Ho! Ho! Ho! Here are some songs and video resources for your preschool, kindergarten, and pre-K ESL English lessons! Merry Christmas! These resources are primarily intended for ESL learners and focus on teaching and showing simple modern Christmas vocabulary. However, one or two videos explain the biblical story, which you can use if your students have a very high level.

The videos are organized into four categories:

1. Songs
2. Educational Videos (Vocabulary with some Biblical Stories)
3. Educational Games
4. Stories

Songs

Dream English Kids: Jingle Bells For Kids-Easy Version

"Jingle Bells" is a Christmas classic. This version is perfect for young learners as it is simplified and clear, with some fun actions at the end! Enjoy.

Dream English Kids: Christmas Counting Song for Children

Another clear and simple song for young learners with some fun actions, counting up to five with Christmas vocabulary.

"1 hat..2 boots..3 white buttons..4 bells..5 presents."

Great for young learners!

Dream English Kids: Jingle Bells with Vocabulary Chant | Dream English Kids

It's a slightly different version of "Jingle Bells" than the first video. This version includes vocabulary such as snowman, sleigh, Santa Claus, toys, Christmas tree, stocking, presents, candy cane, reindeer, angel, elf, and mistletoe. Another simple, clear, and fun song for young learners.

Dream English Kids: We Wish You A Merry Christmas | Classroom Songs | Dream English Kids

The third Dream English song! I've included these songs because Dream English offers great, simple versions of Christmas classics that are easier for young learners. This version also includes some family vocabulary.

Super Simple Songs: S-A-N-T-A | Christmas Version of B-I-N-G-O! 

A fun song set to the tune of BINGO! Bingo is a great song for young kids, with its alternate clapping every chorus. "Red hat, white beard, a twinkle in his eye, SANTA is his name-o."

KidsTV123: The Dancing Christmas Tree Song

A nice song with some fun actions. "Shake your head, kick your legs, wave your arms, jump up and down, turn around"

Maple Leaf Learning: Christmas Tree, Reindeer, Bell | Christmas Song for Kids

Great fun! "Christmas tree, reindeer and bell" getting faster, and faster and FASTER...!

FunEnglishforKIDS: Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer

A challenging song with higher-level sentence structures and vocabulary, but this version is slow, nice, and clear. The video does a good job visually demonstrating what is being sung.

The Kiboomers: Reindeer Hokey Pokey Dance - The Kiboomers Preschool Songs for Christmas

Hokey Pokey is a great, fun song! This version uses hooves, antlers, a tail, and a red nose, so be sure to explain before singing that you are reindeer with these features.

Educational Videos

English Singsing: Kids vocabulary - Christmas - Christmas vocab - Learn English for kids - English educational video

Want to learn some Christmas vocabulary? Then this is video is for you!

Maple Leaf Learning: Learn Christmas Vocabulary | Talking Flashcards

Another vocabulary video. 

Mark Kulek: Christmas Vocabulary | English Speaking Practice

And another vocabulary video!

Little Dreamers Education: Christmas Vocabulary for Kids | 4K

And another!

Bible Kids: The Christmas Story for Kids | Bible Stories with Sarah & Simon | Animated Bible Story for Kids

Christmas is a Christian festival. Most Christmas lessons for young ESL learners focus on building simple language and vocabulary not related to the biblical story. They typically do not delve deeply into the religious aspects or the Bible story. Here is a short cartoon retelling the Bible Christmas story.

 

Saddleback Kids: The Story of Christmas | Bible Stories for Kids

Cartoon retelling of the biblical story of the birth of Jesus.

Educational Games

Games4ESL: Christmas Guessing Game | Christmas Vocabulary Game

A fun vocabulary-building game for young learners where they have to guess the vocabulary being drawn before the time runs out!

Games4ESL: Christmas Game | How Many? | Classroom Game

Another fun game where students have to quickly count how many Christmas items are in the picture before the time runs out. It's a great game for counting, short-term memory, and building vocabulary.

Maple Leaf Learning: Learn Christmas Vocabulary | What Is It? Game for Kids

A fun game with a catchy "What is it?" chant, in which students need to guess what is hidden behind the partially covered screen. This video also includes two songs, "Christmas Tree" and "We Wish You a Merry Christmas," performed with puppets.

Fun Kids English: Learn Christmas Vocabulary | What Is It? | English Pattern Practice for ESL | Fun Kids English

Another "What is it?" chant where students need to guess what is behind the screen before it is fully revealed. This video reveals the answer quite quickly.

 

Love2Learn with Miss Ellis: CHRISTMAS QUIZ for kids | Miss Ellis 🎄

A higher-level Christmas quiz. Be sure to pause and help explain the questions. The video provides three option answers, which is great for younger learners to try and understand the questions. Some of the questions may be challenging for young learners.

Little Dreamers Education: Christmas What Am I? Quiz | Christmas Game For Kids | Christmas Vocabulary | 4k

A Christmas quiz where students need to guess the answer from the descriptions. Be sure to pause, read the questions, and explain the descriptions. Use the video and quiz as a lesson guide to demonstrate, talk, and explain the questions and descriptions.

Stories

Pinkfong: The Night Before Christmas | Christmas Stories | PINKFONG Story Time for Children

The Snowman with Bernard Cribbins Narration Full HD 1982

LolliPop Animated Book: Pete the Cat saves the Christmas | Animated Book | Read aloud

 

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