Nativity Song and Puppet Show

This very simple Nativity Song is a perfect way to introduce the Christmas Story to small children.  Use our free printable puppets templates to help tell the story while you sing the Nativity song. Even toddlers who might be too young to join in the singing will love to watch the musical puppet show and take everything in. The song is sung to the tune of In and Out the Dusty Bluebells – scroll down for the chime bar clip which will show you how it goes.

Nativity Song for 3-5 year olds

Listen to the Christmas story,

Listen to the Christmas story,

Listen to the Christmas story,

Of the birth of Jesus.

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Three great kings came from a-far,

Three great kings came from a-far,

Three great kings came from a-far,

 Bringing gifts for Jesus.

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Humble shepherds followed the sta-r,

Humble shepherds followed the sta-r,

Humble shepherds followed the sta-r,

  All the way to Jesus.

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Oxen, lamb and donkey too,

 Oxen, lamb and donkey too,

Oxen, lamb and donkey too,

 Followed the star to Jesus.

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Angel voices filled the a-ir,

Angel voices filled the a-ir,

Angel voices filled the a-ir,

 Si-nging his Glory!

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 Mother Mary rocked him gently,

Mother Mary rocked him gently,

 Mother Mary ro-cked him gently

Sleeping in a manger.

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He was born to show the li-ght,

He was born to show the li-ght,

He was born to show the li-ght,

 To sa -ve u-s all.

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Jesus is the son of God,

Jesus is the son of God,

Jesus is the son of God,

 The be-st gift of all!

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(Sing to the tune of ‘In And Out The Dusty Bluebells‘)

You can use the the free printable puppet template to make the characters in felt. They can then be used either on a felt board or be made into finger puppets. If you do have the time to make them out of felt they are guaranteed to be very popular over the Christmas period, giving little ones plenty of time to learn and recognise the characters.

If you are planning a lesson and time is short, you could just make them into simple, card stick-puppets – the kids really won’t mind a bit! You could even print off the sheets and ask the children to colour them in!

For more songs that have free printable puppets, or can be sung alongside a puppet show, take a look at our Songs for Storytelling Series. For more simple Christmas songs for young children, look no further than here!

Check out our Christmas lesson plan for lots more musical and educational activities to celebrate the season!