--- title: Writing New Words for Holiday Songs description: Write new words for a Holiday Song: image: https://blog.musicplay.ca/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202023-06-13%20at%202.40.02%20PM.png --- [![musicplay-logo](https://blog.musicplay.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/musicplay-logo-2.png?width=2701&height=877&name=musicplay-logo-2.png "musicplay-logo")](http://musicplay.ca) Open main menu Close main menu [Blog Posts](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/blog-posts) # Writing New Words for Holiday Songs [Denise Gagne](https://blog.musicplay.ca/author/denise-gagne) [Share this blog post on Twitter](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=I+found+this+interesting+blog+post&url=https://blog.musicplay.ca/writing-new-words-for-holiday-songs) [Share this blog post on Facebook](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://blog.musicplay.ca/writing-new-words-for-holiday-songs) ![](https://blog.musicplay.ca/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202023-06-13%20at%202.40.02%20PM.png) ###### Write new words for a Holiday Song: #42 Musicplay 3 - Santa Claus is Coming OR  for PreK - 1 new words for Ring Ring Ring the Bells Learning Goals: I can write new words to a song. I can describe many different holidays that children in North America celebrate. ![Screen Shot 2023-06-13 at 2.35.35 PM](https://blog.musicplay.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202023-06-13%20at%202.35.35%20PM.png?width=1468&height=1060&name=Screen%20Shot%202023-06-13%20at%202.35.35%20PM.png) Activities: 1.  Teach the melody of the round by rote to a neutral syllable, such as lai or loo. 2.  Teach the words as written. 3.  Invite the students to think~pair~share with a partner about other holidays that they might celebrate. (Kwanza, Hannukah, Diwali, Chinese New Years, Carnival, etc.) 4.  Have them choose one of the other holidays and write new words for the round. For example: Hanukkah is coming. Soon light the lights. Eight glowing candles, what a lovely sight. 5.  Invite the pairs of students to sing their version to the class.   Put together a class composition using many of the new verses. 6.  Record the class singing their versions and post it on YouTube.  Send Denise Gagne the link (or an mp3)so she can share it. Ring Ring Ring the Bells is in Musicplay 1.  This is a better song for preK-Grade 1-2 students to write new words for than the round. Have the students choose non-pitched percussion instruments and create new verses using the instrument names. For example: Tap, tap, tap the sticks Tap them nice and clear Tell the children everywhere that Christmas time is near. Beat, beat, beat the drum... Shake, shake the tambourine... Ding, ding the cymbals ding.... Share your students creations! 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