Yim Yames to perform at National Christmas Tree Lighting

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On Thursday, December 9, 2010, at 5:00 pm ET Yim Yames will perform at this year's 2010 National Christmas Tree Lighting on the Ellipse at President's Park in Washington, D.C.. The ceremony will usher in the holiday season and can be viewed live online at www.thenationaltree.org and on public television throughout the month of December. For more information go to the National Park Foundation's Facebook page here. Follow My Morning Jacket on Twitter @mymorningjacket for live updates.

[touchingmept2]

WOW!!!! What a surprise! Jim James at the White House! Dude never seizes to amaze!

[kydiddle]

Guess who already has plans to be in DC for a holiday party that weekend? This girl. Thanks, Yim.

[pawpaw]

Wow! This is a nice surprise, though kind of strange too. I don't know if I've ever watched a National Christmas Tree Lighting...I'd imagine the President is there?  

[johnnYYac]

Other performers are BB King, Maroon 5, and Sara Bareilles.  No mention of YY on the official site yet: http://www.thenationaltree.org/

[LaurieBlue]

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/national-park-service--national-park-foundation-announce-hip-hop-artist-and-actor-common-to-host-the-2010-national-christmas-tree-lighting-110125939.html

[Haldon]

wow, so cool.  bigtime gig for Yim

[SaraBananaBear]

Woop, woop, don't have any real concept of what this means, but it's big? Yaaay?  :)

[ALady]

Wanna go.

[searchinbig]

What song do you think he'll do? This is great!

[kydiddle]

[highlight]What song do you think he'll do?[/highlight] This is great!

Hahahaha. Seriously. Still gonna try and make it.

[ALady]

"O Holy Night" with his shoes off?   ;) ;D

[kydiddle]

Not sure how to go about getting tickets. Might have to just watch this on the tee vee...

http://www.nationalparks.org/news/?fa=viewArticle&articleID=3133

[Penny Lane]

Look at you, the song he wrote for Obama.

[jones]

Look at you, the song he wrote for Obama.

I read about that somewhere.

[BH]

"O Holy Night" with his shoes off?   ;) ;D

Yes!

[Sweet Nothing]

Going to have to watch this on the tele, cause i trip to Washington @ the moment isn't in my budget with the holiday season coming upon us.  That said i Wish i could go but looking forward to hearing Yim again!    

[tdb810]

Not sure how to go about getting tickets. Might have to just watch this on the tee vee...

http://www.nationalparks.org/news/?fa=viewArticle&articleID=3133

ok....tee vee it may be.....looks like the lottery was nov 4-6.....hmmph!t
his is pretty cool...i watched it last year when ray lamontagne was on....it's a very sedate sort of performance (ya know, in my opinion) and the first family is there (behind bullet proof glass).....good for yy

i say he should sing....um.......yeah, whatever he sings will be magic :)

[wakebord]

wish the whole band could just power into "xmas curtain"; jim needs to sing something from one of the muppet christmas specials!

[johnnYYac]

I think giving Wonderful (The Way I Feel) some national exposure would be appropriate for this event, its a beautiful, wishful song of peace and some promotion for the new album due out in the spring.