A year or so ago, I saw an amazing sight--a sight so welcome and unexpected I had to blink and rub my eyes to be sure it was not some sort of holiday hallucination. (I've been known to hit the egg nog pretty hard this time of year.)
My children were watching the Disney channel, yet there--flickering across the screen and unmistakable--was tremendously beautiful Catholic imagery, including extensive actual footage of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico.
It was all part of the Wiggles Christmas special, "Santa's Rockin'." Don't let the secular title fool you (as it did me at first, and, evidently, the executives at Disney)--it is a marvelous special worthy of EWTN. The special has another treat in store as well--actual footage of the members of The Wiggles with their wives and babies. Talk about heartwarming!
Please say a prayer for the very talented Greg Page--within this past year, he made the heartbreaking decision to leave the group because of a debilitating (but non life threatening) medical condition.
We loved the Wiggles here when Rose was little. We never got to see their religious side, but I always thought they were gentle but not patronising, educational in a good way, and really genuine people. It was so very sad to hear about Greg, the Wiggles for us were never quite the same after that!
Posted by: patience | December 18, 2007 at 02:49 PM
Funny you should post this--my kids are on a HUGE Wiggles kick at present after I saw "Yummy Yummy" recommended over at Dawn's blog. They have been listening to this nonstop and all I can say is...it's a good thing I enjoy their music.
I didn't know about Greg, though. I'm sad for him and sad for us!
Posted by: Margaret in Minnesota | December 18, 2007 at 05:35 PM
Thanks, Alice, I put it on hold!
Posted by: Ana Braga-Henebry | December 19, 2007 at 11:18 PM
We just ordered this and are so looking forward to seeing it! (It will be our first Wiggles video).
Posted by: Jane Ramsey | December 20, 2007 at 06:45 AM