The 25 Best Christmas Songs for Kids

This song loses some points on this particular list for its slightly disturbing concept, but overall, it's a funny tune for the guys out there with a darker sense of humor. And to all the grandmothers reading, a word of advice: Duck!

Peppa's excitement about spending the holidays with her family – Mum, Dad, Grandpa, Grandma and George to be specific – comes through the speakers, reminding little ones what's really most important about Christmas.

This cute Shirley Temple tune serves as a comedic listen and a wise word to the wise: If you hide frogs in people's beds, spill ink on your mother's carpets, or fill your sugar bladder with ants, you might as well get kicked off the Eye List – Santa. .

Let's deck the halls and dance the night away! The “Snowflake Shuffle” from countless children's favorite Christmas mascot – and annual good behavior booster – will get your kids on their feet.

Why not sneak alphabet practice into your kids' holiday fun? The McGuire Sisters transform the word “Christmas” into a playful acronym in this 1954 chestnut, later recorded by Dickie Valentine.

Rafi is already the king of children's music all year round and his 1983 Christmas album is no exception. In his opening track “On Christmas Morning,” the singer-songwriter encapsulates the best seconds of the morning of December 25: jumping out of bed just at dawn to see what's under the tree.

Did you know that they also celebrate Christmas under the sea? Bikini Bottom's favorite fry cook sings this PSA full of kid humor to remind listeners to be kind during the holiday season. Honorable Mention: “The Very First Christmas” by SpongeBobsecond season.

Only Miss Piggy could take a more grown-up song like “Santa Baby” and give it a youthful edge. Scratch that boys — think of it all amphibia he hasn't kissed! (Looks at you, Kermit.)

Even Mr. Claus needs a little cheering. Sing along to this song by The Wiggles Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas album on Christmas Eve while watching your favorite Santa tracker.

Hey, look who's coming! This playful homage to winter bleakness—popularized by Ms. Rosemary Clooney—inspired an iconic cartoon in the 1950s.

What celebratory family doesn't love to count down to Santa's arrival? Autry's 1947 classic perfectly conveys the turmoil of Christmas Eve in a narrative jingle that will be irresistibly stuck in your head at least once this season.

You can't beat a classic. “Jingle Bells” has been covered from time to time over the years, but kids can hear some of their favorite Disney characters sing it with Mickey and the Gang's version (that is, if they haven't graduated to the song, ” Jingle bells, Batman smells/ Robin laid an egg…”).

This is different from Disney Frozen The soundtrack isn't necessarily a Christmas carol, but it's certainly become a seasonal staple in the kids' canon since the movie premiered in 2013. Proof: the track is at No. 50 of Billboard's Greatest of All Time Holiday.

Originally sung by Jimmy Boyd and famously covered by The Jackson 5, “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” is open to interpretation. Did mom really kiss Mr. Santa or is dad just dressed in a red suit and beard for the holidays?

All the magic and wonders of 2004 THE Polar Express it's packed into the soundtrack's eponymous track, with Tom Hanks leading a chorus of children racing along tracks to the North Pole.

Written by Donald Yetter Gardner and performed by a number of singers over the years – including Nat King Cole – “All I Want for Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth)” gives voice to a vastly underrepresented population among us: children have stick baby and adult teeth together.

Decades later How the Grinch Stole Christmas became an essential holiday cartoon, it's still charming to sing “Dahoo dores” with the citizens of Whoville every year — no matter how big a Grinch you are.

There are some gifts that even Santa Claus can't deliver – and for kids whose Christmas lists are a little too ambitious, I Want a Hippo can provide some refuge.

Countless artists have put their own spin on “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town,” but The Boss brings all the energy and spirit that kids recognize in their hearts every Christmas.

Gene Autry's classic “Frosty the Snowman” tells a story so compelling, it inspired the now-iconic 1969 television special of the same name. Thumpety thump thump, thumpety thump thump, look Frosty go!

Although by Vince Guaraldi A Charlie Brown Christmas The soundtrack is full of smooth-jazz festivities, “Christmas Time Is Here” being a definite highlight. (But if your kids are in a more energetic mood, consider “Linus & Lucy” for a fun dance party!)

Practically any version of this simple Christmas tune makes for an easy, kid-approved singalong, but John Denver's version with The Muppets is pretty special.

Before his heart grows three sizes with the magic of Christmas, the Grinch is a good bad banana with a greasy black peel. This is definitely fun to sing along to — the more theatrical, the better.

Nothing captures a young child's view of Christmas better than the famous legend of the Chipmunks, which encapsulates all the excitement and worry leading up to Santa's journey up the chimney. But seriously, Christmas: Don't be late.

Bing Crosby and Mariah Carey may be the king and queen of Christmas carols for adults, but Mr. Autry is THE GOAT when it comes to holiday classics that kids love. The 1949 hit “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” is prime material and, 15 years later, inspired the cartoon of the same name.