didn't say it, he did it -- one time only. Unless he blew the lyrics, he did one take.

Unless we make Christmas an occasion to share our blessings, all the snow in Alaska won't make it 'white'.

We'd dub the one that came off best into the final transcription. It gave us a chance to ad lib as much as we wanted, knowing that excess ad libbing could be sliced from the final product.

It gave us a chance to first try a recording of the songs in the afternoon without an audience, then another one in front of a studio audience.

If I made a mistake in singing a song or in the script, I could have some fun with it, then retain any of the fun that sounded amusing.

I think popular music in this country is one of the few things in the twentieth century that have made giant strides in reverse.