>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY, WORE BACK WITH ALICIA KEYS WITH
A NEW CHRISTMAS ALBUM, "SANTA BABY."
>> LOOK AT THAT! >> Stephen: THERE YOU GO.
IT'S GOT "SANTA BABY" "CHRISTMASTIME IS HERE" "PLEASE
COME HOME FOR CHRISTMAS" SOME ORIGINAL SONGS.
"AVE MARIA." WHY, WHY-- I WAS SAYING TO LOUIS
THESE ARE GOING INTO ROTATION FOR ME THIS CHRISTMAS.
>> ABSOLUTELY. >> Stephen: WHY DID YOU WANT
TO DO A CHRISTMAS ALBUM? >> I ALWAYS TALKED ABOUT IT.
HEME SAID ALICIA YOU NEED TO DO A CHRISTMAS ALBUM.
IT WILL BE SO COOL. AND I SAID I'LL DO IT.
I'LL GET TO IT. THIS YEAR FELT RIGHT.
THIS TIME OF YEAR IS SO SPECIAL. ALL OF THE SONGS THAT CREATE OUR
MEMORIES. I WANT TO BE A PARENT OF THAT.
I WANT TO BE PART OF SOMETHING THAT CREATES MEMORIES FOR
PEOPLE. THIS ALBUM IS SO GOOD.
YOU CAN PLAY IT WHILE MAKING DINNER, SITTING BY THE FIRE,
WHILE YOU'RE HANGING OUT WITH YOUR KIDS.
YOU CAN PLAY IT AT ANY MOMENT. >> Stephen: I AM HAPPY TO HAVE
IT, I AM HAVING TROUBLE GETTING INTO THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT.
>> WHY. >> Stephen: I'M TOO BUSY.
TOO MANY THINGS GOING ON. I NEED TO SLOW DOWN AND
APPRECIATE YOU ONLY GET SO MANY OF THESE IN YOUR LIFE.
>> I FEEL YOU. I THINK THAT'S THE MOST
BEAUTIFUL PART. I THINK A LOT OF TIMES WE GET
CAUGHT UP WITH WHAT CAN WE GET THE PERSON AND DO I HAVE ENOUGH
MONEY TO BUY THE THING? AND IT RUINS KIND OF THE POINT
OF IT ALL. >> Stephen: WHAT SHOULD I GET
MY WIFE FOR CHRISTMAS? DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA?
HOLD ON ONE SECOND. EV, DON'T WATCH THIS PART.
>> EV, I WAS ABOUT TO GO IN FOR YOU, SOME CARS, DIAMONDS!
>> Stephen: THERE IT IS. A DIAMOND-ENCRUSTED CAR.
THAT'S WHAT IT IS. IS THERE A SONG-- IS THERE
ANYTHING-- THESE ARE GREAT SONGS.
ARE THERE ANY BIG CHRISTMAS SONGS THAT DIDN'T MAKE THE CUT
THAT YOU WISH YOU HAD ANOTHER TRACK FOR?
I HAVE A MOMENT WHERE I WAS GOING TO DO A MASH-UP WITH "AVE
MARIA" AND "FALLEN," BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A BEAUTIFUL
MOMENT. IT DIDN'T END UP WORKING OUT FOR
THE ALBUM, BUT I HAVE DECIDED TO DO IT LIVE.
I'M DOING A HOLIDAY MASQUERADE BALL ON SATURDAY.
AND I'M GOING TO DO-- YOU HAVE TO GET DRESSED UP AND HAVE A
MASK. IT'S GOING TO BE AMAZING.
YOU SHOULD COME. >> Stephen: WHERE CAN WE COME?
>> IT'S IN WASHINGTON HEIGHTS AT THE UNITED PALACE THEATER.
I'M DOING A WHOLE CHRISTMAS IN NEW YORK THEME.
VERY HARLEM, WASHINGTON HEIGHTS. IT'S SUPER GREAT.
AND I'M GOING TO PERFORM THAT THERE.
EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT ON THE ALBUM, YOU CAN POTENTIALLY HEAR
A LIVE VERSION OF IT. >> Stephen: THERE YOU GO.
YOU'VE COLLABORATED WITH A LOT OF INCREDIBLE PEOPLE.
ONE PERSON THAT YOU COLLABORATED WITH IS I'M AN ENORMOUS FAN OF,
NOT ONLY HER MUSIC BUT HER AS A PERSON, YOU AND BRANDY CARLISLE.
>> LOVE BRANDY CARLISLE! I LOVE HER!
( APPLAUSE ).
IN 2020. IS SHE-- DID YOU EVER HEAR HER
OR SEE HER DO ANY OF JONI MITCHELL'S "BLUE?"
>> I JUST REALIZED SHE DID THE ENTIRE ALBUM.
I KNOW THAT SHE LOVES JONI. SHE TALKS ABOUT JONI SO MUCH.
AND I KNOW SHE COVERED "BLUE." I DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS THE
ENTIRE EYE DIDN'T PUT THAT TOGETHER.
>> Stephen: IS THERE SOME ARTIST OUT THERE THAT YOU LOVE
SO MUCH YOU'RE LIKE I'D LIKE TO RECREATE THAT ENTIRE ALBUM AS AN
HOMAGE TO THAT PERSON? >> I FEEL LIKE IF I WAS TO PICK
ONE, IT WOULD PROBABLY HAVE TO BE, LIKE, SONGS IN THE KEY OF
LIFE. >> Stephen: OOOOH.
YEAH. >> WHAT DO YOU THINK?
>> Stephen: YEAH. >> I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, IT
WOULDN'T BE EASY THOUGH. IT WOULDN'T BE EASY.
THAT WOULD BE HARD. BECAUSE THERE IS NOBODY WHO CAN
PLAY LIKE STEVIE WONDER, PERIOD, END OF STORY.
YOU CAN TRY AS HARD AS YOU CAN, BUT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET THAT
CHORD EXACTLY RIGHT. THAT WOULD BE AMAZING.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE GOING TO BE PERFORMING FOR US TONIGHT.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO BE DOING FOR THE PEOPLE OUT HERE AND THE
PEOPLE ON THE TV?
I'M GOING TO DO "SANTA BABY." I'M DEFINITELY HONORING THE GOES
OF GODDESS, EARTHA KITT, AND IT'S GOING TO BE INCREDIBLE.
I CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS. ARE YOU ALL READY FOR THIS?
( APPLAUSE ).
OF "SANTA BABY," BY ALICIA KEYS. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH EDDIE
IZZARD. THANK YOU, ALICIA.