December 17, 2025 • 17 mins
Today On With Mario Lopez – Goo Goo Dolls lead singer John Rzeznik joins us to talk new holiday music, plans for 2026 and more! Plus, Golden Globes nominations are out, the new Friendsmas trend, latest buzz and Dick Van Dyke's secret to living to 100 years old!
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
On on with Mario Lopez.
Speaker 2 (00:04):
Here we go count down a Christmas rolls on Mario
and Courtney Lopez back in studio. Fired up that we
get to hang with you for the next few hours.
Greg guest zomin in later tune. John Resnik of The
Go Gou Doll's going to talk Christmas music with him
and more so. Looking forward to.
Speaker 3 (00:15):
That, plus the latest bas a holiday themed random question,
and we'll dig into the mensions to see what is
on your mind. All that and more so, turn it up, peeps,
let's get festive. You're on with Mario and Courtney Lopez.
You're on with Courtney Lopez, and we are wasting no
time in getting right to a random question. All right, Frasier,
what you got.
Speaker 4 (00:34):
If you had to rename all eight of Santa's reindeer,
what would you rename them?
Speaker 5 (00:40):
Actually, we'll go nine. We'll include Rudolph easy.
Speaker 3 (00:43):
The whole Jackson five family. Okay, that's five, and then
I would no, that's the boys.
Speaker 5 (00:49):
Yeah, so you got Tito, Jermaine, Michael.
Speaker 4 (00:54):
Janet who Janet wasn't in the five, so she makes
six and Joe was the dad Joe, so that's seven.
LaToya LaToya, makes eight and we need a.
Speaker 3 (01:06):
Wasn't there one more sister?
Speaker 5 (01:08):
Was there another sister?
Speaker 1 (01:09):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (01:10):
No that I would totally do the Jackson five as
the reindeer.
Speaker 5 (01:12):
And then you would be able to remember them easily.
Speaker 3 (01:15):
We've got Michael and Tito and Janet and Germany.
Speaker 5 (01:19):
Nkie, Jackie.
Speaker 4 (01:21):
And Marlon, Marlon and Randy, Randy and LaToya LaToya.
Speaker 6 (01:27):
The countdown at Christmas continues in moments. This is on
with Mario Lopez.
Speaker 2 (01:33):
So are you playing WAM again? Mario Courtney Lopez. You're
nearly impossible to play this game while listening to Christmas music.
It's where you try to make it all the way
to Christmas Eve without hearing Wham's Last Christmas one note
of the original nineteen eighty four version, and you're out. Wow.
Speaker 3 (01:49):
You're supposed to announce your defeat on social media by
using the hashtag Wamageddon so funny.
Speaker 2 (01:55):
Oh my gosh, I've heard it a thousand times already.
You're out doneeyez.
Speaker 1 (02:00):
Here.
Speaker 3 (02:00):
I love this time of year, all the holiday decorations
and all the festive podcasts you can check out. There's
just so much. Just tap your iHeartRadio app and listen
on demand. To Can't Wait for Christmas, from the Muppets
to Brenda Lee. You never know who will stop by
tales of Christmas, touching Christmas stories to warm your heart
behind the Christmas hits. You know the words, but do
(02:21):
you know the real meaning. I always love to find
out the meaning of.
Speaker 5 (02:24):
Songs, especially Christmas songs that have been around for like decades.
Speaker 3 (02:28):
That is available on demand right now on the free
iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your pod.
Speaker 2 (02:36):
You're allmar Courtney Lopez digging into the buzz and top
Golden Globe nominees.
Speaker 1 (02:40):
On Memorial Hollywood Bus.
Speaker 2 (02:43):
So the Globes are coming up in January as the
biggest movies of the year will buy for the Golden
Globe for cinematic and box office achievement. Blockbusters nominated include You.
Speaker 3 (02:53):
Have Wicket for Good, Sinners, K Pop, Demon Hunters, and
Zutopia two Congratulations, and he also nominated r F one
the movie Mission Impossible. The final reckoning and Weapons and
rounding out the field is Avatar Fire and Ash, which
won't be released in Soul December nineteenth, and the eighty
third Golden Globes Awards are January eleventh in Los Angeles.
Speaker 2 (03:16):
I'll be there.
Speaker 6 (03:16):
Happy Holidays to you and yours. This is on with
Mario Lopez.
Speaker 1 (03:20):
Won'll be right.
Speaker 2 (03:21):
Back, Mario Courtney Lopez. Here was some quick food buzz.
Black Current is about to have a major moment McCormick
Flavor of the Year for twenty twenty six. They say
the trend fhisul right into time when people are cooking
at home more and creating tiny splurges that feel luxurious
without having to break the bank.
Speaker 3 (03:38):
Okay, now, you may think you hardly ever see anything
on a menu with Black Current, but McCormick says it's
coming and around the world they are already seeing Black
Current popping up and everything from cocktails to glazes.
Speaker 2 (03:50):
All you are Mario Courtney Lopez for more songs. I'm
going to fire up zoom to chat with John Residik
from the Goo Dolls back to talk Christmas music and more.
Next Marlopez joining me right now in zoom. John Reznik
of the Goo Dolls, what's going on?
Speaker 7 (04:04):
John? Hey? How are you man? Good to see you?
Speaker 2 (04:07):
And now good Dolls that made their mark on the
holiday season. The album It's Christmas All Over was released
a couple of years ago. It's become a Christmas tradition
and a lot of households, a lot a lot of
a lot of artists, you know, jump on jump into
holiday songs. What motivated the dolls to get involved? Uh, COVID,
that'll that'll motivatehl lovel all the time.
Speaker 7 (04:28):
Huh yeah, I mean it was in It was right
in the middle of COVID and we were going crazy, uh,
with no work. And then and then we had always
talked about doing you know, we had always done a
Christmas song here or there, but we wanted to make
an album, and I wanted to make it be reminiscent
of the older albums, you know, the older Christmas albums,
(04:48):
like the rat Pack type Christmas records and stuff.
Speaker 2 (04:51):
Love that.
Speaker 7 (04:51):
So it was it was a lot of fun making it,
and you know, we tried to make it sound kind
of old and trashy and you know, and we wrote
a a couple of originals for it and did a
lot of standards too, So it was fun.
Speaker 2 (05:04):
Well, one of those is this is Christmas, which I
know you co wrote. Tell me about that one.
Speaker 7 (05:08):
Yes, This is Christmas. I mean that says it all.
It's like, it's it's more a song about the real
meaning of Christmas, of course, you know, just about the
importance of family and friends at Christmas time, you know.
Speaker 2 (05:25):
Yeah, no, absolutely, and that's what it's all about the time.
Speaker 7 (05:29):
My personal favorite song on the record is a song
called you Ain't Getting Nothing.
Speaker 2 (05:33):
You Ain't Getting Nothing. Wait, I love that title.
Speaker 7 (05:35):
Getting Nothing, and it's just about a rotten little kid
just get nothing for Christmas.
Speaker 2 (05:42):
That's original. I like that that song can be turned up,
that song can be turned into a holiday movie. I
like that, all right, Hank tyme more with Google Dolls.
John Rasnik coming up.
Speaker 6 (05:51):
Happy Holidays to you and yours. This is on with
Mario Lopez.
Speaker 1 (05:55):
Won't be right.
Speaker 2 (05:56):
Back catching up with John Resnick of the Goo Dolls.
This Hour with Mario Lopez, and we were just talking
about the holiday album he dropped a few years ago.
Title track is It's Christmas All Over, a song made
famous by the late great Tom Petty. Tell us about
that song becoming the name of the album as well. Well.
Speaker 7 (06:15):
I'm a huge fan of Tom Petty.
Speaker 4 (06:18):
Uh.
Speaker 7 (06:19):
He's always been one of my favorite songwriters, and as
a grown older, uh, he's become my absolute favorite songwriter.
He's my favorite rock star was my favorite rock star,
and he just had this thing like you. He was
just he always got to the point with his music.
And I really loved that. And then I heard that
(06:41):
I heard I heard his version of that song and
and and I was like, wow, this is amazing. So
why not do it? We always do a Tom Petty
song in our show. I have no idea why, but
we always wanted to do a Tom Petty.
Speaker 2 (06:53):
You cover different songs or the same song from Tom Yeah.
Speaker 7 (06:56):
You know, like American Girl, I need to know songs.
You know, there's a few other ones that we were doing.
It's just he's he's he's up there like you know
him Springsteen, Paul Westerberg, you know those guys.
Speaker 2 (07:12):
I love when artists pay respect to other artists and
you get to hear their rendition. It's really cool. I
love hearing that. All Right, hang time, man, little music.
We're gonna come back with John Mario Lopez talking all
things Christmas with John Resnik from the Gooo Dolls this hour,
and we were just talking about cover songs, and speaking
of covers, you can't get more traditional than let it Snow.
I mean, everyone from Dan Frank to Bouble Rod Stewart,
(07:34):
they've all done a version. Why did that song make
the cut for you?
Speaker 7 (07:38):
You know, it was just a song that we liked,
you know, it was a song that we liked and
I thought we could do it decently, you know.
Speaker 2 (07:49):
So it was like it was fun. We just did
songs that.
Speaker 7 (07:51):
We wanted to do that we wanted to hear different
versions of you know.
Speaker 2 (07:54):
Yeah, you know.
Speaker 7 (07:56):
So the album kind of it ebbs and flows mood wise,
it's funny and then some of it is, you know,
kind of touching, and you know, on the verge.
Speaker 2 (08:05):
Of SAP, you ain't getting nothing, you ain't getting nothing.
I'd love that, all right? Eight time more with John
coming up after a little more music. Getting back to
John Resnick from the Goo Dolls. He're on with Mario
Lopez and looking beyond Christmas. What can we expect from
the Goo Dolls.
Speaker 7 (08:22):
Well, we're doing let's see, we're gonna get through the holidays.
Speaker 1 (08:28):
We're doing.
Speaker 7 (08:30):
We're playing at the Beacon Theater for Joe Torre's Safe
at Home Foundation, Nice, which is an amazingly great cause.
You should look it up if you can. And Joe Tory,
he's a legend and it should just.
Speaker 2 (08:45):
Be in the room with him.
Speaker 7 (08:46):
You sense that greatness about him, and him and his
wife are just such wonderful kind people. It's just such
a pleasure to be able to work with them and
a great organization.
Speaker 2 (08:58):
No, that's really cool, all right, John hank Tight, I
want to do a little holiday on the spot quick break,
and we're gonna come back and wrap it up.
Speaker 6 (09:05):
The countdown at Christmas continues in moments. This is on
with Mario.
Speaker 2 (09:09):
Lopez wrapping up with Goo Goo Dolls. John Resnick, You're on,
Mario Lopez, and before you go, I gotta put you
on the spot with some holiday questions for you right here. Okay,
what was or is your favorite tree ornament?
Speaker 7 (09:22):
Uh?
Speaker 2 (09:23):
Oh?
Speaker 7 (09:24):
The uh? The the leg lamp from a Christmas story.
Speaker 2 (09:28):
That's a good one. That's a good one.
Speaker 1 (09:29):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (09:30):
Which fictional holiday character do you relate to the most?
Speaker 7 (09:33):
Oh, gosh, I'm gonna say Ralphie from a Christmas story.
Speaker 2 (09:38):
Here you go, all right, there's a theme. What's your uh,
all time favorite Christmas song, all time favorite Christmas song?
Speaker 7 (09:47):
Probably God, I gotta go, I gotta go deep on this.
The uh. There's a song by Louis Prima called Shake
Hands with Santa Claus, which is actually on our Christmas record.
But I love Louis Prima. I love Louis Prima, and
you know that song is just so great Shake Hands
(10:10):
with Santa Claus.
Speaker 2 (10:11):
I don't know if I'm from there, I'm gonna have
to check that out, all right, check it out. Favorite
holiday movie, Favorite holiday movie, Like there's a million of them.
Speaker 7 (10:20):
I do love Christmas Story, of course. I also like
The Bishop's Wife, I think is a great movie. The
Man Who Came to Dinner I'm an old movie.
Speaker 2 (10:31):
Yeah, so like, yeah, you know, I know that.
Speaker 7 (10:33):
I love old movies and The Man Who Came to
Dinner is pretty interesting.
Speaker 2 (10:38):
It's a pretty interesting movie. And last question, in one word,
what do the holidays mean to you?
Speaker 7 (10:44):
Uh?
Speaker 2 (10:45):
Hope, hope.
Speaker 7 (10:47):
Got to have hope, man, you know, I mean, I've
lived life without hope and I've lived life with hope,
and it's so much better with hope.
Speaker 2 (10:55):
You know, I agree? I agree? Man, hey man, nice
talking to you and talking to you on John Hill.
Another end of the year list, Just drop your on
(11:16):
Maro Courtney Lopez yelp's most loyal brands after combing through
thousands of ratings, and reviews from customers on their site.
Yelp created the most Loved brands of twenty twenty five.
What are the most love brands?
Speaker 3 (11:28):
We got Dave's Hot Chicken, which is known for Nashville
style hot chicken tenders and sliders with seven different spice levels.
Speaker 7 (11:35):
Yes.
Speaker 3 (11:36):
Coming in at number two is Trader Joe's, top rated
for value and speed of service.
Speaker 2 (11:41):
I agree with that. I like this.
Speaker 3 (11:42):
In and Out, Burger, Texas Roadhouse, and Olive Garden also
made the list.
Speaker 2 (11:48):
Nice You're a Mario Courtney Lopez got another obscure holiday
to add to our annual list, Friends Miss. This came
out of the Friends Giving idea and reportedly three in
ten adults will celebrate Friends Miss this year, with December
twentieth the most popular day, meaning lots of us will
celebrate Christmas a different day in addition to the traditional
family gathering. I'm sure our daughter will be hitting us up.
Speaker 6 (12:10):
Happy Holidays to you and yours. This is on with
Mario Lopez.
Speaker 2 (12:14):
We'll be right back all Mario Courtney Lopez Cordo keeping
it festive. It just tries to make us laugh with
a festive holiday mom joke.
Speaker 3 (12:21):
What do you got What do you call a kid
who doesn't believe in Santa?
Speaker 2 (12:24):
What a rebel without a clause? So have you started
your holiday shopping yet? Or have you even started thinking
about it? Mario Lopez here. Holiday cheer already kicking into
gear this year, with around forty two percent of shoppers
already stocking up for the season. According to the new
Consumer Spending Survey, on average, shoppers are planning to spend
around eight hundred and ninety dollars each on gifts, food,
(12:48):
and decor, and families with kids are budgeting a little
bit more.
Speaker 7 (12:54):
So.
Speaker 2 (12:54):
It's the Christmas tree debate that comes back every season.
Real or fake?
Speaker 7 (12:58):
What ut?
Speaker 2 (12:58):
Mario Courtney Lopez here. New survey from the Real Christmas
Tree Board says the scent, the vibe, the whole presence
of a real tree wins by nearly eighty percent of us.
Speaker 3 (13:08):
Come on, you know, folks who have made the switch
to a real tree says it lifted their whole holiday experience,
made their homes feel warmer and more festive. The smell
of a tree is the number one favorite Christmas sent
followed by cookies. Cinnamon was third, hot cocoa is fourth,
and gingerbread rounding out the top five. I grew up
with a real tree, and when I became an adult,
(13:32):
I went to artificial. It's just easier, Nope, one less
thing I don't have to keep alive.
Speaker 2 (13:38):
And they've come such a long way. The quality is
really really good now. It's a better investment, obviously, more
eco friendly. Your dogs don't go messing with it, and
you don't have to clean up all the pine needles.
Speaker 7 (13:50):
Hello.
Speaker 3 (13:51):
Yeah, I don't know what was in that tree when
it was out in the wilderness, but I'm not trying
to bring that into mine.
Speaker 6 (13:57):
The countdown and Christmas continues. In moment This is On
with Mario Lopez.
Speaker 2 (14:03):
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Love hearing from you, so please hit us up, questions, comments,
whatever you got, a few more songs. Are going to
dig into our mentions to see what's on your mind.
That's coming up next. All right, at Old Mario on
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random thoughts, whatever you got. We love hearing from you,
Mario and Courtney Lopez. Here Cordo has been filtering through
all the notes sent our away. Would you find honey?
Speaker 3 (15:01):
I thought of you when I found this and this
is from at sham Foo.
Speaker 2 (15:06):
Oh I like shampoo instead of shampoo. The shampoo I
got it? Thank you?
Speaker 5 (15:12):
Okay for Shamoo.
Speaker 3 (15:14):
For Shamoo, Yeah, they said. I gotta say, I'm pretty
disappointed I didn't have a Britney Spears Kim Kardashian slumber
party on my twenty twenty five bingo card. What reality
are we even in?
Speaker 2 (15:26):
Yeah, Shamfoo, you a fool for real for pointing that out. Well,
here's the thing. They live in the same neighborhood, so
I guess it's not that far fetched. But how did
those worlds collide? Maybe they ran into each other at
the market. They said, hey, come over.
Speaker 5 (15:40):
Maybe Kim's a fan from Instagram.
Speaker 3 (15:41):
About neither of them are at the market.
Speaker 2 (15:43):
That's true, that's true, that's true. They didn't well, I
mean that's true. Are at the little mail salon. I
don't know, just you know, the same neighborhood.
Speaker 5 (15:51):
Just in the produce section, saw Brittany.
Speaker 2 (15:54):
It's that's a very good point. That's a very good point.
Speaker 6 (15:56):
Pappy holidays from the entire on with Mario fam best
and fun coming up.
Speaker 2 (16:01):
Keeping the music and fun coming your way, Mario Courtney Lopez.
Here got a song you want to hear. Hit up
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Mario Courtney Lopez. Almost time to head home for the night,
(16:44):
but not before we get to one last thing. Dick
Vandyke revealing how to live to one hundred years old.
He turned one hundred over the weekend, is sharing that
he believes breaking two habits led to his longevity. He
said he was in his fifties when he realized he
had an addictive personality.
Speaker 7 (16:58):
Huh.
Speaker 2 (16:59):
He likes something, he would overdo it, So he got
rid of booze and cigarettes and says that's probably why
I'm still here. Oh wow, we're the same, although I'm
not getting rid of anything.
Speaker 3 (17:09):
You don't smoke cigarettes, You smoke cigars, correct?
Speaker 2 (17:11):
Correct? Hey, you know what moderation, moderation. And he's a
living legend, so good for him.
Speaker 6 (17:16):
That the countdown at Christmas continues in moments. This is
on with Mario Lopez.
Speaker 2 (17:22):
All right, that's it. Thanks again to Google Dolls, John
Resnick for zooming in onmrio dot com to check out
more of my chat with him, more fun. Tomorrow, Taylor
Brobson is going to be here to talk to Grinch,
Christmas music, and more till then. Marion Courtney Lopez saying
good night
Speaker 1 (17:38):
With Mario Lopez
On on with Mario Lopez.
Speaker 2 (00:04):
Here we go count down a Christmas rolls on Mario
and Courtney Lopez back in studio. Fired up that we
get to hang with you for the next few hours.
Greg guest zomin in later tune. John Resnik of The
Go Gou Doll's going to talk Christmas music with him
and more so. Looking forward to.
Speaker 3 (00:15):
That, plus the latest bas a holiday themed random question,
and we'll dig into the mensions to see what is
on your mind. All that and more so, turn it up, peeps,
let's get festive. You're on with Mario and Courtney Lopez.
You're on with Courtney Lopez, and we are wasting no
time in getting right to a random question. All right, Frasier,
what you got.
Speaker 4 (00:34):
If you had to rename all eight of Santa's reindeer,
what would you rename them?
Speaker 5 (00:40):
Actually, we'll go nine. We'll include Rudolph easy.
Speaker 3 (00:43):
The whole Jackson five family. Okay, that's five, and then
I would no, that's the boys.
Speaker 5 (00:49):
Yeah, so you got Tito, Jermaine, Michael.
Speaker 4 (00:54):
Janet who Janet wasn't in the five, so she makes
six and Joe was the dad Joe, so that's seven.
LaToya LaToya, makes eight and we need a.
Speaker 3 (01:06):
Wasn't there one more sister?
Speaker 5 (01:08):
Was there another sister?
Speaker 1 (01:09):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (01:10):
No that I would totally do the Jackson five as
the reindeer.
Speaker 5 (01:12):
And then you would be able to remember them easily.
Speaker 3 (01:15):
We've got Michael and Tito and Janet and Germany.
Speaker 5 (01:19):
Nkie, Jackie.
Speaker 4 (01:21):
And Marlon, Marlon and Randy, Randy and LaToya LaToya.
Speaker 6 (01:27):
The countdown at Christmas continues in moments. This is on
with Mario Lopez.
Speaker 2 (01:33):
So are you playing WAM again? Mario Courtney Lopez. You're
nearly impossible to play this game while listening to Christmas music.
It's where you try to make it all the way
to Christmas Eve without hearing Wham's Last Christmas one note
of the original nineteen eighty four version, and you're out. Wow.
Speaker 3 (01:49):
You're supposed to announce your defeat on social media by
using the hashtag Wamageddon so funny.
Speaker 2 (01:55):
Oh my gosh, I've heard it a thousand times already.
You're out doneeyez.
Speaker 1 (02:00):
Here.
Speaker 3 (02:00):
I love this time of year, all the holiday decorations
and all the festive podcasts you can check out. There's
just so much. Just tap your iHeartRadio app and listen
on demand. To Can't Wait for Christmas, from the Muppets
to Brenda Lee. You never know who will stop by
tales of Christmas, touching Christmas stories to warm your heart
behind the Christmas hits. You know the words, but do
(02:21):
you know the real meaning. I always love to find
out the meaning of.
Speaker 5 (02:24):
Songs, especially Christmas songs that have been around for like decades.
Speaker 3 (02:28):
That is available on demand right now on the free
iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your pod.
Speaker 2 (02:36):
You're allmar Courtney Lopez digging into the buzz and top
Golden Globe nominees.
Speaker 1 (02:40):
On Memorial Hollywood Bus.
Speaker 2 (02:43):
So the Globes are coming up in January as the
biggest movies of the year will buy for the Golden
Globe for cinematic and box office achievement. Blockbusters nominated include You.
Speaker 3 (02:53):
Have Wicket for Good, Sinners, K Pop, Demon Hunters, and
Zutopia two Congratulations, and he also nominated r F one
the movie Mission Impossible. The final reckoning and Weapons and
rounding out the field is Avatar Fire and Ash, which
won't be released in Soul December nineteenth, and the eighty
third Golden Globes Awards are January eleventh in Los Angeles.
Speaker 2 (03:16):
I'll be there.
Speaker 6 (03:16):
Happy Holidays to you and yours. This is on with
Mario Lopez.
Speaker 1 (03:20):
Won'll be right.
Speaker 2 (03:21):
Back, Mario Courtney Lopez. Here was some quick food buzz.
Black Current is about to have a major moment McCormick
Flavor of the Year for twenty twenty six. They say
the trend fhisul right into time when people are cooking
at home more and creating tiny splurges that feel luxurious
without having to break the bank.
Speaker 3 (03:38):
Okay, now, you may think you hardly ever see anything
on a menu with Black Current, but McCormick says it's
coming and around the world they are already seeing Black
Current popping up and everything from cocktails to glazes.
Speaker 2 (03:50):
All you are Mario Courtney Lopez for more songs. I'm
going to fire up zoom to chat with John Residik
from the Goo Dolls back to talk Christmas music and more.
Next Marlopez joining me right now in zoom. John Reznik
of the Goo Dolls, what's going on?
Speaker 7 (04:04):
John? Hey? How are you man? Good to see you?
Speaker 2 (04:07):
And now good Dolls that made their mark on the
holiday season. The album It's Christmas All Over was released
a couple of years ago. It's become a Christmas tradition
and a lot of households, a lot a lot of
a lot of artists, you know, jump on jump into
holiday songs. What motivated the dolls to get involved? Uh, COVID,
that'll that'll motivatehl lovel all the time.
Speaker 7 (04:28):
Huh yeah, I mean it was in It was right
in the middle of COVID and we were going crazy, uh,
with no work. And then and then we had always
talked about doing you know, we had always done a
Christmas song here or there, but we wanted to make
an album, and I wanted to make it be reminiscent
of the older albums, you know, the older Christmas albums,
(04:48):
like the rat Pack type Christmas records and stuff.
Speaker 2 (04:51):
Love that.
Speaker 7 (04:51):
So it was it was a lot of fun making it,
and you know, we tried to make it sound kind
of old and trashy and you know, and we wrote
a a couple of originals for it and did a
lot of standards too, So it was fun.
Speaker 2 (05:04):
Well, one of those is this is Christmas, which I
know you co wrote. Tell me about that one.
Speaker 7 (05:08):
Yes, This is Christmas. I mean that says it all.
It's like, it's it's more a song about the real
meaning of Christmas, of course, you know, just about the
importance of family and friends at Christmas time, you know.
Speaker 2 (05:25):
Yeah, no, absolutely, and that's what it's all about the time.
Speaker 7 (05:29):
My personal favorite song on the record is a song
called you Ain't Getting Nothing.
Speaker 2 (05:33):
You Ain't Getting Nothing. Wait, I love that title.
Speaker 7 (05:35):
Getting Nothing, and it's just about a rotten little kid
just get nothing for Christmas.
Speaker 2 (05:42):
That's original. I like that that song can be turned up,
that song can be turned into a holiday movie. I
like that, all right, Hank tyme more with Google Dolls.
John Rasnik coming up.
Speaker 6 (05:51):
Happy Holidays to you and yours. This is on with
Mario Lopez.
Speaker 1 (05:55):
Won't be right.
Speaker 2 (05:56):
Back catching up with John Resnick of the Goo Dolls.
This Hour with Mario Lopez, and we were just talking
about the holiday album he dropped a few years ago.
Title track is It's Christmas All Over, a song made
famous by the late great Tom Petty. Tell us about
that song becoming the name of the album as well. Well.
Speaker 7 (06:15):
I'm a huge fan of Tom Petty.
Speaker 4 (06:18):
Uh.
Speaker 7 (06:19):
He's always been one of my favorite songwriters, and as
a grown older, uh, he's become my absolute favorite songwriter.
He's my favorite rock star was my favorite rock star,
and he just had this thing like you. He was
just he always got to the point with his music.
And I really loved that. And then I heard that
(06:41):
I heard I heard his version of that song and
and and I was like, wow, this is amazing. So
why not do it? We always do a Tom Petty
song in our show. I have no idea why, but
we always wanted to do a Tom Petty.
Speaker 2 (06:53):
You cover different songs or the same song from Tom Yeah.
Speaker 7 (06:56):
You know, like American Girl, I need to know songs.
You know, there's a few other ones that we were doing.
It's just he's he's he's up there like you know
him Springsteen, Paul Westerberg, you know those guys.
Speaker 2 (07:12):
I love when artists pay respect to other artists and
you get to hear their rendition. It's really cool. I
love hearing that. All Right, hang time, man, little music.
We're gonna come back with John Mario Lopez talking all
things Christmas with John Resnik from the Gooo Dolls this hour,
and we were just talking about cover songs, and speaking
of covers, you can't get more traditional than let it Snow.
I mean, everyone from Dan Frank to Bouble Rod Stewart,
(07:34):
they've all done a version. Why did that song make
the cut for you?
Speaker 7 (07:38):
You know, it was just a song that we liked,
you know, it was a song that we liked and
I thought we could do it decently, you know.
Speaker 2 (07:49):
So it was like it was fun. We just did
songs that.
Speaker 7 (07:51):
We wanted to do that we wanted to hear different
versions of you know.
Speaker 2 (07:54):
Yeah, you know.
Speaker 7 (07:56):
So the album kind of it ebbs and flows mood wise,
it's funny and then some of it is, you know,
kind of touching, and you know, on the verge.
Speaker 2 (08:05):
Of SAP, you ain't getting nothing, you ain't getting nothing.
I'd love that, all right? Eight time more with John
coming up after a little more music. Getting back to
John Resnick from the Goo Dolls. He're on with Mario
Lopez and looking beyond Christmas. What can we expect from
the Goo Dolls.
Speaker 7 (08:22):
Well, we're doing let's see, we're gonna get through the holidays.
Speaker 1 (08:28):
We're doing.
Speaker 7 (08:30):
We're playing at the Beacon Theater for Joe Torre's Safe
at Home Foundation, Nice, which is an amazingly great cause.
You should look it up if you can. And Joe Tory,
he's a legend and it should just.
Speaker 2 (08:45):
Be in the room with him.
Speaker 7 (08:46):
You sense that greatness about him, and him and his
wife are just such wonderful kind people. It's just such
a pleasure to be able to work with them and
a great organization.
Speaker 2 (08:58):
No, that's really cool, all right, John hank Tight, I
want to do a little holiday on the spot quick break,
and we're gonna come back and wrap it up.
Speaker 6 (09:05):
The countdown at Christmas continues in moments. This is on
with Mario.
Speaker 2 (09:09):
Lopez wrapping up with Goo Goo Dolls. John Resnick, You're on,
Mario Lopez, and before you go, I gotta put you
on the spot with some holiday questions for you right here. Okay,
what was or is your favorite tree ornament?
Speaker 7 (09:22):
Uh?
Speaker 2 (09:23):
Oh?
Speaker 7 (09:24):
The uh? The the leg lamp from a Christmas story.
Speaker 2 (09:28):
That's a good one. That's a good one.
Speaker 1 (09:29):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (09:30):
Which fictional holiday character do you relate to the most?
Speaker 7 (09:33):
Oh, gosh, I'm gonna say Ralphie from a Christmas story.
Speaker 2 (09:38):
Here you go, all right, there's a theme. What's your uh,
all time favorite Christmas song, all time favorite Christmas song?
Speaker 7 (09:47):
Probably God, I gotta go, I gotta go deep on this.
The uh. There's a song by Louis Prima called Shake
Hands with Santa Claus, which is actually on our Christmas record.
But I love Louis Prima. I love Louis Prima, and
you know that song is just so great Shake Hands
(10:10):
with Santa Claus.
Speaker 2 (10:11):
I don't know if I'm from there, I'm gonna have
to check that out, all right, check it out. Favorite
holiday movie, Favorite holiday movie, Like there's a million of them.
Speaker 7 (10:20):
I do love Christmas Story, of course. I also like
The Bishop's Wife, I think is a great movie. The
Man Who Came to Dinner I'm an old movie.
Speaker 2 (10:31):
Yeah, so like, yeah, you know, I know that.
Speaker 7 (10:33):
I love old movies and The Man Who Came to
Dinner is pretty interesting.
Speaker 2 (10:38):
It's a pretty interesting movie. And last question, in one word,
what do the holidays mean to you?
Speaker 7 (10:44):
Uh?
Speaker 2 (10:45):
Hope, hope.
Speaker 7 (10:47):
Got to have hope, man, you know, I mean, I've
lived life without hope and I've lived life with hope,
and it's so much better with hope.
Speaker 2 (10:55):
You know, I agree? I agree? Man, hey man, nice
talking to you and talking to you on John Hill.
Another end of the year list, Just drop your on
(11:16):
Maro Courtney Lopez yelp's most loyal brands after combing through
thousands of ratings, and reviews from customers on their site.
Yelp created the most Loved brands of twenty twenty five.
What are the most love brands?
Speaker 3 (11:28):
We got Dave's Hot Chicken, which is known for Nashville
style hot chicken tenders and sliders with seven different spice levels.
Speaker 7 (11:35):
Yes.
Speaker 3 (11:36):
Coming in at number two is Trader Joe's, top rated
for value and speed of service.
Speaker 2 (11:41):
I agree with that. I like this.
Speaker 3 (11:42):
In and Out, Burger, Texas Roadhouse, and Olive Garden also
made the list.
Speaker 2 (11:48):
Nice You're a Mario Courtney Lopez got another obscure holiday
to add to our annual list, Friends Miss. This came
out of the Friends Giving idea and reportedly three in
ten adults will celebrate Friends Miss this year, with December
twentieth the most popular day, meaning lots of us will
celebrate Christmas a different day in addition to the traditional
family gathering. I'm sure our daughter will be hitting us up.
Speaker 6 (12:10):
Happy Holidays to you and yours. This is on with
Mario Lopez.
Speaker 2 (12:14):
We'll be right back all Mario Courtney Lopez Cordo keeping
it festive. It just tries to make us laugh with
a festive holiday mom joke.
Speaker 3 (12:21):
What do you got What do you call a kid
who doesn't believe in Santa?
Speaker 2 (12:24):
What a rebel without a clause? So have you started
your holiday shopping yet? Or have you even started thinking
about it? Mario Lopez here. Holiday cheer already kicking into
gear this year, with around forty two percent of shoppers
already stocking up for the season. According to the new
Consumer Spending Survey, on average, shoppers are planning to spend
around eight hundred and ninety dollars each on gifts, food,
(12:48):
and decor, and families with kids are budgeting a little
bit more.
Speaker 7 (12:54):
So.
Speaker 2 (12:54):
It's the Christmas tree debate that comes back every season.
Real or fake?
Speaker 7 (12:58):
What ut?
Speaker 2 (12:58):
Mario Courtney Lopez here. New survey from the Real Christmas
Tree Board says the scent, the vibe, the whole presence
of a real tree wins by nearly eighty percent of us.
Speaker 3 (13:08):
Come on, you know, folks who have made the switch
to a real tree says it lifted their whole holiday experience,
made their homes feel warmer and more festive. The smell
of a tree is the number one favorite Christmas sent
followed by cookies. Cinnamon was third, hot cocoa is fourth,
and gingerbread rounding out the top five. I grew up
with a real tree, and when I became an adult,
(13:32):
I went to artificial. It's just easier, Nope, one less
thing I don't have to keep alive.
Speaker 2 (13:38):
And they've come such a long way. The quality is
really really good now. It's a better investment, obviously, more
eco friendly. Your dogs don't go messing with it, and
you don't have to clean up all the pine needles.
Speaker 7 (13:50):
Hello.
Speaker 3 (13:51):
Yeah, I don't know what was in that tree when
it was out in the wilderness, but I'm not trying
to bring that into mine.
Speaker 6 (13:57):
The countdown and Christmas continues. In moment This is On
with Mario Lopez.
Speaker 2 (14:03):
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Love hearing from you, so please hit us up, questions, comments,
whatever you got, a few more songs. Are going to
dig into our mentions to see what's on your mind.
That's coming up next. All right, at Old Mario on
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Facebook and xts out all of Mario Lopez on ig questions, comments,
random thoughts, whatever you got. We love hearing from you,
Mario and Courtney Lopez. Here Cordo has been filtering through
all the notes sent our away. Would you find honey?
Speaker 3 (15:01):
I thought of you when I found this and this
is from at sham Foo.
Speaker 2 (15:06):
Oh I like shampoo instead of shampoo. The shampoo I
got it? Thank you?
Speaker 5 (15:12):
Okay for Shamoo.
Speaker 3 (15:14):
For Shamoo, Yeah, they said. I gotta say, I'm pretty
disappointed I didn't have a Britney Spears Kim Kardashian slumber
party on my twenty twenty five bingo card. What reality
are we even in?
Speaker 2 (15:26):
Yeah, Shamfoo, you a fool for real for pointing that out. Well,
here's the thing. They live in the same neighborhood, so
I guess it's not that far fetched. But how did
those worlds collide? Maybe they ran into each other at
the market. They said, hey, come over.
Speaker 5 (15:40):
Maybe Kim's a fan from Instagram.
Speaker 3 (15:41):
About neither of them are at the market.
Speaker 2 (15:43):
That's true, that's true, that's true. They didn't well, I
mean that's true. Are at the little mail salon. I
don't know, just you know, the same neighborhood.
Speaker 5 (15:51):
Just in the produce section, saw Brittany.
Speaker 2 (15:54):
It's that's a very good point. That's a very good point.
Speaker 6 (15:56):
Pappy holidays from the entire on with Mario fam best
and fun coming up.
Speaker 2 (16:01):
Keeping the music and fun coming your way, Mario Courtney Lopez.
Here got a song you want to hear. Hit up
our mentions at on with Mario on Facebook and x
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click follow and join the fast You're on Mario Lopez.
One last thing to get too shortly hang on for
that first though, I want to congratulate all our five
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Mario Courtney Lopez. Almost time to head home for the night,
(16:44):
but not before we get to one last thing. Dick
Vandyke revealing how to live to one hundred years old.
He turned one hundred over the weekend, is sharing that
he believes breaking two habits led to his longevity. He
said he was in his fifties when he realized he
had an addictive personality.
Speaker 7 (16:58):
Huh.
Speaker 2 (16:59):
He likes something, he would overdo it, So he got
rid of booze and cigarettes and says that's probably why
I'm still here. Oh wow, we're the same, although I'm
not getting rid of anything.
Speaker 3 (17:09):
You don't smoke cigarettes, You smoke cigars, correct?
Speaker 2 (17:11):
Correct? Hey, you know what moderation, moderation. And he's a
living legend, so good for him.
Speaker 6 (17:16):
That the countdown at Christmas continues in moments. This is
on with Mario Lopez.
Speaker 2 (17:22):
All right, that's it. Thanks again to Google Dolls, John
Resnick for zooming in onmrio dot com to check out
more of my chat with him, more fun. Tomorrow, Taylor
Brobson is going to be here to talk to Grinch,
Christmas music, and more till then. Marion Courtney Lopez saying
good night
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