candyman candyman candyman candyman candyman candyman tarzan and jane were swingin' on a vine ♪ ♪ tarzan and jane were swingin' on a vine sippin' from a bottle of vodka double wine sippin' from a bottle of vodka double wine ♪ ♪ jane lost her grip and down she fell jane lost her grip and down she fell ♪ ♪ squared herself away as she let out a yell squared herself away ♪ as she let out a yell [ cheers and applause ] >> jay: yeah! how about that? christina aguilera. nice job, nice job. how about that? hey, look at that. hey, i want to thank my guests. christina aguilera, jay mohr. "jimmy fallon" coming up next. have a great weekend, everybody. ♪ [ cheers and applause ]

>> steve: from studio 6a in rockefeller center, the national broadcasting company presents -- tonight's guests are -- and featuring the legendary roots crew. and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> hi, happy thanksgiving. hi, everybody.

oh, that's what i'm talking about right there. welcome! welcome, everybody, to "late night with jimmy fallon." happy thanksgiving, everyone, out there. [ cheers and applause ] it is such a great day. before we start, i just want to say i have so much to be thankful for. most of all, joe biden, chris christie, and rob ford. you guys really make it all possible. [ cheers and applause ] thank you so much. i thought that this was nice. the miami heat are in ohio this week. lebron james had his chef cook thanksgiving dinner for the entire team at his home in cleveland. of course, it got weird when he passed the yams, and they said, oh, so you do know how to pass. [ laughter ] oh! oh! oh! give me the saxophone! ♪

♪ ♪ [ laughter ] >> jimmy: all right, very good. unbelievable. come on, james. >> steve: come on james. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: thank you very much. thank you very much. that's it. no more hot sax tonight. >> steve: oh, that's what she said.

>> jimmy: that's right, people all over the country spent the day preparing food with their families. and this is very interesting. a new survey found that 80% of men claim they help cook thanksgiving dinner. which makes sense when you hear that they consider saying, that smells good, to be helping. [ laughter ] that smells good. get this, i read that despite popular belief, eating turkey does not make you sleepy. however, the conversations you have with the people you're eating it with usually do. [ laughter ] did i tell you how i found a dime once in 1940? numerous times. i also want to say, happy hanukkah, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] thanksgiving and hanukkah actually fell on the same day this year. it was very stressful for jewish people who can't decide whether to feel guilty for eating too much or just guilty in general. [ laughter ] [ applause ]

thanksgiving and hanukkah fall on the same day for a combined holiday that some are referring to as thanksgivukkah. [ laughter ] like who thought up the word staycation, was like, come on. i mean -- just chillax. chillax. you guys know what vines are? you guys know what a vine is? best buy is encouraging customers to post six-second vines of their black friday experience. that's called a fun promotion. police are calling it evidence. [ laughter ] [ applause ] in addition to black friday this weekend, it is also small business saturday, where people are encouraged to go to local businesses. [ cheers and applause ] go to local businesses, and ask them directions on how to get to target. [ laughter and applause ] very interesting. this week, the new york mets, we love the mets, they released a

special holiday video. this is real. where their players sing sleigh ride. check it out. ♪ sleigh bells dingaling ring ting tinglling too ♪ ♪ come on it's lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you ♪ ♪ outside the snow is falling and friends are calling you who ♪ >> jimmy: this marks the first time people told the mets maybe you guys should stick with baseball. [ laughter ] [ applause ] i just saw that new jersey is considering a new law that would make it illegal for drivers to eat behind the wheel. or as governor christie calls it, shotgun! [ laughter ] [ applause ] not driving. i'm not driving. here's a local story. new york city is close to passing a bill that would reduce the speed limit to 20 miles per hour on most city streets. now we can raise more important things, raising the speed limit on sidewalks.

[ laughter ] hurry up! move, move, move. get out of way! get out, go stand in the street! whatever. this is kind of embarrassing. yahoo! is apparently having trouble getting it's employees to switch to its own e-mail service, yahoo! mail. [ laughter ] when asked how they can sign up, company ceo was like, i don't know, google it. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] i don't know. you have to google it. have you heard about this? a company in illinois is coming out with the cinnabon flavor vodka. if you're in the mood for cinnabon and drinking, i'm sorry about the divorce. [ laughter ] [ applause ] so sorry. hey, guys, it's week 13 of the nfl season and this sunday night we've got the washington redskins taking on the new york giants. [ cheers and applause ] should be a good one. now every year at the end of the

season they give out awards like most valuable player. but they also give out awards during the season. sort of like the ones in high school year books. like most likely to succeed. class clown. stuff like that. so with that in mind, it's time for "late night superlatives." our first player is a kai forbath. he is a kicker for the washington redskins. he was voted most likely to be the love child of bing crosby and the elf on the shelf. [ laughter ] next up is david deal, he is the two time superbowl champion offensive tackle for the new york giants. he was voted most likely to literally mean it when he says, i can eat a horse. [ laughter ] i'm serious. give me a horse, i'm serious. next up for the giants is markus kuhn. he was voted most likely to say got get him honey boo boo child. [ laughter ] next up, from the giants,

jim cordle, he was voted most likely to be seen walking away slowly from a burning house. [ laughter ] also from the giants, we have brandon myers. he was voted most likely to have invented a new form of frowning and smiling called friling. [ laughter ] [ laughter and applause ] next on the redskins we have sav rocca. he was voted most likely to recoil from direct light. [ laughter ] next up from the giants. we have -- prince amukamara. he was voted most likely to be coming to america. [ laughter ] >> steve: he's the prince. >> jimmy: next up is josh brown

from the giants. he was voted happiest voldemort. [ laughter ] and finally from the redskins, we have ton compton. he was voted most likely to have a mom who spent one night with andre the giant. there you go. those are the nfl superlatives. we have a great show. give it up for the roots everybody! ♪ [ cheers and applause ] we've got a fun thanksgiving show for you guys tonight. we love it when she stops by. it's almost every thanksgiving she comes by now. it's a tradition. we love her. from "parks and recreation," the lovely rashida jones. rashida and i are going to sing a very special holiday song. and there might be a very special guest joining us. you never know. speaking of a special guest, she's a music superstar, and you

can see here at nbc's "the sound of music live!" carrie underwood is dropping by. [ cheers and applause ] the one and only. and we have music from ariana grande. it's gonna be good tonight. well, guys, today is thanksgiving. it's the day of giving thanks. so i thought what better day to write up my weekly thank you notes. [ cheers and applause ] james, can i get the music please? is he friling? he's friling. [ laughter ] [ applause ] [ laughter ]

thank you, the day after thanksgiving. or as the makers of sweat pants called it, the busy season. [ laughter ] the perfect pair of pants to wear. thank you, black friday, for showing me what it'd look like it the hunger games took place at best buy. [ laughter ] ♪ thank you, thanksgiving for happening on the first day of hanukkah. so it's finally giving our graphics department a reason it make this. [ laughter ] thank you, the cast of "duck dynasty" for appearing in the thanksgiving day parade and convincing children that santa claus has four sons.

[ laughter ] santa, santa, santa, uncle si. thank you, airline safety manual, for being a tiny comic book about how i might die. [ laughter ] ♪ ♪ >> steve: thank you. i think i dropped a reed. ♪ >> jimmy: thank you, the real christmas tree versus plastic

christmas tree debate, for a festive way of saying, should we kill the environment now or kill it later. [ laughter ] that's a good one. that's a thinker. >> steve: wow. people will think about that. >> jimmy: yeah. thank you, for the nickname thanksgivukkah. for sounding more like the name of one of the basketball wives. hi, i'm thanksgivukkah. >> steve: thanksgivukkah. >> jimmy: thank you, adults who wear knit hats that look like animal heads. for showing me what it would look like if a baby penguin laid a human. [ laughter ] those are some of my thank you notes. we'll be right back with more "late night." remember, on late night, when you're here you're family. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ the bacardi family.

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[ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: you know our first guest this evening from hit movies like "the social network" and "celeste and jesse forever." also from her great tv show "parks and recreation" which will air its 100th episode thursday january 9th at the new time of 8:30 p.m. here on nbc. please, welcome back to the show. one of our favorites. here's rashida jones. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: you look gorgeous. >> thank you so much. >> jimmy: you look gorgeous. >> you too. >> jimmy: thank you for coming back to see us.

>> i'm happy to be here. happy thanksgiving. [ cheers and applause ] thanksgivukkah. every 2700 years. >> jimmy: every 2700 years we celebrate thanksgivukkah. so great. you have a lot to be thankful for. a lot of stuff going on. one thing i was looking at, you like to give back. and you are doing this thing with -- >> oceana, yeah. >> jimmy: i remember ted danson was talking about it the last time he was here. >> i just went to belize with angela kinsey, my friend from "the office." >> jimmy: we love angela kinsey. she's great. not like the office i work in, but the show "the office." >> jimmy: the show "the office" yeah. i got you. you said from the office so i'm not sure. >> jimmy: what did you do there? >> we went snorkeling. we chilled with some wildlife. >> jimmy: who took the photos? >> great guy named tony ras. he lives down there. >> jimmy: he lives underwater? [ laughter ] >> he lives right down there. can you see him? >> jimmy: does he know spongebob? does he know spongebob? >> there's me chilling with the turtles. >> jimmy: i mean that's crazy.

>> isn't that cool? it looks like they set it up or something. >> jimmy: it looks like a fake. you can get this done in times square. [ laughter ] >> there's a little underwater meditation. >> jimmy: did you do a little yoga there? >> doing yoga. >> jimmy: come on, that's wild. >> it was cool. >> jimmy: wouldn't you go there and just learn how to -- like conserve the ocean? >> yeah. they protect the habitat. belize has the biggest barrier reef in the hemisphere, second to the australian great barrier reef. it's so beautiful. it was like the 101. you guys aren't from l.a. but it was like a freeway. it was like, sharks and barracudas and eels and sea turtles and sting rays. at one point, we were swimming around and angela like bumped into a shark. and like, "hey man." he looked at her like, "get away from me." [ laughter ] >> jimmy: a shark? >> yeah. we were swimming with sharks. like for real. >> jimmy: that's ridiculous. that'd scare me. can you explain -- i sawou at the youtube awards. i watched the youtube awards online. it was a very fun show. it was weird. >> so weird. >> jimmy: it was an odd show. >> did anybody see the youtube awards? [ cheers and applause ]

yeah, see. >> jimmy: spike jonze directed. >> spike jonze directed. >> jimmy: it was really, really creative. really funny. >> he is really great. >> jimmy: and he wanted to surprise the hosts. it was reggie watts and -- >> jason schwartzman. >> jimmy: jason schwartzman. >> he asked me. he was like, "do you want to just like --" spike asked me to come and do something. he was like, "why don't you just give them babies and then leave?" >> jimmy: so you walked out with two babies. you gave them each a baby and then you left. >> and then i left. which i looked at jason's face and he was so stressed. they didn't know what was happening. i handed him a naked baby in the middle of the show and he looked at me like, "are you kidding me? what kind of friend are you?" i actually called him to apologize and i have not heard back from him. i feel really bad. >> jimmy: really? >> yes. i'm taking this opportunity to say, jason schwartzman, you are my friend. i'm so sorry. blame spike. it is not my fault. i'm so sorry i gave you a naked baby. >> jimmy: you should apologize to the baby, too. maybe. >> yes. i want to apologize to everybody involved actually. the babies, parents. the people who had to watch it.

they are so cute though. >> jimmy: they were cute babies. >> so cute. >> jimmy: pal, i wanna talk about -- you have a new creative outlet. you have a jewelry line coming out. explain this to me. what is it? >> fine by danni jones. i did a collaboration with danni jones. she just -- they are awesome. they're out of new york. we just did these little charms, i'm wearing a lot of the jewelry myself. >> jimmy: oh, look at that. i like that. look at this guy. it's like connected. >> little fine jewelry. >> jimmy: and your bracelet and a ring in one. >> do you want to wear some? >> jimmy: sure. yeah. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] i'm not a jewelry guy. >> i wasn't that convinced by your answer. >> jimmy: no, i'm not a jewelry guy. >> okay, but, maybe today is gonna change everything. >> jimmy: okay, i don't know. it could be me. [ light laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] >> give me your ear. lend me your ear. we will put a little cuff on you. >> jimmy: yeah, this is definitely me. >> look. oh. [ cheers and applause ] i think you could do that, actually.

>> jimmy: you think can i rock this? >> yeah. >> jimmy: yeah, i can definitely rock this. >> there's a little pineapple. we have like tiny little vacations. pineapples and unicorns and palm trees. >> jimmy: they're super fun. so what is it called and how do i end up getting this? >> it's called fine by danni jones. and you can go to dannijo.com. it's online. >> jimmy; dannijo.com. pal i don't mean to bring you down here, but "parks and rec," coming to an end for you. >> for me. for me. not for you guys. >> jimmy: for you. not the show yet. sad. >> it's really sad. >> jimmy: we're gonna miss you. >> i know. i know. >> jimmy: you tweet a picture of the cast. what a great cast. [ cheers and applause ] >> i love them so much. >> jimmy: how many seasons were you on? >> this is the sixth season. i've been on since, you know, number one episode. so, i know. >> jimmy: what is happening with your character? >> well, i'm pregnant, preggers. thank you. not in real life. >> jimmy: i know, yeah. >> you know is different, right? tv is not real -- [ laughter ]

>> jimmy: not a reality show? >> this is not a reality show. >> jimmy: what? >> yeah it's totally different. so you're kind of into that ear cuff. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: dude, i'm so not into -- >> you're uncomfortable with it. >> jimmy: i'm not turning away from the audience. i can't be taken seriously. i can't be taken seriously with the ear cuff. >> you like it so much. >> jimmy: i hate to tell you but i'm gonna have to fire you, john. [ laughter ] you can't take my seriously if i'm a manager. i brought you in here because i'm gonna have to let you go. >> wait what's that on your ear? >> jimmy: oh, nothing it's just a cool ear -- what is it called? >> ear cuff. it's an ear cuff. >> jimmy: it's a cuff. it's a ec, duh. sorry. [ laughter ] >> anyway, yes. i love my "parks and rec" family. it's been a -- i filmed my last episode and it was probably one of the most emotional days of my life. >> jimmy: you were a wreck? >> total parks and wreck. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: you actually were a wreck, yeah. so what is going on? you're pregnant now and rob lowe -- >> rob lowe is my baby daddy. we want to raise our kid in a different place. pawnee's a great place, but it's pretty unhealthy and disgusting. >> jimmy: so you're gonna move out?

>> yeah, we're gonna move. >> jimmy: are you gonna make cameos? you don't know? you don't know. >> like cameos on "parks and rec?" i hope so. yes. >> jimmy: you'll be on other shows. are you gonna be on "glee?" i don't know. >> i'm gonna be on some episode of real housewives. >> jimmy: like a mall tour of cameos. we have a clip. here is rashida's character and is very pregnant and very hungry. rob lowe is in this. rob lowe and rashida jones in "parks and rec." check it out. >> i would be thrilled if we have a girl. >> tiny dresses. braids. glitter on everything. forget it. >> also, girls names are so cute. daisy, anna bell, lilly. >> olive, rosemary, chicken, 50 burritos. oh my god. i'm starving. miss? hi, i'm pregnant and i'm a little bit crazy. if you don't bring our appetizers out in the nest 30 seconds, i'm going to plunge your face into the deep fryer. >> and also two waters, please. but no hurry. >> thank you. >> jimmy: thank you. [ cheers and applause ] rashida and i are singing a

special holiday song after the break. stick around everybody. [ cheers and applause ] ♪

♪ >> jimmy: hi, everybody, happy thanksgiving. welcome back to the show. we are here with the lovely and talented rashida jones. we've been friends a long time, and whenever we hang out, i love singing with you because you have a great voice. i thought maybe tonight we could sing some songs together on the show. whatever you want to do. you want to do current hits, traditional, holiday songs. anything. >> how about both? [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: oh, my god. [ laughter ] what are you saying? are you saying, change the words from popular songs to make them about thanksgiving and also about hanukkah and christmas? [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy, i'm up all night to get turkey. >> jimmy: wait, i'm up all night to get turkey. we're up all night to get turkey.

♪ ♪ we can't give up til the place -- we can't give up until all the food's gone ♪ ♪ i feel like i weigh a ton my pants are coming undone turn on that microwaved bun we're up all night to ♪ ♪ get turkey we're up all night to get turkey we're up all night to get turkey ♪ ♪ i ate the thigh of the turkey and gravy everything baby but i'm on the sofa and you're gonna hear me snore ♪ ♪ oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh ♪ [ snoring ]

♪ you're gonna hear me snore ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ and we get to spin dradles dradles and wear our yarmulke this thanksgiving has a plus it's the first day of ♪ ♪ hanukkah ♪ so let's light our menorah menorah and eat potato pancakes ♪ ♪ so baby shalom shalom shalom let's celebrate both today ♪ ♪ you made me cook a butterball and then a green bean cassarole ♪ ♪ and all you do is sit and watch football and ignored all your family ignored your your family ♪ [ cheers and applause ]

♪ i got this turkey on thanksgiving day and it was raw i took it right out of the ♪ ♪ fridge i washed that i put your giblets in a bag i threw it in the air ♪ ♪ i stuffed some breadcrumbs in your -- i don't care ♪ ♪ i stuffed it i don't care i stuffed it i stuffed it i don't care ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ everybody get up [ cheers and applause ] ♪ party party i hate these long lines outside the wal mart outside the k mart ♪ ♪ outside the target but i bet there's some good buys you better hurry if you want that furby ♪ ♪ what lines look perfect where'd you get those pants on macy's -- xbox grandpa you don't get one ♪

♪ you da hottest gifts in this place ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ ho ho made a list and checked it twice are you naughty are you ♪ ♪ nice beard abiding studabread got my reindeer and my sled ♪ ♪ my reindeer and my sled i believe in you you beleive in me i'm santa claus ♪ ♪ i believe in you you believe in me i'm santa ho ♪ ♪ i believe in you you believe in me i'm santa claus ♪ ♪ i believe in you you believe in me i'm santa ho ho ♪

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: our next guest, is a six-time grammy award winner whose sold over 15 million albums. oh, my goodness. you can see her next week as maria in nbc's special event, "the sound of music live!" airing thursday, december 5th at 8:00 p.m. everyone please welcome back to our show, carrie underwood. [ cheers and applause ] ♪

>> jimmy: welcome back. >> how are you. >> jimmy: long time no see. >> right? i had this dream we were singing together. >> jimmy: thank you so much for doing that bit. that was so fun. i love the kitty cat with the pilgrim hat. i thought that was the nice little touch there. >> angel on my shoulder told me to do something. >> jimmy: look at you here on the cover red lips licking all night. [ cheers and applause ] you look beautiful. >> thanks. >> jimmy: is singing a big thing in your house? >> i mean, i love to sing, obviously. [ light laughter ] my husband actually loves to sing. >> jimmy: does he? >> very loudly, yes. >> jimmy: is he good? >> he really loves it and he makes everyone smile. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: that's good. that is such a good answer. you're in a lot of trouble. you are in a lot of trouble, yeah. does he sing good? he really likes to do what he does. [ laughter ] >> he's really not bad. >> jimmy: no, no. i know that. >> i should give him more credit. >> jimmy: would he put a record on? >> yes. we have actually a couple record players. that's like the holiday thing i

feel like. i grew up and i had all these christmas records and just fun random -- >> jimmy: you listen to vinyl? >> mm-hm. some i've literally had my entire life. >> jimmy: what are your holiday albums you remember? >> there are some i couldn't tell you who actually sings. but like bing crosby and things like that that are just -- it puts you in the holidays. >> jimmy: yeah. phil spector's christmas gift was the one that we always -- phil spector was a great producer, yeah. [ laughter ] let's not talk about that. let's not go there. [ laughter ] that was the record we always used to -- and i love that. it's still my favorite. every time i hear that, i think of christmas and holidays. do you have a real tree? >> no. >> jimmy: me neither. fake tree. >> fake tree club. >> rashida: menorah. >> jimmy: menorah, yeah. [ laughter ] menorah. what do you usually do on thanksgiving? >> get together. well, usually, okay. we have no traditions, right? >> jimmy: you don't? >> no. because i'm busy and my

husband's hockey schedule is crazy. >> jimmy: oh, yeah, hockey season. >> yeah. if we have a day, we get together with all of the other -- we don't have family clubs near us. and we can't go anywhere. can't do anything. so it is like, "oh, you're alone? come be alone with us." >> jimmy: yeah, like a friendsgiving is what they're calling it. did you invite this gentleman here? your pal mick jagger? >> i did. but he didn't come. >> jimmy: no, he couldn't make it this year. how cool is this? where is this? >> that was in canada. they were playing in toronto. and i was at the end of my tour earlier this year. so they, mick called me up. no big deal. [ laughter ] and said -- and he asked me to sing with them. i knew he was going to call because it was kind of their people called my people. >> jimmy: so what do you do? did you freak out waiting for the phone call? >> i did. i literally couldn't go anywhere. i couldn't do anything. i couldn't like get up to go to the bathroom. >> jimmy: it's like time warner

cable. mick jagger is going to call anywhere between 12 and 9. [ laughter ] >> right. >> jimmy: but don't do anything. >> exactly. >> jimmy: then he called you up and what did he say? >> we decided what we were going to sing and what we were gonna wear. >> jimmy: [ speaking in accent ] [ cheers and applause ] something like that? >> it's nice that you could fill in for him if he ever gets sick or something. >> jimmy: i never get a phone call from mick jagger. >> people call and say, "mick is not going to call you today." [ laughter ] very interesting. it's very flattering. you should love that. let's talk "sound of music live." [ cheers and applause ] oh, people are excited about this. >> i'm excited. >> jimmy: i'm excited about this. live is always the best. you perform live but have you ever acted live or -- >> not acted. we've host awards shows and stuff like that. so that's three hours worth of live minutes. but i'm not out there the whole time and there's a lot of other people that do stuff. >> jimmy: yeah, but, that's kind of all you. i'm just saying. >> not all me.

[ light laughter ] not all me. maria is an important part -- >> jimmy: your picture is much bigger than the other photo. you understand. [ laughter ] we had stephen moyer on the show. who's also in this. he's very talented that guy. and he said that you're a brainiac and you memorized all of your lines the first day. >> i feel like music and movie quotes are stuck in my head forever. i'm gonna remember this script forever. but my theory is, you are a pie chart, okay? and we all are. we're just all pie charts. >> jimmy: okay, we are all pie charts. >> we are really good at something. and it occupies a big piece of the pie. it's a big piece. and then there has to be some small pieces. someplace else. so i have a lot of small pieces for the big pieces that i have. >> jimmy: wow. okay. [ laughter ] >> i can't add. i can't add. i can't do math. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: that's good. i don't know what that meant. i'm figuring it out. >> it makes sense to me.

>> jimmy: we're all pie charts. [ laughter ] we are all gallup polls, everyone. so this is one of my favorite musicals. do you have a favorite song that you sing? [ laughter ] what do you sing? >> i sing a lot of stuff. i think one of my favorites has become a favorite through rehearsals and stuff like that. and that's "the lonely goatherd." >> jimmy: oh that's the -- >> yeah. >> jimmy: yodel-eh-ehoo. [ laughter ] >> you can fill in for me too. mick and me. >> jimmy: i didn't get the phone call to go into "sound of music live." [ laughter ] i'm having a rough week. you know how to yodel? >> yeah. i've actually been kind of been yodeling my whole life. >> jimmy: what? [ laughter ] >> just because. that's a big piece of the pie. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: 90% yodeling. it's all 90% yodeling. life is about yodeling, everybody. learn a lesson.

>> yeah. >> jimmy: this sound track comes out december 3rd, okay. "the sound of music live!" airs thursday, december 5th 8:00 p.m. on nbc. [ cheers and applause ] ariana grande performs next. come on back, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ it's the night before christmas, ♪ ♪ our plan is in place. ♪ we've rigged up a trap to catch sight of his face. ♪ ♪ if only we could, just stay awake... ♪ ♪

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: our next guest topped the charts earlier this year with her debut album "yours truly." tonight, she's here to perform the holiday classic, "last christmas," with a little bit of help from the roots. please welcome back to the show, ariana grande. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ i hate that i remember i wish i could forget what you did last december you left my heart a mess ♪ ♪ a mess boy, you blew it how could you do it, do it oh, yeah, oh, yeah ♪ ♪ 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, oh, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ but 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 ♪ ♪ thought we belong together at least that's what you said i should've known better ♪ ♪ you broke my heart again again boy, you blew it how could you do it do it, oh, yeah ♪ ♪ the 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 ♪ ♪ the last christmas oh, baby i gave you my heart but the very next day you gave it away ♪ ♪ this year you got it to save me from tears i'll give it to someone special ♪ ♪ ooh, yeah how could you leave christmas morning ♪ ♪ you broke my heart with no warning boy, you blew it how could you do it ♪ ♪ do it, oh, yeah ♪ last christmas i gave you my heart gave you my heart but the very next day ♪ ♪ you gave it away you gave it away this year to save me from tears ♪ ♪ oh, baby i'll give it to someone special ♪ ♪ this is our last last

last last christmas you broke my heart ♪ ♪ last last last last christmas you broke my heart this year to ♪ ♪ save me from tears i'll give it to someone special ♪ ♪ i hate that i remember i wish i could forget what you did last december you left my heart a mess ♪ ♪ you left my heart a mess you blew it how could you do it do it ♪ >> jimmy: ariana grande, "the roots." we'll be right back everybody! [ cheers and applause ] ♪

♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: my thanks to rashida jones, carrie underwood, ariana grande. and the greatest band in late night, the roots right there, ladies and gentlemen. stay tuned for carson daly. thank you for watching. happy thanksgiving! [ cheers and applause ] ♪