Toon into Christmas

Sometimes it is hard to be jolly during the holidays. As the kindergarten and first grade students performed at the Matthews Elementary School in Matthews, one young singer just wasn't feeling up to snuff to get into the spirit of the occasion. The students' performance featured songs from cartoon Christmas stories such as "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer," "A Holly Jolly Christmas" and "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch."

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