25 Carols of Christmas: No. 9

The countdown wouldn’t be complete without a few carols just for the kiddos, so this morning I played Arthur’s Perfect Christmas—the companion CD to the holiday special featuring the animated aardvark Arthur, along with his sassy and sweet sisters, DW and Baby Kate. My kids love the long-running PBS show, so the song I’m sharing today is especially for them: Perfect Christmas. Even though I’m a grown-up, I like this CD for a couple of reasons: Arthur, the main character, celebrates Christmas, as does our family. But he has friends who celebrate Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and St. Lucia, and it’s an accessible way for kids to learn about the traditions of other people and cultures. Plus, the songs in which DW supplies her own lyrics to the melodies of popular carols are hilarious and give a glimpse into what kids are hearing in the old-fashioned language of yore!

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