many families. And we have great recipes to spice it up. Thats cuoming up. And we go to ryan smith. Good morning and Merry Christmas, im ryan smith. Christmas celebrations are well underway at the vatican, hoetly land and down under. Lama hasan has the details. Reporter overnight, pope francis was ushering in the Christmas Day. And he said the world needed more tenderness and warmth. Calling on believers to have more empathy towards family and friends. The pope then had a special message to the iraqi Christian Refugees escaping from isis because of their religion. In a phone call, telling them, dear brothers, i am close to you, very close to you in my heart. I embrace you all and wish you a holy christmas. In bethlehem where christians believe jesus was born, thousands flock to the mass followed by a concert. Around the world, celebrations were getting under way from solemn masses in iraq and indonesia where they were remembering those killed in the 2004 tsunami. To the sublime, this is christmas australiastyle. Surfers catching raies and waves on the beach. And lets not forget about the animals at the zoo in melbourne. They get to feast on their favorite dish and unwrap presents too. In japan, they werent running out of santas. Traveling all the way from the north pole where the elves were feverishly working hard. And the royal family are celebrating Christmas Day at the queens sprawling estate, attending a Church Service before heading off for a Big Christmas feast. The queen arrived by train last week to make sure all the preparations are in order. Ryan. Sounds like a wonderful celebration. Thank you. Extreme weather overnight giving last minute shop aers scare. The damage caused by a brief surge of strong winds in ohio. The roof torn off this nearby storage building. No one was hurt. Apparently all the drivers were inside the mall. Meanwhile, people are picking up the pieces in the deep south where at least six tornados swept through. This is whats left of some homes and businesses in columbia, mississippi. Winds there topped 125 miles per hour. One of the twisters killed four people and at least 50 were injured. A Lab Technician at the cdc in atlanta is being monitored for 21 days after possibly coming into contact with ebola. The virus was used was being used as part of an experiment, and the official says it was on a sealed plate but wasnt supposed to be moved into a lab where the technician was working. The cdc has launched an internal review of the mistake. And former president h. W. Bush said to be feeling better this morning in a houston hospital. He had a good day on Christmas Eve and his prognosis is positive. He was hospitalized on tuesday suffering from shortness of breath. And new protests near ferguson, missouri, over the shooting of an armed black teenager by a white cop. Officials in nearby berkeley say this incident is different from the one involving michael brown. For one thing, theres Surveillance Video and shows the victim pulling a gun on the officer. The mystery over the abandoned armored car found in texas has been solved. The driver, suspected of stealing 200,000 along with another man are under arrest in colorado. And police say they were able to recover the money as well as some weapons. The men will return to texas next week to face charges. And a reversal by sony pictures. Thousands of movie goers watching the interview in the theater today. Releasing the noef movie at the center of the hack attack to more than 200 theaters nationwide. The stars were at a cinema in l. A. Last night to introduce it. Its already on demand. And wild comeback against western kentucky in the bahamas bowl. Check this out. This 75yard play, not one, not two, but three laterals. They had trailed by 35. But the touchdown had them within a point. Check that out. They went for two, and the pass failed. Western kentucky wins a wild one 4948. Thats the news this christmas. Now a check on the weather. All of us love the excitement in our kids eyes when they open the presents. But we christians trying to be true to the deeper meaning today. I spoke about that with Cardinal Donald who. Merry christmas. Whats inspiring you this Christmas Season . I think of all the things this surface, this christmas is really a time of spiritual renewal. And i think a lot of it has to do with pope francis. This is a christmas in which people around the world have already had a touch of francis. And we talk about for the second year now. Yes. But theyve experienced him now for some time. We talk about the francis effect, i think this christmas were seeing a little bit more of that. An openness of people to the realizization that things really can be better. That it is possible to be kind. It is possible to be compassionate. Could you have imagined two years ago, a little more than two years ago, that the kind of change we have seen would be this profound . It really is dramatic, isnt it . And i think part of it is people and im not just speaking about catholics, but so many people having looking for, waiting for some encouragement. He brings the same message. But he has a way of showing us how you do this. And you have worked so closely with the pope. Youre a close adviser to him. You go to rome twice a month. Tell us something, you know, that others wouldnt know that that exemplifies and illustrate this is point. I think the basic simplicity of his lifestyle is one thing. But the kindness and the concern he has for others. And this is not a generic others, its individual people. He comes to meetings. It used to be when we would go to the meetings, after the work was done, we would have a quick audience with the pope. He comes to the meeting, pulls up a chair. The first time he came, he carried in his black briefcase and opened it up and pulled out some papers and said this is the material you sent me. He said, id like to get started on this. But before we do he reached in and he pulled out a medal and gave it to one of the others. You asked me to bless this. Here it is. Its just all its with a simplicity. Simplicity, such kindness in a season where its easy to lose the message in all the chaos surrounding. Hes saying to all of us, maybe not in so many words, but hes saying it in a more effective way, lets brush aside all the things that really become encumberments and encrust things. Why dont we just focus on christmas is a time of love . Its a time of family. Its a time of carry. Its a time of just being there one for the other. Why dont we just do that . And in the year ahead, the pope giving a great gift to the people of the united states. Yes, wont that be exciting . Hes already confirmed that hes coming to philadelphia. And we, of course, are hoping hes going to come to new york and washington. Some of us are hoping more for washington. But thats the nature. Yeah, of course. But to have him here. And i think itll be a great moment, again, because people intuitively take to him. And if hes here, that many more people will be able to see him and experience what were talking about. We look forward to the visit. Merry christmas. Merry christmas to you. God bless you, george. I am looking forward to that. An electrifying trip. The cardinals voice is so soothing. What hes saying, and the way hes saying. The nutcracker is the most popular ballet in the world and a true holiday tradition. This year george balechenes version is celebrating the 60th anniversary. Ginger, you went behind the scenes. Was that you . Mine was not as graceful. Not making the cut this year. But, hey, i had fun. The pageantry, the tradition. The nutcracker. Brought to life by the new York City Ballet at lincoln center. But it starts here behind the scenes where the costumes, the studios and the magic begin. Hello. How do i look . Fabulous. Yeah, i havent ever worn this. I feel kind of weird. Part one in the crash course, becoming a mouse. I feel like my dog would like to chase me right now. Thats what i feel like. My teachers and fellow mice, charlotte, lisa and grace. The most difficult part of the dance . Definitely the costume. You know i did a sky dive live and it was more easy than this . No sooner had i become one with the mouse head that i was thrust into a new costume, candy cane. Its like it was made for me. Daniel albrecht has been dancing the candy contain role in the showstopping number for 16 years. And he says its all about that hoop. Not regular, its made out of bamboo. Reporter my middle name is not graceful. Just when i thought i was getting pretty good. Right. Reporter down, pivot. Daniel shows me how its really supposed to look. Now that i was warmed up, its time for my swan song. Oops. Wrong ballet. I mean, plum song. As in sugar plum fairy. With the help of sterling and andrew, i learned a thing or two about lifts. Like thats sterlings. And these well, these are mine. Good. Yeah. Reporter not bad for a days work. I am nutcracker ready. And now we know why i quit ballet at age 4. No way. No, they were so incredible. And these people do it every year. What was so great, every its brand new. The musics the same, the dances are the same, but the dancers change. Go and see it. Its outstanding. You were outstanding. My own little sugar plum fairy. Maybe in the mouse costume. Move on. For so many of us, wouldnt be christmas without a Charlie Brown christmas. The cartoon classic is turning 50 and still teaching kids the true meaning of the holiday. And abcs sara haines has more. Christmas time is here reporter its the story of a great big holiday, a little bitty tree, and a group of kids trying to make sense of it all. I just dont understand christmas, i guess. Reporter but while it may seem like a Charlie Brown christmas debuted only yesterday, believe it or not the beloved Christmas Special is now in the 50th year. Do you realize thats been around for 50 years . Youre making me feel old. And i feel young. Reporter thats right, Charlie Brown turning the big 50. Charlie brown feels the depression. Trying to find a deeper meaning to life. This commercialism wont ruin my christmas. Reporter and interestingly, the Christmas Special known for frowning on the commercialism of the holidays was sponsored by cocacola. It was featured in the special. Check out this nowdeleted scene of linus running into a cocacola sign. And the original closing credits. The popularity has spawned dolls, toys, and an appreciation for what are now called Charlie Brown Christmas Tree. What do you call it . Charlie Brown Christmas tree. Its the blanket around it. Reporter you knew that was linus blanket. Of course glr for adults and kids alike, its the magic. So happy birthday, Charlie Brown. Take it from your legions of fans. You havent aged a bit. Sara haines, abc news, new york. Every time e i hear that song. That was great, sara, thank you. And now to the gadgets you have probably already opened up were your gifts. What do you do . We turn to becky worley for a look at how to get the most out of them once theyre out of the box. Reporter santa was good to you. Phones, fitbits and streaming video devices were top tech gifts. You get to play with them. But to get the most out of your gadgets, here are a few things you could do right now. Lets start with fitness bands. They need to be customized to you. Our team here at gma tested them out and showed that they can have a pretty big variance on distance and steps. These devices act as pedometers, using an algorithm to count steps, and they were reporting three different daily step count totals. So to maximize accuracy, measure your stride and input that into the device today. Now streaming media devices, chrome cast, fire stick, roku or apple tv. You will lose the remote. There it is. That things tiny. And many dont even have remotes. But they have apps that let you control the device from your smartphone. Install it now. Added bonus, it may allow you to look at photos and videos from your phone on the big screen. All wirelessly. Also, if possible, hard wire that bad boy. Yeah, it can work off your wifi, but just trust me on this. You dont want your neighbors baby monitor or others to stop you from bing what washing nashville, right . And finally, a new phone. But bad news, more than a quarter of you will crack the screen in the next couple of years. Oh, man. And itll cost you 150 or more to get the screen replaced. Yieks. You have three options, apple care or a similar insurance plan, thats 99 bucks. Or you can get a case the iphone 6 is easier to hold with a case. This things skinny. Or at the very least get a screen protector. Youd be surprised, but in my experience these things guard against cracks and screen breakage as well as a case. And remember, if you have a new replacement, sell that old gadget. You generally get the best price on ebay. An iphone 4 is going for about a hundred bucks. Using gadget recycling like gazelle or next worth, thats easier, but the price is 60 less. So happy holidays, and a geeky new year. For good morning america, becky worley, abc news, oakland, california. And to get more tech tips and tricks on goodmorningamerica. Com on yahoo. Were looking at our phones n now. Do we have the right . All right, coming up, gma is kicking it with the rockettes. Michael is. He goes behind the scenes, the world famous dancers. Boy, does he keep up. And Carmelo Anthony giving back tort holidays and inspiring young kids. And the best movies of all time. Some of the unforgettable scenes that so many of us are enjoy this morning. And listen and enjoy the nyu madrigal singers and choir. We wish you a Merry Christmas we wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy new year im specialist Brandon Stanley with the band in ku warks ait. Merry white christmas. 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Love these christmass. All the great scenes. And bringing a lot of them to you this morning. Good morning, america. We are not here right now. Were actually home with our families. But we wanted to do a special Christmas Show for you. Is it live or memorex . Also ahead this morning, if youre in new york city, you might be heading to radio city music hall to see the rockettes. Michael went behind the screen to see how they prepare for the annual christmas spectacular. Had a great time. He does nothing halfway. Michael strahan, thats just not right. Hall of fame and i dont know. He could have a second career. Also, were going to show you how nba superstar Carmelo Anthony is giving back. His special Holiday Charity for underprivileged kids, helping them to celebrate and teaching them an important lesson at the same time. Well get to that. But first to Michael Strahan and the rockettes, a new york city institution. Michael went behind the seens. Take a look. Jingle bells, jingle bells reporter the radio city rockettes make it look easy, the kicks, the costume changes. That hair. That makeup. But how hard is it really to be a rockette all day . Lucky me, the ladies invited me to find out. All right, gma, im here at radio city music hall. Im so excited. You know why . Because im about to become a rockette. Hel hello, ladies, how are you . Hi. Reporter first step to being a rockette, warming up. They are in up to four shows a day, kicking more than 300 times per performance. They prepare by stretching. Get the arms pumping zbl. Reporter and they stretch i dont know about this. And they stretch. There are perks to all the hard work. The rockettes say theres no need for a special diet. They burn up to a thousand calories each performance. And once all stretched out, 15 years of football . I think youre better athletes than we are. Youre not done yet. Reporter it was time for the dancing to begin. One, two, drop it. Three. Hold, four. Were going to drop one, youre going to kick your right foot, jump, kick your left foot. And then youre going to do a big pose at the end. Reporter and with the steps down, right, center, four times in the center. Well, pretty much down, it was time to add some music. Im so nervous now. The music is going to be so fast. And my heads going to be spin. Che check this out. N. Check this out. Spinning. Check this out. Okay. I dont know what just happened. A day with the rockettes, now thats what i call kicking the holidays into high gear. One, two, three rockettes reporter for good morning america, Michael Strahan, abc news, new york. I mean, we all burst into applause watching him. Strahan, you rock. I love the huddle he had with them too. Okay from so from an nfl superstar to an nba superstar. Carmelo anthony giving back in a big way. Scoring with the big melo Christmas Event. Giving kids from a challenging environment a chance to celebrate the holiday and encouraging them to achieve more in their lives. And ryan smith has the story for us. Reporter nba allstar Carmelo Anthony is known for making magic on the court. But this time of year, you can find the new york knick spreading it off court as well in what he calls a very melo christmas. It for six years, its the nba superstars way of giving back to middle schoolers. At that able, youre growing up physically, mentally, emotionally. And you dont know what you want to do or be. Reporter at the center of the event, a movie, Opening Night of a night at the museum 3. The price of admission for kids he invite td, writing an essay about what they do to give back. Or as he calls it, to be more. Did you write to be more essays . I help my mom watch my brother. I help with the school in my hometown. Reporter it challenges tweens to help others, and its to be more. Aka, baltimore, maryland. The kids sat down with him to see the film and meet a special guest. You brought ben stiller here tonight. Seeing ben on the big screen and in person. Reporter whats it like in your home . Food, joking, family members, taking it down memory lane. Thats a great christmas for me. Reporter any goals coming up in 2015 . Nbawise . On the court . To be better than 2014. Anything in 2015 can be better than 2014. Reporter it wasnt the knicks winloss record that preoccupied him. It was the kids. There was melo smiling along with him. They make his day just as much as he makes theirs. A lot of times when you see athletes do this, they might do it at a distance. What makes you want to give back directly to the kids . Its only 90 minutes out of my day to be able to come in and spend 90 minutes with some kids. Thats going to have a lifelong impact on them. If youre not willing to do that, somethings wrong. Reporter for these tweens, this christmas, those hugs, memories of a lifetime. For good morning america, ryan smith, abc news, new york. Way to go, melo. Huge basketball triple header the wizards and the knicks at noon. And the Oklahoma City thunder taking on the spurs. Im taking my espn voice. Talk about king james and the Cleveland Cavaliers facing off against your miami heat. Check your local listings. Were going to give ginger a break and check your local weather right now. Right now. Go ahead, check it. And are you missing doing the weather today . Yeah. But, you know, im just probably sweating enjoying some lake effect snow. Thats true. Coming up, the best Christmas Movie moments. We share some of our favorite. And the ultimate holiday Survival Guide. How to cut the calories on your favorite holiday dishes. [vet] two yearly physicals down. Martha and mildred are good to go. Heres your invoice, ladies. A few stops later, and it looks like big ollie is on the mend. It might not seem that glamorous having an old pickup truck for an office. 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Mcgoo. Did you recall that die hard takes place on Christmas Eve. If this is your idea of christmas, i have to be here for new years. Reporter or the original star wars characters had their own Primetime Network holiday special. I know your familys waiting. I know its an important day. Reporter a treetrimming party for will farrells big screen skills. Elf is among the 21st centurys most satisfying holiday films. Santa, not san ta. Reporter a sweet comedy fueled by farrells charm and zoed zoe. Winsome. Madame. Nothing too fancy. Reporter Denzel Washington and the late Witney Houston are at their most luminous in the preachers wife. Oh, god, please dont sing it. Reporter its a Christmas Song thats given hugh grant his Financial Freedom and enabled his super officialialty in bonn about a boy. Its a christmas din their puts a bow on this winning tale of unexpected connection and community. Some holiday movie haves hidden horse. Fa heros. Famed great directed the grench who stole christmas. Christmas day will always be. Reporter and a Young Christian bail and claire danes can be seen in 1994s little women. Reporter the National Lampoons vacation film hit a peak 20 years ago with christmas vacation. Lights out funny, unless youre a cat. I told you had too many plugs in one outlet. Oh, god. Wow. Reporter kids in bed . No, seriously, theyre sound asleep, right . Nothing goes with spiked eggnog quite like bad santa. Lets watch you disappear. Reporter and the ho ho no. Billy bob thornton and a sizzling lauren graham. Merry christmas. Reporter several manifestations of grownup romance starring hugh grant, colin firth and more. Many find this holiday heaven, but its love, actually. I know and my personal favorite, bad santa. I recommend. Hey, we to want hear from you. What is your favorite Christmas Movie of all time. Go to goodmorningamerica. Com on yahoo and cast your vote. And coming up, gift cards, always popular for the holidays. But the question is are they practical or impersonal . I often wonder that. Talking about it coming up in the heat index. And then deck the halls, a special performance from the nyu madrigal singers and jazz choir. Everybody, we just want to say Merry Christmas and happy holidays to our family in seattle, washington. Wish my family Merry Christmas. Love you, miss you. Happy holidays. [ female announcer ] just about anywhere you use sugar, you can use splenda® no calorie sweetener. Splenda® lets you experience the joy of sugar without all the calories. Think sugar, say splenda™ without all the calories. When you take advil you get relief right at the site of pain. Wherever it is. Advil stops pain right where it starts. Relief doesnt get any better than this. Advil. Yes let the Holiday Season begin im on the roof, youre in the attic. Hon, i cant even tie my shoes at this point. 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They have been with us throughout the morning. And they have a wonderful performance for us right now. Here, deck the halls deck the halls with boughs of holly fa la la la la tis the season to be jolly fa la la la la la don we now our gay apparel join the ancient yuletide carol fa la la la la see the blazing yule before us fa la la la la la strike the harp and join the chorus fa la la la la come with me in merry measure fa la la la la la while i tell of christmas treasure fa la la la la la la la la la la la la soon again the old year passes fa la la la la la hail the new year lads and lasses for your very first christmas. I hear youre quite the expert at waking people up in the morning. Let me show you how grandma does it. Youre daddy made this when he was a little boy. This is your dad in my house, where he had his first christmas. Thanks for making the coffee. Well look whos up. Im really glad youre here, mom. Me too. Look whos here for kohls big after christmas me too. 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Because theres a Little Something delicious. For everyone. Hersheys miniatures, choose your own delicious. You may say im a dreamer but im not the only one i hope someday youll join us and the world will live as one sleigh bells ring good morning, america, its 8 00 a. M. On Christmas Morning. And to regift or not to regift in the rules to follow to avoid getting caught. And should you be doing it in the first place . And spicing up your christmas breakfast. Chef daniel here is show you how to make if your best ever. As we go along all that and tony bennett and lady gaga taking us to a Winter Wonderland as we say good morning, america. And the nyu madrigal singers and jazz choir joining us all this Christmas Morning as we say Merry Christmas. We hope youre having a wonderful day. We are as well. Good morning, america. Right here, right now. And we are all pajamas. We are not here. Not at all. What kind do you have . I have the feet in. The onesie. The flannel with the slippers. Love it. Oh, yeah. Cozy robe. Yep, cup of cocoa. The reason that were doing that is we, like you, want to be with our families. And we want our crew, too, our hardworking crew to be home with them too. Thats why were on tape this morning. All right, everybody. Also coming up, the big question, to wrap or not to wrap . That is the question. Some say it really is part of the Holiday Season, others say its a giant waste of paper and time. And were going to debate this hot issue. All right. Dave zinczenko is here with the holiday Survival Guide. How to eat your favorite dishes without affe packing on the holiday pounds. First to ryan for the news and weather. Good morning. Hope youre having a great christmas holiday, im ryan smith. We begin with the deep south cleanup after the extreme weather. Tornados, flooding and strong winds killing four people. Its taking some of the merry out of christmas. Abcs matt gutman has the latest. Reporter storms scouring kentucky with 55 mile per hour winds, slamming trees on trucks. Heavy flooding in georgia, record rain in tallahassee and a confirmed tornado in north carolina. And mississippi still digging out this morning. An ef3 twister slinging 125 mile per hour winds late tuesday, tossing semis, obliterating homes and businesses and tipping over this ambulance with a patient inside. It was there that we found Danny Patterson picking through the remains of his body shop. I was in the truck, and sat in the bottom. The spin was spinning around. Reporter he was shocked and gladdened that his employee survived. Ed you you wound up in there and under the debris . We sang a song at church, that christmas changes everything. And it makes me very thankful. I guess it has changed my christmas. Reporter crew this is morning have restored power to parts of the town. Where neighborhoods once stood, locals bent over salvaging what they could. This was Michael Wilsons home. I ran through the door, everything was still here. I grabbed them and laid on top of them. Within five minutes five seconds, it was gone. Reporter now drying out, memories of better times. But wilson and his motherinlaw feeling blessed. Theyre going to be with me for christmas. Cant ask for no more. Reporter for good morning america, matt gutman, abc news, new orleans. Now to christmas around the world. Start with the vatican. Pope francis delivering the annual christmas message today. That follows a late night mass at st. Peters basilica. And francis had a special message for iraqi Christian Refugees, calling on them to stay strong despite the threat of isis militants. They were gathering by kjds light, gathering at a church less than ten miles from many iraqi fighters are battling the forces. After hearing the popes words, they parade for peace. In bethlehem, pilgrims gathered for mass at the church of the nativity. Built on the spot where christians believe jesus was born. Crowds were smaller because of the deadly conflicts in gaza this summer. And president obama with family in hawaii. Playing a round of golf with the Prime Minister of malaysia. He was glod about the release of the interview. The president had called the decision to pull the film following threats from north korea a mistake. And check out this wild scene from a road in hong kong. Nearly 2. 5 million had flown out of the back of an armored van. The driver didnt realize it until it was way too late. People stopped their cars, bringing traffic to a halt to get out and collect the money. Authorities say anyone found with the stolen cash will be prosecuted. Now heres a Christmas Gift you might call a fister full of dollars, Washington Nationals pitcher tweeted a bar code for a free drink at starbucks on him. He has more than 23,000 followers. But a few hours later, he announced that his account was drained. Definitely grounds for disappointment. And finally, a family surprise for a woman in nashville. Her grown children told her if a blue balloon came out of the box, a boy, if pink, a girl. They opened the box, and the balloon was green. And there was something more. Yay look at that. That was her son who had been serving in afghanistan and was home for the holidays. They didnt know he was coming home. And, oh, were told its going to be a girl. Thats the news this christmas. Now lets get a check on the weather where you are. It is our christmas edition of our gma morning menu. And this morning in pop news, folks wearing ugly christmas sweaters for a good cause. Well explain. And so many people unwrapping gift cards, are they practical or impersonal . And this guy, Dave Zinczenko is with us, with the holiday Survival Guide. How to cut down on the calories while still undulging in christmas. This is what i get . Thanks. And the sounds of the nyu madrigal and jazz choir coming up on this Christmas Morning. Cheers, my friend. 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Everybody, we have a special edition of pop news for you. Its the christmas edition. So lets begin with ugly sweaters, shall we . Cant go wrong. Some of us take it to a whole new level. I had no idea. That was a sweater. I agree. There were sweater elements in that. I have the suit. Amy went cape. And ginger. And this is the merriest 5k on the planet. Suiting up in ugly sweaters. And theres a partnership with save the children. An organization dedicated to investing in kids and their futures. Ugly sweater runs are happening in boston, chicago, memphis, new york and more this year. And thanks to everybody who participated. Thats great. Smile on the face, sweat on the brow and a good cause. And also in pop news, wouldnt be a Holiday Edition without Furry Friends getting in on the festivities. We turn our attention to two zoos who didnt want their residents to miss out. Lemurs and sea lions at the Welsh Mountain zoo in north wales got to unwrap gifts galore. Inside were some of their favorite treats. Just fun to watch them. And then lucky chimps at the zoo in sydney, australia. They do something called christmas in richmond every year. What they do is they put the boxes out and allow the chimps to figure out whats inside and open them. Its very, very good mental stimulation, which i think most kids would agree with on this Christmas Morning. Absolutely. And its fun to get presents. And i have a pop news christmas toast. Write this down, chef dominique who invented the cronut has made these, cookie shot glasses. They are so delicious. I may or may not have already tasted mine. But there is a special edition one for the holidays. You get a set of five here. All different flavors. I want to hear what you think of your flavor, what you got. Theres chocolate chip, snickerdoodle, oatmeal cranberry. This is oatmeal with vanilla nut. Its great. We know you love that. You can eat the shot glass too . Already eating it. Look at you. You can get these in downtown new york. And we want to say to everybody, cheers. We hope youre enjoying your Christmas Morning. Cheers. Thank you, lara. Cheers. Cheers. Im going swallow it fast. We have a special christmas edition of the heat index. It is so good. First up, popular gift around the holidays, gift cards. We have been debating this all morning long. Researchers say theyre on track to surpass 124 billion in sale this is year. Theres a debate, are they impersonal or the perfect present because when you give to someone, they get exactly what they want. I have this fight with ali. I like getting them. But she refuses. No way. Its impersonal. But i enjoy getting them. My nephews ask for gift cards. Should question get over that perception . Youre being thoughtful and allowing that person to choose something they love. Change the perception. You know they like it. One size fits all. All for gift cards. Yeah. We love this gift. If you have gift cards for this, send them my way. This is tricky, you get a present you know that youll never use. Can you gift it to someone else . And if you do, when is it okay . Daily finance laying out the rules here. First, it has to be new and unopened. Thats good. Also, only regift a present if its something you would have given them anyway. All right. And i just regifted this to george. This is my halfeaten cookie cup. And i walked away. I want to try this one. You do . Its a little bit different. Theres one other item, make sure youre not giving the item to someone in the same circle as the person who gave it to you. You dont to want hurt the feelings of the person you gave it to in the first place. The Cardinal Rule thats true. Champagne goes back and forth between our friends that live close. Bring it over, give it back. Somebody drinks it. I got a purse one year, and the card was in it to somebody else. Oh, no. Oh. I did. So everybody won. But i felt embarrassed for the person. Did you tell them . No, no with no. Now they know. You dont know who they are. We are eating cookie cups at home. Some people get wrapped up in this one as well . Do you have to gift wrap for the holidays . A alis a wrapper, right . Yes. Some people say its a waste of time and paper. What do you think . What do you mean . My mom santa always wraps at our house. I think its the excitement of whats inside. Especially when theres children. Older, a gift bag is all right. I have the store wrap it. I love that. When theyre babies, they only like the gift wrap. They like the gift wrapping better than whats inside half the time. Are you good at it . Its the only thing i can do artistically. Im coming to your house, dropping off the presents. Its fairly obvious by the fact i have eaten the chocolate chippedble glass, i like chocolate. I headed to a sweet place, if you leave chocolate as much as i do. You need to visit here with your family. Mine got to experience it all. Welcome to the town they call the sweetest place on earth, and the iconic hotel hershey. We wanted to get into the christmas spirit, what better place than chocolate down, usa . Hello. Our first task, making a delicious chocolate wreath. I have a nice layer of just chocolate, and dark chocolate. We make different truffles. And the chocolate is glue . Yes. Reporter we are going to make truffle balls . We are. Im going to show you how to make it. First the chocolate, put it in your hand. And you can just pick your balls up. Reporter at a party people could stop by and pull whatever they like off, right . Or you could just go like this. Oh, my god, so good. Next, its andrews turn, a martini with a cocoa twist. Basically all youre going to do, take your martini glass, rim it in chocolate. Perfect. And then were going to do the same thing with hersheys cocoa. And the next thing, we have hersheys kisses here. Put one inside of each glass. Real chocolate. All right. And now the construction of the cocktail. Ice. And then weve got some vanilla vodka. Weve got some chocolate vodka. And also some of the chocolateflavored liquor. And go ahead and add your ingredients. I bet youre a professional shaker. Well, my sister was in cocktail. A bartender with a line for everything. Well done. Right into the glass. Its the middle of the day, but i think we taste it. Cheers. I think i need to be the judge. Well cheers. Happy holidays. Cheers from chocolate down. Reporter cheers. And to cap off the perfectly sweet afternoon, decorating a gingerbread house. With a very special visitor. Merry christmas. Ho ho pz ho. That looks so funny. Millions of americans pack on pounds in the Holiday Season. Its part of the deal. If you gain a little weight during the holidays, you will have a tough time losing it. Im the bearer of bad news on this Christmas Morning. But we have tips from this guy. This is our eat this, not that holiday Survival Guide with Dave Zinczenko, director of tell me your titles . Nutritional wellness, abc news eat this, not that. And thats what were talking about. Eating this, not that. Talk about the apps. Always around. We can make them less sinful. This is a christmas classic. Spinach art choke dip, it gets high jacked by fullfat may owe. Were going with oliveoil based mayonnaise. This is going to cut the calories and fat in half. And the taste . You can almost go back for seconds because everythings cut in half. And heres a great tip. Use a plate and make sure you dont stand there getting involved in mindless eating. Youre going to eat fewer calories than if youre standing there. Doll lop of the dip, a lot of the individuall veggies. Portion it out. Dont pile up the plate. You must know me. And this is one of the cull commit plits. Half days worth of saturated fat. Its ald monday milk. 30 ounces, eight ounces. And youre going to save 200 calories and culture the saturated fat in half. And heres a great tip. You are going to go for bubbles. Clear drinks like champagne because youre not going always. Unless youre on the cast of real housewives, then you might guzzle it. And watch out for mixed drinks. Tonic has as much sugar as a can of soda. And then lasagne, they are healthy, well, not healthy, but feel good to eat. This is the goto christmas dinner. Here what were swarping out is the mozzarella and the fatty ground beef. Sounds like the good stuff. This is ricotta cheese. Love ricotta. And chicken sausage. From 800 calories down to the low 400. No chopped meat. No there is meat. But instead of. I love the chicken sausage. Sit at the table. Dont go to the couch. Youre going to do mindless eating again. Eat as a family. Studies show youre going to eat less. All right. And hopefully not because youre dying to get out of there. And now dessert. Dessert. You have pecan pie, apple pie. Pecan pie, over 800 calories a slice with ice cream. Youre nuts if you eat it. Have apple slices. You can have two slices. You dont need to. Yes. You are going to save 400 calories and plenty of fat. Stay away from the pecan pie. Dont go nuts. I love the things you do. So good. Saving calories, just buy apple. These are great tips. You are the best. Merry christmas to you, my friend. Check out goodmorningamerica. Com and well be right back with a special performance from tony bennett and lady gaga. And, of course, the new york madrigal singers and jazz choir. Dont go anywhere. The leaves are so unchanging not only green when summers here but also when its cold and dreer oh Christmas Tree, oh Christmas Tree thy leaves are so unchanging wish everyone in new orleans a happy holidays and a Merry Christmas. I would like to say Merry Christmas and happy holidays to my daughter in virginia beach, virginia. Mommy loves you. We are combat regiment 15. And we are supporting in twin palms, and we want to wish you a Merry Christmas. Sleigh bells ring are you listening in the land snow is glisten g glistening a beautiful sight happy tonight walk in a Winter Wonderland better enjoy that, tony bennett, lady gaga, singing Winter Wonderland. They had an album of jazz standards. Shes dressed up. Yes, she is. Look at this. And we do say Merry Christmas. We are on tape this morning to spend time with our families as well. Also ahead, going to take you behind the scenes of the disney parks frozen Christmas Celebration. I had the opportunity to host it this year down at disney world. And we have a very special look behind the scenes to share with you. Ive got to get down to orlando. Yeah. A little fuel. And we have daniel hoome. Our friend. Special christmas breakfast. So excited about this. You are the coowner of know mad. And everything here is part of nomads brunch. What makes the perfect brunch . You want to get especially on christmas, you want to get the family together, have comfort food, happiness, deliciousness. Here in my house i only have girls. Same thing. Same thing with you. So were making this. I couldnt make it they need a croque. Its a fancy word for a ham and cheese sandwich. You dont need to be a chef to make a great brunch. Doesnt hurt, though. Doesnt hurt. And as a chef, we work late. Its hard to get up for breakfa breakfast. So at nomad we decided to do a brunch all day. All right. Perfect for christmas. So here we have a beautiful ham roll. But you can use any bread, use an english muffin. And then you just want to toast it. And then a a tip to make your perfect eggs at home. You put the eggs into a cookie cutter. Anyone has a cookie cutter at home. So when you cook them. Great idea. The shape of the bread. Or canadian bacon. We have canadian bacon. Then when we melt the cheese, we just put the eggs on top. Look how perfect that is. Thats a lot better than my ham and cheese sandwich. And for the cheese, because im swiss, i like to use gruyere cheese. What do you top it with . A sauce, more cheese. So beautiful. Look at the presentation. But its really about getting the family together. So you can see we have with all the family style. Yeah, its our chicken and waffles. Its chicken and french toast. And apples. We have some baked eggs. Yum. We have some smoked fish. We have some potatoes. Short ribs. Now these all look beautiful. But are they familyfriendly in terms of making them . Absolutely. All these things you can make ahead of time. You can prepare the night before and then just put it in the obvious the next morning. And its really about that for me too. You know, i dont want to be in the kitchen to cook brunch all day long. Right. You know, you want to do something thats delicious and simple. I like to put it just in the middle of the table so its familystyle. You have a special swiss christmas tradition . I think the rushdi there is pretty much as swiss as it gets. But honestly, like in switzerland, we didnt really cook brunch that much. Its not that common. So when i got to the u. S. , i definitely had to study a little bit. Well, you studied well. You have mastered this. This is incredible. What i love about this, its the perfect mixture. Because i can never decide, so i want to have breakfast or lunch. This is kind of both. You know what robins feeling now . Granola. And the granola. Called that earlier. When you were here last time yes. Whats it about you . How do you make it . Well, we use maple syrup. Its almonds, pistachio. It is delicious. Dried cherries. Yeah. I cant believe you havent been to our brunch at nomad. I cant believe that, george. Ive been to the dinner a few times. You were saying thats one of your favorites. One of my favorites, absolutely. All this is great. See the dishes and get them at nomad. And get the recipes on our website, goodmorningamerica. Com on yahoo . Now the local weather. And we will be right back with the very special holiday performance, tony bennett and la lady gaga. Merry christmas. Happy holidays. Whats up, guys . Wishing everybody a very Merry Christmas and a happy new year. See you soon. Happy holidays. Happy holidays, america. I want to wish you latte or au lait . Cozy or cool . Exactly the way you want it. Until boom, its bedtime your mattress is a battleground of thwarted desire. Enter the sleep number bed. Save 300 on the final closeout of the c3 Queen Mattress set. Hes the softy. His sleep number setting is 35. Youre the rock, at 60. And snoring . Sleep numbers even got an adjustment for that. Only at a sleep number store, find the lowest prices of the season, with the c3 Queen Mattress set only 1199. 98. Plus 24 month special financing on all beds. Know better sleep with sleep number. Sleigh bells ring are you listening in the land right now a very special christmas performance for you. The legendary tony bennett teaming up with lady gaga on an album of classic jazz standards. Its called cheek to cheek. And here they are with another classic, Winter Wonderland. Happy holidays. Sleigh bells ring are you listening in the land snow is glistening a beautiful sight happy tonight walking in a Winter Wonderland gone away is the bluebird here to stay is the new bird thats me he sings a love song as we go along walking in a Winter Wonderland hey in the meadow we can build a snowman and pretend that he is carson brown if you say are you married well say no man but you can do the job when youre no town later on well conspire as we dream by the fire unafraid the plans that we made walking in a Winter Wonderland go in the meadow we can build a snowman and pretend that hes a circus clown well have lots of fun with mr. Snowman until the other kids knock him down later on well conspire as we dream by the fire unafraid the plans that we made walking in a Winter Wonderland hey, tony, its snowing. [ cheers and applause ] hersheys miniatures. Choosing is half the fun. Because theres a Little Something delicious. For everyone. Hersheys miniatures, choose your own delicious. Five, six, seven, eight. Merry christmas, america. Happy holidays. Happy holidays. Hey, we are the band perry. Have a very Merry Christmas. Like to hear that from everyone, especially our troops. Thats nice this morning. And we have to remember that today and every day. Christmas, such a magical time for many. And this year i was fortunate to spend some time in the Magic Kingdom as one of the hosts for the disney parks frozen Christmas Celebration. Frozen is the keyword there. Okay . I had a chance to go behind the scenes as it came together and even ran into a few special guests. Its a magical try effect that. Santa, mickey and goofy kicking off christmas disneystyle. And this year we painted the town icy blue for the epic frozen takeover. In position and hard at work as the crowd welcomes disneys royal sisters, anna and elsa. One of the many things i love about Magic Kingdom, being here, you never know who youre going to run into like royalty. Hello, elsa, anna, food good to you. You too. Reporter and your new friends. Isnt it amazing . Reporter i havent spotted olaf. He does like to explore this kingdom. Reporter just like that, theres olaf making his way down disneys main street. And check out the honorary ice cutter. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, this is tim tebow with an axe. I even met a real life cinderella, mariah sullivan, a young woman who overcame enormous odds and was named the boys and girls clubs of americas youth of the year. How are you . Doing great. Reporter a pleasure to meet you. The pleasure is mine. Reporter tell me what this experience means to you. Grateful to be here today. The boys and girls clubs have been my family, my hope when i have none. And theyre the reason im here today. Reporter whats your message to the young people . Its very important to use your obstacles as steppingstones to get where you need to be and reach your full potential. Wonderful. Your chariot awaits. So many magical moments in the happiest place on earth. And you can watch a disney parks frozen Christmas Celebration this morning on abc. Ariana grande, trisha yearwood. Very special. Well be right back. Thank you cable. For the slower internet upload speeds. For making me wait longer to share my photo albums. Thank you cable, because if we never had you. We wouldnt know the incredible difference verizon fios makes. The numbers dont lie. In Customer Satisfaction studies, fios is rated 1 in Internet Speed and reliability, and hd picture quality. So join the millions who enjoy the difference fios makes. 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Jingle bells jingle bells jingle all the way oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh oh jingle bells jingle bells oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh dashing through the snow in a one horse open sleigh oer the fields we go laughing all the way bells on bobtail ring making spirits bright what fun it is to ride and sing a sleighing song tonight oh jingle bells, jingle bells jingle all the way oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse open slide oh jingle bells jingle bells jingle all the way oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh now that light is bright go it while youre young take some girls and sing this sleighing song get up off your way and on your feet and you should feel an open sleigh and crack the whip jingle bells, jingle bells job jingle all the way oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way snow what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh oh jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh dashing through the snow in a one horse open sleigh oer the fields we go laughing all the way bell on bobtail ring making spirits bright what fun it is to ride and sing a sleighing song tonight oh jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way. Oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh now the ground is white go if while youre young take the girls tonight and sing this sleighing song get up off your feet and go and hitch an open sleigh and crack to victory jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh oh jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh jolly old st. Nicolas lend your ear this way dont you tell a single i soul what im going to say Christmas Eve is coming soon now you dear old man listen what youll bring to me tell me what you can when the clock is striking 12 when im fast asleep down the chimney broad and black with your pack youll creep all the stockings youll find hanging in a row mine will be the shortest one youll be sure to know suzi wants a sled, nelly wants a picture book yellow blue and red now ill live to you what you give the rest choose for me dear santa claus you will know the best jolly old st. Nicolas lean your ear this way dont you tell a single soul what im going to say Christmas Eve is coming soon now you dear old man whisper what youll bring to me tell me when you can we wish you a Merry Christmas we wish you a Merry Christmas we wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy new year good tidings to you wherever you are good tidings for christmas and a happy new year we wish you a happy hanukkah we wish you a happy hanukkah we wish you a happy hannukkah and a happy new year sneet good tidings to you youre you are we wish you a joyous kwanzaa and a happy new year good tidings to you wherever you are good tidings for kwanzaa and a happy new year we wish you a Merry Christmas we wish you a happy hanukkah we wish you a joyous kwanzaa and a happy new year we wish you a Merry Christmas we wish you a Merry Christmas we wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy new year good tidings to you wherever you are good tidings for christmas and a happy new year we wish you a happy hanukkah we wish you a happy hanukkah we wish you a happy hanukkah and a happy new year good tidings to you youre you are good tidings for hanukkah and a happy new year we wish you with joyous kwanzaa and a happy new year good tidings to you wherever you are good tidings for kwanzaa and a happy new year you may say im a dreamer but im not the only one i hope someday youll join us and the world will live as one kelly twas the night before christmas when all through the house michael not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. Kelly a mouse announcer get your hot coco and a warm blanket as we snuggle up for live with kelly and michael cozy Christmas Eve. Today, from the film the secret life of walter mitty, ben stiller is here. Plus, our studio becomes a Winter Wonderland with disney on ices newest production. Lets celebrate, and kelly and her kids invite us into her home as they whip up a family holiday treat. Plus, some of hollywoods hottest stars share their favorite christmas memories. Including jennifer hudson, emfa thompson, Mark Wahlberg and