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Madonna and the Roots play ‘Holiday’ with children’s instruments

More cowbell!

 

Audra Schroeder

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Posted on Apr 10, 2015   Updated on May 29, 2021, 2:40 am CDT

What do you do if you’re Jimmy Fallon and Madonna is your guest? You get her to play “Holiday” on kids’ instruments with the Roots, of course.

Fresh off her Meerkat video premiere of “Ghosttown,” Madonna sat down with the festively dressed band on The Tonight Show and played a stripped-down version of her ‘80s hit. She handled vocals and cowbell; the band brought in kazoo, xylophone, melodica, and bongos.

Madonna really brings it at the end with that whistle.

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*First Published: Apr 10, 2015, 1:02 pm CDT