Nothing says winter is here like a nice, warm sing-along, whether itās during the weeks before or after winter break. Here are the best winter songs for morning meeting, winter concerts, high school performances, or just to play in the background while students work.
Plus check out our Inclusive Winter Songs Spotify playlist and listen on shuffle from now until winter break!
As a reminder, everyone has their own ideas about whatās appropriate to share with students. Always review song lyrics and music videos ahead of time to make sure theyāre right for your classroom.
Winter Songs for Preschool and Kindergarten
1. Letās Make a Snowman by Super Simple Songs Ā
2. Iām a Little Snowman by Super Simple Songs
3. Winter Time Is Here by the Kiboomers
4. Winter Song for Kids by Easy Monkey Songs
5. Five Little Snowmen All in a Row by the Kiboomers
6. Mittens and Gloves by Ms. Dwidar
7. Little Snowflake by Super Simple Songs
Snowflake, snowflake, little snowflake / Little snowflake falling from the sky
8. Frosty the Snowman by Billys World Club
9. The Snowman Song by Maple Leaf Learning
10. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer from the TV movie Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer Ā
11. Reindeer Hokey Pokey Dance by the Kiboomers
12. Letās Build a Gingerbread House by Canton-Galva Elementary
Letās build a gingerbread house / Letās use cinnamon, peppermint, caramel / And frosting that is yummy! / Letās build a gingerbread house
13. Snowpants from Heidi Hinz
14. Snowflakes Snowflakes by the Kiboomers
15. Snowman Dance by Sing Play Create
16. Snowflakes by The Learning Station
17. I Live Inside a Snowglobe by The Laurie Berkner Band
18. Candle in the Snow by Caspar Babypants
I wish I was a candle in the snow / If I was a candle in the snow / Iād warm you with my tiny glow / I wish I was a candle in the snow
19. A Hat for My Snowman by Canton-Galva Elementary
20. The Mitten Song by Lorraine Nelson Long
21. Snowy Song by Yo Re Mi
22. Jingle Bells by Sesame Street
Winter Songs for Elementary School
23. A Silly Winter Song by Jacob Geiger
24. āTis a Gift To Be Simple by Saint Andrews Episcopal Church
āTis a gift to be simple / āTis a gift to be free / āTis a gift to come down where we ought to be / And when we find ourselves in the place just right / āTwill be in the valley of love and delight
25. Winter Freeze Dance by the Kiboomers
26. Avalanche by Yo Re Mi
27. Do You Want to Build a Snowman? from Frozen by Disney Music
28. Let It Go by Idina Menzel
29. Hot Chocolate by Tom Hanks from The Polar Express
30. Ocho Kandelikas by Idina Menzel
31. Let It Snow by Frank Sinatra
Oh, the weather outside is frightful / But the fire is so delightful / And since weāve no place to go / Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!
32. When Winter Comes by Paul McCartney
33. Marshmallow World by Dean Martin
34. Winter Wonderland by Michael BublƩ
35. Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel by The Learning Station
36. Brrrrrrrrr by Koo Koo
37. Over the River and Through the Wood by Alexis Burrows
38. Youāre a Mean One, Mr. Grinch by Universal Pictures
Youāre as cuddly as a cactus / Youāre as charming as an eel / Mr. Grinch, youāre a bad banana / With a greasy black peel
Winter Songs for Middle and High School
39. White Winter Hymnal by Fleet Foxes
40. Auld Lang Syne by the Choral Scholars of University College Dublin
41. Carol of the Bells by Monique Danielle
42. Cold Snap! from Flakes! the Musical
Icicles a-hanging on my window sill / Giving me a frosty, frozen winter chill / Cold snap! A cold snap! / I can feel a cold snap!
43. Vivaldiās Four Seasons: Winter by Freivogel & Voices of Music
44. The Skaters Waltz by Andre Rieu
45. Winter Lullaby by Pink Zebra
46. Trans-Siberian Orchestra Christmas Canon by Trans-Siberian Orchestra
47. Wassail Song by Ralph Vaughan Williams Ā
48. Elf movie theme
49. Winter Song by Sara Barialles and Ingrid Michaelson Ā
50. Wintertime by Norah Jones
I know, I know, I know Iāll make it / Iāll make it through / In the wintertime, thereās a candlelight / I only get from you
51. A Hazy Shade of Winter by Simon & Garfunkel
52. A Winterās Tale by Queen
53. The Hounds of Winter by Sting
54. Colder Than Winter by Sarah Brightman
55. Snowbird by Anne Murray
56. Looks Like a Cold, Cold Winter by Ingrid Michaelson
57. Cold Weather Blues by Muddy Waters
Oh, so cold up north that the birds canāt hardly fly / So cold up north that the birds canāt hardly fly / Iām going back south / And let this winter pass on by
58. Roses in the Snow by Emmylou Harris
59. Winter by U2
60. Winter Things by Ariana Grande
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