2022 WRAL Tower Lighting special

>> WELCOME TO THE 64TH ANNUAL

TOWER LIGHTING JOINED THE WRAL

FAMILY WITH SPECIAL GUEST, THE

DURHAM CHILDREN'S CHOIR.

SICILY. DAVID GAYLE, FRIENDS

AND CAROLINA HURRICANES MASK ON

STORMY AS WE COUNTDOWN TO THE

BIG MOMENT, OUR CELEBRATIONS

STARTS NOW.

>> GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU

FOR JOINING US FOR A RALLY

TRADITION. THE 64TH ANNUAL WRAL

TOWER LIGHTING SPECIAL. I'M

GERALD O AND I'M DEBRA THE

WEATHER IS PERFECT. WE HAVE

SUCH A FESTIVE ATMOSPHERE.

THE COUNTDOWN HAS BEEN GOING ON

AND IT IS FINALLY TIME ARE SO

EXCITED. WE HAVE INCREDIBLE

NIGHT FOR YOU. SO SIT BACK AND

JUST RELAX ON YOUR COUCH AND

JUST ENJOY THE ENTERTAINMENT

AND ALL THE FUN THAT WE HAVE

FOR YOU IN THE NEXT HALF HOUR.

AND FOR THE 3RD TIME WE ARE

TAKING THE CELEBRATION BEYOND

OUR CAMPUS HERE AT WESTERN

BOULEVARD AND TRIPLING THE

TOWER EXCITEMENT. IN ADDITION

TO OUR COVERAGE HERE, WE HAVE

LIVE REPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

FROM THE AMERICAN TOBACCO

CAMPUS IN DURHAM AND ROCKY

MOUNT MILLS. THIS IS A LIVE

LOOK RIGHT NOW AT EACH CAMPUS.

WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE EACH TOWER

ADORNED WITH BRIGHT LIGHTS.

AND IN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES,

EACH ONE OF THESE TOWERS WILL

BE LIT FOR THE HOLIDAYS.

ARE YOU GETTING READY? IT IS

JUST RIGHT HERE. SKY 5 UP ABOVE

2. SO WE HAVE EVERYBODY OUT

WORKING TONIGHT TO A LOT OF

PEOPLE HAVE GATHERED. THESE

CELEBRATIONS AROUND THE AREA,

ROCKY MOUNT DURHAM. AND OF

COURSE, HERE YOU ALL BE ABLE

TO SEE THEM THROUGHOUT THIS

BROADCAST.

>> THERE IS A HUGE CELEBRATION

GOING ON RIGHT NOW. YEAH, LET'S

GO AHEAD AND TOSS IT OUT TO

WRAL'S DAN HAGGERTY, WHO IS

THERE WITH THE CROWD PEOPLE,

THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE GATHERING

TO WATCH.

>> LUCKY STRIKE TOWER BE LIT

TONIGHT. DAN.

>> ALL THAT IT FEELS SO FRESH

ABOUT HERE IS SO FUN BEHIND ME

RIGHT NOW. WRAL'S CHRIS

LOVINGOOD IS EMCEEING THE EVENT

GETTING THE CROWD READY.

SANTA CLAUS IS TAKE THE STAGE.

GETTING READY FOR THE COUNTDOWN

AND YOU JUST MISS IT. HE OPENED

UP WITH THE SINGING NUMBER

WOULD JUMP THE SHARK BY

ACTUALLY DID PRETTY GOOD.

LET ME STEP OUT OF THE WAY AND

GIVE YOU A LOOK AROUND THE

THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HELD HERE,

FILLING THE CAMPUS ONLY BULL UP

ON THE STAGE WITH CHRIS'S ARE

TOSSING CANDY TO THE KIDS.

YOU'LL NOTICE THEY'RE WAVING

AROUND A LOT OF THE JOB.

HE'S LIGHT UP ONES THEY CAN

EARN UP TO 1000 OF THEM.

THE KIDS HAVE BEEN PLAYING WITH

THAT IS REALLY SETTING THE

COMMUNITY FAMILY. FEEL THAT

JUST OVER TAKES THIS AREA

DURING SUCH A FUN EVENT IN JUST

A COUPLE OF MINUTES. SANTA

CLAUS IS GOING TO BE ON THE

STAGE. THE CHILDREN'S CHOIR

IS GOING TO SAYING THEY HAVE

DOZENS OF PERFORMERS FOR STREET

PERFORMERS WALKING THROUGH THE

CLOUDS AND SANTA IS GOING TO DO

THE COUNTDOWN AS WE LIGHT UP

THIS BEAUTIFUL TOWER AND GET

THINGS KICKED OFF HERE IN

DURHAM.

IT WAS A LONG NOW. THAT'S GREAT

OUT THERE FOR NOW. DAN, THANKS

SO MUCH. WE WILL CHECK BACK

IN WITH YOU.

>> FOR A LIVE LOOK AT THE TOWER

LIGHTING IN JUST A FEW MINUTES.

YOU SEE THE OVERFLOW CROWD

THERE ACROSS THE WATER. THAT'S

A GREAT CROWD OUT. THERE ARE A

LOT OF PEOPLE. ABSOLUTELY.

AND WE HAVE A LOT TO PACK INTO

TONIGHT'S SPECIAL. THAT IS FOR

SURE. LET'S CHECK IN AT ROCKY

MOUNT MILLS. THAT'S WHERE

WRAL'S MICHELLE MACKONOCHIE IS

STANDING BY. MICHELLE. THE

CELEBRATION UNDERWAY THERE.

>> YEAH, ABSOLUTELY, GUYS.

IT IS SO MUCH FUN HERE. THERE

ARE SO MANY PEOPLE HERE WAITING

TO LIGHT THE TOWER HERE, ROCKY

MOUNT MILLS. WE HAVE SO MANY

PEOPLE WAITING IN LINE TO MEET

SANTA AND MISSUS. CLAUS.

WE HAVE THE GRANT. WE HAVE SO

MANY KID FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES

HERE TONIGHT.

WE ARE 10 MINUTES AWAY FROM

LIGHTING THE TOWER. WE EVEN

WILL HAVE SPECIAL MUSICAL

PERFORMANCES AS WELL. WE HAVE A

STAGE SET UP RIGHT SICILY AND

HER FATHER MADDIE WILL WILL BE

PERFORMING A SPECIAL SONG FOR

US TONIGHT. IT IS GOING TO BE

SO MUCH FUN. WE ARE JUST 10

MINUTES AWAY. WE'RE GOING TO

BRING YOU THE TOWER LIGHTING

LIVE TO YOU.

>> JUST A FEW MINUTES. I MEAN,

HAHA DIFFERENT THAN MY SNOW.

IT'S SNOWING HARD ROCK. YOU

KNOW THAT IT IS IN RALEIGH OVER

TO COME BACK TO YOU IN JUST A

FEW MINUTES. HAVING A GREAT

TIME THERE IN ROCKY MOUNT

MILLS.

>> WHAT IS ALMOST A BLIZZARD

THERE AND ROCKY MOUNT WILL.

NOW WE HAVE A VERY SPECIAL

GUEST FOR YOU ON HAND TO HELP

US CELEBRATE THE SEASON HERE AT

THE WRAL STUDIOS. THIS IS A

BIG GALE PRINCE. JUST 9 YEARS

OLD ALREADY BEEN ON BROADWAY.

WELCOME, BABY. WE'RE SO GLAD TO

HAVE YOU TONIGHT. THANK YOU.

TELL US ABOUT YOUR CAREER SO

FAR. YOU'RE ONLY 9 AND YOU'VE

BEEN ON BROADWAY. WHAT DO YOU

LOVE ABOUT SINGING AND

PERFORMING?

>> WELL, I LOVE ABOUT SINGING

AND PERFORMING. IS THAT ON?

I JUST ALWAYS BEEN A DREAM OF

MINE SINCE I WAS A LITTLE

LITTLE GIRL IT JUST SO ON.

I JUST ENJOY DOING AND IT JUST

BRINGS LIKE MISS MY LAW.

AND IT IS MONDAY AT SO MUCH.

WELL, IT'S SNOWING, TOO.

AND CERTAINLY IT'S THE

HOLIDAYS. SO IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD

TIME TO TO CELEBRATE AND BE

FESTIVE.

>> BUT YOU HAVE A SPECIAL

REASON FOR SINGING YOUR YOUR

SONG TONIGHT. SO SO TELL US

ABOUT THIS FOR SONG AND THE

MEANING BEHIND IT.

>> WELL, THIS PERSON IS WARY

CHRISTMAS FROM HOW THE GRINCH

STOLE CHRISTMAS AND

>> WHY I LOVE TO SING. THIS IS

BECAUSE I'M HERE ON WRAL RIGHT

NOW. IT'S VERY SPECIAL TO BE

HERE.

AND IT'S A SETTING LIKE AND

HAHA, YOU DON'T SEEM NERVOUS AT

ALL TO ME.

>> AND YOU ALSO SOMEONE THAT

YOU WANT TO DEDICATE THIS SONG

TO WRITE. YES.

>> I'D LIKE TO DEDICATE THIS

SONG

SEE CINCO COMPANY BECAUSE ON

THE ACCIDENT THAT HAPPENED AT

THE RALEIGH CHRISTMAS PARADE

THIS YEAR AND A LITTLE GIRL

PASSED AWAY. AND IT'S VERY SAD

TO EVERYONE WHO IS INCLUDED THE

SAME. SO I LIKE TO DEDICATE IT

TO HAILEY AND HER FAMILY AND

ALSO SEEING COCOA BEAN. AND

YEAH, THAT'S BEAUTIFUL. ALL

RIGHT. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

MIGUEL, PRINCE.

>> REALLY HERE.

>> TO US.

>> IT

>> I SERVE.

>> AND

>> AND THAT WAS A WONDERFUL

YEAH. SO HARD TO FEEL TOO.

WE SO APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE

AND CELEBRATING WITH US.

THANK YOU. I KNOW HALEY'S

LOOKING DOWN FROM HEAVEN WITH

A SMILE ON HER FACE SO THAT

THAT WAS SWEET. THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME. THE BUREAU'S

OUR LIGHTING IS A DECADES LONG

TRADITION.

>> IT'S GOT A LOT OF US THROUGH

SOME TOUGH TIMES AND IT'S KEPT

A SMILING OVER THE YEARS.

YOU KNOW, YOU AND I, GERALD,

WE'VE BEEN THROUGH A LOT OF

THESE TOWER LIGHTINGS. WE LOVE

EACH ONE OF THEM. THEY EACH

KIND OF HAVE THEIR OWN

PERSONALITIES. BUT ALWAYS THE

THEME BEHIND THIS IS THAT IT

IS A CELEBRATION WITH THE

COMMUNITY FOR THE COMMUNITY.

>> AND THAT IS WHY WE ARE HERE

AGAIN TONIGHT. IF YOU'RE NEW TO

THE AREA QUICK HISTORY LESSON

FOR YOU. THIS ALL BEGAN BACK IN

THE NIGHT. LATE 1950'S.

>> WHEN CAPITAL BROADCASTING

FOUNDER AJ FLETCHER WOULD READ

A CHRISTMAS, CAROL, TO VIEWERS

BEFORE THE 300 FOOT TV TOWER

WAS LIT WITH THIS TRADITION HAS

EVOLVED OVER THE YEARS EACH

YEAR GETTING BETTER AND BETTER.

>> WE ARE NOW ON OUR 64 SET OUR

LIGHTING. SO IT'S EACH ONE.

IT JUST IT JUST SEEMS LIKE IT'S

GETTING BETTER AND BETTER.

WHAT DO YOU THINK HOW WE DOING

THAT? SO MANY OF THESE 20 IS

ACTUALLY AND YOU'RE RIGHT.

IT DOESN'T MEAN THIS IS SO

FAST. IT'S BEAUTIFUL. TREES, A

BEAUTIFUL YOU AND I MATCH EXACT

RED AND GREEN. WE'VE GOT TO GO

OUT

ON YAHOO OUT THE AREA AND SEE

THE WAY TO THE FOLKS OUT THERE.

THERE'S A CAMERA. YEAH, THEY

GO. THEY GOT A LOT OF FOLKS

HERE AND GUESS WHAT? IT'S ABOUT

TIME TO LIGHT. OUR FIRST HOUR

WRAL'S MICHELLE MACKONOCHIE

BACK WITH US LIVE FROM ROCKY

MOUNT MILLS. MICHELLE.

>> YEAH, WE ARE HERE BACK IN

ROCKY MOUNT MILLS MINUTES AWAY

FROM LIGHTING THE TOWER.

BUT FIRST WE HAVE TO INTRODUCE

A VERY SPECIAL MUSICAL GUEST.

WE HAVE SICILY AND HER FATHER

MATT HERE. THAT'S TONIGHT.

SUPER EXCITED LET IT SNOW FOR

US TO SAY. I HAVE TO ASK YOU,

YOU ARE AN ADVOCATE FOR CYSTIC

FIBROSIS. TELL US A LITTLE BIT

ABOUT WHY YOU ARE. WELL, I WAS

BORN THE CYSTIC IT'S BEEN

SOMETHING I'VE STRUGGLED WITH

MY ENTIRE LIFE.

>> IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO

ME FOR ASKING MYSELF AND FOR

OTHERS WITH THE DISEASE.

I DON'T I HAVE BEEN DOING MUSIC

YOU KNOW, A VERY LONG TIME THAT

I WAS REALLY LITTLE KID.

WE'VE RELEASED A 9 SONG ALBUM

HERE AND RAISE SO MUCH MONEY

FOR CYSTIC FIBROSIS AND I'M SO

PROUD OF AND YOU CAN CHECK ME

OUT AS A PART TIME CONGRESS

IS A VOTE ON ALSO FEELS SO

AMAZING. WELL, WE ARE NOT.

AND YOU FOR THAT. THAT IS

ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE. SO

WITHOUT FURTHER ADO TAKING AWAY

WOULD LET IT SNOW.

>> AND HE'S RIGHT.

>> THIS IS

>> IT

>> WHAT IF YOU

>> THAT WAS SELF AND HAS A NEW

SO MUCH SO IS EVERYBODY READY

TO LIGHT

DOWN FROM 10? SO I WANT TO HEAR

EVERYBODY COUNTDOWN WITH US.

WE HAVE THE GRINCH AIR WITH A

MAGIC BUTTON. HE IS AN ALLY TO

SORRY. THAT'S READY. YEAH.

ALL RIGHT. READY

AND WE ARE STILL EARLY LEAD

HERE. AND IN ROCKY MOUNT MILLS,

EVERYBODY. HE'S HAVING SUCH A

GREAT TIME. WE'RE GOING TO TOSS

IT BACK TO YOU, DEBORAH AND

GERALD ON THE CLOCK. ALL RIGHT.

THANKS SO MUCH, JOY. LOOKS

BEAUTIFUL THERE. AND THE GRINCH

DIDN'T EVEN STAND IN THE GOOD

GUY AGAIN. YEAH, THAT'S

PERFECTLY ALL GREEN TO MATCH

THE GRANT.

>> SICILY, AMAZING TO WE

APPRECIATE THE LET IT SNOW LOOK

LIKE KIND OF A BLIZZARD THERE,

BUT A BLIZZARD. ALL RIGHT.

WE HAVE SO MUCH MORE TO COME

ON. WRAL'S TOWER LIGHTING

SPECIAL. WE'D LIKE TO THANK

SOUTHERN SNOW BAND IS A BETTER

BAG FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL SNOW

THAT WE'RE EXPERIENCING HERE

TONIGHT ON THE PLAZA WITH NOT A

CLOUD IN THE SKY.

>> AND HERE'S A LIVE LOOK OVER

THE WRAL PLAZA WHERE WE WILL

LIKE THIS. 300 FOOT TV TOWER

FOR THE 64TH TIME. WE'LL HAVE A

VERY SPECIAL GUEST HERE TO HELP

US PUT THE SWITCH. STAY WITH

US TO SEE THE CAROLINA

HURRICANES MASCOT STORMY AND

WHAT HE HAS TO SAY OR NOT SAY.

>> AND THIS IS THE FIRST OF

OUR COMPANY'S 3 TOWER SHINING

BRIGHTLY. NOW WITH THE HOLIDAY

LIGHTS. JUST MOMENTS AGO, WE

FLIP THE SWITCH ON THE TOWER

AND ROCKY MOUNT MILLS AND LESS

THAN 3 MINUTES, WE'RE GOING TO

HEAD LIVE TO DURHAM FOR

PERFORMANCE FROM THE DURHAM

CHILDREN'S CHOIR AND THE

LIGHTING OF THE TOWER AT THE

AMERICAN TOBACCO CAMPUS DAY WAS

>> WELCOME BACK TO THE

SIXTY-FOURTH ANNUAL WRAL TOWER

LIGHTING SPECIAL. PLUS, WE TOLD

YOU WE HAVE A LOT GOING ON

TONIGHT WITH 3 TOWERS TO LIKE

WE JUST DID THE ONE IN ROCKY

MOUNT. NOW, LET'S GO BACK TO

DAN AND DURHAM FOR TOWER NUMBER

2. DAN, HUGE CELEBRATION GOING

ON THERE. DAN.

>> THE HOUSE LIGHTS JUST

STARTING TO COME DOWN. SANTA

CLAUS ON THE STAGE. I'LL STEP

OUT OF THE WAY FOR THE

COUNTDOWN.

>> I'VE HOSTED THAT EVENT AT A

DURHAM, ANY TIES AND SUCH A

MAGICAL PLACE TO BE THIS TIME

OF ASKED HIM. I LOVE THE WAY

THAT WAS ALL LIT UP AND THE

DURHAM CHILDREN'S CHOIR.

IT SOUNDED AMAZING WHAT I THANK

YOU FOR THAT PERFORMANCE AS

WELL. SANTA DID A GOOD JOB WITH

THE COUNTDOWN. JUST GETS IT

RIGHT. EVERY YEAR. YOU KNOW, GO

ANYWHERE. VERY SPECIAL. WE HAVE

2 DOWN ONE TO YOU AND YOUR

FAMILY TO GET INTO THE HOLIDAY

SPIRIT. YEAH. WHEN WE WRAP UP

HERE, STAY TUNED FOR CHRISTMAS

IN ROCKEFELLER CENTER, AN NBC

SPECIAL AS ONE OF NEW YORK

CITY'S LARGEST TREES IS LIVE

FOR THIS YEAR. AND OF COURSE,

THERE'S A LOT OF LIVE

ENTERTAINMENT ON TOP THERE,

TOO. AND NOW FOR A LIVE LOOK

AT ROCKEFELLER CENTER WHERE

EVERYONE IS PRACTICING AT

WARMING UP AND READY TO BE PUT

ON AN INCREDIBLE SHOW FULLY.

WE WILL SEE THAT.

>> BUT IF NOT TONIGHT AT 7.30,

AND YOU'LL GET TO SEE IT LIVE

THEM. WELL, IT'S SURE TO BE

A GREAT NIGHT TO GRAB SOME HOT

CHOCOLATE. ENJOY ALL THE

FESTIVITIES THAT WE HAVE GOING

ON. HERE'S A LIVE LOOK AT OUR

3 TOWERS. 2 OF THE 3 ARE NOW

SHINING BRIGHTLY.

>> WE'RE ABOUT TO FLIP THE

SWITCH ON THE BIG ONE BEHIND

US WHERE THOSE MINUTES AWAY

FROM MINING THE WRAL TOWER.

AND HERE'S SOME SKY 5. YOU CAN

SEE THAT. BOY, THIS IS THE BEST

VANTAGE POINT WITH THINGS

GETTING A LOT MORE COLORFUL AND

A FEW MINUTES. STORMY FOR THE

HURRICANES IS GOING TO JOIN US

TO HELP US PUT THE SWITCH.

FIRST, A MESSAGE FROM A MEMBER

OF THE WRAL FAMILY.

>> I'M MONICA CASEY WRAL'S

DURHAM REPORTER FROM THE BULL

CITY WISHING YOU MERRY

CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS

>> ALRIGHT, DRUMROLL, PLEASE.

IT IS THE MOMENT WE HAVE ALL

BEEN WAITING FOR THE LIGHT

TOWER. ONE WELCOME STORY FROM

THE CAROLINA HURRICANES.

SO GLAD TO HAVE YOU WITH US OR

ME TO CELEBRATE THIS BIG MOMENT

CAME OUT TO CELEBRATE TO HAVING

A DECENT SEASON. RIGHT NOW.

WE HOPE IT ENDS WITH THE

STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONSHIP.

ABSOLUTELY READY TO FLIP THE

SWITCH, STORMING YOU READY?

AND THE CROWDS ALREADY HEAR

SOME MEMBERS OF THE WRAL FAMILY

ARE JOINING HAS TO.

>> WELL, GET IN HERE, GUYS.

GO AHEAD AND START AND THAT

COUNTDOWN AND RIGHT AFTER

STORMY FLIPS, THE SWITCH, WE'RE

GOING TO JOY ANOTHER SONG.

HAHA FRIEND. SO STAY TUNED FOR

>> HAHA.

>> BIRDS EVERY YEAR.

EXCEPT ONE. HAHA. I DON'T

REMEMBER THAT IS SO MUCH FUN

STORY. WE APPRECIATE IT.

YOU CAN LOOK AT THAT HAS

MESMERIZED BY THIS AND I GET TO

WRONG. AND YOU CAN SEE EVERY

CUP FOOD TRASH TO STAFF.

>> CHRISTMAS TREE THAT THE

CHRISTMAS

AND KEYS AND WE'LL DO SOME

>> AGAIN, HE SAID AND MEANT

TO SEE THE NEW GUY.

>> AND LIES IS SEEING AND

>> TREE HAS A

FASHION.

>> EVEN THEN

>> THANK YOU.

AND WHAT A GREAT NIGHT. WE'VE

HAD THE BEST TIME LIGHTING THE

TREE, AKA TOWER HERE AT WRAL

FOR THE 64TH TIME. LET'S GO

AHEAD AND TAKE A LOOK AT ALL

3 TOWERS AGAIN AS THEY ARE ALL

LIT UP NOW.

>> ALL I GOT SO HAS TO START

HERE AND LOOK AT THOSE

BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL TOWERS.

>> MICHELLE WAS HEADED BACK OUT

TO ROCKY MOUNT MILLS HAS BEEN A

WONDERFUL NIGHT. IS YOUR FIRST

TIME HOW TO GO.

>> GUYS. IT'S FANTASTIC.

I LOVE THIS SO MUCH. THE CROWD

WAS FANTASTIC. IT WAS SO MUCH

FUN. WE GOT TO LIGHT. THE TOWER

WAS THE 5TH ANNUAL TOWER

LIGHTING HERE. ROCKY MOUNT

MILLS. IT WAS SUCH A GREAT

TIME. I GOT A HIT IN THE FACE,

BUT SOME SNOW. BUT YOU KNOW

WHAT? THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL

ABOUT. WE HAD A FANTASTIC TIME

AND WE WANT TO WISH EVERYBODY A

VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY

HOLIDAYS FROM ROCKY MOUNT

MILLS. I WANT TO SEND IT OVER

TO DAN HAGGERTY. NOW HE IS IN

DURHAM. DAN, HOW'S IT GOING?

>> THE PARTY IS JUST GETTING

STARTED HERE, MICHELLE, BECAUSE

OF THE WEATHER TODAY, THEY

MOVED EVERYTHING ABOUT AN HOUR

TO GIVE EVERYBODY A CHANCE TO

SET UP MEETING THAT INSTEAD

OF THE TOWER LIGHTING BE THE

END OF THE NIGHT TO THE

BEGINNING OF THE NIGHT. SO THE

BAIL, THE PERFORMANCES ARE JUST

BEGINNING. THE CROWD IS GOING

TO STICK AROUND. WE'RE GOING TO

LEAVE YOU WITH THIS WONDERFUL

LOOK, I ONE OF THE PERFORMERS

PERFORMING UNDERNEATH THE

BEAUTIFUL TOWER. MERRY

CHRISTMAS FROM DURHAM WILL SEND

IT BACK TO YOU GUYS IN RALEIGH.

>> ALL RIGHT, DAN, THANK YOU.

AND STORMY. ANY FINAL THOUGHTS?

>> HAHA, I THOUGHT YOU SAID

THAT MEANS VERY CHRISTMAS.

HAHA. HE'S OF MASCOT. A FEW

WORDS.

>> EXCITED THAT YOU ALL JOIN

DOES TONIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH

FOR MAKING THAT THIS TRADITION

WITH CAPITAL BROADCASTING.

SO SPECIAL WE ABSOLUTELY LOVE

THIS WEEKEND TO HAVE FUN AND

CELEBRATE AND ENJOY OUR

COMMUNITY. A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT

HERE AT ALL 3 LOCATIONS TONIGHT

AND WHAT BETTER WAY TO START

LEAST IN LAUNCHED THE HOLIDAY

SEASON. WITH OUR FRIENDS HERE,

WRAL, STORMY AND EVA GAYLE, YOU

WERE MAGNIFICENT.

>> YOU REALLY WORK. THANK YOU

SO MUCH FOR SHARING YOUR TALENT

WITH US TONIGHT. I REMINDED TO

ENJOY THE TOWER HERE IN THE

AREA EVERY NIGHT THROUGH NEW

YEAR'S EVE AND JUST KEEP IT

RIGHT HERE ON WRAL FOR NBC'S

CHRISTMAS IN ROCKEFELLER

CENTER.

>> WE HAVE A GREAT NIGHT,

EVERYONE. A MERRY CHRISTMAS.