Shona sent me this nice Scottish song a couple of days ago. Here’s the song and what Shona said about it… Mama Lisa’s Christmas Around The World is a celebration of the diversity and love with which many different cultures mark this joyful time of year.

Bonnie Prince Charlie escaped from Scotland and went to France. The Highland Scots who fought for him and sheltered him in secret after the terrible battle of Culloden, even though big rewards were offered for him, wish he would return again. This song was written at least 30 years after this happened. The actor and comedian Duncan Macrae (1905 -1967) used to do a good rendition of this poem as one of his many "party pieces."

The Three Craws song is ideal for exploring rhyme and teaching Early Level children more about Scots language. We have a range of resources to support the teaching of this fun Scots song both in school and at home. How in Italy it’s not Santa Claus who gives gifts to all the children. It’s La Befana, a friendly witch!

Originally developed for TES Teaching Resources and kindly reproduced here with permission from TES and Christina Stewart. The Three Craws is a traditional Scottish song for children about three crows sitting on a wall (or sat upon a wa’ if you’re singing it in Scots) on a cold and frosty morning. The second part presents beloved traditions and songs from many different nations. The songs are given in the original languages and with English translations. The Singing Kettle is a folk music group who are well known for performing tradi… Read Full Bio ↴ The Singing Kettle is a folk music group who are well known for performing traditional children's songs with a distinctly Scottish flair.

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Here is a version by Ewan McVicar that you'll find in one of the YouTube videos below. The last line showed up some 20 years ago. How Scandinavians mark the end of the season by “plundering” the Christmas Tree on St. Knut’s Day. That’s a fun way to get children to help with the post-holiday clean-up! This is an old playground favourite. ‘Aleerie’ is a very old word that means holding your leg crooked. You bounce the ball three times, then lift your leg and bounce the ball under it when you come to ‘Aleerie’. The song was also used for skipping, and it is very easy to make up your own verses. A song as part of the Gifting Every Child Resource, which is a perfect starting point for parents, teachers and youth organisations to build their own local collections, to ensure the songs, stories, dance steps and seasonal customs every child in Scotland should know.