Re: [Worship] Christmas Preschool Song

["Bruce Johnson" <bjohnson@worshipmap.com>]

John,

Two years ago I wrote a Christmas song for the kids in my son's first grade
class in public school(!)  --I was doing a presentation of "what we do an
our house at Christmas" and knew that many kids wouldn't know Christmas
songs and wouldn't be very good readers...   so I came up with an "echo"
song (over lunch one day -- I wish they all came so easily!)    They picked
up on it easily...  and so have the other groups we've used it with since
(starting with preschoolers).     Might suit your purposes.

I've typed up the first verse (of three) below  [the kids sing what's in
parentheses] --for the rest, and to hear the tune, go to
http://www.worshipmap.com/lyrics/inbethlehem.html       (I also can send you
a leadsheet as a pdf file if you want to give it a try.)

Bruce Johnson
www.worshipmap.com

In Bethlehem
Words & Music: c1998 Bruce L. Johnson.

Have you seen the little baby boy
in Bethlehem (in Bethlehem)?
Did you hear the angels shout for joy
in Bethlehem (in Bethlehem)?
A baby boy (a baby boy)
Shout for joy (shout for joy)
for a Savior has been born to us this day.
Say, have you seen the little baby boy
in Bethlehem (in Bethlehem?)
O come and see him now
in Bethlehem (in Bethlehem)!


BTW, I have another one my wife has used with kids as young as two --they
sing the chorus, the adult sings the verses.   It's found at
http://www.worshipmap.com/lyrics/hosanna.html
Even if neither of these suits your purpsoses, I think there are other
'echo' songs --or any Christmas song with a simple chorus-- that could work.


John in Japan <cesa@aimnet.ne.jp> writes:

>  we need to find a Christian Christmas song for pre-school age
> children who cannot speak English all that well (if at all really!). So,
> it needs to be simple and overtly about Jesus really. Could folk email
> me with suggestions? We would be really grateful here at our Christian
> English school where we try to share the gospel through relationships we
> build with students in our classes.


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