A New York City Nutcracker Dream: Part 1

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Fiction, Health & Fitness, Kids & Family, Alternative Health, Stories For Kids, Drama

4.5 • 10K Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2024

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Alicia Steffann ✍️ Sound effects: dance of the sugar plum fairy (music), snowy breeze 🎶 🌬️ Includes mentions of: Magic, Nostalgia, Children, Christmas, Winter, Fantastical Creatures, Animals, Beverages, Ice & Snow, Music, Travel, Fantasy, Mice, Literature & Literary History, Dreams, Parents, Zoo, Family. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we'll begin our very own two-part adaptation of The Nutcracker as we take a sleepy adventure through a festive night in New York City. In our version, a girl named Marie will make this treasured holiday tale her own. 😴 Watch, listen and comment on this episode on the Get Sleepy YouTube channel. And hit subscribe while you're there! Enjoy various playlists of our stories and meditations on our Slumber Studios Spotify profile. GIFT A SUBSCRIPTION THIS FESTIVE SEASON 🎁 Send someone special the gift of good sleep, with ad-free access to our entire catalogue, including hundreds of bonus episodes you can't hear anywhere else: slumberstudios.com/gift. Support our Sponsors This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/getsleepy. Support Us Get Sleepy’s Premium Feed: getsleepy.com/support/ Get Sleepy Merchandise: getsleepy.com/store Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/get-sleepy/id1487513861 Connect Stay up to date on all our news and even vote on upcoming episodes! Website: getsleepy.com/ Facebook: facebook.com/getsleepypod/ Instagram: instagram.com/getsleepypod/ Twitter: twitter.com/getsleepypod Our Apps Redeem exclusive unlimited access to Premium content for 1 month FREE in our mobile apps built by the Get Sleepy and Slumber Studios team: Deep Sleep Sounds: deepsleepsounds.com/getsleepy/ Slumber: slumber.fm/getsleepy/ FAQs Have a query for us or need help with something? You might find your answer here:Get Sleepy FAQs About Get Sleepy Get Sleepy is the #1 story-telling podcast designed to help you get a great night’s rest. By combining sleep meditations with a relaxing bedtime story, each episode will guide you gently towards sleep. Get Sleepy Premium Get instant access to ad-free episodes and Thursday night bonus episodes by subscribing to our premium feed. It's easy! Sign up in two taps! Get Sleepy Premium feed includes: Monday and Wednesday night episodes (with zero ads). An exclusive Thursday night bonus episode. Access to the entire back catalog (also ad-free). Extra-long episodes. Exclusive sleep meditation episodes. Discounts on merchandise. We’ll love you forever. Get your 7-day free trial: getsleepy.com/support. Thank you so much for listening! Feedback? Let us know your thoughts! getsleepy.com/contact-us/. Get Sleepy is a production of Slumber Studios. Check out our podcasts, apps, and more at slumberstudios.com. That’s all for now. Sweet dreams ❤️ 😴 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Tonight's episode is sponsored by the wonderful folks at Better Help. I find it's always
0:06.9	bittersweet saying goodbye to the long days of summer and the vibrant colours of autumn,
0:13.2	but I do love embracing the coziness of the winter months. It feels like a time made for self-care
0:20.5	and home comforts.
0:23.6	Therapy is a great way to bring yourself some comfort that never goes away.
0:29.5	One thing I particularly love about therapy is that it can help us identify if we're
0:34.8	becoming overrun and burned out and needing to give ourselves more time
0:40.2	for rest and relaxation for our mental and physical health. So if you're thinking of starting
0:47.9	therapy, give better help a try. It's entirely online, designed to be convenient, flexible and suited to your schedule.
0:59.2	Find comfort this December with BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com slash get sleepy to get 10% off your first
1:09.7	month.
1:12.2	That's BetterHelp. H-E-L-P.com slash get sleepy.
1:19.2	Welcome to Get Sleepy, where we listen, we relax, and we get sleepy.
1:31.5	My name's Thomas.
1:34.0	Thank you so much for joining me tonight.
1:38.8	I'll be reading to you this evening, and our story was written by Alicia Stefan.
1:46.9	One of the most iconic stories of the festive period celebrated in writing, music and dance,
1:55.6	is The Nutcracker, which was originally written by E.A. Hoffman.
2:02.9	Especially in the ballet, the details of the story have been reimagined and adapted many times.
2:12.5	Different artists have interpreted the story with their own special flourishes.
2:20.3	Tonight, we'll begin our own two-part adaptation, a sleepy adventure through a festive night in New York City.
2:31.4	In our version, a girl named Marie will make this treasured holiday tale her own.
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