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Rhythm Sticks and Reindeer Song for Children

Do You Hear the Reindeer?

Rachel Rambach

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Do you hear the reindeer tapping on the roof?
Tap, tap, tap, tap, tapping on the roof.
Do you hear the reindeer tapping on the roof?
Tap, tap, tap, tap, tap.

Dasher and Dancer are tapping on the roof,
Tap, tap, tippy tippy tap.
Prancer and Vixen are tapping on the roof,
Tap, tap, tap, tap, tap.

Donner and Blizten are tapping on the roof,
Tap, tap, tippy tippy tap.
Here comes Rudolph, tapping on the roof,
Tap, tap, tap, tap, tap.

Do you hear the reindeer tapping on the roof?
Tap, tap, tap, tap, tapping on the roof.
Do you hear the reindeer tapping on the roof?
Tap, tap, tap, tap, tap.

Reindeer Song Activity for Children

The Other Eight Reindeer

Rachel Rambach

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Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer lights the way.
Rudolph leads the pack when Santa flies his sleigh.
But Rudolph’s not the only one.
He surely needs some help to get the big job done.
What I’m talking about is clear: the other eight reindeer!

Next in line is Dasher.
Dasher, fly away.
Now there are seven more,
Helping guide the sleigh.

Next in line is Dancer.
Dancer, fly away.
Now there are six more,
Helping guide the sleigh.

Next in line is Prancer.
Prancer, fly away.
Now there are five more,
Helping guide the sleigh.

Next in line is Vixen.
Vixen, fly away.
Now there are four more,
Helping guide the sleigh.

Next in line is Comet.
Comet, fly away.
Now there are three more,
Helping guide the sleigh.

Next in line is Cupid.
Cupid, fly away.
Now there are two more,
Helping guide the sleigh.

Next in line is Donner.
Donner, fly away.
Now there is one more,
Helping guide the sleigh.

Last in line is Blitzen.
Blitzen, fly away.
Now there are no more,
Helping guide the sleigh.

Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen,
Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen,
Reindeer!
The other eight reindeer.

Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer needs some help.

Holiday Counting Song for Children

Ten Twinkling Trees

Rachel Rambach

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Ten twinkling trees, standing strong and tall.
Which twinkling tree is the best of all?
Not this one here,
For it’s not made of pine.
Let’s look at the other nine.

Nine twinkling trees, standing strong and tall.
Which twinkling tree is the best of all?
Not this one here,
For its trunk’s not straight.
Let’s look at the other eight.

Eight twinkling trees, standing strong and tall.
Which twinkling tree is the best of all?
Not this one here,
For it doesn’t point to heaven.
Let’s look at the other seven.

Seven twinkling trees, standing strong and tall.
Which twinkling tree is the best of all?
Not this one here,
For there’s too much to fix.
Let’s look at the other six.

Six twinkling trees, standing strong and tall.
Which twinkling tree is the best of all?
Not this one here,
For it did not thrive.
Let’s look at the other five.

Five twinkling trees, standing strong and tall.
Which twinkling tree is the best of all?
Not this one here,
For it came from a store.
Let’s look at the other four.

Four twinkling trees, standing strong and tall.
Which twinkling tree is the best of all?
Not this one here,
For it’s too big for me.
Let’s look at the other three.

Three twinkling trees, standing strong and tall.
Which twinkling tree is the best of all?
Not this one here,
For its branches are few.
Let’s look at the other two.

Two twinkling trees, standing strong and tall.
Which twinkling tree is the best of all?
Not this one here,
For it’s brighter than the sun.
Let’s look at the other one.

One twinkling tree, standing strong and tall.
It surely must be the best of all.
With branches full,
And sized just right,
I’ll take it home and trim it tonight.

Song for Teaching Children About Holiday Colors

Red and Green

Rachel Rambach

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Red and green are the colors of the season,
Red and green are the colors all around.
Red and green are the colors of the things we see,
All over the town.

Let’s start with red: R-E-D.
Red is the color of the things we see.
Candy canes and berries and Santa’s clothes,
Poinsettias and drums and big red bows.

CHORUS

Next is green: G-R-E-E-N.
We see this color again and again.
Christmas trees and wreaths and mistletoe,
Wrapping paper, ornaments, and lights aglow.

CHORUS