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♪ CHILD: ♪ FOR CHRISTMAS, WON'T YOU BRING ME A GIRAFFE?

♪ ♪ TELL SANTA THAT IS REALLY WHAT I WANT ♪ ♪ JUST A GOLDEN AND TAN GIRAFFE ♪ ♪ TELL JOKES SO I CAN LAUGH ♪ ♪ AND DO SO MANY THINGS ON MY BEHALF ♪ ♪ MY MOMMY HIDES THE PRESENTS ON THE TOP SHELF ♪ ♪ BUT I CAN'T SEEM TO REACH THEM BY MYSELF ♪ ♪ A GIRAFFE WOULD HELP, I'M SURE ♪ ♪ HE'D CLEAN MY ROOM AND MORE ♪ ♪ AND SPY ON MY NEIGHBORS ON THE SECOND FLOOR ♪ [GASPS] ♪ [CHILD SINGING, INDISTINCT] CHILD: ♪ I WANT TO BE A TEACHER-- ♪ ♪ [TELEVISION PROGRAM RUNNING IN ENGLISH] [PROGRAM STOPS] [JASPER COUGHING SOFTLY] CHILD: ♪ I KNOW IT'S SUCH A PITY THAT WE'RE LIVING IN THE CITY ♪ ♪ "MY DEAR CHILD, WON'T YOU SETTLE FOR A CAT?"

♪ ♪ OH, I DID SO WANT A BIG GIRAFFE FOR CHRISTMAS ♪ ♪ MY HEART WAS SET ON HAVING ONE FOR SURE ♪ ♪ BUT I'VE THOUGHT IT THROUGH AND THROUGH ♪ ♪ A KANGAROO WILL DO ♪ ♪ I COULD WANT AN ELEPHANT OR TWO-- ♪ [STUDENTS' LAUGHTER CONTINUES] [BAG RUSTLING] ♪ [VAN DER WEYDEN STAMMERS] [VAN DER WEYDEN GROANING] [SNEYERS HUMMING] ♪ [CELL PHONE RINGS] ♪ [GROANS] ♪ [CHLOE SINGING INDISTINCTLY] [CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS] [CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKING] OK. ♪ ["FOR CHRISTMAS, WON'T YOU BRING ME A GIRAFFE" PLAYING] ♪ CHILD: ♪ DEAR MOM AND DAD, SO NOT TO SEEM UNGRATEFUL ♪ ♪ JUST SO THAT YOU DON'T THINK THAT I'M A BRAT ♪ ♪ I UNDERSTAND YOUR POSITION, I'LL ACCEPT YOUR PROPOSITION ♪ ♪ THROUGH MY TEARS ♪ ♪ I'LL SETTLE FOR A CAT ♪ ♪ AND TELL THEM ALL I'VE EVER WANTED WAS A CAT ♪ [SONG FADES AS DISSONANT MUSIC PLAYS] [TIRES SCREECH IN DISTANCE] [HEAVY SIGH] [DOORBELL RINGS] ♪ ♪ [NO AUDIO] ♪ ♪ ♪ [SNIFFLES] [APPLAUSE] [WOMAN SINGING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE ON SOUNDTRACK] ♪ [HEART MONITOR BEEPING] [RINGS BELL] ♪ [KNOCK KNOCK] ♪ [SOBBING] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ENGINE STARTS] [DOOR AJAR ALARM SOUNDING] [DOCTOR SOBBING] [WOMAN SINGING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE ON SOUNDTRACK] ♪ CHILD: ♪ I WANT TO BE A TEACHER ♪ ♪ SO THE CHILDREN CAN SAY ♪ ♪ "OH, TEACHER, DEAR, THE GANG'S ALL HERE" ♪ ♪ "WITH APPLES TODAY" ♪ [MUSIC PLAYING ON RADIO] WOMAN: ♪ COLD AND FROSTY MORNING ♪ ♪ LAUGHTER IN THE SNOW... ♪ ♪ THE SKIES UP ABOVE... ♪ ♪ UNDER SUNS THAT SHINE ALL DAY ♪ ♪ JANUARY TO DECEMBER ♪ ♪ HOW WE STILL REMEMBER ♪ ♪ THINGS WE LOVE FROM YESTERDAY ♪ ♪ GAMES AND BIRTHDAYS ♪ ♪ LOTS OF GIFTS AND TOYS ♪ ♪ EVERY DAY A SPECIAL DAY ♪ ♪ ICE CREAM MIXED WITH JELLY ♪ ♪ CHOCOLATE CAKE AND BISCUITS ♪ ♪ ALL THE GAMES WE USED TO PLAY ♪ ♪ JANUARY TO DECEMBER ♪ ♪ HOW WE STILL REMEMBER ♪ ♪ THINGS WE LOVE FROM YESTERDAY ♪ ♪ MEMORIES LAST FOR A LIFETIME ♪ ♪ THE PLACES AND THINGS THAT WE KNEW WAY BACK THEN ♪ ♪ MEMORIES, ALL OF THESE GOOD TIMES ♪ ♪ SUDDENLY I'M... ♪ ♪ [SONG FADES AS DIFFERENT SONG BEGINS] CHILD: ♪ GOOD NIGHT ♪ ♪ MY LOVE ♪ ♪ YOUR MOMMY IS KNEELING BESIDE YOU ♪ ♪ GOOD NIGHT ♪ ♪ MY LOVE ♪ ♪ TO DREAMLAND THE SANDMAN WILL GUIDE YOU-- ♪ [LOUD POP, MUSIC STOPS] ♪ ANNOUNCER: "PROFESSOR T." IS AVAILABLE WITH PBS PASSPORT.

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♪ THIS PROGRAM WAS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY CONTRIBUTIONS TO YOUR PBS STATION FROM VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.