'SNL' Cast, Austin Butler Sing Farewell To Cecily Strong With 'Blue Christmas'

“Saturday Night Live” host and “Elvis” star Austin Butler led the comedy show’s cast in a performance of “Blue Christmas” to pay tribute to departing cast member Cecily Strong on Saturday. (You can watch Butler and the cast sing along with Strong below.)

“SNL” announced Saturday via its social media accounts that it would “send off” Strong, who joined the show in 2012, on this weekend’s episode.

Strong, one of the longest-tenured female cast member in “SNL” history, took on several impersonations during her years on the show, including Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), politician Tulsi Gabbard, former Fox News host Megyn Kelly and Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine).

Her time on “SNL” was also marked by characters such as “The Girl You Wish You Hadn’t Started a Conversation With at a Party.”

Strong stepped away from the first episodes of “SNL” this season as she performed in “The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe” in Los Angeles, The Hollywood Reporter noted.

She also took a break from the show while filming “Schmigadoon!,” which has a second season on the way, according to the entertainment news site.

Her departure from “Saturday Night Live” follows the exits of several cast members — including Aidy Bryant, Kate McKinnon and Pete Davidson — after last season.

Longtime cast member Kenan Thompson opened Strong’s last sketch by addressing her exit “at RadioShack” and joked that she gave the store “eight incredible years” despite her 11 years of service.

Thompson later brought out Butler, whom Thompson deemed “casual Elvis,” to kick off a touching performance of “Blue Christmas.”

You can watch Butler, who was joined by “SNL” cast members on stage, sing the Elvis Presley classic below.

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