Patricia Louise Holt (born May 24, 1944 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), bet… Read Full Bio ↴Patricia Louise Holt (born May 24, 1944 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), better known professionally as Patti LaBelle, is a highly revered, Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter, author, businesswoman and actress. LaBelle has fronted two moderately successful groups, Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles and LaBelle, before rising to superstardom as a solo artist in the late 1970s. She is best known for her strong soprano vocals and her signature high-octave vocal belting. LaBelle has been largely compared to Aretha Franklin during the 1970s, but her distinguishing vocal range remains unique and recognizable, and she is widely regarded as one of the greatest vocalists of all-time by such industry publications and media outlets as Jet Magazine, BET and VH1. LaBelle has recorded 16 solo studio albums since her solo debut in 1977. LaBelle has also reportedly sold more than 50 million albums. Her biography, Don't Block the Blessings, remained at the top of the New York Times best seller list for several weeks. In addition, she is also a bestselling cookbook author - on Twitter as @LaBelleFoods.
She has received recognition of her works in music, being inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the Apollo Hall of Fame, the Songwriters' Hall of Fame as well as the World Music Awards presenting her with the prestigious Legend Award. In 2012 and 2013, LaBelle embarked on the 50th Anniversary Tour, celebrating her years in the music business.

This Christmas
Patti LaBelle Lyrics

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Hang all the mistletoe I'm gonna get to know you better
This Christmas
And as we trim the tree
How much fun it's gonna be together
This Christmas
The fireside is blazing bright
We're caroling through the night
And this Christmas will be

A very special Christmas for me, yeah
Presents and cards are here
My world is filled with cheer and you
This Christmas Lights twinkle all around
But your eyes outshine the town
They do, this Christmas
The fireside is blazing bright
We're caroling through the night
And this Christmas will be
A very special Christmas for me, yeah
This Christmas will be
A very special Christmas for me, yeah
The fireside is blazing bright
We're caroling through the night
Yeah, this Christmas
Hang all the mistletoe I'm gonna get to know you better
This Christmas
This Christmas
Yeah, this Christmas will be
A very special Christmas for me
This Christmas
Hang all the mistletoe I'm gonna get to know you better
This Christmas
This Christmas

Yeah this Christmas
Yeah, we're gonna be together

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Patti LaBelle's song "This Christmas" paint a picture of a joyful holiday celebration with loved ones. The song speaks of hanging mistletoe to get to know the person they are singing about better; indicating a hopeful and romantic tone. Decorating the Christmas tree brings anticipation for the fun that's to come, making it all the more special. The blazing fireside and caroling with family and friends creates a cozy and warm atmosphere that fills the holiday season with cheer.

In the second verse, the lyrics communicate the appreciation that the singer has for their loved one. The lights that twinkle all around are no match for the brightness of their eyes. The overriding sentiment of the song is that this "Christmas will be a very special Christmas for me" because of the time spent with family, the decorations around them, the presents, and the love of their life with whom they will share these moments.

Overall, the song is a celebration of the Christmas season and the joyous feelings that come along with it. It is a reminder that spending quality time with loved ones is one of the most important things we can do during this special time of year.

Line by Line Meaning

Hang all the mistletoe I'm gonna get to know you better
I want us to be close and spend quality time together during this Christmas season, so let's hang mistletoe and enjoy each other's company.

And as we trim the tree
While we decorate our Christmas tree, we'll have a great time chatting and laughing together.

How much fun it's gonna be together
Spending time with you this Christmas is going to be so enjoyable and memorable.

The fireside is blazing bright
Our fireplace is roaring and warming up our home, creating a cozy and intimate atmosphere for us to appreciate.

We're caroling through the night
We'll sing Christmas carols with joy and excitement all night long.

And this Christmas will be
This year's celebrations will be exceptionally unique and festive because we're together.

A very special Christmas for me, yeah
This holiday season will hold a special place in my heart because I'm spending this time with you.

Presents and cards are here
We have gift exchanges and lovely cards to share with each other, which fills my heart with joy.

My world is filled with cheer and you
Your presence brings light and happiness to my life, making this Christmas season wonderful and fulfilling for me.

Lights twinkle all around
There's so much beauty and enchantment all around us, especially with the twinkling Christmas lights that make everything more magical.

But your eyes outshine the town
Despite the dazzling lights, nothing compares to the joy and delight that I feel when I look into your eyes.

Yeah, we're gonna be together
I'm so excited that we get to spend this Christmas holiday together, enjoying each other's company and spreading cheer.

Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing, Peermusic Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Donny Edward Hathaway, Nadine McKinnor

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@TaylorMMontgomery

19w↑177

Lyrics:

Ooooooh
Yeeaaahhhh

...Hang all the mistletoe...
I'm gonna get to know you better
This Christmas
WHERE MY BACKGROUND SINGERS?
WOO!
Ooh baby baby and -- it's the wrong words on the cue cards I don't know the song!...
This Christmas
I'm gonna ad lib all I can...
Because I don't have the right words and I have no background singers!

Oh I don't!
Woooh!
......
This is gonna be a very merry Christmas for you and me, yeaaah
WHERE MY BACKGROUND SINGERS?

....Presents and cards are here
....
My world is filled with cheer and you, oh muh god
This Christmas!
... Lights twinkle all around....
🫱🏼🫲🏼🫱🏼🫲🏼 next card honey next card!
WOOOOO HOOO!
Thank you!!!
Hoo hoooo hooooawwww, we'll be caroling through the night!
And this Christmas will be, 🙄 a very special Christmas for you and me..

Oh my!
Well awell well well well!!!
Oooh let me see that card again darlin!
Let me see that card again!
Let me see that one more time because the -- oh god.
The - the Sargent First Class Rick Perrel, playing a solo -- I had to see his name on the card, give him a big hand please 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🙄

(Sings over brass solo)
Oooh!
The firesides a blazin bright
We'll be caroling
ThrUUUU the niiiiight!!!!

And this Christmas, will be
Thank you darling darling
Kiss
It's gonna be a very special Christmas for you and me yeah!

Let's shake a hand, with your fellow man!
Wooooooo!
Shake a hand shake a hand!
Let this Christmas last, forever, EEEAAAHHHHVAHHH!!!!

Woo! Thank you!

All comments from YouTube:

@osielescalante2785

5y↑7.7K

When you have a presentation in class but the person doing all the work is absent that day

@corydude2008

5y↑165

Osiel Escalante damn u brought back some deeeep nostalgia lmao!!!

@roddiboi87

5y↑59

Lmaooooo

@bd3825

5y↑34

OMG! LOL

@reng935

5y↑260

More like when you have a presentation in class and all of your groupmates let you down

@DigitalXrisXros

5y↑7

lololol lol 🤣🤗

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@Fergpal

1y↑3.5K

The “next card honey, next card, WoO WOoOOOoO” took me out 😂😂😂

@ajustin614

42w↑17

rofl

@mw2929AllDay

40w↑48

Same - that part lays me out EVERY TIME!!😂😂. This has become a Christmas tradition. Heck, it’s an everyday tradition 🤣😂😘

@ESPIE.OFFICIAL

39w↑48

Bring that card back honey 😭😭😭😭

@alacarte5073

31w↑9

This is so funny.

@draum8103

23w↑40

Patti: 'NEXT CARD HONEY! LET ME SEE THAT CARDIGAN!!!' lmaooo
Patti: 'This Christmas...I'm gonna ad-lib all I can! Because I don't have no cards and no background singers!!!' haha so funny

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@benhardin6095

21w↑1.9K

If there was ever anything that needed to be an SNL skit, this is it!

@alexanderminuzzo4839

20w↑126

Imagine how much fun Maya Rudolph could have with a skit centered around this.

@qwenzchroniclez

19w↑7

Omggg yes!!

@mql3182

19w↑6

I so agree!

@martinisfuni

19w↑3

YEEEEESSSSSS

@russellsmall9472

19w↑64

But there is nothing to add! This is already a perfect skit. You couldn't write it better than this 😂😂

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@kunglaoshat1250

20w↑1.2K

Can’t get over the background singers jamming at 2:23 like they weren’t missing for half the performance 😂

@user-hi4uq1vj9q

19w↑144

I used to think when I saw this video that those were just random people they pulled from the audience cause they couldn’t find the background singers 😂

@chrisritter8179

19w↑37

They were smoking in the backroom

@ajheartsong

19w↑33

And the audience just rocked with it too 😂

@bridgetdunleavy3549

18w↑73

She said later that security wasn’t letting them on stage!

@chrisritter8179

18w↑4

@@bridgetdunleavy3549 oh

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@Millie-wi6th

19w↑363

patti saying “i don’t know the song” just gets funnier when you know that a couple of years before this event, she recorded a christmas album which included a cover of this christmas

@MandyGee000

14w↑8

I don't think you need to learn the words of the songs, per se, in order to record an album. It's a different situational setup. In a studio, you can stop, pause, play, rerecord, etc.
On stage, not so much. It's a performance. So, memorizing the lyrics is a must

@virginiaviola5097

10w

She knew the song, she just didn’t know the words 😅

@Sophie-dk5td

1y↑908

The way she comes on stage too early and sneaks off like a naughty kid 😂😂😂 howling from start to finish

@draum8103

21w↑22

I like how the Clintons are wandering enjoying the performance even if it's a disaster lol. Those background singers really fucked it up lol

@grainyveg7557

15w↑2

You know Miss Patti has forevermore required a stage manager to be on-the-job and on-the-ball for all of her performance engagements from now on 🤣

@sunnygolightly9996

2y↑5K

Patti really said if this is gonna be a train wreck, it's gonna be a pitch perfect one.

@fallensurvivor21

1y↑167

A+ with honors for Patti 💅🏻
C- to everyone else for effort 🤡
The entire crowd: 👁👄👁

@thepusherwoman

1y↑160

the entire ceremony was a trainwreck. patti entering the stage earlier than on cue, the late backup singers, using literal cue cards when organizers could obviously afford a teleprompter in 1996, bad sound engineering, some of the microphones were off-sounding and the mic on the last part was echoing.

@TrevorduBuisson

1y↑8

Absolutely

@LilJohn2k11

1y↑49

You hear me! Still SANG her face off 😂

@StrawberryTasha

1y↑3

Perrrrrrfection

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@davidd6411

1y↑2.4K

It ain’t Christmas until you watched this every year. As soon as she came out too soon and ran back you knew we were in for a treat!

@preciousfox4740

1y↑61

I'm gonna add watching this to my Christmas traditions 😂

@brittanyhunter3331

1y↑41

😂😂😂 a whole lot of miscommunication at all levels occurring here. I will now be incorporating this into my Christmas tradition 😂

@Mochahontas091

42w↑1

😂😂😂😂😂

@brandonw.2005

22w↑25

The way she ran back I screamed 🤣🤣 Came out doing the most and then did the church lady run/walk with the hand up

@uuntiedshoelace

20w↑9

I make everybody watch it at thanksgiving to kick the season off

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@amberlynn2169

21w↑480

This is my absolute favorite video. She's fighting for her life up there and sounding like a queen doing it

@ecclairmayo4153

18w↑9

It felt like a fight!😂

@elfarlsky

20w↑147

The shot of the crowd holding lighters up while she's singing about not knowing the words and having no background singers is one of the funniest things I've ever seen 🤣🤣

@piccity69

17w↑6

😅😅 omg that observation 😅. That was so funny

@ashfils2103

1y↑1.2K

The fact that she STILL SANG all through that video is amazing 😂😂

@JMKPR

21w↑9

fucking amazing

@surell4026

20w↑16

she is a PROFESSIONAL 👏

@bridgetdunleavy3549

21w↑341

The zoom-in on the swaying lighters on “🎶I have no background singers🎶” is so underrated

@ecclairmayo4153

18w↑12

The kids were so confused😂

@OfficerSuperman_she-her

18w↑3

😂😂😂😂😂

@darperk1

17w↑1

🎄😂😂 No doubt… they swaying to it…

@weziefaith5484

12w

That had me out 😂😂😂

@amnedits4898

5y↑6.5K

damn that card lady must’ve been having the largest anxiety attack of her life

@deecobra69

4y↑83

Lmfao

@t.s.holdiness708

4y↑36

Right!

@realinsurancegal

4y↑16

🤣🤣🤣

@kenwrightable

4y↑44

I just died!! 😂💀😂😭😭

@markjuarez6469

4y↑77

It was definitely a man.

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@Gin42

20w↑148

How in the world have I NEVER seen this until now???!!!! I am thoroughly tickled yet impressed with how Ms Patti handled this.😂😂😂😂

@luzcannon9753

19w↑9

Welcome to the Holiday Tradition 😊

@IMisstheBoondocks

18w↑8

I’ve never seen this either! I just saw a parody and I’m like what is he making in of???

@Hinatachan360

17w↑4

This I my first time seeing it as well. 😂😂😂

@bellaapple2166

16w↑1

This is my first time seeing this😂😅 I'm surprised no one has done a meme on this. But how can she not know the words to such a famous Christmas song lol

@JN-il7ck

15w

I watch this video every year, I married a Mexican and now I translate it too 😂😂😂

@theSongB1rd

1y↑722

Little did they know when this was filmed that it would bring so much joy to so many people for years to come. I watch this every Christmas.

@patriciazandilencube4597

30w↑14

Heck, l'm watching this now in September just coz 😂.

@marthahunsucker7310

20w↑6

WHERE ARE MY BACKGROUND SINGERS!!!!

@btone03

20w↑4

It’s literally a Christmas tradition at this point. Lol

@TaylorMMontgomery

19w↑177

@prettid051

18w↑24

The fact that you took time out to write the performance as it happened in real time is nothing short of amazing!!!😂😂😂😊

@ecclairmayo4153

18w↑14

Pin this comment to the top!

@DMINISHED9

18w↑8

You the 🐐

@jazzie_s

17w↑9

I. Am. HOLLERING 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@muadhnate

16w↑4

I'm dying. ☠️☠️☠️

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@prohumanitate

1y↑938

I love that after she introduced the sax player and he started soloing, she was like "no way in HELL your solo is gonna be the only thing that goes smoothly this Christmas" and sings right over him 😂😂💀 she is legendary, she is iconic, she is every damn moment lmaoo

@44trae14

1y↑43

That's my part 🤣🤣🤣 he was going in them sat down like fuck it 🤣🤣🤣 cuz in actuality Patti is already pissed off at this point and ready to get backstage.. they set her up good

@tonshmar

39w↑16

“She is legendary, she is iconic, she is every-damn-moment, she IS…. PATTI LABELLE!!” 🙌☺️

@lizardmanYTMND

19w↑22

I think she started singing over because the mics weren't picking his solo up very well (in fact it sort of sounds like we're only hearing the entire band through Ms. Labelle's mic or something, the music is way quieter than it should be). So... not even that went smooth! lol

@alacarte5073

17w

😂😂😂

@piccity69

16w↑1

She told him to sit his ass down without saying And the way .she made him sit down !!!

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@vanessawilliams6738

22w↑134

This was HILARIOUS from start to finish. From her coming out too early, then not having the words, the facial expressions, the background singers, then still being on the stage when the President comes out. This is HILARIOUS! 😂😂😂

@Awillii

18w

Lmao

@jaspersomaek

5y↑5.1K

The devil works hard, but Patti works harder.

@candicedice8605

5y↑27

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@diesellove

5y↑27

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣 am dying here

@breonnarogers3059

4y↑11

🤣🤣😂😂😂

@ChillHills

4y↑40

It was Aretha Franklin and the Illuminati.
🤣🤣🤣👻

@foxibot

4y↑5

Yao Wei Lee amen to that!

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@sirserendipity

2y↑963

I don't understand why this hasn't stopped being funny. I've seen it so many times 🤣

@skepchica

1y↑15

I swear to God... 😭😭😭

@jomsies

1y↑20

It’s like those madtv Whitney sketches but actually real. Hahahaha

@chriswhiteauditions

1y↑7

Because chaos and confusion is ALWYS hilarious. #OooooChild 🤣😮‍💨😂

@matthaze9765

28w↑14

I agree! HA>>> i think its because Patti so shamelessly narrates every issue as it's happening on stage into the microphone, hence the lyrics write themselves into an alternative version of the song. I am going to learn and perform this version for my holiday gigs this year.

@harkiretDrum

19w↑3

I’ve seen this so many times and can’t stop laughing

@bbbrly9159

1y↑471

It's the scattered applause for me 😭

@pastawater2969

33w↑40

Not scattered 😭 what about when it pans out to the audience and they're waving their lighters out of sync ✋️💀

@kay-collins

19w↑3

😂😂😂

@ecclairmayo4153

18w↑7

When she was clapping for the saxophonist all hard snd angry ...😂 her face was so pissed

@smolbird9126

14w↑73

Truly one of the most Pomu moments of all time

@FiredAndIced

14w↑67

On this date (20/1/2024), fans from an English-speaking virtual YouTuber channel recommended this video, in commemoration of her leaving her talent agency.

Pomu Rainpuff [NIJISANJI EN] is your channel to take a look around. If you are watching this from the future, the channel may have been deleted or no longer relevant. But at this point, the fans and the talent is watching this simultaneously to create one last happy memory between her fans and her, before her eventual leaving.

@wrongrabbit

14w↑6

WE ARE POMU💚

@TheRizzler_1

14w↑7

Thank you for this. I am so glad I was here. This will be one to remember. Thank you POMU! MY BIG BOSS o7

@Asdayasman

14w↑1

m8 she said we could break rule 7, not rule 3.

@gablev6308

14w↑2

We are pomu !

@lucasbaldridge9407

12w↑3

Christ, what’s all this?

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@Faithyoungforever21

7y↑5.5K

when she came out at the wrong time though😂😂😂😂😂😂

@sharo8338

6y↑325

Lissa St Brave He did say her name twice so i see why she got confused there

@gabriels.9382

6y↑468

Thats should have been the tip off that it was all gonna go wrong

@darreylhenderson8979

5y↑397

Her facial expression when she realized she came out too early was priceless

@JLg-ny5hb

5y↑224

any good MC knows not to say the name until the very end. He definitely messed up

@CountryCowboy008

5y↑185

A foreshadowing of the legendary mess to come haha

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@SmartStart24

2y↑553

All I know is that Patti’s voice card never declines, regardless the trials and tribulations 😂

@dollarama5604

20w↑9

And this was definitely some trials and tribulations 😭😭😭

@erikm8372

1y↑724

In sixth grade, my middle school choir (in Waldorf, Maryland) actually made a field trip to this very event and sang a couple songs. Took me forever to realize I was a part of this glorious moment in musical history ♥️

@curlytoes22

1y↑10

Benjamin Stoddert, by any chance? (i also grew up in Waldorf) 😊

@MerwinMcCrady

49w↑12

I’m low key jealous lmao!!

@thepamperedgoddess3279

19w↑2

Hi fellow Waldorfian!!!!

@WilliamsPinch

14w

😂 you’ve lived a full life

@notakirro9201

14w↑20

WE'RE POMU, thank you for showing this golden video internet fairy

@DanielaInDC

21w↑117

As someone that’s been to the tree lighting live, it is always such a dysfunctional and hilarious event, I’m not surprised they let Patti down! 😂

@jinxszed

14w↑34

WHERE MY BACKUP SINGERS? WE ARE POMU 💚

@ChiChisWorld

4y↑4.2K

That day, the background singers were fired, the card lady was fired, the Christmas tree was fired, Santa Clause was fired, even Christmas got a pink slip.

@Nocturne22

3y↑220

It's what they deserve

@kanidieme

3y↑355

Hell, even the audience was fired for being dry

@needhalcyon1525

3y↑33

@@Nocturne22 i laugh so hard 🤣🤣

@reneerangihuna8690

3y↑19

Deceased omg 🤣🤣

@markm5243

3y↑55

The Clintons were also fired (in case you’re wondering how Hilary lost in 2016)

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@chandlerhayes8582

2y↑238

I really don’t think the audience realized the class and talent she must have to be able to pull that off!! A true performer !

@starfruitiger

20w↑7

as a person, this is hilarious and cures depression. as a performer, no that's embarrassing, especially for Ms. Patti. there is a reason she does not remember this event.

@starfruitiger

20w↑4

Vocally of course she still slayed, but performance-wise, class is not the word here, imho.

@al2954

17w↑1

Why would you assume what the audience realised boo

@HayNBraddah

24w↑81

Ever since I seen this video I make it my yearly viewing every Christmas. This will never get old

@diesellove

24w↑2

😂😂😂😂 same here

@cosplaysbygus

21w

Never ever 😂
It's a christmas tradition 💕

@marthahunsucker7310

20w↑1

It will be a new tradition for me now 😂

@cha0s918

18w

It's my Christmas tradition too hahahahah

@underekun

14w↑26

watching this with Pomu.... i'll miss you

@fideljok

14w↑19

We are Pomu! Thank you Pomu Rainpuff for sharing this historical moment with us.
I shall reference it moving forward o7

@user-es7hr1rl9i

14w↑36

WHERE MY POMUDACHI AT 😮

@nobitch6617

3y↑4.7K

This is so chaotic. Patti walking out early and running back in was just the start.

@houstonottohitam

3y↑55

Hahahahahaha 😂😂😂😂

@Xander-gj6su

3y↑31

Lmaoooo right 😭😭

@CountryCowboy008

3y↑217

That’s what you call foreshadowing lmao

@bernlin2000

2y↑100

It was a mess from the get-go, this is like poetry!

@fallensurvivor21

2y↑63

It was the arms out for me 😂

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@j.l.3267

14w↑16

We're Pomu! And Pomu will forever be with us!!! 💚

@ViperBlade42

14w↑20

Thank you Pomu for showing me this gem

@solace7939

14w↑25

Came here from watching Pomu’s stream…

@tapwater2237

14w↑13

Thanks Pomu Rainpuff, 1st wave Lazulight of Nijisanji EN for introducing us to this legendary clip. You're a real one.

@jasonk.

14w↑19

#WEAREPOMU FOREVER

@anninginlove170

4y↑5.3K

At least no one can accuse her for lip syncing.

@jreyesg90

4y↑138

Anning in Love nowadays singers wouldn’t have experienced something like this since everything’s practically back tracked.

@VikkiS

4y↑29

LMAOOOO FACTS

@naughtybear_xo

4y↑8

Very true

@VallanaTrue

4y↑4

Lmaooo

@Eman-vp6ju

4y↑67

@@jreyesg90 Y'all still on this "back in my day" nonsense? Plenty of good music, good singers, good performances etc. are still out there. Just because it's not what the radio plays or what labels advertise doesn't mean it's not out there.

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@56ur4

14w↑18

thank you Pomu for introducing to this absolutely hilarious video

@leroux2343

14w↑17

Thank you Pomu for showing me this!

@TheRizzler_1

14w↑20

Here becasue of Pomu Rainpuff. Thank You Pomu!!!!

@stevieinthailand382

24w↑50

Every time I feel a little depressed, I would like to watch this video. This makes me feel happy. I love you Patti.

@yunarad0ki

14w↑20

WE ARE POMU!! 💚💚💚💚

@ryangriffin5362

3y↑8.1K

Patti going through the five stages of grief on stage and then turning around to discover the President has appeared is one of the funniest things I've ever seen.

@lct8954

2y↑182

On life!! Actual tears

@leonpersephon8046

2y↑129

Lmao the president was there lolololol

@BilliePosters

2y↑166

She's so funny - she just like "Oh yeah, Bill's here, hey bub."

@williamholmes8499

2y↑24

Bill Clinton coming late was the reason there were no background singers. They got caught backstage when the secret service men rushed to secure the area.

@loverboo15

2y↑10

@@williamholmes8499 is this story true?

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@Tensukemaru

14w↑21

Thank you Pomu, this is hilarious😂

@kaitokid9

14w↑12

I will never forget that Pomu introduced me to this video. WE ARE POMU!!

@kyler4454

14w↑19

Patti LaPuff

@hilaryhongkong

2y↑74

The vocals were totally on point. I'm convinced that there can never be a better rendition of "This Christmas" ever, from anyone.

@soupeorange

21w↑28

Its December 1st 2023, so we're bringing this back 😂

@itsPaulLucas

2y↑7.7K

She was fighting for her life on that stage 😭

@dafaeriequeene

2y↑29

Not really 😂

@sepsam4556

2y↑18

Miss Paul, have a nice xmas henny xoxo

@dafaeriequeene

2y↑5

@unkentainable i know. that's why i said it. and before you. don't mansplain to me my own comment boo

@diamond5156

2y↑20

I’m in tears

@joyjoseph7687

2y↑147

She really wasn’t hiding her distress. You know all hell broke loose after that🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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@NOGENERATIONALTRAUMA

20w↑43

Patti was the choir, the director and the producer! Amazing!

@benedictus7081

41w↑57

Only Patty who can sing while complaint and also being confused all at the same time. LOL
Even her complaints sounds like a hit song. Lol
She’s a gem 💎

@1ofthekillerwhales241

14w↑16

P💚MUFICATION

@MarwanMushtaq

14w↑11

I will now understand this reference, thank you pomu! WE ARE POMU!!!! 💚💚💚💚💚💚

@Aflaya

14w↑19

WE ARE POMU!!!

@psalmistciri2499

3y↑5.6K

🤣🤣🤣🤣 She made sure that everyone knew it wasn’t her fault.

@JLPerryTV

3y↑46

Lol

@houstonottohitam

3y↑37

Hahahahahahahahahaa 😂😂😂😂😂😂

@justmeok3609

2y↑26

🤣🤣😂😂😂😂

@PresidentUSVI

2y↑14

🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂💀💀

@hardyjoe4278

2y↑31

Lol, Ashlee Simpson didn't last this long, on SNL. No disrespect to her though. I just found it hilarious

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@ALLinHerMovements

17w↑12

And here we are again. I watch this at least once a year. It never stops being funny. From the moment she got on stage, trouble in the waters with her coming out early, them starting before she was ready, background singers looking like they just got off a city bus…. All of it!

@lrs1519

17w↑2

Omg! It’s the background singers looking like they forgot their cue and jumped out the car really quick or they were really her glam that came out from the back LMAO!

@ALLinHerMovements

17w↑1

I am not convinced those are even the right singers! The organizers just made those random people get on stage to save face.@@lrs1519

@heyitsnoreen

2y↑126

Why have I never seen this masterpiece? 😂 She is for real the epitome of just keep it going and act like you got your shit together! Inspiration!

@astraeix

14w↑18

WE ARE POMU 💚

@captainowo4109

14w↑11

Thank you Pomu Rainpuff for showing us this gem

@AlgernonCSwinburne

14w↑13

Where are my Background Pomus? 💚

@danielemondmusic

3y↑3.4K

The funny thing about human nature is that if this performance had been "successful" it would have been long forgotten by now.

@fajarzakri4936

3y↑95

True 😂😅😭

@neily25

3y↑42

So true.

@thethmooteresa

2y↑9

Trueee

@NAJErEa91

2y↑40

THAT WAS DEEP AND PROFOUND STATEMENT! SAD BUT TRUE! TIS HUMAN NATURE INDEED!

@saam3712

2y↑7

I think about how if she’d been drunk during, the whole thing would’ve been blamed on her

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@glennmich

14w↑17

💚💚💚 thanks Pomu I'll never find this on my own lol

@michaelauberry1564

14w↑6

We are Pomu!! Thank you for everything Pomu, you are incredible!!!

@blahaj.

14w↑17

WE ARE POMUUUU 💚💚💚

@Valentia51

14w↑11

We are pomu, this clip is incredible 💚💚

@makeshiftdj

14w↑16

WE ARE POMU 💚💚💚💚

@missnene9157

5y↑5.4K

I’m mad the background singers came out singing and dancing like they’ve been there all along!😂😂😂

@AlexisWilliamsinc

4y↑380

Neci Johnson Walking like they’re on time

@tamabeams

4y↑43

😂😂😂

@TheRoneZone

4y↑263

Right, no shame at all, lol

@VikkiS

4y↑243

I really wonder what happened to their careers😭

@jaywiltshire11

4y↑6

Neci Johnson 💀💀💀💀

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@valeries3829

2y↑132

This video is my new ab routine I can’t stop laughing 😂😂😂

@hardyjoe4278

2y↑22

"Ooooo, let me see that card again, gurl, let me see that card again!"

The desperation in her voice, lmao!

@terrydablade

14w↑8

Thank you Pomu for bringing back a classic

@108hills

14w↑18

BIG POMU ENERGY! 💚

@Kaya-_

14w↑9

Thank you Pomu, this is hilarious XD

@Kfalcione

7y↑4.1K

This will never not be funny. "I'm gonna ad lib all I can... because I don't have the right words and I don't have no background singersssss"

@mattkanemusic7529

6y↑140

Kim Falcione you forgetting the tail line"oh no I don't..." 😂😂

@CountryCowboy008

6y↑212

And the fact that she never failed to sing "This Christmas" at the right time hahahaha

@abacus912

5y↑52

Jasmine Masters needs to do this as a performance

@emmanuelwhitmore584

5y↑2

Kim Falcione lmao

@ricomarcel8228

5y↑40

The card turner needs to be FIRED lol

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@kesm66

43w↑85

History repeated itself for Patti this evening at the 2023 BET awards show. Just to be clear I mean no malice towards Patti. Someone mentioned this occurred before and so I came here to see if it was so. We all know Patti can sing…so these are just mishaps of sorts. We’re all human.❤

@seliyahsfairys

43w↑1

Right

@extrashotofespresso_

18w

Lmfaoo I love her

@vegas9440

17w↑2

She did it again??!!!

@jourdainhiini6548

1y↑29

Epitome of a comedy of errors. A true professional, she kept going. One of my favourite carols. I Listen every year!

@_marimopeace

14w↑19

i'm glad i was able to sing for a certain fairy from the forest who once asked for background singers, and no one could answer at the time. 🥹🫶 hope pomudachis' best attempt to sing for her will bring pomu all the happiness come the holiday season!

💚 we are pomu forever!! 💚

@Pongaa_

14w↑15

We Are Pomu! 💚

@hamzahkhan4067

14w↑6

thanks pomu
this truly was a christmas miracle

@kusajko3644

14w↑22

Big Boss sent me here

@noextrai

4y↑12.2K

I watch this every year on Christmas Eve

@adamjohnson7483

4y↑143

I'm glad I'm in good company.

@JoseFlores-jf9bf

4y↑51

Hi willam!

@tom_harlock

4y↑134

you are an educated man

@TheThelandofsmiles

4y↑35

Before the trade turns up or after?

@dazz_in_the_now

4y↑1

💜

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@Screamflyify

20w↑16

I literally know this video by heart, every single adlib💀

@maycoleman7348

2y↑57

This is the real embodiment of how every Christmas feels for me! I love it!

@s.f.2107

14w↑18

#WEAREPOMU 💚

@Jesse-rw5gh

14w↑5

Thanks Pomu, this was epic

@jackmehoff9517

14w↑22

Pomu Rainpuff 💚

@stephenlacombe5405

4y↑6.3K

Literally everything that could go wrong did go wrong.

@centerfold8

4y↑105

Stephen Lacombe complete Murphy’s Law

@chukwudiilozue9171

4y↑159

The band went right.

@danieldonovan106

4y↑238

It's not even Patti's fault so this is even more terrifying. But it's Patti Labelle she's gonna turn it out no matter what

@oleathiajones2531

4y↑68

Daniel Donovan nah, she should know the song lol it’s definitely her fault too and the card lady 😂😂😂

@Leo-Lit-Central

4y↑121

Oleathia Jones They may have recruited her at the last minute. It happens all the time with music gigs🎼. Especially when people cancel gigs. They’re lucky Patti showed up. But, it’s always a risk accepting a gig with someone holding cue cards and not know which cards are correct. Yikes 😬 🤨

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@terev.

20w↑5

I'm not American and I watch this every December ❤😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@Trans4ma1

1y↑39

Family tradition to watch this every christmas since we found this gem 😂

@starry5hark

14w↑15

We are Pomu!!!!! 💚💚💚

@heinhtet2234

23w↑21

This feels straight out of a movie, from the awkward entrance timing to the iconic background singer, and at the start she couldn’t even say thank you to the audience as the music starts immediately, slapping her forehead at last with the band and the entrance of the president 😂

@SoftendoCMK

14w↑16

Thanks Pomu.

@leon.2023

2y↑5.4K

Mariah might be the Queen of Christmas but Patti is the Queen of THIS Christmas

@indigolynn4192

2y↑29

hahahaha

@kimkim6139

2y↑20

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAA

@plaguedoctor2k

2y↑79

For some reason all these queens need to have a certain iconic bad performance. 🤣🤣🥰

@valr1260

2y↑6

Amen and aman again!! 😂

@CountryCowboy008

2y↑28

And the archenemy of background singers

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@kysfinest

25w↑17

When you a legend like Patti, you can sing anything and make it sound good

@user-li3sj7vd4p

18w↑8

That part was awesome when she said, "im gonna adlib all i can." it was on key perfectly. Come on, Pattie🎉🎉🎉

@kale4936

14w↑11

WE ARE POMU! LOVE YOU POMUDACHIS

@TreasuredKreations

22w↑15

How in all of my 41 years did I miss this? 😅😅 She killed it!

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