Bing Crosby

Intro

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• lead up week
• piping
• gonna
• pick up

• folks
• check it out
• stick on
• google

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So, this is the lead up week to Christmas. Are you ready for the big holiday? Here in America, most of the radio stations are piping Christmas music through the speakers day and night.
There are so many different kinds of Christmas music. This lesson is about Steph’s favorite singer.

Dialog

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2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.

John

Steph

John:  So, Steph, who’s your favorite Christmas singer.

Steph:  Well, you know, there are so many people who sing Christmas songs, but I have to say, when it comes to Christmas songs the traditional way, it’s Bing Crosby.

John:  I’ve heard of Bing Crosby, but I couldn’t name any of his songs.

Steph:  Well, he sings, ya know, the White Christmas song. You know that song, don’t you?

John:  No. How does that go?

Steph:  It goes, ‘I’m dreaming of a white Christmas.’

John:  Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. What else does he sing?

Steph:  Well, he sings, um, Here Comes Santa Claus.

John:  Oh, really?

Steph:  Yeah. You’re not gonna ask me how that goes, right?

John:  No, I know that one. What else?

Steph:  He has so many records and CDs out. I think that if you heard his voice, you would totally recognize it. And you would say, ‘oh, that’s who Bing Crosby is.’

John:  I’m sure. I’ll have to go pick up one of his CDs.

Steph:  Definitely. When you’re, when you’re at your folks’ house for Christmas, check it out and see if they have any Bing Crosby CDs or records.

John:  They probably have some old records I can stick on.

Steph:  I bet they do. And it’s really cool if you’re having a holiday party to put on a little *Bing.