I Sing, You Sing: Holiday Songs: Songbook

This collection transforms echo singing from a casual activity into a structured, pedagogically rich practice. The integration of full-page teaching suggestions and activity extensions means you're not just using songs; you're building a complete listening and singing curriculum with built-in flexibility for your classroom's pace and needs.

Playful and purposeful, with holiday and seasonal themes that keep young singers engaged while they're doing serious ear work. The echo structure creates a natural call-and-response energy that feels like a game but builds real vocal independence and listening precision.

Classroom music teachers and music specialists working with kindergarten through fourth-grade singers who need accessible, song-based tools for ear training and independent pitch production. The echo format works equally well for whole-group instruction, small ensembles, or mixed-readiness classrooms where individualized listening is the priority.

• Start with the CD leader for songs where your students need a consistent model before they echo you; this removes the pressure of perfect imitation in the moment and lets them focus on listening first.
• Experiment with part of a song as a daily warm-up and save the full echo exchange for small group instruction, where you can hear and respond to individual voice development.
• Layer the suggested activities into your weekly routine rather than rushing through all 30 songs; even five well-taught echo songs with extensions will deepen ear training more than 30 sung once.
• Use chord symbols to accompany on piano or guitar, adding harmonic context that reinforces pitch awareness beyond the melody alone.

Integrate individual echo songs throughout the year as warm-ups, transitions, or standalone activities rather than reserving the whole collection for a single concert. The included program outline works well for a winter or seasonal performance where the rhyming verse creates continuity between songs and gives your singers natural pacing cues.

• Echo singing and melodic imitation
• Pitch accuracy and intonation awareness
• Vocal independence and confidence in singing alone or in small groups
• Active listening and auditory discrimination
• Holiday and seasonal repertoire performance