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Christmas is impossible to ignore no matter what type of school you teach in. If you’re in one with a Christian ethos, you probably won’t have the problem of navigating through the songs that are also prayers. If you aren’t, here are some safe Christmas songs that don’t proselytise.

Are you having a Teddy Bears’ Picnic in your school? Here’s a little playlist for the background. It mainly contains children’s songs and a couple of pop songs.

“Sometimes you have to be a little bit naughty.” So says the song in Matilda, one of the many adaptations of Roald Dahl’s works. This playlist has sample songs from films and musicals that have been adapted from Roald Dahl’s novels – perfect for 13th September, which is Roald Dahl Day!

This playlist focus on drums, specifically, drum solos or famous beats. It’s amazing how we can recognise a song from one percussion instrument. Here are some of the most famous drum beats from musical history.

Are you looking for songs about happiness? These songs are a selection from the 1950s to today that are about feeling happy. Why not pick a few to compare with each other in a music class or get the children to identify “happy” instruments or beats?

Here are some songs from 2010 to today that are appropriate for primary school children’s ears. They might be useful when trying to avoid songs with questionable lyrics.

If you want to play some tunes in the Playground to liven up break times, here are some selections of songs for the children to dance to.