- So I went outside to get this guy to sleep.
Totally rocked it.
But then I came back inside and
Colleen was like "oh, by the way, you've got a solo."
And I was like "what?"
♪ It's Vlogmas vlogmas and it's time to celebrate ♪
- Are we doing a countdown?
- It's not working.
- Don't trust her.
Five, four (laughs)
♪ Vlogmas ♪
(classical music)
- Good morning everyone.
Today we are doing a show in my hometown.
The town I grew up in, Santa Barbara.
In a theater that I used to come
see magic shows in, and musicals and stuff.
It's the Lobero Theater.
Very important to our family.
Very crucial to us becoming who we were.
And it's really cool coming in here,
it's lush and beautiful and the reds is so rich.
And everything, the oak, it's just beautiful.
And then having this warm side door open
and just hearing family coming through the doorway.
It's pretty cool.
You gonna go to sleep for me?
Nope.
I'm trying to get you to go to sleep.
You gonna go to sleep?
Usually when the arms out,
it's not a good sign for sleeping.
Not a good nap sign.
Whenever we do a show in Santa Barbara,
close to Santa Barbara, we get to be
with all of our family and friends
that we went to high school with and stuff.
So the show actually kind of expands,
the cast expands.
So we've got a whole bunch of people here,
including Jessica's sister and her girls.
They really wanted to come up on stage
and do one of the dance--
(baby squeals)
Oh my goodness.
I gotta get him to sleep before sound check starts,
otherwise it's going to be a problem.
- Miranda's gonna Skype with me.
I sing for about 10 seconds with her, and then
Miranda says, "Welcome to the stage the Ballingers."
So I went outside to get this guy to sleep.
Totally rocked it.
But then I came back inside and
Colleen was like "oh, by the way, you've got a solo."
And I was like "what?"
And then she was like, "we're doing all
"the childhood performances that we did as kids."
'Cause my grandma used to make all of us
do a Christmas musical in her living room.
And so she collected all the songs from that
and made a medley and I have a solo in it.
And we're also singing Feliz Navidad.
I don't think any of us know all the words to that.
- [Andrew] No, we don't.
- [Stephanie] I don't think we've known the words to that.
- No we didn't we were not trained.
Stephanie was in it too.
We were not trained.
- It always ends up prospero (mumbles).
- I think it's "you're gonna neatsy dad"
is how I always heard it.
- (laughing) I don't know.
- We actually rehearsed for weeks.
- Oh, yeah.
- And we still never knew all the words to anything.
- This was not, she made costumes for us,
there were costume changes within the show,
like it was intense.
And it was weeks, it was like months.
- [Andrew] Yeah.
- I remember going over to her house late nights
like rehearsing, drilling the songs,
and the bits, and the hand motions.
And so much so that it's very easy
to jump into this today.
And just do all the same hand motions.
Everyone knew what they were.
How do you feel about this, Trent?
- It's very strange doing it again
after so many years without doing it.
- Yeah, strange doing it again.
Andrew?
- The same, I'm not a performer.
- So you're feeling good about this?
- Just the best.
- And Stephanie had a lot of dance training.
That's something.
- Yeah.
- You can fall back on that, I guess.
- Absolutely.
(groans)
- I'm out getting coffee right now.
I really like Santa Barbara.
I haven't been here in a long time.
It's kind of weird right now because it is
under voluntary evacuation because of the fires.
So there's not a lot of people here.
Usually, especially this time of year,
super busy, like people everywhere shopping and stuff.
And right now it's like, there's barely any cars.
It's weird.
Go back to sleep.
I hope he goes back to sleep.
We are all dressed because we just finished
our meet and greet and now we're getting ready for the show.
We're waiting for the show to start.
Are you grabbing my camera?
Stop grabbing my camera.
The kids are opening up some awesome gifts
that some awesome people gave them.
Colleen's doing the same thing over there
you can check her vlog to see what she got.
So some of the theaters have this time
when you're not allowed on stage or in the house
and I think it's a union thing or something.
But the Lobero has that and so that's
what we're doing right now.
We're backstage waiting to be allowed
to go back on to the stage.
Right, Duncan?
(Duncan coos)
Yeah, that's what I was thinking.
I'm hopefully going to get Duncan to sleep
before the show starts, but we'll see.
- He likes this.
- [Chris] Are you helping open gifts?
- He's helping me.
- [Chris] You are the coziest baby right now.
- He's helping me.
This has glitter all over it so I'm going
to try to keep it away from your mouth.
(bouncy music)
- [Chris] This is for Stephanie's birthday.
- She just saw me.
- [Chris] She just saw you?
- Yes.
- Well, cover's blown.
Not really.
- This is adorable.
- Clearly I did this wrong.
- Were you a boy scout?
- Nope.
(laughing)
- You just blew out all of them
when you laughed, I'm not kidding.
- I'm sorry but somebody said--
- Can you put it down 'cause then we can light them.
♪ Happy birthday to you ♪
♪ Happy birthday dear Stephanie ♪
♪ Happy birthday to you ♪
♪ And many more ♪
(cheering)
- It's showtime.
- [Chris] Is this the first show you've ever been in?
- Yes.
- [Chris] Are you excited?
- Yes and kind of stage fright.
- [Chris] Stage fright?
Nothing to be afraid of, all these people love you.
- They don't know me.
- Lot of them do.
- Yes, they do.
- Lot of them know you and they love you.
Just think, they wouldn't be here
if they didn't want to see you.
You know what I mean?
- Mmm-hmm.
- [Chris] That always makes me feel a little better.
Careful over there.
- I just think that everyone's a pickle.
- Everyone's a pickle?
That's a different method.
- [Announcer] Welcome to the stage
(crowd cheering)
Welcome to the stage my family, everybody.
(crowd cheering)
("Last Christmas" by Wham!)
♪ Last Christmas I gave you my heart ♪
♪ But the very next day, you gave it away ♪
♪ This year, to save me from tears ♪
♪ I'll give it to someone special ♪
(music from The Nutcracker)
(crowd applauds)
- So, we're going to kind of re-enact some things
we did when we were little for you right now.
Which we never did before.
And my family didn't know until like an hour ago,
so you guys may regret this.
(singing)
♪ Come on ring those bells ♪
♪ Light up the Christmas tree ♪
♪ Jesus is the king, born for you and me ♪
♪ I want to wish you a Merry Christmas ♪
♪ From the bottom of my heart ♪
(applause)
- First couple of bits went really well
but look who woke up.
- He won't even show his face.
- [Chris] Are you still tired?
(Duncan babbles)
- Fully awake when the camera's here.
You guys don't know it, he's been
screaming and crying, camera?
(dance music)
♪ Let's do it again ♪
♪ Do the Miranda ♪
(audience applauds)
♪ Dashing through the snow ♪
♪ In a one horse open sleigh ♪
♪ O'er the fields we go ♪
♪ Laughing all the way ♪
♪ Bells on bobtails 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, hey ♪
♪ Jingle bells, jingle bells ♪
♪ Jingle all the way ♪
♪ Oh what fun it is to ride ♪
♪ In a one horse open sleigh, hey ♪
(audience applauds)
- [Chris] Good job.
- Thanks.
That was my best one I've done.
- [Chris] That was the best one you've done?
I thought so too.
I went in the audience and saw it.
- You went in the audience?
- [Chris] Yeah, so I could watch you.
- Oh my gosh, you didn't have to do that.
- Literally nothing is happening.
You're laughing at literally nothing.
(laughing)
Okay, she's in school too, so.
- Please put your hands together for
the true meaning of Christmas.
(audience cheering)
- And action.
- Once upon a time, a long time ago,
there was a beautiful young girl named Mary,
living in the town of Nazareth.
Suddenly, she was visited by an angel.
The angel told Mary she would conceive a son
by the power of the holy spirit.
- Hello Mary, I'm an angel.
- Mary had to give birth in a stable
because there was no room in the inn.
- Oh, I'm so pregnant, I just know.
♪ Mary did you know that your baby boy ♪
♪ Will someday walk on water ♪
♪ Meaning did I know that my baby boy ♪
♪ Would save our sons and daughters ♪
(laughter)
- Mary gave birth to beautiful baby boy and named him Jesus.
God gave us the best gift of all.
He sent his only son down to earth
to save us all from our sins and
every year we get to celebrate the
birthday of Jesus Christ--
- Knock, knock, knock.
Oh, there's a knock at the door.
Ho ho ho, it's me Santa Claus.
I've come to give you presents Jesus.
- What? No.
Santa wasn't at the birth of Jesus, Miranda.
- Are you kidding me?
Santa can be everywhere on Christmas,
Bailey, read the Bible.
And that's the story of Christmas.
(audience applauding)
Give it up for Bailey on the microphone.
(audience applauding)
So that's the true meaning of Christmas presents.
- [Chris] Good job.
- Thank you.
- [Chris] Did you have fun up there?
- Uh-huh.
- [Chris] Awesome.
♪ Holy night ♪
♪ Round young virgin ♪
♪ mother and child ♪
♪ Holy infant ♪
♪ so tender and mild ♪
♪ Sleep in heavenly sleep ♪
- Okay, everybody.
(audience cheering)
Thanks for coming everybody.
I love you so much, we're in my hometown.
I love you, happy holidays.
(audience cheering)
- Thank you, love you guys.
(audience cheering)
(laughing)
- Jessica's lost her voice, which she's very sad about.
She uses that voice a lot.
She says she does.
When we were ordering food just now,
I had to translate all of her whispers
to the waitress.
She orders all the food for all the kids.
She knows what the kids like to eat.