{"id":5070,"date":"2016-01-04T01:17:09","date_gmt":"2016-01-04T08:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/?p=5070"},"modified":"2022-02-15T09:08:37","modified_gmt":"2022-02-15T16:08:37","slug":"5070","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/?p=5070","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Santa Claus is Coming to Town&#8221;, and Other Holiday Cheer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ok, we are huge slackers when it comes to keeping everyone up to date on family news. I&#8217;m willing to admit that. Still, I wanted to share this video of the kids singing &#8220;Santa Claus is Coming to Town&#8221;. \u00a0Holly spontaneously started singing this song one day, and occasionally does so at random times, like when\u00a0trying to fall asleep at night. \u00a0I blame it on the fact that the movie Elf has been on repeat in our home the past month or two. It ends with Holly getting mad at Emrick for singing while she is singing, even though he has gone to another room and is barely audible. She has gotten really feisty as of late.<\/p>\n<div id=\"kgvid_kgvid_0_wrapper\" class=\"kgvid_wrapper kgvid_wrapper_inline kgvid_wrapper_inline_left\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"video_kgvid_0_div\" class=\"fitvidsignore kgvid_videodiv\" data-id=\"kgvid_0\" data-kgvid_video_vars=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;kgvid_0&quot;,&quot;attachment_id&quot;:5071,&quot;player_type&quot;:&quot;Video.js v8&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;700&quot;,&quot;height&quot;:&quot;394&quot;,&quot;fullwidth&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;fixed_aspect&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;countable&quot;:true,&quot;count_views&quot;:&quot;quarters&quot;,&quot;start&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;pauseothervideos&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;set_volume&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;muted&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;meta&quot;:true,&quot;endofvideooverlay&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;resize&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;auto_res&quot;:&quot;automatic&quot;,&quot;pixel_ratio&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;right_click&quot;:&quot;on&quot;,&quot;playback_rate&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;VID_20151221_194007&quot;,&quot;skip_buttons&quot;:[],&quot;nativecontrolsfortouch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;locale&quot;:&quot;en&quot;,&quot;enable_resolutions_plugin&quot;:false}\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/VID_20151221_194007_thumb7747.jpg\"><meta itemprop=\"embedUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/?attachment_id=5071&#038;videopack%5Benable%5D=true\"><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/VID_20151221_194007.mp4\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"VID_20151221_194007\"><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Video\"><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2016-01-04T01:15:32-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t<video id=\"video_kgvid_0\" playsinline controls preload=\"metadata\" poster=\"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/VID_20151221_194007_thumb7747.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" class=\"fitvidsignore video-js kg-video-js-skin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source src=\"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/VID_20151221_194007.mp4?id=0\" type=\"video\/mp4\" data-res=\"1080p\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/video>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div style=\"display:none\" id=\"video_kgvid_0_meta\" class=\"kgvid_video_meta kgvid_video_meta_hover kgvid_no_title_meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class='kgvid_meta_icons'>\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"kgvid-download-link\" href=\"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/VID_20151221_194007.mp4\" title=\"Click to download\" download data-alt_link=\"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/?attachment_id=5071&amp;videopack&#091;download&#093;=true\"><span class=\"kgvid-icons kgvid-icon-download\"><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>Speaking of videos on repeat at our house, the Disney movie Frozen has been a favorite recently, as well. I have to imagine that many parents of young children these days are painfully familiar with the Frozen soundtrack. Its songs have been\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ioRaM3X-1cE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">some<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bBHXK_FKP0M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">most<\/a> widely <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=z5B_CWxsNJ4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">parodied<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uty2zd7qizA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> in the past few years (come back to these links later if you&#8217;re curious). Holly has also picked up the song &#8220;Do You Want to Build a Snowman?&#8221;. Here she enthusiastically sings the first verse after knocking on the door of what we&#8217;re using as a playroom.<\/p>\n<div id=\"kgvid_kgvid_1_wrapper\" class=\"kgvid_wrapper kgvid_wrapper_inline kgvid_wrapper_inline_left\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"video_kgvid_1_div\" class=\"fitvidsignore kgvid_videodiv\" data-id=\"kgvid_1\" data-kgvid_video_vars=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;kgvid_1&quot;,&quot;attachment_id&quot;:5076,&quot;player_type&quot;:&quot;Video.js v8&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;700&quot;,&quot;height&quot;:&quot;394&quot;,&quot;fullwidth&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;fixed_aspect&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;countable&quot;:true,&quot;count_views&quot;:&quot;quarters&quot;,&quot;start&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;pauseothervideos&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;set_volume&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;muted&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;meta&quot;:true,&quot;endofvideooverlay&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;resize&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;auto_res&quot;:&quot;automatic&quot;,&quot;pixel_ratio&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;right_click&quot;:&quot;on&quot;,&quot;playback_rate&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;VID_20160102_175731&quot;,&quot;skip_buttons&quot;:[],&quot;nativecontrolsfortouch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;locale&quot;:&quot;en&quot;,&quot;enable_resolutions_plugin&quot;:false}\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/VID_20160102_175731_thumb541.jpg\"><meta itemprop=\"embedUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/?attachment_id=5076&#038;videopack%5Benable%5D=true\"><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/VID_20160102_175731.mp4\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"VID_20160102_175731\"><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Video\"><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2016-01-04T01:29:29-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t<video id=\"video_kgvid_1\" playsinline controls preload=\"metadata\" poster=\"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/VID_20160102_175731_thumb541.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" class=\"fitvidsignore video-js kg-video-js-skin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source src=\"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/VID_20160102_175731.mp4?id=1\" type=\"video\/mp4\" data-res=\"1080p\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/video>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div style=\"display:none\" id=\"video_kgvid_1_meta\" class=\"kgvid_video_meta kgvid_video_meta_hover kgvid_no_title_meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class='kgvid_meta_icons'>\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"kgvid-download-link\" href=\"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/VID_20160102_175731.mp4\" title=\"Click to download\" download data-alt_link=\"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/?attachment_id=5076&amp;videopack&#091;download&#093;=true\"><span class=\"kgvid-icons kgvid-icon-download\"><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"847\" height=\"476\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V-zXT5bIBM0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>She also does the last verse. Note that she&#8217;s not choosy about which door she&#8217;s using \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<div id=\"kgvid_kgvid_2_wrapper\" class=\"kgvid_wrapper kgvid_wrapper_inline kgvid_wrapper_inline_left\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"video_kgvid_2_div\" class=\"fitvidsignore kgvid_videodiv\" data-id=\"kgvid_2\" data-kgvid_video_vars=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;kgvid_2&quot;,&quot;attachment_id&quot;:5081,&quot;player_type&quot;:&quot;Video.js v8&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;height&quot;:&quot;360&quot;,&quot;fullwidth&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;fixed_aspect&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;countable&quot;:true,&quot;count_views&quot;:&quot;quarters&quot;,&quot;start&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;pauseothervideos&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;set_volume&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;muted&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;meta&quot;:true,&quot;endofvideooverlay&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;resize&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;auto_res&quot;:&quot;automatic&quot;,&quot;pixel_ratio&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;right_click&quot;:&quot;on&quot;,&quot;playback_rate&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;VID_20160102_175422-2&quot;,&quot;skip_buttons&quot;:[],&quot;nativecontrolsfortouch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;locale&quot;:&quot;en&quot;,&quot;enable_resolutions_plugin&quot;:false}\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/VID_20160102_175422-2_thumb2188.jpg\"><meta itemprop=\"embedUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/?attachment_id=5081&#038;videopack%5Benable%5D=true\"><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/VID_20160102_175422-2.mp4\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"VID_20160102_175422-2\"><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Video\"><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2016-01-04T01:59:33-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t<video id=\"video_kgvid_2\" playsinline controls preload=\"metadata\" poster=\"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/VID_20160102_175422-2_thumb2188.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"fitvidsignore video-js kg-video-js-skin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source src=\"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/VID_20160102_175422-2.mp4?id=2\" type=\"video\/mp4\" data-res=\"360p\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/video>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div style=\"display:none\" id=\"video_kgvid_2_meta\" class=\"kgvid_video_meta kgvid_video_meta_hover kgvid_no_title_meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class='kgvid_meta_icons'>\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"kgvid-download-link\" href=\"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/VID_20160102_175422-2.mp4\" title=\"Click to download\" download data-alt_link=\"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/?attachment_id=5081&amp;videopack&#091;download&#093;=true\"><span class=\"kgvid-icons kgvid-icon-download\"><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ok, we are huge slackers when it comes to keeping everyone up to date on family news. I&#8217;m willing to admit that. Still, I wanted to share this video of the kids singing &#8220;Santa Claus is Coming to Town&#8221;. \u00a0Holly spontaneously started singing this song one day, and occasionally does so at random times, like &hellip; <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link btn\" href=\"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/?p=5070\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5082,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5070","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","category-videos","item-wrap"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5070","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5070"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5070\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5298,"href":"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5070\/revisions\/5298"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5082"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5070"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5070"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5070"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}