Winter songs A-H

Bread and milk for breakfast

Chickadee

Come here, little Robin

Dance like snowflakes

Dress up warmly

Falling snow

Feed, feed, feed the birds

Five little men made out of snow

Five little snowflakes

Five little snowmen

Five little snowmen fat

Five snow angels

Frosty the snowman

Frosty weather, snowy weather

Funny little snowman

Goodbye old year

Hands are cold and feet are cold

Hedgehog hibernates

Here we come a-wassailing

Also see:

J – O

P- Z

Bear in a cave

The North wind doth blow

A chubby little snowman

The mitten song

Five little men made out of snow

And the YouTube playlist: Winter songs and poems

Last updated: 12/29/2020 2:49 PM

The songs below are part of ‘Away we go’ compiled, adapted and illustrated by Dany Rosevear

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Bread and milk for breakfast 🔊

A poem by Christina Rossetti. The tune is by Dany Rosevear who remembers from her childhood with pleasure such breakfasts of bread soaked in warm milk and sprinkled with sugar.

1. Feed self and rub tummy. 2. Show off clothes. 3. Thumb and forefinger peck at crumb in hand. 4. Shiver and rub arms.

Bread and milk for breakfast,

And woollen frocks to wear,

And a crumb for robin redbreast

On the cold days of the year.

Chickadee 🔊

Another song from ‘140 folk songs’ published in1921. Words by May Morgan to a German folk tune: ‘Hänschen klein, geht allein’ that I knew in the 1960s as ‘Little John will be gone’.

1. Hold up both arms with fingers spread. 2. Hold up hands flat and high. 3. Cross hands at wrists to make flapping bird. Put hand to ear. 4. Hold upper arms with hands and shiver. 5. Put thumb and forefinger to eye open and close. 6. Bird hands flutter away.

Trees are bare everywhere,

Snows are deep and skies are grey;

Yet one bird may be heard

On the coldest day.

Ask his name and he'll reply,

Cocking up a roguish eye,

"Chick-a-dee, chick-a-dee, chick-a-dee-dee-dee."

Come here, little Robin 🔊

A nursery rhyme by Anonymous from ‘Easy poetry for children’ published 1837. Music by Dany Rosevear.

Cme here, little Robin, and don't be afraid,

I would not hurt even a feather;

Come here my sweet Robin, and pick up some bread,

To feed you this very cold weather.

I don't mean to frighten you, dear little thing,

And pussy-cat is not behind me;

So hop about pretty and drop down your wing,

And pick up some crumbs and don't mind me.

Cold winter has come, but it will not stay long,

And summer we soon shall be greeting;

Then remember, dear Robin, to sing me a song,

In return for the breakfast you're eating.

Dance like snowflakes 🔊

Get moving, preferably outside in the snow – well wrapped up!

Dance like snowflakes

In the air, in the air

Whirling, twirling snowflakes

Everywhere, everywhere!

Dress up warmly 🔊

It’s time to go outside but the weather is wintry – what to do! Learn the position of the left and right foot.

This traditional action rhyme for winter has a calypso tune by Dany Rosevear.

Dramatise the dressing and undressing process showing which body part each piece of clothing matches as you sing.

The day is cloudy and the wind is bold;

Dress up warmly, you mustn't get cold!

Put on your coat and zip it up tight,

Put on your left boot, put on your right.

Put on your scarf and put on your hat,

Put on your mittens and clap, clap, clap!

Go outside and play and play;

Come in again, and then we'll say-

Take off your coat that was zipped up tight,

Take off your left boot, take off your right.

Take off your scarf and take off your hat,

Take off your mittens… and then take a nap!

Falling snow 🔊

A poem by anonymous. Music by Dany Rosevear.

Whirl and twirl like the falling snow.

See the little snowflakes,

Falling from the sky;

On the hills and housetops,

Soft and thick they lie.

On the window ledges,

On the branches bare;

See how fast they gather,

Filling all the air!

Look into the garden,

Where the grass was green;

Covered by the snowflakes,

Not a blade is seen.

Now the bare black bushes,

All look soft and white,

Every twig is laden,

What a pretty sight!

Feed, feed, feed the birds 🔊

Don’t forget the birds in wintertime.

Feed, feed, feed the birds.

In the wintertime;

When the days are dark and cold,

Food is hard to find.

Feed, feed, feed the birds,

Till the spring has come;

Scatter birdseed on the snow,

Feeding birds is fun.

Five little men made out of snow O

This traditional song has several tunes but I love this one by Nancy Stewart.

This song can simply be played using the fingers and hands or with a group of children where one child drops down each time to become a puddle.

1. Hold up five fingers. 2. Pretend to put on hat and tie bow. 3. Make sun with a big movement and make it shine. 4. One finger wiggles downward. 5. Shrug shoulders and throw out palms of hands.

Five little men made out of snow,

Each with a hat and a big red bow,

Out came the sun and it stayed all day,

One little snowman melted away!

SPOKEN And he said, “Oops, I’m a puddle!”

Four little men made out of snow…

And so on.

No little men made out of snow,

None with a hat and a big red bow,

Out came the sun and it winked my way,

Put on your wellies, it’s time for puddle play!

Five little snowmen fat 🔊

A lovely winter song and action game for younger children.

Show number of fingers and indicate a fat snowman tummy. Show hat above head. Make big circle above head. Wriggle fingers down. Pretend to cry. Move down in increments.

Five little snowmen fat,

Each with a funny hat,

Up came the sun and melted one,

Aaaaaaah!

What a sad thing was that!

Down, down, down.

Four little snowmen fat…

Three… Two… One…

No little snowmen fat,

Only their funny hats.

But the next time it snows,

I'll build more of those,

Oh what fun is that!

Five little snowflakes O

A lovely song to dance to while learning about ‘one less’ Use hands or the whole body to dance like snowflakes. And on the last verse, like the snowflakes, fall gently to the ground.