00:00We got a handful of songs to sing you, can't stop my voice when it longs to sing you, new songs and blues songs, the songs to bring you happiness, no more, no less, ba-do-da-do-da, ba-do-da-do-da, ba-do-da-do-do.
00:24Hello everybody.
00:25Merry Christmas to you all.
00:27Yes, I hope you had a lovely day yesterday.
00:29You know, Christmas is just like a great big party that goes on for days and days.
00:33But it all starts with Father Christmas bringing your presents whilst you're asleep on Christmas Eve.
00:38And look, here he is, with his sleigh laden with presents, drawn for us by Scott Moulding.
00:44Do you know the name of the reindeer that's pulling Santa's sleigh?
00:47Ah, yes, with that lovely red nose. It could only be Rudolph, can't it?
00:50And I've got another Rudolph picture here, drawn by Natalie and Joanne Ward.
00:54Not only has he got a lovely red nose, but also a bright green body.
00:59So you'd have no difficulty seeing him on a foggy Christmas night.
01:01So here's Rudolph's special song.
01:04Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer had a very shiny nose
01:13And if you ever saw it, you would even say it glows
01:20All of the other reindeer used to laugh and call him names
01:27They never let poor Rudolph join in any reindeer games
01:33Then one foggy Christmas Eve, Santa came to say
01:40Rudolph, with your nose so bright, won't you pull my sleigh tonight?
01:46Then all the reindeer loved him
01:50And they shouted out with glee
01:52Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
01:56You'll go down in history
01:58Hmm, what a jolly song.
02:01Now, we've got some very special Christmas pictures
02:04drawn for us by the children in Form 5 at Cuffley Infant School.
02:07Starting with two more of Santa and his sleigh.
02:11This one, by Joanne Stannard, shows Santa arriving at some lucky person's house.
02:16Whilst Daniel has two houses and two reindeer.
02:20Neither of them have red noses, though.
02:21Rudolph must be having a rest.
02:23Tiring business, the sleigh pulling, you know.
02:25Hmm, so I hear.
02:27Now, here are some lovely Christmas tree pictures.
02:30First from Arlette.
02:31What a pretty name.
02:33And this one, from Gary Days, is loaded up with presents.
02:37And Father Christmas is bringing even more.
02:39Have we got time for even more Christmas trees?
02:41I've got two big watercolour paintings here.
02:43Oh, yes, of course.
02:44Hmm.
02:46Jane has painted a tree with a fairy on the top.
02:48Well done, Jane.
02:49That's lovely.
02:50And Helen here has got a banana-shaped tree.
02:52Very jolly, Helen.
02:53What song can we sing for the Cuffley children?
02:56Well, there's one Christmas carol that everybody sings at school.
02:59And that's Away in a Manger.
03:04Away in a manger
03:07No crib for a bed
03:10The little Lord Jesus
03:13Lay down his sweet head
03:16The stars in the bright sky
03:19Look down where he lay
03:22The little Lord Jesus
03:25Asleep on the hay
03:28The cattle are lowing
03:31The baby awakes
03:34But little Lord Jesus
03:37No crying he makes
03:40I love thee, Lord Jesus
03:43Look down from the sky
03:46And stay by my bedside
03:49Till the morning is nigh
03:52Be near me, Lord Jesus
03:56I ask thee to stay
03:59Close by me forever
04:02And love me, I pray
04:05Bless all the dear children
04:08In thy tender care
04:10And feed us for heaven
04:14To live with thee there
04:18What a beautiful carol
04:20Isn't it a pity that we only sing carols once a year?
04:23It is.
04:23Some of them have got very pretty tunes, haven't they?
04:25Mmm.
04:26I've got something pretty from Father Christmas.
04:28Would you like to see it?
04:28Yes.
04:29What is it?
04:30A scarf.
04:31Oh, yes.
04:32Isn't it pretty?
04:33Yes.
04:34And it's ever so long.
04:36It is, isn't it?
04:36How many times do I have to wrap it round?
04:38Well, it rather depends on how cold it is, actually.
04:40Mmm.
04:41I've got something to show you.
04:42Do you want to see my present?
04:42Yes, please.
04:43Right.
04:44Look at those smashing socks.
04:46Aren't they lovely?
04:46Mmm.
04:47Do you think these multicolour buns are warmer than the ordinary plain socks?
04:49Oh, I shouldn't think so.
04:51No?
04:51But they're more fun.
04:52Yes, aren't they, yes.
04:52Now, you haven't got time to put them on.
04:54Oh, no?
04:54Let's sing a jolly song for our friends.
04:55Have you got one in mind?
04:57Well, Maria Gibbs has asked for Old MacDonald's Farm
05:00and she sent us a lovely orange horse and a brown pig.
05:04Oh, yes.
05:04Look at that bird with one brown wing and one blue wing.
05:08Not to mention the multicoloured cat.
05:10Oh, yes.
05:11Now, I suppose you want me to make all those noises, don't you?
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