Snow Songs to Enjoy in Winter! Children's Snow Nursery Rhymes & Hand-Play Songs
Songs about snow you’ll want to hum along to with your children in winter.There are so many heartwarming classics among winter children’s songs loved in elementary schools, daycare centers, and kindergartens that depict snowy scenes.Many of you may be thinking, “I want to sing while watching the snow fall,” or “I’m looking for songs to use for seasonal events.”So in this article, we introduce a wide range of children’s songs and winter tunes related to snow that you can enjoy with kids.From timeless favorites that have long been loved to songs you can pair with hand plays, we’ve gathered them all—find your new favorite!
Snow songs to enjoy in winter! Children's snow nursery rhymes & fingerplay songs (1–10)
Winter WonderlandSakkyoku: Efu Bānādo / Sakushi: Hasu Kenji
A famous song that sings of happiness amidst a wonderful snowy landscape.
Originally a pop song born in the United States in 1934 and later translated into Japanese, it was arranged in Japan as a Christmas song for children.
The title alone may not sound familiar, but surely everyone has heard it at least once.
snowMonbushō shōka
This song, a nursery rhyme everyone knows and also a Ministry of Education shoka, is said to have an unknown composer and lyricist.
In 2007, it was selected for the “100 Best Japanese Songs.” The lyrics, which touch on dogs’ and cats’ attitudes toward snow, are spot on and convincing.
They make you want to find out who wrote them.
Snow KobōzuSakushi: Murayama Toshiko / Sakkyoku: Fushō
This song is a Japanese children’s song with the same melody as the well-known “Itomaki no Uta.” It’s said that the melody traces back to the Danish folk tune “The Shoemaker’s Polka,” and it’s a popular tune that exists around the world with many different sets of lyrics.
Sparkling Snow
This song was originally an English song with English lyrics, but the Japanese lyrics are also very cute, and the dreamy music and lyrics match perfectly, making it a wonderful piece.
Just by listening to it, you can picture snowflakes falling from the sky on a quiet night and feel a romantic mood.
winter sceneryMonbushō shōka
Although the word “snow” does not appear in the poem, it depicts a winter morning by the waterside, a midday in the countryside, and an evening in a village in Japan.
In the first stanza, white mist is used to convey the winter morning; the second stanza presents a scene while treading on barley, and the lyric that speaks of flowers blooming again with a faint warmth despite the cold makes it feel as though snowflakes are about to flutter down at any moment.
Snow and iciclesSakushi: Hirata Akiko / Sakkyoku: Masuda Yūko
A song brimming with the feeling of winter.
Created by Keropons, this playful track centers on themes of snow and icicles.
It was included on the 2009 album “Keropons no Tanoshii Uta Asobi,” and it joyfully portrays winter’s natural phenomena.
With its bright, friendly melody and rhythm, it’s sure to capture children’s hearts.
It’s a perfect song for kids who want to enjoy the cold season and for preschool teachers looking for winter songs to sing.
The wind and the snow are my friends.Sakkyoku: Neruson & Rorinzu / Sakushi: Kobayashi Jun’ichi
The Japanese version of the Christmas song known as “Frosty the Snowman” is this song, “Kaze mo Yuki mo Tomodachi da” (“The Wind and the Snow Are Friends”).
Depicting children playing undeterred by the cold, it was broadcast on NHK’s Minna no Uta from December 1961 to January 1962.