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 Children’s Songs, Folk Songs, and Nursery Rhymes: Fun Winter Hand-Play Songs Too (91–100)
The earliest one first thing in the morningSakkyoku: Koshiji Nobuyoshi
It’s a song that Osamu Sakata and Yuko Kanzaki sang on “Okaasan to Issho.” It lists jobs that start work in the morning, and at the end there’s a funny punchline about someone who oversleeps.
It’s really hard to get out of bed in winter, isn’t it?
Bear Cub in FebruarySakushi: Hirai Tamiko / Sakkyoku: Ichikawa Toshiharu
Koguma no Nigatsu (Little Bear in February) is a song that expresses how a bear feels as it tries to emerge from its den on a cold winter’s day.
Its simple melody, often performed on piano or harmonica, has made it widely loved.
It has also appeared in elementary school music textbooks, so some people may already know it.
You can picture a bear poking its face out as pure white snow falls.
At about 50 seconds long, it’s a short piece that’s perfect as a child’s first nursery song.
Give this winter song a listen—it will make you look forward to spring.
Even Kaze-san.Lyrics: Kaoru Shibayama ・ Libretto: Hachirō Satō / Composition: Yoshinao Nakata
A nursery rhyme perfect for the winter season when the cold wind blows is “Even the Wind.” Set to beautiful piano tones, it sings about the wind personified.
The charming lyrics, which feel as if they spring from a child’s imagination, leave a strong impression.
It’s also recommended to express the blowing wind throughout the piece with smooth piano playing.
It’s a song that makes you want to listen while gazing at a winter scene.
Let the soft, gentle timbre—warm enough to ease the chill of the season—wash over you.
I can hear the Christmas songShinzawa Toshihiko
It’s a charming song filled with the fun of winter.
Released by Toshihiko Shinzawa in July 1996, this piece gently conveys the joy and anticipation of Christmas.
With lyrics that resonate with children and a friendly, easy-to-sing melody, it has become a popular song widely sung in kindergartens and nursery schools.
Included on the album “SEASON,” it runs about 3 minutes and 45 seconds, and the single was priced at 262 yen (tax included).
You can feel the excitement of decorating the Christmas tree and waiting for presents.
It’s also perfect as background music for enjoying the cold season.
Why not sing it together as a family and create some wonderful memories?
The Song of the Twelve Zodiac Animals
Here is a song that was broadcast for 20 years, from 1973 to 1993, on the popular children’s TV program “Hirake! Ponkikki,” which most kids have probably seen at least once.
Since it aired for such a long time, some of you may have heard it when you were children.
It can be hard for kids to memorize the twelve zodiac signs, so turning it into a catchy pop song makes it easier to remember.
The lyrics and music were written by Michiko Yoshida, who also served as a vocal trainer for the famous Hideki Saijo.
