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20 Christmas Songs for Toddlers (Classics with Lyrics)

The 20 best Christmas songs for toddlers — easy enough to sing, festive enough to love, and seasonally classic. With full lyrics.

Christmas songs are some of the strongest seasonal memory-builders in childhood. Here are the 20 best Christmas songs for toddlers — easy enough to sing along to, classic enough to last a lifetime.

10 Easy Christmas Classics

  • Jingle Bells
  • We Wish You a Merry Christmas
  • Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
  • Frosty the Snowman
  • Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
  • Deck the Halls
  • Up on the Housetop
  • I Saw Three Ships
  • Must Be Santa
  • Jolly Old Saint Nicholas

10 Quieter Christmas Songs

  • Silent Night
  • Away in a Manger
  • The First Noel
  • Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
  • O Little Town of Bethlehem
  • What Child Is This
  • It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
  • Angels We Have Heard on High
  • Joy to the World
  • We Three Kings

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the easiest Christmas song to teach a toddler?

Jingle Bells is consistently the easiest — short verse, repetitive chorus, easy melody.

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About the Author

Sarah Mitchell
Sarah Mitchell

M.Ed. in Early Childhood Education & Music Learning Specialist

Sarah Mitchell holds a Master's in Early Childhood Education and has spent 12 years helping families use music to accelerate children's learning. She develops curriculum for preschools across the US.

M.Ed. Early Childhood Education, University of MichiganNAEYC-aligned curriculum developer

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