‘Today’ Stumbles Through ‘Jingle Bells’

By Jordan Chariton 

Mumbling, bumbling, and failed singing of “Jingle Bells” make up the “Today” holiday blooper reel.

“Dashing through the snow,” Matt Lauer started.

“On a one-horse open sleigh,” Savannah Guthrie sang next, immediately realizing her mistake.

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“In… it’s a classic!,” Lauer jokingly corrected her. “You don’t start changing the words of a classic.”

Add in Kathie Lee Gifford’s “Santa smells” mix-up, Al Roker and actor Justin Long‘s quasi-miming effort, and Willie Geist’s frustration getting the best of him for one memorable holiday song:

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