00:00Welcome to the Essence Holiday Special sponsored by Wal-Mart.
00:17I am Noni and I'm here at Westville Mall at Century City at the Essence Jingle Jangle Experience.
00:24We have such a special program in store for you today.
00:27I'm going to give you a preview to the businesses, the black owned businesses that you can find here at this experience.
00:33And I'm going to interview the producer of Jingle Jangle, A Christmas Journey.
00:38I just love that movie. And I'm going to try to get some tea to see what's up next for that very special program.
00:44And Jason White has curated the most showstopping, inspiring music program for us that you do not want to miss with the samples.
00:54All right. Now, I'm going to be nosy and look around and see what this experience has to offer.
00:59It is just so cute. Come on, y'all.
01:08I am here at the Uplift Us Marketplace with Kendra and Christelle, and they have curated the most amazing black owned shopping experience.
01:17Hey, ladies. Hi. Welcome. Thank you.
01:20How does it feel to be a part of this Jingle Jangle Essence experience?
01:23It honestly, it feels incredible. We're out here and they have live performances.
01:28It's been so fun, so festive and really gets us in the spirit.
01:31So can you tell us about some of the black owned brands that you have featured this year?
01:35Yes, we selected some amazing brands that we thought would be amazing gifts for everyone.
01:41We have Sweet Body by KLS, who has really good smelling soaps, body scrubs.
01:47Nightingale Collection has beautiful candles.
01:50And then we have Head Attire custom jackets as well as hats.
01:55And Uncrowned Kings has a lot of custom shirts, sweaters, jackets as well.
02:00And yeah, they're just great gifts for anyone.
02:04Wow. It sounds like you guys have the whole entire Christmas list filled.
02:08I love this. So if you guys are in the L.A. area, you've got to get out to the Jingle Jangle Essence experience at the Westfield Mall.
02:15There's Century City and there's Culver City.
02:18And if you're at home, go to Walmart.com.
02:20You can shop the Black and Unlimited Collection where you can shop all black owned brands.
02:30I am so excited to be standing next to Lynn Sisson Talbert.
02:40She is the producer of that incredibly magical Netflix film, Jingle Jangle, A Christmas Journey.
02:47Lynn, how are you doing?
02:48I'm doing fabulous. Thank you.
02:50Absolutely. Now, we're moments away from the most earth shattering, incredible performance.
02:57And I know y'all all at home have been waiting for this.
03:00Yeah.
03:01Are they ready?
03:02They ain't ready. They are not ready for this.
03:04I don't know if you guys are ready, but it's going to be so incredible.
03:07So I just want to talk a little bit about this film.
03:11How does it feel to be a part of creating something that very well my grandchildren could be enjoying and create this?
03:19Like, why shouldn't we have our own black Christmas universe?
03:22Absolutely. Yes.
03:23Like, how does that feel?
03:24It feels amazing, and it was the mission all along.
03:27My husband, David E. Talbert, wrote and directed it.
03:30This was a 20-year passion project that we did together, and it's so important to us because we wanted to create that holiday classic piece for our kids and our grandkids because we didn't have that growing up.
03:42Oh.
03:43You know? And so it was important to us that it be an original piece because a lot of times there's a lot of remakes.
03:48Yeah.
03:49And it's time for us to have our original stories told, right?
03:51I love that, Lynn.
03:52Yeah.
03:53So now we're bringing this experience in partnership with Essence, Westfield, and Walmart.
03:58Yes.
03:59To everybody for this Christmas season.
04:01What was the vision behind this real-life experience?
04:04The vision is to make Jingle Jangle a part of our holidays forever.
04:08You know, we're working on so many different things.
04:11We have this beautiful activation, and thank you to Essence and Westfield and Walmart.
04:16And it's about having the spirit of anything is possible.
04:19Oh, I love that.
04:20You know?
04:21So it's about believing.
04:22It's about hope, faith, love, all the things that I believe we need to cherish more, especially now.
04:27And that's what we want to push.
04:30That's what we want to create.
04:32And that's what we want people to feel.
04:34Oh, and that is so important.
04:36What's next for Jingle Jangle?
04:38Woo!
04:39Can you give us a little bit?
04:40I'll give you a little bit.
04:41We are working on Jingle Jangle live on stage, which I'm so excited.
04:46We have Jingle Jangle books.
04:47We have Jingle Jangle merchandising.
04:50And so, like I said, it's about I want to be wearing my Jingle Jangle pajamas and my Jingle Jangle bedding.
04:55You know?
04:56Absolutely.
04:57It's about because so many other titles do that.
04:59But I want my son and your daughter to see people that look like them and to be able to know that they can do it too.
05:07And that, again, anything's possible.
05:10You are so magical.
05:12And speaking of magical, something's about to go down right now, Lynn.
05:16Can you let the people know what's about to happen?
05:18I am so excited to share that we have the amazing samples with choir director Jason White.
05:28He's about to bring us a Jingle Jangle experience that you have never seen.
05:32So, let's go.
05:33Everybody give it up!
05:34Yes!
05:35Oh, come all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant.
05:47Oh, come ye, oh, come ye to Bethlehem.
05:57Come and behold Him, born the King of angels.
06:09Oh, come let us adore Him.
06:14Oh, come let us adore Him.
06:20Oh, come let us adore Him.
06:26Christ the Lord.
06:36You might have to clap along.
06:37You might have to move along with us.
06:39Ay!
06:43Go tell it on the mountain.
06:47Go tell it on the mountain.
06:51Go tell it on the mountain.
06:52That Jesus is born.
06:53Go tell it on the mountain.
06:54Go tell it on the mountain.
06:55Go tell it on the mountain.
06:56Go tell it on the mountain.
06:57Go tell it on the mountain.
06:59Go tell it on the mountain.
07:00That Jesus is born.
07:01Go tell it on the mountain.
07:02Go tell it on the mountain.
07:03Go tell it on the mountain.
07:04Go tell it on the mountain.
07:05Go tell it on the mountain.
07:06Go tell it on the mountain.
07:07Don't tell it on the mountain
07:11Don't tell it on the mountain
07:15That Jesus is born
07:17Don't tell it on the mountain
07:20Don't tell it on the mountain
07:25The shepherds in and triple
07:29When low above the earth
07:34Bring down the angel for birth
07:38That held our Savior's birth
07:42Don't tell it on the mountain
07:47Don't tell it on the mountain
07:51That Jesus is born
07:53Don't tell it on the mountain
07:55Don't tell it on the mountain
07:59That Jesus is born
08:02Don't tell it on the mountain
08:04Don't tell it on the mountain
08:08That Jesus is born
08:10Don't tell it on the mountain
08:13Don't tell it on the mountain
08:18Go tell it on the mountain
08:22God, it heals everywhere
08:24Go tell it on the mountain
08:26That Jesus is born
08:28Go tell it on the mountain
08:30God, it heals everywhere
08:33Go tell it on the mountain
08:35That Jesus is born
08:37Rejoice and be glad in it
08:40Be glad in it
08:43That Jesus is born
08:46Rejoice and be glad in it
08:49Be glad in it
08:52That Jesus is born
08:55Tell the whole world
08:56We'll save this day
08:58Let everybody know
09:00That Jesus is born
09:04Tell the whole world
09:05We'll save this day
09:06Let everybody know
09:08That Jesus is born
09:12Don't let it all about
09:15Don't let it all about
09:19That Jesus is born
09:21Tell the whole world
09:23We'll save this day
09:24Let everybody know
09:26That Jesus is born
09:30Come on, put your hands together
09:31Everybody, everybody
09:32Say it
09:37That Jesus is born
09:39Oh, He rules
09:40He came to earth
09:42To save the sins of the world
09:45Take it up
09:45That Jesus is born
09:48He heals
09:52He's come to deliver
09:53Come on, say it
09:55That Jesus is born
09:57The Savior is born
09:59Come on, sing it with us
10:01Oh, oh
10:02Oh, oh, oh
10:04Jesus is born
10:06Come on, celebrate with us
10:07Come on, celebrate with us
10:07Come on, altos
10:16Come on, sing your song
10:17Sing your song
10:18Justify
10:19Go tell it on the mountain
10:21Go tell it on the mountain
10:23Go tell it on the mountain
10:26Yeah, yeah, yeah
10:27Sing it
10:27Go tell it
10:28Go tell it on the mountain
10:30Over the hill
10:31Go tell it on the mountain
10:32Go tell it on the mountain
10:34Come on, sopranos
10:35You got a praise
10:36Come on sing it
10:37Be glad
10:40Why why
10:43Come on
10:45Rejoice
10:46That's it that's it come on you know the brothers got a song
10:53Come on let me hear you
10:54Let everybody know
11:00Come on come on
11:01Tell the whole world
11:03Tell the whole world the Savior's dead
11:06Let everybody know
11:08Let everybody know
11:09Come on can we put it all together
11:11Everybody everybody
11:12Tell the whole world
11:13On the high
11:14For the hills
11:15Get your head
11:16Don't get it
11:18On the mountain
11:18That's it that's it
11:19Let everybody know that Jesus is coming
11:22Come on Westfield
11:27Westfield come on walk with us
11:29Hey
11:30Tell the whole world
11:31Woo
11:31Yeah
11:32Let the whole world know
11:34Tell the whole world
11:35Oh there's a Savior that has come
11:38To heal and save
11:39Tell the whole world
11:40Don't be ashamed
11:41Don't be ashamed
11:42Tell the whole world
11:43Tell the whole world
11:44Can we check it up
11:45Come on samples
11:46Check it up
11:47Higher
11:47Tell the whole world
11:49Tell the whole world
11:51Tell the whole world
11:53Yeah
11:53He's alive
11:54Tell the whole world
11:55He rules!
11:57He reigns!
11:59Let the whole world know!
12:01Oh!
12:18Lynn, how amazing was that first of all?
12:22Oh my gosh, unbelievable. We were both in tears.
12:24We were just bawling the whole time.
12:26I was like, I need my makeup.
12:27I thought the spirits!
12:28I mean, they just never fail to deliver.
12:32So incredible.
12:33We want to thank Walmart, our sponsor.
12:36Lynn and Jingle Jangle.
12:38This has been so incredible.
12:40Jason, Jason White and the Samples Choir.
12:44Also, Uplift Us Market and the Black Oat Brands.
12:47If you are watching, it's not too late.
12:49You can shop from home at Walmart.com.
12:52Until next year, see y'all later!
12:54See y'all later!
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13:10For God's sake, see you soon, as you were watching.
13:14One day, I'm going to be daycare.
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