>> JAMES: WELCOME BACK. I'M JOINED AT THE BAR BY GRAMMY
WINNER AND CURRENT NOMINEE, THE ONE, THE ONLY, THE
INCREDIBLE ST. VINCENT IS HERE! ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
I'M SO HAPPY TO SEE YOU AND TALKING TO YOU DURING THE BREAK.
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE ALBUM. IT'S SO BRILLIANT, "DADDY'S
HOME," NOMINATED FOR BEST ALTERNATIVE ALBUM.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) YOU'RE ON A LIST WITH
UNBELIEVABLE PEOPLE. WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THE RECORD,
IT'S GOT SORT OF A '70s VIBE THAT RUNS THROUGHOUT IT.
WAS THAT A CONSCIOUS CHOICE TO MAKE A WHOLE ALBUM THAT FELT
LIKE THAT AND DID YOU LOOK AT OTHER ARTISTS AND PEOPLE AND
SEEK OUT WORK FROM THAT TIME TO INFLUENCE YOU?
>> ABSOLUTELY. SO, WHEN I REALLY THINK ABOUT
IT, MY FAVORITE MUSIC EVER MADE WAS MADE FROM, LIKE, 1970 TO
1975. >> James: YEAH.
IT WAS THIS VERY FERTILE TIME, ESPECIALLY, YOU KNOW, I
FEEL LIKE IN NEW YORK CITY, PEOPLE LIKE STEVIE WONDER JUST
DOING THE MOST BEAUTIFUL RECORDS THAT WERE SO OUT THERE AND
MUSICAL BUT ALSO REALLY SPEAKING TO WHAT WAS GOING ON AT THE TIME
AND REALLY SPEAKING TO PEOPLE'S HEARTS.
>> James: YEAH. STEELY DAN, FLY AND THE
FAMILY STONE. SO I WENT BACK AND JUST KIND OF
DUG IN. I JUST WENT TO SCHOOL.
>> James: IN A MOMENT, YOU'RE GOING TO PERFORM A SONG "AT THE
HOLIDAY PARTY." >> YEAH.
>> James: A LOT OF PEOPLE PROBABLY WANT TO TALK ABOUT OUR
HOLIDAY PARTY WHICH GOT QUITE -- ( LAUGHTER )
>> HMM... >> James: WHAT DID YOU DO OVER
THE HOLIDAYS? WELL, I HAVE STARTED TO MAKE MY
FAMILY PERFORM A VERSION OF CHARLES DICKENS "A CHRISTMAS
CAROL" IN FULL VICTORIAN GARB. >> James: STOP.
YES. >> James: HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE
WE TALKING ABOUT? >> I HAVE A HUGE FAMILY SO THERE
ARE PARTS FOR EVERYONE FROM MY YOUNG NEPHEWS WHO ARE FOUR UP TO
THE PARENTS IN THEIR '70s AND, SO, YEAH, IT'S A MUSICAL, AND
I'M NOT IN IT, BUT I PLAY A VERY EXACTING DIRECTOR.
( LAUGHTER ) >> James: AND YOU JUST DO A
FULL MUSICAL VERSION OF "A CHRISTMAS CAROL."
>> YES, BUT WE CALL IT A CLARKMAS CAROL.
THAT'S MY NAME. >> James: I WOULD GIVE
ANYTHING TO SPEND THE HOLIDAYS WITH YOU.
AFTER THE BREAK, STICK AROUND, ST. VINCENT WILL PERFORM RIGHT
HERE. YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS IT.
COME BACK, EVERYBODY! ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )