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Mees. Welcome

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to Music to our Ears, where

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we share some interesting tidbits and stories

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related to our favorite Lingo Kids

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songs. Today, we have a

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special episode to share with you.

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Wow.

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Yes, we brought to you a Christmas

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story, well not really

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a Christmas story, because not everybody

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celebrates Christmas. And actually

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this episode is exactly about

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this, how one holiday

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can mean lots of different things to

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different people.

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Ready, yay, booh,

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it's Jay, but I don't

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care.

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I'm feeling great.

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Why do you feel so great, Lisa?

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We're just cold. I'll

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give you a hint. Cookies, magic

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pajamas.

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Dwinkly lights, Lingo

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Kids listen. Do you want to figure

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out why Lisa is so excited?

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Come on?

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Hmmm, cookies, matching

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pajamas, twinkly

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lights.

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I'm just not sure.

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Can you give us another hint? Lisa?

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Yes, I'm having an extra

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cozy kind.

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Of feeling, extra cozy,

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yup, extra cozy like

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sitting by a warm fire with

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stockings nearby, cookies.

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Matching pajamas, twinkly

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lights, and an extra cozy kind

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of feeling. Kids at home? Any

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idea why Lisa is excited?

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That's it?

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Christmas, Oh,

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Christmas Christmas.

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Yes, Christmas.

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Why aren't you excited? Christmas

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is the best day ever.

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I don't get it.

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Extra cozy kind of feeling on Christmas.

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I've never had matching pajamas,

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and I'm not allowed to eat cookies.

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No cookies, that's terrible.

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Huh, Lisa loves Christmas, But

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Elliot and Cowie, you don't.

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I like Painty.

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Then I sort of

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like Christmas, which sometimes

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makes me feel a little bit sad.

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Oh,

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well, maybe you're just not doing it right.

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I'm pretty sure everyone loves Christmas.

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Next time, try more lights,

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more I matching paj's or resents.

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Oh good point, Billy. Not

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everybody celebrates Christmas.

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What but it's so wonderful.

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Some people are really missing out.

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Well, maybe they don't feel like they're missing

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out, Lisa. Many people celebrate

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different holidays around the same time. The

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other holidays are wonderful too, really

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yep. For example, de Wali,

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India's biggest and most important

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holiday of the year. It's known

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as the Festival of Lights.

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Lights like Christmas.

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Lights, it's not related

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to Christmas, and people light up the night

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with special lamps oh and

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fireworks woo. They

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also decorate tables and floors with

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colorful art that is made out of flower petals,

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rocks, or sand. It's a wonderful

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holiday.

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Too, colorful rock art,

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cruel.

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Yeah, you'd really like it, Cowie.

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Another holiday is Hanukah. That

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one includes delicious potato pancakes,

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eight candles to light, and jelly

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donuts.

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Wow. Sounds fun,

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Annie Jelly.

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It's great to celebrate Christmas and love

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it, Lisa. But it's also good to know

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that some people don't celebrate Christmas,

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and that's okay. Billy

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says he doesn't do Christmas, but he

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still likes to decorate something funny

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a yellow cactus.

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You are doing it rights, Billy. Christmas

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trees are green with ornaments

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and nights.

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That's true, Billy. There are lots of Christmas

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traditions around the world. A dishit

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no, Cowie. Traditions. It

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means the way people celebrate or

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the kinds of things they like to do. People

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who celebrate Christmas do it in lots

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of different ways.

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Ooo.

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Did you know that in New Zealand people

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use a red Christmas tree that grows by

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the ocean.

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I never knew that.

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Good point, Billy. It's summertime

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in New Zealand on Christmas.

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Wait, hat, no snow, no

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snow, summertime, Christmas.

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Billy wants to s that. In Germany they

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hide a pickle on the Christmas tree,

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and in South Africa people eat

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a special kind of caterpillar on

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Christmas.

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Yeah, are pickles

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and caterpillars edishes?

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I mean traditions? You

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got it? I have an

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idea. How about

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we make our own new traditions?

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Yeah?

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But what kids

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at home? What ideas for new traditions

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can you think of?

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I know my tradition

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is going to be rolling in the snow.

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Weee, what

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will your tradition be?

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Cowie, make that song, doody

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do that.

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I like new traditions, but

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I wish everyone could have that extra cozy

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kind of feeling that I get it Christmas.

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Oh, well maybe they

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can. What gives everyone that extra

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cozy kind of feeling?

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Hot, Bess, we've lots of bubbles,

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oh a big also,

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rolling in the.

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Grass, listening

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to podcasts?

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Cool?

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What about you, Cali?

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I'm not sure.

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Here comes that one again.

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Well, since we're inside, let's

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practice.

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A new tradition.

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Dody,

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dude, you

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know what, what, Calie, I'm

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having an extra cozy feeling.

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Oh, that's great. I

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think it must be spending this nice time

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together with friend ends.

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I think so too. That's

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music you like.

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E is well.

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I have a perfect song for this occasion.

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Join in and sing along.

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Its stand Sab than you again

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to get to get the bag, all

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your friends and beat

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bankful god by everything pleats to

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feel bed.

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It's stand Sab thank you again,

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get together a big all your

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friends and beat thankful

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code by everything go.

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Eats you feel bed.

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Let's build a snowman. Yeah yeah

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yeah, go ice skating

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every day. Let's build

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snowman. That's so nice.

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Go ice skating.

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On the as.

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It's stand Saba, thank you again

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to get took, get the Winboa

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dif friends.

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And beat bag of bone everything

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pats feel bets.

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It's that Saba give can

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get chunk again the win good friends

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and beat.

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Bangul gone everything. That's

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a that's

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skilled stom Yeah yeah yeah,

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go ice skin every

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day. Let's built stole

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it.

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That's so nice to.

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Go ice skating on the

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ice. It's

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that Saturday.

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Give again to get

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to get the window, differ brands

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and beat bank for everything

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that makes you feel bets of.

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It's that saburday gave to.

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Lingo Kids listeners. Thank you for exploring

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Christmas and not Christmas

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with us. We had a fun time learning

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about different traditions and special holidays

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and checking out the different ways people celebrate.

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If you are ready for interactive play

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learning time, explore our Lingo Kids

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app. It offers fun and educational

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songs and games to help kids ages

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two and older learn and develop important

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skills such as communication, collaboration,

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critical thinking, and creativity. That's

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the power of play learning. See you in

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our next episode.