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>> SAY HELLO, HOUSTON LIFE.
HOUSTON NATIVE AND RISING STAR,
ASHLEY TOLLMAN, JOINS US IN
STUDIO WITH A LIVE PERFORMANCE.
>> PLUS, THE ELSIK CHOIR IS ON
THEIR WAY TO CARNEGIE IN NEW
YORK CITY.
THEY'LL SING SOME HOLIDAY TUNES
FOR US.
>> AND YOUR HOUSTON HAPPENINGS
FOR THE WEEKEND AHEAD.
HOUSTON LIFE STARTS NOW.
>> HI, EVERYBODY AND HAPPY
FRIDAY.
WELCOME TO HOUSTON LIFE,
EVERYONE.
I'M DERRICK SHORE.
>> AND I AM JENNIFER BROOME.
GALLERIA IS HOPPING.
IS YOU EVEN STARTED SHOPPING?
>> THAT'S A VERY PERSONAL
QUESTION, JENNIFER.
LUCKILY, WE'RE AT THE GALLERIA,
SO I MAY TAKE CARE OF IT AFTER
THE SHOW.
>> THAT SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD PLAN.
WHETHER YOU'RE PROCRASTINATING
LIKE THIS ONE, BOY TO WE HAVE A
JAM PACKED SHOW.
>> STARTING OFF TODAY, WE HAVE
A VERY FABULOUS CHOIR.
THEY WERE ACTUALLY INVITED TO
SING AT CARNEGIE HALL IN NEW
YORK CITY, BUT TODAY, THEY ARE
JOINING US LIVE ON HOUSTON
LIFE, HERE SINGING "DO YOU HEAR
WHAT I HEAR," PLEASE GIVE IT UP
FOR THE ELSIK HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR.
TAKE IT AWAY, GUYS.
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>> GIVE IT UP FOR THE ELSIK
HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR, FOLKS.
>> BRAVO!
>> SO THE CARNEGIE HALL THING
IS COMING UP.
IN THE LAST SIX WEEKS, YOU'VE
RAISED $15,000?
>> YES, WE'VE RAISED OVER
$15,000, AND WE WERE ABLE TO DO
THAT WITH SELLING CHOCOLATE AND
THE EVENTUALLY THAT Y'ALL
HELPED US PROMOTE ON DECEMBER
10th, SO WE'VE RAISED ABOUT
15,000.
WE NEED ANOTHER 35 TO 40,000
LEFT TO RAISE AND WE'RE GOING
TO DO THAT.
WE HAVE UNTIL MARCH 31st.
>> TELL US ABOUT THE SINGING AT
CARNEGIE HALL.
LET'S TALK TO THE FOLKS AT HOME
WHO MIGHT HAVE ATIONZ EXTRA
MONEY, MAYBE THEY CAN HELP OUT.
>> WE'RE ASKING FOR PRIVATE AND
CORPORATE DONATIONS TO HELP
SEND THESE STUDENTS TO CARNEGIE
HALL TO THAT PERFORMANCE IT'S A
A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME EXPERIENCE
AND WE ARE READY FOR IT, WE'RE
WORKING HARD AND WE'RE TRYING
TO GET THERE, SO HELP SEND US
OVER THERE >> SO IF PEOPLE
COULD ACTUALLY MAIL A CHECK,
MAKE IT OUT TO THE ELSIK HIGH
SCHOOL CHOIR, AND ESSENTIALLY
MAIL IT INTO THE SCHOOL, RIGHT?
>> WHAT THEY CAN DO IS GO TO
WWW.ELSIK CHOIR WHEATLEY.COM
AND YOU CAN SEE HOW TO DONATE.
WE ALSO HAVE A DONORS
CHOOSE.COM WHERE THEY CAN GO ON
THERE AND THEY CAN HELP US BY
DONATING, AND LEFT -- AND
PLENTY OF THE KIDS, THOSE IN
FAVOR THEIR OWN GOFUNDME
ACCOUNT TO FUND THEIR TRIP
>> MAYBE NEXT STOP, ONE DAY
BROADWAY.
SO AGAIN, THAT WEB SITE I
>> ELSIK CHOIR.WHEATLEY.COM.
>> WILL YOU PERFORM A BEATLES
CLASSIC FOR US?
>> YES.
>> HOW ABOUT A LITTLE "LET IT
BE
>> TAKE IT AWAY, FOLKS.
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♪♪IN TIMES OF TROUBLE
♪♪MOTHER MARY COMES TO ME
♪♪SPEAKING WORDS OF WISDOM
♪♪LET IT BE
♪♪AND IN MY HOUR OF DARKNESS
♪♪SHE IS STANDING RIGHT
♪♪IN FRONT OF ME
♪♪SPEAKING WORDS OF WISDOM
♪♪LET IT BE
♪♪OH, LET IT B
♪♪WHISPER WORDS OF WISDOM
♪♪LET IT BE
♪♪WHEN THE BROKENHEARTED PEOPLE
♪♪LIVING IN THIS WORLD OF GREED
♪♪THERE WILL BE AN ANSWER
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♪THERE WILL BE AN ANSWER
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♪♪THERE WILL BE AN ANSWER
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♪♪WHEN THE NIGHT IS CLOUDY
♪♪THERE IS STILL A LIGHT
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♪♪LET IT B
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♪♪COMES TO ME
♪♪SPEAKING WORDS OF WISDOM
♪♪OH, WON'T YOU LET IT BE
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♪♪OH, LET IT B
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