KATHLEEN CARROLL MARINA NOVIKOVA HOLIDAYS GO ROUND AND ROUND American Holidays:ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The authors would like to express their sincere gratitude to ~ Michael Bird, Yelena Belyaeva and the staff of the British Council ELT Resourcé Centre for inspiration, access to materials and copy equip- ment, and a place to meet wheré the doors are always open; - the staff of the Anglo-American School for the homey atmosphere, time, and materials which they so generously shared; - Natasha Diukova and Marina Yeleseyeva and their group of en- thusiastic ESL teachers who contributed in so many ways to the making of this book; - Laura Ober and Joe Lawliss, for their easy-listening voices found ‘on the accompanying cassette; - Andrei Koupriyanov for making the recording possible; - David and Rosalind Lewis, Laura Ober and Marilyn Wyers for final proof-reading; - and finally to our publishers for the trust and confidence they instilled in us as we went to press. 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Mitchell 9 BIRTHDAY Traditions and Customs 10 Poems: — Between Birthdays 12 The Birthday Child 12 Songs: Happy Birthday 13 ‘Somebody's Birthday 14 For He's a Jolly Good Fellow 15 Wonder if 'm Growing 16 The Birthday Bus 17 LABOR DAY ‘Traditions and Customs 18 Songs: Erie Canal 19 "ve Been Working on the Railroad 20 John Henry 24 Pick a Bale of Cotton 22 Cotton Needs Picking 22 Bread and Roses 23, HALLOWEEN Fzaitons and Customs is 24 Excerpt from The Headless Horseman 26 Its Halloween 29 Treat 29 “Twas the Night before Halloween 30 Bobbing for Apples 32 The Wendigo 32 Jack-O-Lantern 33 Chickamy, Chickamy, Craney Crow 33 Ten Little Witches 33 Helloween on Parade 34 ce Five Little Pumpkins 35 Spider on the Floor 36 Witches’ Brew 37 THANKSGNING DAY Traditions and Customs 38 Songs: Happy Thanksgiving to All 39 Over the River and through the Wood 40 For Health and Strength 40 Play: Thanksgiving for Six 44HOLIDAYS GO ROUND AND ROUND Christmas Bay ustoms 47 Christmas Story (Luke 2:1-20) 49 It's Christmas 50 Mistletoe 50 ‘Our Christmas Play 51 The Night before Christmas 52 Christmas is Coming 55 Jingle Bells 55 ‘We Wish You a Merry Christmas 56 ‘What Child is This? 58 Silent Night 59 Must Be Santa 60 White Christmas 61 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 62 S\ NEW YEAR'S DAY Traditions and Customs 63 ‘Auld Lang Syne 64 The Twelve Days of Christmas 65. Frosty the Snowman 66. The Wassail Song 67 MARTIN LUTHER KING'S BIRTHDAY Traditions and Customs 68 ‘lave a Dream King's famous speech 70 ‘AMan Named King 7: We Shall Overcome 73 The Hammer Song 74 He's Got the Whole World in His Hands 75 St Valentine's Day Traditions and Customs 76 Poems: It's Valentine's Day 79 ‘A Valentine for My Teacher 79 I Loved You Once (A Bac mo6un) 80 Songs: Loves... 81 Down in the Valley 82 You are My Sunshine 84 My Love is Like a Red Red Rose 85 More 86 My Love 87 I'll Have to Say "I Love You" in a Song 88 Aura Lee 89 ‘Our Classroom Has a Mailbox 90 Love You More than Applesauce 90HOLIDAYS GO ROUND AND ROUND PRESIDENTS’ DAY Traditions and Customs 91 Prose: The Gettysburg Address 94 List of All Presidents’ Names 95 “White House Curse 96 APresidental Curiosity 97 Poems: © Captain! My Capiain! 98 Songs: Old Abe Lincoln 99 Yankee Doodle 99 ST PATRICK'S DAY ns and Customs 100 ‘An Irish Blessing 103 Hail Glorious St Patrick 103 May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You 104 Rainbows 105, Michael Finnigan 106 Molly Malone (Cockles and Mussels) 107 Gaiway Bay 108 Pat on the Railway 109 ‘The Wearin‘o' the Green 110 It's a Great Day for the Irish 111 APRIL FOOLS’ DAY Traditions and Customs 112 Songs: No, No, Yes, Yes 113 rma Nut 113 The Limerick Song 114 What Did Della Wear? 115 Willoughby Wallaby Woo 116 Do Your Ears Hang Low? 116 The Witch Doctor 117 1 Wish | Was a Grizzly Bear 118 Silly Pie 119 | Like Bananas Because They Have No Bones 120 CASTER Traditions and Customs 121 ‘Good Friday The Story of the Crucifixion (Luke 23:33-46) 122 Easter Sunday The Story of the Resurrection (Luke 24:1-9) 123 Hot Cross Buns 124 Little Peter Rabbit 125 The Pancake Song 12! Peter Cottontail 126 Little Bunny Foo Foo 127 ‘Traditions and Customs 129 Friar Tuck’s Song 130 ‘That May Morning 132 A Tisket, a Tasket 133 The Lusty Month of May 134 Mr.Sun 135, Robin in the Rain 135HOLIDAYS GO.ROUND AND ROUND IMOTHERS' DAY JAIND FATHERS’ DAY ‘Traditions and Customs 136 ‘Just for You 137 M-0-T-H-E-R 138 ‘Somewhere Inside of Me 139 Mama's Calling Me 140 Shortining Bread 140 I'm a Brand New Daddy 144 Daddy Will Be Here 144 Keep on Singing 142 Grandfather Song 143 Memorial Day Traditions and Customs 144 Songs: — John Brown's Body 145. Battle Hymn of the Republic 146 When Johnny Comes Marching Home 147 rs Dixie 148 a aS Goober Peas 149 FLAG DAT “Traditions and Customs 150 Songs: The Star-Spangled Banner 154 You're a Grand Old Fag 151 The Stars and Stripes Forever 152 ‘J There are Many Flags 152 Independence Day ‘Traditions and Customs 153 Songs: Home on the Range 154 America, America 154 ‘America 155 America the Beautiful 156 ‘The United States 157 God Bless America 158HOLIDAYS GO ROUND AND ROUND was compiled by Marina Novikova and Kathleen Carroll, two English teachers who have been working for several years in St Petersburg schools. Although we grew up in two different cultures, when we met during courses provided by the British Council's English Language Teachers’ Resource Center {ELTRC), we discovered that there were surprising similarities in our experiences as language leamers and practice as teachers. We also found that we place a very high value on teaching culture through EFL (English as a Foreign Language) and using music, realia, and physical motions and’ movements to motivate learners and facilitate language acquisition. This book is intended to help EFL teachers in primary and secondary schools to teach language and culture by using a variety of authentic texts - prose, poetry, and songs - which comprise the cultural “baggage” of the native speaker. It can be used to augment a textbook course, or, especially for young beginners, it is a very effective pre-teaching tool to generate interest, motivate students and prepare them for later, more structured language study. It might also be interesting for students of English as a type of anthology for those who want to know more about American traditions and customs, and for those who enjoy English folklore and songs. HOLIDAYS GO ROUND AND ROUND vas conceived in a very special atmosphere, inspired by a group of 35 enthusiastic EFL teachers representing a wide range of different schools and all levels of instruction. This group has met regularly for two years at ELTRC to share ideas and creatively and cooperatively resolve common teaching problems. Initially, we shared our collections of holiday-related songs in cassette form, and received numerous requests for tapescripts. When the tapescripts were complete, we realized that we needed to_address_the myriad of questions which arose_concerning theINTRODUCTION origins and background of holiday traditions and customs, and we wrote special chapters about it. We feel a particular debt to these teachers who guided us with their questions, input, feedback and eager participation. Thanks to them this project acquired its present form and we can say that the materials it contains and related activities were truly teacher tested. The present edition contains 100 songs. Several criteria guided us in selecting materials, including special language aspects, pertinent historical and cultural information, and simply the attractiveness of rhythm and melody. Many songs employ the use of hand or body motions, which helps teachers to reach more learners by activating their musical or kinesthetic intelligences. Many of the songs and poems reinforce vocabulary (“I Love You More than Applesauce...”, “It’s Christmas”) or grammar structures (‘My Love"-degrees of comparison, “Spider on the Floor”-there is/ are). All of them provide valuable practice in listening. While many of the songs are traditional and known to every American, we also inchided some more recently composed songs because they contain interesting and pertinent vocabulary and open wide the possibilities for teaching with realia. We made every effort to include materials appropriate for all ages and levels ranging from very simple songs for preschool beginners to excerpts from the “Headless Horseman” or the texts of the “Gettysburg Address” and Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, which are intended for upper-intermediate and advanced students of English. We need to add that since the book is devoted to holidays in the USA, we thought it was logical to use the American spelling rules, It is our hope that EFL teachers in Russia will find HOLIDAYS GO ROUND AND ROUND a useful resource, and students will gain both increased knowledge and enjoyment from time spent studying English. Kathleen Carroll Marina Novikova