Pagine26 classic Christmas carols, hymns and songs with full printable lyrics, the story behind each one, sing-along actions, easy sheet music and links to free public-domain scores — plus a list of popular modern Christmas songs and our own original songs for little ones.
🗓️ Updated October 2026
The best Christmas songs for kids are short, cheerful and easy to act out: Jingle Bells, We Wish You a Merry Christmas and Deck the Halls for the little ones; gentle carols such as Silent Night and Away in a Manger for bedtime; and Joy to the World or The Twelve Days of Christmas for older children.
Sleigh rides, Santa, presents and trees — cheerful songs with easy actions.
Dashing through the snow… · ages 3+
Lyrics & print →🔔We wish you a merry Christmas… · ages 2+
Lyrics & print →🔔Deck the halls with boughs of holly… · ages 3+
Lyrics & print →🔔Up on the housetop reindeer pause… · ages 3+
Lyrics & print →🔔Jolly old Saint Nicholas… · ages 3+
Lyrics & print →🔔O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree… · ages 3+
Lyrics & print →🔔On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me… · ages 4+
Lyrics & print →🔔Here we come a-wassailing… · ages 4+
Lyrics & print →Traditional carols and hymns about the first Christmas, sung in homes, schools and churches around the world.
Silent night, holy night… · ages 2+
Lyrics & print →⭐Away in a manger, no crib for a bed… · ages 2+
Lyrics & print →⭐Joy to the world, the Lord is come!… · ages 4+
Lyrics & print →⭐O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant… · ages 4+
Lyrics & print →⭐Hark! the herald angels sing… · ages 5+
Lyrics & print →⭐O little town of Bethlehem… · ages 5+
Lyrics & print →⭐The first Noel the angel did say… · ages 4+
Lyrics & print →⭐Angels we have heard on high… · ages 4+
Lyrics & print →⭐O holy night! The stars are brightly shining… · ages 6+
Lyrics & print →⭐What child is this, who, laid to rest… · ages 5+
Lyrics & print →⭐We three kings of Orient are… · ages 4+
Lyrics & print →⭐It came upon the midnight clear… · ages 6+
Lyrics & print →⭐God rest ye merry, gentlemen… · ages 6+
Lyrics & print →⭐Good King Wenceslas looked out… · ages 5+
Lyrics & print →⭐While shepherds kept their watching… · ages 3+
Lyrics & print →⭐The holly and the ivy… · ages 5+
Lyrics & print →⭐In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan… · ages 6+
Lyrics & print →⭐Ding dong merrily on high… · ages 5+
Lyrics & print →Easy one-line sheet music and letter notes for beginners: Jingle Bells and We Wish You a Merry Christmas — or print the easy-notes sheet. Every carol page also links to free full scores on Hymnary.org and the Choral Public Domain Library.
These favourites are still under copyright, so we don’t print their lyrics — tap a title to find the official recording, then sing along together.
| Song | Songwriters / first hit | Why kids like it |
|---|---|---|
| Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer | Johnny Marks · Gene Autry, 1949 | A reindeer who is teased for being different saves Christmas — a song about kindness and belonging. |
| Frosty the Snowman | Steve Nelson & Jack Rollins · Gene Autry, 1950 | A snowman comes to life for a day of fun in the snow. |
| Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town | J. Fred Coots & Haven Gillespie, 1934 | The classic reminder that Santa knows who has been good. |
| Here Comes Santa Claus | Gene Autry & Oakley Haldeman, 1947 | Cheerful sing-along about Santa’s sleigh. |
| Jingle Bell Rock | Joe Beal & Jim Boothe · Bobby Helms, 1957 | A rock-and-roll twist on jingle bells — great for dancing. |
| Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree | Johnny Marks · Brenda Lee, 1958 | Upbeat party song about a holiday get-together. |
| A Holly Jolly Christmas | Johnny Marks · Burl Ives, 1964 | A gentle, happy song from the Rudolph TV special. |
| Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! | Sammy Cahn & Jule Styne, 1945 | Cosy indoors while the snow falls outside. |
| Winter Wonderland | Felix Bernard & Richard B. Smith, 1934 | A walk through a snowy wonderland — and a snowman named Parson Brown. |
| It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas | Meredith Willson, 1951 | Spotting all the signs that Christmas is on its way. |
| Feliz Navidad | José Feliciano, 1970 | Bilingual Spanish–English greeting song — easy for kids to learn. |
| Sleigh Ride | Leroy Anderson (music) & Mitchell Parish (lyrics), 1948/1950 | A sleigh ride full of sound effects — clip-clops and whip cracks. |
| Silver Bells | Jay Livingston & Ray Evans, 1950 | Christmas in a busy city, with bells ringing on every street. |
| The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting) | Mel Tormé & Bob Wells, 1945 | A calm, cosy classic for winding down. |
| All I Want for Christmas Is You | Mariah Carey & Walter Afanasieff, 1994 | The modern pop favourite — fine for families, though it is a love song. |
| Do You Want to Build a Snowman? | Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez · Frozen, 2013 | Sisters, snow and friendship (winter rather than Christmas). |
New songs we wrote for little ones — free to print and share: The Reading Reindeer (sung to the tune of “Jingle Bells”) · Twinkle, Twinkle, Christmas Star (sung to the tune of “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”) · Ten Little Presents (a counting chant).
Singing carols builds early reading skills: rhyme and rhythm help children hear the sounds inside words (phonological awareness). Reading Rockets suggests rhyming games you can play with any song — pause before a rhyming word and let your child fill it in.
Jingle Bells, We Wish You a Merry Christmas, Deck the Halls, Silent Night, Away in a Manger and Joy to the World are the most popular Christmas carols for kids — all with free printable lyrics here.
Yes. Every carol and song with full lyrics on this page is in the public domain, so you can print and sing it freely at home, school or church.
Modern Christmas songs are protected by copyright, so we list them with family-friendly notes and link to the official recordings instead of reproducing the lyrics.
We include easy sheet music and letter notes for Jingle Bells and We Wish You a Merry Christmas, and link every carol to free public-domain scores on Hymnary.org and the Choral Public Domain Library (CPDL).
Short, repetitive songs with actions work best: Jingle Bells, We Wish You a Merry Christmas, Twinkle Twinkle Christmas Star and Ten Little Presents.