It’s not Christmas until…

…the radio plays Last Christmas – the original Wham! version, thank you, not those other copies (and *who* are the other famous artists in that video??).
…the radio plays Feliz Navidad (song info over at Mama Lisa’s).
…someone reminds me how to say Merry Christmas in Hawaiian.
When does the Christmas season start for you?
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P.S. Happy birthday, N-chan!

H.A.P.P.Y. Radio

As a part of your children’s well-rounded education, you’re teaching them the classics, right?
Whether you’re cleaning the house together, dancing down the street, or just trying to wipe away the morning grumpies, Edwin Starr’s “H.A.P.P.Y. Radio” should be a standard part of your curriculum.
Besides, everyone needs to know how to spell “happy”.
Play loudly and repeat [...]

Sunny Days – Joshua Radin

Oh I do like Joshua Radin’s version of the Sesame Street theme song.
No video. Just very simple audio.
It’s a little bit sad and yet…it makes you smile.
This should be on the Super Simple Lullabies cd, yes?

I don’t know how long this video will be up (oh huge thanks!), so curl up [...]

Be My Echo: Froggy!

Echo songs are great.
Older kids tend to like the silly songs, which are almost always best sung with as many family and friends as possible.
This is what you do: tell your kids to call all of their neighborhood friends, you call all of your neighborhood friends, and let the singing party begin!
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Be My Echo

Echo songs are great.
Younger ones like the feeling of “I can do it!” because they can sing along almost right away. (You’ll be singing along with Madeline Kahn before the song is finished!)
Watch, though, what Grover says and does at the difficult parts of the song. Save the difficult songs for older learners.
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The Pentatonic Scale

You can watch this World Science Festival 2009 video to learn about the big-word scientific-y stuff (neurons, pentatonic scales) that was discussed.
The rest of us, however, just want to find a large audience, and hop back and forth so that the people sing to us.
Musical genius Bobby McFerrin claims that the pentatonic scale is common [...]

More on That Cup Game

So apparently That Cup Game started with the late Rich Mullins and his song Screen Door.
Unfortunately it’s not a super high-quality video, but this is what Rich Mullins was doing:

If you’re feeling happy and confident (you are!), then call your friends and re-create this clearer version by melk.
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