Collection of winter nursery rhymes, folk songs, and children's songs. Includes fun winter hand-play songs too.
Do you like winter?Although winter is very cold, there are many unique ways to enjoy it: you can see a beautiful silver world created by pure white snow, and you can feel a special kind of warmth you can only experience in winter, like hot pot dishes or sitting in a kamakura snow hut.There are also lots of fun events like Christmas and New Year’s!Children are probably looking forward to making snowmen, having snowball fights, and enjoying Christmas presents and cakes, aren’t they?In this article, we’ll introduce nursery rhymes, folk songs, traditional children’s songs, and hand-play songs themed around various aspects of “winter.”There are many songs that will turn a winter that’s “just cold” into wonderful memories, so please give them a listen!
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Collection of winter nursery rhymes, folk songs, and children's songs. Fun winter hand-play songs too (61–70)
The wind and the snow are my friends.
This is a classic song that portrays the joys of winter from a child’s perspective.
It has been broadcast on NHK’s “Minna no Uta” since December 1961 and has been beloved by many.
Its lively rhythm and catchy onomatopoeia are memorable, vividly conjuring images of children playing with the wind and snow.
Famous cover versions include those by Junko Uchida and the Morinoki Children’s Choir, as well as Yuko Kanzaki.
It’s featured on the albums “Santa to Utaou Christmas” and “Christmas Song☆Best.” This piece makes perfect background music for enjoying the cold season.
How about singing it with the whole family to create winter memories?
The Song of KonkonshyanSakushi: Kayama Yoshiko / Sakkyoku: Yuyama Akira
It’s a fun and adorable children’s song, perfect for the cold winter! This piece sings about animals wearing masks that match their faces and sneezing.
Mikiko Kayama’s playful lyrics and Akira Yuyama’s friendly melody blend beautifully.
Since its release in 1961, it has been cherished for many years in kindergartens and nursery schools.
Ogre’s Underpants (Original Song: Funiculì, Funiculà)
The song “Oni no Pantsu” is based on the Italian popular song “Funiculì, Funiculà.” The name “Funiculì, Funiculà” is said to come from the nickname of the funicolare (a cable car) in Naples.
Because this song can be accompanied by hand motions, it is popular among children.
It playfully represents the imaginary “oni’s pants” through hand games, making it a fun song to sing.
mochi poundingSakkyoku: Isobe Atsushi
This song is based on mochi pounding, which is done to make kagami mochi and other items in preparation for the New Year holidays.
The feel is like singing along to the exact tempo of the mochi pounding.
The lively, bright flow of the tempo is great, so you’ll find it’s over before you know it.
Mr. Penguin’s Mountain Climb
It’s a perfect fingerplay song to enjoy the winter season with children.
Using hands and fingers to act out penguins and polar bears climbing up and sliding down icy hills makes it ideal for parent–child interaction.
Its rhythmic, cheerful melody is sure to capture children’s hearts.
It’s reportedly widely used in early childhood settings as well, so it might be considered a winter classic.
Choreography videos are available on platforms like YouTube, making it easy to enjoy at home, too.
To make the cold season more fun, why not sing and play together as a family?
Song of the Seven Herbs (Nanakusa Nazuna / Nanakusa Bayashi)
This is a children’s song sung when preparing the seven herbs of spring.
The seven herbs of spring are seri (Japanese parsley), nazuna (shepherd’s purse), gogyō (cudweed), hakobera (chickweed), hotokenoza (nipplewort), suzuna (turnip), and suzushiro (daikon radish).
The song describes the custom of finely chopping these seven herbs on the night of January 6 and cooking them in rice porridge the next morning to enjoy as nanakusa-gayu.
Jingle Bellssakkyoku: jēmuzu rōdo piaponto
When it comes to quintessential songs played around the world during the Christmas season, isn’t “Jingle Bells” the one that comes to mind? The song was composed in 1857 by James Lord Pierpont, a minister and the uncle of the famous financier John Morgan.
Its original title was “One Horse Open Sleigh.” He is said to have written it for his own church, but it became so popular that it spread throughout the United States.
The first Japanese translation of the lyrics appeared in 1941, and many more versions have been created since.
