Seasonal Songs

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SEASONS IN GENERAL

so la do re mi
  • Summer, fall, winter, spring (to the tune of Old MacDonald)
    (Warren 1984: 40)
  • Do you have the spooky ghost?
    (can be sung to the tune of The muffin man in Cox 1942: 240)
    (Warren 1983: 40)


ARBOR DAY

so do re mi so la
  • Arbor Day salute (Joiner 1977: 36)
AUTUMN

do re mi
  • Signs of fall (Joiner 1977: 64)
do re mi so
  • Autumn leaves all around me (to the tune of Mary had a little lamb)
    (Warren 1984: 41)
  • Autumn leaves are falling down (to the tune of Mary had a little lamb)
    (Warren 1984: 42)
  • Leaves are falling (to the tune of Mary had a little lamb)
    (Warren 1984: 43)
do re mi so la
  • Ballet of the leaves (Joiner 1977: 65)
  • Welcome to autumn (Joiner 1977: 63)
so do re mi so
  • The leaves of the trees
    (can be sung to the tune of The muffin man in Cox 1942: 240)
    (Warren 1984: 42)
  • Autumn leaves
    (can be sung to the tune of The muffin man in Cox 1942: 240)
    (Warren 1983: 38)
so do re mi so la
  • The leaves are falling down
    (to the tune of The farmer in the dell)
    (Warren 1984: 43)
COLUMBUS DAY

do re mi so
  • Columbus (to the tune of Mary had a little lamb)
    (Warren 1984: 44)
EASTER

mi so la
  • Easter basket (Joiner 1977: 33)
do re mi so
  • What's that hidden in the grass? (Joiner 1977: 33)
  • Easter bunny (Warren 1985: 68) (to the tune of Mary had a little lamb)
so do re mi
  • Easter riddle, An (Joiner 1977: 33)
so do re mi so
  • Here is a bunny (Warren 1985: 68) (can be sung to the tune of The muffin man in Cox 1942: 240)
GROUNDHOG'S DAY

do re mi so
  • On Groundhog's Day (to the tune of Mary had a little lamb)
    (Warren 1984: 22)
HALLOWEEN

mi so
  • This is the night (Joiner 1977: 7-8)
do re mi
  • Groovy ghoulies (Joiner1977: 1-2)
do re mi so
  • Jack-o-lantern (to the tune of Mary had a little lamb)
    (Warren 1983: 41)
so do re mi so
  • One little, twoo little, three little pumpkins
    (can be sung to the tune of The muffin man in Cox 1942: 240)
    (Warren 1983: 41)
so do re mi so la
  • The jack-o-lantern (Joiner 1977: 11)
  • Who am I? (Joiner 1977: 12)
  • Goblin in the dark, The
    (to the tune of The farmer in the dell)
    (Warren 1983: 42)
la do re mi
  • Skin and bones (Sing out! 1975: 20, Choksy 1981: 216-217)
  • Skin and bones (completely different melody from above)
    (Ritchie 1997: 20, Choksy 1981: 216-217, [1974] 1999: 231)
  • Halloween is here (Joiner 1977: 3-4)
so la do re mi
  • Goblin in the dark, The (to the tune of The farmer in the dell)
    (Gagne 1997, vol. 1: 11)
  • Halloween is visitors (Joiner 1977: 5-6)
  • It's Halloween again (Joiner 1977: 9-10)
INDEPENDENCE DAY

so la do re mi so la
  • Freedom's land for all (Joiner 1977: 39)
SAINT PATRICK'S DAY

do re mi so
  • St. Patrick's Day (Joiner 1977: 35)
  • Do you know what a shamrock is?
    (to the tune of Mary had a little lamb) (Warren 1984a: 30)
so do re mi so
  • On St. Patrick's Day
    (can be sung to the tune of The muffin man in Cox 1942: 240)
    (Warren 1983: 21)
SPRING

do re mi so la
  • Nature's welcome (Joiner 1977: 58)
  • Peppermint tulips (Joiner 1977: 59)
so do re mi so
  • Spring morning
    (can be sung to the tune of The muffin man in Cox 1942: 240)
    (Warren 1983: 20)
SUMMER

do re mi so
do re mi so la
so la do re mi
  • Summertime is here (Joiner 1977: 61)
so la do re mi so la
  • On the first day of summer (Warren 1984a: 34)
    (can be sung to the tune of The twelve days of Christmas
    in Seeger, R. C. 1953: 72)
THANKSGIVING

do re mi
  • Relatives (Joiner 1977: 13-14)
do re mi so
  • Thanksgiving dinner (Joiner 1977: 15)
do re mi so la
  • Thanksgiving wish, A (Joiner 1977: 16)
  • Thanksgiving fun (Joiner 1977: 17)
so do re mi so
  • Let us give thanks
    (can be sung to the tune of The muffin man in Cox 1942: 240)
    (Warren 1984: 47)
so do re mi so la
  • Thanksgiving song, A
    (to the tune of The farmer in the dell)
    (Warren 1983: 43)
  • Thanksgiving song
    (to the tune of The farmer in the dell)
    (Warren 1985: 64)
so la do re mi
  • Thanksgiving story, A (Joiner 1977: 18)
  • Thanksgiving Day (to the tune of Old MacDonald had a farm)
    (Warren 1984: 47)
VALENTINE DAY

do re mi so
  • Valentine (Joiner 1977: 31)
  • A red heart
    (to the tune of Mary had a little lamb) (Warren 1983: 18)
do re mi so la
  • Valentine, The (Joiner 1977: 32)
so do re mi so
  • My Valentine
    (can be sung to the tune of The muffin man in Cox 1942: 240)
    (Warren 1984: 23)
  • The postman brings a Valentine
    (can be sung to the tune of The muffin man in Cox 1942: 240)
    (Warren 1983: 15)
so do re mi so la
  • Please be my Valentine (Warren 1985: 67) (to the tune of The farmer in the dell)
WINTER

do re mi so
  • Winter wonderland (Joiner 1977: 67)
do re mi so
  • St. Patrick's Day (Joiner 1977: 35)
  • Snowflakes falling from the sky
    (to the tune of Mary had a little lamb) (Warren 1983: 13)
  • I can make a snowman
    (to the tune of Mary had a little lamb) (Warren 1983: 14)
do re mi so la
  • North wind, The (Joiner 1977: 68)
  • Snow is falling (Joiner 1977: 69)
la do re
  • Winds of winter (Joiner 1977: 66)
BIBLIOGRAPHY

Joiner, D. 1977. A pentatonic travelogue: Through holidays, moods and seasons. Dimmitt, TX: Dwight Joiner.
Songs for voice and Orff ensemble.
With permission of the composer's family, the entire book is reproduced in pdf format here

Warren, J. 1984a. More piggyback songs: New songs sung to the tunes of childhood favorites. Everett, WA: Totline Press.
With these three books, you can get hours of recreational use out of songs which beginning instrumental students already know. These books consist of original lyrics to already familiar songs. For example, there are 46 songs to the tune of Mary Had a Little Lamb.

_____. 1984b. Piggyback songs: New songs sung to the tunes of childhood favorites. Everett, WA: Totline Press.

_____. 1985. Piggyback songs for infants and toddlers: New songs sung to the tunes of childhood favorites. Everett, WA: Totline Press.

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