Jingle bells all the way
Dec. 15th, 2006 11:00 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rivkaWhile Michael and I were finishing up our dinner this evening, Alex did a twirling dance by the Christmas tree. Then she started singing along. And we looked at each other.
"...Is she singing Jingle Bells?!"
Yes. Yes, she was. Who knows where she learned it, but she was. And we got her to do it on video:
Sadly, the image is compressed because we'd shot it in portrait format, and YouTube only displays in landscape. And the end of the clip was cut off when we uploaded it, so you can't really tell that, after she stumbles and recovers herself, she announces, "knock uh over." But the Jingle Bells part - with interpretive dance - comes through loud and clear.
Transcription of the toddlerese:
Alex: Papa - Papa turn? Papa ring bells?
Me: Sing a song, Alex.
Alex: Sing, sing, singing, singing.
Me: Jingle Bells!
Alex: Jingle bells all the way, jingle,
Jingle bells all the way,
Jingle bells all the way home! Home!
Alex: (stumbles) Knock uh over.
"...Is she singing Jingle Bells?!"
Yes. Yes, she was. Who knows where she learned it, but she was. And we got her to do it on video:
Sadly, the image is compressed because we'd shot it in portrait format, and YouTube only displays in landscape. And the end of the clip was cut off when we uploaded it, so you can't really tell that, after she stumbles and recovers herself, she announces, "knock uh over." But the Jingle Bells part - with interpretive dance - comes through loud and clear.
Transcription of the toddlerese:
Alex: Papa - Papa turn? Papa ring bells?
Me: Sing a song, Alex.
Alex: Sing, sing, singing, singing.
Me: Jingle Bells!
Alex: Jingle bells all the way, jingle,
Jingle bells all the way,
Jingle bells all the way home! Home!
Alex: (stumbles) Knock uh over.
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Date: 2006-12-16 09:55 am (UTC)And speaking from experience, she's going to love you for making these home videos of her when she's older. (That sounds like I'm being sarcastic, but I'm not.)
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Date: 2006-12-16 12:37 pm (UTC)"Jingle bells, jingle bells, [pause - he knows the next bit is different, but can't remember how, so he just goes back to what he knows], jingle bells, jingle bells."
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Date: 2006-12-16 02:30 pm (UTC)Adorable!
Date: 2006-12-16 02:36 pm (UTC)Is there really a child in the toddler set who isn't flooded with exposure to "Jingle Bells" at Christmas time? Most parents can't resist!
And I love the twirl-around dancing! Fab that you got it on video. Adorable, I say! Matt
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Date: 2006-12-16 09:16 pm (UTC)Face it, your daughter was gettin' down with her bad self.
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