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19th Dec 2023

The Polar Express (2004)

Question: What song is the hobo playing when Hero Boy first meets him on top of the Polar Express?

Answer: It's "Good King Wenceslas," a traditional Christmas carol.

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15th Apr 2014

The Polar Express (2004)

Question: When the boy enters the train car the other kids are heard singing the polar express song. How could they have learned it?

Answer: They likely were taught it before the boy boarded the train. We should assume that the same magic making the train appear without being seen by others and to travel to the North Pole is also at work here, perhaps allowing the children to be able to learn the song quickly.

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Answer: Alternatively, it could just be a song they all made up.

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