Rockefeller Center Christmas hosts unknowingly shade Goo Goo Dolls fans
Today show host Craig Melvin may have inadvertently made some viewers of the 88th Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center feel old Wednesday night. Rock band the Goo Goo Dolls joined a litany of high-profile performers like Kelly Clarkson and Dolly Parton, who did a digital duet with Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon. What set Twitter ablaze, though, wasn’t the two performances by the Goo Goo Dolls, it was the fact that when introducing them, Melvin referred to them a “classic rock group.” Viewers took to Twitter to express in some pretty humorous ways how that suddenly made them feel old. While the Goo Goo Dolls are largely viewed as a nineties rock band, they actually formed in 1985. They didn’t hit it big though until the mid-nineties with hits like “Long Way Down,” “Name,” “Iris” and “Slide.”
The Goo Goo Dolls are still making new music. They just released a Christmas album called It’s Christmas All Over, and on Wednesday night, they played one of their new songs, “This Is Christmas.”
Video Transcript
CRAIG MELVIN: Let's turn now to a classic rock group that was formed right here in New York, actually. They just released a great new holiday album, it's titled "It's Christmas All Over."
And now performing "Let It Snow," once again, here the Goo Goo Dolls.
- The Goo Dolls joined a plethora of high-profile performers at the "88th Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center" Wednesday night, but it wasn't their performances that set Twitter ablaze. Viewers couldn't help but notice that "Today" show host Craig Melvin referred to the Goo Goo Dolls as a classic rock group.
One viewer tweeted, "Dude just called the Goo Goo Dolls a classic rock band. How old am I?" While another wrote, "Classic rock group, the Goo Goo Dolls? OMG, I am ancient."
And the classic rock group performed a Christmas classic.
- (SINGING) Since we've not place to go, let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.
- The Goo Goo Dolls did actually form back in 1985, but didn't hit the big time until the mid '90s with hits like "Long Way Down," "Iris," and "Slide."
And they're still making new music. The band just released a Christmas album called "It's Christmas All Over," and they played one of their new songs, "This Is Christmas." Perhaps it'll be an instant classic?
- (SINGING) With some stars above for the ones we love, this is Christmas.
