Archive for December 16th, 2011
I LOVE visiting Ms. Anctil’s class. Ms. Anctil really values music in her class and uses it a lot in her teaching. It is a real treat to participate in that. Today, one of her students brought in a harmonica to play during the instrumental sections of a few of the songs we sing frequently. He was so cute. He got the whole instrumental solo for today’s “Marvelous Toy” and was adorable about it. I hope he continues to bring in his harmonica! For the same song, you should just hear how fantastically they all sing, “It went ZIP when it moved…” Fabulous!
Here’s what we sang today:
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Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah
Traditional Words and Tune
Illustrated by Susan L. Roth
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The Marvelous Toy
Words and Music by Tom Paxton
Illustrated by Steve Cox
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Five Little Gefiltes
Traditional Tune (Sing to the tune of “Five Little Ducks”)
Words Adapted by Dave Horowitz
Illustrated by Dave Horowitz
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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Words and Music by Johnny Marks
Published by World International Publishing Limited, Great Britain, 1989
ISBN #: 7235-8891-0
This is the only copy I’ve ever found of “Rudolph” the SONG. All other Rudolphs I’ve found have been the original story book by Robert L. May (the story upon which the song is based). It will be great fun to sing the song with the youngsters. They are going to love it!
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The Christmas Song: Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire
Words and music by Mel Torme and Robert Wells
Illustrated by Doris Barrette
A YouTube video with “The Christmas Song” song history, here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyfl04_TQ78
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When You Wish Upon a Star
Music by Ned Washington
Words by Leigh Harline
Illustrated by Eric Puybaret
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Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Words and music by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane
Illustrated by Liz Murphy
(This book comes with a CD with Bernadette Peters singing this classic Christmas song)
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I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas
Words and Music by John Rox
Illustrations by Bruce Whatley
