Easy Christmas song for kids.

20. What Do You Want for Christmas?

Language focus: "What do you want for Christmas?" " I want..." Christmas toys (train, rocket, robot, teddy bear).

Classroom benefits: “What do you want for Christmas?” is a question that many children are faced with at some point. So, we decided to make a very simple, very active song to help kids talk about their Christmas wishes. It's a great way to introduce, “I want....” This is also a nice, easy song for young children to sing at Christmas pageants.

Lyrics and actions:

What do you want for Christmas? Christmas? Christmas? (Shrug your shoulders to indicate a question, and then make the shape of a Christmas tree with your hands.)
What do you want for Christmas?
Santa’s on his way. (Pat your belly like Santa.)
I want a train. (Make locomotive actions with your arms.)
I want a train.
I want a great big train. (Make BIG locomotive actions with arms.)
[SOUNDS: move around the room like a train!]

What do you want for Christmas? Christmas? Christmas?
What do you want for Christmas?
Santa’s on his way.
I want a rocket. (Put your hands up over your head making a rocket shape.)
I want a rocket.
I want a great big rocket.
[SOUNDS: Crouch down, with hands position like a rocket overhead and count down, the shoot up like a rocket spinning around!]
Prepare for lift-off...5, 4, 3, 2, 1, LIFT-OFF!

What do you want for Christmas? Christmas? Christmas?
What do you want for Christmas?
Santa’s on his way.
I want a robot. (Make robotic actions with your arms.)
I want a robot.
I want a great big robot.
[SOUNDS: move around the room like robots. ]

What do you want for Christmas? Christmas? Christmas?
What do you want for Christmas?
Santa’s on his way.
I want a teddy bear. (Stick both arms out in front of you like a teddy bear.)
I want a robot.
I want a great big robot.
[SOUNDS: sit down and one at a time, put out arms and legs posing like a teddy bear. Then, on “OH NO!” fall over like a teddy bear might, staying frozen in the teddy bear position. Kids love it!]

What do you want for Christmas? Christmas? Christmas?
What do you want for Christmas?
Santa’s on his way.
Santa’s on his way!

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