Anyone old enough to remember this classic will LOVE this video. What if they agreed to do a remake?!
We live about 15 minutes from Woodfield Mall here in the Chicago suburbs so you can imagine our surprise when this YouTube video showed up in an email today from a friend.
Check out all the local singing actors and EXTRAS!
With Director Alfonso Gomez-Rejon and Musical Director Paul Mirkovich at the helm, T-Mobile surprises shoppers at the Chicagoland area’s Woodfield Mall with a surprise performance and updated spin on the holiday classic, “(There’s No Place Like) Home For The Holidays.”
Cast and Crew:
Director: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
Music Director: Paul Mirkovich
Vocal Director: Robin Da Silva
Director of Photography: Dariusz Wolski
Opening soloist: Zoe Mirkovich
Closing soloist: Robin Da Silva
Link: YouTube Video Link
For Buddy Valastro, 33, mixing eggs, sugar, butter and flour mean a lot more than “making a cake.” As a fourth generation baker, it’s a constant source of pleasure, pride and creativity. Creating amazing cakes connects Buddy with the memory of his father Buddy Sr. and his extended Italian family history. His talent and passion for the family business, Carlo’s Bakery, has earned the straight-talking cake expert the moniker, and TLC TV show, Cake Boss.
At age 11, Buddy began his career at the family business Carlo’s Bakery, alongside his father. While his initial responsibilities were washing pots and pans he soon realized he had inherited the family gene and a passion for baking. At 17, his father passed away and Buddy took over daily operations of the bakery. As the head of Carlo’s Bakery he continued to further his father’s dream of making the bakery a household name. Looking for ways to help the bakery stand out against the competition he mastered fondant icing techniques and introduced the art of designer cakes. It was his magnificent cake creations that caught the media’s attention, and after several appearances on Food Network Challenge, Buddy was approached by executives at TLC and Cake Boss was born. The reality show now in its’ third season centers on behind the scenes working of Carlo’s Bakery and the Valastro family and became an instant hit. Buddy is also in production for his new reality show competition series. Next Great Baker, airing on TLC in December.
Buddy lives in New Jersey with his wife Lisa and their four children.
This story was aired on November 26th, 2011 on DuPage News Network, LLC. Check out all the DuPage News on the DNN website or our Facebook page.
There are countless films and TV shows that use downtown Chicago as a backdrop–especially holiday films. There is just something magical about Chicago this time of year. Running across this video, I just have to share it–it is amazing. And if you grew up in Chicago land, talk about a trip down memory lane!
My husband’s Grandmother worked and retired from this Chicago landmark were she provided gift wrapping services. One of the major perks was the “Fields Card”–a little green card that provided 35% discounts to any former employee…for life!
His two sisters would argue over that card every time some serious shopping was required. In celebration of the holidays, please enjoy Marshall Field’s Christmas Memories.
This amazing stunt was held at the Bellagio hotel in January of 2009.
Australian motocross rider Robbie Maddison, 27, catapulted himself off a 10-metre (35-foot) high ramp to the top of the 30-metre (96-foot) high replica of the Arc De Triumph-setting the world record for the highest motorcycle jump ever.
After landing safely, Maddison then jumped off the monument, plunging 25 metres (85 feet) in a free-fall before landing on a ramp so hard that it opened a bleeding cut on his left hand.
“That was definitely the most dangerous jump in my life,” he said.
“It’s definitely a milestone in my life to overcome the fear I had,” a jubilant Maddison, whose left hand was dripping with blood after the free-fall impact, said. “The hand kills. I think I broke it.”
The Australian dedicated last year’s stunt to his idol, legendary American stuntman Evel Knievel who died in 2007.
A year ago, Maddison had established another world record for the longest motorcycle jump in Las Vegas with a leap of 98 metres (322 feet) over the length of a football field.
He said his friends and family are supportive. “I’ve worked hard to get here so I guess they’re proud to see me succeeding,” he said.
“When you’re passionate about something, the bad things about it don’t deter you,” Robbie Maddison said.
The spectacle in front of the Paris Las Vegas was part of the Red Bull “New Year No Limits” broadcast. Footage of his triumph atop the Triumph was broadcast live on ESPN and online, and was witnessed by thousands of fans and stunned onlookers who lined the Strip to watch the death-defying leap.
