Chatterbox #202 – Christmas traditions
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! It’s the holiday season! And, in this episode, Andrew and Suzanne talk about Christmas traditions when they were growing up. Come and join the fun!
Fun facts
The idea of Santa Claus has been around for many centuries, but the modern jolly old man dressed in red is a distinct look created by the Coca-Cola Company.
Expressions you’ll learn in this episode
- A goodie bag
- To slip [someone’s] mind
- -ish
- To be spoiled
- To die to [do something]
Credit:Music: Something Elated by Broke For Free; Step On by Jahzzar; Lobby Time by Kevin (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 License
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Chatterbox #202 – Christmas traditions
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! It’s the holiday season! And, in this episode, Andrew and Suzanne talk about Christmas traditions when they were growing up. Come and join the fun!
Fun facts
The idea of Santa Claus has been around for many centuries, but the modern jolly old man dressed in red is a distinct look created by the Coca-Cola Company.Expressions you’ll learn in this episode
- A goodie bag
- To slip [someone’s] mind
- -ish
- To be spoiled
- To die to [do something]
Credit:Music: Something Elated by Broke For Free; Step On by Jahzzar; Lobby Time by Kevin (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 License
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Sign inHosts: Andrew Bates and Suzanne Cerreta
Music: Something Elated by Broke For Free, Step On by Jahzzar, Christmas Time Is Here by Lee Mendelson and Vince Guaraldi
Episode preparation/research: Suzanne Cerreta
Audio editor: Andrew Bates
Transcription: Heather Bates
Study guide writer: Matty Warnock
English editor: Stephanie MacLean
Operations: Tsuyoshi Kaneshima
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