Placeholder Image

Subtitles section Play video

  • (bells jingle)

  • - There.

  • All done!

  • - We did it!

  • - Yay! - Yeah!

  • - Oh, thank you for helping me decorate my tree this year.

  • This is one, one beautiful Christmas tree!

  • Ah, ah, ah.

  • - (giggles) You're welcome, the Count.

  • - Yeah!

  • I love decorating for the holidays every year.

  • It's one of my favorite traditions.

  • - Ah, yes, mine too.

  • And do you know my other favorite holiday tradition?

  • - Eating Christmas cookies?

  • Mm!

  • Nom nom nom nom. - Close.

  • My very favorite holiday tradition is

  • counting my favorite holiday traditions!

  • Spreading holiday cheer

  • Is what Christmas is about

  • Let's count ten special things

  • That we do

  • It's Christmas with the Count

  • Number one

  • Singing with my bat choir

  • Number two

  • Is wearing holiday attire

  • Yeah, number three

  • Making Christmas lists

  • Number four, is making a Christmas wish

  • (Abby giggles)

  • - Cookies!

  • A Christmas wish come true?

  • Spreading holiday cheer

  • Is what Christmas is about

  • We're counting ten special things

  • That we do

  • That's how you do

  • Christmas with the Count

  • Number five

  • Is building things made of snow

  • Number six

  • Is playing songs that you know

  • Number seven

  • Is casting magic in the air

  • Number eight

  • Is twinkling lights everywhere

  • - Woo-hoo! - Ooh!

  • Spreading holiday cheer

  • Is what Christmas is about

  • We're counting ten special things

  • That we do

  • That's how you spend

  • Christmas with the Count

  • Number nine

  • Is putting the star atop the tree

  • Number ten is being with friends and family

  • - Aww! - That's sweet!

  • - Elmo loves being with all of you, too!

  • - Yeah!

  • Spreading holiday Cheer

  • Is what Christmas is about

  • We're counting ten special things

  • That we do

  • Ten special things that we do

  • Ten special things that we do

  • It's Christmas with the Count

  • - That's 10!

  • 10 special Christmas traditions,

  • ah, ah, ah!

  • - [All] Merry Christmas, everybody!

  • - Ah-ah, I love it!

  • (bells chime)

  • (light piano music)

  • On the first day of Christmas

  • Me mommy baked me

  • ♪ A chocolate chippie cookie

  • On the second day of Christmas

  • Abby brought to me

  • Two alphabet letters

  • And a chocolate chippie cookie

  • On the third day of Christmas

  • Baby Bear made me

  • Three gingerbread men

  • Two alphabet letters

  • And a chocolate chippie cookie

  • On the fourth day of Christmas

  • Ovejita gave to me

  • Four cookie candy canes

  • Three gingerbread men

  • Two alphabet letters

  • And a chocolate chippie cookie

  • On the fifth day of Christmas

  • Elmo gave to me

  • Five Christmas trees

  • - Mom, give me a cookie now?

  • Four cookie candy canes

  • Three gingerbread men

  • Two alphabet letters

  • And a chocolate chippie cookie

  • On the sixth day of Christmas

  • Mr. Johnson gave to me

  • Six lady fingers

  • Five Christmas trees

  • Four cookie candy canes

  • Three gingerbread men

  • Two alphabet letters

  • And a chocolate chippie cookie

  • On the seventh day of Christmas

  • Rosita gave to me

  • Seven sugar wafers

  • Six lady fingers

  • Five Christmas treesOh that's you Elmo,

  • I'm sorry.

  • Four cookie candy canes

  • Three gingerbread men

  • Two alphabet letters

  • And a chocolate chippie cookie

  • Oh, okay, yeah.

  • On the eighth day of Christmas

  • The Count gave to me

  • Eight confetti sprinkled

  • Seven sugar wafers

  • Six lady fingers

  • Oh, Five Christmas trees

  • - Got it!

  • Four cookie candy canes

  • Three gingerbread men

  • Two alphabet letters

  • And a chocolate chippie cookie

  • On the ninth day of Christmas

  • Big Bird baked me

  • Nine birdseed cookies

  • Eight confetti sprinkled

  • Seven sugar wafers

  • Six lady fingers

  • - What, Elmo just did it.

  • Oh!

  • Five

  • Four cookie candy canes

  • Three gingerbread men

  • Two alphabet letters

  • And a chocolate chippie cookie

  • - Ah, oh boy.

  • What's happening?

  • Uh-oh!

  • We modulating!

  • On the tenth day of Christmas

  • Forgetful Jones gave me

  • Ten

  • Ten

  • Come on Forgetful, me hungry!

  • Ten bonbons

  • Nine birdseed cookies

  • Eight confetti sprinkled

  • Seven sugar wafers

  • Six lady fingers

  • Five Christmas trees

  • Four cookie candy canes

  • Three gingerbread men

  • Two alphabet letters

  • And a chocolate chippie cookie

  • On the eleventh day of Christmas

  • ♪ A Martian brought me

  • Eleven chocolate frosting

  • Ten bonbons

  • Nine birdseed cookies

  • Eight confetti sprinkled

  • Seven sugar wafers

  • Six lady fingers

  • Five Christmas trees

  • Four cookie candy canes

  • Three gingerbread men

  • Two alphabet letters

  • And a chocolate chippie cookie

  • A Christmas miracle, me on last day!

  • On the twelfth day of Christmas

  • Santa brought me

  • Twelve snowmen cookies

  • Eleven chocolate frosting

  • Ten bonbons

  • Nine birdseed cookies

  • Eight confetti sprinkled

  • Seven sugar wafers

  • Six lady fingers

  • Five Christmas trees

  • - Yeah baby!

  • Four cookie candy canes

  • Three gingerbread men

  • Two alphabet letters

  • And a chocolate chippie cookie

  • - Om nom nom oh nom oh nom nom nom nom

  • - Ho ho ho, merry Christmas, Cookie Monster!

  • - Cookies!

  • Om nom nom oh nom oh nom nom nom nom

  • - Merry Christmas, Mrs. Cookie Monster!

  • Merry Christmas, everybody!

  • ♪ I love the holiday season

  • Lights are twinkling everywhere

  • And you can't deny the feeling

  • There's something joyful in the air

  • The world is bright and gleaming

  • It's a wondrous time of year

  • When the lights of the season

  • Shine on us all

  • And holiday time is here

  • Holiday lights burning bright

  • Twinkling like stars in the night

  • Gleaming and glimmering

  • Sparkling and shimmering

  • See how they glitter and shine

  • That's how we know it's holiday time

  • Gleaming and glimmering

  • Sparkling and shimmering

  • See how they glitter and shine

  • That's how we know

  • It's holiday time

  • - Yeah! - Yay!

  • (upbeat music)

  • - Thanks for helping Elmo decorate

  • this Christmas tree, Abby.

  • - You're welcome. (giggles)

  • Do you have any wishes this Christmas, Elmo?

  • - Yeah!

  • Elmo wishes everyone was here to celebrate!

  • We have one wish

  • At Christmas time

  • That makes us so happy

  • It's not a toy

  • It's not a bike

  • It's not a trampoline

  • All we want this holiday

  • Is friends and family

  • To celebrate and be a part

  • Of Elmo's Christmas Dream

  • Look Abby, we're in Elmo's Christmas Dream!

  • - Wow!

  • - And everybody's here!

  • (Abby giggles)

  • There's Big Bird and Dorothy

  • And Oscar the Grouch

  • Bert and Ernie

  • Grover and the Count

  • There's a monster called Cookie

  • And Snuffleupagus

  • We're all here together

  • One big family

  • - Welcome everyone!

  • - Elmo's so glad you made it!

  • - [Both] Merry Christmas!

  • All we want this holiday

  • Is friends and family

  • To celebrate and be a part of

  • Elmo's Christmas Dream

  • - Yay! - Yeah!

  • Merry Christmas, Abby!

  • - [Abby] Merry Christmas, Elmo!

  • - Elmo, Cookie Monster, happy holidays!

  • - Well, happy holidays to you, Lobster.

  • - Me never had a winter holiday without snow!

  • - Well let me show you how we celebrate holidays

  • where it's warm!

  • There is no better weather

  • To celebrate together

  • Here where it

  • Never snows

  • With the sun in the sky

  • And the sand beneath your toes

  • Elmo can't believe what he sees

  • They have lights on palm trees

  • And festive seashells

  • To bring holiday cheer

  • As we listen to "Jingle Bells" ♪

  • Tell me please

  • Does this holiday still have cookies

  • Sure, me love the heat

  • We like singing, swimming

  • But this monster's got to eat

  • - Cookies!

  • Sway this way and that way

  • With fun in the sun

  • Sway, sway, sway

  • Jingle bells and seashells

  • Deck the halls and waterfalls

  • Sway, sway, sway

  • You'll be warm inside and out

  • So get up and shout

  • Happy Holiday

  • Santa's here for a winter getaway

  • To dance the hula

  • Before flying on his Christmas sleigh

  • He's got sunblock on his nose

  • Sipping eggnog as he "Ho, ho, hos" ♪

  • - Ho! Ho! Ho!

  • Yes!

  • This holiday's not different

  • In every way

  • Me still spend it with friends who like to play

  • We dance in the heat

  • Sway together to the beat

  • And share our holiday treats

  • Ho-ho! - Yum!

  • Sway this way and that way

  • With fun in the sun

  • Sway, sway, sway

  • Jingle bells and seashells

  • Deck the halls and waterfalls

  • Sway, sway, sway

  • You'll be warm inside and out

  • So get up and shout

  • Happy Holiday

  • - Ho! Ho! Ho!

  • (Elmo giggles)

  • - Hi!

  • Happy Holidays!

  • - We're getting ready to celebrate Christmas

  • with all our friends on "Sesame Street."

  • Come on!

  • (bells jingle)

  • Deck "Sesame Street" with boughs of holly

  • Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

  • ♪ 'Tis the season to be jolly

  • Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

  • We put on festive apparel

  • Fa-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la

  • The chickens will bock their favorite carol

  • Bock-bock-bock-bock-bock, bock-bock-bock-bock

  • - Very beautiful!

  • - Thank you!

  • Oscar wrapped these presents for us

  • Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

  • Hey I thought of a new chorus

  • Blah-blah-blah-blah-blah, blah-blah-blah-blah

  • - Have a rotten holiday!

  • Together we'll bake a treat or two

  • Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

  • We made these oatmeal cookies just for you

  • Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

  • We'll enjoy the winter weather

  • Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

  • Building a snowman together

  • Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

  • We hope all your wishes come true

  • Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

  • Merry Christmas to all of you

  • Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

  • - [All] Merry Christmas!

  • (all giggling)

  • - [Elmo And Abby] Eight!

  • - Huh? - Ohh!

  • (bright cheery music)

  • ♪ I want a Snuffleupagus for Christmas

  • Only a Snuffleupagus will do

  • Don't want a doll, no dinky Tinkertoy

  • ♪ I want a Snuffleupagus to play with and enjoy

  • - That is so weird, Big Bird, 'cause I want the same thing!

  • - No! - Yes!

  • ♪ I want a Snuffleupagus for Christmas

  • ♪ I don't think Santa Claus will mind, do you

  • - No.

  • He won't have to use a dirty chimney flue

  • Just bring him through the front door

  • That's the easy thing to do

  • ♪ I can see us now on Christmas morning

  • Creeping down the stairs

  • What a joy and what surprise

  • When we open up our eyes

  • To see a snuffle hero standing there

  • - A Snuffleupagus, just we always wanted!

  • Oh, I want a Snuffleupagus for Christmas

  • - [Snuffie] Yep.

  • Only a Snuffleupagus will do

  • All right!

  • No crocodiles

  • No rhinoceroseses

  • We only like Snuffleupagus eses

  • Snuffleupaguses like you

  • Like us

  • Like us, too

  • Merry Christmas, you guys!

  • (Snuffie chuckles)

  • (stars twinkle)

  • - [Both] Oh! (giggle)

  • (bells chime)

  • (upbeat music)

  • Dashing through the snow

  • In a one-horse open sleigh

  • ♪ O'er the fields we go

  • Laughing all the way

  • Bells on bobtails ring

  • Making spirits bright

  • What fun it is to laugh and sing

  • ♪ A sleighing song tonight, O ♪

  • Jingle bells, jingle bells

  • Jingle all the way

  • ♪ O what fun it is to ride

  • In a one-horse open sleigh

  • Hey

  • Jingle bells, jingle bells

  • Jingle all the way

  • ♪ O what fun it is to ride

  • In a one-horse open sleigh

  • ♪ A day or two ago

  • ♪ I thought I'd take a ride

  • And soon, Miss Fanny Bright

  • Was seated by my side

  • The horse was lean and lank

  • Misfortune seemed her lot

  • She got into a drifted bank

  • And then we got upsot

  • Jingle bells, jingle bells

  • Jingle all the way

  • Oh, what fun it is to ride

  • In a one-horse open sleigh, hey

  • Jingle bells, jingle bells

  • Jingle all the way

  • Oh, what fun it is to ride

  • In a one-horse open sleigh

  • Now the ground is white

  • Go it while you're young

  • Take your friends tonight

  • And sing this sleighing song

  • Just get a bobtailed bay

  • Two forty as her speed

  • Hitch her to an open sleigh

  • And crack, you'll take the lead

  • Jingle bells, jingle bells

  • Jingle all the way

  • Oh, what fun it is to ride

  • In a one-horse open sleigh, hey

  • Jingle bells, jingle bells

  • Jingle all the way

  • Oh, what fun it is to ride

  • In a one-horse open sleigh

  • Hey

  • (light music)

  • - Ah!

  • Do-do-do-do, do, do-do-do-do-do

  • There's a special kind of feeling

  • Elmo feels it on the street

  • You can see it in the smiles

  • Of the people that you meet

  • What is this special something

  • That I see here on display

  • Display!

  • It's almost time for Christmas

  • Yes, it's almost Christmas Day

  • (Elmo giggles)

  • It's almost Christmas

  • - It's almost Christmas!

  • It's almost Christmas

  • It's almost Christmas Day

  • Elmo loves the taste of Christmas

  • Like a frosty cold snowflake

  • Or a minty candy cane

  • Or a three-week old fruitcake

  • So deck the halls with holly

  • And watch for Santa's sleigh

  • ♪ 'Cause it's almost time for Christmas

  • Yes it's almost Christmas Day

  • (Elmo giggles)

  • It's almost Christmas

  • - It's almost Christmas!

  • It's almost Christmas

  • It's almost Christmas

  • It's almost Christmas

  • It's almost Christmas

  • Almost Christmas Day

  • Merry Christmas!

  • (Elmo giggles)

  • - Bye everybody! - Bye!

  • - Have a great Christmas, Elmo.

  • - Oh, you too Ms. Sheryl.

  • Mwah! (giggles)

  • It's all about kindness

  • - Kindness?

  • Doing something nice

  • Kindness

  • Before you even think twice

  • See if someone needs a hand

  • Be nice, and help them if you can

  • Ah, ah-ah-oh

  • There's kindness in you

  • There's kindness in me

  • There's kindness in everyone

  • Just try a little kindness

  • And you'll see, it feels great

  • So pass it on, hey

  • And try a little kindness

  • Oh

  • - Bye!

  • Try a little kindness

  • Oh, it's all about kindness

  • Kindness

  • - Yup.

  • Elmo knows that now

  • Kindness

  • You just gotta know how

  • See if someone needs a hand

  • And be nice

  • And help them if you can

  • Oh, oh, oh

  • There's kindness in you

  • There's kindness in me

  • There's kindness in everyone

  • Just try a little kindness

  • And you'll see

  • It feels good so pass it on

  • Try a little kindness

  • Pass it on, try a little kindness

  • Pass it on, try a little kindness

  • Pass it on, try a little kindness

  • Pass it on, try a little kindness

  • (all cheer)

  • - I believe in Christmas miracles.

  • - [Elmo And Abby] Yay!

  • (Elmo giggles)

  • - We need your help.

  • Do you believe in Christmas miracles?

  • Well, come on.

  • Believe with us!

  • I believe!

  • I believe!

  • - [All] I believe!

  • I believe!

  • I believe!

  • (bells jingle)

  • - Do you hear that?

  • - Yeah, it sounds like sleigh bells!

  • - That can only mean one thing.

  • (stars twinkle)

  • - [All] Santa!

  • Hallelujah

  • - Hello, sorry I'm late guys.

  • There was just a bunch of traffic over Europe

  • and then my sled blew a gasket

  • and Prancer's allergies are acting up.

  • And then I got a speeding ticket

  • on the Garden State Parkway.

  • You figure the cop's gonna let me go

  • once he sees who it is, right?

  • You know, I show him my license, no go!

  • It's a miracle I'm even here, I gotta be honest.

  • - It's a miracle?

  • - Yeah.

  • A Christmas miracle.

  • (upbeat rock music)

  • Now when things seem really hopeless

  • And you haven't got a chance

  • Like your sled is broken down

  • Or you're stacked up over France

  • What you gonna do, do you cry or do you grieve

  • You gotta have some faith, man

  • You gotta just believe ♪ ♪ We believe, we believe

  • You gotta just believe ♪ ♪ We believe, we believe

  • You gotta just believe ♪ ♪ We believe, we believe

  • We believe, we believe, we believe

  • Say hello to your favorite toy

  • You're feeling really sad

  • Don't think that you've ever felt

  • So gosh-darn bad

  • Wipe the tears from your eyes

  • Blow your nose upon your sleeve

  • ♪ 'Cause happiness will come again

  • You gotta just believe ♪ ♪ We believe, we believe

  • You gotta just believe ♪ ♪ We believe, we believe

  • You gotta just believe ♪ ♪ We believe, we believe

  • We believe, we believe, we believe

  • Christmas Day is here and it's a miracle it's true

  • But the biggest miracle is the miracle of you

  • You can do most anything

  • ♪ I'm sure you will achieve

  • You can make it happen

  • You've gotta just believe ♪ ♪ We believe, we believe

  • You've gotta just believe ♪ ♪ We believe, we believe

  • You've gotta just believe ♪ ♪ We believe, we believe

  • (Elmo giggles)

  • We believe, we believe, we believe

  • We believe, we believe

  • - Yeah! - You got it, Abby!

  • We believe, we believe

  • Elmo I know you believe!

  • We believe, we believe

  • Big Bird, back me up!

  • We believe, we believe, we believe

  • Grover, bring it on home!

  • - Oh yeah! - Merry Christmas!

  • - Oh, yeah! - Yeah!

(bells jingle)

Subtitles and vocabulary

Click the word to look it up Click the word to find further inforamtion about it