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Christmas Music - Fun Christmas Songs for Kids
Or for the kid in you

By Kim Jones, About.com

Jesus is the reason for the season and there should be a lot of worship going on during Christmas, but, like every other birthday party, there is also a lot of fun. The Fun Christmas Songs for Kids list is great for kids as well as for the kid in you.

1. "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"

Jump5 - All The Joy In The WorldSparrow Records
"Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" was written by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie and was first sung on Eddie Cantor's radio show in November 1934. By the next day, there were orders for 100,000 copies of the sheet music and over 400,000 copies sold by Christmas.


Popular Versions of "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"

2. "You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch"

Go Fish - More Than a Story Inpop
"You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch" was written by Dr. Seuss to go with the TV special How the Grinch Stole Christmas. It was recorded in 1966 by Thurl Ravenscroft for the cartoon but since he wasn't listed in the closing credits, many thought that Boris Karloff, the narrator and voice of the Grinch, sang it.


Popular Versions of "You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch"

  • Go Fish
    From More Than A Story - Purchase/Download
    If the Grinch had ever heard this version of his song, he would have gotten a smile much sooner!

  • Newsong
    From The Christmas Shoes - Purchase/Download
    Newsong's version of the Grinch could easily be used on any Grinchy soundtrack.

3. "We Wish You A Merry Christmas"

Relient K - Let It Snow...Let It Reindeer EMI/Capital
"We Wish You A Merry Christmas" is a popular English carol dating back to the sixteenth-century.


Popular Versions of "We Wish You A Merry Christmas"

  • Relient K
    From Let It Snow Baby...Let It Reindeer - Purchase/Download
    Relient K drives Christmas merrily along at about 100 mph.

  • Vickie Winans
    From Happy Holidays - Purchase/Download
    The Winans family joins Vickie and it's enough to make you wish that they would adopt you into the Winans clan - if only during the Christmas season!

  • Take 6
    From We Wish You A Merry Christmas - Purchase/Download
    Pure a cappella magic!

4. "Jingle Bell Rock"

pureNRG - A pureNRG ChristmasFervent Records/Word
"Jingle Bell Rock" was written by Joe Beal & Jim Boothe and was first recorded in 1957 by Bobby Helms. It has sold over 100 million copies.


Popular Versions of "Jingle Bell Rock"

  • pureNRG
    From A pureNRG Christmas - Purchase/Download
    Just like kids at Christmas, the kids deliver high-energy, high-impact music all the way.

  • Straight No Chaser
    From Holiday Spirits - Purchase/Download
    Ten incredible voices, a cappella style, do wap the bells in style.

  • Amy Grant
    From A Christmas To Remember - Purchase/Download
    Amy gives "Jingle Bell Rock" a bit of a big band sound.

  • Point of Grace
    From Tennessee Christmas: A Holiday Collection - Purchase/Download
    The gals were obviously thinking about their Christmases as kids when they recorded this version.

5. "Frosty The Snowman"

Joy Electric - The Magic Of ChristmasTooth & Nail
"Frosty The Snowman" was written by Walter "Jack" Rollins and Steve Nelson, and was first recorded in 1950 by Gene Autry and the Cass County Boys. The song was subsequently turned into a popular television special. The song was originally titled "Frosty the Snow Man".


Popular Versions of "Frosty The Snowman"

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