If you need engaging lyrics with pictures for singing at a festive assembly you'll enjoy our 12 Days Of Christmas Song Lyrics PowerPoint. Or if you're wanting to host your very own Carol Service try out these resources. You could even practise playing some of these Christmas songs with our Interactive Christmas Piano Music Game. Singing songs together is a great way to bring a lovely festive feel to your setting. As well as encouraging children to practice speech sounds, these nursery Christmas songs make great memorable mini-topics to help you teach children about festive traditions. Here are some ideas for ways of including songs in your teaching:

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Here's an extract of one of our favourite early years Christmas songs below, to get you in the mood!: As well as teaching traditional carols and other early years Christmas songs to your children, why not share the magic of Christmas with some of our original lyrics, set to the tunes of well-known nursery rhymes? These catchy alternative lyrics make great group or circle-time activities and are lots of fun to sing together!

Our Christmas nursery rhymes with lyrics come with lovely, engaging illustrations, hand-drawn by our team of illustrators. Print off as many times as you like so that each child can have one of their own. The vibrant colours and friendly images will help them to feel comforted and at ease to follow along to the words in the song. These types of songs are designed to help evolve children’s understanding of the world around them and introduce creativity. On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: Four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree.

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For more seasonal singing suggestions, see our Nursery Christmas Songs collection. Why should I use these Nativity nursery rhymes with my class? Our Christmas poems for kids that rhyme make a great addition to your usual repertoire of festive songs. Singing traditional songs or carols can be a great way of celebrating, and here are some of the most popular:This collection of Christmas rhymes takes some classic, well-known tunes and give them a Christmas spin, making them perfect for getting your Nursery and Reception classes in the spirit of the festive season.

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To work up your nostalgia for traditional nursery Christmas songs, here's one below to sing along to with your class!: Including these Nativity nursery rhymes in your teaching is perfect for helping bring the Christmas Story to life for your early years children. Use more of our great Nativity themed resources to help make this topic exciting and engaging for young children, while helping you target skill development across several Areas of Learning: Challenge children to create their own movement routine or add actions to these rhymes to encourage motor development.

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With lots of mice, animals and a popular nativity ending,'An Easy Cheesy Nativity' solves those Early Years Nativity worries, with an easy-to-remember format, simple songs, plenty of fun and humour - all securely led by your own teacher-narrator. Bethlehem mice are disturbed one night when lots of animal visitors appear in their barn, looking for 'someone special'. The mice become very excited with all the talk and promise of lots of cheese ! Browse our lovely collection of Christmas music and early years Christmas songs resources that can be used throughout the month of December to bring the festive spirit into your setting.

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Learning about the nativity can be a brilliant way to teach your children about different cultural celebrations. The famous bible story is celebrated by lots of peoples across the world. Teaching children about why for many people this time of year is so important can help them to celebrate the diversity of their community. Singing nursery songs can also be an engaging way to communicate the story of the nativity. On the third day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: Three French hens, two turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree. In a group setting, nursery rhymes can help children learn to be respectful of each other and work in a group. Enhance all your festive seasonal activities by adding these lovely nursery Christmas songs. Each one is presented as a beautifully illustrated lyric sheet to help remind you and your children of the words. Keep a few copies around the room once you have practised them together, to help remind children to return to them throughout the day. Our lovely Christmas songs for early years children can also be used as inspiration for creative design activities. Why not sing I'm A Christmas Angel before making your own Paper Christmas Angels?Engaging with the singing aspect in Expressive Arts and Design can be much more productive at Christmastime, since everybody’s in the Christmas spirit! Christmas often brings people together, so even the shyest of children may be seen joining in with a little sing along or two! Our Christmas nursery rhymes with lyrics can guide children to project their voice in front of an audience, which is great for confidence building. Using early years Christmas songs, like these, even the shyest of children can be gently nurtured to sing in front of crowds, strengthen their vocal cords, and project their voice. This makes these early years Christmas songs an excellent choice for Expressive Arts and Design learning in early years over the festive period. This range of Christmas nursery rhymes with lyrics sheets has all your planning and prep needs sorted. Use this lovely nursery rhyme theme to cover a broad range of teaching outcomes within your adult-led and continuous provision! On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: two turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree.