December 29, 2025 • 16 mins
Today On With Mario Lopez – We celebrate Christmas with a round of XMAS monotune, talk best Christmas towns in the USA, 2026 hottest food trends, latest buzz and Courtney sings a Mariah Carey XMAS song!
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
We are Fun with Mario Lopez.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
Merry Christmas.
Speaker 3 (00:04):
You're on Borrow Courtney Lopez back behind the migrator to
share some festive radio fun, including a pop culture pop
quiz of some sort.
Speaker 4 (00:11):
Plus we got some fresh holiday hacks for you in
Courtney's corner. Almost a Cordo will dig into the bus
to see you. It's trending, talk Christmas movies and maybe
open up a gift or two, so.
Speaker 5 (00:21):
Turn it up.
Speaker 4 (00:22):
Christmas Day edition of On with Mario and Courtney Lopez
starts now.
Speaker 3 (00:27):
I'm borrow Courtney Lopez's out for a weekly fake debate
where the topics are made up on the spot, but
the passion is real. All right, Fraser, who's going to
be pros and becan?
Speaker 5 (00:35):
You were pro last time, so we'll let you be con.
Courtney will be pro. You have fifteen seconds to make
your case, ten second rebuttal afterwards. Your topic today is
being the Grinches dog Max. I'm pro, youre pro.
Speaker 4 (00:49):
If I am ever so lucky to come back as
a four legged creature. I don't care if my human
is green purple. He love that dog, and it is
time that we show people that we are.
Speaker 5 (01:06):
I'm gonna save you one.
Speaker 4 (01:08):
Wow, thank you, mister.
Speaker 2 (01:11):
Well number one.
Speaker 3 (01:12):
The Grinch is not human. He's a grinch in poor Max.
He's got to suffer around that salty aiear Long, probably
doesn't get any treats, and he's hanging on by a threat.
Speaker 2 (01:22):
I mean, look at him. Guy looks malnourished.
Speaker 4 (01:25):
Max is not well malnourished. Max is well nourished. That's rude.
He loves the Grinch and he's with him all the time.
He treats the dog good.
Speaker 2 (01:35):
You're you're in a Grench, mister. Max deserves better.
Speaker 3 (01:39):
He's loyal to the Grinch because dogs are loyal. But
he could be living such a wonderful, happy life. One
of these days he'll break free.
Speaker 1 (01:49):
The countdown at Christmas continues in moments. This is on
with Mario Lopez.
Speaker 2 (01:55):
So what's the worst gift you've ever gotten for Christmas?
Speaker 3 (01:57):
Mario and Courtney Lopez here, that's what BuzzFeed at people
to submit in summer.
Speaker 2 (02:01):
Well, pretty bad, Like what honey, so.
Speaker 4 (02:04):
Someone got a case of slim fast.
Speaker 3 (02:05):
Shakes, cole des ice, cold des ice.
Speaker 2 (02:08):
That is a not so.
Speaker 4 (02:09):
Subtle hint, bags of shredded cheese.
Speaker 2 (02:11):
I mean, that's kind of awesome.
Speaker 4 (02:13):
Actually, you have a bunch of kids, like if you throw.
Speaker 5 (02:15):
That in the stocking or something, that's fine.
Speaker 4 (02:17):
Yeah, I mean that's useful. Hello, bathroom cleaning supplies with
a toilet brush.
Speaker 2 (02:22):
Again, I would appreciate that.
Speaker 4 (02:24):
Unless you're telling me that my toilet is dirty.
Speaker 5 (02:26):
Unless that's a hint, then it's actually a useful thing.
Speaker 4 (02:29):
Right, A six pack of canned tuna.
Speaker 3 (02:33):
What comes in handy I don't know about for Christmas?
Speaker 4 (02:35):
So and a star twenty dollars Starbucks card, a gift
card that only had three dollars left.
Speaker 1 (02:41):
The countdown and Christmas continues in moments, This is on
with Mario.
Speaker 3 (02:45):
Lopez almar Courtney Lopez Cordo keeping it festive, and she
tries to make us laugh with a festive holiday mom joke.
Speaker 2 (02:51):
What do you got?
Speaker 5 (02:52):
What goes? Oh?
Speaker 2 (02:53):
Oh oh?
Speaker 4 (02:54):
What Santa walking backwards?
Speaker 2 (02:57):
Okay, that's pretty good a Mario Lopez.
Speaker 3 (03:01):
Time to choose your side, t Mario or team Quordo,
because we're just a few songs away from another pop
culture pop quiz.
Speaker 2 (03:06):
All right, what are we doing today?
Speaker 5 (03:07):
Another round of mono tune holiday songs?
Speaker 3 (03:10):
Oh, I was pretty good and the laste all right?
Back to battle it out next almar Courtney Lopez. Time
for a pop culture pop quiz. Today we're playing around
of a game we played last week, Mono tune, trying
to guess holiday songs based on hearing the lyrics.
Speaker 2 (03:26):
Just read out loud, one point.
Speaker 3 (03:28):
For the song title, since so many people have recovered
these songs. All right, let's get our hands on the buzzers.
Speaker 5 (03:32):
Here we go. Merry Christmas, Saint Nick. Christmas comes this
time each year. Oh oh, well, way up north where
the air gets cold. There's a tale about Christmas that
you've all been told Wondrew Wonderland incorrect. Ooh uh euden
buzz so and a real famous cat, all dressed up
(03:55):
in red, and he spends the whole year working out
on his sled. It's the little Saint Nick, Little Saint Nick.
It's the Little Saint Nick, Little Saint Nick. According Saint
Nick incorrect, Little Saint Nick. I knew that was going
to happen. All right, zero zero, Here we go, hands
(04:17):
on buzzers. You're here where you should be. Snow is
falling as the carollers sing. It just wasn't the same
alone on Christmas Day presence. What a beautiful sight. Don't
mean a thing if you ain't holding me tight. You're
all that I need. Underneath the tree, underneath the tree
(04:38):
that is correct? Yeah, do you know the artist? Do
you know the artist? That is correct? Actually? See you
don't get a prop, but that's impressive.
Speaker 2 (04:46):
I should.
Speaker 5 (04:46):
It's one zero. Here we go, last one in this
rounds feeling Christmas all around, and I'm trying to play
it cool, but it's hard to focus when I see
him walking across the room with a little foo. Let
it snow is blasting out, Mario. Let it incorrect. Let
it snow is blasting out. But I won't get in
(05:08):
the mood. I'm avoiding every missiletoe until I know it's
true love that he thinks of. So next Christmas, I'm
not all alone. Boy, Santa, tell me if you're really
thered Santa, tell me? Is correct? Is correct? All right?
(05:28):
It is one to one. We're gonna take a break,
come back and do more.
Speaker 1 (05:32):
Holidays from the entire on with Mario, fam or fest
and fun.
Speaker 2 (05:36):
Coming up Round two of Today's Pop Quiz.
Speaker 3 (05:39):
Mario and Courtney Lopez here playing a holiday theme version
of Mono Tune Today, trying to guess songs based on
just hearing the lyrics read aloud.
Speaker 2 (05:46):
Score is one to one.
Speaker 3 (05:47):
Just one in this round.
Speaker 2 (05:48):
All right, let's get it.
Speaker 5 (05:49):
Man, it doesn't show signs of stopping. All right, or Courtney,
come on, let us that was correct? Two to one.
We're cann play some music, come back and to do another.
Speaker 3 (06:06):
Almorrow, Courtney Lopez in the middle of the game of
mono tune, trying to get holiday songs based only on
hearing the lyrics read to us.
Speaker 2 (06:12):
The score is two to one. This is Lopez.
Speaker 3 (06:14):
Let's get to the next one.
Speaker 5 (06:15):
It's Christmas time. There's no need to be afraid. At
Christmas time. We let in light and we banish shade,
and in our world of plenty, we can spread a
smile of joy, throw your arms around the world at
Christmas time. But say a prayer. Pray for the other
ones at Christmas time. At Christmas time incorrect? Damn courney,
(06:39):
Christmas time incorrect? Do they know it's Christmas? It was
building up to it, so it's still what is it?
Two to one?
Speaker 4 (06:46):
You know all the people that got murdered at Christmas,
they're like this song.
Speaker 5 (06:50):
My mom's first husband, Wow, murdered December twenty first, seventy three.
Crazy anyway, On that note, we'll play some music. Come
back into another.
Speaker 3 (07:00):
Fine around of today's pop quiz your o borrow Courtney
Lopez playing a holiday theme game Mono tune, trying to
guess Christmas songs by only hearing the lyrics. The score
is three to one. This is Lopez. You're doing well
in this one.
Speaker 5 (07:13):
Let's wrap it up though, here we go, said Santa
to a boy child, what have you been longing for?
All I want for Christmas is a rock and roll
electric guitar, Mario. All I want for Christmas is you incorrect?
Keep going, damn it, I'm not doing as well. And
then away went Rudolph, whizzing like a star. Run Run Rudof.
(07:34):
Santa has to make it to town, Santa, make him hurry,
Tell him he can take the freeway down. Run run Rudof,
reeling a merry go round. Corney's run, run rude Off. Incorrect,
it's run Rudolf run.
Speaker 4 (07:48):
I have dyslexia.
Speaker 5 (07:49):
I'll give you a prop because they.
Speaker 4 (07:50):
Actually ruf and it's run.
Speaker 5 (07:52):
Rude off because you're afflicted.
Speaker 4 (07:54):
Foe, I say, yeah.
Speaker 5 (07:56):
Okay, you get a prop that's it. Three and a
prop to one. There's two left. Here we go. It
was December twenty fourth on Hollis Avenue after dark when
I see a man chilling with his dog in the park.
I approach him.
Speaker 2 (08:10):
Verret it's run deemn seat Christmas in Hollies.
Speaker 5 (08:13):
Chris, Christmas and Hollis is correct?
Speaker 2 (08:16):
Eat it too? I thought that was it?
Speaker 5 (08:18):
Damn, there's one left?
Speaker 2 (08:20):
Wait? Am I the two?
Speaker 5 (08:21):
Yes? I'll make this one worth twenty five points. I
can see me now on Christmas morning, creeping down the stairs.
Oh what joy? And what surprise?
Speaker 3 (08:32):
I saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus incorrect? Oh damn, I
was confident about that one.
Speaker 5 (08:35):
Your mistake is doing what you did in the last
round that we did, where you just thought I was
going to say the title off the top, and because
most of them do, Yeah, we changed, but that one
sounded like it was. It actually does sound like it
could be that, but it's not, obviously. Oh what joy?
And what surprise? When I opened up my eyes to
see my hippo hero standing there, you already guess. Oh
(08:56):
my gosh, Courtney.
Speaker 4 (08:59):
I want to hip atoms for christ wins.
Speaker 2 (09:01):
Ah, that's shady. That is shady.
Speaker 4 (09:04):
I want to hippopotamus for Christmas.
Speaker 2 (09:07):
Hippopotas.
Speaker 1 (09:09):
Happy Holidays to you and yours. This is on with
Mario Lopez.
Speaker 6 (09:13):
We'll be right back.
Speaker 3 (09:15):
Music rolls on Mario Lopez reminding you that our twenty
twenty six iHeartRadio Alter Ego presented by Capitol One is
back Saturday, January seventeenth at the Key of for Him
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Good Charlotte, Miles Smith, Almost Monday and more.
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Speaker 3 (09:34):
Your only way in now is to win two chances
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almrio dot com slash alter ego to find out how
to win yours and good luck.
Speaker 2 (09:58):
You're making goals twenty twenty six.
Speaker 3 (10:00):
Yeah, Mario and Courtney Lopez here is saving money, exercising more,
and working on their mental health. Are Americans top New
Year's resolutions heading into the new year? At least according
to a new survey that just dropped.
Speaker 4 (10:11):
Goals to improve our mental health include more time with
the family, better sleep quality, going for a brisk walk,
and spending more time outdoors. Many also said they want
to spend more time listening to music and positive podcasts.
Speaker 3 (10:25):
A Mario Lopez Vogue trying to cheer us up for
the holidays with a new list the best Christmas Towns
in the USA for a dose of holiday cheer. All Right,
what do we got?
Speaker 5 (10:35):
Woodstock, Vermont, blanketed with snow and tons of festive. To core,
Woodstock is the quintessential New England Christmas town.
Speaker 2 (10:42):
Not to be confused with Woodstock, New York Woodstock.
Speaker 5 (10:45):
Right, Vermont very different.
Speaker 2 (10:46):
Well, Vermont is so cold.
Speaker 5 (10:49):
It just seems like it's always Christmas.
Speaker 2 (10:51):
Right, it does in Christmas in Vermont. Wasn't that movie?
Speaker 5 (10:54):
I think it was Solving California.
Speaker 2 (10:57):
Solving California. That's about an hour outside here, of l
That's a little Dutch town.
Speaker 5 (11:01):
Danish immigrants founded it.
Speaker 2 (11:04):
Charming town. Used to go there a lot back in
the day.
Speaker 5 (11:06):
People say it's a storybook town. Booth Bay Harbor, Maine.
It's wrong. It's hard to throw a stone in Maine
without hitting a charming small town, and this one is
exactly that.
Speaker 3 (11:18):
Yeah, those are East Coast towns, especially where it gets
really really cool that I gotta imagine it's like you
walked into a snow globe.
Speaker 5 (11:24):
Speaking of cold one more Jackson Wyoming, Oh.
Speaker 3 (11:28):
Jackson Wyoming just sounds we need to shoot a Christmas
movie that Happy.
Speaker 1 (11:31):
Holidays from the entire on with Mario fam more fest
and fun coming up.
Speaker 4 (11:35):
Hey, it's Courtney Lopez. And by the way, if you
miss the iHeartRadio Holiday special that Mario hosted, he got
incredibly festive with Gwen Stefani, Goo Goo dolls and so
many more on with Mario dot com to relive it
and more.
Speaker 2 (11:49):
Mario, Courtney Lopez. Here was some quick food buzz for you.
Speaker 3 (11:51):
Great spaghetti turning dinner into full on hubil theater, well
green food coloring in the pot, and suddenly you've got
a neon pasta.
Speaker 2 (11:58):
Straight out of a storybook.
Speaker 3 (12:00):
People are going all in with heart shaped meat balls,
creamy sauce, even green veggies.
Speaker 4 (12:05):
For the full effect, all you have to do is
go online and google a Grinch feast and you'll find
recipes for who hash Cindy lu salad, Grinch cookies, Grinch juice,
roast beast, and of course who pudding. That's layers of
red and pink cake and pudding top with red and
green minems that feeds two hundred hoo's or four to
six humans.
Speaker 3 (12:26):
Almar Courtney Lopez hottest food trends for the new year
just draw so will everyone be filling their plates and
pantries within the year ahead. People love the combination of
sweet and spicy, and we'll be seeing spicy flavors and
everything from snacks to canned drinks and condiments.
Speaker 2 (12:42):
Swicy. I like that spicy.
Speaker 4 (12:44):
I thought that was just.
Speaker 5 (12:45):
A spicy typo. No, no, no, it's a word.
Speaker 2 (12:49):
You're swicy, sway amice spicy.
Speaker 4 (12:52):
Well, Macha's coming for our dessert, snacks and drinks. The
finely ground tea powder is set to become a mainstream
ingredient in twenty two twenty six, and when it comes
to water, folks will be willing to pay for those
high priced artisan mineral spring waters next year.
Speaker 1 (13:08):
Happy Holidays from the entire on with Mario fam more
fest and fun coming up.
Speaker 3 (13:13):
Mario Courtney Lopez here with a quick reminder to tap
that Hulu app and reliver our iHeartRadio jingle Ball presented
by Capital Wan Whole show amazing a lot of special
moments like EDG Sharon creating songs live on the spot
and Nelly in Ashanti's nostalgic set.
Speaker 4 (13:28):
Hit up on with Mario dot Com slash jingle Ball
to check out exclusive behind the scenes photos, highlights and
stories now and don't missy Guyheart Radio jingle Ball special
streaming right now on Hulu.
Speaker 3 (13:41):
So I saw this and I thought it was interesting,
Mario Courtney Lopez here. I think it's safe to say
that most of us wrap our Christmas lights around the tree.
Speaker 2 (13:47):
But apparently that's wrong. The pros say the real magic happens.
Speaker 3 (13:51):
When the strands run vertically from top to bottom, gives
the tree smoother coverage, fewer lights, spares you the tangled
mess when it's time to take everything down. Huh.
Speaker 2 (14:01):
I could see that. That's kind of cool looking.
Speaker 4 (14:03):
That is kind of cool. But ours Archie comes with
lights so on and we're good. Courtney Lopez here. 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. That
(14:25):
is available on demand right now on the free iHeartRadio app.
Or wherever you get your home.
Speaker 2 (14:31):
All Maar Lopez.
Speaker 3 (14:33):
Night's starting to wind down for me. Just one last
thing to get too shortly. In the meantime, if you
got a song you want to hear, please send it
over my way on x at on Mario Omar and
Courtney Lopez and we're just talking about our boy Gavin
DeGraw and his new Christmas album. And I mentioned that
my son Dominic was playing All I Want for Christmas
(14:54):
is You?
Speaker 2 (14:54):
Of course ye.
Speaker 3 (14:56):
Mariah Carey and missus Lopez was singing the vocals, and
I thought, it's sounded great.
Speaker 2 (15:00):
She doesn't want me to play it, but I'm gonna
play just with you right now. Let me see find it.
I don't even make any just the beauty.
Speaker 4 (15:07):
I'm gonna put your phone in jail. You should not
be able to have your phone.
Speaker 6 (15:11):
It sounds great. We can put his phone in jail. Yes,
Why is no one told me that in ten years? Okay, stop,
oh my god, it's beautiful.
Speaker 4 (15:25):
Okay, good, yeah, no.
Speaker 1 (15:28):
But.
Speaker 4 (15:30):
The keys were bad.
Speaker 2 (15:31):
The keys were bad. Dominant me's the word kid Dominant
caught his ice.
Speaker 4 (15:38):
Dominant hits some found notes which made me get some
found why we're.
Speaker 5 (15:43):
Gonna do it over then, Okay, we'll do it over again.
Speaker 2 (15:46):
You got that Mariah diva.
Speaker 5 (15:47):
Yeah, that is beautiful though the little bit that we could.
Speaker 1 (15:51):
Hear howays from the entire on with Mario, fam or
fest and fun coming up.
Speaker 5 (15:56):
That's it.
Speaker 2 (15:57):
Thanks so much for hanging out as always. Feel free
to hit a ballmar dot com relive any in all
of our radio fun. We're back to do it again tomorrow.
Till then, Mario Lopez saying good night
Speaker 1 (16:08):
With Mario Lopez
We are Fun with Mario Lopez.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
Merry Christmas.
Speaker 3 (00:04):
You're on Borrow Courtney Lopez back behind the migrator to
share some festive radio fun, including a pop culture pop
quiz of some sort.
Speaker 4 (00:11):
Plus we got some fresh holiday hacks for you in
Courtney's corner. Almost a Cordo will dig into the bus
to see you. It's trending, talk Christmas movies and maybe
open up a gift or two, so.
Speaker 5 (00:21):
Turn it up.
Speaker 4 (00:22):
Christmas Day edition of On with Mario and Courtney Lopez
starts now.
Speaker 3 (00:27):
I'm borrow Courtney Lopez's out for a weekly fake debate
where the topics are made up on the spot, but
the passion is real. All right, Fraser, who's going to
be pros and becan?
Speaker 5 (00:35):
You were pro last time, so we'll let you be con.
Courtney will be pro. You have fifteen seconds to make
your case, ten second rebuttal afterwards. Your topic today is
being the Grinches dog Max. I'm pro, youre pro.
Speaker 4 (00:49):
If I am ever so lucky to come back as
a four legged creature. I don't care if my human
is green purple. He love that dog, and it is
time that we show people that we are.
Speaker 5 (01:06):
I'm gonna save you one.
Speaker 4 (01:08):
Wow, thank you, mister.
Speaker 2 (01:11):
Well number one.
Speaker 3 (01:12):
The Grinch is not human. He's a grinch in poor Max.
He's got to suffer around that salty aiear Long, probably
doesn't get any treats, and he's hanging on by a threat.
Speaker 2 (01:22):
I mean, look at him. Guy looks malnourished.
Speaker 4 (01:25):
Max is not well malnourished. Max is well nourished. That's rude.
He loves the Grinch and he's with him all the time.
He treats the dog good.
Speaker 2 (01:35):
You're you're in a Grench, mister. Max deserves better.
Speaker 3 (01:39):
He's loyal to the Grinch because dogs are loyal. But
he could be living such a wonderful, happy life. One
of these days he'll break free.
Speaker 1 (01:49):
The countdown at Christmas continues in moments. This is on
with Mario Lopez.
Speaker 2 (01:55):
So what's the worst gift you've ever gotten for Christmas?
Speaker 3 (01:57):
Mario and Courtney Lopez here, that's what BuzzFeed at people
to submit in summer.
Speaker 2 (02:01):
Well, pretty bad, Like what honey, so.
Speaker 4 (02:04):
Someone got a case of slim fast.
Speaker 3 (02:05):
Shakes, cole des ice, cold des ice.
Speaker 2 (02:08):
That is a not so.
Speaker 4 (02:09):
Subtle hint, bags of shredded cheese.
Speaker 2 (02:11):
I mean, that's kind of awesome.
Speaker 4 (02:13):
Actually, you have a bunch of kids, like if you throw.
Speaker 5 (02:15):
That in the stocking or something, that's fine.
Speaker 4 (02:17):
Yeah, I mean that's useful. Hello, bathroom cleaning supplies with
a toilet brush.
Speaker 2 (02:22):
Again, I would appreciate that.
Speaker 4 (02:24):
Unless you're telling me that my toilet is dirty.
Speaker 5 (02:26):
Unless that's a hint, then it's actually a useful thing.
Speaker 4 (02:29):
Right, A six pack of canned tuna.
Speaker 3 (02:33):
What comes in handy I don't know about for Christmas?
Speaker 4 (02:35):
So and a star twenty dollars Starbucks card, a gift
card that only had three dollars left.
Speaker 1 (02:41):
The countdown and Christmas continues in moments, This is on
with Mario.
Speaker 3 (02:45):
Lopez almar Courtney Lopez Cordo keeping it festive, and she
tries to make us laugh with a festive holiday mom joke.
Speaker 2 (02:51):
What do you got?
Speaker 5 (02:52):
What goes? Oh?
Speaker 2 (02:53):
Oh oh?
Speaker 4 (02:54):
What Santa walking backwards?
Speaker 2 (02:57):
Okay, that's pretty good a Mario Lopez.
Speaker 3 (03:01):
Time to choose your side, t Mario or team Quordo,
because we're just a few songs away from another pop
culture pop quiz.
Speaker 2 (03:06):
All right, what are we doing today?
Speaker 5 (03:07):
Another round of mono tune holiday songs?
Speaker 3 (03:10):
Oh, I was pretty good and the laste all right?
Back to battle it out next almar Courtney Lopez. Time
for a pop culture pop quiz. Today we're playing around
of a game we played last week, Mono tune, trying
to guess holiday songs based on hearing the lyrics.
Speaker 2 (03:26):
Just read out loud, one point.
Speaker 3 (03:28):
For the song title, since so many people have recovered
these songs. All right, let's get our hands on the buzzers.
Speaker 5 (03:32):
Here we go. Merry Christmas, Saint Nick. Christmas comes this
time each year. Oh oh, well, way up north where
the air gets cold. There's a tale about Christmas that
you've all been told Wondrew Wonderland incorrect. Ooh uh euden
buzz so and a real famous cat, all dressed up
(03:55):
in red, and he spends the whole year working out
on his sled. It's the little Saint Nick, Little Saint Nick.
It's the Little Saint Nick, Little Saint Nick. According Saint
Nick incorrect, Little Saint Nick. I knew that was going
to happen. All right, zero zero, Here we go, hands
(04:17):
on buzzers. You're here where you should be. Snow is
falling as the carollers sing. It just wasn't the same
alone on Christmas Day presence. What a beautiful sight. Don't
mean a thing if you ain't holding me tight. You're
all that I need. Underneath the tree, underneath the tree
(04:38):
that is correct? Yeah, do you know the artist? Do
you know the artist? That is correct? Actually? See you
don't get a prop, but that's impressive.
Speaker 2 (04:46):
I should.
Speaker 5 (04:46):
It's one zero. Here we go, last one in this
rounds feeling Christmas all around, and I'm trying to play
it cool, but it's hard to focus when I see
him walking across the room with a little foo. Let
it snow is blasting out, Mario. Let it incorrect. Let
it snow is blasting out. But I won't get in
(05:08):
the mood. I'm avoiding every missiletoe until I know it's
true love that he thinks of. So next Christmas, I'm
not all alone. Boy, Santa, tell me if you're really
thered Santa, tell me? Is correct? Is correct? All right?
(05:28):
It is one to one. We're gonna take a break,
come back and do more.
Speaker 1 (05:32):
Holidays from the entire on with Mario, fam or fest
and fun.
Speaker 2 (05:36):
Coming up Round two of Today's Pop Quiz.
Speaker 3 (05:39):
Mario and Courtney Lopez here playing a holiday theme version
of Mono Tune Today, trying to guess songs based on
just hearing the lyrics read aloud.
Speaker 2 (05:46):
Score is one to one.
Speaker 3 (05:47):
Just one in this round.
Speaker 2 (05:48):
All right, let's get it.
Speaker 5 (05:49):
Man, it doesn't show signs of stopping. All right, or Courtney,
come on, let us that was correct? Two to one.
We're cann play some music, come back and to do another.
Speaker 3 (06:06):
Almorrow, Courtney Lopez in the middle of the game of
mono tune, trying to get holiday songs based only on
hearing the lyrics read to us.
Speaker 2 (06:12):
The score is two to one. This is Lopez.
Speaker 3 (06:14):
Let's get to the next one.
Speaker 5 (06:15):
It's Christmas time. There's no need to be afraid. At
Christmas time. We let in light and we banish shade,
and in our world of plenty, we can spread a
smile of joy, throw your arms around the world at
Christmas time. But say a prayer. Pray for the other
ones at Christmas time. At Christmas time incorrect? Damn courney,
(06:39):
Christmas time incorrect? Do they know it's Christmas? It was
building up to it, so it's still what is it?
Two to one?
Speaker 4 (06:46):
You know all the people that got murdered at Christmas,
they're like this song.
Speaker 5 (06:50):
My mom's first husband, Wow, murdered December twenty first, seventy three.
Crazy anyway, On that note, we'll play some music. Come
back into another.
Speaker 3 (07:00):
Fine around of today's pop quiz your o borrow Courtney
Lopez playing a holiday theme game Mono tune, trying to
guess Christmas songs by only hearing the lyrics. The score
is three to one. This is Lopez. You're doing well
in this one.
Speaker 5 (07:13):
Let's wrap it up though, here we go, said Santa
to a boy child, what have you been longing for?
All I want for Christmas is a rock and roll
electric guitar, Mario. All I want for Christmas is you incorrect?
Keep going, damn it, I'm not doing as well. And
then away went Rudolph, whizzing like a star. Run Run Rudof.
(07:34):
Santa has to make it to town, Santa, make him hurry,
Tell him he can take the freeway down. Run run Rudof,
reeling a merry go round. Corney's run, run rude Off. Incorrect,
it's run Rudolf run.
Speaker 4 (07:48):
I have dyslexia.
Speaker 5 (07:49):
I'll give you a prop because they.
Speaker 4 (07:50):
Actually ruf and it's run.
Speaker 5 (07:52):
Rude off because you're afflicted.
Speaker 4 (07:54):
Foe, I say, yeah.
Speaker 5 (07:56):
Okay, you get a prop that's it. Three and a
prop to one. There's two left. Here we go. It
was December twenty fourth on Hollis Avenue after dark when
I see a man chilling with his dog in the park.
I approach him.
Speaker 2 (08:10):
Verret it's run deemn seat Christmas in Hollies.
Speaker 5 (08:13):
Chris, Christmas and Hollis is correct?
Speaker 2 (08:16):
Eat it too? I thought that was it?
Speaker 5 (08:18):
Damn, there's one left?
Speaker 2 (08:20):
Wait? Am I the two?
Speaker 5 (08:21):
Yes? I'll make this one worth twenty five points. I
can see me now on Christmas morning, creeping down the stairs.
Oh what joy? And what surprise?
Speaker 3 (08:32):
I saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus incorrect? Oh damn, I
was confident about that one.
Speaker 5 (08:35):
Your mistake is doing what you did in the last
round that we did, where you just thought I was
going to say the title off the top, and because
most of them do, Yeah, we changed, but that one
sounded like it was. It actually does sound like it
could be that, but it's not, obviously. Oh what joy?
And what surprise? When I opened up my eyes to
see my hippo hero standing there, you already guess. Oh
(08:56):
my gosh, Courtney.
Speaker 4 (08:59):
I want to hip atoms for christ wins.
Speaker 2 (09:01):
Ah, that's shady. That is shady.
Speaker 4 (09:04):
I want to hippopotamus for Christmas.
Speaker 2 (09:07):
Hippopotas.
Speaker 1 (09:09):
Happy Holidays to you and yours. This is on with
Mario Lopez.
Speaker 6 (09:13):
We'll be right back.
Speaker 3 (09:15):
Music rolls on Mario Lopez reminding you that our twenty
twenty six iHeartRadio Alter Ego presented by Capitol One is
back Saturday, January seventeenth at the Key of for Him
in La Green Day twenty one Pilots, Cagy Elephant, Sublime,
Good Charlotte, Miles Smith, Almost Monday and more.
Speaker 2 (09:32):
Tickets are sold out.
Speaker 3 (09:34):
Your only way in now is to win two chances
every weekday for you to win your trip for two
almrio dot com slash alter ego to find out how
to win yours and good luck.
Speaker 2 (09:58):
You're making goals twenty twenty six.
Speaker 3 (10:00):
Yeah, Mario and Courtney Lopez here is saving money, exercising more,
and working on their mental health. Are Americans top New
Year's resolutions heading into the new year? At least according
to a new survey that just dropped.
Speaker 4 (10:11):
Goals to improve our mental health include more time with
the family, better sleep quality, going for a brisk walk,
and spending more time outdoors. Many also said they want
to spend more time listening to music and positive podcasts.
Speaker 3 (10:25):
A Mario Lopez Vogue trying to cheer us up for
the holidays with a new list the best Christmas Towns
in the USA for a dose of holiday cheer. All Right,
what do we got?
Speaker 5 (10:35):
Woodstock, Vermont, blanketed with snow and tons of festive. To core,
Woodstock is the quintessential New England Christmas town.
Speaker 2 (10:42):
Not to be confused with Woodstock, New York Woodstock.
Speaker 5 (10:45):
Right, Vermont very different.
Speaker 2 (10:46):
Well, Vermont is so cold.
Speaker 5 (10:49):
It just seems like it's always Christmas.
Speaker 2 (10:51):
Right, it does in Christmas in Vermont. Wasn't that movie?
Speaker 5 (10:54):
I think it was Solving California.
Speaker 2 (10:57):
Solving California. That's about an hour outside here, of l
That's a little Dutch town.
Speaker 5 (11:01):
Danish immigrants founded it.
Speaker 2 (11:04):
Charming town. Used to go there a lot back in
the day.
Speaker 5 (11:06):
People say it's a storybook town. Booth Bay Harbor, Maine.
It's wrong. It's hard to throw a stone in Maine
without hitting a charming small town, and this one is
exactly that.
Speaker 3 (11:18):
Yeah, those are East Coast towns, especially where it gets
really really cool that I gotta imagine it's like you
walked into a snow globe.
Speaker 5 (11:24):
Speaking of cold one more Jackson Wyoming, Oh.
Speaker 3 (11:28):
Jackson Wyoming just sounds we need to shoot a Christmas
movie that Happy.
Speaker 1 (11:31):
Holidays from the entire on with Mario fam more fest
and fun coming up.
Speaker 4 (11:35):
Hey, it's Courtney Lopez. And by the way, if you
miss the iHeartRadio Holiday special that Mario hosted, he got
incredibly festive with Gwen Stefani, Goo Goo dolls and so
many more on with Mario dot com to relive it
and more.
Speaker 2 (11:49):
Mario, Courtney Lopez. Here was some quick food buzz for you.
Speaker 3 (11:51):
Great spaghetti turning dinner into full on hubil theater, well
green food coloring in the pot, and suddenly you've got
a neon pasta.
Speaker 2 (11:58):
Straight out of a storybook.
Speaker 3 (12:00):
People are going all in with heart shaped meat balls,
creamy sauce, even green veggies.
Speaker 4 (12:05):
For the full effect, all you have to do is
go online and google a Grinch feast and you'll find
recipes for who hash Cindy lu salad, Grinch cookies, Grinch juice,
roast beast, and of course who pudding. That's layers of
red and pink cake and pudding top with red and
green minems that feeds two hundred hoo's or four to
six humans.
Speaker 3 (12:26):
Almar Courtney Lopez hottest food trends for the new year
just draw so will everyone be filling their plates and
pantries within the year ahead. People love the combination of
sweet and spicy, and we'll be seeing spicy flavors and
everything from snacks to canned drinks and condiments.
Speaker 2 (12:42):
Swicy. I like that spicy.
Speaker 4 (12:44):
I thought that was just.
Speaker 5 (12:45):
A spicy typo. No, no, no, it's a word.
Speaker 2 (12:49):
You're swicy, sway amice spicy.
Speaker 4 (12:52):
Well, Macha's coming for our dessert, snacks and drinks. The
finely ground tea powder is set to become a mainstream
ingredient in twenty two twenty six, and when it comes
to water, folks will be willing to pay for those
high priced artisan mineral spring waters next year.
Speaker 1 (13:08):
Happy Holidays from the entire on with Mario fam more
fest and fun coming up.
Speaker 3 (13:13):
Mario Courtney Lopez here with a quick reminder to tap
that Hulu app and reliver our iHeartRadio jingle Ball presented
by Capital Wan Whole show amazing a lot of special
moments like EDG Sharon creating songs live on the spot
and Nelly in Ashanti's nostalgic set.
Speaker 4 (13:28):
Hit up on with Mario dot Com slash jingle Ball
to check out exclusive behind the scenes photos, highlights and
stories now and don't missy Guyheart Radio jingle Ball special
streaming right now on Hulu.
Speaker 3 (13:41):
So I saw this and I thought it was interesting,
Mario Courtney Lopez here. I think it's safe to say
that most of us wrap our Christmas lights around the tree.
Speaker 2 (13:47):
But apparently that's wrong. The pros say the real magic happens.
Speaker 3 (13:51):
When the strands run vertically from top to bottom, gives
the tree smoother coverage, fewer lights, spares you the tangled
mess when it's time to take everything down. Huh.
Speaker 2 (14:01):
I could see that. That's kind of cool looking.
Speaker 4 (14:03):
That is kind of cool. But ours Archie comes with
lights so on and we're good. Courtney Lopez here. 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. That
(14:25):
is available on demand right now on the free iHeartRadio app.
Or wherever you get your home.
Speaker 2 (14:31):
All Maar Lopez.
Speaker 3 (14:33):
Night's starting to wind down for me. Just one last
thing to get too shortly. In the meantime, if you
got a song you want to hear, please send it
over my way on x at on Mario Omar and
Courtney Lopez and we're just talking about our boy Gavin
DeGraw and his new Christmas album. And I mentioned that
my son Dominic was playing All I Want for Christmas
(14:54):
is You?
Speaker 2 (14:54):
Of course ye.
Speaker 3 (14:56):
Mariah Carey and missus Lopez was singing the vocals, and
I thought, it's sounded great.
Speaker 2 (15:00):
She doesn't want me to play it, but I'm gonna
play just with you right now. Let me see find it.
I don't even make any just the beauty.
Speaker 4 (15:07):
I'm gonna put your phone in jail. You should not
be able to have your phone.
Speaker 6 (15:11):
It sounds great. We can put his phone in jail. Yes,
Why is no one told me that in ten years? Okay, stop,
oh my god, it's beautiful.
Speaker 4 (15:25):
Okay, good, yeah, no.
Speaker 1 (15:28):
But.
Speaker 4 (15:30):
The keys were bad.
Speaker 2 (15:31):
The keys were bad. Dominant me's the word kid Dominant
caught his ice.
Speaker 4 (15:38):
Dominant hits some found notes which made me get some
found why we're.
Speaker 5 (15:43):
Gonna do it over then, Okay, we'll do it over again.
Speaker 2 (15:46):
You got that Mariah diva.
Speaker 5 (15:47):
Yeah, that is beautiful though the little bit that we could.
Speaker 1 (15:51):
Hear howays from the entire on with Mario, fam or
fest and fun coming up.
Speaker 5 (15:56):
That's it.
Speaker 2 (15:57):
Thanks so much for hanging out as always. Feel free
to hit a ballmar dot com relive any in all
of our radio fun. We're back to do it again tomorrow.
Till then, Mario Lopez saying good night
Speaker 1 (16:08):
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