well, this is what's interesting-- the peregrine falcon, the royal connection. the king being james i. yes. uh, now, there's no documentary evidence for that, as far as i know. but that's-- that's the story that's come down to us, yeah. and then around his tunic here, you've got this-- this silken rope. it seems to be silk.

are wolf-watching and you're not seeing any wolves, you're seeing bald eagles, golden eagles, peregrine falcons- and you always get to see something. and if you're not even seeing animals, look how gorgeous it is, you know, just the scenery alone. here come the -- look, look, look. we got a dog! hold on, something's coming in. what is it, a coyote? no, it's -- unh-unh, no. it's a wolf! we got a wolf! we have a wolf. oh, my -- all righty! well, see? that's what it's all about! that, that moment. there he is, it's a black -- nice. narrator: a young black wolf and her parents are attempting to cross soda butte creek, but winter presents challenges even for them. they are wise to be cautious. there'll be no river crossing today. down along the yellowstone river, the otter family has come together. even the lame youngster is in their midst. it's a christmas reunion, and today, they have an appreciative audience. man: do they normally stay in families? man: quite often, we see three of them together in this stretch of river, and today's actually been the first time this winter that i've seen four at

are wolf-watching and you're not seeing any wolves, you're seeing bald eagles, golden eagles, peregrine falcons- and you always get to see something. and if you're not even seeing animals, look how gorgeous it is, you know, just the scenery alone. here come the -- look, look, look. we got a dog! hold on, something's coming in. what is it, a coyote? no, it's -- unh-unh, no. it's a wolf! we got a wolf! we have a wolf. oh, my -- all righty! well, see? that's what it's all about! that, that moment. there he is, it's a black -- nice. narrator: a young black wolf and her parents are attempting to cross soda butte creek, but winter presents challenges even for them. they are wise to be cautious. there'll be no river crossing today. down along the yellowstone river, the otter family has come together. even the lame youngster is in their midst. it's a christmas reunion, and today, they have an appreciative audience. man: do they normally stay in families? man: quite often, we see three of them together in this stretch of river, and today's actually been the first time this winter that i've seen four at

it is the home of the peregrine falcon and the bald eagle. and today we have got some students from that area. the first largest want to recognize is johnny crawford who is the seventh-year-old student from sonora. mr. speaker, my understanding is he is going to be joining you in letting the tree which is very special and we also have here the somerville high school choir from california who will play some holiday music for us. so i just want to say that this is a bit of california here and i hope everybody understands it. and mr. speaker, i am an appropriate on the energy and water appropriations committee. and the other day -- the staff director on our side told me he proposed to his wife at this tree at the tree lighting ceremony. so i think it does have special significance and thank you very much and welcome. [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause] >> from somerville high school in california under the direction of madeleine young. another round of applause. [applause] >> it is my pleasure to introduce to you congres

it is the home of the peregrine falcon and the bald eagle.have some students from that area. first i want to recognize and johnny crawford who is a 7-year- old student. it is my understanding he is going to be joining you in lightning victory. we also have here the somerville high school choir from california who will play some holiday music for us. i want to say that this is a bit of california here. i hope everybody understands it. mr. speaker, i am an appropriate year on the energy committee. the other day the staff director on our side told me he proposed to his wife at the tree lighting ceremony. it does have significance. thank you and welcome. ♪ joy to the world ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ it's the most wonderful time of the year ♪ there will be party's for hosting and marshmallows for roasting. caroling out in the snout. of christmases long ago. it is the most wonderful time ♪ id is the most wonderful time, the most wonderful time, the most wonderful time of the year ♪ [applause] ♪ rock, rock, rock around the christmas tree ♪ rocking around the christmas

it's the home of the peregrine falcon and bald eagle and today we've got some students from that area. the first one, i just want to recognize, is johnny crawford who is a 7-year-old student from sonora and mr. speaker, it's my understanding that he's going to be joining you in lighting the tree, which is very special. and we also have here the soumerville -- summerville high school choir from california who will play some holiday music for us. i just want to say that this is a bit of california here, and i hope everybody understands it. mr. speaker, you know, i'm an appropriator on the energy and water appropriations committee. and the other day, no, no, no. the staff director on our side told me he proposed to his wife at this tree at the tree lighting ceremony. so i think it does have special significance and thank you very much and welcome. [applause] >> ♪ choir singing "joy to the world" ♪ joy to the world let men their songs enjoy from fields and floods rocks, hills and streams repeat the sounding joy repeat the sounding joy repeat the sounding joy he rules the world with truth