1 00:00:03,700 --> 00:00:04,700 Tonight. 2 00:00:05,160 --> 00:00:09,040 The cast of High School Musical, the musical, the series. Will be taking a 3 00:00:09,040 --> 00:00:10,420 stroll down memory lane. 4 00:00:10,680 --> 00:00:15,540 As we share childhood memories. I got involved in theater very young. A couple 5 00:00:15,540 --> 00:00:16,540 of bloopers. 6 00:00:16,800 --> 00:00:17,800 Was that okay? 7 00:00:18,300 --> 00:00:23,060 Tokus? Surprises. We are very excited to share a special world premiere. 8 00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:24,860 And a whole lot of music. 9 00:00:28,430 --> 00:00:33,070 Welcome to High School Musical The Holiday Special 10 00:00:33,070 --> 00:00:42,310 So 11 00:00:42,310 --> 00:00:51,850 this 12 00:00:51,850 --> 00:00:52,729 is Arizona. 13 00:00:52,730 --> 00:00:55,470 I know it's not exactly the North Pole. 14 00:00:56,040 --> 00:00:58,940 But this is where I've grown up. This is where I spend almost every Christmas of 15 00:00:58,940 --> 00:00:59,940 my life. 16 00:01:01,300 --> 00:01:04,180 Whenever I think of Christmas, I think of my family. 17 00:01:05,400 --> 00:01:09,940 Waking up on Christmas morning, seeing the presents under the tree, seeing that 18 00:01:09,940 --> 00:01:13,100 the cookies and the milk that we left out the night before is all gone. 19 00:01:13,380 --> 00:01:18,320 And of course, every Christmas needs an elf, so I luckily have my little dog, 20 00:01:18,460 --> 00:01:24,600 Violet. She is the sweetest thing. She always opens up presents on Christmas 21 00:01:24,600 --> 00:01:27,380 Day, and it's the funniest thing, and she gets so excited. 22 00:01:27,860 --> 00:01:33,060 Over the years, I have been so blessed to be able to meet and connect with so 23 00:01:33,060 --> 00:01:38,420 many people, so I really wanted to dedicate this song to all the fans out 24 00:01:38,420 --> 00:01:42,040 who have grown up with me, and of course to my amazing high school musical 25 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:43,980 family. I miss them so much. 26 00:01:44,180 --> 00:01:48,460 We might not be together for the holidays, but music always finds a way 27 00:01:48,460 --> 00:01:49,460 us back home. 28 00:01:54,670 --> 00:02:00,790 Do -do -do -do -do -do -do -do Do -do -do -do -do -do -do -do Do 29 00:02:00,790 --> 00:02:07,610 -do -do -do -do Yeah Hang all the 30 00:02:07,610 --> 00:02:13,990 mistletoe I'm gonna get to know you better This 31 00:02:13,990 --> 00:02:20,490 Christmas And as we trim the tree How much fun it's gonna be together 32 00:02:23,580 --> 00:02:30,000 Christmas fireside blazing bright and we're caroling 33 00:03:53,730 --> 00:03:59,510 So I grew up right outside San Diego with five sisters and two wonderful 34 00:03:59,510 --> 00:04:03,970 and all the music you could imagine. My dad was a professional pianist and 35 00:04:03,970 --> 00:04:08,190 drummer. I think each of us have a little bit of that in our blood. And now 36 00:04:08,190 --> 00:04:12,730 music is obviously such a huge part of my life as I write music almost every 37 00:04:12,730 --> 00:04:16,670 single day. And I was fortunate enough in season one to be given the 38 00:04:16,670 --> 00:04:20,110 to write a song with my co -star, the lovely Olivia Rodrigo. 39 00:04:31,020 --> 00:04:35,680 And then when season two came around, I was afforded the insane opportunity to 40 00:04:35,680 --> 00:04:40,180 write my own Christmas song for my character, Ricky, that he sings to Nini 41 00:04:40,180 --> 00:04:44,240 because he can't really afford a gift. And so he does the second best thing he 42 00:04:44,240 --> 00:04:46,780 can, and that is write her a song. 43 00:04:47,300 --> 00:04:49,000 Writing that Christmas song was a dream. 44 00:04:49,520 --> 00:04:53,500 And I can't believe that I get to say this, but I am going to be able to 45 00:04:53,500 --> 00:04:56,860 it for you tonight for the first time ever. 46 00:04:57,160 --> 00:04:58,760 So enjoy my song. 47 00:04:59,270 --> 00:05:00,890 Slash Ricky song, The Perfect Gift. 48 00:05:29,200 --> 00:05:35,880 Every second it's with you I don't got much to give So I hope you think 49 00:05:35,880 --> 00:05:42,320 this is The perfect gift That I could give 50 00:05:42,320 --> 00:05:48,840 To the perfect gift That ever lives Yeah, this 51 00:05:48,840 --> 00:05:54,220 song's the second best that I could do When the perfect gift is 52 00:06:12,460 --> 00:06:19,200 With you by my side And darling, that's why This 53 00:06:19,200 --> 00:06:24,640 song's the second best that I could do And the perfect gift is 54 00:06:50,440 --> 00:06:57,120 I was born and raised in Selma, California, and we are the 55 00:06:57,120 --> 00:07:02,440 raisin capital of the world, if that gives you any idea of the town. 56 00:07:04,980 --> 00:07:10,640 Okay. I grew up outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and I come from a very 57 00:07:10,640 --> 00:07:11,640 musical family. 58 00:07:12,300 --> 00:07:16,240 Every Christmas, we would go to my Nana and Pap's house. 59 00:07:16,520 --> 00:07:20,260 And we would all stand on chairs and just sing for all these relatives. 60 00:07:20,500 --> 00:07:25,580 And they would either sing along or just watch adoringly as we made fools of 61 00:07:25,580 --> 00:07:28,860 ourselves as children because we had no fear whatsoever. 62 00:07:29,400 --> 00:07:30,460 Feliz Navidad. 63 00:07:32,440 --> 00:07:33,800 Feliz Navidad. 64 00:07:34,560 --> 00:07:39,020 I have seen the footage of Joe Serafini singing Feliz Navidad. 65 00:07:45,840 --> 00:07:49,560 Joe's so little. And he says, from the bottom of my heart. 66 00:07:49,960 --> 00:07:50,960 It's so cute. 67 00:07:53,240 --> 00:07:58,200 My favorite things about being a part of the cast of High School Musical is that 68 00:07:58,200 --> 00:08:02,820 you have this whole second family. And it's great because you have this 69 00:08:03,050 --> 00:08:07,430 group of people that are loving and supporting and just there to encourage 70 00:08:07,550 --> 00:08:12,510 I grew up singing with my family and you know as everyone gets older we all go 71 00:08:12,510 --> 00:08:15,850 our separate ways and now I have a new duet partner. 72 00:08:31,419 --> 00:08:32,539 Feliz Navidad. 73 00:08:33,419 --> 00:08:35,220 Feliz Navidad. I 74 00:08:35,220 --> 00:08:48,040 want 75 00:08:48,040 --> 00:08:49,560 to wish you a Merry Christmas. 76 00:08:49,840 --> 00:08:54,580 I want to wish you a Merry Christmas. I want to wish you a Merry Christmas from 77 00:08:54,580 --> 00:08:56,400 the bottom of my heart. 78 00:09:06,340 --> 00:09:08,380 Feliz Navidad 79 00:09:32,940 --> 00:09:34,860 from the bottom of my heart. 80 00:09:35,420 --> 00:09:40,660 I want to wish you a merry Christmas. I want to wish you a merry Christmas. I 81 00:09:40,660 --> 00:09:44,560 want to wish you a merry Christmas from the bottom of my heart. 82 00:09:49,360 --> 00:09:52,600 And now, how well do you know your cast? 83 00:09:53,020 --> 00:09:56,160 Who in your cast would give the best homemade gift? 84 00:09:56,400 --> 00:10:01,900 I feel like the person that would give the best homemade gift would be Julia 85 00:10:01,900 --> 00:10:04,180 Lester. has to be Julia. 86 00:10:04,740 --> 00:10:06,760 She's very into tie -dye. 87 00:10:07,020 --> 00:10:11,120 I feel like Olivia, she's definitely the most thoughtful when it comes to gifts. 88 00:10:11,340 --> 00:10:14,380 I think Olivia, she will go beyond. 89 00:10:14,620 --> 00:10:15,660 I feel like I think Dara. 90 00:10:15,860 --> 00:10:19,100 Dara or Frankie, because they like truly like think about you. I remember 91 00:10:19,100 --> 00:10:23,120 Frankie got me a present and Frankie spent like some money, so I would only 92 00:10:23,120 --> 00:10:24,860 Frankie because I know he's not going to be cheap, so. 93 00:10:25,980 --> 00:10:27,900 Who would be number one on Santa's list? 94 00:10:28,820 --> 00:10:30,380 I don't want to snitch on nobody. 95 00:10:31,930 --> 00:10:35,350 I think Joshua Bassett. Probably Josh. 96 00:10:35,710 --> 00:10:39,890 Joshua Bassett. Joshua Bassett. Yeah, it's gotta be Josh. I bet everyone said 97 00:10:39,890 --> 00:10:40,769 me, didn't they? 98 00:10:40,770 --> 00:10:42,730 I feel like he's up to no good sometimes. 99 00:10:43,190 --> 00:10:44,069 He's a little terror. 100 00:10:44,070 --> 00:10:46,770 No way! Of course they said that, yeah. 101 00:10:47,110 --> 00:10:49,510 Who in your cast played Tiny Tim as a kid? 102 00:10:49,850 --> 00:10:54,290 Joe Serafini played Tiny Tim like four years in a row. 103 00:10:54,590 --> 00:10:56,470 I played Tiny Tim as a child. 104 00:10:56,750 --> 00:10:59,770 Joe Serafini actually did play Tiny Tim as a kid. 105 00:11:00,110 --> 00:11:01,210 It had to have been Larry. 106 00:11:01,640 --> 00:11:03,800 Was it Kate Reinders as Tiny Tim? 107 00:11:04,240 --> 00:11:05,540 What's Tiny Tim? 108 00:11:07,260 --> 00:11:08,580 What is that? 109 00:11:14,400 --> 00:11:21,340 I grew up in Woodland Hills, California in a 110 00:11:21,340 --> 00:11:22,680 super theatrical family. 111 00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:27,160 My dad, Lauren, and my mom, Kelly, met doing theater. 112 00:11:27,740 --> 00:11:31,340 And my sisters Jenny, Lily, and I grew up doing theater. We caught that acting 113 00:11:31,340 --> 00:11:35,840 bug super early. So definitely a lot of musical theater energy radiating through 114 00:11:35,840 --> 00:11:36,840 our household. 115 00:11:38,260 --> 00:11:42,320 Both sides of my family are Jewish, so we grew up celebrating Hanukkah 116 00:11:42,320 --> 00:11:45,320 predominantly. Happy Hanukkah. Happy Hanukkah. Hanukkah's tomorrow. 117 00:11:46,000 --> 00:11:49,500 Are you going to open the presents? You sure are. Are you going to light the 118 00:11:49,500 --> 00:11:51,220 candles? I'll light the candles. 119 00:11:51,660 --> 00:11:52,660 That's right. 120 00:11:53,580 --> 00:11:57,880 I remember making gingerbread houses with my sisters every year, but not out 121 00:11:57,880 --> 00:12:01,340 gingerbread, out of graham crackers and frosting, because again, Jews. 122 00:12:01,660 --> 00:12:05,920 I give you the Tower of Julia. 123 00:12:07,640 --> 00:12:08,640 Wow. 124 00:12:09,320 --> 00:12:13,280 So I got to thinking about what I could sing, and I could definitely sing you 125 00:12:13,280 --> 00:12:17,000 like a hundred different Christmas songs off the top of my head, but like 126 00:12:17,000 --> 00:12:19,640 where's the Mariah Carey version of a Hanukkah song? 127 00:12:19,940 --> 00:12:25,280 So... I thought tonight I would add a little bit of music video flair to 128 00:12:25,280 --> 00:12:32,020 Hanukkah, and because I am 100 % a theater dork, and it's literally in my 129 00:12:32,020 --> 00:12:36,160 DNA, I'm going to be doing it as a medley. L 'chaim. 130 00:14:42,030 --> 00:14:46,570 I grew up in a very small town in Arkansas, a town called Rogers. It's the 131 00:14:46,570 --> 00:14:49,610 of place where everybody knows everybody because it's so small. 132 00:14:49,870 --> 00:14:54,930 I'm a very family -oriented person, and I grew up in a household that wasn't 133 00:14:54,930 --> 00:15:00,090 necessarily super wealthy, but we had the time with each other, which was most 134 00:15:00,090 --> 00:15:04,070 important for us. But when I said I wanted to come out here to Los Angeles 135 00:15:04,070 --> 00:15:06,370 give acting a go, my brother... 136 00:15:06,780 --> 00:15:09,580 He decided to kind of take everything that was in his savings and what he had 137 00:15:09,580 --> 00:15:11,780 worked his life for and, you know, give me a shot. 138 00:15:12,140 --> 00:15:15,960 He gave my parents the money, and my mom and I moved out to Los Angeles, and I 139 00:15:15,960 --> 00:15:17,160 started my whole acting career. 140 00:15:19,520 --> 00:15:25,020 There's actually a photo of me on Christmas morning wearing, to a T, the 141 00:15:25,020 --> 00:15:29,280 same striped blue T -shirt that the character EJ wears in season one of High 142 00:15:29,280 --> 00:15:30,520 School Musical, the musical, the series. 143 00:15:30,780 --> 00:15:33,920 I guess there's a fun fact I didn't know about myself and the fact that I never 144 00:15:33,920 --> 00:15:35,720 outgrow clothes, so... 145 00:15:36,110 --> 00:15:37,110 That's fun. 146 00:15:38,150 --> 00:15:41,610 There's a lot of things I love in my life. My family, my faith. 147 00:15:42,170 --> 00:15:47,430 And up there at the top of my list is my Camaro, my baby, my car, my red beauty 148 00:15:47,430 --> 00:15:48,630 that I call Aero. 149 00:15:49,510 --> 00:15:55,890 So today I get to sing my song in Hollywood with my beautiful car making 150 00:15:55,890 --> 00:16:00,590 debut with a song from the 1980s. It's going to be so much fun. It's literally 151 00:16:00,590 --> 00:16:03,390 true dream and Christmas miracle at that. 152 00:16:09,290 --> 00:16:15,650 Christmas, I gave you my heart, but the very next day, you gave it away. 153 00:16:16,170 --> 00:16:22,330 This year, to save me from tears, I'll give it to someone 154 00:16:22,330 --> 00:16:23,390 special. 155 00:16:25,590 --> 00:16:32,370 Once bitten and twice shy, I keep my distance, but you still 156 00:16:32,370 --> 00:16:34,130 catch my eye. 157 00:16:34,330 --> 00:16:37,670 Tell me, baby, do you recognize me? 158 00:16:38,010 --> 00:16:44,910 Well, It's been a year. It doesn't surprise me. Last Christmas, I gave 159 00:16:44,910 --> 00:16:45,910 you my heart. 160 00:16:46,070 --> 00:16:49,890 But the very next day, you gave it away. 161 00:16:50,510 --> 00:16:57,450 This year, to save me from tears, I'll give it to someone special. 162 00:16:59,370 --> 00:17:03,510 A crowded room, friends with tired eyes. 163 00:17:03,810 --> 00:17:07,250 I'm hiding from you, and you're so... 164 00:17:09,829 --> 00:17:16,710 were someone to rely on me i guess i was a shoulder to cry on a 165 00:17:16,710 --> 00:17:23,470 face on a lover with a fire in his heart a man undercover but you tore 166 00:17:23,470 --> 00:17:30,470 me apart oh now i found a real 167 00:17:30,470 --> 00:17:36,750 love you'll never fool me again last christmas i gave you my 168 00:17:56,730 --> 00:18:03,270 I grew up in New York City and I was a true theater kid. I actually have a 169 00:18:03,270 --> 00:18:07,510 picture of me in a menorah costume at like age five. 170 00:18:09,330 --> 00:18:12,230 I loved putting on performances for people. 171 00:18:12,970 --> 00:18:16,570 I'll say that sometimes I would feel embarrassed about the fact that I 172 00:18:16,570 --> 00:18:18,370 celebrated Hanukkah and not Christmas. 173 00:18:18,610 --> 00:18:23,910 I remember when I was younger asking for a Christmas present from Santa because 174 00:18:23,910 --> 00:18:27,170 I was always nervous that I wasn't going to get a present from Santa, even 175 00:18:27,170 --> 00:18:28,530 though I was such a good kid. 176 00:18:28,910 --> 00:18:33,850 And now that I'm an adult, I've taken real ownership over the fact that I am 177 00:18:33,850 --> 00:18:37,830 Jewish and that I do celebrate a holiday that might not be what everybody 178 00:18:37,830 --> 00:18:40,690 celebrates. And it makes me unique, and I'm so proud of that. 179 00:18:41,200 --> 00:18:45,780 This song that I'm singing is all about dreaming about something that isn't 180 00:18:45,780 --> 00:18:50,360 there. It's kind of like what it's like to be an actor, being able to create 181 00:18:50,360 --> 00:18:51,660 something from nothing. 182 00:18:52,000 --> 00:18:54,540 Also, fun fact, written by Irving Berlin. 183 00:18:54,880 --> 00:18:57,860 Nice Jewish boy like me, so I hope I can do it justice. 184 00:19:14,540 --> 00:19:20,440 Just like the ones I used to know Where the 185 00:19:20,440 --> 00:19:27,420 treetops glisten And children listen to hear 186 00:19:27,420 --> 00:19:30,400 Sleigh bells in the snow 187 00:19:54,060 --> 00:19:55,920 Christmases be wild. 188 00:20:28,780 --> 00:20:35,440 dreaming of a white Christmas with every Christmas 189 00:20:35,440 --> 00:20:37,100 card I write. 190 00:20:37,680 --> 00:20:39,960 May your day 191 00:21:03,720 --> 00:21:08,000 I ever asked for for Christmas was... I always wanted, like, a little baby 192 00:21:08,000 --> 00:21:10,940 elephant, which I thought would be the coolest little thing. I asked for the 193 00:21:10,940 --> 00:21:15,160 black Power Ranger costume, and I got the blue Power Ranger costume. 194 00:21:15,380 --> 00:21:16,380 A school desk. 195 00:21:16,780 --> 00:21:19,500 That's right. So what? So I could play school. 196 00:21:19,880 --> 00:21:23,520 Every year, I would ask for a new American Girl doll, even though they're 197 00:21:23,520 --> 00:21:25,720 the same. You know, quantity over quality. 198 00:21:26,120 --> 00:21:30,920 I could pretend school when I was not at school. Like a really cool kid. 199 00:21:31,770 --> 00:21:32,770 A younger sibling. 200 00:21:33,310 --> 00:21:34,550 Probably to be a mermaid. 201 00:21:35,150 --> 00:21:36,290 Barbie's dream house. 202 00:21:36,610 --> 00:21:38,130 I actually wanted a Barbie laptop. 203 00:21:38,470 --> 00:21:41,550 All I wanted was a bride dress, and my parents were, like, giving me all this 204 00:21:41,550 --> 00:21:44,410 stuff, and I didn't care. I just wanted a bride dress, and so I think of a bride 205 00:21:44,410 --> 00:21:45,410 dress. 206 00:22:05,689 --> 00:22:08,490 We'll see 207 00:22:08,490 --> 00:22:13,950 you next time. 208 00:22:51,419 --> 00:22:56,880 Don't miss no one. Hauling through the snow at a frightening speed with a half 209 00:22:56,880 --> 00:22:57,880 dozen deer. 210 00:23:00,880 --> 00:23:05,080 Because the snow really flies and it's cruising every pad with a little 211 00:23:05,080 --> 00:23:06,080 surprise. 212 00:23:39,120 --> 00:23:42,800 but I grew up in Baltimore because my mom wanted to open a performing arts 213 00:23:42,800 --> 00:23:43,799 school for kids. 214 00:23:43,800 --> 00:23:47,740 One of the reasons she did it is because I was so shy when I was younger. 215 00:23:48,020 --> 00:23:52,040 And that school literally broke me out of my shell. 216 00:23:52,240 --> 00:23:56,300 And I'm just so grateful that my mom created it. And she's just been such an 217 00:23:56,300 --> 00:23:57,380 inspiration to me. 218 00:23:57,820 --> 00:24:02,820 This song is about Christmas and, you know, seeing through the eyes of a child 219 00:24:02,820 --> 00:24:06,740 and that wonder of waking up on Christmas morning and being able to be 220 00:24:06,740 --> 00:24:07,740 family. 221 00:24:07,950 --> 00:24:12,190 And also knowing that, you know, one day we all are going to grow up and we're 222 00:24:12,190 --> 00:24:16,750 all going to, you know, be able to be someone completely different, but also 223 00:24:16,750 --> 00:24:21,230 unique and also special with the knowledge of what you gained through all 224 00:24:21,230 --> 00:24:27,890 those years. So if I were to tell my younger self something, you know, some 225 00:24:27,890 --> 00:24:32,330 people are going to doubt you, but to always believe in yourself, have faith 226 00:24:32,330 --> 00:24:33,330 yourself. 227 00:24:33,470 --> 00:24:37,170 And, you know, make each day, every single day of the year, as if it were 228 00:24:37,170 --> 00:24:41,490 Christmas morning. Always have that excitement and that joy and that purpose 229 00:24:41,490 --> 00:24:42,490 keep going. 230 00:24:42,650 --> 00:24:43,650 Period. 231 00:24:53,690 --> 00:25:00,130 Children sleeping, snow is 232 00:25:00,130 --> 00:25:01,990 softly falling. 233 00:25:11,850 --> 00:25:12,850 Like bells... 234 00:26:55,370 --> 00:26:56,370 in Michigan. 235 00:26:56,890 --> 00:27:03,150 And I got involved in theater very young. I always liked to sing and dance 236 00:27:03,150 --> 00:27:08,770 talk a lot. And so I was really lucky to play a lot of the girl roles that every 237 00:27:08,770 --> 00:27:14,270 little girl dreams of playing, like Annie and Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz. 238 00:27:14,270 --> 00:27:17,470 also played a bunch of roles that every little girl doesn't really dream of 239 00:27:17,470 --> 00:27:24,430 playing, like Sebastian the crab, Wilbur the pig, and Tiny Tim three years in 240 00:27:24,430 --> 00:27:25,039 a row. 241 00:27:25,040 --> 00:27:26,040 That's right. 242 00:27:27,040 --> 00:27:31,460 Hi. A lot of people don't know I'm from Louisiana. I'm from the happy, happy 243 00:27:31,460 --> 00:27:32,460 land of Louisiana. 244 00:27:32,880 --> 00:27:38,380 I started young with performing with my stage debut as an angel of God. 245 00:27:38,620 --> 00:27:42,680 And I remember taking it so seriously. The woman who was designing the costumes 246 00:27:42,680 --> 00:27:45,600 handed me this lip gloss as an artistic flair. 247 00:27:46,760 --> 00:27:51,040 And I really thought, like, that was the touch that made me an angel. 248 00:27:55,180 --> 00:28:00,240 is the best night ever because I will be singing a duet with Mr. Mark St. Cyr. 249 00:28:00,520 --> 00:28:06,660 Now, you may know him as Mr. Mazzara from our show, and he isn't very nice to 250 00:28:06,660 --> 00:28:12,060 Miss Jen, but I have to tell you the truth is that Mark St. Cyr is the 251 00:28:13,720 --> 00:28:18,740 I have the great honor of being his first ever singing partner for his first 252 00:28:18,740 --> 00:28:23,840 ever on -camera singing performance, and I just have to say, get ready, world. 253 00:28:25,040 --> 00:28:26,300 They told me this was a solo. 254 00:28:27,520 --> 00:28:28,560 Just kidding. 255 00:28:31,840 --> 00:28:38,640 When the bells all ring and the horns all blow and the couples that we know 256 00:28:38,640 --> 00:28:44,700 are fondly kissing will I be with you or will I be... 257 00:29:20,080 --> 00:29:22,560 Exactly twelve o 'clock that night. 258 00:30:41,420 --> 00:30:45,440 One of the amazing things about this year is I got to spend so much more time 259 00:30:45,440 --> 00:30:49,340 with my family, and I realized that that was so important to me, and I want to 260 00:30:49,340 --> 00:30:51,440 be able to do that again next year in 2021. 261 00:30:51,860 --> 00:30:54,920 To really make the most of the time that you have, especially with the people 262 00:30:54,920 --> 00:30:59,480 you have it with. To soak in every exciting moment that I have. I feel like 263 00:30:59,480 --> 00:31:02,260 sometimes we let time get away from us, but... 264 00:31:02,460 --> 00:31:06,520 focus more on my friends and family and enjoying each second more. Try to live 265 00:31:06,520 --> 00:31:10,560 more in the now and appreciate what you have, whether it be experiences or 266 00:31:10,560 --> 00:31:14,560 memories, and just kind of take those moments in and cherish them because once 267 00:31:14,560 --> 00:31:15,560 they're gone, they're gone. 268 00:31:15,700 --> 00:31:21,100 I think I have very similar New Year's resolutions every year. It's become the 269 00:31:21,100 --> 00:31:24,160 best person that I can be. That's really all I can ever ask for. 270 00:31:25,220 --> 00:31:29,520 My New Year's resolution every year is funny because why do I even make it? 271 00:31:30,320 --> 00:31:31,320 Never happens. 272 00:31:31,470 --> 00:31:33,950 My New Year's resolution is to meet Beyonce. 273 00:31:34,270 --> 00:31:38,650 I know that's a little off, but Miss B, even if it's through Zoom, I'm totally 274 00:31:38,650 --> 00:31:39,650 cool with that. 275 00:31:46,610 --> 00:31:52,010 There are so many home videos of me singing, like, ridiculous songs that I 276 00:31:52,010 --> 00:31:53,010 up. 277 00:31:56,780 --> 00:32:00,920 I'm an only child, and so my parents just absolutely loved that, and they 278 00:32:00,920 --> 00:32:01,920 filming me. 279 00:32:02,280 --> 00:32:06,000 I gotcha, babe. 280 00:32:06,860 --> 00:32:10,500 There's just, like, so much footage of me singing these gibberish songs. 281 00:32:12,940 --> 00:32:17,960 I am so inspired by female singer -songwriters. I draw so much inspiration 282 00:32:17,960 --> 00:32:23,120 them, like Taylor Swift and Fiona Apple and Lorde and people like that. I think 283 00:32:23,120 --> 00:32:27,180 the best artists are great listeners, and so I, uh... I definitely try to 284 00:32:27,180 --> 00:32:27,919 a lot from them. 285 00:32:27,920 --> 00:32:30,800 Tonight I'm going to sing a song called River by Joni Mitchell. 286 00:32:31,140 --> 00:32:35,760 Joni Mitchell is one of the most iconic songwriters of all time, and she did a 287 00:32:35,760 --> 00:32:39,380 really good job of writing a sad Christmas song, which I think is so 288 00:32:39,660 --> 00:32:42,800 Christmas and the holidays are kind of nostalgic for a lot of people, and 289 00:32:42,800 --> 00:32:47,400 sometimes that nostalgia doesn't always have to be joyful and peaceful, and she 290 00:32:47,400 --> 00:32:48,780 does a really great job of capturing that. 291 00:32:49,240 --> 00:32:50,580 So I'm really excited to sing it. 292 00:33:12,110 --> 00:33:17,890 I wish I had a river I could skate away on. 293 00:33:20,890 --> 00:33:23,010 But it don't snow here. 294 00:33:23,230 --> 00:33:25,130 It stays pretty green. 295 00:33:25,470 --> 00:33:31,130 I'm going to make a lot of money. Then I'm going to quit this crazy scene. Oh, 296 00:33:31,130 --> 00:33:35,030 wish I had a river I could skate. 297 00:33:41,390 --> 00:33:47,170 river so long I would teach my feet to 298 00:34:20,520 --> 00:34:23,960 Tried hard to help me. You know, he put me at ease. 299 00:34:24,400 --> 00:34:31,320 And he loved me so not even made me weak in the knees. Oh, I wish I had a river 300 00:34:31,320 --> 00:34:35,980 I could skate away on. 301 00:34:38,500 --> 00:34:40,560 I'm so hard to handle. 302 00:34:40,840 --> 00:34:43,020 I'm selfish and I'm sad. 303 00:34:43,239 --> 00:34:49,880 Now I've gone and lost the best baby that I ever had. Oh, I wish I had a 304 00:34:51,530 --> 00:34:58,350 I could skate way on I wish 305 00:34:58,350 --> 00:35:04,870 I had a river so long I would teach my feet to 306 00:35:52,680 --> 00:35:57,600 I wish I had a river I could skate away 307 00:35:57,600 --> 00:36:02,060 on. 308 00:36:09,300 --> 00:36:14,680 And now, we are very excited to share a special world premiere with the first 309 00:36:14,680 --> 00:36:18,560 song from season two of High School Musical, the musical, the series. 310 00:36:19,280 --> 00:36:24,050 Picture this. The drama kids of East... have decided to launch their very own 311 00:36:24,050 --> 00:36:30,490 Instagram page dedicated to me. Well, the theater club. And they do it the 312 00:36:30,490 --> 00:36:31,890 way theater kids know how. 313 00:36:32,090 --> 00:36:34,330 By singing and dancing through the halls at school. 314 00:36:34,650 --> 00:36:37,770 And then stick around for one more song that'll bring you home for the holidays. 315 00:36:38,030 --> 00:36:42,830 And thank you for joining us as we celebrate this special time of year 316 00:36:43,250 --> 00:36:45,030 Frankie and Dara, take it away! 317 00:36:48,680 --> 00:36:49,680 However else you identify. 318 00:36:49,840 --> 00:36:53,180 Welcome to the East High Drama Club's brand new Instagram page. 319 00:36:53,860 --> 00:36:56,100 I've been waiting for this moment. 320 00:36:57,580 --> 00:37:01,840 It's the start of something great and a chance to turn the page. 321 00:37:02,140 --> 00:37:04,260 It's my year. I'm going to own it. 322 00:37:05,460 --> 00:37:10,160 Going to take more care of me. Putting myself first because I deserve to be. 323 00:37:10,600 --> 00:37:13,760 Hanging on the fire when it starts to snow. 324 00:37:14,540 --> 00:37:15,540 Bumping in... 325 00:38:07,150 --> 00:38:09,750 In the beginning of another year. 326 00:38:10,390 --> 00:38:13,790 Taking in the memories that we made right here. 327 00:38:14,390 --> 00:38:17,830 The tree is going up and my roots are going down. 328 00:38:18,490 --> 00:38:21,290 All around I'm feeling it. Are you feeling it? 329 00:38:40,910 --> 00:38:44,970 Promise me you'll never let go. It's when I break, but we'll never break 330 00:39:14,410 --> 00:39:17,430 announced that behind these doors, the theater is being restored to its full 331 00:39:17,430 --> 00:39:20,710 resplendent 1960s -era glory over the holiday break. 332 00:39:25,930 --> 00:39:32,910 What does Christmas mean 333 00:39:32,910 --> 00:39:33,910 to you now? 334 00:39:35,150 --> 00:39:41,640 I think Christmas now for me really means being able to sit back from from 335 00:39:41,640 --> 00:39:46,720 working and traveling and just remember what it's like to be an a regular 16 336 00:39:46,720 --> 00:39:51,580 year old girl christmas to me now is just a great time to reconnect with the 337 00:39:51,580 --> 00:39:57,020 family that you're away from most of the year i think of family tons of fun in 338 00:39:57,020 --> 00:40:01,000 the snow and food lots and lots of food was an opportunity for me to spend 339 00:40:01,000 --> 00:40:04,260 quality time with the family bring us all together and you might not know this 340 00:40:04,260 --> 00:40:10,500 but quality time is one of my love languages christmas always made me 341 00:40:10,990 --> 00:40:16,710 think of my home that I grew up in. But now, having Luke, it's really about me 342 00:40:16,710 --> 00:40:18,510 making his memories with him. 343 00:40:18,790 --> 00:40:23,190 And I want to balance it with letting him know that Christmas is really about 344 00:40:23,190 --> 00:40:24,190 being loved. 345 00:40:24,250 --> 00:40:29,690 And it's not about all the presents that I give him, but it's really that he is 346 00:40:29,690 --> 00:40:31,690 the biggest gift I have ever received. 347 00:40:32,470 --> 00:40:35,590 I've been afforded the opportunity to be able to give back, especially to my 348 00:40:35,590 --> 00:40:39,850 parents. It was kind of difficult for them to get everyone in my family. 349 00:40:40,380 --> 00:40:42,900 you know, a really great gift. They did the best that they could. 350 00:40:43,180 --> 00:40:47,760 And so the thing I'm most excited about is to be able to give back to them and 351 00:40:47,760 --> 00:40:48,760 the rest of my family. 352 00:40:48,960 --> 00:40:51,020 And you know what? That's Christmas to me. 353 00:40:52,100 --> 00:40:57,180 The fireplace is burning bright, shining all on me. 354 00:40:57,940 --> 00:41:03,000 I see the presents underneath the good old Christmas tree. 355 00:41:03,660 --> 00:41:09,040 And I'll wait all night till Santa comes to wake me from my dreams. 356 00:41:09,400 --> 00:41:10,400 Oh, why? 357 00:41:10,780 --> 00:41:13,200 Cause that's Christmas to me. 358 00:41:15,020 --> 00:41:20,680 I see the children play outside like angels in the snow. 359 00:41:21,240 --> 00:41:28,200 While mom and daddy share a kiss under the mistletoe. And we'll cherish 360 00:41:28,200 --> 00:41:31,680 all these simple things wherever we go. 361 00:41:34,410 --> 00:41:36,670 Cause that's Christmas to me. 362 00:41:37,670 --> 00:41:42,750 I've got this Christmas song in my heart. 363 00:41:43,510 --> 00:41:48,670 I've got the candles glowing in the dark. 364 00:41:49,350 --> 00:41:54,350 I'm hanging all the stockings by the Christmas tree. 365 00:41:55,670 --> 00:41:57,150 Oh, why? 366 00:41:57,630 --> 00:42:00,070 Cause that's Christmas to me. 367 00:42:01,570 --> 00:42:03,030 Oh, why? 368 00:42:03,770 --> 00:42:05,930 Cause that's Christmas to me. 369 00:42:07,650 --> 00:42:13,110 I listen for the thud of reindeer walking on the roof. 370 00:42:13,470 --> 00:42:19,130 As I fall asleep to lullabies, the morning's coming soon. 371 00:42:19,690 --> 00:42:24,330 And the only gift I'll ever need is the joy of family. 372 00:42:25,010 --> 00:42:26,450 Oh, why? 373 00:42:26,910 --> 00:42:29,230 Cause that's Christmas to me. 374 00:42:30,350 --> 00:42:32,410 I've got this Christmas. 375 00:42:37,420 --> 00:42:41,320 Got the candles glowing in the dark. 376 00:42:41,980 --> 00:42:46,960 I'm hanging all the stockings by the Christmas tree. 377 00:42:48,360 --> 00:42:52,840 That's the love that Christmas can bring. 378 00:42:54,140 --> 00:42:55,660 Oh, why? 379 00:42:56,180 --> 00:42:58,560 Because that's Christmas to me.