Just before we finish for the Christmas holidays, we had to do this song for our young friend Sonny who loves “The Christmasaurus” by Tom Fletcher and wanted to be able to sign this song. It’s got a fabulous show tune big band sound and lots of lovely festive vocabulary to sign – we hope you like this latest Makaton Carpool Karaoke just in time for Christmas!
Here’s the Makaton Sign Transcription: nb. The only thing about wearing silly Xmas glasses is that you can’t see our eyes, so don’t forget to keep them open for BED and closed when you sign SLEEP!
I heard a noise on the rooftop! (TO HEAR / NOISE / ROOF)
It made my heart go jump! (HEART / SURPRISE)
The stomp of boots (BOOTS)
And the clomp of hooves (REINDEER / *FOOTSTEPS)
Went clippety, clippety, clump! (*FOOTSTEPS)
Oh, I heard a noise on the rooftop! (TO HEAR / NOISE / ROOF)
I wonder what it was…(TO THINK / WHAT)
I really ho, ho, hope it’s Santa Claus! (REAL [TRUE] / HOPE / FATHER CHRISTMAS)
Oh, I heard a noise on the rooftop! (TO HEAR / NOISE / ROOF)
It sounded like a sleigh…(NOISE / SAME / SLEIGH)
I went to bed on Christmas Eve (TO GO / BED / CHRISTMAS / NIGHT)
And now it’s Christmas Day! (NOW / CHRISTMAS / DAY)
Oh, I heard a noise on the rooftop! (TO HEAR / NOISE / ROOF)
I wonder what it was…(TO THINK)
I really ho, ho, hope it’s Santa Claus! (REAL [TRUE] / HOPE / FATHER CHRISTMAS)
All the sleigh bells that go jingle (SLEIGH / BELLS)
Are making that jingle noise (BELL / NOISE)
And the man they call Kris Kringle (MAN / NAME / FATHER CHRISTMAS)
He’s bringing us lots of toys (TO BRING *DIRECTIONAL AWAY / TOYS)
Oh, I heard a noise on the rooftop! (TO HEAR / NOISE / ROOF)
Now I can’t sleep because (NO / SLEEP / BECAUSE)
I really ho, ho, hope it’s Santa Claus! (REAL [TRUE] / HOPE / FATHER CHRISTMAS)
All the sleigh bells that go jingle (SLEIGH / BELLS)
Are making that jingle noise (BELL / NOISE)
And the man they call Kris Kringle (MAN / NAME / FATHER CHRISTMAS)
He’s bringing me lots of toys (TO BRING *DIRECTIONAL TOWARDS SELF / TOYS)
Oh, I heard a noise on the rooftop! (TO HEAR / NOISE / ROOF)
Now I can’t sleep because (NO / SLEEP / BECAUSE)
I really ho, ho, hope it’s Santa Claus! (REAL [TRUE] / HOPE / FATHER CHRISTMAS)
Oh, I heard a noise on the rooftop! (TO HEAR / NOISE / ROOFTOP)
Now I can’t sleep because (NO / SLEEP / BECAUSE)
I really ho, ho, hope it’s Santa (REAL [TRUE]/ HOPE / FATHER CHRISTMAS)
Ho, ho, ho, ho, hope it’s Santa (HOPE / FATHER CHRISTMAS)
Really ho, ho, hope it’s Santa Claus! (REAL [TRUE] / HOPE / FATHER CHRISTMAS)
You can buy your copy of Tom Fletcher’s musical book here
We really ho,ho, hope you enjoyed that!
Happy Christmas from both of us – see you in 2019!
SMI x