![]() The 42nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors will be broadcast on CBS December 15. The additional honorees are Sally Field, singer Linda Ronstadt, R&B collective Earth, Wind & Fire, and conductor and musical visionary Michael Tilson Thomas. Sesame Street is among the 2019 Kennedy Center honorees. “It’s just brought me so much joy over the years as a writer, as a performer, as a kid, and now as a parent,” Miranda said. “I'm thrilled that kids recognize my voice as the guy who sings ‘Murray Had a Little Lamb,’” he added. Over the years, Miranda has also written music for the show. This was back in 2009 on the episode “Frankly, It’s a Habitat,” shortly after Miranda won a Tony Award for In The Heights in 2008. “I'll never forget my first time on Sesame Street I got offered the role of Freddy Flapman, a bird real estate agent,” Miranda said. DON MUSIC AND BACKUP SINGERS: Mary, Mary, flat tire.In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Sesame Street, Lin-Manuel Miranda shared his favorite memories from participating in the long-running children’s program. DON MUSIC: But it always had a flat tire. DON MUSIC AND BACKUP SINGERS: Flat, flat, flat, flat, flat, tire. DON MUSIC AND BACKUP SINGERS: And whenever Mary wanted a ride- DON MUSIC: The bicycle had a flat tire. BACKUP SINGERS: Oh! DON MUSIC: She wanted a ride. DON MUSIC: And whenever Mary wanted a ride? BACKUP SINGERS: What? DON MUSIC: That's right, wanted a ride. DON MUSIC: Mary had a bicycle, bicycle, bicycle. ![]() KERMIT: Ladies and gentleman, live and in person, here is Don Music, doing his new hit song. As performed by Fran Brill, the character normally speaks with a Scottish accent. DON MUSIC: Would you like to hear it? KERMIT: Certainly, it would be an honor. Mary and her little lamb of the famous nursery rhyme have made several notable appearances on Sesame Street. ![]() KERMIT: I do? Yes? DON MUSIC: You can be my biggest hit. KERMIT: It is? DON MUSIC: You got a great talent for writing songs. KERMIT: You do? DON MUSIC: Oh, that's great. Little ones will love singing along to popular nursery rhymes like Mary had a little lamb with this free rhyme sheet. And whenever Mary wanted to take a ride, the bicycle had a flat tire. Now, what color? What color would you like the bicycle to be there, Don? DON MUSIC: Color? Red. KERMIT: Sure, a bicycle can be any color you want it to be. All you have to do is give Mary a bicycle. DON MUSIC: But canaries aren't blue! KERMIT. And everywhere that Mary went, the canary was sure to fly. You ready? DON MUSIC: How? How are we going to correct that? KERMIT: Get ready. And everywhere that Mary went, the canary was sure to run. But, well, we can- what else is yellow? Something else is yellow. DON MUSIC: You have? KERMIT: Well, not many. I mean, who ever heard of a yellow lamb? KERMIT: Well, I've heard of a yellow lamb. DON MUSIC: No, I don't think that'll work. ![]() And everywhere that Mary went, the lamb was sure to run. KERMIT: Well, it doesn't have to sound like snow. DON MUSIC: Oh, but that doesn't rhyme with snow. KERMIT: What do little lambs do, anyhow? DON MUSIC: Well, well, they go, baa. I'll never get it, never! Oh! KERMIT: Well, you'll hurt yourself in the head there, Don. KERMIT: So you want the one that lambs do. Why, I must have a lyric that sounds like snow, something that lambs do that sounds like snow. KERMIT: What seems to be the trouble? DON MUSIC: Well, it's my new song. Music, excuse me, Don? ten I'm Kermit the Frog of Sesame Street News. And everywhere that Mary went, Mary went, Mary went, and everywhere that Mary went, the lamb was sure to- uh- to- uh, uh- to- oh, I'll never get it. Mary had a little lamb, it's fleece was white as snow. Let's see how he's doing, shall we? Why not? DON MUSIC: Mary had a little lamb, little lamb, little lamb. Don Music, who's writing a brand new hit song right now. Because today we're speaking to you from the home of that very famous songwriter, Mr. KERMIT: Hi, ho, Kermit the Frog here with the cultural part of the Sesame Street News.
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