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Hi Sarah, I have a Carol booklet and have also done a Christmas song book for general singalongs. I looked up the words on the internet then 'married' them with the version on Alexa. I have about 12 carols and about 12 Christmas songs in a file on my computer. If you can give me an email address I will send them to you. Jean

Hi Sarah
Oh I I don’t have a song book but these might help you https://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/christmas-songs.pdf

https://inthechristmasspirit.com/free-christmas-carols-lyrics-pdf/

Hi Jean
Thank you for your help
It sounds like you are really high Tech
You are very lucky

Hi Sarah we have one here you may be interested in
https://www.goldencarers.com/christmas-carols-booklet-for-senior-care---22-carols-8-hyms/6795/

Thank you all so much. Jean my email address is [email protected]
Thank you so much xxx

Susan I wish I was high tech, really not at all. What I meant was that as we have Alexa I use her for all our musical support. When doing the carols/Christmas song book I had to choose a more basic one that I could ask Alexa to sing with us as we don't have anyone who can play the piano etc. I will ask her to give us the song White Christmas by Bing Crosby so that the words I have put in the song book correspond with the version Alexa is going to sing with us. Merry Christmas to everyone in care homes every where.

Hi Jean again
Oh I see you are very lucky to have Alexa to help you
I suspect not many places do so consider yourself lucky even though you say you’re not that high-tech
Have a great holiday season as well for you and your residents

And you won't believe it but a lady just walked in to the care home, before lockdown, put her hand in her bag and fished out a brand new Alexa Echo asking me if I wanted it. I am lucky, very very lucky, I get everything I 'need'. My manager even comments......and now I have Alexa and Golden Carers....who could ask for more

Hi again Jean
Maybe you can use the Alexa in a different location or perhaps you could give it to a resident who does not come to activities
Just a thought

We move her around all over the home.
It is fantastic, the residents also have a good laugh when I ask her to play a song and she tells me that she is 'having trouble understanding me right now. Please try in a little while'
I use her for multi-sensory activities also and ask her to give me the sound of eg 'the waves and seagulls' .
When a resident wants to hear a song I show them a printed cue-card with her name on it so that they can ask her to play it. They love her as much as I do.

Hi Jean
As I said multiple times you are really lucky to have this
Can you use the other Alexa in resident rooms??
I am sure many would enjoy it especially using the cue cards that you have