✨Starkid's VHS Christmas Carols 2024!!✨ Vlog 3: Show Time!

[@pcwkid76]

It must be the holidays if Meredith is complaining about Chicago traffic again. 😉

[@MerediddyS]

Hehehe honestly... it's an all year round tradition for me at this point...

[@nicholser4714]

“I have a gluten free wife” 😂😂😂

[@MerediddyS]

Hehehe he does!

[@daphnegrace64]

Darilyn saying "No one can tell me anytning now, I'm a fucking Starkid!" made me emotional omg 🥺 She is amazing and I hope to see her in more Starkid shows in the future!!! And Meredith you did an incredible job making it through that last show despite how awful you were feeling. So glad your family was all around to support you. You all never fail to warm my heart. I REALLY hope the VHS Christmas Carols tradition continues next year because I havent been able to go yet but my husband and I are determined to make it next year!!!

[@micheleabercrombie]

Yaa!!! Darilyn is a fucking STARKID!! love!!!! So special!!!

[@MerediddyS]

Hehehe she's the best!!!!!

[@jimmy_the_squid9456]

Ngl I actually got a little choked up when you were talking about how everyone was immediately on action stations once they found out you weren't feeling well and coming up with backup plans in case you had to step away at any point, Starkid really is a family and it's so sweet and heartwarming to see you guys supporting and being there for each other

[@lunarb00ts3]

Meredith's love for VHSCCs and these behind the scenes vlogs truly make VHSCC one of my favourite Starkid projects of all time. The clear love, care and passion is so strong and the stories are masterfully told. It's a crime that it is not as widely recognised as other SK projects

[@malinicorrea9379]

Kim did NOT say "You all know each other's lines right?" 😂 She didn't hear what Jaime said in the last vlog

[@MerediddyS]

Hahahahaha Jaime would go wild

[@Btm10000]

James is so right saying the world needs this show right now! I love everyone in this cast!

[@vaarinmackborander]

Can't get enough of Lauren nailing that high note every time❤

[@jimmy_the_squid9456]

As a wise man once said "fucking transcendent"

[@MerediddyS]

Every time!!!

[@mika_verse]

it is so sweet seeing AJ come and hold your hand right after the most emotional moment in the show :,) truly hope one day this show can come to london or I can make it to chicago because it is absolutely my favourite musical and if it was a movie it would be way better than wicked AND both mamma mias. LOVE you meredith!! thank you for the vlogs!!

[@MerediddyS]

Yay!! Thank you for watching!!!

[@nerdymmermaid]

I'm screaming and cackling cause The Infrastructure Rant Has Returned!

[@MerediddyS]

Hehehe can't help myself

[@dustkeeper]

I'm so sorry you were sick on your last night, but the way everyone came together to help you and support you warms my heart so much. Just seeing these vlogs I know you and everyone there embodies "Be The Light." Thank you for sharing these vlogs with us each year! It's a favorite tradition!

[@evanthdr]

the clark + you was me and my friend!! we met at cinderella after my study abroad last year, then I came from england + them from florida to reunite for vhs this year!! 🥰🫶📼

[@MerediddyS]

Omg yay!!! Thank you for making us so happy!!

[@manja1714]

This cast makes me so happy. You guys are so supportive of each other and it is an honour to see you guys reinvent this show every year. I hope I get to see it live next year. I'm starting to manifest it right now.

[@MerediddyS]

Yay!!! I'll manifest it as well!!!

[@sar.the.star08]

oh my god crazy to hear about your health concerns during the sunday show! you performed amazingly (as always) and going to be so honest, i noticed the tears and assumed they were story related because, wow, is it an emotional roller coaster of a show :)

[@GhostJoK3r777]

Dude, your performance at the 3:00 show on Sunday was SPECTACULAR! Thank you to you and everyone for pushing through a difficult moment for a selfless act.

[@MerediddyS]

Awww yay thank you for saying that!! I felt like ASS!!!

[@DoodlerDoo]

As a UK girlie I'm always so sad to miss this show but it sounds like you guys nailed it! So sweet to hear that everyone took care of you on a tough day; it just emphasizes the sweetness of every starkid involved. Here's to many more years of VHSmas!

[@jeniversen2909]

oh goodness pls ignore me being really awkward and then like waving and running away 🙈 but fr this show is SO special and I’m so grateful I was able to come out and see it, big chungus shirt and all! 😇

[@ellenwelander1193]

I drove up from KC to see my grandma about an hour outside of Chicago to spend the weekend with her before seeing the Saturday night show. She only has about a year left due to cancer so it was great to have some quality time with her. I hadn’t watched the newest version of the show on KZbin yet so that it would be fresh for the live show and Grandmaland caught be completely off guard, I cried through most all of it. Beautiful show! Excited to buy the digital ticket so I can continue to cry to Grandmaland in the car. 💕

[@isseymagtoto]

I am so happy that you were surrounded by such supportive and loving people when you had that experience! It's always a nice reminder that the people I grew up watching (on KZbin) also grew up to be wonderful people! Absolute role models, you all are! 🤍

[@MorganNicole2512]

I love this show so much and will come every single year that you perform it. Also, I need a statement on who decided Brian should say “call 911” at the end of priceless because me and my husband were crying laughing through the entire interlude between that and final ghost

[@jimmy_the_squid9456]

This show is so special and we really do need it's light now more than ever, thank you all for sharing this magic with us year after year and may it last forever ❤

[@SuttenPlant]

Two completely unrelated comments: 1- I LOVE this show so much, it's so cool to see everyone rocking out and vibing to the show even when they're not on stage. It's so clear how much love everyone has for this show and it always comes through in the performance ❤️ One of my goals for 2025 is to save up the money and fly out to Chicago (if that's where it is again) and finally see it in person next year!!! 2- You recommended Piranesi in a book vlog a while back and I finally got my hands on it and OH MY GOD it's immediately one of my fav books of all time! I'm glad you didn't spoil anything in the vlog but I low key would love to hear your full thoughts on it!

[@genisis1224]

Every time I see you all perform, I'm amazed at how talented this troupe is all over again

[@micheleabercrombie]

And Meredith!!!! Just a reminder you are a literally a beautiful kind amazing human and your art is priceless. Charge big $$$ so it can be sustainable for you to make beautiful things we can buy!!

[@MerediddyS]

Hehe thank you!!!

[@DistressedCrow]

I need an official song for Be the Light, I've had it stuck in my head for ages!! Saw the show last year and couldn't this year, but you guys are INCREDIBLE!!

[@MerediddyS]

Aww yay!! The album just came out!! So you can listen to Be The Light on repeat!!

[@DistressedCrow]

@MerediddyS AAH oh my goodness I IMMEDIATELY got it!! Thank you! I've had Three Spirits on repeat all month so time to switch it up!

[@matthewjacobthefifth]

watching you all be loving and supportive of each other really gives me a lot of joy. Also, i'm a musician and singer and i really want to be a Starkid™

[@brahnuh]

ok i was gonna comment this one one of your earlier vlogs and forgot but MEREDITH you have such a beautiful positive energy and i LOVE it so much!!! thank you so much for sharing your experiences with us. your videos are like warm hugs. you are the best!!!!

[@breabtoad]

that on-beat door opening at 5:30 is literally the magic of christmas. thank u angela

[@siemba3]

This was my first Starkid show live and I had the best time ever at the Saturday matinee! Hearing all the music and watching the choreography happen live was amazing! Thank you all for your hard work and dedication to this show and I hope you continue it! ❤❤

[@MerediddyS]

Yay!! I'm so glad you had fun!

[@angethekidreader2385]

WELCOME TO THE FAM DARLYIN!!

[@jimmy_the_squid9456]

ONE OF US! ONE OF US!

[@MerediddyS]

Hehe she's the best!

[@visualdemo4921]

Hey Meredith! I’m so glad you got my bracelets! I just wanting to say how absolutely amazing the show was. I have never experienced something like that. This was probably the best weekend of my life and the show made me so happy (winning the chicken did hurt either). I hope you are feeling better!

[@juliarose6946]

I finally bit the bullet and bought a ticket to Chicago for the day and came to the Saturday matinee bc I wanted to feel the Christmas electricity in person so bad 🥹🥹 SO worth it, the crowd was awesome and the show was as sweet and fun and funny as I imagined. Love and appreciate you guys at Starkid big time, November was a rough month and you all made it lighter 💖✨

[@Okay_Is_Wonderful]

7:25 oh goodness, i think yt ate my comment, hi! 👋 That was me - so glad y'all liked them! I'm still buzzing from seeing this show, it's so special 🫶

[@amarli22]

Lmao @12:45, that bit will never not be funny 🤣Thank you as always for all of this great footage and congrats on another great run! Excuse the pun but this show and all of you are priceless to me and so many people. 💖

[@NotSamC]

Btw I was the one who lost the coaster and the Saturday show. I did end up getting it back from the merch booth :) Thanks for caring

[@NotSamC]

Also I am so shocked at how clearly you can hear me say "I love your vlogs" lol

[@aligordon8780]

@@NotSamC iconic cameo!!!

[@MariaEverlasting]

Thank you for all the bts vlogs!!!! Not gonna lie, I got emotional hearing you talk about how supported you were when you weren't feeling well for the last show, as a fellow migraine having. That support is so huge

[@Linda-yg4zy]

Fantastic show (as always), despite your not feeling 100% well Meredith! ❤️

[@jennilocke]

I had the WORST day at work today, so happy to come home, get comfy, and watch my favorite cool guys do fun stuff together

[@keikustar]

if there is one thing meredith is going to rant about, it's america's poor public transit and car-centric infrastructure and i am HERE FOR IT! there is no moral reason as to why we are so technologically advanced yet have not figured out reliable public transit. everyone helping you out for the last show when you werent feeling good is so sweet. im so glad you were able to get through it, but i can imagine your anxiety

[@xancakesttv]

I'm wondering, since every iteration over the past few years (all the way to the start of VHS CC) have been filmed (Which is wild and I love it so much), will this iteration be filmed and released too? Seeing as there's been made changes to stage, blocking, lighting, etc. I for one would love to see it and nerd about all the changes made

[@FromtheDepthsofMel]

Yes to all of this. Especially to the thank you to Clark for creating the show and everyone for being alive because you are so important and, dare I say, priceless. I don't know exactly why, but this show, every single year so far, has been everything to me. The songs, the stories, the choreography, the emotions, the people I've met because of it. I'm hoping that if it continues next year(I hope so) I'm able to go again. I just need to convince my husband to drive us down(from WI). We're also not big on Chicago traffic. You'll just have to keep an eye out for a woman literally sobbing and smiling throughout the whole thing.

[@emilygreisz]

I miss the joy of musical theater but also would definitely watch a whole video or two devoted to America's infrastructure, cause as someone who only recently started driving while living in the country, it really sucks. I got my dad to watch last years show with me and he recognized Brian and you specifically from Leaky Con which was pretty impressive for him lol.

[@thatoneguy9399]

I’m so glad you were able to do the last show Meredith! I’m so sorry you weren’t feeling well, but you still killed it from what I heard! You’re awesome & this show is awesome. I hope I can see it next year

[@1stAgent]

As someone who only barely made it on time last year thanks to traffic and parking, I can sympathize with everyone running late this year.

[@bekah_st]

I haven't seen the full show, just the original VHSCC, but does Scrooge give the watch back to the magi couple at the end?? oh my gosh I'm gonna scream. Clark and James you have such big brains Edit: just watched the digital ticket. Confirmed that Clark and James have the BIGGEST brains. The magi and match girl reprises in Christmas Day 😭 I could write an essay!!! Also Meredith I made my roommate watch it and she knew nothing about it and before Three Spirits she was like “what is Meredith doing” bc you were putting your gloves on and I just went “she’s about to eat” and then you did 💛

[@xeniar7990]

He does 😊

[@MerediddyS]

Hehe omg!!! Yes the watch moment is the greatest moment of all!!!!!

[@DotsAboveTheE]

This was so so beautiful ❤Also pls bring VHSCC to England next Christmas, I would lose my lil mind!! Hope you're feeling better Meredith!!

[@EH-lt9wc]

I won't say as much as I did last vlog because I don't want to be annoying lol, but I truly cannot overstate how special this show is and how talented and important and needed all of you are. It was such an honor, getting to see it with my best friends. And it made my Christmas. Thank you thank you thank you ❤❤❤

[@CartoonJessie]

Thanks for the videos again this year

[@MerediddyS]

Aww yeah I was bummed too but I'm SO GLAD and very lucky that I made it through just fine!!

[@linndwurm]

I simply NEED the cold cold street of the city on Spotify!! or could I get it somewhere else? maybe I missed something!

[@MerediddyS]

The album is out now!!

[@Fairyangel24]

Hahaha, I love that I understood Brian’s Pyramus and Thisbe joke. Also, James Tolbert as Fiyero when??

[@sarahhishere]

8:01 I cry at this part every time 😭🫶🏻

[@MerediddyS]

Hehe awww

[@TheLaneyShow]

This show is so special, it means the absolute world to me. Thank you for these behind the scenes videos each year, they make me and so many others so happy!!

[@lumpynoir]

Thank you for the vlog, Meredith! Three Spirits is by far one of my favorite Starkid songs, and Im hoping to come see the show next year!!!

[@pacificnorthwench]

23:50 Meredith have you looked into POTS symptoms? I’m dealing with the same shit and it’s been debilitating. The nausea and lightheadedness sound a lot like POTS

[@SamHandwiches]

so inspiring! 'the world needs this, the world needs you' I need more inspirational content pls 😅

[@MerediddyS]

Aww thank you!

[@hhhcubed2802]

Thank you for doing this every year. I was so delighted to be able to see it live this year, (and almost saw AJ fall off his pedestal??) I really truly hope you guys keep up this tradition in the years to come

[@all1swan]

I saw Ali post about this and how everyone immediately tried to catch AJ and then had to go back to acting like they hated his guts as Scrooge 😂 I hope they continue this show forever, it’s just so special

[@MerediddyS]

Hehehe everyone was like WHOA YOU OK?

[@rosecoloredglassses1340]

Starkid feels so much like family to me that I sometimes forget that we don’t actually know each other. I wish we did

[@kingofpointless]

21:22 to 21:27 is a great POV shot moment because I get to vicariously experience Ali, Jaime Lyn and Jamie pointing at me and telling me how good a job I did (even though they're specifically saying Meredith) lol. Edit: I hadn't made it to the part where you talked about how scary the last performance was for you, but how much your friends/colleagues supported you during it. I'm so glad you got through it okay, and I only hope I can be as generous in life as your friend group are :)

[@jijisdeliveries]

You all put on an amazing show and I'm so glad everyone rallied around you for the last show! My friend and I flew in from Boston for the Friday show and we used the trains to get everywhere with the $5 day pass, including the theater 😄(And we were kind of jealous because the closest we have to that is a $10 weekend pass for the commuter rail)

[@MerediddyS]

Aww yay!! Yes public transit is the way to go, even though it may say that it takes longer... traffic estimates always LIE!!! hehehe

[@amwolfe94]

Not me crying through this whole vlog 😭 everyone is so talented!! We love new Starkids!! Hoping the Three Spirits allow this next year so I can cry in person with everyone else 🙏

[@GabbyE423]

I was at the Saturday night and Sunday shows, and it was soooo amazing. I'm grateful to be able to experience this amazing show live, it's the best, and you guys are the best! I crocheted roses for all of you guys and was able to give the bag to Jaime Lyn Sunday!! I'm ready for next year already!!

[@sjomajlin_]

I´ve had a day, this made it brighter. Thank you!

[@lottaisaveryangrywoman]

It's amazing how you brought out this vlog so fast??? Like I wasn't expecting it so soon. Now take some cozy christmassy rest!

[@MerediddyS]

Hehe I didn't too much heavy editing on it so it was pretty quick!

[@hannah98037]

Don't worry girly, the crying wasnt too noticable, speaking from the third row on closing night haha! You absolutly killed it on Sunday, and im so thankful I got to watch my first Starkid show ever!! 🤞crossing my fingers Chicago Vhscc 2025 happens

[@lottaisaveryangrywoman]

my favourite cue is "Brian's elbow" :D

[@lilsy2108]

So much love!

[@ALBARADELWHOEntertainment]

Thanks Meredith for you backstage Vlog! Tomorrow I'm showing VHS Christmas Carol (live) to my students (we are working on Dickens), cannot wait to have their reaction! Thanks for being such great people!

[@ShilohsSundryStudies]

oh mi gosh im in the bg of this haha!! i was one of the ushers on thursday and saturday i didnt realize i was in the background😭

[@MerediddyS]

Ooops!! Sorry for catching you unawares!

[@mrpastek]

This set is incredible btw

[@MerediddyS]

Thank you!

[@Ozloz]

Been having a rough couple weeks, this is *exactly* what I needed

[@XenaNemyt]

Yay! I had so much fun seeing this show!!! It was such a great experience and my first live Starkid show!!! I’m glad you like the Stacey Quasar bracelet 😁💚 You all did such a great job!!!!

[@MerediddyS]

Awww yay!! Did you make that bracelet? It made my day!

[@XenaNemyt]

@ awww yes I did😁 so glad you like it 💚

[@Vanessa-uo6lt]

Loved these vhs vlogs with all my heart

[@FallofArtemis]

this was such a fun show!! i was the one who made the candles, and im so glad they made it safely!!

[@MerediddyS]

Yay!!! I brought some leftovers to work to hand out to my friends here- thanks for giving me permission to do that! Everyone loves them so much!

[@FallofArtemis]

@ awww im glad everyone liked them!!! and im glad you and brian liked them!!

[@linihutchings8822]

"Got your back" -- y'all really mean it

[@arualstarr]

Love the bts peek, I was there Thursday, and we loved the show!

[@MerediddyS]

Yay!!! Thank you for coming!

[@ellisheh9023]

These vlogs are my early Christmas presents

[@MerediddyS]

Awww yay! Merry Christmas!

[@givemetherat5057]

omg i didn't know where to give you guy's gifts 😭 i had a little MAMD heart plush to give Aj but wasn't able too 😢

[@mattmclaren3067]

Grandma got a new wig and I am ec-STATIC!

[@MerediddyS]

She looks so good!!

[@djpolancih]

Hi Meredith, I've come to beg on behalf of all those that count vhscc as their favorite musical. I love both versions, but heading into December without the recently uploaded version feels like something got amputated. My wife and I would absolutely be willing to purchase if such an option existed. Living in Georgia as transplants from Michigan, attending a live show isn't probably in the cards for us. We need cheer this year given where we live and the Grinch-elect. He is celebrated like the reformed Ebeneezer down here. Sorry to dm for something trivial, but if you pass it on, we would absolutely appreciate it. Name your price, we will pay lol Btw, funny thing, our dog, Bowie barks at the beginning of your Jacob Marley song every time. He is a little high strung. Probably because he was a stray we adopted. I think he might be your biggest fan lol

[@djpolancih]

And... I see the new one is up for rental. Meredith, you rock! I don't know if you had anything to do with it and it doesn't matter as my praise was not conditional! Anyone else want a box set of all iterations of this show just to have vintages like wine to pull out? We watch this one all year, it's so good.

[@jothamstickings4773]

Why is it 5 years, did VHS Christmas Carol start in 2019?

[@jimmy_the_squid9456]

Original livestream was 2020, original live performance was 2021, KZbin upload was 2022, feature length version was 2023 and now the current version in 2024

[@breabtoad]

she VHS on my Christmas til I Carol :)

[@angethekidreader2385]

yo meredith ppl are reselling for 45 FUCKIN DOLLARS

[@MerediddyS]

What?? Where??

[@Emma-mc2fv]

thank you meredith and angela for the bts footage🫶 I got the honor to see this show and it was so amazing and magical!!