Songs For The Winter

by Teresa Jennings, John Riggio, Mike Wilson, and Paul Jennings

A Cool Collection For Young Voices

No matter where you live or what you enjoy doing, the winter season gives you lots to sing about. This collection features:

First Day Of Winter - Here's a fun and cross curricular way to celebrate the start of the winter season. This song is upbeat, happy, and full of high energy. The melody line isn't too difficult, and the chorus has a memorable hook.
Here Comes The Snow - This unique pop hybrid tune requires a bit of musical finesse, but the challenge is fun. While part 2 is optional, the inclusion is what makes it so great. Each part attacks the word "snow" like a bell being struck. When done together, the effect is striking. The pounding "4 on the floor" pulse gives way to a floating halftime beat, and the use of the stomps and claps gives it a unique sound.
Winter Is Coming - This clever original partner song has become a classic, with each of its two memorable melodies weaving a lighthearted story of the season set to a softshoe rhythmic background. Put them together the third time through and it's great fun for singers and audiences alike.
Snowman, Where'd You Go? - What a mystery! The snowman was just there a while ago and now he's gone. Your students will have fun with the "clues" to his disappearance - a sunny day and a carrot on the ground. The song is completely in unison, so you can use it with a variety of class levels. The sleek, jazzy accompaniment on the recording will make any group sound cool.
Footprints In The Snow - Kids will love this lighthearted, silly song. It conjures up amusing imagery, uses sound effects, and is a fun one for your students to act out. You can assign every line to a different speaker or divide everything between a few, but let your students show off their acting skills.
For The Winter - Here is a song about seeing the first signs of winter and the feeling you get when you know it's time to say goodbye to the beauty of fall. It's written in a cool jazz waltz style.
A Silly Winter Song - The main goal of this lighthearted winter tune is to give your beginning guitar students a chance to show off their skills with the 4-string chords C, G, and D7. There is also an easy, optional recorder part you can add, if you like. Of course, you can just sing the song for its own charm, and there is also an optional second part.
Winter In America - "Winter In America" extols the beauty of diverse winters in the same land. You say it's not snowing where you are in January? No problem. We've got you covered. This song is a fairly rhythm and wind intensive tune. There is a lot of repetition in the vocal melody which should help students when learning the three different verses.
A Perfect Winter Day - Bonus Song! - Humor might be just the ticket for rounding out your winter program this year! Some people can't stand the season, while others simply adore it. This original partner song gives your students a chance to state both cases with a little silliness and a little fun.