John: LONG BEFORE UGLY
CHRISTMAS SWEATERS WERE A
THING.
CROONER JOHNNY MATHIS WAS
SINGING BEAUTIFUL MUSIC.
Tannya: FOR OF 63 YEARS
NOW.
HERE IN HAWAI'I TWO CHRISTMAS
CONCERTS STARTING TONIGHT.
INTERVIEW WITH ONE AND ONLY
JOHNNY MATHIS.
EVERYONE IN HAWAI'I WANTS TO
SAY KAMIL MELE KALIKIMAKA FOR
MR. CHRISTMAS HIMSELF.
JOHNNY MATHIS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
GLAD TO BE HERE.
COUPLE CHRISTMASES YOU'VE COME
BACK TO HAWAI'I.
WHAT IS IT YOU LIKE ABOUT THE
THE FIRST TIME I HEARD
ANYTHING ABOUT HAWAI'I WAS
THROUGH MY VOICE TEACHER.
WONDERFUL LADY.
SHE USED TO COME HERE ON
HOLIDAY.
I WAS WONDERING WHAT THE BIG
DEAL WAS.
AND I CERTAINLY FOUND OUT.
IT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE PLACES
IN THE WORLD.
THE PEOPLE OF COURSE ARE
WONDERFUL.
AND I LOVE TO SING AND THEY
LIKE TO HEAR ME SING.
SO I'M IN HEAVEN IN HAWAI'I.
Tannya: WE'RE IN HEAVEN
HAVING YOU COME HERE.
HAVE YOU SHOW.
EVERYBODY WANTS TO KNOW, WHAT
DO YOU HAVE IN SUPPORT FOR
FANS FOR CHRISTMAS CONCERT.
SING CHANCES ARE, 12TH OF
NEVER.
WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL.
SONGS I'VE ACQUIRED ALONG THE
WAY.
I HAVE A LOT OF HIT RECORDS
OVER THE YEARS.
Tannya: YES, YOU HAVE.
I'M GOING TO REMIND THE
AUDIENCE ABOUT SOME OF THEM.
I'M GOING TO SING SOME OF
THEM.
REMEMBER THIS ONE?
Tannya: EVERYONE CERTAINLY
DOES.
I WAS TELLING PEOPLE, BRAGGING
TO SIT DOWN WITH JOHNNY
MATHIS.
TOLD MY INSTRUCTOR THIS
MORNING, AND MY GYM, WOW, HE'S
STILL PERFORMING I'VE BEEN
A LITTLE GIRL WITH MY PARENTS.
WHAT DOES IT FEEL LIKE TO BE
PART OF THE SONG BOOK OF LIFE
FOR SO MANY PEOPLE?
I USED TO WATCH SOME OF MY
HEROS, MY VOCAL HEROES,
MUSICAL HEROS ON TELEVISION.
WHEN I WAS A LITTLE KID.
AND THEY WERE ABOUT THE AGE I
AM NOW.
AND THEY WERE THINKING ABOUT
RETIRING AND WHAT HAVE YOU.
AND SO THAT'S WHAT I'M DOING.
THINKING ABOUT IT.
Tannya: HOW MANY YEARS?
I TOAP I DON'T THINK I'LL EVER
RETIRE.
I THINK I MIGHT JUST GET TIRED
AND STAT STAY HOME.
Tannya: YOU HAVE SO MANY
SONGS THAT PEOPLE LOVE.
TELL ME ABOUT SOME OF THE
COLLECTIONS YOU'VE BEEN
WORKING ON DEPEND A LOT OF
THINKS THAT MIGHT BE GOOD FOR
ME AS FAR AS MY SONGS ARE
CONCERNED.
BUT MOSTLY, IT'S A LOT OF
FOOLING AROUND, AND LISTENING
TO THINGS THAT I GREW UP WITH
AND JUST A MOMENT, I WANT,
IT'S JUST AN EMOTION.
WITH WONDERFUL WORDS.
Tannya: WE DO.
SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD IT
DURING COURTSHIP.
WEDDINGS.
YOU REALLY HAVE BEEN A PART OF
THAT FOR HAPPY HOLIDAYS IN
THOSE MEMORIES.
TELL ME ABOUT THAT PART OF
YOUR LIFE BECAUSE I KNOW
CHRISTMAS IS VERY SPECIAL IN
YOUR OWN FAMILY.
I HAVE A LARGE FAMILY.
SIX BROTHER AND SISTER.
MY MOM AND MY DAD WERE MY BEST
PALS.
MY DAD SANG.
THAT'S WHY I SING.
AND I'VE EMBRACED THE FACT
THAT I'VE NEVER HAD CHILDREN
OF MY OWN.
RAISING THREE OF MY YOUNGER
BROTHER AND SISTERS AND I AM
JUST OVER THE MOON THRILLED
ABOUT EVERY OPPORTUNITY THAT I
HAVE TO SPEND TIME WITH THEM.
AND TO BECAUSE THEY WERE
SUPPORTIVE OF ME.
WE ALL LIVED IN THE SAME SMALL
HOUSE ALL THE TIME.
AND I WAS ALWAYS SINGING.
AND THAT'S PRETTY GOOD FOR
KIDS.
Tannya: OF COURSE, WE HAVE
TO TOUCH ON THE
COLLABORATIONS.
TELL ME ABOUT WORKING ON THE
DUETS.
MY GIRLFRIENDS THAT I SING
WITH ARE QUITE WONDERFUL.
YOU NAME THE COUPLE OF THEM.
BARBRA STREISAND, DEONWARWICK.
I LOVE SINGING IN TANDEM WITH
OTHER PEOPLE.
WHEN YOU GET VOICES LIKE YOU
MENTIONED, DIONNE WARWICK OR
BARBRA STREISAND.
IT'S A ST. CROIX.
RAISES ME UP -- A JOY.
HAPPY.
I LOVE IT.
Tannya: WE'RE 'DUET HERE
BUT I HAVE NO VOCAL TALENT.
COULD I ASK YOU TO DO A LITTLE
SOMETHING AND I COULD TRY TO
JOIN IN?
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO HEAR
HEAR?
Tannya: OH, BOY.
WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE CHRISTMAS
SONG THAT YOU TO DO?
IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL
TIME OF THE YEAR.
♪
WHEN THE KIDS JINGLE BELLING
AND EVERYBODY IS TELLING YOU
BE OF GOOD CHEER?
IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME
OF THE YEAR!
Tannya: I'VE JUST GONE TO
HEAVEN NOW.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
♪
John: OH, BOY.
EXCLUSIVE WITH TANNYA.
Tannya: THAT WAS AMAZING.
SO GREAT IT SITTING DOWN WITH
HIM.
OTHER PASS PASSION IS GOLF.
HE'S GOING TO PUT ON A GREAT
SHOW.
SUCH AMAZING MUSIC.
SO TALENTED.
JUST SUCH A PLEASURE TO HAVE
HIM HERE IN HAWAI'I.
TRULY DOES LOVE HAWAI'I.
John: I WAS THERE.
Tannya: YES.
John: YOU CAN CATCH THE
PICTURE OF THE THREE OF US
JOHNNY, JOHNNY EXAND TANNYA ON
OUR SOCIAL MEDIA I KNOW, I'M
EXCITED.
GO TO THE SHOU SHOW TOMORROW NIGHT.
John: TONIGHT, TOMORROW,
CONCERT HALL AND CAN YOU GET
YOUR TICKETS AT TICKET
MASTER.COM FOR THIS GUY WHO
HAS AN AMAZING VOICE.
HE WHAT'S UNPREPARED IN THAT
LITTLE ADLIB WITH YOU, AND
MAN.
Tannya: SHOULD I GIVE THE
BEHIND THE SCENES SCOOP.
TRY I TO DO BUTTER HIM UP.
IN A NICE WAY, I HAVEN'T
WHEN HE SIT DOWN.
ONLY THING THAT COULD TOP THAT
ON MY TV CAREER WOULD BE
JOHNNY MATHIS.
SO.
John: THERE YOU HAVE IS.
Tannya: THANK YOU.
I KNEW YOU GUYS WANTED TO HEAR
IT.
John: IF YOU WANTED TO
HEAR IT AGAIN, SEE ON LINE
SHORTLY AFTER THE SHOW.
KHON2.COM.
Tannya: I DIDN'T WANT TO
JOIN THE DUET AND RUE ENTHE
MOMENT.
John: I'M GOING TO JOIN