♪ La-la, la-la, la-la, la-la ♪

♪ La la la la la la la la ♪

♪ Elmo's full of wonder, wonder what he will discover ♪

♪ In Elmo's wonderful world ♪

- [Cookie Monster] Monster edition.

- (laughs) Hi, welcome to Elmo's world!

Guess what Elmo is wondering about today.

Wait for it. (magical music)

(laughs) Wait for it.

(chimes jingle)

(laughs) Winter holidays!

Elmo's friends are celebrating the winter holidays

by singing Christmas carols.

♪ Fa la la la la, la la, la la ♪

Ooh, that was wonderful.

(laughs) Boy, Elmo wants to learn all about winter holidays.

- Did me hear someone say holidays?

- Yeah!

Oh, does Cookie Monster know about winter holidays?

- Me know all about winter holidays.

There's snickerdoodle day and chocolate chippie day.

- Uh, Cookie Monster, Cookie Monster,

um, Elmo doesn't think that those are winter holidays.

Actually, Elmo doesn't think those are holidays at all.

- Okay, then me not know about winter holidays.

- Oh, well, that's okay Cookie Monster.

What do we do to learn something new?

- [Both and Children] We look it up!

- 'Tis the season to learn about winter holidays.

(sleigh bells jingle) Over here.

- [Narrator] Winter holidays are special days

you celebrate with friends and family.

During the holidays,

people love to decorate their houses.

Like for Christmas and Three Kings' Day,

people put up trees and lights,

or for Hanukkah, people put out a menorah

and for Kwanzaa a kinara.

They also cook special foods to share with family.

Gingerbread cookies, king cake,

pass the potato pancakes, please.

Winter holidays are a time to spend together

with family and friends.

Look at the party hats and noisemakers.

It must be New Year's Eve.

Happy New Year! (giggles)

(fun music)

- Aw, Elmo loves spending time

with his family and friends during the holidays.

- Yeah, me too,

but me also like funny hats and balloons.

- Yeah.

(metal boings) Oh, hey,

that gives Elmo an idea.

Does Cookie Monster wanna play a game with Elmo?

- Oh, yeah, me do!

- Well, come on.

(cheerful music) - Oh, wait for me.

- Elmo wonders if we can help this monster

celebrate New Year's Eve.

Are you ready?

- Yeah, me ready.

- [Both] Then let's play!

- [Elmo] Let's see, there's a snorkel, a party hat

and a noisemaker.

(noisemaker toots)

- [Cookie Monster] Ah-ha, that's funny noise.

- Cookie Monster. - Sorry.

So what he need for New Year's Eve party?

Oh, noisemaker. (bell dings)

- [Young Boy] Try the noisemaker!

- [Cookie Monster] Ooh, nice.

(noisemaker toots) Now what he need?

Oh, me know!

Snorkel. (bell dings)

- [Children] Not a snorkel, that's for swimming.

- [Elmo] Right, a snorkel is for swimming.

Bye bye snorkel! (laughs)

Now what's left?

The party hat. (flute flourishes)

Yay, we did it!

- Happy New Year, monster. (people cheer)

- Boy, Elmo loves the winter holidays.

- Me too.

- Hey, that makes Elmo wonder even more.

Does Mr. Noodle like the winter holidays?

Oh, let's ask him, Cookie. - Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah.

- [Both] Hey, Mr. Noodle.

(magical music)

- Hi, it's Mr. Noodle's poodle,

Schmoodle. (children laugh)

- Hi, Schmoodle. - [Children] It's Schmoodle!

(Schmoodle barks)

- Schmoodle, do you like winter holidays?

(Schmoodle barks)

- [Cookie Monster] Yeah, that sound like yes to me.

- [Elmo] Show us how you dress

for your favorite winter holidays.

- [Children] Yeah. - [Young Girl] Show us how!

(woodblock tapping)

- [Children] He's a leprechaun,

dressed for Saint Patrick's Day.

- [Elmo] Nice leprechaun costume,

but Saint Patrick's Day isn't a winter holiday.

- [Cookie Monster] Okay, me give you hint.

It cold in winter.

(woodblock tapping)

- [Young Child] He's dressed as a ghost.

He's trick or treating.

- [Elmo] Schmoodle's closer,

but Halloween happens in the fall, not the winter.

- [Cookie Monster] Try again, Schmoodle.

(woodblock tapping)

- [Children] He's Santa.

- [Cookie Monster] He look like Santa Paws.

- [Elmo] Yeah!

Christmas is definitely a winter holiday.

- Thanks for showing us your favorite winter holiday.

- Bye, Schmoodle, happy holidays!

Boy, learning new things makes Elmo so happy.

It makes him want to dance!

Come on.

♪ Monster-monster dance-dance ♪

♪ Monster-monster dance-dance ♪

♪ When we learn something new ♪

♪ We do the monster dance-dance ♪

Let's see your monster dance.

Yeah, cool!

See you next time.

Keep learning.

Elmo loves you!

- Cookie Monster too.

♪ Monster-monster dance-dance ♪

♪ Monster-monster dance-dance ♪

♪ When we learn something new ♪

♪ We do the monster dance-dance ♪

(fun music)

(disco ball whooshes)