 T.Rex's
Holiday Surprise
What do dinosaurs have to do
with the holidays? Well, for starters children love them
both. Dinosaurs are overpowering, out of control and often
green with touches of red...just like the holidays. So don’t
be surprised to find a Big Bad Baby T. rex in a Santa
hat, and a Mama Maiasaura in a Christmas apron
inviting everyone over to the nest for some berry pie and
mistletoe.
We all know that Christmas
isn’t the only midwinter holiday. People all around the
world celebrate with lights and ceremonies to warm their
souls through the cold winter months. Whatever holiday the
peoples of the world have in midwinter they all involve
three essential elements: family, food and fun.
In Egypt and the rest of the
Moslem world there’s Ramadan which ends with a Lantern
Festival. Sarah the Saharan Suchomimus represents
this holiday in our holiday offering. Leboha
Lesothosaurus comes from Africa. African Americans
invented Kwanza as a tribute to their agrarian ancestors. It
stands as the only non religious winter holiday in our show.
Shao Shao the Microraptor comes from the Liainong
Province of China. Chinese New Year also ends with a lantern
festival.
Crash Boom Bam Sam the
Triceratops demonstrates how the Maccabees overcame
their Greek overlords and we bring on the menorah which
stands for the miracle of Hannukah. And finally we teach the
T. rex baby Big Bad Baby Rex about the spirit of the
season which involves sharing of oneself and giving thanks
for one’s blessings. The surprise ending is really nothing
more or less than the spirit of good will that we hope will
extend from the holidays to the entire new year.
As we say in the song:
There is Christmas. There’s Hanukkah. There’s Ramadan.
There’s Kwanza, El Navidad and on and on and on.
In China they have Chinese New Year with the Lantern
Festival.
And we know the best of all is...all together
We cook, we eat, we count our blessings one by one.
We light the night with candles and before we’re done.
We hug each other tight spreading love around.
We sing our songs of hope all around the town.
from “It’s the Holidays!”
by Michele Valeri ©2004
Order of Songs:
1.) It’s the Holidays
2.) Gallimimus Gal - family
3.) Sarah the Saharan Suchomimus - Ramadan
4.) Leboha Lesothosaurus - Kwanza
5.) Mama Maiasaura - Christmas
6.) Shao Shao - Chinese Lantern festival
7.) Tina Titanosaurus Tango - Las Posadas
8.) Crash Boom Bam Sam- Hanukkah
9.) Hot Dog - Finally
10.) It’s the Holidays reprise
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