Madonna, Jimmy Fallon, and the Roots perform a rocking 'Holiday' on children's instruments

Madonna, Jimmy Fallon, and the Roots perform &quot;Holiday&quot; — (Image credit: The Tonight Show)

If a Carnival band in Rio did a samba-inspired cover of Madonna's "Holiday," it might sound like the version Madonna herself performed on Thursday night's Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and his house band, the Roots. The entire song is performed using (mostly) acoustic instruments that you might find in a grade school classroom, and honestly, it's a pretty great update of the 1980s hit. So relax, take a mental holiday to Brazil, or your childhood, or your car blasting an '80s rock station, and watch below. —Peter Weber

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.