December 17, 2011
21st Day of Advent
8 Days til Christmas
WRITE & PERFORM A CHRISTMAS CAROL!
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Find a Tune You Like
Or Invent One of Your Own
Add Original Lyrics
And Grab a Microphone
It`s Our Annual
Family Christmas Carol
Hootenanny
Be Ready With Your Original Tunes!
The Gang Meets Tonight
At Seven O’clock Sharp
In the Living Room! That’s Right!
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Today we tackle what has become an annual tradition in our house during Advent: Writing and Performing Original Christmas Carols!
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Here’s a look at today’s Advent Shadowbox Insert:
And here’s the Advent Shadowbox from afar:
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We finished before 7, so we had our Hootenanny early! Here are the results!
Toby’s Song
Away in a Farm
Away in a farm, they thought it was Santa
Coming down the Chimney
Oh it was not Santa, it was just a Ghost.
A Ghost? A Ghost on Christmas Night?
More Like Halloween Night!
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Bea’s Song
The Star in the Sky
The star in the sky looked down where he lay,
Baby Jesus Drinking Egg Nog.
I just think he should have been asleep in the hay.
That’s my opinion. What’s yours?
On this cold winter night, today.
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Papa’s Song
Christmas in the Evergreen Forest
If on Christmas Day you go out to the Evergreen Forest,
You may hear a most unusual cry.
Look at mine. Oh, look at mine! Well, look at mine!
Santa never forgets the Evergreen Forest.
And leaves a present under every pine.
What’s a good present for a snowshoe hare?
The elves know and make it with love and with care.
What should you get for a badger family?
Whatever it is, they’ll find it under their Christmas Tree!
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My Song is inspired by the girls in my writing workshop for the Now Hear This! Program, who, upon my suggestion, wrote a short carol of the same title as the one below, based upon the popular Maroon 5 song, Moves like Jagger.
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Mama’s Song
Moves like Santa
(feat. Mrs. Claus)
Ho! Ho! Ho!
Verse 1
So shoot for the Pole if you want kid.
And write me at home with your long list.
And tell me your name, and what kind of game,
And swear you’ve behaved!
So you want some more toys last minute.
You make lots of noise bout what’s missin’.
Hey listen up kid! Your list’s not too big!
You know I’m ‘onna give! [And it goes like this]
Chorus I
Tickle my fat belly and I’ll giggle.
Pour me some ‘that ‘nog and I’ll wiggle
All the moves like Santa
I’ve got the moves like Santa
I’ve got the mo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-ooves like Santa
I don’t need to try to convince you
Just look by the tree and I’m with you
With the moves like Santa
I’ve got the moves like Santa
I’ve got the mo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-ooves like Santa
Verse 2
Maybe it’s hard to believe ‘n-me
You’re old and you’re scarred, nothing’s for free
But when you’re with Kringly
He’ll make you belie-vee
He don’t need a key [to get in, Ho! Ho!]
So get in the sleigh! We can ride it
Wherever we want! Get inside it!
We won’t need to steer,‘cause Rudolph is near
He’ll take if from here [Ho, Ho Ho!]
And it goes like this [Ho!]
Chorus II
Tug on my beard and you’ll know me
Watch those cookies disappear and you’ll own he’s
Got the moves like Santa
I’ve got the moves like Santa
I’ve got the mo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-ooves like Santa
I don’t even need to try to convince you
Just look at that fat stocking, I’m with you!
Got the moves like Santa
I’ve got the moves like Santa
I’ve got the mo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-ooves like Santa
BRIDGE: Mrs Santa
You wanna know how to make him smile?
Make him laugh, make him jiggle all night?
Go ahead and share my secret!
You don’t even have to keep it!
Everyone else can hear it!
So watch and learn, I won’t steer you wrong!
Just a couple cookies and a glass of ‘nog!
Go ahead and share my secret
You don’t have to keep it!
Everyone else can hear it! [Ho! Ho! Ho! Ho!]
And it goes like this:
Chorus III
Tickle my fat belly and I’ll giggle
Pour me some ‘that ‘nog and I’ll wiggle [Ho! Ho! Ho!]
All the moves like Santa
I’ve got the moves like Santa
I’ve got the mo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-ooves like Santa
[Ho! Ho!]
Tug on my beard and you’ll know me.
Watch those cookies disappear and you’ll own he’s
Got the moves like Santa
I’ve got the moves like Santa
I’ve got the mo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-ooves like Santa
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