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MY NAME IS TOM DRAKE.

I'M THE MAYOR OF THIS WONDERFUL VILLAGE, THE VILLAGE OF HASTINGS ON HUTCH.

I KNOW HIM.

TODAY IS A DAY OF MANY FIRSTS FOR ME.

UH, I WROTE MY FIRST PRO PROCLAMATION AND PRESENTED THAT TODAY.

I DID MY FIRST WEDDING TODAY IN VILLAGE HALL, THIS AF OR THIS EARLY EVENING.

AND THIS IS MY FIRST TREE.

LIGHTING IS YOUR MAYOR.

SO THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR COMING TONIGHT.

UH, WE'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE MARY JANESKY, OUR NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY WOMAN.

UH, SAMANTHA MERTON IS SOMEWHERE HERE, BILL TRUSTEE SAMANTHA MERTON IS HERE, AND A FEW OTHER PEOPLE.

UM, WE HAVE TO THANK MIKE, UH, OVER IN THE CORNER OVER THERE WHO'S GIVING AWAY COTTON CANDY, CHILDREN COTTON CANDY RIGHT OVER THERE.

AND WE HAVE HOT CHOCOLATE AROUND THE CORNER.

AND THEN I THINK A BIG JOLLY, UH, OLD GUY IS GONNA BE AROUND THE CORNER ONCE WE LIGHT THIS TREE AS WELL.

UM, BUT THERE'S ONE, ONE PERSON WE CAN'T GO, UH, WITHOUT ACKNOWLEDGING ON THIS DAY, UH, THIS, THIS DAY.

AND MANY OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS THAT OCCUR IN THIS VILLAGE ONLY HAPPEN BECAUSE OF ONE PERSON IN THIS VILLAGE WHO'S NOW RETIRING.

UH, SHE'S RETIRING IN IN JUST A FEW SHORT MONTHS.

UH, I'M NOT SURE HOW WE'RE GONNA REPLACE HER, UH, BUT WE'RE LOOKING FOR RESUMES.

BUT YOU HAVE TO BE REALLY AMAZING TO FILL THE SHOES OF THIS WOMAN THAT'S TO MY LEFT RIGHT NOW.

SO PLEASE GIVE A HUGE ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO LISA O'REILLY FOR WHOLE YEARS OF SERVICE.

AND THIS IS GONNA BE ONE OF MANY SPEECHES FOR LISA THAT ARE JUST GONNA GO ON AND ON AND ON AND, AND PROCLAMATIONS AND, AND PARTIES, UH, THROUGHOUT THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS IN HER HONOR.

SO, BUT THIS IS ONE OF THOSE EVENTS THAT HAPPENS BECAUSE OF LISA.

THIS TREE IS BECAUSE OF LISA.

THE LIGHTS THAT ARE ON THE TREE ARE BECAUSE OF LISA.

THE DPW ARE AWESOME.

DPW WHO DID THIS AND OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT WHO'S KEEPING US SAFE TONIGHT, TOMORROW, DURING THE DAY.

THERE'S LOTS OF HOLIDAY EVENTS GOING ON OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS.

TOMORROW THERE'S A HOLIDAY SHOPPING STROLL THROUGH THE VILLAGE FROM 11:00 AM TO 4:00 PM THE, THE MERCHANTS WILL BE OPEN AND THEY'LL HAVE TREATS, THEY'LL HAVE LITTLE KNICKKNACKS AND DIFFERENT TREATS FOR PEOPLE WHO COME IN.

SO PLEASE SHOP LOCALLY, EVERYONE.

IF YOU SAW MY EMAIL TODAY, SHOP LOCALLY, SUPPORT OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES.

I'M GONNA DO MY BEST TO DO THE SAME.

SO LEMME GET SOME KIDS.

TIMMY, DRAKE CREW, GET OVER HERE ON WATCH.

COME OVER HERE.

WE'RE GONNA START AT FIVE.

ALRIGHT, YOU GUYS START DOWN ON THE COUNT OF FIVE.

ALL RIGHT, THIS IS OUR BASKETBALL TEAM HERE.

5, 4, 3, 2, 1.

WOO.

AND JUST F****D.

AND A HAPPY HOLIDAYS.

HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE.

UH, WE HAVE A MENORAH LIGHTING IN JUST, UH, LESS THAN TWO WEEKS ON THE 15TH HERE, I'LL BE HERE LIGHTING A CANDLE ON MENO, ON A MENORAH AS WELL.

MY JAW IS STARTING TO FREEZE .

SO HAVE A GREAT NIGHT PLEASE.

KIDS GO SEE SANTA AROUND THE CORNER.

YEP.

AND THEN GO HAVE DINNER HERE IN HASTINGS.

HAVE TO GO.

HAVE A GREAT HOLIDAY SEASON.

OH YES.

CHRISTMAS TREES ARE FOR SALE FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AT THE AMERICAN REGION.

THANKS EVERYBODY.

YOU BETTER WATCH OUT.

YOU BETTER NOT CRY.

YOU BETTER NOT THOUGHT.

I'M TELLING YOU WHY, WHY SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TWO TIMES, GATHER WRONG.

HE'S MAKING A LIST, CHECKING IT TWICE.

HE'S GOING TO FIND OUT WHO'S NAUGHTY IN NICE.

SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN.

HE SEES YOU WHEN YOU ARE SLEEPING.

HE KNOWS WHEN YOU'RE AWAKE.

HE KNOWS IF YOU'VE BEEN BAD THE GOOD.

SO BE GOOD FOLK.

GOODNESS, GOODNESS.

SAYING YOU BETTER WATCH, WATCH OUT.

YOU BETTER NOT CRY.

YOU BETTER NOT FALL.

NEW VIBE HAD CLAUSE LITTLE HORNS, LITTLE TOY DRUMS. RUDY AND RAMS IS COMING TO AND CURLY DOLLS.

ELEPHANT KIT SANTA COMING TO TIDE.

THE KIDS AND GIRLS IN BOYLAND WILL HAVE A JU THEY'RE GONNA BUILD A TO TOWN ALL AROUND THE CHRISTMAS DREAM.

YOU BETTER WATCH OUT.

YOU BETTER NOT CRY.

YOU BETTER NOT.

I'M YOU.

WHY SANTA COMING TWO?

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HE SEES YOU WHEN YOU'RE SLEEPING AND HE KNOWS WHEN YOU'RE AWAY.

HE KNOWS IF YOU BEEN BAD OR GOOD.

SO BE GOOD FOR GOOD.

YOU BETTER WATCH OUT.

YOU BETTER NOT CRY.

YOU BETTER NOT.

I'M TELLING YOU WHY SANTA CLOSE IS COMING.

YOU BETTER WATCH OUT.

YOU BETTER NOT CRY.

YOU BETTER NOT POWER.

I'M TELLING YOU WHY SANTA CLOSE IS COMING.

YOU MEAN THE BIG FAT MAN WITH THE LONG, WIDE BEAR.

HE'S COMING.

JINGLE BELL, JINGLE BE JINGLE BELL ROCK JINGLE BELL SWING AND JINGLE BELLS RING SNOWING AND BLOWING OF FUN.

NOW THE JINGLE HOP HAS BEGUN.

JINGLE BELL, JINGLE BELL, JINGLE BELL ROCK JINGLE BELL TIME JINGLE BELL DANCING AND AND JINGLE BELL SQUARE IN THE FROST.

THE RIGHT TO ROCK THE NIGHT JINGLE.

TIME IS AWELL.

TIME TO GO GLIDING IN THE ONE HORSE JINGLE.

THAT'S THE JINGLE.

JINGLE ISWELL.

TIME TO GO GLIDING IN THE ONE HORSE.

THAT'S THE ING RING.

TING

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OUR CHEEKS.

SERVICE SIDEWALKS, BUSY SIDEWALKS DRESSED IN HOLLOW HALL DAY STYLE IN THE AIR, THERE'S A FEELING OF CHRISTMAS CHILDREN LAUGHING, PEOPLE PASSING, MEETING, SMILE AFTER SMILE.

AND ON EVERY STREET CORNER YOU HEAR SILVER, SILVER, SILVER.

IT IS CHRISTMAS TIME THE CITY RING.

HEAR THEM.

RING HEAR THEM.

IT'LL BE CHRISTMAS DAY STRINGS OF STREET LIGHT.

SEE AND STOP LIGHT.

SPEAK A BRIGHT BREAD AND GREEN AS THE SHOPPERS RUSH HOME WITH THEIR TREASURE.

HEAR THE SNOW.

SEE THE KIDS THIS SEED AND ABOVE, THIS IT THEM, YOU KNOW, DASHER AND DANCER AND PR AND VIXEN, COMET AND CUPID AND DONNER AND BLITZ.

BUT DO YOU RECALL THE MOST FAMOUS REINDEER OF ALL? RUDOLPH? THE RED-NOSED REINDEER HAD A VERY SHINY NOSE.

AND IF YOU EVER SAW IT, YOU WOULD EVEN SAY GLOWS.

ALL OF THE OTHER REINDEER USED TO LAUGH AND CALL HIM NAMES.

THEY NEVER LET POOR RUDOLPH JOIN IN ANY REINDEER GAMES.

THEN WON FOGGY CHRISTMAS EVE.

SANTA CAME TO SAY, RUDOLPH WITH YOUR NOSE SO BRIGHT.

WON'T YOU GUIDE MY SLEIGH TONIGHT? THEN HOW THE REINDEER LOVED HIM AS THEY SHOUT IT OUT WITH LEE RUDOLPH, THE RED-NOSED REINDEER.

YOU'LL GO DOWN IN HIS STORY.

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RUDOLPH THE RED NOSE.

REINDEER HAD A VERY SHINY NOSE, AND IF YOU EVER SAW IT, YOU WOULD EVEN SAY IT GLOW.

ALL OF THE OTHER REINDEER USED TO LAUGH AND CALL HIM NAMES.

THEY NEVER LET BO RUDOLPH JOINING ANY REINDEER GAMES.

THEN ONE FOGGY CHRISTMAS EVE SANTA CAME TO SAY, RUDOLPH WITH YOUR NO SO BRIGHT, WON'T YOU GUIDE MY SLEIGH TONIGHT? THEN HOW THE REINDEER LOVED HIM AS THEY SHOUTED OUT WITH RUDOLPH THE RED NOSE REINDEER.

YOU GO DOWN IN FROSTY THE SNOWMAN WAS A JOLLY HAPPY SOUL WITH A CORN CAR PIPE AND A BUTTON NOSE AND TWO EYES MADE OUT OF COAL.

FROSTY THE SNOWMAN IS A FAIRYTALE.

THEY SAY HE WAS MADE OF SNOW.

BUT THE CHILDREN KNOW HOW HE CAME TO LAUGH ONE DAY.

THERE MUST HAVE BEEN SOME MAGIC IN THAT OLD SILK HAT THEY FOUND FOR WHEN THEY PLACED IT ON HIS HEAD, HE BEGAN TO DANCE AROUND.

OH, FROSTY.

THE SNOWMAN WAS ALIVE AS HE COULD BE.

AND THE CHILDREN SAY HE COULD LAUGH AND PLAY JUST THE SAME AS YOU WENT.

SOMEBODY, SOME SOMETHING.

LOOK AT FROSTY GOLD, SOMEBODY, SOME, SOME SOMETHING.

SO SOMETHING OVER THE HILLS AND SNOW.

OH, FROSTY, THE SNOWMAN KNEW THE SUN WAS HOT THAT DAY.

SO HE SAID, LET'S RUN AND WE'LL HAVE SOME FUN.

NOW BEFORE I MELT AWAY DOWN TO THE VILLAGE WITH A BROOMSTICK IN HIS HAND RUNNING HERE AND THERE ALL AROUND THE SQUARE SAYING, CATCH ME IF YOU CAN.

HE LED THEM DOWN THE STREETS OF TOWN, RIGHT TO THE TRAFFIC COP.

ANDY, ONLY PAUSE THE MOMENT WHEN HE HEARD HIM HOLLER, STOP.

FROSTY THE SNOWMAN HAD TO HURRY ON HIS WAY.

BUT HE WAVED GOODBYE SAYING, DON'T YOU CRY.

I'LL BE BACK AGAIN.

SUNDAY.

SOMEBODY, SOMEBODY, SOMETHING.

LOOK AT FROSTY.

GO SOMEBODY.

SO SOMEBODY SO SOMETHING OVER THE HILLS AND SNOW.

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OUR MERRY CHRISTMAS HASTINGS.