Lizzo appeared emotionally overwhelmed after a Christmas message from an internationally renowned flautist.
James Galway, who has been dubbed ‘The Man with the Golden Flute’, recorded a video for the pop star which shows him singing ‘We Wish You A Merry Christmas’ surrounded by Christmas decorations.
“Merry Christmas Lizzo from your number one fan!” Galway, 83, said in the clip, which Lizzo posted to Instagram Stories on Sunday.
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Lizzo is a classically trained flautist and often incorporates the wind instrument into his performances. During a performance earlier this year, he briefly played a 200-year-old crystal flute that once belonged to US President James Madison. He also gave a longer performance on the instrument in the Great Hall of the Library of Congress.
And she was clearly moved by Galway’s message.
“YALL – SIR JAMES GALWAY WISHED ME A MERRY CHRISTMAS,” the Irish virtuoso captioned the video.
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A later video showed Lizzo crying and asking: “Is James Galway the damn thing?”
It is not the first time Galway people have shown their enthusiasm for Lizzo. In early 2020, he tweeted a video saying he’s a “real fan” and invited Lizzo to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with him in New York, though it wasn’t immediately clear if he ever saw the invitation.
