Hi. For the most part, fear is nothing but an illusion. When you share it with someone else, it tends to disappear.
I am from China and learning to speak English, give true I wrote the following sentence: "The giant panda has a few protection."

Best regards :p, Bedelia.

Hello Ellen,

I don't often get to watch your show... but enjoy every one I manage to see. thanks,
question: who sings the song at the beginning of each show?

..have a little fun today
give a little love away..

DEAR ELLEN, I'M PROBOBLY WASTEING MY TIME WRITING THIS BECAUSE OF "ALL YOUR GREAT FAN MAIL" I SEE YOU RECEIVE! AND, I 'KNOW' YOU CANNOT READ THEM ALL, ESPECIALLY ALL THE MESSAGES I SEE THAT YOU RECEIVE DAILY! THAT'S A "GOOD THING THOUGH, RIGHT?!" AT LEAST YOU ARE NOT LIKE 'ME' AND HAVE NO-OUTSIDE LIFE AWAY FROM HOME FROM YOUR HOUSE & DUTIES THAT COME WITH THAT, WHICH I 'CHOOSE' TO SEE AS REWARDING, BECAUSE I 'LOVE' MY FAMILY MORE THAN LIFE ITSELF! BUT, FINANCIALLY, I AM NOT ABLE TO DO ANYTHING THAT MOST WOMEN NOW-DAYS GET TO DO! I AM A 'STUCK AT HOME',NO-LIFE WIFE/STAY AT HOME MOM of '3' adult children now, BUT, AS MY CIRCUMSTANCES ARE RIGHT NOW, I HAVE BEEN BLESSED WITH A PRECIOUS GRANDDAUGHTER, THAT WASN'T PLANNED,(WITH MY OLDEST SON & A ONE NIGHT STAND EX-GIRLFRIEND, FROM ANOTHER PLANET!)THAT HAS PUT SO MUCH JOY IN MY LIFE RAISING, BUT I 'HAVE' TO AT LEAST TRY TO TELL YOU HOW YOU & YOUR SHOW HAS GIVEN MY LIFE SOOOO MUCH MORE PLEASURE AND 'HAPPINESS' TO MY DAYS! YOUR 'FUN', YOUR STYLE OF LIVING ON THE SHOW, WITH YOUR DANCING TO THE SONGS "I GREW UP WITH, PLAYING MY 45's OR MY MOTHER PUTTING THE RADIO OR 45's ON EVERYMORNING TO WAKE ME UP TO 'START MY DAY OFF WITH THAT "YA CAN'T HELP BUT HAVE TO 'DANCE' MUSIC, TO GET ME OUT OF BED AND HEAD OFF TO SCHOOL WITH,(SHE AND MY DADDY HAVE BEEN MARRIED 65yrs.!..AND, 'MY' LIFE CONSISTED & TAUGHT THAT "DON'T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF, DANCE! MOTTO...THEY 'STILL' HAVE A "DANCING SPIRIT WITHIN THEMSELVES THAT I WAS BLESSED TO BE RAISED IN!(They 'BOTH' have now had to be placed in an assisted living home for alzheimers patients, but are allowed to stay together, for 65 YRS OF marriage! The hardest decision one could ever make for their not only Parents but 'MY' best friends, I lost them to that 3 yrs.ago, to this disease,but definitely not lost My LOVE & WANTING TO CARE FOR THEM AS THEY DID ME EMOTIONS, THAT CANNOT BE TACKELED ALONE. MY 'HEART DIED', BUT, THROUGH IT ALL, MY MEMORIES OF THE PAST 45 yrs. WILL STAY WITH ME FOREVER!(I FOUND MYSELF RAISING MY OWN KIDS WITH THAT POSITIVE ATTITUDE, & HOMEMADE 'FUN' THAT THEY INSTILLED IN ME FROM MY VERY 1st memories! I ONLY WISH I COULD TELL THEM ONE MORE TIME & THEY WOULD KNOW WHO I WAS, AND HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE THE WORLD THEY BROUGHT ME INTO! THEY 'BOTH' HAD TO BE PUT INTO A 'WONDERFUL' LOCAL ASSISTED LIVING HOME, WHICH WAS THE HARDEST DECISION MY MINE,& MY OLDER SISTERS(like 18,17, & 11 yrs. older! I guess I was a 'Oops!'baby!(ha!)..WE HAD ALWAYS SWORN WE WOULD 'NEVER' PUT THEM IN A HOME, BUT,..IT 'HAD' TO BE DONE. FOR 'THEIR' CARE AND 24/7 NEEDS,THEY STILL HAVE 'EACH OTHER' & ARE CARED FOR WITH EVERY NEED, & 'HAPPY', AS LONG AS THEY ARE TOGETHER!(WHICH IS EVERY SEC.OF EVERYDAY!)MY LIFE & LIFESTYLE CHANGED DRASTICALLY OVER THE DEVISTATION FROM LOSING 'THEM' MENTALLY, ALL OVER AGAIN IN THE HOUSE/WIFE/GRANDMOTHER,AS THEY WERE MY 'BEST FRIENDS'& LOVED WE UNCONDITIONALLY. I never DREAMED 'THAT' MY WORLD WOULD HAVE SO MANY 'CHANGES' TO HAPPEN AT MY AGE OF 45! I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT 'YOU' ARE TURNING '50'!! I'VE WATCHED YOUR BIRTHDAYS EVER SINCE THE FIRST AIRING OF YOUR SHOW, AND OMGosh! YOU WOULD 'NEVER' KNOW '50'?!.. "Ellen"??! Naaaa, are you sure?..Is your Mama sure???!ha! YOU GIVE ME HOPE FOR MY FUTURE!) FROM LOOKS & ENERGY, AND 'FUN' YOU BRING TO 'US', YOUR FAITHFUL VIEWERS,...of course "ESPECIALLY 'ME'!!" YOUR HUGEST 'FAN EVER'! SINCE YOU FIRST CAME ON THE AIR, with your hour of 'MY JOY' to My day's! EVERYTHING HAS TO 'STOP' IN MY HOUSE! IT IS KNOWN THAT INTERUPTING 'ME' DURING YOUR SHOWTIME IS THE ULTIMATE NO-NO! ABSOLUTELY NO-ONE IS ALLOWED TO TALK TO ME...ASK ME ANYTHING...NOTHING! MY DOSE OF HAPPINESS TO MY DAY IS YOU, AND YOUR SHOW! IT HAS TO BE A 'SERIOUS~911~EMERGENCY' IF ANYONE DARES TO TRY!!! AND 'EVERYONE' KNOWS "DO 'NOT' CALL MOM,..or 'JAN' TO MY HUSBAND,..DURING YOUR SHOW TIME HERE IN THE HILL'S OF TN! 'YOU' BRING 'LIFE' TO ME EACH DAY!(OH!and by the way your 'DJ'?... & SONG's he picks are My ROOTS I grew up with, and enjoy SOOOO MUCH! I WISH I HAD HIM AT MY HOUSE JUST TO PLAY THE SONGS FROM MORN. TO NIGHT THROUGHOUT MY DAYS, SO I COULD GET 'AT LEAST 'SOME' ESCAPE WHILE POTTY-TRAINING FOR THE UMPH-TEENTH TIME IN MY LIFE!..IS THERE 'ANYWAY' TO GET A LIST OF THESE SONGS THAT WERE AND ARE ALL 'MY HAPPINESS' AS LONG AS I CAN DANCE ALONG WITH THE BEAT'S OR SING ALONG TO THE OLDIES OF "THE GOOD OLD DAY'S"...I WOULD ABSOLUTELY 'LOVE' AND BE FOREVER GREATFUL TO HIM,& 'YOU' OF COUSE IF YOU COULD TELL ME HOW TO FIND A COMBO. OF ALL YOUR PICKS, BECAUSE DEEP INSIDE..."WE ARE SOOOO MUCH ALIKE!(I think?!ha!)YOUR HUMOR, YOUR DANCING, YOUR JOYS YOU SHARE ARE ALSO MINE, ITS "AWESOME"!! I THINK NOW & THEN like WHAT WAS 'LIFE' WITHOUT a "MICROWAVE", or "AIR CONDITIONING!" HOW did WE 'EVER' SURVIVE LIFE BEFORE THOSE THINGS WERE ADDED TO OUR LIVES AS WELCOMED NECESSITY'S! YOU ARE DEFINITELY MY "SMILES and LAUGHTER" THAT KEEPS ME GOING 'EACH DAY ELLEN'! "I'M SERIOUS!".. "ASK MY HUSBAND!" ASK MY 18 yr. OLD DAUGHTER! WHO ALSO SHARES THE THRILL OF YOUR HOUR EACH DAY! SHE TOO WATCHES YOU FAITHFULLY. OUR DAY OF DOING "THE SAME OLD CHORES EVERYDAY FOR THE PAST 24+ YRS", YOU RESCUE ME FROM THE NEGATIVES IN MY BORING STUCK AT HOME(no-vehicle, no money if I did for gas to go anywhere, which I love to do..BUT, 'LIFE' TO 'MY' DAY'S IS SAME'O~SAME'O UNTIL YOUR HOUR, NO! 'MY HOUR LAUGHING, DANCING, AND 'DAYDREAMING OF 'WHAT IF'S'..THAT I AM NOT ABLE TO HAVE BECAUSE OF LACK OF $$ and transportation, I TRUELY DON'T KNOW WHAT I DID BEFORE 'THE ELLEN SHOW' PREMEIRED!(HA!) YES, ITS 'THAT' DEPRESSING!... I WAS BORN INTO A 'LIFESTYLE FILLED WITH 'DANCING' AND MUSIC FROM THE MUSIC OF THE TOP SINGLES i WOULD BUY FOR 25 cents, and play over and over, and my mom, dad, and nanny(grandmama who visited 2 wks out of every month, would dance along to also! the music your DJ plays! MY MOM WOULD WAKE ME UP EACH MORNING BY PUTTING ON my 45's I COLLECTED EVERYTIME I GOT A QUARTER, AND "WE ALL GOT MOVIN' no-matter what the mood was! we can't help it, and my kid's (now adults) were raised the same way, and i see they are passing that on to their litl' 'gifts' my grandbaby's as THEIR 'NANNY' TRIES TO DO WHEN THEY ARE WITH ME!" YOUR 'DJ' PLAYS 'ALL' OF THEM! MINE (45's) WERE TRAGICLY 'STOLEN'! BUT! IT DIDN'T STOP MAMA & DADDY AND MY GRANDMAMA (NANNY!;) FROM A HIPHOP, OR R&B RADIO STATION THEY WOULD ALWAYS FIND! HA!..) NOTHING WOULD STOP THEM FROM 'DANCING' IF A BEAT CAME ON, YOU JUST CAN'T 'HELP' BUT 'MOVE'!HA! WHERE YOU GET YOUR HUMOR, AND SPONTANEOUS ANSWERS OR COMMENTS "CRACKS ME UP SOOOO MUCH!" THE ONLY WAY TO REALLY SAY WHAT I WANT TO SAY, WHETHER THIS EVER GETS READ BY ANYONE OR NOT, I HAD TO GIVE THIS A TRY, JUST TO "THANK YOU" AND TELL YOU JUST HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU,.. LOVE YOUR SHOW!...AND LOVE YOUR PERSONALITY AND EXCITEMENT YOU SHARE ON THE SHOW WITH OTHERS LIKE 'ME'! YOU ARE THE REAL 'ME' INSIDE THIS WORN-OUT 45 yr.olds BODY! YOU "DO" BRING ME BACK TO 'LIFE' EACH AND EVERYDAY! AND P.S. DO YOU THINK MAYBE YOU COULD TALK TO NBC AND HAVE THEM PUT YOUR 'RE-RUNS' ON ON SAT.& SUNDAY'S??!...MY 'FAMILY' WOULD LOVE ME MORE, THATS FOR SURE!;) I DON'T GET TO GO 'ANYWHERE', NOT EVEN TO THE GROCERY STORE TO GO SHOPPING! MY HUSBAND IS SUCH A 'PICKY EATER..("HE NEEDS DR. PHIL TO SLAP HIM UPSIDE THE HEAD!" SERIOUSLY!)HE MAKES ME TELL HIM WHAT I AM GOING TO MAKE TO EAT, AND HE WILL BUY THE INGREDIENTS AS LONG AS (THE THINGS HE WOULDN'T EVEN KNOW WERE IN THE RECIPES..FOR FLAVOR ETC..) ARE NOT BOUGHT! I WOULDN'T KNOW WHERE TO EVEN BEGIN IN A STORE NOWDAYS WITH THE LIFESTYLE I HAVE TO LIVE, (HELPING RAISE MY 2 yr.old GRANDDAUGHTER, OF MY OLDEST SON CHRIS 24)AND ADOPTED AT 8 mos. OLD LITTLE BOY 'MIKA' WHO I WAS KEEPING FOR MY MOTHER-IN-LAW (SHE'S A TEEN 'GIRLS' FOSTER MOM, FOR THE GIRLS NO-BODY WILL TAKE IN BECAUSE OF THEIR DRUG ADICTIONS, AND PREGNANCY'S...SO I HELP OUT AT TIMES WITH THE BABY'S THAT THESE GIRLS HAVEHAD,(IT 'KILL'S ME' TO SEE THESE GIRLS POPPING OUT BABY'S RIGHT AND LEFT AT 13, 14 15 yrs of age!JUST BECAUSE THEY WANT SOMETHING TO CALL THEIR OWN, BUT THEN DON'T WANT TO CARE FOR THEM. THANK GOD, I HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF HELPING FIND THESE CHILDREN 'NORMAL' LIVES, WITH FAMILY'S THAT WANTED TO CARE & LOVE! THEY HAVE A 'REAL' FAMILY'S NOW! YEAAAA! ANIMALS TOO! YOUR LOVE FOR ANIMALS "I CRIED WITH YOU ELLEN!" A WEEK BEFORE CHRISTMAS, THIS PAST YR. TWO MEN THREW A LG.LEAF BAG (OF WHAT AT 1ST I THOUGHT WAS TRASH!) OUT OF THEIR TRUCK INTO A FROZEN STREAM RUNNING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN BESIDE THE ONE LANE HIGHWAY RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME, AS I WAS COMING HOME (IN MY 'DAUGHTERS' CAR SHE LET ME 'USE'.."WITH CONDITIONS"..Litl' "PIG"! ANYWAY IT WAS FROM A DOCTORS VISIT, UGH!..BUT, AS I LOOKED MORE CLOSELY AT THE BAG,IN THE FREEZING WATER, I SAW 'IT MOVE!' AND MY 1st THOUGHT WAS OMG! A BABY! NO!!!!!!(I WATCH ONLY 'NEWS' BESIDES YOU & DR.PHIL!)HA! VERY UN-WANTED SHELTERED LIFESTYLE.I PULLED OVER RAN TO THE BAG RIPPED IT OPEN AND '5' FEMALE PUPPY'S JUMPED ALL OVER ME, LICKING ME BEGGING FOR LOVE & ATTENTION! I 'KNEW' MY HUSBAND WOULD DIE IF I BROUGHT THEM HOME!...BUT, I CALLED MY DAUGHTER AND TOLD HER TO BE WAITING OUTSIDE IN THE GARAGE, AND WE WOULD HIDE THEM FROM HIM UNTIL I COULD ADVERTIZE THEM IN THE LOCAL PAPER THE NEXT DAY,...IT WORKED! BUT, THE 'HIDING THEM DIDN'T" BUT, THE SPIRIT OF "THE SEASON" I GUESS SPARED ME FROM GETTING CHEWED OUT BY MY HUSBAND, AND HE TOO WANTED THEM TO HAVE A GOOD HOME, JUST NOT 'OURS', BUT, WE HAD LITTERELY HUNDREDS OF CALLS FOR THOSE PUPPY'S. THEY WERE ALL SOOOO DIFFERENT IN COLORS, BEAUTIFUL! AND, FIVE LUCKY FAMILY'S RECEIVED 'THE MOST LOVING GIFTS FOR THEIR CHRISTMAS GIFT TO THEIR FAMILY', I AM 'SURE' AFTER MEETING THE ONES WHO PICKED OUT THEIR NEW FAMILY MEMBERS TO THEIR HEARTS & HOMESTHEY WOULD BE 'VERY HAPPY, AND CARED FOR TREMENDOUSLY'! THIS WAS A 'CHRISTMAS TO REMEMBER' FOR ME FROM THAT EXPERIENCE! THE JOY OF THESE CHILDREN'S FACES, AND ADULT'S TOO, WAS PLENTY FOR ME. GOD GAVE THEM TO THOSE HE WANTED THEM TO BE WITH. AND I SOMEHOW GOT PICKED TO BE THE LUCKY ONE TO RECEIVE & RESCUE THESE 'JOYS' FROM DEATH. OBVIOUSLY THE 'CRIMINALS' DIDN'T WANT 'FEMALE' DOG'S! WELL, I KNOW NO-ONE WOULD TAKE THE TIME TO REALLY READ THIS, BUT IF SO,....I CAN ONLY PRAY YOU RECEIVE THE "HAPPY 50th BIRTHDAY ELLEN!" MESSAGE I WANT YOU TO HAVE FROM ME! AND THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR JOYS AND LAUGHTER, AND 'FUN' WITH 'ME' EVERYDAY! GOD BLESS! MRS. JAN W. KYLE, KNOXVILLE, TN 37931

Hi Ellen,

Merry Christmas and a very happy new year.
Lately I started to see your Show.
Here in India it airs on Star world and contrary to the time difference, relatively old shows go on.
I am completely glued to the television set for that one hour, and its lot of fun to watch your show.
The foot tapping music, humor. the works.

I just wanted to know the name of the song that plays as the show begins, the words of which go as ' have a little fun today... give a little love away'

I have been searching for that song for couple of days now.

I would really appreciate if you could help me out.

Warm Regards

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Dear Ms. Ellen, My name is Spc. La Tonya Lewis and I am in the Army...I have been watching your show for the past three wks because my children and i have been sick! I Have A 3yr Old Little Girl And A 5mo Old Lil Boy! I Have Cancer That Is In Remission, My Daughter Is Having Coclear Ear Plant In Feb. And I Do It All My Self..i Am 25yrs Old! No Matter How I Am Feeling..when Ur Show Comes On It Lights Up My Day! My Neighbor (Sarah) Goes To School Full Time, Has A 10mo. Old Lil Boy, And Her Husband Is In Irag...sometimes She Also Misses Ur Show As Well...we Would Love To Come To Ur Show, But Cant Cause Of Finances, School, And My Job!:-( If U Can Send Us Something During Your 12 Days Of Christmas That Would Be Such A Blessing And So Awesome!;-) I An Catching A Cramp Typing This In My Phone, So Sadly I Must Go...but When I Get A Laptop One Day, I Wont Havd To Worry About Finger Cramps...lol Love You!

Ellen, you definitely brighten my retirement days here in Southern Maryland. Much joy to you and those you love and cherish during this holiday season.

Helloooooooo Ellen!! Hey I was thinking the same thing as one of your other viewers, Canadians should be able to enter your contests and win!! As a matter of fact I think I'll start a petition right here. So all you Canadians who watch and love Ellen send her a message to let us win! I think you are hogging all the Nintendo Wii's giving them to all the Americans.( lol )I can't get one anywhere around my home town. So if you have any more maybe I could be your first Canadian winner!!!! Okay Ellen :) You are the best.
Sincerely,
Deanne Sleeper,
R.R.#7
St. Marys, Ontario
N4X 1C9
CANADA :)

Hello Ellen!!

I am a devoted fan and I watch your show every day. My 3 year old loves to dance with you and even knows how to spell your name!! I was looking forward to your 12 days of Christmas giveaways, but I just found out that Canadians are not allowed to enter your contests?? Maybe you can change the rules, because we love you too!! Keep dancing!! We will (it's cold here and a great way to keep warm :)

Love Michelle in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Happy Holidays Ellen,
You are truly a delight to watch. My 7 year old daughter regularly asks if I have watched you while she is at school. She often will tell me how unfair it is that I get to watch you and she is unable to because she is at school. She thinks you are so funny. She says that you are better than Oprah.
Your generosity and altruism is so clearly genuine. Did your mother give generously when you were a child? Did she set that example for you? It is refreshing to know that the spirit of giving is alive and well on a daily basis, not only at Christmas. Thank you.
Brynnen