'Twas the Night Before Christmas - Cincinnati All-Star Edition 2011

It was the night before Christmas in Cincinnati - all over again. With respect to former WLWT-TV reporter Michael Collins and his staff, iRhine, Inc. presents 'Twas the Night Before Christmas - Cincinnati All-Star Edition, the 2011 version. Featuring Cathryn Hilker with Sahara of Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden; BombShells; Rev. Fred Cook, First Lutheran Church; Clara Stehlin and Elliott Watras, Over-the-Rhine residents; Cincinnati Ballet Nutcracker dancers; Bootsy & Patti Collins; Bob Castellini, The Cincinnati Reds; Andy Furman, Fox Sports Radio; Ed Hartman, Furniture Fair; Shawn Jenkins, Segway of Cincinnati; Katie Clavey, Lauren Bishop and Laura Baverman, The Cincinnati Enquirer; Kim Popa, Ian Forsgren and Lindsey Jones, Pones Inc; Stephen Samuels, Bridging Broadway; Yvette Simpson, Cincinnati City Council; Sheriff Simon Leis, Jr., Hamilton County Sheriff's Office; Dick Waller, Retired Principal Clarinet, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Jean-Francois Flechet, Taste of Belgium; Gary Denzler with Buddy, Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden; Marty Brennaman, The Cincinnati Reds; Chief James Craig, Cincinnati Police Department; Danny Babcock and Matthew Dayler, Higher Level Art; Mark Perzel, WGUC-FM, WVXU-FM, WMUB-FM; Steve Horstmeyer, FOX19; Laure Quinlivan, Cincinnati City Council; Rob Richardson, Cincinnatians for Progress; Jim Tarbell, Former Cincinnati Vice Mayor; Thane Maynard, Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden; Albert Pyle, The Mercantile Library; Brian Tiffany and Chewie, Over-the-Rhine Chamber of Commerce; Donna Salyers, Donna Salyers' Fabulous Furs; Dean Gregory, Mongtomery Inn; Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls, City of Cincinnati; Dan McCab, MidPoint Music Festival and CityBeat; Chris Seelbach, Cincinnati City Council; Buddy LaRosa, LaRosa's Pizzeria; Molly Wellman, Japp's Since 1879; Mike & Carolyn Deininger, MiCA 12/v; Dusty Rhodes, Hamilton County Auditor; Tina Manchise and Tara Lindsey Gordon, The Emery Theatre; Gapper, The Cincinnati Reds; Danny Korman, Park + Vine; Don Heinrich Tolzmann, German-American Citizens League; Katy Crossen, "Kate the Great"; Bobby Maly, Model Group; Mayor Mark Mallory, City of Cincinnati; Bill Cunningham, 700 WLW; Chairman Alex Triantafilou, Hamilton County Republican Party; Norma Rashid, University of Cincinnati's CCM; George Bredestege, Chief Richard Braun, Matt Papania of the Cincinnati Fire Department; Rey Maualuga and Thomas Howard, Cincinnati Bengals; Conductor John Morris Russell, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra; Tony Tausch, Coffee Emporium; Bicycle Santa.

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• Cincinnati
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• Christmas
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• Bengals
• Mayor Mark Mallory
• Joe Wessels
• Margy Waller
• Marty Brennaman
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[rkminnich8kid]

so cool to see kids in our family in this---and a great video to provoke memories from this former Buckeye...I love Cincinnati!

[wesselhj]

@rkminnich8kid Thank you!

[Bob4bmw]

Thanks for including our kid(s) in this, Lydia felt like a rock-star this morning when she watched it!! Merry Christmas!!

[wesselhj]

@Bob4bmw Thank you, Bob! It was my pleasure to have Lydia in the video. The kids were great at the beginning and end (no one needs to talk about what we had to do to get them to do it... ). They were great! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family!

[bdrive73]

Wonderful video Joe! Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to all of Cincinnati!

[wesselhj]

@bdrive73 Thank you, Brian! I'm so glad you liked it and thank you for sharing it with your family while visiting Arizona. I'm touched. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and the entire (and ever-expanding) Mueller bunch. Love you guys!

[TheCatholicBeat]

What a great, fun video! I love it! Thanks to all who participated.

[wesselhj]

@tvphile Thank you, Michael. I really appreciate your support of the project - and for doing the original in the first place. What a wonderful idea!

[wesselhj]

@iwatras100 Thank you for allowing Elliott to be in it. His and Clara's part were wonderful... Happy Holidays! Hope to see you, Sujean and the kids again soon...

[wesselhj]

@JoanneMaly Thank you, Joanne! I'm glad you liked it. Happy Holidays!

[wesselhj]

@iagomega Thank you! I'm so glad you enjoyed it. I love Gapper's and Molly's part as well. They were fantastic. Happy Holidays!

[wesselhj]

@jamesczar Thank you, James! Happy Holidays to you and Mary Beth...