Christmas is just around the corner so it’s time to start including a few winter holiday fun into our free circle time songs!
Christmas is an extra special time for kids, and Christmas songs and rhymes make it even more special.
I’d like to share with you five fun and free popular Christmas carol songs for you to sing with your children – both religious and secular songs.
1. We Wish You A Merry Christmas
To get kids in the holiday spirit, there’s nothing like wishing everyone a Merry Christmas with this easy to learn tune and lyrics.We wish you a merry Christmas
Lyrics:
We wish you a merry Christmas
We wish you a merry Christmas
And a happy new year
Chorus:
Good tidings we bring
To you and your kin
Good tidings for Christmas
And a happy new year
Now bring us some figgy pudding
Now bring us some figgy pudding
Now bring us some figgy pudding
And a cup of good cheer
(chorus)
We won’t go until we get some
We won’t go until we get some
We won’t go until we get some
So bring some out here
(chorus)
2. The 12-day of Christmas Song
This fun little song describes 12 gifts given on the 12 days leading up to Christmas. It is a fun song for children to sing, and might even help younger children with their counting skills.
Lyrics:
On the first day of Christmas
My true love sent to me
A partridge in a pear tree
On the second day of Christmas
My true love sent to me
Two turtle doves
And a partridge in a pear tree
On the third day of Christmas
My true love sent to me
Three French hens
Two turtle doves
And a partridge in a pear tree
On the fourth day of Christmas
My true love sent to me
Four calling birds, etc.
And a partridge in a pear tree
On the fifth day of Christmas
My true love sent to me
Five golden rings!
Four calling birds
Three French hens
Two turtle doves
And a partridge in a pear tree
On the [sixth – twelfth] day of Christmas
My true love sent to me
Six geese a laying
Seven swans a-swimming
Eight maids a-milking
Nine ladies dancing
10 lords a-leaping
11 pipers piping
12 drummers drumming
Five golden rings!
Four calling birds
Three French hens
Two turtle doves
And a partridge in a pear tree
3. Deck the Halls | Christmas Song
This perennial favorite dates all the way back to the 16th century, with some help from Mozart in the 18th century.
Lyrics:
Deck the hall with boughs of holly
Fa la la la la, la la la la
‘Tis the season to be jolly
Fa la la la la, la la la la
Don we now our gay apparel
Fa la la, la la la, la la la
Troll the ancient yuletide carol
Fa la la la la, la la la la
See the blazing yule before us
Fa la la la la, la la la la
Strike the harp and join the chorus
Fa la la la la, la la la la
Follow me in merry measure
Fa la la, la la la, la la la
While I tell of yuletide treasure
Fa la la la la, la la la la
Fast away the old year passes
Fa la la la la, la la la la
Hail the new, ye lads and lasses
Fa la la la la, la la la la
Sing we joyous, all together
Fa la la, la la la, la la la
Heedless of the wind and weather
Fa la la la la, la la la la
4. Away in a Manger | Christmas Song
This is one of the first songs many kids learn in Sunday School, and remains a beloved tune.
Lyrics:
Away in a manger,
No crib for His bed
The little Lord Jesus
Laid down His sweet head
The stars in the bright sky
Looked down where He lay
The little Lord Jesus
Asleep on the hay
The cattle are lowing
The poor Baby wakes
But little Lord Jesus
No crying He makes
I love Thee, Lord Jesus
Look down from the sky
And stay by my side,
‘Til morning is nigh.
Be near me, Lord Jesus,
I ask Thee to stay
Close by me forever
And love me I pray
Bless all the dear children
In Thy tender care
And take us to heaven
To live with Thee there
5. Jingle Bell Rock | Christmas Songs and Carols
If you’ve ever lived in the UK or the US you would have heard this song either in a store or on TV. It is such a fun song that gets everyone wanting to dance.
Lyrics:
Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock
Jingle bells swing and jingle bells ring
Snowing and blowing up bushels of fun
Now the jingle hop has begun
Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock
Jingle bells chime in jingle bell time
Dancing and prancing in Jingle Bell Square
In the frosty air.
What a bright time, it’s the right time
To rock the night away
Jingle bell time is a swell time
To go gliding in a one-horse sleigh
Giddy-up jingle horse, pick up your feet
Jingle around the clock
Mix and a-mingle in the jingling feet
That’s the jingle bell,
That’s the jingle bell,
That’s the jingle bell rock
