It’s not singing time in December without singing Christmas Primary songs and hymns! Make sure to sing as many Christmas Primary songs as possible using these Christmas Primary singing time ideas!
My Primary’s absolute favorite is Christmas Singo! But When Joseph Went to Bethlehem is a close 2nd! But don’t skip adding handbells to any of your Christmas singing time activities. Christmas is the magical time to bring in handbells!
These Christmas Primary singing time ideas are divided into categories (click on the link to jump to that section):
And by all means, if you have a Christmas singing time activity to add, please leave a comment!!
Like I said, Christmas Singo is an annual favorite that I pull out almost EVERY. SINGLE. YEAR! Pass out singo sheets. When a song is called, sing it! 5 in a row wins a prize!!
Spell MERRY CHRISTMAS all while learning about the reasons for the season AND singing Christmas primary songs! This Merry Christmas singing time idea also doubles as a great Christmas Primary program for your ward party or similar!
Have a Song-A-Day Christmas in singing time with this 12 Songs of Christmas singing time idea!
Singing Time Elf yoga will have your Primary kids moving to various elf yoga positions and loving it!
Primary children love an opportunity to be “naughty” or “nice” with this Naught or Nice Silent Singer singing time activity!
Create a Primary Christmas Song Nativity in singing time all set to Primary Christmas songs!
Play Hot ‘n Cold in singing time with a Christmas twist! This simple activity never gets old and is even more fun around the holidays!
Christmas is the BEST time to bring in handbells! Try singing any of the Christmas Primary songs using my Christmas Primary song handbell charts.
Help your Primary children discover various Christmas traditions with these darling international Santas illustrated by Susan Fitch!
Create a Christmas karaoke in singing time as you sing along to all the Christmas Primary songs in the Children’s Songbook! Also available is the option to use handbells! It’s SO easy, making it perfect for a busy holiday season!
Susan Fitch’s Christmas Nativity clip art kit is wonderful great to create simple Christmas themed lesson plans for singing time!
Then don’t skip teaching all the beautiful Christmas Primary songs in the Children’s Songbook! You will LOVE all of these singing time ideas for teaching them…
My FAVORITE Christmas singing time lesson plan is teaching When Joseph Went to Bethlehem using scarves! The scarf actions follow the words in the song so perfectly.
The Nativity Song is one of the most popular Christmas Primary songs in the Children’s Songbook. It’s the perfect song to teach children all about the events surrounding the Savior’s birth.
Teach Picture a Christmas in singing time by creating an actual picture of Christmas! Do this by drawing the actual pictures or using simple printables!
If you know me, you know I LOVE using handbells at Christmas time! Use these puppets and handbells to teach Once within a Lowly Stable.
Who is the Child? is written in a simple question and answer form. This Who is the Child? singing time lesson plan utilizes that format while incorporating scarves for additional movement.
Here’s a quick and easy lesson plan for the Primary song Have a Very Merry Christmas! Create simple actions that coincide with the lyrics and add in the handbells as a movement option!
This clever lesson plan to teach Away in a Manger incorporates simple shapes drawn on the board that eventually come together to create a manger scene! It’s so simple that you don’t even need to be an artist to pull it off!
This simple Christmas singing time lesson plan idea teaches this often overlooked song, Oh, Hush Thee, My Baby. It utilizes scarves that compliment these soft lullaby actions!
Teach Sleep Little Jesus in singing time using simple Christmas symbols! It doesn’t get more festive than that!
It should go without saying that you can’t teach Christmas Bells in singing time without handbells! Use either Christmas Bells descant or Christmas Bells melody handbell charts!
Teach Mary’s Lullaby in singing time using handbells!
You can’t go wrong teaching a classic Christmas hymn in singing time! Make sure to check out these favorites!
Whether you teach the version in the Children’s Songbook or the hymnbook, teach Away in a Manger with shapes drawn on the board that eventually come together to create a manger scene! It’s so simple that you don’t even need to be an artist to pull it off!
Hark! The Herald Angels sing is a classic Christmas hymn! Teach it in singing time using a flip chart with Susan Fitch illustrations and optional handbells.
Star Bright is a children’s Christmas hymn found in the NEW hymnbook! I know your Primary will fall in love with it as mine has using these Star Bright singing time ideas!
Send children to different corners of the room to sing as you teach O Little Town of Bethlehem in singing time. The simple movements and room rotation keeps them focused as they sing.
Every child will eventually wonder, “What child is this?” Bring the story of the Savior’s birth to life with these creative What Child Is This? Primary singing time ideas.
Help your Primary share their testimony of the Savior by teaching the song My Christmas Testimony! They’ll be able to write all they know about the Savior and the events surrounding His birth.
If you want to branch out from the Children’s Songbook, there are several Primary Christmas songs published in the Friend magazine! Check out these lesson plans for a few of those songs.
I HIGHLY recommend teaching When We Seek Him in singing time using Susan Fitch’s flip chart!
Could I Hold the Baby is a very popular Christmas song! And I know why … it’s BEAUTIFUL! Make sure to check out all my singing time ideas for teaching Could I Hold the Baby.
The December 2025 Friend magazine features a brand NEW song! It’s entitled Somewhere a Baby Sleeps by Janice Kapp Perry! When a song is written by Sister Perry, you know it’s going to be an instant favorite!
Your Primary may be asked to sing at your ward’s Christmas party, rest home or somewhere outside of church services! If that be the case, teach them these secular Christmas songs!
Jingle bells is perfect for playing on the handbells using this Jingle Bells handbell chart!
Or give your Primary a challenge and play Carol of the Bellsusing this handbell chart.
These new (and some old!) Children’s Christmas songs need to be on repeat in all homes this holiday season! Now you can easily do that with this easy-to-share Children’s Christmas Songs YouTube playlist. Fill your home with music that reminds you of the true meaning of Christmas!
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These singing time ideas for teaching the Primary song, Love Is Spoken Here will help your Primary fall in love all over again with this song! My favorite is using a match-up activity that puts the double melody together! But whatever you choose, these Love Is Spoken Here singing time ideas are bound to accommodate your Primary’s learning style and needs!
The 2nd hour of church has significantly changed for Sunday School, Relief Society, Elders Quorum and all youth classes. However, Primary received a minor change that you might not have noticed.
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