Christmas is the best holiday for the family, loved ones and people you care about. It is also the top celebrated festival all over the world. Christmas symbolises love, kindness, and helping other people. Music is an important part of Christmas and singing always brings out the Christmas spirit in all who participate.
When we celebrate Christmas with children, we find that they always look forward to seeing Santa Claus, getting presents, Christmas carols and yummy food.
Christmas is a good time to relax and look back at all the happy memories as well as singing some of our favourite Christmas songs from our childhood.
Below are some of the songs we think are the best Christmas songs for you and your kids to enjoy.
Jingle Bells
This particular song has a catchy tune and the chorus is easy to learn. This is one of the first songs taught to children at a very early age.
Lyrics:
Dashing through the snow
In a one horse open sleigh
O’er the fields we go
Laughing all the way
Bells on bobtails ring
Making spirits bright
What fun it is to laugh and sing
A sleighing song tonight
Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh
Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh
A day or two ago
I thought I’d take a ride
And soon Miss Fanny Bright
Was seated by my side
The horse was lean and lank
Misfortune seemed his lot
He got into a drifted bank
And we, we got upset
Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh
Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh yeah
Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh
Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
This classic Christmas carol is loved by everyone, young and old. It talks about Santa’s special reindeer, Rudolph, who made a name for himself by using his glowing red nose to lead Santa’s sleigh through a dark, foggy night.
Lyrics:
Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer
had a very shiny nose.
And if you ever saw him,
you would even say it glows.
All of the other reindeer
used to laugh and call him names.
They never let poor Rudolph
join in any reindeer games.
Then one foggy Christmas Eve,
Santa came to say,
“Rudolph, with your nose so bright,
won’t you guide my sleigh tonight?”
Then all the reindeer loved him
as they shouted out with glee,
“Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer,
you’ll go down in history!”
Santa Claus is Coming to Town
This song gets children thinking about being good and obeying their parents. Most little ones tend to consciously think about their behaviour more around Christmas so Santa will bring them gifts instead of a lump of coal.
Lyrics:
You better watch out
You better not cry
Better not pout
I’m telling you why
Santa Claus is coming to town
He’s making a list
And checking it twice;
He’s gonna find out Who’s naughty and nice
Santa Claus is coming to town
He sees you when you’re sleeping
He knows when you’re awake
He knows if you’ve been bad or good
So be good for goodness sake!
Oh! You better watch out!
You better not cry
Better not pout
I’m telling you why
Santa Claus is coming to town
Santa Claus is coming to town
Frosty the Snowman
The song tells the story of a snowman who comes to life and plays with the children who built him, all because of a magic top hat. Sadly, their fun comes to an end as the day begins to get warmer and the sun melts the snow.
Lyrics:
Frosty the snowman was a jolly happy soul,
With a corncob pipe and a button nose
and two eyes made out of coal.
Frosty the snowman is a fairy tale, they say,
He was made of snow but the children
know how he came to life one day.
There must have been some magic in that
old silk hat they found.
For when they placed it on his head
he began to dance around.
O, Frosty the snowman
was alive as he could be,
And the children say he could laugh
and play just the same as you and me.
Thumpetty thump thump,
thumpity, thump thump,
Look at Frosty go.
Thumpetty thump thump,
thumpity, thump thump,
Over the hills of snow.
Frosty the snowman knew
the sun was hot that day,
So he said, “Let’s run and
we’ll have some fun
now before I melt away.”
Down to the village,
with a broomstick in his hand,
Running here and there all
around the square saying,
Catch me if you can.
He led them down the streets of the town
right to the traffic cop.
And he only paused a moment when
he heard him holler “Stop!”
For Frosty the snowman
had to hurry on his way,
But he waved goodbye saying,
“Don’t you cry,
I’ll be back again someday.”
Thumpetty thump thump,
thumpity, thump thump,
Look at Frosty go.
Thumpetty thump thump,
thumpity, thump thump,
Over the hills of snow.
