In 1992, Conway quietly turned down a $2 million offer to headline the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree-lighting special because the network demanded he lip-sync. He told his manager, “I’ve never faked a note in 35 years, and I’m not starting on the night Jesus was born.” The slot went to Garth Brooks instead.
Introduction In the winter of 1992, when the bright lights of New York City were preparing to crown another season of holiday glory, a network executive made a phone call…