001They want Hey buddy. Hey, Nice. Apologize if you get to hear this twice tonight. Uh, good evening. My name is Paul Wilson and I am the principal of Washington Elementary and it is my pleasure to welcome our parents, grandparents, and special guests to our holiday concert. Our music teacher and chorus director is Melissa Ashbrook, who's right behind me in the green. She has spent an incredible amount of time preparing the students for the concert. So, I hope you truly enjoy it. Before we get started, I do have a few reminders. Uh, please remain seated and refrain from talking during the performance. Uh, please stay for the entire performance if you're able. Uh, please take a moment. Uh, please check your phones. Just make sure they're either turned off or silenced. Um, please refrain from shouting
002or yelling your students names because this has happened before as this distracts from the experience for all those that are attending. If you need to leave the uh to use the restroom, they are out the doors towards the uh fieldhouse and on the left. And then after the concert is over, we'll have two lines dismissing second and third grade. Um, so please just walk up to where your your class are lining up and then making sure that the teacher sees you um with your child, make sure your kids are are leaving safely tonight. Um, I would also like to take this opportunity to congratulate uh the city of Beaver Dam on receiving best communities for music education award according to the National Association of Music Merchants. So pretty awesome. [applause] and and it is educators
003that are so committed and dedicated like Mrs. Ashbrook that makes all the difference. And then lastly, your children have worked incredibly hard preparing preparing for the performance and look forward to having everyone's full attention. Thank you for coming to tonight's event on this slightly snowy evening and please enjoy the show. Thank you. [applause] Hold on. Hold on. The second graders have been learning to play three instruments for our first song. We will play tambourines, triangles, and hand drums. This song is from the very popular val ballet, The Nutcracker. >> [applause] [music] >> Heat. Heat. [music] >> [music] >> Get the real [music] [music] >> [applause] [cheering] >> Have you heard about the rock and roll snowman? Well, we have. He loves to play his guitar and wants to be a star. [applause] [music] >> Have
004you heard about the rock snow? Woah woah woah. Have you heard of the snowman [music] snow? Wo [singing] wo wo. He likes to play his snowman. He wants [singing and music] to be a snowman star. Have you heard about the rock and roll snowman? [music] [music] Do [music and singing] you want to hear the rocket roll snowman snow? Do you want to hear the rocket roll snowman [music] snow? He loves rocking [music] in the snow and everyone says go. Do you want to [music] hear a rock and roll snowman? [singing] [music] Go and [music] go and go. [music] Snow [singing] snow [music] and [music and singing] go. Have you heard of the rock and roll snowman snow? [singing] >> [music] >> Have you heard about the rock and roll snowman show? [singing] He likes [music]
005to play his [singing] guitar. He wants to be your [music] snowman star. Have you heard about the rock and roll [singing] snowman? Have you [music] heard of a rock and roll [singing] [music] and go [applause] second? Our next song is Reindeer on the Roof. This song has been hard because this song has been hard to sing because we are singing two different parts at the same time. We can't wait to hear those reindeer on the roofs. [applause] >> [music] >> on the rope. Wake up. I think I hear on the ropes and a [music] reeer on the rope. I knew they would [singing] ride on the rope. I'm the luckiest kid alive. [music] The reeer reeer on the roof on [music] the roof on the roof. Wake up. I think I see on the roof.
006[music] Just for me [singing] the sleigh. Getting ready for this big day. Reeer. [music] The reindeer are on the roof. [music] They're on the roof. I hear them [music] prancing. I hear them dancing. They're so [music and singing] dancing. Reeer on the roof. I hear their [music and singing] humping. It sounded so sweet. They're [music] here on [singing] my tree. Reeer on the roof. [music] Wake up. I think I hear the ropes and dances. [music] Reeer on the roof. I knew they [singing] would ride on the roof. I l [music] the reeer are on the roof. Reeer on the rope. And here [music] on the roof [applause and cheering] All the way down, please. Step all the way down, please. Yeah, not that far. have to move. Come back. You need to pay attention. The
007third graders have been working hard on learning to play the boom whackers. These instruments are different colors and sizes and play different sounds. We will be playing them in the song Wacky Piñata. A piñata is used in celebrations. The word means jug or pot in Spanish. [applause] >> [music] >> It's upside down. It doesn't [music] break. No matter how much we smack and we shake. And even [music] if we got inside, [singing] we're thinking [music] there might be something to hide. And yet we wacky vinada. It's [music] been round and round. Yet we wacky vinada. [music] Why won't it fall down down? [music] Where are the goods? [singing] Where are the trees? They should [music] be falling around on our feet. And what's that [music] smell? And what's that noise? We don't think it's filled
008with candy [singing] or toys. And yet we [music] wacky [music] round and round. [singing] Yummy. This wacky [music] [singing] fall down down. It is just sitting [music] around fall down. [music] This thing is not coming down. spinning [music] and spinning around and it [music] is still [singing] upside down. Whacking [applause] We've been getting We would like to sing for you. Santa's getting fit for Christmas. Santa's having trouble getting down the chimney. Listen to the song to see what changes to see what changes Santa makes you help him be healthier. [applause] Santa's having [music] trouble with the chimney. They're not so easy squeezy these days to spread his [music] Christmas joy. He's chosen to [singing] employ some changes [music] to his left away. He's up for [music] 30 minutes on the [singing] treadmill. He put those
009Christmas cookies away. He's going [music] to get in shape. No matter what it takes, the Christmas Eve tradition [singing] is at Santa's [music] getting big for [singing] Christmas. He's feeling better [music] every day. for Pilates. Ho ho ho. Christmas galleries don't come out. Santa's getting big for Christmas [music] [singing] for the daily walk. He optimized [music] his heart's rate. He made a list of nice and cals [singing] [music] and working [music] on those apps. He'll be in shape before he comes to town. Santa's getting big [music] for Christmas. He's feeling better every day. More plies. [music] Oh, no. No. Santa's getting paid for Christmas. [singing] Santa's [music] getting paid for Christmas. >> [applause] [applause] >> What is your perfect winter day? We will sing about two different perfect winter days. Which one do you like
010more? >> [applause] [music] >> It wasn't snowing. The wind was blowing. The snow was [music and singing] falling all around me. I was [singing] sliding. My feet were gliding. It was a perfect [music] winter day. What a [music] perfect day to build a snowman. Build a snowman. Build a snowman. [music] What a perfect day to build a snowman. [music] A perfect winter day. [music] >> I don't particular like the winter. I [music] always get cold. I [music] think it's cold and wet and messy and sloppy. Just a perfect winter. If you like [music] a short I [music] [singing] feel on this perfect winter day. [music] It was [music] a high. [singing] [music] [singing] It was a perfect winter [music] day. If you like this thing, what a perfect day. [singing] Build my [music] heart. My
011[singing] world. What a perfect day. >> [music] >> I feel zomb. [music] [music and singing] This is [music] a perfect winter [singing] day. [screaming] [applause] No Watching here. [cheering] A dear we will work and play together. We are the school that stands forever. Watch and hold on. [screaming] [cheering] Stormy or sunny weather. We always are the best. Yes. >> [applause and cheering] >> Good job. [music] Cate around the world. Every voice, every nation. [music] Celebrate around the world, you and me. Celebrate around the world. Every day [music] is the winter season. [singing] Celebrate around the world, you and me. [music] It's a celebration. Come on, won't you join [singing] with us? It's a [music] celebration. It's a celebration. [music] Hey friend, won't you join with us? It's a celebration. Hooray. Christmas. [music] I can't wait.
012Christmas. We can't wait. Here is a tree to decorate. There's a tree [music] to decorate. Clap, clap, clap and sway. Clap, clap, clap and sway. Cate [music] around the world. Every voice, every nation. Celebrate around the world, you and [music] me. Celebrate around the world. Every day is [music] winter season. Celebrate around the world, you [singing] and me. I [music] can't wait. We can't wait to cate [music] and slay. Clap clap clap and sway. Celebrate today. CELEBRATE [music] TODAY. Cate around the world. Every voice, every nation [music] celebrate [singing] around the world. You and me celebrate around the world. [music] Every day is winter season. Celebrate around [music] the world. [singing] You and me. It's a celebration. Come on. Won't you [music] join with us in a cation? >> In a [music] cation. Hey man,
013won't you join with us? It's a celebration paroade. [screaming] [music] [applause] [cheering] [applause] Very quickly, just wanted to say thank you so much for coming and supporting um schools at Washington and music in our schools. And um I just wanted to thank you also for giving me the chance to hang with these guys every day. Um it is my absolute joy to be their teacher. So again, another round of applause for these second and third graders. [cheering] [applause] >> [applause] >> Just one quick reminder about dismissal. Third graders will stand at the top of these stairs right over here and then please make sure you check in with your teacher. Um, and second graders will do the same on the top of these stairs. Also, I'm sure that Mrs. Janza wants to talk.