There are SO many fantastic and well loved LDS Christmas Primary Songs to pick from to teach in Singing Time this year! The hardest choice will be narrowing it down to a favorite song or 2 to teach with so many options!
To help make it easier, I’ll start by sharing my favorite Primary Christmas Songs first and then an extensive list with over 100 songs to pick from to give you lots of variety year after year for Christmas Sunday and any holiday parties your ward may be planning.
15 FAVORITE Christmas Primary Songs
For busy music leaders that don’t want to branch out, I thought I would share my favorite Christmas Primary songs!! This list is based on my personal favorites and the top picks on the Primary Music Leaders Facebook Group for the top picked songs!
- Could I Hold the Baby
- Away in a Manger #42
- If I Were a Shepherd by Stephanie K. Adams
- Prince of Peace by Monica Scott Music
- I’d Sing You a Song by Shawna Edwards
- Stars Were Gleaming #37
- Born to Be a King by Maren Ord
- Picture a Christmas #50
- Little Lord Jesus by Angie Killian & Monica Scott
- The Shepherd’s Carol #40
- The World’s Smallest Shepherd by Angie Killian
- Samuel Tells of the Baby Jesus #36
- When We Seek Him by Shawna Edwards and Angie Killian
- Christmas Bells #54
- Silent Night Hymn #204
*The links above will take you to our archives for each song! You’ll be able to grab the flip chart and other singing time ideas for these songs!
100+ LDS Primary Christmas Songs
I’ve grouped these Christmas songs into categories to help you easily pick a song for your Primary. They are grouped by source and topic as well with a Children’s Songbook number to easily find it.
Christmas Primary Songs:
- Christmas Bells #54
- Have a Very Merry Christmas #51
- Every Star is Different #142
- I Am like a Star #163
Baby Jesus:
- Away in a Manger #42
- He Sent His Son #34
- Little Jesus #39
- Mary’s Lullaby #44
- The Shepherd’s Carol #40
- Who Is the Child #46
The Nativity:
- Oh, Hush Thee, My Baby #48
- Once within a Lowly Stable #41
- Picture a Christmas #50
- Samuel Tells of the Baby Jesus #36
- Sleep, Little Jesus #47
- Stars Were Gleaming #37
- The Nativity Song #52
- There Was Starlight on the Hillside #40
- When Joseph Went to Bethlehem #38
Winter Primary Songs:
- Popcorn Popping #242 (Snow is falling…)
- Falling Snow #248
- Once There Was a Snowman #249
- Fun to Do #253 (Riding a sled, Building a Snowman…)
Christmas Songs in the Hymn Book:
- I Believe in Christ #134
- Joy to the World #201
- Oh, Come, All Ye Faithful #202
- Angels We Have Heard on High #203
- Silent Night #204
- Once in Royal David’s City #205
- It Came upon the Midnight Clear #207
- O Little Town of Bethlehem #208
- Hark! The Herald Angels Sing #209
- With Wondering Awe #210
- While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks #211
- Far, Far Away on Judea’s Plains #212
- The First Noel #213
- I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day #214
Secular Christmas Songs for a Ward Party:
- A Holly Jolly Christmas
- Deck the Halls
- Do You Hear What I Hear?
- Feliz Navidad
- Frosty the Snowman
- God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
- I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
- Jingle Bells
- Little Drummer Boy
- O Come All ye Faithful
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
- The Twelve Days of Christmas
- We Three Kings
- We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Christmas Songs from The Friend:
Use these links to find the landing page or direct sheet music if a landing page wasn’t available directly from the Church’s website. These songs are considered pre-approved as they are sourced and published in the various church magazines. However, you may still want to run your song choice through the Primary Presidency.
- A Gift of Love
- Christmas Day
- Christmas in Zarahemla
- Christmas Lullaby
- Christmas Song
- Come to Bethlehem
- Could I Hold the Baby
- First Christmas in America
- God’s Christmas Gift
- Have a Very Merry Christmas
- If I Had Been in Bethlehem
- Lullaby, Little One
- Make Room for Him
- My Christmas Testimony
- Our Christmas Story Tree
- Peace in Christ
- Sing of Christmas
- Silent Night – Simplified
- Sleep Little Jesus
- The Baby Jesus
- That Night in the Stable
- The Spirit of Christmas
- The Way to Bethlehem
- To Bethlehem
- We Wish You a Merry Christmas
- Who is the Child?
Christmas Primary Songs by LDS Composers:
There are some really beautiful Christmas songs that you might also want to consider written by faithful LDS members. You will need Bishopric and Primary President approval and may need to purchase sheet music to use any of these songs.
- A Book of Mormon Christmas by Melinda Allred
- A Manger Filled with Love by Sally DeFord
- Baby in a Manger by Sally DeFord
- Because He Came by Kristine Cox
- Born to Be a King by Maren Ord
- Christmas Lullaby by Angie Killian
- Do You Have Room? by Shawna Edwards
- He is the Gift by Shawna Edwards
- I’d Sing You a Song by Shawna Edwards
- If I Were a Shepherd by Stephanie K. Adams
- If I Were at the Manger by Blake Gillette
- In the Stable by Maxcine Woodbridge Posegate
- Joy: Now Their King He Shall Be Know by Blake Gillette
- Let Him In by Kristine Cox
- Little Jesus by Genevieve Thompson
- Little Lord Jesus by Monica Scott & Angie Killian
- Lord of All by Betsy Lee Bailey
- Oh Holy Night by Sally DeFord
- Prince of Peace by Monica Scott Music
- Room for Him by Laura Sonderegger
- Safe in a Stable by Michael Moody
- Samuel and the Star by Danielle Isaacson
- Share His Light by Rebecca Nelson
- Sing Little Angels by Mark Richins
- Starlight by Monica Scott
- Star Bright by Lorin F. Wheelright (Originally published in the Children’s Songbook in Spanish only as Estrella de Luz)
- The First Christmas in Zarahemla by Lex de Azevedo
- The Gift of Love by Maxcine Woodbridge
- The Presence of Christmas by Kristine Cox
- The Shepherds Came by Donna Bawden
- The Star Still Shines by Shawna Edwards
- The World’s Smallest Shepherd by Angie Killian
- When He Comes Again / Joy to the World by Blake Gillette
- When Mary Sang Her Lullaby by Sally DeFord
- When We Seek Him by Shawna Edwards and Angie Killian
- Wonderful One by Angie Killian
- If I Were There by Monica Scott and Angie Killian
- What Christmas Needs Most by Mary Hiett
- Who Were the Chosen Ones by Mary Hiett
- Born in a Stall by Mary Hiett
And New Releases!
- Born to Bring Us Joy by Angie Killian
- Shine by Angie Killian
- I’ll Give My Love by Angie Killian
- In a Manger by Monica Scott
Now, here’s helps to teach whatever Christmas song you pick! This curated list has over 100 Christmas singing time ideas! You’ll find general ideas that can work with any song and ideas specific for a variety of different Primary Christmas songs!
Printable Primary Christmas Songs List
You can choose to bookmark this post so you can find it year after year with updated links and list of songs to pick from! Then, print out this helpful 2-page list with all these Primary Songs great to teach during Singing Time! It will be great to slip inside your Singing Time Binder for easy reference for years to come!
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See the next song list in the series — Valentine’s Day Primary Songs about Love!
What other amazing Primary Christmas Songs have you taught during Singing Time?
