{"id":1189,"date":"2017-12-07T15:53:19","date_gmt":"2017-12-07T20:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musictogether.com\/blog\/?p=1189"},"modified":"2017-12-13T15:21:38","modified_gmt":"2017-12-13T20:21:38","slug":"six-years-of-with-the-today-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musictogether.com\/blog\/six-years-of-with-the-today-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Six Years of Spreading Holiday Cheer with the TODAY Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"desktop-only\" style=\"float: right; padding: 0em 0 0em 0em; \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musictogether.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/todayshow.png\" alt=\"The TODAY Show\" width=\"350\" style=\"0 0 1em 4em\" height=\"auto\" class=\"alignright size-medium\" \/><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: 140%; font-weight: 600; margin: 0em 0 2em 0; line-height:130%; font-style:italic; \">Everyone\u2019s happier when they sing\u2014especially children! As part of our dedication to making the world more musical, it\u2019s a holiday tradition for us to share the gift of music with families and children in need through the TODAY Show Holiday Toy &#038; Gift Drive. <\/p>\n<div class=\"mobile-only\" style=\"padding: 2em auto; \" align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musictogether.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/todayshow.png\"  alt=\"The TODAY Show\" width=\"350\" width=\"600\" height=\"auto\" class=\"aligncenter size-full\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<p>On Saturday, December 9, tune in to NBC\u2019s Weekend TODAY Show at 7:45 AM to watch our CEO Susan Darrow make our 2017 contribution on air! This year, we\u2019re proud to donate more than 25,000 Music Together CDs, songbooks, and storybooks. <\/p>\n<p>Susan says, \u201cAt Music Together, we know that a better world is a more musical one. We\u2019re grateful to TODAY for the opportunity to share the incredible power of music with more families this holiday season. There\u2019s nothing like music to help us connect, unplug, and escape the stresses of everyday life, and we hope all children and their loved ones have the chance to experience it!\u201d <\/p>\n<div class=\"desktop-only\" align=\"left\" style=\"float: left; padding: 0.25em 1em 0.25em  0.25em ;\">\n<table style=\"max-width:300px; margin-top:0em; border:0;\" >\n<tr style=\"border: none;\">\n<td style=\"border: none; padding-top:0; padding-left:0\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.musictogether.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/todayshow_20171209_500w-300x300.png\"   alt=\"image: Susan Darrow on the TODAY show\" width=\"300\" height=\"auto\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musictogether.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/todayshow_20171209_500w-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.musictogether.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/todayshow_20171209_500w-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.musictogether.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/todayshow_20171209_500w-125x125.png 125w, https:\/\/www.musictogether.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/todayshow_20171209_500w.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n    <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border: none;\">\n<td align=\"center\" style=\"font-size:0.75em; font-weight: 600; color: #4a86c3; border: none; padding:0.25em 1em\">TODAY Weekend hosts Dylan Dryer, Sheinelle Jones, and Craig Melvin, with Music Together CEO Susan Darrow\n    <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>In its 24th year, TODAY\u2019s Annual Holiday Toy &#038; Gift Drive has helped more than four million underprivileged children have happier holidays by delivering about $450 million in donations to 180+ organizations across the United States and in American military bases all over the world. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Don\u2019t miss Music Together on the TODAY Show at 7:45 AM on Saturday, December 9!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We hope that our gift brightens this festive season for some deserving children and families\u2014and maybe even inspire you to do the same!<\/p>\n<div class=\"mobile-only\" align=\"left\" style=\"float: left; padding: 0.5em;;\">\n<table style=\"max-width:400px;border:0;\" >\n<tr style=\"border: none;\">\n<td style=\"border: none; padding-top:0\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.musictogether.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/todayshow_20171209_500w.png\"   alt=\"image: Susan Darrow on the TODAY show\" width=\"400\" height=\"auto\"  \/>\n    <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border: none;\">\n<td align=\"center\" style=\"font-size:0.75em; font-weight: 600; color: #4a86c3; border: none; padding:0.25em 1em\">TODAY Weekend hosts Dylan Dryer, Sheinelle Jones, and Craig Melvin, with Music Together CEO Susan Darrow\n    <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<hr style=\"border-top: 0.5px #4a86c3 solid; margin:  2em 0;\" \/>\n<div style=\"display:block\">\n<div style=\"position:relative; padding-bottom:63%; padding-bottom:-webkit-calc(56.25% + 100px); padding-bottom:calc(56.25% + 100px); height: 0;\">    <iframe style=\"position:absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%;\"    src=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/offsite\/music-together-worldwide-donates-nearly-500-000-worth-of-songs-to-today-toy-drive-1113044547961\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr style=\"border-top: 5px #4a86c3 solid; margin:0.5em 0 5em 0;\" \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone\u2019s happier when they sing\u2014especially children! 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