Start new lyrics line: Press ↵ (Return) at the end of an existing lyrics syllable ( Note: Don't use the Enter key from the numeric keypad!). Move to the syllable above: Press ↑ (up arrow). Move to the syllable below: Press ↓ (down arrow). If the cursor is at the end of a syllable, it will jump to the next one. If the cursor is at the beginning of a syllable, it will jump to the previous one. Go to the previous syllable: Press Shift+ Space (or Ctrl+ ← (Mac: Alt+ ←)). Hyphen (to connect syllables): Press - at the end of a syllable. Go to the next syllable: Press Space (or Ctrl+ → (Mac: Alt+ →)) at the end of a syllable. Use the following options to continue entering lyrics:. To enter lyrics mode, type Ctrl+ L (Mac: Cmd+ L) or from the main menu, select Add→ Text→ Lyrics. Select the note where you want to start entering lyrics. THIS IS A DOWNLOADABLE EBOOK AVAILABLE INSTANTLY. Many of the songs featured also include links to the Mama Lisa website, where you can find recordings, videos and sheet music. The memories of childhood touch us forever! What makes the book really special is the many comments from Mama Lisa’s correspondents who have shared stories and memories from their own lives. The songs are given in the original languages and with English translations. The second part presents beloved traditions and songs from many different nations. The history and meaning of these holidays is discussed, often with examples of traditional songs. The first part of the book covers some of the traditions that take place on days other than Christmas itself, like St. 
So Christmas is celebrated like a giant outdoor block party!
How in Colombia, in the Southern Hemisphere, it’s usually warm in December. That’s a fun way to get children to help with the post-holiday clean-up! How Scandinavians mark the end of the season by “plundering” the Christmas Tree on St. How in Italy it’s not Santa Claus who gives gifts to all the children. Mama Lisa’s Christmas Around The World is a celebration of the diversity and love with which many different cultures mark this joyful time of year. People everywhere love Christmas – but we don’t all celebrate it the same way. Then a SQUEEZE! (grab them in a hug and TICKLE!) Splat goes the egg (clapping hands above head, then lightly run fingers down head/body)Īlong comes a breeze (lightly run fingers back and forth over back) Just wanted to let you know the version my mom always did to us, and that I now use with my little ones. LYRICS TO X AND O CRACK
Going all the way around (trace large circle)Ĭrack an egg (pretend to crack an egg on child's head)Ĭool summer breeze (bring fingers down lightly over head and neck while blowing on child) X marks the spot (trace an x on child's back) Usually at this point the child dissolves into helpless giggles."
(Blow on the back of the child's neck as you say "Whoo")ĬHILL YOUR BONES! (Tickle the child incessantly) With a pinch (Lightly pinch the back of their neck)Īnd a squeeze (Gently squeeze either their shoulder or neck)Īnd a ocean breeze. Trickle down, (Then down the child's back) Trickle up, (Run your fingers up the child's back) (Trace a circle, then tap the child's back right in the center.) X marks the spot (Trace an X on the child's back) Thanks! - Mamá Lisa.īronwyn wrote me in August 2005, "You have "X Marks The Spot" I saw it and remembered my mother (or was it my friend Rene?) teaching this song to me when I was in first or second grade. If anyone is familiar with any other versions of this song, please send them to me.
My sister Gwen made up "and a tap on your knees" when she couldn't remember the original line. This is the rhyme as best as I can piece it together. My older sisters used to "sing-song" this rhyme to me while making the motions that go with the words.
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