歌名：When Christmas comes to town

作者：Matthew Hall & Meagan Moore

背景信息：

此歌曲是2004年北美上映的圣诞电影《极地特快》的插曲。歌曲旋律充满童真，给人以温馨感，由美国的两名少年Matthew Hall 和 Meagan Moore倾情演唱，作为最动听的圣诞金曲代表作之一，给人尤其是儿童的印象极为深刻。在影片《极地快车》中，当寻找圣诞老人的火车驶入北极圈，起初相信圣诞老人存在但伤心圣诞老人为什么最终不来而忧伤的小男孩和多才多艺的小女孩站在极地特快车厢的尽头，合唱了这首忧伤的"When Christmas comes to town".

歌词：

la la la la la la la ....

I'm wishing on a star

And trying to believe

That even though it's far

He'll find me at Christmas Eve

I guess Santa is busy cause he never comes around

I think of him when Christmas comes to town

The best time of the year when everyone comes home

With all this Christmas tear it's hard to be alone

Putting up the Christmas tree

With friends all come around

It's so much fun when Christmas comes to town

Presents for the children wrapped in red and green

All the things I've heard about, but never really see

No one will be sleeping on the night of Christmas Eve

Hoping Santa's on his way

Presents for the children wrapped in red and green

All the things I've heard about, but never really see

No one will be sleeping on the night of Christmas Eve

Hoping Santa's on his way

When Santa's sleigh bells ring

I listen all around the herald angels sing

I never hear a sound and all the dreams of children

Once lies will all be found

That's all I want when Christmas comes to town

That's all I want when Christmas comes to town

歌词大意：

这首歌用纯净的童音，就像孩子的心灵一尘不染。简单的歌词，就是孩子的内心独语，带着梦想，充满真诚和希望，表达了孩子们非常期盼圣诞老人到来的心情。

教学建议：

    这首歌的旋律充满童真，非常温馨，给人一种舒服的感觉。在M8U3这单元里讲述的是主题是节日与假日，而这首歌所表达出的主题刚是圣诞节。圣诞节作为西方的传统节日，与本单元的内容十分契合。在MV中，将歌曲同电影中的照片结合在一起，更加生动别致，更能引起学生的兴趣。教师可以将这个MV作为这一单元的导入部分。

节日与假日-When Christmas comes to town.pptx