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Help me with very simple Christmas songs for children to learn, please

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FrannyandZooey · 13/11/2007 20:04

Non-religious and very easy

I have Jingle Bells, We wish you a Merry Christmas, something about making a pudding, and When Santa Got Stuck up the Chimney

any others please?

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LadyOfWaffle · 13/11/2007 20:05

HOlly and the Ivy? I can't remember it though...

LadyOfWaffle · 13/11/2007 20:06

White Christmas? Everyone knows the tune etc. for that.

notnowbernard · 13/11/2007 20:06

Was going to suggest Santa getting Stuck!

Thought it was not-very-heard-of !

southeastastra · 13/11/2007 20:07

rudolph

ruty · 13/11/2007 20:08

Holly and the Ivy gets a bit religious! You could just stick to the first verse

Oh the Holly and the Ivy
When they are both full grown
Of all the trees that are in the wood
The holly bears the crown.

Oh the running of the deer
And the rising of the sun
The playing of the merry organ
Sweet singing in the choir.

After that it goes a bit holy. But nice pagan sentiments too i think.

katybump · 13/11/2007 20:11

i'm a little snowman to the tune of i'm a little teapot ,let me know if you want me to post all the words

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FrannyandZooey · 13/11/2007 20:11

I love Holly and Ivy, tune a bit tricky though isn't it?

should have said this is for children aged about 2 or 3 to sing

well, to shake a bell to

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FrannyandZooey · 13/11/2007 20:12

ooh yes please I'm a little snowman

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ruty · 13/11/2007 20:13

the tune is quite repetitive, it isn't too bad, but maybe not the easiest for toddlers...

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FrannyandZooey · 13/11/2007 20:13

thanks for other suggestions, I love Rudolph and White Christmas but probably need something even simpler

anything very short or with repetition, or more like a nursery rhyme would be perfect

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FrannyandZooey · 13/11/2007 20:14

I think that jump from

"the holly and"

to

"the ivy"
is maybe a bit tricky to sing? Maybe it is just me

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ChippyMinton · 13/11/2007 20:15

Christmas pudding, christmas pudding
steaming hot,steaming hot
sprinkle on the sugar,sprinkle on the sugar
eat the lot, eat the lot

(to the tune of frere jacques)

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FrannyandZooey · 13/11/2007 20:16

Oh marvellous

just right thank you

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katybump · 13/11/2007 20:17

ok
i'm a little snowman,white and fat
here's my nose and here's my hat
i've got buttons 1,2,3
will you count them all with me?
1.... 2.....3
i'm a little snowman white and fat
don't throw snowballs at my hat
if you do i'll turn around
pick some snow up off the ground
make alittle ball or maybe two
and then throw snowballs back at YOU!!
the children at the nursery i work at did the action s to this .we made paper snowballs and they to their mums and dads

southeastastra · 13/11/2007 20:18

father christmas, father christmas
he got stuck
coming down the chimney, coming down the chimney
what bad luck, what bad luck

(to the tune of frere jacques)

(or is the same as santa got stuck up the chimney?)

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FrannyandZooey · 13/11/2007 20:18

oh thank you

how does the end bit go? I can't work out the tune for

"if you do i'll turn around
pick some snow up off the ground
make alittle ball or maybe two
and then throw snowballs back at YOU!!"

I run out of tune IYSWIM

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FrannyandZooey · 13/11/2007 20:19

oh no that is a different one SEA

thank you it's nice and simple

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ruty · 13/11/2007 20:21

yes it is a sixth, never thought of that, you're probably right.

mollymawk · 13/11/2007 20:22

How about "Oh Christmas tree Oh Christmas tree"? Just trying to find lyrics...

katybump · 13/11/2007 20:23

we just used to sing song the last bit as a galloping poem so to speak hth

Slouchy · 13/11/2007 20:24

To the tune of wind the bobbin up

Stir the pudding, stir the pudding
Mix, mix, chop, chop chop. (repeat)
Put in some sugar, put in some spice,
lick the spoon it does taste nice.
put in some fruit put in some peel
a pudding for our xmas meal.

With a saucepan each, and a spoon to bang/stir with.

Also - twinkle twinkle little star

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FrannyandZooey · 13/11/2007 20:25

would it work to just do:

i'm a little snowman white and fat
don't throw snowballs at my hat
otherwise d'you know what I might do?
I'll throw snowballs back at YOU!!

I can't quite imagine the other way, without hearing it

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wheresthehamster · 13/11/2007 20:25

All I want for Christmas
is my two front teeth,
my two front teeth,
see my two front teeth!

Gee, if I could only
have my two front teeth,
then I could wish you
"Merry Christmas."

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FrannyandZooey · 13/11/2007 20:26

oh man these are great

thanks for stir the pudding

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MadMazza · 13/11/2007 20:26

The Tweenies do that one "Santa Claus is coming to town"

You'd better not shout, you'd better not cry,
You'd better not pout, I'm telling you why,
Santa Claus is coming to town.

He knows when you are sleeping, he knows when you're awake, he knows if you've been bad or good, so be good for goodness sake.

Return to first verse a second time.

Do you know the tune? - sorry if you don't.