Charlie, who is only three, keeps saying, "When I grow into a man, I'm going to be Santa Claus." Lucky me, huh? He's at that perfect age to enjoy all things Christmas and I'm having the time of my life.
He had his Christmas party at Montessori School, so I took the camcorder to preserve the moment for posterity. They did a yoga routine, then sang:
Once there was a snowman,
Who had a carrot nose.
Along came a rabbit
And what do you suppose?
The hungry little rabbit
Was looking for some lunch,
He ate the snowman's carrot nose,
Munch, munch, munch!
Naturally, they performed gestures that matched the words and it was delightful. They also sang a few classics, such as "Jingle Bells," "Away in a Manger," and "We Wish You a Merry Christmas." And there was "When Santa Got Stuck in the Chimney," which started like this:
When Santa got stuck in the chimney,
He began to shout,
"You girls and boys won't get any toys
If you don't help me out."
They finished with another holiday tune set to "Frère Jacques":
Father Christmas, Father Christmas,
He got stuck, he got stuck,
Going down the chimney, going down the chimney,
What bad luck! What bad luck!
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| Charlie enjoyed repeatedly decorating his tree. |
He brought home hand-made cards for Mama and Dada, and an ornament he made with a compact disc and a ton of glitter. He made chocolate-covered coconut candies too. I'm so proud of him.
His favorite song this year is "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town." He loves the video too. Last year it was "A Charlie Brown Christmas," "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and "Frosty the Snowman." In fact, I had to leave those tapes out all year long because he couldn't get enough of them.
He has his own shiny tree that he decorates over and over - nearly every day! He hung all our stockings on the mantle, then filled them with his own toys! He's going to make a great Santa!
