SPEAKING OF 40-YEAR CELEBRATIONS, THE STEELES HAD THEIR FIRST CHRISTMAS CONCERTS IN DECEMBER OF 1984.

GET OUT OF DODGE!

IS THAT REALLY!

HAPPY 40TH BIRTHDAY TO ALL OF US.

AND WE HAVEN'T CHANGED A BIT OBVIOUSLY.

IT'S FANTASTIC.

THE STEELES WILL PERFORM NEXT WEEKEND AT THE PANTAGES THEATER.

BUT FIRST, IT'S AN "ALMANAC" TRADITION THAT THEY STOP BY AND PREVIEW A TUNE OR TWO FOR US IN OUR SPARKLY TREE FILLED STUDIOS.

IT'S SO GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL, MY GOSH.

>> IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL.

>> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, JAIRLIN AND OF COURSE J.D.

AND BILLY.

NOW, J.D., 40 YEARS, HOW DID YOU ALL START THIS 40-YEAR TRADITION?

>> YOU KNOW, WE STARTED IT AT THE CRICKET THEATER ACK IN 1984.

AND THEN WE'VE JUST KEPT DOING IT AND KEPT DOING IT AND WE'RE JUST EXCITED O KEEP DOING IT AGAIN THIS YEAR.

>> Cathy: WHAT'S THE JOY IN IT FOR YOU ALL?

>> THE JOY IS US SINGING TOGETHER AS A FAMILY AND BEING ABLE TO BE TOGETHER AS A FAMILY.

BECAUSE WE DO INDIVIDUAL PROJECTTHROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF A YEAR, UT BEING ABLE TO DO IT TOGETHER AS A FAMILY, THAT'S THE MOST JOY.

>> Cathy: THIS ISN'T GOING TO BE THE LAST ONE, IS IT?

>> WE DON'T KNOW.

>> OH, I LOVE JAVITA GOING, YEAH, IT IS.

WE'LL SEE.

WE'LL HAVE TO CONVINCE YOU TO IN BACK, THEN, I GUESS.

OKAY, SO I WANT TO KNOW.

YOU SAY EACH OF YOU HAVE THESE DIFFERENT PROJECTS, BUT WHEN YOU ALL GET TOGETHER FOR CHRISTMAS, IS IT -- DO YOU DO THE SAME NUMBERS?

DO YOU TRY TO CHANGE IT UP?

>> NO, WE DO DIFFERENT NUMBERS.

I THINK WE HAVE, WHAT, FOUR CHRISTMAS CDs?

IN WHICH HALF THE ATERIAL IS ORIGINAL MATERIAL.

AND THEN WE DO SOME OF THE CLASSIC TRADITIONAL MATERIAL.

SO WE LIKE TO SWITCH IT UP EVERY YEAR.

SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS YEAR.

ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING THINGS FOR US THIS YEAR IS THAT OUR MUSICIANS ARE EXTRAORDINARY.

OUR NEPHEW IS ON DRUMS.

ON BASS IS OUR COUSIN CHRIS SMITH.

AND THEN WE HAVE THE WORLD-CLASS KENNY HOLEMAN -- >> Cathy: OH, GET OUT.

>> AND ON GUITAR WE HAVE KORY WONG WHO USED TO DO THE SHOW WITH US YEARS AGO.

>> Cathy: NOW, YOU'RE AT THE PANTAGES.

>> YOU CAN GO TO HENNEPINARTS.ORG.

AND THE SHOW IS ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21ST AT 7:00 P.M. AND ON SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22ND AT 3:00 P.M. FOR A MATINEE.

SO WE'RE EXCITED.

IT'S GOING TO BE FUN.

>> Cathy: IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT.

NOW, PLEASE SING FOR US.

IS THAT OKAY?

I'M GOING TO SNEAK BEHIND YOU, HERE.

THE STEELES.

♪ >> AH, OH ♪ ♪ AH, OH ♪ HAVE YOURSELF ♪ A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS ♪ MAY YOUR HEARTS BE LIGHT ♪ FROM NOW ON ♪ OUR TROUBLES ♪ WILL BE OUT OF SIGHT ♪ OUT OF SIGHT ♪ OOH ♪ HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS ♪ ♪ MAKE THE YULETIDE GAY ♪ FROM NOW ON ♪ OUR TROUBLES WILL BE MILES MILES AWAY ♪ ♪ MILES AWAY ♪ HERE WE ARE ♪ LIKE IN OLDEN DAYS ♪ HAPPY GOLDEN DAYS ♪ OF YORE ♪ FAITHFUL FRIENDS THAT ARE DEAR TO US ♪ ♪ GATHER NEAR TO US ♪ ONCE MORE ♪ OOH ♪ THROUGH THE YEARS ♪ WE ALL WILL BE TOGETHER ♪ AS THE FATES ALLOW ♪ FROM NOW ON ♪ OUR TROUBLES WILL BE MILES AWAY ♪ ♪ SO HAVE YOURSELF ♪ A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS ♪ HAVE YOURSELF ♪ A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS ♪ HAVE YOURSELF ♪ A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS ♪ HAVE YOURSELF ♪ A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS ♪ WON'T YOU HAVE YOURSELF ♪ OH ♪ A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS ♪ HAVE YOURSELF ♪ A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS ♪ NIGHT ♪ NIGHT ♪ NIGHT ♪ NIGHT ♪ NIGHT OOH ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] MERRY CHRISTMAS.