Holiday Tales for Sleep: The Little Match Girl & Little Piccola
Drift Off - Bedtime Stories for Adults
Joanne D'Amico
4.6 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 21 December 2022
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Tonight I will be reading 2 holiday stories. The first storytelling is a sorrowful Christmas tale called “The Little Match Girl” by Hans Christian Anderson and is about a poor little girl who chooses to stay out in the cold to avoid going home and about her hopes and her dreams. The second storytelling is heartwarming story called “Little Piccola” by Nora A. Smith. This is an Italian holiday tale about a little girl who one day makes new friends and learns what Christmas is like for other children.
The music in this episode:
First story (The Little Match Girl)"Psalm" by Anders Schill Paulsen and the second story (Little Piccola) "A Christmas Lullaby" by John B. Lund, courtesy of https://www.epidemicsound.com/
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Drift Off, bedtime stories to help you unwind, relax, and drift off. |
| 0:18.3 | Thank you for joining me. |
| 0:20.1 | I'm your host Joanne, and it's a pleasure helping you get restful sleep. |
| 0:27.2 | Tonight I will be reading two stories. |
| 0:30.1 | The first storytelling is a sorrowful Christmas tale called The Little Match Girl by Hans |
| 0:36.3 | Christian Anderson. |
| 0:39.0 | This tale is about a poor little girl who chooses to stay out in the cold to avoid going home |
| 0:44.8 | and about her hopes and her dreams. |
| 0:48.1 | The second story is a little more uplifting and is called Little Peacola by Nora A. Smith. |
| 0:55.9 | This is a holiday tale about a little girl named Peacola who one day makes new friends |
| 1:02.0 | and learns what Christmas is like for other children. |
| 1:07.2 | So take a moment now to settle into your sleep space, easing into that perfect position |
| 1:16.6 | that feels just right. |
| 1:23.2 | Enjoying the sensation of finally coming to rest after a long busy day and giving yourself |
| 1:32.3 | permission now to relax and unwind. |
| 1:41.5 | Coming into the present moment by becoming aware of all the places of pressure where |
| 1:49.0 | your body meets the surface below, noticing any sounds around you, the sounds that are close |
| 2:04.6 | by, and the sounds that are further away. |
| 2:16.1 | And just letting them drift in and out of your awareness as you enjoy this quiet moment, |
| 2:23.8 | just resting here. |
| 2:27.9 | Letting everything go now and just be here now, fully present as you listen. |
| 2:37.8 | Feeling these words guide the way to deep relaxation and rest will sleep. |
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