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Usual Hi-5 Standard!
Review date: 2007-11-24 Rating: 10 out of 10
Brilliant!
My girls love Hi-5 and also love Christmas so this DVD combines both superbly. I was a bit worried that an Australian Christmas might confuse them (beach, BBQs, surfing etc) but the gang do a great job getting it right by focusing on the build-up to Santa coming. They also get some traditional Christmas carols in there.
I particularly like when Shelly (the good looking Asian gal) makes a snowman out of sand and calls its... a sandman. Fab! Thing is, she keeps calling him snowman (eg "now you wont get sun burnt on your nose, that should keep you happy Mr Snowman). I keep shouting at the tele that its not a snowman, its a sandman. Still, better not confuse the kids.
Its clever how they use the Australian themes and weather to totally destroy the real image of Xmas. Xmas should be snowy no matter where you live. A family going for an Xmas day picnic on the beach and discovering an Xmas tree in need of decoration is not very festive now is it? The poor tree has to get swept into the ocean and cover itself in starfish and seaweed to get decorated.
The concert is great. Apart from the skinnier blonde not being able to project her voice very well and delivering flat notes. The choir are excellent and clearly enjoy the performance judging by the look on their faces. I like the idea of Santa playing hide and seek with a bear that has no Xmas relevance at all.
This is a DVD you can watch year round cos it is not a real Xmas DVD. Enjoy it in July if you like. Well worth the money cos you dont have to play it only in December!