CNN —
Lizzo had an emotional Christmas after receiving a holiday greeting from one of her icons.
The singer, who is also a classically trained flutist, posted a clip to her Instagram Story on Sunday of flutist Sir James Galway wishing her a Merry Christmas.
The clip showed Galway in front of a Christmas tree playing Christmas music on his flute. He then wished Lizzo a Happy Holiday and said he was her “number one fan”.
The next clip showed the “Tempo” singer crying as she responded to the post, incredulous that Galway would send her such a personal message.
Before gaining widespread fame, Lizzo played the flute for years and frequently posted covers of current popular music on her YouTube channel.
She even referred to herself as a “band geek” in a 2019 interview for CBS News, in which she described learning to play the flute in 5th grade and obsessively listening to Galway’s “The Man with the Golden Flute.”
This September, the Grammy winner was able to play a priceless American artifact – President James Madison’s 200-year-old crystal flute – as part of the show on her “Special” concert tour in Washington, DC.