6 Favorite villancicos to teach your bilingual children this Christmas

Kids love to sing or at least mine do. And music is a great way to expose your kids to Spanish. So since Nochebuena is right around the corner, why not teach them a few Christmas carols in Spanish? Known as villancicos, there are some really beautiful options out there. But if you don't know any or you don't remember the ones from your own childhood, check out the list below that includes videos of my kids favorite villancicos:

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You can go here for a free printable PDF that includes lyrics to most of these villancicos¡A cantar!

1. Los peces en el río

Embedded content: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6_nZapQyps

2. Mi burrito sabanero

Embedded content: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Wrc6Q7acME&list=RDL6_nZapQyps

3. Campanas sobre campanas

Embedded content: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyRFHeNMoXA&list=RDL6_nZapQyps

4. El niño del tambor

Embedded content: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzkidjWCERA&list=RDL6_nZapQyps

5. Campanas de Belén

Embedded content: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHuxbQwpSK0&list=RDL6_nZapQyps

6. Noche de paz

Embedded content: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTELDtra5Ws&list=RDL6_nZapQyps