Listening and Responding: using YouTube or Spotify, the children listen to some festive Christmas chart hits and answer the detective questions. Make sure you listen to the tracks before to ensure they are appropriate for your own class.

Discography: This can be used as part of a homework research task. It could also be decorated and added to a project or display.

What do you think… young students need to form opinions on what they like and don’t like about classical, traditional and popular music. This worksheet allows them to share their views on their favourite Christmas tracks.

Homework – a fun, interactive homework sheet which can be used to begin the topic or as an assessment tool.

My favourite Christmas movie song or soundtrack – lined and blank version. Perfect for a music display or assessment tool.

Art Attack – using the internet, scroll through some Christmas compilation album covers comparing and contrasting each. Use this worksheet to get the children to come up with their own Christmas Collection giving a name and track list!

Fun stuff

Christmas hits word search

Christmas hits crossword

Some of the songs included in this pack are…

•Main Title “Somewhere in My Memory” from Home Alone – John Williams, Boston Pops Orchestra

•“Christmas at Hogwarts” from Harry Potter and The Philosophers Stone – John Williams, The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

•“You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch” from Dr. Seuss The Grinch ‘How The Grinch Stole Christmas’ Soundtrack - Jim Carrey

•“Runaway Train” from The Polar Express (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

•“The House” from Home Alone – John Williams

•“Overture” from Miracle on 34th Street – Bruce Broughton

•“Buddy and Santa’s Flight” from Elf – John Debney

•“It Feels Like Christmas” from Muppets Christmas Carol