All We Want For Christmas Is This

Mariah Carey has reimagined “All I Want for Christmas Is You” with some precocious kids and a bunch of elementary school music instruments. We haven’t loved an acoustic remix this much since that other time Jimmy and the Roots toyed with a classic on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.

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Maya Rudolph + The Roots Cover "Purple Rain"

This week Maya Rudolph jumped on stage with The Roots at the Brooklyn Bowl to encore their performance of “Darling Nikki” with another Prince’s classic, “Purple Rain”; check out the full video after the jump.

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The Roots Kill Carly Rae Jepsen

We love The Roots and any cover they tend to pull out in a live set. We also love Carly Rae Jepsen.  

This week, the newest Canadian pop star was on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and managed to perform "Call Me Maybe" with instruments found in an elementary school music room.

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