Holiday Songs & Chants
From Story Time
Christmas Cheer
Tune:"We Wish You A Merry Christmas"
Let's all do a little clapping,
Let's all do a little clapping,
Let's all do a little clapping,
And spread Holiday cheer.
Dance Like Snowflakes
Tune: "Frere Jacques"
Dance like snowflakes,
dance like snowflakes,
In the air. In the air.
Bells on the Sleigh
Tune: “Wheels on the Bus”
The Bells on the sleigh go ring, ring, ring...
All through the sky!
Whirling, twirling, snowflakes,
Whirling, twirling, snowflakes,
Here and there.
Here and there.
The toys on the sleigh say “Let’s have fun!”...
The reindeer on the sleigh fly way up high…
The snow on the sleigh falls gently down…
The driver on the sleigh says “Ho, Ho, Ho!”
RING, RING, RING YOUR BELL
Tune: “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”
Ring, ring, ring your bell
Ring it up and down.
First, you swing, then, you ring
Then you - put it down.
Jumping, Twirling, Stretching, Bending
SONG: The Reindeer Pokey
You put your right hoof in,
you put your right hoof out,
You put your right hoof in
and you shake it all about!
You do the reindeer pokey,
and you turn yourself around,
That’s what it’s all about!
Antlers, Red Nose and Fluffy Tail & Body
Snowflakes
Tune ‘Twinkle, Twinkle”
Snowflakes, snowflakes, dance around.
Snowflakes, snowflakes, touch the ground.
Snowflakes, snowflakes, in the air.
Snowflakes, snowflakes, everywhere!
Snowflakes, snowflakes, dance around.
Snowflakes, snowflakes, touch the ground.
We’re Sledding in the Snow
Tune: "The Farmer in the Dell"
We're sledding in the snow.
We're sledding in the snow.
Up we climb, then down we go.
We're sledding in the snow.
The Snowkey Pokey
You put your right mitten in,
You put your left mitten in . . .
You put your right boot in . . .
You put your left boot in . . .
You put your hat in . . .
You put your snowself in . . .
Beat, Beat, Beat your drum
Drum it fast, then slow
Beat a happy holiday song
Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho!
Snowflake Falling—CHANT
Chant: " Teddy Bear Teddy Bear
Snowflake, snowflake falling down,
Twirling, twirling to the ground.
Softly, lightly on my nose,
Sliding
Snowflake, snowflake icy cold!
Tune: “Row, Row, Row Your Boat’
Snow Chant
Crunch, Crunch, Crunch, Crunch, Crunch
Snow on my forehead
Up the hill we go
Snow on my knee
Sliding, sliding, sliding, sliding
Snow on my glasses
Down the hill we go!
Getting hard to see
Fingerplay: Here Is The Chimney
Snow on my boots
Here is the chimney (Make fist, enclose thumb)
Snow on my hair
Here is the top. (Palm of hand on top of fist)
Snow on my mittens
Open the lid. (Remove hand quickly)
Snow everywhere!
And out Santa will pop. (Pop up thumb)
ACTION - I am a Christmas Tree
I am a Christmas Tree growing up tall (stretch)
But when I first started, I was this small (crouch)
Then I grew bigger and had branches this wide
(stand slowly, arms out)
And I made pine cones with seeds hiding inside
(hands for pine cone)
The wind shakes my branches (shake arms)
And down those seeds fall (flutter fingers down)
To make new little pine trees for tinsel and balls!
(make a tree with hands, then form ball shape)
Old St. Nicholas Had a Tree
Tune; “Old MacDonald Had a Farm”
Old St. Nicholas had a tree
Ho, ho ho ho ho!
And on that tree he had some horns
Ho ho ho ho ho
With a toot toot here and a toot toot there
Here a toot There a toot Every where a toot toot
Old St. Nicholas had a tree, Ho ho ho ho!
Lights-------sparkle, sparkle
Candy canes-------yum-yum
Drums-------boom-boom
Bells---------jingle, jingle
Star------twinkle twinkle
Cookies—-crunch, crunch
Note: Can sing: “Santa had a Christmas Tree…”
Where is Santa?
Where is Santa? Where is Santa?
Here I am! Here I am!
Merry, Merry Christmas! Merry, Merry, Christmas!
Ho! Ho! Ho!, Ho! Ho! Ho!
Gingerbread Boy-CHANT
I'm a little gingerbread boy. (Boys bow.)
I'm a little gingerbread girl. (Girls bow.)
I can jump, And I can twirl.
I have raisins For my eyes,
And bright red buttons just this size.
I have a mouth, it looks like this.
I can even blow a kiss.
I'm warm and tasty, but don't eat me.
Hang me on your Christmas tree!
Mix and Stir
Mix and stir . (Draw circles on baby’s tummy or overhead.)
And pat in the pan. (Pat baby’s tummy.
I’m going to make a gingerbread man
(Outline baby’s shoulders with your fingers.)
with a nose so neat (Touch baby’s nose.)
and a smile so sweet (Touch baby’s mouth.)
and gingerbread shoes (Touch or tickle toes)
on his gingerbread feet!
FIVE LITTLE REINDEER-Fnger Rhyme
Five little reindeer jumping on the sleigh
One jumped off and pranced away
Mrs. Claus called Santa and I heard him say
"No more reindeer jumping on the sleigh."
Continue song with four, three, two and...
One little reindeer jumping on the sleigh
He jumped off and pranced away
Mrs. Claus called Santa and I heard him say
Now there’s no more reindeer jumping on the sleigh,
Because they all joined Rudolph to pull Santa’s sleigh.