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Diane Keaton's Christmas Song · The Cubby and Christine Morning Show

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  Speaker 1: One six point seven Light FM with Cubby and Christine
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  Speaker 1: in the morning and starting next Friday at five pm,
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  Speaker 1: we become New York's Christmas station. But you know we
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  Speaker 1: heard something so powerful yesterday. Christine. We want to play
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  Speaker 1: a very special Christmas song right now now we want
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  Speaker 1: to share an email with you that was written to
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  Speaker 1: Bob Pittman, who's the chairman and chief executive officer here
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  Speaker 1: at iHeartMedia, and John Syke's president of iHeartMedia Entertainment, and
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  Speaker 1: the email came from Carol bear Seger, songwriter and friend
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  Speaker 1: of the late Diane Keaton, and the letter reads like this,
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  Speaker 1: Dear Bob and John, I wanted to share something very
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  Speaker 1: close to my heart. Diane Keaton was one of my
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  Speaker 1: dearest friends, someone whose warmth, humor, and sense of wonder
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  Speaker 1: inspired me endlessly. For years, she would tell me that
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  Speaker 1: her dream was to record an original song written by
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  Speaker 1: me just for her. She never stopped talking about it,
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  Speaker 1: with that signature Diane Sparkle, saying Carol, one day you
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  Speaker 1: have to write me a song.
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  Speaker 2: Well, last year, jonas Myron and I finally did. We
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  Speaker 2: wrote First Christmas, a tender holiday ballad about love, hope,
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  Speaker 2: and holding on too faith through the changing seasons. It
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  Speaker 2: captured Diane's heart completely, her faith, her love of life,
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  Speaker 2: her deep sense of gratitude for the beauty and imperfection.
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  Speaker 2: She recorded it with such honesty and emotion that you
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  Speaker 2: can truly hear her heart in every note. She told
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  Speaker 2: us how excited she was to finally fulfill this lifelong
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  Speaker 2: dream to sing, and how this song kept bringing her
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  Speaker 2: to tears of happiness. It meant so much to her.
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  Speaker 1: Just a few weeks ago after Diane's passing, first Christmas
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  Speaker 1: reached number one on the iTunes Holiday chart in twenty
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  Speaker 1: two countries, including here in America, United Kingdom, Germany, Sweden,
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  Speaker 1: and Australia. The response has been extraordinary. Millions of people
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  Speaker 1: are discovering it for the first time and sharing it
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  Speaker 1: across social media. Even my own Instagram post of the
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  Speaker 1: song has had nearly a million views.
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  Speaker 2: Fans everywhere continue to share this song, her story, and
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  Speaker 2: the comforting message behind her words. It feels like a
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  Speaker 2: love letter Diane left for all of us this Christmas,
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  Speaker 2: a message of hope, connection and gratitude that is resonating
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  Speaker 2: deeply around the world as we enter the holiday season.
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  Speaker 2: I would be so grateful if iHeartRadio could include First
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  Speaker 2: Christmas in your Christmas playlist. The song has already touched millions,
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  Speaker 2: and your support could help it reach even more people
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  Speaker 2: who need its warmth and hope Right now. It would
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  Speaker 2: mean a lot to know that Diane's dream is living
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  Speaker 2: on by bringing light and hope to others this Christmas.
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  Speaker 1: And finally, the letter goes on to say thank you
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  Speaker 1: for considering it and for all you do to bring
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  Speaker 1: music with heart into people's lives, especially when it's needed most,
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  Speaker 1: with love and gratitude. Carol bear Seger, how about that
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  Speaker 1: for a letter? That is something else that's incredible.
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  Speaker 2: And the song is just so beautiful and moving, and
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  Speaker 2: as she said in the letter, you can hear Diane
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  Speaker 2: Keaton's beautiful voice and the emotion coming through. It's a
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  Speaker 2: very relatable, beautiful song.
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  Speaker 1: And here it is right now. Wow, Diane Keaton First
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  Speaker 1: Christmas on Light FM.
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  Speaker 2: All the Children Build a Snowman.