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>>> WELCOME BACK TO "GREAT DAY WASHINGTON."
WASHINGTON." WHO BETTER TO GET YOU IN THE
HOLIDAY SPIRIT AND THE AWARD-
WINNING COUNTRY MUSIC SUPERSTAR
COUPLE, GARTH BROOKS AND TRISHA
YEARWOOD?
YEARWOOD?
YEARWOOD? THIS SUNDAY NIGHT, THEY ARE
PERFORMING LIVE RIGHT HERE ON
WUSA9.
WUSA9.
WUSA9. KRISTEN RECENTLY CAUGHT UP WITH
GARTH AND TRISHA TO FIND OUT
MORE.
MORE.
MORE. >>
MORE. >> GARTH AND TRISHA, WELCOME TO
"GREAT DAY WASHINGTON."
SO GREAT TO SEE YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING. >> WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE YOU
ALL BACK ON OUR TVS.
LIVE PERFORMANCE.
LIVE PERFORMANCE. WHAT CAN WE EXPECT THIS WEEKEND
WITH YOUR HOLIDAY SPECIAL?
>> WE HAVE NO IDEA.
>> THAT'S THE FUN OF IT.
>> IT IS LIVE.
IT REALLY IS OFF-THE-CUFF.
WE HAVE THE LUXURY OF KNOWING
IT IS GOING TO BE CHRISTMAS
SONGS.
SONGS.
SONGS. SO, WE HAVE OUR FAVORITE
CHRISTMAS CAROLS, BUT PEOPLE
MAY REQUEST, AND WE DON'T
REALLY KNOW IN THE MOMENT
WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
THAT'S KIND OF THE FUN AND KIND
OF THE TERROR OF THIS WHOLE
EVENT.
EVENT.
EVENT. >>
EVENT. >> I THINK ANYBODY THAT HAS
WATCHED YOU OVER THE LAST
COUPLE OF MONTHS DO YOUR
PERFORMANCES IN STUDIO G, IT'S
WHATEVER YOU ARE FEELING IN THE
MOMENT, WHATEVER PEOPLE ARE
TALKING ABOUT.
TALKING ABOUT. THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT SO
WONDERFUL.
WONDERFUL. >> AND I GOT TO TELL YOU, THERE
IS SOMETHING REALLY SWEET AND
WARM ABOUT IMPERFECTION.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.
AND THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT
OF IT ON SUNDAY NIGHT.
BUT, YOU FEEL LIKE YOU ARE
AMONG FAMILY.
AMONG FAMILY. SO YOU'LL TRY THINGS, THEY
MIGHT WORK, THEY MIGHT NOT
WORK.
WORK.
WORK. I
WORK. I THINK IT IS ALL JUST BEING
TOGETHER APART, IN THE HOLIDAY
TIME OF YEAR WHERE WE NEED TO
BE COOKED TOGETHER THE MOST,
AND BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC, WE
NEED TO BE A PART THE MOST AS
WELL.
WELL.
WELL. HOPEFULLY THIS IS A WAY TO GET
THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS.
>> WE ARE SO EXCITED.
LET ME ASK.
IN YOUR HOUSEHOLD, WHAT ARE
SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE HOLIDAY
TRADITIONS?
TRADITIONS? >> WELL, THE BIGGEST ONE WE DID
NOT GET TO DO THIS YEAR, WE PUT
UP OUR CHRISTMAS TREE EVERY
YEAR WITH THE GIRLS.
OUR THREE DAUGHTERS.
IT IS SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN
DOING EVER SINCE I JOINED THE
FAMILY 15 YEARS AGO.
THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF THE
PANDEMIC, WE AREN'T ABLE TO BE
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. WE DECIDED INSTEAD OF DOING IT
VIRTUALLY WERE TALKING ABOUT US
JUST DOING IT, WE JUST WILL NOT
PUT UP A TREE THIS YEAR, WHICH
WAS A LITTLE BIT HARD.
BUT WE WANT TO HOPEFULLY BE
ABLE TO DO THIS ALTOGETHER NEXT
YEAR.
YEAR.
YEAR. >>
YEAR. >> BUT IT'S THE ONLY THING
MISSING.
MISSING.
MISSING. TRUST ME.
TRUST ME.
TRUST ME. THIS PLACE LOOKS LIKE THE
GRISWOLDS.
GRISWOLDS. MS. YEARWOOD HAS DECKED IT
OUT.
OUT.
OUT. EVERYDAY YOU COME IN FROM THE
FARM AND SOMETHING NEW IS
ADDED.
ADDED.
ADDED. >>
ADDED. >> I'M NOT DONE.
WE ARE GETTING IN THE SPIRIT OF
SEASON.
SEASON.
SEASON. EVEN THOUGH NO ONE IS COMING
OVER, WE'VE GOT LIGHTS.
>> YOU CAN NEVER HAVE TOO MUCH
CHRISTMAS.
CHRISTMAS. HAVE YOU BEEN BAKING A LOT,
TRICIA?
TRICIA?
TRICIA? >> I'M GETTING READY TO.
I'M GOING TO BAKE SOME THINGS
FOR THE SPECIAL, BECAUSE I
THINK WE ARE GETTING READY TO
DO A FEW THINGS.
LIKE, DO YOU WANT ME TO PROP
THE COOKIES?
THE COOKIES? NO, I'M GOING TO BAKE THE COULD
EASE.
EASE.
EASE. I
EASE. I HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO DO.
I'M GETTING READY TO.
I'VE GOT MY SUPPLIES TOGETHER
AND I'M GOING TO MAKE THE
TRADITIONAL THINGS WE ALWAYS
MAKE EVERY YEAR.
>> GARTH, DO YOU HELP AT ALL OR
DO YOU LET TRICIA DO HER THING?
>> WHAT YOU FIND OUT IS THAT
THE KITCHEN GOES JUST UPSIDE
DOWN IN DISHES AND BAKEWARE AND
EVERYTHING.
EVERYTHING. THE WAY THAT YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE
IS JUST KEEP WASHING THEM.
I TRY TO KEEP THE SINK EMPTY,
BECAUSE SHE'S GOING TO BE
LOADING THEM UP.
SHE DOES NOT DO ANYTHING HALF-
BAKED.
BAKED.
BAKED. WHEN THIS WOMAN DOES ANYTHING,
IT IS FULFILLED.
SO, THE KITCHEN LOOKS LIKE A
WAR HAS BEEN GOING ON IN IT,
BUT I'VE GOT TO TELL YOU, THE
SMELLS IN OUR HOUSE AND THE
TASTE AND THE TEXTURES, IT IS
WHAT YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU
THINK OF CHRISTMAS.
>> I WISH WE HAD SMELL-O-
VISION.
VISION.
VISION. WE COULD SMELL EVERYTHING YOU
ARE MAKING.
ARE MAKING. YOU'RE THE PERFECT SOUS CHEF,
THAT'S FOR SURE.
BEFORE WE LET YOU GO, I KNOW
YOU ARE ALL ABOUT HOPE AND
LOVE.
LOVE.
LOVE. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SHARE WITH
EVERYBODY, JUST AS WE GO INTO
THIS UNPRECEDENTED HOLIDAY
SEASON?
SEASON?
SEASON? >> I SAW THE COOLEST SHIRTS
YESTERDAY.
YESTERDAY. ONE PERSON WAS WEARING IN AND
ANOTHER ONE WAS WEARING IT.
IT SAID LOVE IS NOT CANCELED,
HOPE IS NOT CANCELED.
THAT'S THE THING WE'VE GOT TO
REMEMBER.
REMEMBER.
REMEMBER. IF WE COULD SAY ONE THING TO
THE PEOPLE OUT THERE, AND I'M
SORRY, I'M GOING TO SPEAK FOR
THE BOTH OF US, IT IS DO THE
RIGHT THING.
RIGHT THING. WE CAN ALL BE TOGETHER NEXT
HOLIDAY SEASON FOR SURE.
SO JUST SACRIFICE ONE HOLIDAY
SO WE CAN ALL BE TOGETHER ON
THE NEXT HOLIDAY, IF YOUR
FAMILY IS, YOU KNOW, FORTUNATE
ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THAT
DECISION.
DECISION.
DECISION. >> THERE IS ANOTHER SIDE TO
THIS AND WE ARE GETTING THERE.
THAT IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE
SAID THAT.
SAID THAT. I REALLY FEEL LIKE, THE OTHER
SIDE IS BRIGHT AND IT'S COMING.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. THERE IS SO MUCH HOPE OUT
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. WE
THERE. WE ARE APPRECIATIVE TO THE TWO
OF YOU FOR BRINGING THAT LOVE
AND CHRISTMAS SPIRIT INTO OUR
HOME.
HOME.
HOME. WE'LL BE