The Nutcracker (Casse-Noisettes) by  Tchaikovsky is a very popular ballet performed mostly during the Christmas holidays.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGkWczs4_lc[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9EuUjfHxM8[/youtube]

Vocabulaire: the holiday season / the holidays, en anglais américain, correspond à la période des fêtes de fin d’année.

Here are two of the famous airs from The Nutcracker: The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy and The Dance of the Mirlitons:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSQ3ZRmkmy4[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulPYzhdpStQ&feature=PlayList&p=D10E5DB583B5F5B3&index=6[/youtube]

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