Al Roker Shares His Favorite Family Tradition for the Holidays After Return from Hospital

Al Rokeris feeling good this holiday season thanks to his adult children.TheTodayshow weather anchor, 68, revealed on the NBC morning show what hisfavorite family traditionwith his wife, Deborah Roberts, 62, and their children — daughter Leila, 24, and son Nick, 20.“My favorite family tradition is not everybody fighting. That’s a great thing,” he said. “If that happens — you can get your adult children together and their significant others and everything is fine?

Al Roker Shares Wisdom His Father Gave Him That Ultimately 'Led' to His Gastric Bypass Surgery in 2002 (Exclusive)

Al Roker on ‘Today’ in December 2023.Photo:Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Images Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Images Al Rokeris reflecting on his decades-long health and wellness journey. The belovedTodayweatherman, 70, is leading the charge for the morning show’s newStart Todayfitness app, which launches on Monday, Jan. 6, and he tells PEOPLE that the app’s ethos is what really speaks to him. “It’s about the smaller choices that you make every day that add up to the big things,” explains Roker, who’s been dubbed Start Today’s Chief Motivation Officer.

Al Roker Surprised by Sweet Serenade from 'Today' Staffers as He Recovers at Home — Watch

Hours after virtually appearing ontheTodayshow— where he gave an update on how he is recovering after spending four weeks in the hospital for being treated forblood clots in his legs and lungs— the beloved weatherman, 68, opened the doors of the Roker residence to find all of hisTodaycolleagues outside, singing “Jingle Bells” and the especially poignant “I’ll Be Home for Christmas,” which they rewrote as “Al Be Home for Christmas.'

Al Roker Teases Wife Deborah Roberts About 'Chemistry' with20/20Co-Anchor David Muir: 'It's a Little Too Good'

Al Roker, David Muir and Deborah Roberts.Photo:Craig Barritt/Getty, Cindy Ord/Getty Craig Barritt/Getty, Cindy Ord/Getty Al Rokeris keeping a watchful eye on wifeDeborah Robertsand her new co-anchor. In a joint interview onEntertainment Tonight’s “Spilling the E-Tea"on Friday, Roker, 69, joked about feeling jealous of the “chemistry” between Roberts, 63, and20/20’s David Muir as the pair discussed her new position asco-anchor on the show. “I think you’re doing great, you know? I mean, look, the one thing … but the poster of you and David Muir, you’ve got the trench coat, you look [like a] badass,” Roker told the outlet, adding, “In fact, the chemistry almost seems a little too good.

Al Roker to Miss 2022 Rockefeller Christmas Tree Lighting amid Ongoing Health Issues

Photo: Ralph Bavaro/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Al Rokerwill be missing his second holiday event due to his ongoing health issues. TheTodayshow weather anchor — who has been absent from the NBC morning show for four weeks now — will not be hosting this year’s annual Christmas Tree Lighting at Rockefeller Center as he’s recovering fromblood clots in his leg and lungsthat sent him to the hospital earlier this month.