"O Holy Night" in Boston, 3 years ago...

I thought I would share with you all a story from 3 years ago during David's Christmas From The Heart Tour, as I would like to try and explain to you a moment that is usually easily described as indescribable.

I went to David's show in Boston at the House of Blues on 12/19/09, exactly 3 years ago today, and it was absolutely amazing. But David's encore is what I always remember when I think back on that night.

I had been standing all night in this standing room venue as I watched David sing his heart out with songs from his new Christmas album.

After he sang a final song and heading off stage, some people began to leave. But I, as well as many others, knew better. We knew David would be coming back out so sing his encore.

Moments later the band, followed by David, come walking back out on stage and prepared for the encore. David spoke about the next song he was about to sing and introduced it as "O Holy Night." The second the music began and David went into his initial "zone," the feelings throughout the room were nothing short of magical. The entire crowd was silent as David sang, capturing the essence of each note perfectly. As the song ended, I was a bit teary-eyed as I joined the audience in applauding while David thanked everyone.

At the risk of getting a bit deep here, I'll admit I recognized the feeling I felt that night during that song. It was the Spirit. I'm certain David felt it as well, and so did the entire room (even if they didn't quite realize what it was). It was one of those moments where everyone in the room, including David himself, felt the same thing from his singing. I wasn't yet a fan of David for his unforgettable "Imagine" moment on American Idol in 2008, where him and what seems like the rest of the world felt this explainable feeling during his performance; but that night in Boston during David's performance of "O Holy Night," I finally understood what it was like to feel that, to feel the Spirit, from David's singing. Now whenever I hear David's "O Holy Night," it brings me right back to that moment at the House of Blues, when I truly felt the impact that David's singing has.

Touching story from Children's Medical Center

When Becky Randolph of Southlake learned that pop star David Archuleta would perform a concert in Dallas, all she could think about was going.

"It was the only thing I wanted for Christmas," she said.

Becky's Christmas wish came true Friday evening when she was able to attend and even met the teenage singer-songwriter in person.

"It was so awesome," she said.

Becky, 13, suffers from spina bifida, a birth defect that affects the backbone and spinal column.

Becky's parents, Brigitte and Michael Randolph, wanted to make her dream come true and bought tickets to the concert. But they were unable to make arrangements for handicapped seating at the Majestic Theatre.

"I called and left messages, but I never heard back," Brigitte Randolph said. "Becky had been in so much pain before the concert that I knew there was no way she could tolerate not being able to sit in her power chair.

"I was in a panic so I got down on my knees and prayed to God, asking for a miracle so Becky could go," she said.

Then the phone rang. April Sutton, development coordinator at Children's Medical Center in Dallas, called to tell the family that the hospital would provide the tickets and make arrangements for Becky to attend the concert in her chair.

It turns out that an elf had intervened.

The Randolphs' next door neighbor Heather Trumpfheller learned of Becky's problem while home for Thanksgiving break. Heather, a junior at the University of Missouri, stops by to see Becky and her twin sister, Rianna, whenever she is in Southlake. Rianna does not have spina bifida.

"I used to babysit the girls, and I'm still very close to them," she said. "Becky really adores David Archuleta and probably has 100 pictures of him in her room. I know how much this meant to her."

Heather had contacted local radio stations and Children's to find some free tickets for the family. Unbeknownst to Heather, the Randolphs purchased three seats for Becky, Brigitte Randolph and Becky's best friend, Nicki Sue Green.

The hospital offered additional seats for Becky's father and sister as well as the opportunity to meet Archuleta in pre-concert session with select guests.

"We are still pinching ourselves," Randolph said. "We can't stop smiling.

"David Archuletta is so sweet and kind, and he was so nice to Becky."

Archuletta wrote in an e-mail that meeting Becky was a pleasure.

"Being a patient at a hospital can be really tough especially during the holiday season," he wrote. "Spending time with her is a simple way to help, and there is nothing like seeing the smile on her face."

Becky has been a patient at Children's for several years and had several surgeries there, including one last summer.

Efforts to control Becky's pain haven't been as successful as the family had hoped, and Becky had been in extreme pain the week before the concert. She hasn't been able to attend all her classes at Carroll Middle School.

"She had been very depressed lately because of the pain," Mrs. Randolph said. "We worried about her even being able to go to the concert."

Becky was able to get dressed up, put on her makeup and get her nails polished for the concert. She and Nicki Sue had priority seating away from the rest of family so Becky could feel like an average teenage girl going to her first concert.

"I felt good all night," Becky said.

Becky said she has felt a special kinship with Archuleta ever since she first saw him perform on the seventh season of American Idol a few years ago. Archuleta had suffered briefly from vocal chord paralysis, which also was one of Becky's complications.

The Randolphs said they believe that the events that allowed Becky to attend the concert as well as her meeting with her teen idol are nothing short of a miracle.

"We believe that God does perform miracles," Brigitte Randolph said. "We believe that he hears our prayers and that he made this happen for her. We believe that we will also see relief from her pain and suffering."

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David's the best

So I see that he was going to be on good morning Texas at victory park so I decided to go there and then next thing i know, I see him getting interview and I’m freaking out in the inside lol and I see this guy and it was his driver and I ask him if I could meet David and he tells me I could when he gets here to the car and I wait for just a few minutes and bam I meet him and he signed my album and I told him if he could sign another one on my wall-e page for little cousin’s birthday which is tomorrow and he did and said he love my wall-e book! ;) and we were talking about how young we look and we are both 19. Then he ask if I was going to his concert tonight and I told him no because I have no money well he goes to this lady and she gives him something and he comes up to me and hands me a pair of tickets to his concert tonight and I gave him a huge hug and said thank you and he says your welcome, enjoy the show!!! You don’t understand how bad I’m still freaking out about this. It’s like a three in one package! The autograph, the picture with him, and FREE PAIR OF TICKETS TO HIS SHOW TONIGHT! I saw Mitchel Musso too but I didn’t get his autograph or picture because I was still talking to David! :) plus I love him more ha, this Friday is literally the BEST!! Thank you very much to David!!

From Stephanie

Seriously, he's a sweetheart <3