Reindeer - December 24

Up on the Housetop Learning

Wednesday, December 24, 2025

Today is Egg Nog Day, Christmas Eve, and Last Minute Shopper's Day.

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Reindeer

ON THIS DATE

1814 - The United Kingdom and the U.S. sign the Treaty of Ghent, ending the War of 1812.
1826 - The Eggnog Riot at the United States Military Academy begins that night, wrapping up the following morning.
1868 - The crew of Apollo 8 enters into orbit around the Moon, becoming the first humans to do so.
1871 - Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Aida" premieres in Cairo, Egypt, to celebrate the opening of the Suez Canal.
1914 - The WW I "Christmas truce" begins.
1973 - District of Columbia Home Rule Act passes.

BIRTHDAYS

1940 - Dr. Anthony Fauci
1962 - Fashion designer Kate Spade

SONGS OF THE DAY

Gene Autry - Up on the Housetop - LISTEN
Gene Autry - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - LISTEN
Elmo & Patsy - Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer - LISTEN

THEME: Reindeer

Grades PreK-adult - NORAD Santa Tracker - VIEW
Grades K-3 - PBS LearningMedia - The Odd Squad - Missing Reindeer (1:46) - VIEW
Grades K-3 - PBS LearningMedia - The Odd Squad - Dasher and Dancer Over France (1:32) - VIEW
Grades K-3 - Wild Kratts - Not All Deer are Reindeer (1:05) - VIEW
Grades K-3 - NHPBS Video - Crafts for Kids - Family Reindeer Ornaments (1:49) - VIEW and DO
Grades 4-12 - NHPBS Video - Nature - Reindeer Cyclone (2:12) - VIEW
Grades 4-12 - NHPBS Video - Nature - Follow Thousands of Reindeer on an Epic Journey (2:48) - VIEW
Grades 4-12 - NHPBS Video - Nature - Reindeer Noses Really Do Glow Red (1:01) - VIEW
Grades 4-12 - NHPBS Video - Indie Alaska - I Am Star The Reindeer (5:10) - VIEW
Grades 5-12 - NHPBS VIDEO - NOVA - How Fast Does Santa Fly? (3:10) - VIEW
Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - It's Okay to Be Smart - Is Santa Real? (A Scientific Analysis) (5:35) - VIEW
Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Gross Science - The Real Rudolph Has Bloody Antlers and Super Vision (4:02) - VIEW and DO

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