CHRISTMAS CAROLS (4)
20 / 12 / 2012
CHRISTMAS CAROLS (4): meaning and examples
Good morning!
Our last Christmas carol is a children's classic in North America and English-speaking countries in general. If you have (or know!) children, you might like to share this song with them. It's about the story of a snowman who comes to life because of a magic hat. Every December, kids around the US and Canada, for example, watch a Frosty the Snowman animated film and sing the song.
Frosty the Snowman (sung by Jimmy Durante)
You can click on this link to watch the video on YouTube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Pu-bVrndgY
Frosty the snowman was a jolly happy soul,
With a corncob pipe and a button nose
And two eyes made out of coal.
Frosty the snowman is a fairy tale, they say,
He was made of snow but the children
Know how he came to life one day.
There must have been some magic in that
Old silk hat they found.
For when they placed it on his head
He began to dance around.
Frosty the snowman
Was alive as he could be,
And the children say he could laugh
And play just the same as you and me.
Frosty the snowman knew
The sun was hot that day,
So he said, "Let's run and
We'll have some fun
Now before I melt away."
Down to the village,
With a broomstick in his hand,
Running here and there all
Around the square saying,
Catch me if you can.
He led them down the streets of town
Right to the traffic cop.
And he only paused a moment when
He heard him holler "Stop!"
Thumpetty thump thump,
Thumpety thump thump,
Look at Frosty go.
Thumpetty thump thump,
Thumpety thump thump,
Over the hills of snow
Frosty the snowman was a jolly happy soul,
With a corncob pipe and a button nose
And two eyes made out of coal.
For Frosty the snow man
Had to hurry on his way,
But he waved goodbye saying,
"Don't you cry,
I'll be back again some day."
Remember that tomorrow we send the last Daily Vitamin of 2012. Actually, tomorrow we send the Essential Weekly Vitamin, which is a special Daily Vitamin that we send in Spanish, for Spanish-speaking English students.
Enjoy your day!
Our last Christmas carol is a children's classic in North America and English-speaking countries in general. If you have (or know!) children, you might like to share this song with them. It's about the story of a snowman who comes to life because of a magic hat. Every December, kids around the US and Canada, for example, watch a Frosty the Snowman animated film and sing the song.
Frosty the Snowman (sung by Jimmy Durante)
You can click on this link to watch the video on YouTube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Pu-bVrndgY
Frosty the snowman was a jolly happy soul,
With a corncob pipe and a button nose
And two eyes made out of coal.
Frosty the snowman is a fairy tale, they say,
He was made of snow but the children
Know how he came to life one day.
There must have been some magic in that
Old silk hat they found.
For when they placed it on his head
He began to dance around.
Frosty the snowman
Was alive as he could be,
And the children say he could laugh
And play just the same as you and me.
Frosty the snowman knew
The sun was hot that day,
So he said, "Let's run and
We'll have some fun
Now before I melt away."
Down to the village,
With a broomstick in his hand,
Running here and there all
Around the square saying,
Catch me if you can.
He led them down the streets of town
Right to the traffic cop.
And he only paused a moment when
He heard him holler "Stop!"
Thumpetty thump thump,
Thumpety thump thump,
Look at Frosty go.
Thumpetty thump thump,
Thumpety thump thump,
Over the hills of snow
Frosty the snowman was a jolly happy soul,
With a corncob pipe and a button nose
And two eyes made out of coal.
For Frosty the snow man
Had to hurry on his way,
But he waved goodbye saying,
"Don't you cry,
I'll be back again some day."
Remember that tomorrow we send the last Daily Vitamin of 2012. Actually, tomorrow we send the Essential Weekly Vitamin, which is a special Daily Vitamin that we send in Spanish, for Spanish-speaking English students.
Enjoy your day!
