In the weeks before Christmas, it’s kinda tough to get the kids calmed down. They’re rabid with anticipation, giddy with thoughts of Santa – more likely, fueled by so much caffeine and greed they could stay awake until Memorial Day.
So why don’t you gather them around for a little story? It doesn’t have to be a spoken word story – plenty of Christmas tunes tell their own little tales. But a good, long tale … why, that’s enough to send even the toughest kid into Dreamland.
MP3: “The Night Before Christmas” by Bob Dylan
MP3: “Father Christmas” by The Kinks
MP3: “The Old Man’s Drunk Again” by Jimmy Martin
MP3: “The Meaning of Christmas” by C3-PO and Friends
MP3: “It Came Upon A Midnight Clear” by Frank Sinatra
MP3: “Frosty The Snowman” by Steve “Lips” Kudlow, Bumblefoot, Chris Chaney & Kenny Aronoff
MP3: “Santa Claus and His Old Lady” by Cheech & Chong
MP3: “Christmas In Prison” by John Prine
MP3: “Snoopy’s Christmas” by the Royal Guardsmen
MP3: “The Bizarre Christmas Incident” by the Ben Folds Five
MP3: “.22 Rifle For Christmas” episode of “Dragnet” radio show
30 Days Out 