Kermit's rendition - performed by Jim Henson - reached No. 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 and earned an Academy Award nomination for best original song. In addition to "Rainbow Connection," the two ...

It really lights up a room, doesn't it?" Before Kermit launched into his signature song, "The Rainbow Connection," he said, "Hoda, you truly do make every day as beautiful as a rainbow." ...

Introduced in 1955, Kermit the Frog is perhaps Jim Henson's greatest creation ... In the late 1970s, his "Rainbow Connection" ...

Kermit the Frog; Hoda Kotb's final day on 'Today' ...

Kermit the Frog made a rainbow connection with Hoda Kotb's tear ducts, as the Muppets star made the longtime Today show host cry with a sweet song on her last day as a permanent anchor of the ...