AS WE ENTER WHAT MIGHT BE A DIFFICULT HOLIDAY SEASON FOR

MANY, I'VE BEEN TRYING TO REMAIN HOPEFUL AND FOCUS ON THE TRUE

SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS.

AND THERE'S A SONG THAT'S BEEN REALLY RESONATING WITH ME

LATELY, AND THAT'S "THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY."

IT'S THE STORY OF A BOY WHO HAD NOTHING TO GIVE BUT HIS MUSIC

AND IT ENDED UP BEING ONE OF THE GREATEST GIFTS OF ALL.

AND I THOUGHT I WANTED TO PERFORM THE SONG TONIGHT IN THE

HOPES THAT PEOPLE MIGHT TAKE THIS MESSAGE WITH THEM, NOT JUST

INTO THE HOLIDAY, BUT ALSO INTO THE NEW YEAR.

AND, THIS IS VERY EXCITING, WE WERE ABLE TO BOOK A VERY

SPECIAL GUEST TO JOIN ME: PLEASE WELCOME THE LITTLE

DRUMMER BOY!

( APPLAUSE ) THANKS SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE,

LITTLE DRUMMER BOY.

I'M SO HONORED >> THANKS FOR HAVING ME, JAMES.

LOOKING FORWARD TO SPREADING A LITTLE CHRISTMAS CHEER.

>> James: THAT'S WHAT IT'S ABOUT.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE ENJOY THIS SPECIAL PERFORMANCE

OF THE CHRISTMAS CLASSIC, "THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY," FEATURING--

I'M SORRY, IS THAT A GUITAR?

>> YEAH, I PLAY THE GUITAR NOW.

>> James: WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

>> NO, I DO GUITAR NOW.

IT'S KIND OF MY NEW THING.

>> James: SO YOU'RE NOT GOING TO PLAY THE DRUM?

>> NO, I'M A GUITARIST NOW.

>> James: WELL, DO YOU THINK COULD BREAK OUT THE OLD DRUM FOR

THIS?

IT' KIND OF IMPORTANT TO THE SONG.

>> FIGURES.

THEY ALWAYS WANT THE HITS.

YOU TRY TO DO SOMETHING NEW AND NOBODY CARES.

I THOUGHT YOU WOULD GET IT, JAMES.

BEING AN ARTIST AND HAVING PEOPLE PIGEON-HOLE YOU INTO THIS

ONE THING EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE GOOD AT A LOT OF THINGS.

WHAT IF I HAD SAID "YEAH, JAMES, I'LL PLAY THE SONG WITH YOU, BUT

WE GOT TO DO IT IN THE KARAOKE CAR"?

>> James: YOU'RE RIGHT.

I'M SORRY.

I RESPECT YOU FULLY AS AN ARTIST.

WE'LL DO THE SONG HOW YOU WANT TO DO IT.

>> GREAT.

THANK YOU, JAMES.

>> James: OF COURSE, LITTLE DRUMMER BOY.

>> OKAY, WHILE WE'RE ON THE SUBJECT, WOULD YOU CALL ME BIG

GUITAR MAN NOW?

>> James: OKAY.

LADIES AND GENTLEMAN, IT'S NOW TIME FOR A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE

OF THE CHRISTMAS CLASSIC "THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY" FEATURING...

THE BIG GUITAR MAN.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ COME, THEY TOLD ME

PA RUM PA PUM PUM (♪ GUITAR ♪)

♪ A NEWBORN KING TO SEE PA RUM PA PUM PUM

(♪ BAD GUITAR ♪) ♪ OUR FINEST GIFTS WE BRING

PA RUM PUM PUM PUM (♪ BAD GUITAR ♪)

>> James: I'M SORRY, HOW LONG YOU BEEN PLAYING THE GUITAR?

>> ALMOST TWO WEEKS, BELIEVE IT OR NOT!

BEEN DOING LESSONS ON YOUTUBE AND ADVANCING PRETTY QUICKLY.

>> James: A COUPLE OF WEEKS?!

I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO BE A PROFESSIONAL!

I REALLY REALLY WANT TO DO THIS SONG.

WILL YOU PLEASE PLAY YOUR DRUM?

I RESPECT YOU AS AN ARTIST, BUT WE BUILT THE SET, I PUT ON THIS

BEARD AND I NEED YOU TO PLAY THE DRUM.

IS THERE ANY WAY?

>> ALL RIGHT, FINE!

>> James: THANK YOU!

CAN SOMEONE GET HIM A DRUM, PLEASE?

THANK YOU ALAN.

OKAY, LET'S GO.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ COME, THEY TOLD ME

PA RUM PA PUM PUM (♪ HEAVY METAL DRUMS ♪)

>> James: WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

STOP!

STOP!

STOP!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

>> I'M PLAYING THE DRUM!

>> James: NOT LIKE THAT!

THE SAME LIKE HOW YOU PLAYED IT FOR THE BABY JESUS!

>> THIS IS HOW I PLAYED IT FOR THE BABY JESUS!

YOU WEREN'T THERE!

THIS IS WHAT I PLAYED!

>> James: NO, IT'S NOT!

YOU PLAYED PA-RUM-PA-PUM-PUM!

>> WHAT IS PA-RUM-PA-PUM-PUM?

>> James: IT'S HOW A DRUM SOUNDS.

YOU KNOW... PA-RUM-PA-PUM-PUM!

>> PA-RUM-PA-PUM-PUM IS JUST WORDS!

YOU'RE SAYING WORDS!

WORDS ARE NOT DRUMS!

>> James: NO, I'M SAYING PA-RUM- PA-PUM-PUM!

YOU KNOW, LIKE, PA-RUM-PA-PUM- PUM.

PA-RUM-PA-PUM-PUM!

>> YEAH, I HEAR YOU SAY PA-RUM- PA-PUM-PUM!

AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT PA-RUM-PA- PUM-PUM IS.

I JUST HEAR YOU SAYING PA-RUM- PA-PUM-PUM!

>> James: YOU KNOW HOW THE SONG GOES, JUST PLAY THE SONG!

>> NO.

NO, I WON'T BECAUSE YOU DON'T RESPECT ME.

I WRITE SONGS TOO, YOU KNOW.

BUT NOBODY EVER WANTS TO HEAR THEM BECAUSE EVERYBODY WANT ME

TO DO THE LITTLE DRUM THING.

I THOUGHT YOU'D BE DIFFERENT, JAMES, BUT I GUESS NOT!

>> James: I AM DIFFERENT!

PLEASE!

OKAY, WHAT IF WE COMPROMISE?

IF I LET YOU PLAY ONE OF YOUR SONGS, THEN WILL YOU PLAY THE

"LITTLE DRUMMER BOY?" >> OH WOW.

YOU REALLY MEAN THAT?

>> James: QBSOLUTELY, I DO.

GO AHEAD, LET'S HEAR IT.

>> AWESOME.

I'VE GOT THIS IS A NEW ONE I WROTE.

IT'S ACTUALLY ABOUT MY PERSPECTIVE ON THE EVENTS THAT

HAPPENED IN THE "LITTLE DRUMMER BOY" THING.

I THINK YOU'RE REALLY GOING TO LIKE IT.

>> James: OKAY.

HERE WE GO.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE ENJOY THIS PERFORMANCE OF AN

ORIGINAL SONG BY THE BIG GUITAR MAN.

♪ THE BABY LOOKS AT ME GOO GOO GA GA GA

♪ I AM THE BABY, TOO GA GA GOO GOO GOO ♪

>> James: YOU KNOW WHAT?

THIS ISN'T WORTH IT.

WE'RE DONE HERE.

I'M NOT DOING THIS.

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH ANDREW RANNELLS.