Adam Lambert – KDWB 2009 Jingle Ball Minnesota – VIDEO
Adam Lambert co-hosted the KDWB Jingle Ball last night in Minneapolis MN. He took the stage 3 times to introduce the acts, including Jay Sean, Boys Like Girls, and Colbie Caillat. Jordin Sparks was also on the bill.
Chit chat topics included: The AMAs, The View, Favorite Christmas presents, upcoming performances and the album!
Bonus: Adam Lambert at the Chocolate Fountain!
Video of Adam doing his thing at the Jingle Ball, after the JUMP…
Adam co-host the KDWB Jingle Ball
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Why did he even bother going there if he wasn’t going to sing?
Considering the available you tubes for the Jingle Ball performances I have seen Adam should be counting his blessings that he doesn’t have to sing. These things look really low budget and it doesn’t look like anyone over the age of 16 is allowed in the doors.
Kinda strange gig for him. I’m also confused about all the Christmas talk from him. In other interviews he stops those questions with an, “I’m Jewish” comment of some sort.
Going to be an exciting week for Adam and his fans!!
Seemed like the crowd was loving him a bit. (a lot) He is so at home on stage. The evil Jonas Brother LOL
This is called paying your dues. At least there was chocolate.
I love me some chocolate pineapple too.
I would assume Christmas was celebrated in the Lambert household in some fashion–Adam’s father isn’t Jewish.
Thanks, MJ!
a short clip of Jordin and her back up singers performing I’ll Be Home For Christmas acapella . the crowd was a little loud to hear it really good.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVIeZHjbC2c
Probably a bit frustrating as I’m sure he would rather be singing his new music, but it is worth it for the radio spins. It does seem like a really young crowd, which might be a benefit.
Oh, and he looked great!
I guess it depends on the lineup of performers, but it does seem like a lot of these JingleBall crowds skew really young. Someone who was at the Buffalo Kissmas Bash last night commented the crowd was mostly in the 13-16 year old range
How cute is Jordon with her Sonnpy Christmas shirt?!!! I love when teenagers look like teenagers.
this is so freaking funny.
Personally I don’t get the idea of a “special host” if it doesn’t come with a surprise performance. Celebs can do like, nightclub appearances where it doesn’t matter that the celebrity doesn’t actually do anything, but this was pretty weird. However, it must have been a treat to see him on the stage, it’s not like they would have promoted him being there from the beginning or promised something that wasn’t delivered.
Anyway, a weird filler gig.
The chocolate fountain vid was hilarious! And hands up all who DIDN’T think “Whoa! He has no problems of stuffing that huge piece of pineapple whole in his mouth!”
Sunny2:
Jordin actually “stole” it from a male promoter (you can see him wearing it in the vid). She thought it was funny joke.
Adam on celebrating Christmas in the “Jewish Mother” interview:
We did celebrate Chanukah as opposed to Christmas.
Not to mention his reaction to questions about whether he would record Christmas songs, lol.
He sure did
The picture of him in the fishing lodge cracked me up–up ’til now, I could not imagine using the words “fishing lodge” and “Adam Lambert” in the same sentence.
I went to the z100 jingleball a few years ago with a friend, her daughter and a few of her daughters friends, and pretty much everyone there was between the ages of 11 and 16 with parental chaperones, mostly female. These things skew really really young.
I didn’t realize the Jingle Ball crowds ran so young. Maybe the radio people were afraid that having him on the bill to do anything more than host would scare off some parents. Kinda strange, felt more like he was a “special guest” than actual host.
According to Adam in several interviews, the Lambert household, while not particularly observant, did not celebrate Christmas at all – they did Chanukah and the occasional Passover. I was rather surprised at that, too. In a recent radio interview, he even said that Chanukah Harry came to his house (Jon Lovitz must be proud.)
I just figure that a Jingle Ball is not the time or place to quibble about the name of the holiday for which he received that He-Man Castle.
That’s probably why people were confused when Kris added “Gangster’s Paradise” in the middle of “Heartless” LOL 13-16 year-olds definitely don’t know that song.
emmuzka….you took the words right out of my mouth. I just KNEW he had the ability to shove that whole piece in his mouth and would. Adam is priceless.
My hands are down!!
I thought the same thing!
Looked like fun! And the pineapple and chocolate fountain, yum.
It depends on who is on the bill – if it is someone who appeals to the tweenies then it will skew young.
Last year all of David Cook’s appearances involved more mature co-performers: Colbie Caillait, Gavin DeGraw, Natasha Beddingfield, O.A.R., Staind, Ryan Star. As a result the audience was mostly young adults.
it is weird that they have adam as a “special host”. all i can think of is that his management didn’t think he would need the promotion and when they realized that he did need it, they couldn’t get the singing gig but he could have the hosting one. i think that is stupid since he wants to be a singer and not a host but something is something, i guess. he at least looks like he is enjoying himself.
honestly I just think he did this to promote his album with the “tween” audience…thtas why the whole “evil Jonas brother” thing was brought up, it was a direct cultural reference aimed at softening his image a bit…however, after his AMA performance, I dont think this will work…it is going to take some time before ppl forget that performance and start talking about other stuff, namely other performances…oh well, Im sure he will still be fine though. He just needs to think things through a bit more from now on…its funny because offstage he really seems like a nice, friendly and laid-back guy yet on stage he can be so aggressive…LOL
God, Adam looks hot and is witty as always. I love this man.
I forgot to mention the Dickensian scarf and emo hair.
I’m not nervous (re: The ladies of The View).
Don’t be skerrrred. I’m not skeeered.
Adam is the next in a LONG line of Jewish performers who have written, performed or otherwise produced Christmas music, television programs, plays and movies. A few, such as Barbara Streisand, have even contributed religious Christmas products.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2t62A9ccbow&feature=related
Just dropping in from busier than usual RL today and wanted to say I’m not skerred, either! I think that going on these talk shows is really crucial for Adam right now. Whether he’d done what he did on the AMAs or not, the fact, IMO, is that he is a much bigger picture than just a great voice, but a lot of people wouldn’t look past the crazy hair and fingernail polish to give him the time of day. Showing his cool/classy/intelligent/articulate side can only help. I really don’t think Barbara asked him on her show to lambaste him. The impression I get is that she truly likes him, and she’s certainly no prude, so I doubt she was even in the slightest offended by his performance. In addition to the obvious draw of ratings, I also think Barbara wanted him on The View because she wanted to make a point on his behalf.
Not so far, and given his reaction to the question at the red carpet for 2012, I don’t think Adam wants to do it.
In other words, I dearly hope not. Because that would be the one (real) Adam Lambert album I would not buy.
I didn’t mean that Adam would be performing religious Chirstmas music. I was merely responding to a post above about Adam appearing in the Jingle Balls events and discussing Christmas. Some folks have said it was odd but I was just pointing out that it isn’t anything new. Some of the holiday classics (“The Christmas Song” “White Christmas”, “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree’ and “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” to name a very few) were even written by Jewish composers. Its just making a living.
I guess I’m confused……..is Adam not supposed to discuss Christmas with others because he’s Jewish? That would seriously reduce the number of people he could talk to at Christmas time if that’s the case. It’s not like he’s going to Christmas mass or decorating a Christmas tree or singing O Holy Night…..he’s talking to other performers about Christmas.
damn I friggin love This guy.and YouTube:)
Don’t get me wrong. I thought Adam’s response to the questions was the right one, and, given the situation, there was nothing wrong with the questions, either.
I just don’t want Adam to put out a Christmas album or sing Christmas songs that aren’t about, oh, snow.
He might put out a glammy holiday album but he won’t sing Oh, Holy Night anytime soon.
On the serious side, he will probably be singing something in Hebrew for the Stephen Spielberg JDL benefit. Geez, I forgot what he sang w/ the Israeli singer before, and I should know this.
The Prayer
“I went to the z100 jingleball a few years ago with a friend, her daughter and a few of her daughters friends, and pretty much everyone there was between the ages of 11 and 16 with parental chaperones, mostly female. These things skew really really young.”
Well, the Y100 Jingle Ball this Saturday in Sunrise (Ft. Lauderdale) Fl. has performers such as Shakira and FloRida. I was thinking of going with my friend, but we don’t have any daughters to chaperone. Can we borrow some? lol Does anyone know if Adam’s definitely going to this one? I know Jordin Sparks will perform also. I am definitely rethinking getting tickets because of the youthful ages mentioned here. oh boy, feeling old…lol
“Adam is the next in a LONG line of Jewish performers who have written, performed or otherwise produced Christmas music, television programs, plays and movies. A few, such as Barbara Streisand, have even contributed religious Christmas products.”
“Not so far, and given his reaction to the question at the red carpet for 2012, I don’t think Adam wants to do it.
In other words, I dearly hope not. Because that would be the one (real) Adam Lambert album I would not buy.”
Yes, I haven’t heard anything about Adam making Christmas music. I’m a huge fan of Adam but I would not purchase that CD. For starters, Adam singing schmaltzy carols, I don’t see it. For another, I’m Jewish myself and would never listen to Christmas music in the first place. Perhaps a Chanukah album then? Bet Adam’s cover of Maoz Tzur would be pretty and then a spoofy one that makes fun of Christmas could be super hilarious. And he could do a funky dreidel dreidel with the rock shreak. Would be so hilarious and awesome!! No? There’s a nice amount of other songs he could tap into too that go with the holiday.
And also “Shir Lashalom”, which is a song about yearning for peace, and has taken on an even more significantl meaning ever since the assassination of Yitzchak Rabin, because that was the last song he sang in a demonstration for peace, and after he was shot, they found the words of the song written on a note and folded in his breast pocket…
It was chilling to hear Adam sing it…
And an Adam Christmas album??
All I can say is Haaaa haaaaa
Nope. Don’t see it happening.
Then again, Adam’s notorious for doing the unexpected… now that would be unexpected…
Oh dear, I better not tell my husband about all the tweens, he may not come with me to the show!