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!

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Snow Songs to Enjoy in Winter! Children's Snow Nursery Rhymes & Hand-Play Songs
	Title	Playlist	Review
1	Winter WonderlandSakkyoku: Efu Bānādo / Sakushi: Hasu Kenji		Captivated by snowy scenery in the classic “Merry Christmas”
2	snowMonbushō shōka		The author of “The Dog Policeman” is unknown.
3	Snow KobōzuSakushi: Murayama Toshiko / Sakkyoku: Fushō		A children’s song with the melody of “The Itomaki Song”
4	Sparkling Snow		The ethereal English song is beautiful in Japanese.
5	winter sceneryMonbushō shōka		Winter scenery: scenes of white mist, treading wheat, and flowers
6	Snow and iciclesSakushi: Hirata Akiko / Sakkyoku: Masuda Yūko		Winter play songs that capture children's hearts
7	The wind and the snow are my friends.Sakkyoku: Neruson & Rorinzu / Sakushi: Kobayashi Jun’ichi		A children's song about playing despite the cold
8	Snow falls upon children.Sakushi: Yamakawa Keisuke / Sakkyoku: Shibuya Takeshi		A classic song depicting snow and the pure hearts of children
9	The Snow PainterSakkyoku: Andō Takashi / Sakushi: Noritake Akihiko		Snow Painter, a humorous children's song
10	white friend(s)		A gentle song that calls snow a friend
11	YukifururunOno Atsuko, Hanada Yuuichirou		The snow song “Yukifururun” is a heartwarming song.
12	I like winter.		A children's song expressing the warmth of winter
13	during winter		The moon’s song that gently sang of dreams in winter’s slumber
14	Yukifururun		A winter nursery rhyme that’s a fun parent-child hand game
15	Winter’s Daughter, Rikka-RokkaWatanabe Kaori		A children's song depicting a world of snow
16	A Town Where It SnowsSakkyoku: Nakada Yoshinao		A famous song from the snowy country that sings of longing for one’s hometown
17	Hymn to the Snowy Mountainssakushi: Nishibori Eizaburō / sakkyoku: Amerika min’yō		A mountain song for those who love the mountains, dedicated to snowy peaks
18	Cha-Cha-Cha of the Snowman		A song where a snowman family dances happily
19	The Snowman’s MagicSakushi: Takahashi Ako / Sakkyoku: Omori Toshiyuki		A song that conveys hope through the magic of a snowman
20	Jingle Bells		The seasonal magic woven by winter songs
21	Pechka (a type of Russian masonry stove)Sakushi: Kitahara Hakushū / Sakkyoku: Yamada Kōsaku		A song about spending cold days by the fireplace. In northern regions, preparing firewood and getting ready for winter is hard work.
22	Yuki’s PresentSakushi: Mado Michio / Sakkyoku: Kotani Hajime		A fresh sense of wonder felt in a snowy landscape
23	Snow and Children		A sad Nordic song, moving with Japanese lyrics
24	Powdery snow, konkoSakushi: Iijima Toshiko / Sakkyoku: Hirao Kishio		Powdery snow konko, a winter nursery rhyme, a song for children waiting for snow
25	fluffy snowteasobi		Enjoy winter to the fullest with fun snowy hand-play songs!
26	TroikaRoshia min’yō		A cheerful folk song that briskly runs through a snowy landscape
27	Ticotin, the winter fairySakushi / Sakkyoku: Suzuki Tsubasa		Songs that parents and children can enjoy together in the cold season
28	Brr, it’s so cold.Sakushi: Ishihara Wasaburō / Sakkyoku: Tamura Torazō		The classic song depicting winter’s chill, “O Samu Kosamu”
29	Cha-Cha-Cha of the SnowmanSakushi / Sakkyoku: Tajiga Akira		Winter fingerplay song 'Yukidaruma no Cha-Cha-Cha'
30	little snow monkSakushi: Murayama Toshiko		A fun hand-play song that personifies snow
31	hard snow and icy crust		The appeal of enjoying winter through 'Katayuki Kanko'
32	snow angel		A winter song that gives thanks for the kindness of snow
33	Silver invites you.		Lyrics about snowy mountains and a bright melody color the winter.
34	Yuki-onna		A moving story about snow that conveys the transience of winter
35	Alpine valley		A heartwarming song to sing on a cold day
36	Powdery snow konkoSakkyoku: Hirao Kishio / Sakushi: Iijima Toshiko		A children's song composed by Hirao, the melody of a kerosene delivery truck
37	fluffy snow		A song about making a snowman’s face with vegetables
38	A Blizzardy NightSakushi: Kitahara Hakushū / Sakkyoku: Kusakawa Shin		A heartwarming winter song on a snowy night
39	Rain child, snow child		A joyful winter song for children waiting for snow
40	KodANUKI PonpoSakushi: Suzuki Etsuo / Sakkyoku: Oyama Takateru		The Song of the Little Raccoon Dog Returning the Red Gloves
41	Tap tap tap tap, playing in the snow		It’s a hand play song arranged around playing in the snow.
42	Snow DanceSakkyoku: Traditional		A Japanese children's song; the original is a Czech folk song.
43	Yuki said they like rain boots.Sakushi: Kayama Yoshiko / Sakkyoku: Yuyama Akira		A winter song that captures the joy of enjoying the snow!
44	Snow Festivalsakushi sakkyoku: Minami Ranbō		Written by Minami Ranbō. A song in a folk-melody style about the lives of children in a snowbound village.
45	skiing		A winter song praising the charms of skiing
46	Winter March		A vigorous winter march, briskly walking with a whistle
47	oshikura manju (a children’s pushing game)		Oshikura manju is a winter playground song.
48	Snow KobōzuSakkyoku: Fushō		A universal melody with uniquely Japanese lyrics about snow
49	Lou the SnowmanSakkyoku: Kurihara Masaki		A Heartwarming Song of the Snowman Brothers
50	Winter nightMonbushō shōka		On a winter night, the family gathers around the irori (sunken hearth).
51	Tonight is a happy Christmas.		Let's have fun learning with Christmas fingerplay songs
52	Knock knock knock, Christmas		It's a Christmas version of a hand play song.
53	Hitotsu to ya		New Year number song, a treasure of traditional culture
54	Christmas tree		A Christmas fingerplay song enjoyed with onomatopoeia
55	Mr. Penguin’s Mountain Climb		Enjoying parent-child time with winter hand-play songs
56	winter song		A famous children’s song introduction from NHK’s “Minna no Uta”
57	Song of the Four Seasons		The appeal of a piece that beautifully depicts the changing of the seasons
58	All ye faithful, make hasteGeorg Friedrich Händel		Christmas hymns, beloved masterpieces around the world
59	Snow (Yuki ya Konko)Sakkyokusha: Fushō		Warm winter scenes depicted in a snow-themed children's song
60	Snow DanceSakushi: Yui Keizō		A captivating folk song that sings of the dance of snow
61	little foxsakushi: Katsu Tsuguo / sakkyoku: Doitsu min’yō		A nursery rhyme depicting the cheerful winter life of a little fox
62	Song of Ski Heil		A song filled with the feelings of a ski enthusiast
63	White Christmas		The mature allure of The Christmas Carol
64	Blaze up, snowsSakushi: Sakata Hiroo / Sakkyoku: Uno Seiichirou		The snow burns—Chinatsu Nakayama's famous song
65	White RoadSakushi: Unno Yoji / Sakkyoku: Antonio Vivarudi		Junko Yamamoto’s clear voice, a song thinking of her mother on a snowy road