From Dr. Tino Valdesolo, Ed.D., Director of the Pirandello Italian
Language Center (aka “St. John’s Saturday Italian School”)
The traditional Christmas presentation of the PILC will be held
Saturday, December 19th, starting at 10:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart
Church (North Square, in Boston’s North End). Students in the Italian
Program ages 3 + will present Italian Christmas songs and poems, and
will participate in a special Christmas service in Italian. All
members of the community are invited to be a part of this unique
holiday event.
Refreshments will be served in the St. John’s School cafeteria
(Suncourt Street) following the Christmas program.
Buon Natale!
Parents of students in the program – we’ll meet at the school at 10
a.m. and then head over to the church as a group. Tino has asked that
we contribute baked goods (cakes, cookies, bisconti, panettoni, etc,)
to the party after the program. Please drop these off at 10 a.m. in
the St. John’s cafeteria. Thanks to all the hard-working parents who
have been busy planning the event and making sure it will be a
wonderful time for all. All families and friends are invited to this
joyous event.
Attached below are the words to the songs/poems the youngest students
(3-6 years) will be doing. Anna Maria di Camillo’s class (7-9 years)
will be reciting some of these with us.
1. Il Bambino nella Culla
Uno, uno
Bambino nella culla
La luna e il sol
Chi ha creato il mondo e’ stato il Signor,
(repeat 1x)
Due, due
L’asino e il bue
Bambino nella cula
La luna e il sol,
Chi ha creato il mondo e’ stato il Signor,
(repeat 1 x)
Tre, tre
I Santi Tre Re Magi
L’asino e il bue
Bambino nella cula
La luna e il sol,
Chi ha creato il mondo e’ stato il Signor,
(repeat 1 x)
2. Corre e va (“Jingle Bells”)
Corre e va, Corre e va, un bel cavallin,
E’ Natale – un regalin a tutti portera’
Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, jingle all the way
O what fun it is to ride in a 1-horse open sleigh.
Din Don Din, Din Don Din Sulla neve va
Sai bambin che un regalin a tutti portera’
Jingle Bells … etc.
3. La Notte di Natale
La Notte di Natale
E’ nato un bel bambino
Bianco – rosso – e ricciolino
Maria lavava
Giuseppe stendeva
Il bimbo piangeva
Che freddo faceva!
4. S’accendono e si spengono le luci di Natale (“O Christmas Tree”)
S’accendono e si spengono le luci di Natale
(repeat 1 x)
E come per miracolo
Ci ritroviamo buoni
S’accendono e si spengono le luci di Natale)
5. Auguri di Buon Natale (“We wish you a Merry Christmas”)
Auguri di Buon Natale,
Auguri di Buon Natale,
Auguri di Buon Natale
Felice anno nuovo!
