Many elementary schools host holiday concerts for parents and family members. There are classic songs that are non-denominational such as "Frosty the Snowman," "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and "Jingle Bells." These are all popular holiday songs that are simple to learn and children retain them with relative ease. The melodies are happy and the lyrics are fun, with motions for the kids to participate in. As these songs are also well-known, the audience may also join in, which will make the performance still more special for all.
There are a multitude of songs available that spell out words or count up or down to specific numbers. There are many lessons learned from these types of songs: Numbers and counting, letters and spelling, retaining the lyrics along to the melody and learning to sing in turn together as a class. These are all valuable learning initiatives in kindergarten and such a song sung as a group for a concert achieves them all. The days of the week and the months of the year are also useful subjects for this type of song.
There is also the song group involving animals of all types. This includes "Old MacDonald" with all of its explanations regarding the animals on his farm. The children will love singing this song and ones like it as it is fun and involves the sounds the animals make. There are many other songs that revolve around animals and these can both teach the kids about the animal kingdom and all the other valuable lessons about teamwork, memory and performance skills.
The age and maturity of kindergarten children limits the length and difficulty of the songs chosen for a concert performance. Disney songs are a popular choice as they are well-known and the kids more than likely love the movies with which they are associated. Other sing-along songs such as B-I-N-G-O and "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" are also common popular song choices. The "Row..." song can also be sung in stages--rotation--if the children are really advanced.