Makeovers and a lot to choose from today because last night was the big the tree lighting. The Christmas Tree. A courageous woman, one everyone has a story winner were going to sing a story with that. And gift guru robin, she has gifts for people impossible to buy for. Shes going to hang around for a while after the show so you can go to our Facebook Page and ask her questions and maybe she can help you find out what the person that you want to buy a gift for and dont know what it should be which is kind of that fascinating psychologically since you know the person and she doesnt, shes going to be able to because thats her gift, to tell you what you should get them. The crowds are swelling around rockefeller center. Behind us today, usually theres two people we have two people on. On a good day. But today the crowd out right now is beyond what were used to. Not that shot so much. The one behind us. It was rocking last night i guess. Yeah. It was a big night when they finally lit the Christmas Tree and here we go. Oh. It is a magical moment. It really is. Especially for those who have never experienced that particular moment in their life, you know. They come here from all over the world this time of year and it looks like everybody from all over the world is here. Yeah. Its tough to get around but worth it for those of us who make it through the crowds. Tonight is a big night. Im looking forward to this. This is a landmark new thing. Im staying home. I think you all should. Yep. Tonight is the Live Performance of the sound of music. We got a look at Carrie Underwood in rehearsals. This has to be nerveracking, so many promos, you could forget, trip, forget your lives. Every time i hear one of those interviews i get more nervous. Shes not a theater pro but this is a woman singing all her life, still young in her 20s, but shes done hundreds, maybe thousands of shows. She knows what Live Performance is about. Its just a new venue for her. I am just pulling for her. I think shes going to be awesome. Shes not trying to be Julie Andrews and this is not the movie version. This is important. A lot of us, me included, im going to sit here and watch the movie acted out live in front of me. Its not that. A lot dont realize the original maria von trapp was mary martin on broadway and not Julie Andrews. Julie did the the sound of music movie. What youre going to see tonight is the actual musical, the book musical, that was from rogers and hammerstein. You may hear a song you dont know from the movie and may not hear some songs you heard in the movie on stage. Anyway a lot of great broadway people that are also in the cast, so im reading some things that some of the broadway elitists are upset that Carrie Underwood is playing the role. First of all, this is not this is business and they needed a name and a great name and an extraordinary talent to front it. I just think shes sensational. Shes going to be awesome. How well do you guys know the lyrics to my favorite things. Rain drops on roses and whiskers on kittens, bright copper petals and warm wool mittens packages tied up with strings these are a few of my favorite things girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes silver white winters that melt into spring these are a few of my favorite things all right. Anyway, tonight you guys i like saying bites. We also like to say, what does the fox say . Almost as good as that song. All right. Anyway, well be glued. I think its going to do huge number. Yep. In the paper today, and yesterday really, it was breaking, nigella lawson, been in the news a lot lately because her two assistants were accused of stealing money basically from her and her husband. They said it wasnt stealing because they were allowed they say alleging they were allowed to use it. She says they were stealing. They go to court. To keep her cocaine habit quiet is what they allege. Theyre all alleging this stuff about cocaine. A lot of alleging going on. In court it was sort of surprising when you read some of the transcripts and things that when she admitted when nigella did admit she did have some cocaine use and its quoted in the news as saying, i took cocaine seven times. Yeah. Ive never been a drug addict, never been a habitual user. She and the mayor of toronto have so much in common. The funny thing about this is, weve heard about her and i mean like funny, like peculiar, we heard about her and her husband. We saw those infamous pictures where he looked like he was trying to choke her and did something with her nose. Shes, i guess, categorizing that photograph that we saw and she says, i said im so looking forward to having grandchildren and he grabbed me by the throat and said, im the only person you should be concerned with. Yeah. I dont know what her life is like right now i would say its hellish. Not great. But when you think about someone who uses cocaine or other kinds of substances, and then you hear what their life is like, like it yeah. It doesnt matter if theyre celebrities, make a lot of money. Its a very, very unhappy time. Hard to know what the truth is. Any time its a he said she said and you have three women saying something different. Shes denying she habitually used drugs and shes accusing her ex of spreading that rumor. Im sure its a huge story to an awful lot of people. I had never heard of nigella until she came on our show to cook. I think you have to be a foodie and food network person. She could not have been more delightful. Big overseas too. Shes a big deal. Shell get through this. So snl, there is a bug have you seen it . Yes. Its more like a small bird. It is. Anyway, paul rudd, you want to talk about. Going to be on snl and they always do great pro mos. We havent seen this one yet but lets take a listen. Starring with one direction. I love the band one direction. Wait a minute. The band, with the hot british guys, harry and liam . Yes. Ah oh, my gosh oh, my gosh hes adorable. That will be fun. All right. So now is the time youve all been waiting for, because its thursday and time for my means its time to read our column, hoda. Yes. Maybe well run out of time for ihoda. Good for two reasons. Our column is in the daily news and its ihoda. Know how i tell you i like to mix oldies with a what, like an old song what that ruins it. This is an oldie but goodie, most of us know the words to and its nelly with what with it. My song called batter up. The jeffersons. Now were up in the big leagues. That was your what. That was my part . That was your part. Theres your part again. The jeffersons. You know, i would rather fall on my face again than listen to that. I would rather fall on the other cheek bone and go through it again than listen to that. Come on, thats nelly and the jeffersons. Oh. Heres the question. Is it okay or not okay to call your child sexy . Call that music. Sorry. Bruce jenner defended calling his daughter kendall sexy in some recent photos of her. Billy ray cyrus supports Miley Cyrus Twerking and joe simpson same with jessica. Heres what we have to say about it. No, im always uncomfortable when people sexualize their own children. I agree. No, its not okay. I have one word for it, ew. Do that again. Ew. I like that hoda. By the way, we do want to say that all of the children are 18 or over. Which is still a bit weird. Okay. So shout out, new years resolutions. We want you to videotape, right, your kids telling them telling you, telling us basically what their new years resolutions are. Go to klgandhoda. Com and hit the connect button and send us videos and we may play it on the air. And also lou is coming in next week and we love to have your home repair questions in advance so we can answer your particular question. Go to the connect button. We like our connect button. Theres always one person on your christmas list whos hard to shop for. And were going to show you gifts we guarantee they are going to love with a personalized touch. And they are without their makeup chairs, theyre ready to see themselves in the mirror for the first time. Big reveal of our ambush makeovers. Please stick around for our everyone has a story today. Well be right back. [ male announcer ] if you can clear a crowd but not your nasal congestion, you may be muddling through allergies. Try zyrtecd®. Powerful relief of nasal congestion and other allergy symptoms all in one pill. Zyrtecd®. At the pharmacy counter. And other allergy symptoms all in one pill. You know, ronny. Folks who save hundreds of dollars by switching to geico sure are happy. And how happy are they jimmy . Id say happier than a bodybuilder directing traffic. He does look happy. Get happy. Get geico. Fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. I have a cold with this annoying runny nose. [ sniffles ] i better take something. [ male announcer ] dayquil cold and flu doesnt treat all that. It doesnt . [ male announcer ] alkaseltzer plus fights your worst cold symptoms plus has a fastacting antihistamine. Oh, what a relief it is you know, what are you thinking . Oh, i had a knot in my chest. I didnt really want her to go but. I knew she could do it. I felt like there were bigger and Better Things for me to do. [ mom ] she took what she was doing seriously. [ hosmer ] my selfconfidence just went through the roof. [ dad ] it was awesome to see her transform from a girl, in a small town, to a soldier. [ male announcer ] you made them strong. Well make them army strong. Talk to your son or daughter about joining the army. Find out how at goarmy. Com parents. Time for our plaza ambush make over. Two ladies were plucked off the plaza and surprised with new headtotoe looks. Making these women look as gorgeous as ever. Sing along, luis licari. And today contributing editor and author for style watch jill martin. What a crowd. The great news was were so many people wanting makeovers. The heartbreak for jill and myself, we have to say no. I know. Bummer. You made two ladies very happy. The first one is laurie snider, 50 years old from indiana. She has had long hair for as long as she can remember because she doesnt know what else to do with it. She begged us to help her find a flattering new style. Lets listen to her story. How adorable is this mommy daughter combo. Were so excited. I love your sign, hey jill, my mom needs a makeover. She hasnt stopped bouncing. So tell me why. Oh, my gosh. My mom is so excited. She has not done anything with her hair or makeup for the longest time and i cannot wait to see what you guys are going to do with her. We are going to chop off her hair and make it one color. Are you ready . I think so. So that can be a traumatic change. This is big. This is going to be big. Shes here with her husband rick and their daughter. Guys, are you ready . Keep your blindfolds on. Here is laurie she cant tell if youre talking to them. Heres laurie before. All right. Laurie, lets see the new you. Oh, my gosh all right. All right, guys. All right take off your blindfolds. Wow. Did they do good . Wow. Thats sensational. Are you ready to see . Get ready. Spin right here. Here it comes. Oh, my gosh. Did you realize how beautiful you are . No. Wow. Oh. You look gorgeous. Were going to need kleenex, people. Try not to cry. All right. Crying too, over here too. Louis, tell us. Obviously we made her from brunette to the warm blonde. More for the family. Gave us this super great haircut, he always does. She wanted to keep her long hair. Shes active, shes a runner. Her husband is a triathlete and they do everything together. This is a versatile haircut that can be worn natural as well. Lets talk to the family. Dad is speechless. Gorgeous. Gorgeous. What do you think . Oh, my goodness. You look amazing. Incredible. Jill, that dress is perfect. It really is. It hugs you perfectly. I cant believe how little you are. Thats very nice. Very signed of you. We tried on so many dresses. They live in a farming community. She didnt have a little black dress. I didnt. I never owned one. New by shani. Big round of applause. Oh, my gosh. We need to talk about that. I am wearing the same designer and it has that spanx stuff inside it. Its fantastic. All righty. Second lady. I got carried away. Wanda davis is 53 years old, from huntington, West Virginia. Never colored her hair before. Her daughters begged us to give her a glam new look. Shes here with her daughter. Lets listen to her story. This is how she got our attention. Hoda on her kotb. It was better in the plaza. It was a little better. But we picked you and tell me why this is so important. I just never done anything for myself and my daughters asked me if i would come and do this because im a plain janar and they thought i needed a makeover. Look at these random clips in her hair. Were going to do something about that. What do you think . Its going to be so great. Jamie and andrea, dont take them off until we tell you. One last picture of rhonda before and lets bring rhonda out now. Light up my world like nobody el wow wow. Gorgeous. Great. All right. Ladies, go ahead, take them off. Do you like it . I dont know who its more fun for. Rhonda, turn around please, sweetie. Oh, my gosh i love it you look awesome. You look great. You look fantastic. Spin right around. Whats not to like . Louis . You dont look different. You look beautiful. This is just with a little haircut, little bit of makeup. And the right outfit. And thats arsons magnificent magic fingers, knows what hes doing. She has fine hair and he made it look like twice as much hair. If you only know the excitement the ladies have, they dont know whats going on back there. No mirrors, nothing. Nothing. Not a clue. Yeah. What do you think . She looks gorgeous. Youre gorgeous. Hope my husband thinks so. Im sure he will. And jill, the outfit. Selfproclaimed plain jane. Wanted to give her a sparkle for the holidays. This is london times. Congratulations. Louis and jill. Hoda and i get ready to learn how to pack our bags. Who really knows how to party with a bold and beautiful tv star and personalized gifts and everyone has a story. Big show. [ male announcer ] thiss mike. Mikes being healthy and chewing like a man. With oneaday vitacraves fomen its a gummy multivitamin. With more b vitamins, which help convert food to energy, and help mike do manly things, like wrestle bears and take out the garbage. Get 2 off at oneaday. Com. Prove it. Enough is enough. Dcon baits are specially formulated to kill in one feeding. Guaranteed. Dcon. Get out. All right. Imagine this, visiting gorgeous white beaches and exclusive resorts, riding camels and driving race cars thats in a days work for jacqueline wood. The actress is taking viewers to some of the most exotic locations and alist hot spots as host of es travel series party on. Like a dream job. Can i say. The first dont fry in the kitchen everyone has a story where do you get to go . What sort of places . All around the mediterranean . I go to greece. Amazing. Spain. It goes both ways. I know. So does barcelona. Barcelona. Istanbul. You meet the people and put together a nice show. Plop me down in each location for 48 hours. Barely unpack your thong and youre on your way. I usual social media to reach out to people. Look at this. Yeah. How much fun. Must have met cool, interesting people . I met some great people. Its about living in the moment. When we travel we let our alter ego out. Right. Your favorite place was mikinos . I loved the vibe, i loved the people. Laid back. Packing is not something easy for all of us and especially if youre going somewhere and know youre going to go and theres a party youre going to attend. Its hard. Im going away this weekend. Its hard to put all the important things, heels and stuff, in the bag and figure out how to put it in right. It is really tough. The main thing what i did learn from my mom, you can put things in your shoes. Oh, i do that all the time. Panties you can put in. Socks. Yep. Oh. You have to figure out what you need. We need to start packing. Theyre giving us the we should do a packing challenge. All right. The best things you can put to go around the mediterranean. The mediterranean. Lets go. Okay. Hat, san tropez. Were going to the mediterranean. Priority, people. Wine. You cant. You can get it there. Theyve got great wine there. I would do you can wear the boa. Hoda, you need this for your hair. Good. Hair. Its a shower cap. Absolutely. A blow dryer. I only need hair products. I can buy everything else. You need hair thats for the beach. Yep. Hair spray. Ill tell you why. I let my hair go. Franks coming so we need a football. You need a hat. You dont need this. You got the beach. No. What happened . Who won . Hold on. Hoda. Why did you do a football . Im going with my husband. Oh, my gosh. Thats a mustache. A binky baby with facial hair. Back with more of today on this thirsty thursday. Driving yourself nuts trying to think of the perfect present for the loved ones on your list you might want to consider something very personal. Not that kind of personal. The monogrammed kind of personal. Here with ideas you can order in time for christmas is robyn spizman, author of make it memorable. Hey, robyn. Havent seen you in a while. Great to see you again. Glad to see you again. You always bring great stuff. People always love to open something with their name in it. Or years. Looks like youve spent years thinking of this. And extra money. Were going to make it great. This is the gift from called freckle box and these are personalized gifts for kids on your list. Oh, my gosh. From birth to teenagers. Oh. Journals, coloring books. These are cute, boredom busters. Emma. There you go. But thats all right. Its close. She cant read yet. There it is. Yes. So cute from 4 up. Super affordable. Love that. Fantastic. Santa raised the bar on this one. My chronicle books. The poem twas the night before christmas your child is center stage, your pets, the city, your childs photographs. Thats cute. It will be a keepsake forever. Here you have night before christmas. A naughty and nice list. Of course you will put your child on the nice list. It depends. You know how that goes. I love this gift for photo buffs, pads for 22. 95 you can have pads with your favorite snapshots, pets, kids, yourself, and add a saying to it, so these are things like we have we have hodas and kathie lees to do today list. I need those. Look at bambino. Of course. Those are so cute. Im dying. And this is so cute. Cards. So cute. Oh, my gosh. Adorable. Stationary. Yes. So you just its a win win and very affordable. Yeah. Now we also have from lapuff studios, everything old is new again. This is the family tree for 45. Classic silhouettes, they did silhouettes before photographs, it was a way to portray someone. Your family tree for three generations. For only 40 . 45. There you go. Still a great deal. And then your jewelry, theyll take the same silhouette and put it on charles, necklaces, cuff links. Super. And what does that cost . 59. 50. There you go. Okay. What can i say . Its all those elves working hard. Thats right. Okay. So this is now purple mermaid designs from initial obsession. I love mono