1 00:00:00,880 --> 00:00:08,440 Speaker 1: Mees. Welcome to Music to our Ears, where we share 2 00:00:08,480 --> 00:00:12,240 Speaker 1: some interesting tidbits and stories related to our favorite Lingo 3 00:00:12,320 --> 00:00:16,080 Speaker 1: Kids songs. Today, we have a special episode to share 4 00:00:16,120 --> 00:00:16,360 Speaker 1: with you. 5 00:00:16,640 --> 00:00:17,320 Speaker 2: Wow. 6 00:00:17,520 --> 00:00:21,200 Speaker 1: Yes, we brought to you a Christmas story, well not 7 00:00:21,440 --> 00:00:25,599 Speaker 1: really a Christmas story, because not everybody celebrates Christmas. And 8 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:31,240 Speaker 1: actually this episode is exactly about this, how one holiday 9 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:34,879 Speaker 1: can mean lots of different things to different people. 10 00:00:35,640 --> 00:00:45,400 Speaker 3: Ready, yay, booh, it's Jay, but I don't care. 11 00:00:45,640 --> 00:00:46,800 Speaker 2: I'm feeling great. 12 00:00:47,640 --> 00:00:49,640 Speaker 4: Why do you feel so great, Lisa? 13 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:57,640 Speaker 2: We're just cold. I'll give you a hint. Cookies, magic pajamas. 14 00:00:57,400 --> 00:01:01,480 Speaker 1: Dwinkly lights, Lingo Kids listen. Do you want to figure 15 00:01:01,520 --> 00:01:03,440 Speaker 1: out why Lisa is so excited? 16 00:01:03,920 --> 00:01:04,360 Speaker 2: Come on? 17 00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:11,640 Speaker 4: Hmmm, cookies, matching pajamas, twinkly lights. 18 00:01:11,720 --> 00:01:13,000 Speaker 2: I'm just not sure. 19 00:01:13,440 --> 00:01:15,400 Speaker 1: Can you give us another hint? Lisa? 20 00:01:15,640 --> 00:01:18,720 Speaker 2: Yes, I'm having an extra cozy kind. 21 00:01:18,560 --> 00:01:23,840 Speaker 5: Of feeling, extra cozy, yup, extra cozy like sitting by 22 00:01:23,880 --> 00:01:29,240 Speaker 5: a warm fire with stockings nearby, cookies. 23 00:01:29,240 --> 00:01:34,240 Speaker 1: Matching pajamas, twinkly lights, and an extra cozy kind of feeling. 24 00:01:34,800 --> 00:01:37,480 Speaker 1: Kids at home? Any idea why Lisa is excited? 25 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:47,440 Speaker 2: That's it? 26 00:01:48,120 --> 00:01:52,240 Speaker 3: Christmas, Oh, Christmas Christmas. 27 00:01:52,680 --> 00:01:57,520 Speaker 2: Yes, Christmas. Why aren't you excited? Christmas is the best 28 00:01:57,600 --> 00:01:58,320 Speaker 2: day ever. 29 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 1: I don't get it. 30 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:04,400 Speaker 4: Extra cozy kind of feeling on Christmas. I've never had 31 00:02:04,520 --> 00:02:08,640 Speaker 4: matching pajamas, and I'm not allowed to eat cookies. 32 00:02:09,160 --> 00:02:11,440 Speaker 2: No cookies, that's terrible. 33 00:02:12,200 --> 00:02:16,200 Speaker 1: Huh, Lisa loves Christmas, But Elliot and Cowie, you don't. 34 00:02:16,639 --> 00:02:17,480 Speaker 2: I like Painty. 35 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:23,400 Speaker 4: Then I sort of like Christmas, which sometimes makes me 36 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:25,160 Speaker 4: feel a little bit sad. 37 00:02:26,080 --> 00:02:31,720 Speaker 2: Oh, well, maybe you're just not doing it right. I'm 38 00:02:31,760 --> 00:02:33,880 Speaker 2: pretty sure everyone loves Christmas. 39 00:02:34,080 --> 00:02:39,280 Speaker 5: Next time, try more lights, more I matching paj's or resents. 40 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:45,760 Speaker 1: Oh good point, Billy. Not everybody celebrates Christmas. 41 00:02:46,120 --> 00:02:50,760 Speaker 2: What but it's so wonderful. Some people are really missing out. 42 00:02:51,480 --> 00:02:54,240 Speaker 1: Well, maybe they don't feel like they're missing out, Lisa. 43 00:02:54,760 --> 00:02:58,560 Speaker 1: Many people celebrate different holidays around the same time. The 44 00:02:58,680 --> 00:03:03,959 Speaker 1: other holidays are wonderful too, really yep. For example, de Wali, 45 00:03:04,440 --> 00:03:08,119 Speaker 1: India's biggest and most important holiday of the year. It's 46 00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:10,880 Speaker 1: known as the Festival of Lights. 47 00:03:10,960 --> 00:03:13,919 Speaker 2: Lights like Christmas. 48 00:03:13,200 --> 00:03:17,200 Speaker 1: Lights, it's not related to Christmas, and people light up 49 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:23,160 Speaker 1: the night with special lamps oh and fireworks woo. They 50 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:26,800 Speaker 1: also decorate tables and floors with colorful art that is 51 00:03:26,840 --> 00:03:29,920 Speaker 1: made out of flower petals, rocks, or sand. It's a 52 00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:31,519 Speaker 1: wonderful holiday. 53 00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:34,320 Speaker 2: Too, colorful rock art, cruel. 54 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:39,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, you'd really like it, Cowie. Another holiday is Hanukah. 55 00:03:39,600 --> 00:03:43,720 Speaker 1: That one includes delicious potato pancakes, eight candles to light, 56 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:45,640 Speaker 1: and jelly donuts. 57 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:50,080 Speaker 2: Wow. Sounds fun, Annie Jelly. 58 00:03:50,800 --> 00:03:53,840 Speaker 1: It's great to celebrate Christmas and love it, Lisa. But 59 00:03:53,920 --> 00:03:57,000 Speaker 1: it's also good to know that some people don't celebrate Christmas, 60 00:03:57,040 --> 00:04:03,680 Speaker 1: and that's okay. Billy says he doesn't do Christmas, but 61 00:04:03,920 --> 00:04:08,080 Speaker 1: he still likes to decorate something funny a yellow cactus. 62 00:04:08,760 --> 00:04:12,440 Speaker 2: You are doing it rights, Billy. Christmas trees are green 63 00:04:12,760 --> 00:04:14,360 Speaker 2: with ornaments and nights. 64 00:04:18,520 --> 00:04:21,920 Speaker 1: That's true, Billy. There are lots of Christmas traditions around 65 00:04:21,920 --> 00:04:27,720 Speaker 1: the world. A dishit no, Cowie. Traditions. It means the 66 00:04:27,760 --> 00:04:30,560 Speaker 1: way people celebrate or the kinds of things they like 67 00:04:30,640 --> 00:04:33,920 Speaker 1: to do. People who celebrate Christmas do it in lots 68 00:04:33,920 --> 00:04:34,680 Speaker 1: of different ways. 69 00:04:35,320 --> 00:04:35,599 Speaker 6: Ooo. 70 00:04:36,920 --> 00:04:39,800 Speaker 1: Did you know that in New Zealand people use a 71 00:04:39,960 --> 00:04:42,080 Speaker 1: red Christmas tree that grows by the ocean. 72 00:04:42,520 --> 00:04:43,680 Speaker 2: I never knew that. 73 00:04:47,080 --> 00:04:50,839 Speaker 1: Good point, Billy. It's summertime in New Zealand on Christmas. 74 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:58,599 Speaker 3: Wait, hat, no snow, no snow, summertime, Christmas. 75 00:04:59,240 --> 00:05:02,159 Speaker 1: Billy wants to s that. In Germany they hide a 76 00:05:02,320 --> 00:05:07,960 Speaker 1: pickle on the Christmas tree, and in South Africa people 77 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:11,000 Speaker 1: eat a special kind of caterpillar on Christmas. 78 00:05:11,480 --> 00:05:16,120 Speaker 4: Yeah, are pickles and caterpillars edishes? 79 00:05:17,839 --> 00:05:22,880 Speaker 2: I mean traditions? You got it? I have an idea. 80 00:05:23,920 --> 00:05:28,880 Speaker 2: How about we make our own new traditions? Yeah? 81 00:05:28,960 --> 00:05:33,240 Speaker 1: But what kids at home? What ideas for new traditions 82 00:05:33,279 --> 00:05:34,200 Speaker 1: can you think of? 83 00:05:43,480 --> 00:05:47,919 Speaker 4: I know my tradition is going to be rolling in 84 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:48,600 Speaker 4: the snow. 85 00:05:49,160 --> 00:05:53,720 Speaker 1: Weee, what will your tradition be? 86 00:05:53,880 --> 00:05:58,320 Speaker 2: Cowie, make that song, doody do that. 87 00:06:01,040 --> 00:06:04,640 Speaker 5: I like new traditions, but I wish everyone could have 88 00:06:04,720 --> 00:06:07,760 Speaker 5: that extra cozy kind of feeling that I get it Christmas. 89 00:06:08,400 --> 00:06:12,960 Speaker 1: Oh, well maybe they can. What gives everyone that extra 90 00:06:13,040 --> 00:06:14,120 Speaker 1: cozy kind of feeling? 91 00:06:14,680 --> 00:06:20,480 Speaker 5: Hot, Bess, we've lots of bubbles, oh a big also, 92 00:06:20,640 --> 00:06:21,240 Speaker 5: rolling in the. 93 00:06:21,240 --> 00:06:25,280 Speaker 1: Grass, listening to podcasts? 94 00:06:25,279 --> 00:06:25,679 Speaker 2: Cool? 95 00:06:26,279 --> 00:06:27,360 Speaker 1: What about you, Cali? 96 00:06:27,839 --> 00:06:28,760 Speaker 2: I'm not sure. 97 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:33,599 Speaker 4: Here comes that one again. 98 00:06:34,360 --> 00:06:37,760 Speaker 5: Well, since we're inside, let's practice. 99 00:06:37,320 --> 00:06:38,160 Speaker 2: A new tradition. 100 00:06:40,040 --> 00:06:52,719 Speaker 3: Dody, dude, you know what, what, Calie, I'm having an 101 00:06:52,800 --> 00:06:54,359 Speaker 3: extra cozy feeling. 102 00:06:54,920 --> 00:06:58,279 Speaker 1: Oh, that's great. I think it must be spending this 103 00:06:58,480 --> 00:07:00,520 Speaker 1: nice time together with friend ends. 104 00:07:01,360 --> 00:07:05,159 Speaker 2: I think so too. That's music you like. 105 00:07:05,400 --> 00:07:11,440 Speaker 1: E is well. I have a perfect song for this occasion. 106 00:07:11,680 --> 00:07:12,920 Speaker 1: Join in and sing along. 107 00:07:16,160 --> 00:07:20,480 Speaker 7: Its stand Sab than you again to get to get 108 00:07:20,560 --> 00:07:24,560 Speaker 7: the bag, all your friends and beat bankful god by 109 00:07:24,600 --> 00:07:32,160 Speaker 7: everything pleats to feel bed. It's stand Sab thank you again, 110 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:37,560 Speaker 7: get together a big all your friends and beat thankful 111 00:07:37,640 --> 00:07:38,800 Speaker 7: code by everything go. 112 00:07:38,920 --> 00:07:45,840 Speaker 6: Eats you feel bed. Let's build a snowman. Yeah yeah yeah, 113 00:07:46,480 --> 00:07:52,680 Speaker 6: go ice skating every day. Let's build snowman. That's so nice. 114 00:07:53,240 --> 00:07:55,040 Speaker 6: Go ice skating. 115 00:07:54,960 --> 00:07:56,200 Speaker 1: On the as. 116 00:07:56,680 --> 00:08:01,040 Speaker 7: It's stand Saba, thank you again to get took, get 117 00:08:01,120 --> 00:08:03,480 Speaker 7: the Winboa dif friends. 118 00:08:03,440 --> 00:08:07,000 Speaker 6: And beat bag of bone everything pats feel bets. 119 00:08:10,160 --> 00:08:15,000 Speaker 7: It's that Saba give can get chunk again the win 120 00:08:15,120 --> 00:08:17,880 Speaker 7: good friends and beat. 121 00:08:17,720 --> 00:08:26,240 Speaker 6: Bangul gone everything. That's a that's skilled stom Yeah yeah yeah, 122 00:08:27,040 --> 00:08:31,680 Speaker 6: go ice skin every day. Let's built stole it. 123 00:08:32,120 --> 00:08:33,720 Speaker 2: That's so nice to. 124 00:08:33,800 --> 00:08:45,319 Speaker 6: Go ice skating on the ice. It's that Saturday. 125 00:08:45,520 --> 00:08:50,120 Speaker 7: Give again to get to get the window, differ brands 126 00:08:50,760 --> 00:08:54,480 Speaker 7: and beat bank for everything that makes you feel bets of. 127 00:08:57,520 --> 00:09:00,760 Speaker 6: It's that saburday gave to. 128 00:09:18,200 --> 00:09:22,160 Speaker 1: Lingo Kids listeners. Thank you for exploring Christmas and not 129 00:09:22,440 --> 00:09:25,560 Speaker 1: Christmas with us. We had a fun time learning about 130 00:09:25,600 --> 00:09:29,800 Speaker 1: different traditions and special holidays and checking out the different 131 00:09:29,840 --> 00:09:33,800 Speaker 1: ways people celebrate. If you are ready for interactive play 132 00:09:33,840 --> 00:09:37,400 Speaker 1: learning time, explore our Lingo Kids app. It offers fun 133 00:09:37,440 --> 00:09:40,800 Speaker 1: and educational songs and games to help kids ages two 134 00:09:40,880 --> 00:09:45,679 Speaker 1: and older learn and develop important skills such as communication, collaboration, 135 00:09:45,920 --> 00:09:49,600 Speaker 1: critical thinking, and creativity. That's the power of play learning. 136 00:09:50,080 --> 00:09:51,600 Speaker 1: See you in our next episode.