Chess nuts roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost
nipping at your nose,
Utah cows being sung by a choir, and folks
that's dressed up like Eskimos,
everybody knows, some turkey and some
mistletoe, don't you know, they help to make
the seasons right,
tiny tots with their eyes on the globe will
find it hard to sleep tonight,
they know that Santa's on his way, he's holding
lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh,
and every mother's child is going to spy to see
if reindeer really know how to fly,
and so I'm offering this simple phrase to kids
from 1-92, although it's been said many times,
many ways, Merry Christmas to you.
Welcome back to Good Day on this Thursday
morning, happy birthday to all of those fine folks,
especially Priscilla Barnes from 3's Company,
I'm so excited, look who's here, I can't
believe it,
you know who this is, legendary, legendary
musician, Mr. Billy Preston, he is recognized
around the world as being the greatest organist
ever, and you are in Dallas because you are on
the go round and circle tour, that's right, and
you know what we were just talking about,
the dance, do you guys remember this dance, do
I dare do it, yeah do it, do it, all of us used
to get together and do this,
that's it, that's it, yeah, you do it well, I'm
a little rusty, I had to do that, tell me about
the tour,
oh this is fun, I'm going around doing a lot of
my old stuff, and I've got my drummer with me
who's been with me for 20 years,
and it's great to be out and working again,
yeah, oh I think that's fabulous, now a lot of
folks don't know this, but you did a lot of
recordings with the Beatles,
yes I did, I did three albums with the Beatles,
tell me about that, that had to have been
fascinating, oh it was great, it was really wonderful,
I did the Let It Be album, the Abbey Road and
the White Album with the Beatles, wonderful,
and now you're doing a lot of gospel,
a lot of gospel, yeah, well that's my roots, so
it's just good to go, never stray away from it,
because God has been good to me, and my talent
came from God, and I have to give it back to him.
Alright, so you're going to play something for
us? Yeah, I'm going to play a little bit of
something, one of my circles, you going to
dance again?
No, I'm going to dance again. Alright.
I've got a song that ain't got no melody, how
am I going to sing it to my friends? That's you.
I've got a song that ain't got no melody, how
am I going to sing it to my friends?
Will it go around in circles? Will it fly high
like a bird up in the sky? Will it go around in
circles? Will it fly high like a bird up in the sky?
I've got a story that ain't got no moral, let
the bad God win every once in a while, it's
alright. I've got a story that ain't got no
moral, let the bad God win every once in a while.
Will it go around in circles? Will it fly high
like a bird up in the sky? Will it go around in
circles? Will it fly high like a bird up in the sky?
I've got a dance that ain't got no steps, I'm
going to let the music move me around. I've got
a dance that ain't got no steps, I'm going to
let the music move me around.
Will it go around in circles? Will it fly high
like a bird up in the sky? Will it go around in
circles? Will it fly high like a bird up in the sky?
You got it this morning. Early this morning.
Thank you so much. Billy Preston is performing
at the Black Academy of Arts and Letters Friday
and Saturday night at 9:00 for tickets or more
information call 214-743-2449.
Looking forward to seeing you. Alright, coming
up next on Good Day, you know this guy, Isaac
Hayes, he's cooking up something very tangy and
sweet in the Good Day Kitchen.
Right pet for the holidays. And getting over
the holiday blues. I know, but we're not
feeling blue this morning, guys, because you
know what? This guy, legendary. Billy Preston,
he's going to take us out.
Dissolve four. 26. Dissolve six. Hold on up.
Six. It's my out time. 57.50. Yep.
Ten bodies. Ten. Ten on four. Dissolve four. 30
CGB. 35, you want to go? Dissolve.
Okay, Paul, do you want to do IDs first for
this Christmas table? I've got Anna here.