Christmas+Around+the+World

Christmas Around the World

How do Christmas songs reflect the cultures, communities, and historical periods that they come from?

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Filipino-- 12 Days of Christmas

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Explanation of 12 Days of Christmas []

12 parols (star-shaped Christmas lanterns) -- [] -- a video of parols

11 puppies (which also translates into someone who follows your wishes endlessly) 10 godchildren (which means having to buy lots of presents) 9 cases of beer (do I even need to explain this one?) 8 roasted pigs (a staple at any Filipino feast) 7 green pillows (we like our pillows) 6 sofas (we like our sofas too) 5 red balloons (um, I have no idea) 4 turtles (Filipinos use them in soup) 3 sacks of rice (a requirement for all Asian households) 2 umbrellas (Filipinos use one for shelter in the rain and one for shade from the sun) 1 new basketball (basketball is the most popular sport in the Philippines)

[] -- pictures of Christmas in Phillipines

MEXICO CHRISTMAS SONG

Dale, dale, dale -- a traditional Mexican folk song about the Posadas celebration

[] -- a disney animation showing las posadas 9 Day celebration

Feliz Navidad [] Mi Burrito Sabanero [] --- song about Donkey of Bethlehem

AFRICA

Sing Noel -- African Drums/ Pictures of Christmas in Africa []

12 Days of Christmas in Malawi [] Twelve farmers ploughing Eleven boats a-fishing Ten hyenas howling Nine goats a-crying <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333015441895px;">Eight roosters calling <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333015441895px;">Seven pigs a-squealing <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333015441895px;">Six children dancing <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333015441895px;">Five beating drums <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333015441895px;">Four butterfish (the beautiful Lake Malawi is only a few miles from the school) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333015441895px;">Three nsima pots (nsima is a traditional Malawian food made from maize) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333015441895px;">Two cassava plants <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333015441895px;">And a giant baobab tree (baobab trees are common in Malawi, and are a famous symbol of Africa)

AUSTRALIA [] -- CHristmas on the beach [] -- Surfing Santas [] -- a song about the traditions of Christmas sung to Australian national anthem 6 White Boomers - [] Jingle Bells Australian cartoon [] It's Christmas in Australia []

Israel -- Hannukah The Story of Hanukkah [] Driedel, driedel lyrics [] Dreidel [] Come Light the Menorah-- Yiddish Folk Song -- tells about the festival [] Hora Dance [] Glee Version of COme Light the Menorah [] Words in Yiddish and English for Come Light the Menorah []

Italy Buon Natale - [] Tu scendi delle stelle -- Pavarotti sings popular Italian Christmas song

Sweden St Lucia -- [] Jul, Jul, Jul [] Jingle Bells -- [] Silent Night -- German - [] Irish/Celtic -- [] Korean [] -- Grade 3 Class Polish -- []