Last night I had a lovely dream,

But strange as it could be,

For on the hill beside our house

Stood a great Christmas tree.

It glowed with lighted candles,

High at the top, a star,

And ‘round it, dancing in a ring,

Children from lands afar.

There were polite,

little English girls,

Swiss boys with funny skis,

Dutch children in queer wooden shoes,

Joined hands with shy Chinese.

Turkish lads is tassled fez,
Tots from France and Greece and Poland,

Laughing as the children do

In the safety of a free land.

Perhaps my dream's a prophecy

Of Christmases to be,

When little children everywhere

Can sing because they're free.

I surely wish with all my heart,

This day of Jesus' birth,

That peace and love and happiness

Soon cover all the earth.

~ Ethel Van Deusen Humiston ~

Post by twins *

TWINKLE LITTLE STAR

Twinkle, twinkle, little star,

How I wonder what you are.

Up above the sky so high,

Like a diamond in the sky.

Twinkle, twinkle little star,

How I wonder what you are!

When the blazing sun is gone,

When he nothing shines upon,

Then you show your little light,

Twinkle, twinkle, all the night.

Then the traveler in the dark,

Thanks you for your tiny spark;

He could not see which way to go,

If you did not twinkle so!

Hey there, this is for those who like rock and guitar covers... Check this videos out of an amazing girl that know's how to play the guitar really well...

Jingle Bell Rock

Bobby Helms

Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock
Jingle bells swing and jingle bells ring
Snowing and blowing up bushels of fun
Now the jingle hop has begun

Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock
Jingle bells chime in jingle bell time
Dancing and prancing in Jingle Bell Square
In the frosty air.

What a bright time, it's the right time
To rock the night away
Jingle bell time is a swell time
To go gliding in a one-horse sleigh
Giddy-up jingle horse, pick up your feet
Jingle around the clock
Mix and a-mingle in the jingling feet
That's the jingle bell,
That's the jingle bell,
That's the jingle bell rock.

MUSIC

Last Christmas
Last christmas I gave you my heart
But the very next day you gave it away
This year to save me from tears
I'll give it to someone special

Once bitten and twice shy
I keep my distance ut you still catch my eye
Tell me baby, do you recognize me?
Well, It's been a year
It doesn't surprise me

Happy Christmas
I wrapped it up and sent it
With a note saying I love you, I meant it
Now I know what a fool I've been
But if you kissed me now
I know you'd fool me again

Last christmas
I gave you my heart
But the very next day you gave it away
This year to save me from tears
I'll give it to someone special

A crowded room. Friends with tired eyes
I'm hiding from you and your soul of ice
My God I thought you were someone to rely on
Me? I guess I was a shoulder to cry on

A face on a lover with a fire in his heart
A man under cover but you tore me apart
Now I've found a real love you'll never fool me again

Last christmas I gave you my heart
But the very next day you gave it away
This year to save me from tears
I'll give it to someone special

Last christmas I gave you my heart
But the very next day you gave it away
This year to save me from tears
I'll give it to someone special

Last christmas...

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Song

You know Dasher and Dancer

and Prancer and Vixen,

Comet and Cupid and

Donner* and Blitzen,

but do you recall

the most famous reindeer of all?

Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer

had a very shiny nose.

And if you ever saw it,

you would even say it glows.

All of the other reindeer

used to laugh and call him names.

They never let poor Rudolph

join in any reindeer games.

Then one foggy Christmas Eve

Santa came to say:

“Rudolph with your nose so bright,

won't you guide my sleigh tonight?”

Then how the reindeer loved him

as they shouted out with glee:

“Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer,

you'll go down in history!"

Spanglish

A film we're going to see in class. Spanglish _ a mix of Spanish and English. What can happen when you start working in a place and you don't speak the local language? Strange, at the very least... How will Flor, the Mexican woman who decided ti try her luck in America, solve this serious problem?
Not to be missed!
Enjoy:)

Idiomatic Expression with "luck"

a stroke of luck

something good that happens to you by chance. Phil was driving up to Manchester that evening and gave me a lift so that was a stroke of luck. By a stroke of luck, someone at work happened to be selling very cheaply exactly the piece of equipment that I needed.

Music

Music is the only language in which you cannot say a mean or sarcastic thing.
John Erskine
US author & educator (1879 - 1951)

That's so right, isn't it? In fact, music is much deeper than anything you can say or think. It touches your soul, it embraces you in a sweet caress, sometimes in a turmoil of ideas and thoughts, sometimes it brings you happiness, other times sorrow and melancholy, but most of the times it has an almost sacred, healing power.
Here's a challenge for you: define music. If you can...

Lots of kisses for everybody :)

"All I want for christmas is you" - Mariah Carey

“All I want for Christmas is you” is a song from Mariah Carey. This song is in the Soundtrack of the filme "Love Actually"

Love actually is a 2003 British romantic comedy film written and directed by Richard Curtis. The screenplay delves into different aspects of love as shown through stories involving a wide variety of individuals, many of whom are linked as their tales progress.

"All I Want For Christmas Is You"

I don't want a lot for Christmas
There's just one thing I need
I don't care about the presents
Underneath the Christmas tree
I just want you for my own
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come true
All I want for Christmas is...
You

I don't want a lot for Christmas
There's just one thing I need
I don't care about the presents
Underneath the Christmas tree
I don't need to hang my stocking
There upon the fireplace
Santa Claus won't make me happy
With a toy on Christmas day
I just want you for my own
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come true
All I want for Christmas is you
You baby

I won't ask for much this Christmas
I don't even wish for snow
I'm just gonna keep on waiting
Underneath the mistletoe
I won't make a list and send it
To the North Pole for Saint Nick
I won't even stay awake to
Hear those magic reindeers click
'Cause I just want you here tonight
Holding on to me so tight
What more can I do
Baby all I want for Christmas is you
Ooh baby
All the lights are shining
So brightly everywhere
And the sound of children's
Laughter fills the air
And everyone is singing
I hear those sleigh bells ringing
Santa won't you bring me the one I really need
Won't you please bring my baby to me...

Oh I don't want a lot for Christmas
This is all I'm asking for
I just want to see my baby
Standing right outside my door
Oh I just want you for my own
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come true
Baby all I want for Christmas is...
You

All I want for Christmas is you... baby

Peace and Merry Christmas **

XMAS JOKES

Question: What do snowmen eat for breakfast?
Answer: Snowflakes.



Question: What's red and white and gives presents to good little fish on Christmas?
Answer: Sandy Claws.



Question: Why does Santa have 3 gardens?
Answer: So he can ho-ho-ho.



Question: What do you get when you cross a snowman with a vampire?
Answer: Frostbite.





Question: What do you call people who are afraid of Santa Claus?
Answer: Claustrophobic.





Do you know what it is like to put up fifteen hundred Christmas lights on the roof of a house? The kids are giving two to one I'm gonna come down the chimney before Santa Claus does.

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Santa Claus is Coming to ESEN

Santa Claus is coming to town and ESEN




You better watch out
(É melhor estares com atenção)
You better not cry
(É melhor não chorares)
You better not pout
(É melhor não fazeres beicinho)
I'm telling you why
(Eu estou a dizer-te porquê)

[Chorus:]
Santa Claus is comin' to town
(O Pai Natal está a chegar à cidade)
Santa Claus is comin' to town
(O Pai Natal está a chegar à cidade)
Santa Claus is comin' to town
(O Pai Natal está a chegar à cidade)

He's making a list
(Ele faz uma lista)
He's checking it twice
(Ele verifica duas vezes)
He's gonna find out
(Ele vai descobrir)
Who's naughty or nice
(Quem foi travesso ou fixe)

[Chorus]

He sees you when you're sleeping
(Ele ve quando tu estás a dormir)
He knows when you're awake
(Ele sabe quando tu estás acordado)
He knows if you've been bad or good
(Ele sabe se tu tens sido mau ou bom)
So be good for goodness sake

So you better watch out
(É melhor estares com atenção)
You better not cry
(É melhor não chorares)
You better not pout
(É melhor não fazeres beicinho)
I'm telling you why
(Eu estou a dizer-te porquê)
[Chorus]

The kids in girl and boyland
(As crianças na cidade das raparigas e rapazes)
Will have a jubilee
(Irão ter um jubileu)
They're gonna build a toyland
(Eles estão a construir uma cidade de Brinquedos)
All around the Christmas tree
(Todos à volta da Árvore de Natal)

So you better watch out
(É melhor estares com atenção)
You better not cry
(É melhor não chorares)
You better not pout
(É melhor não fazeres beicinho)
I'm telling you why
(Eu estou a dizer-te porquê)

Santa Claus is comin' to town
(O Pai Natal está a chegar à cidade)
Santa Claus is comin' to town
(O Pai Natal está a chegar à cidade)

Santa Claus is comin'
(O Pai Natal está a chegar)
Santa Claus is comin'
(O Pai Natal está a chegar)
Santa Claus is comin' to town
(O Pai Natal está a chegar à cidade)

Blue & Elton John - Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word

Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word

(Desculpa parece ser a palavra mais difícil)

simply amazing... http://br.youtube.com/watch?v=0A0RyqvfztY

What have I gotta do to make you love me
(O que é que eu tenho que fazer para que tu me ames)
What have I gotta do to make you care
(O que é que eu tenho que fazer para tu te importes)
What do I do when lightening strikes me
(O que é que eu faço quando um relâmpago me atingir)
And I wake to find that you are not there
(E eu acordo e descubro que não estás)

What do I gotta do to make you want me
(O que é que eu tenho que fazer para que tu me queiras)
What do I gotta do to be heard
(O que é que eu tenho de fazer para ser ouvido)
What do I say when it's all over
(O que é que eu digo quando está tudo acabado)
Sorry seems to be the hardest word
(E desculpa parece ser a palavra mais difícil)

chorus:

It's sad (so sad)

(É triste(tão triste)

It's a sad sad situation

(É uma situação muito triste)

And it's getting more and more absurd

(E está a ficar mais e mais absurda)

It's sad (so sad) so sad

(É triste (tão triste) tão triste)

Why can't we talk it over

(Porque não podemos conversar)

Oh, it seems to me

(Oh, parece-me)

That sorry seems to be the hardest word

(Que desculpa parece ser a palavra mais difícil)

What do I do to make you want me
(O que é que eu faço para que tu me queiras)
What do I gotta do to be heard
(O que é que eu tenho de fazer para ser ouvido)
What do I say when it's all over
(O que é que eu digo quando está tudo acabado)
Sorry seems to be the hardest word
(Desculpa parece ser a palavra mais difícil)


chorus

What have I gotta do to make you love me
(O que é que eu tenho que fazer para que tu me ames)
What have I gotta do to be heard
(O que é que eu tenho que fazer para que tu me ames)
What do I do when lightening strikes me
(O que é que eu faço quando um relâmpago me atingir)
What I've gotta do
(o que é que eu tenho de fazer)
What I've gotta do
(o que é que eu tenho de fazer)

When sorry seems to be the hardest word
(Quando desculpa parece ser a palavra mais difícil)

[Because we all make mistakes, we can't be perfect... And when we're sorry, sometimes saying sorry is not enough. Although when it is genuine, you swallow your pride and you recognize you were wrong... and it's the biggest prove of character you can show]

Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word

(Desculpa parece ser a palavra mais difícil)

What have I got to do to make you love me

(O que é que eu tenho que fazer para que tu me ames)

What have I got to do to make you care

(O que é que eu tenho que fazer para tu te importes)

What do I do when lightening strikes me

(O que é que eu faço quando um relâmpago me atingirAnd to find that you are not thereE para perceber que você não está láWhat do I do to make you want meO que eu tenho que fazer para que você me queiraWhat do I got to do to be heardO que eu faço para ser ouvidowhat do I say when it's all overO que eu falo quando está tudo acabadoAnd sorry seems to be the hardest wordE desculpe deveria ser a palavra mais dificilchorus:It's sad (so sad)É triste(tão triste)It's a sad sad situationÉ uma triste, triste situaçãoAnd it's getting more and more absurdE está se tornando mais e mais absurdaIt's sad (so sad) so sadÉ triste (tão triste) tão tristeWhy can't we talk it overPorque não podemos conversar sobre Oh, it seems to meOh, isso parece pra mimSorry seems to be the hardest wordDesculpe deveria ser a palavra mais dificilWhat do I got to do to make you love meO que eu tenho que fazer para que você me ameWhat do I got to do to be heardO que eu faço para ser ouvidoWhat do I do when lightening strikes meO que eu faço quando o raio me atingirWhat do I got to do,O que eu devo fazer,What do I got to do?O que eu devo fazer?When sorry seems to be the hardest word...

Blue & Elton John - Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word