What will the children experience?
Our Christmas concert builds on the programme “You make me feel so young!”: the same games, the same swing mood – and at the end, Santa drops by.
The children decorate themselves with flower stickers, fight a rhythm duel with the band, make animal sounds, scat and dance cheek to cheek. The parents blow up balloons and carry their little monkeys piggyback through the hall. In the middle of Advent, it’s an hour to laugh and breathe out.
What music will you hear?
Swing classics from “You make me feel so young!” and a festive finale:
- You Make Me Feel So Young
- I Got Rhythm
- Chew Chew Chew
- Old McDonald
- Old Mother Hubbard
- Bare Necessities
- Cheek to Cheek
- Five O’Clock Whistle
- Straighten Up and Fly Right
- It’s a Lovely Day Today
- Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
How to join in
Flower stickers
During “You Make Me Feel So Young” the children decorate themselves with flower stickers.
The syncopation duel
During “I Got Rhythm” the children clap the basic beat while the band tries to throw them off with syncopation. Then the children turn the tables. Who wins? The children, always.
Balloon bubble gum
During “Chew Chew Chew” the parents blow up balloons like bubble gum. The children throw them in the air and dance with them.
Animal sounds and scat
During “Old McDonald” the children make the animal sounds, and the band plays every verse faster – until the singer calls the children for help. During “Old Mother Hubbard” everyone scats a whole verse.
Guessing and the cheek dance
Which film is “Bare Necessities” from? The children guess along. During “Cheek to Cheek” they dance cheek to cheek.
Piggyback monkeys
To “Straighten Up and Fly Right” the children become monkeys on their parents’ backs and have to hold on tight.
What do parents take home?
In the middle of the Christmas rush, one hour in which nothing needs to be baked, bought or wrapped – just sit back and swing. You join in briefly for “Chew Chew Chew” and “Old McDonald”; the rest of the time you simply enjoy. And a lovely story for your friends: “Our child listens to jazz now.”
