A-Z AND THEMATIC SONG GUIDE FOR ALL 150 SONGS FROM THE NEW SONGS FOR EVERY SERIES
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0 HO POSSIBILIT 5 W IES! 1 A OF FROM THE VERY BEGINNING… our aim has always been to write the songs that children (and everyone else) will just love. Songs with the breath of life, songs to teach and inspire, but most of all, songs that are great fun to sing! We started writing the ‘Songs For Every…’ series in 1991, with little more than a piano, a pot of pencils and a big vision. It has always been our belief that children deserve the very best songs we can possibly give them, and that they are capable of a whole lot more than we might expect. For 25 years now we have been creating music with as much life, colour and variety as we can possibly squeeze into the magic mix of melody and lyrics. 10 books and 150 songs later, this popular series has become a firm favourite, and something of a ‘standard’ in UK primary schools. We believe these songs have made a huge difference to the lives of countless children, and have transformed singing in schools over the past 25 years.
THANK YOU so much for your belief in our music. It’s been our privilege to have shared a little of ourselves in these songs, and we trust that you will enjoy teaching and singing them together for many years to come.
Mark & Helen Johnson JANUARY 2016
This leaflet gives you a quick reference guide to all the songs, helping you unpack their potential through all the thematic and musical features included in the whole EVERY series.
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· FIND A SONG BY
THEME!
EASTER
Celebrate Easter Jubilation
HARVEST
He’s Alive!
Conkers!
Hosanna
Christmas Has Started Ding Dong! Every Christmas I Don’t Believe In Santa Claus It’s A Magical Time
Mary’s Song Risen! ster Song Sing Out An Ea en Spring Chick Loving Me Thank You For Song The Chocolate
Lazy Days Lovely Summer’s Day Maytime Now Spring Is Here Now That Summer Has Come Pancakes
Don’t Forget (Mother’s Day Song) Easter Jubilation Every Christmas Extraordinary Me! Extraordinary You!
Snow Song Song For Every Seaso
Spring Sprang!
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Springtime Turn Back The Clo cks Wet Play When It’s A Sunny Day
We’re Building We’re Here Again We’re In It Together Wet Play
Benediction Song Change And Grow
My Mum Pancakes sic We Like Joyful Mu
It’s My Life
Well Done! 5-AGE 1
SONGS FOR
WING SCHOOL GRO
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JOHNSON
ENTAL ENVIRONM SONGS Green Song The Seed Song In My Garden
LEAVERS’ SONGS
1
COLOUR KEY
Happy Birthday
Thing Life Is A Wonderful Maytime ryone Merry Christmas Eve
ONE
Celebrate Christmas Has Started
Sad Song (In Winter)
THE BLUEBERRY
Please Don’t Buy Me A … Rock Around Th e Shops Sound The Trump et The Gift This Christmas Tim e Turn Down The Lights Unto Us A Child Is Born
School Is Nearly Over The School Rule Song
Conkers!
SPECIAL DAYS & CELEBRATIONS
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Lunchtime Queue
Monday Morning Please Miss!
NGS SEASONAL SO
e The Gift Of Lif out The Cross Ab k in Th I n Whe
Merry Christmas Everyone Midnight
Hip, Hip Hooray! It’s Nearly Playtime
Harvest Song
Life Is A Wonderful Thing
Christmas Calypso
No Room At The
Harvest Hym n Harvest Samba
Hip, Hip, Hooray!
Because It’s Christmas Child In A Manger Born
7 Days A Week Back In School Again Give It All You’ve Got Good Morning
A Happy Little Harvest Song
Have You Heard? (He Has Risen)
S CHRISTMA
L LIFE O O H C S
Leavers’ Song
Moving On We Are One
FIND A SONG BY
COLLECTIVE WORSHIP
EALTH & PSHE: H ING WELL-BE
THEME!
Benediction Song
PSHE: GRIEF & LOSS
A Healthy Life
INDNESS K , E V O L : PSHE T & RESPEC
Busy Body! Clap Hands! Stamp Feet!
Wake Up! Water, Food, Rest And Exercise What A Flexible Body! What Goes In, Must Come Out
I’m OK!
One Of A Kind Put On A Smile The Body Song The Tongue
Newspaper Pictures er Sometimes I Wond
The Body Song
Don’t Go Listening To Lies Extraordinary Me! Extraordinary You!
Love In My Heart
Memories
Stretch And Grow
A Little Bit Of Kindness Brighter Day Tomorrow
It’s Good To Be Me Just The Same
Crying Out For Love
Every Body
PSHE: BELONGING e Got Give It All You’v or Good M ning Sing I Have A Song To Parts Of A Body
We Are One We’re Building We’re Here Again We’re In It Together
Brighter Day Tomo
rrow Give It All You’ve Go t I Have A Song To Sin g I’m OK!
If You Can Walk, Yo
u Can Dance It’s My Life Just Sing!
Life Is A Wonderful Thing Now That Summer Has Come
Put On A Smile Song For Every Season Springtime Sun Arise This Day Try And Try Again We Like Joyful Music When It’s A Sunny Day Why Worry?
Everywhere Around Me God Created Them All
He’ll Be There He’s Alive! Hosanna
Let’s Remember (To Be
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Lord, I Pray (Confession Son
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PSHE: APPRECIATION ful Cause To Be Grate s ng ssi Ble Count Your Day Song) er’s oth Don’t Forget (M Every Body y Every Brand New Da Good Things Be Grateful) Let’s Remember (To My Mum Song Of Blessing g Me Thank You For Lovin
Y PSHE: POSITIVIT
Celebrate Count Your Blessings
Thank You Lord The Gift Of Life These Simple Things This Day Today We Sing Your Praise We Will Remember You Can Never Be Too Grateful
Love The Lord Your God Our Father (The Lord’s Prayer) Praise To The One Song Of Blessing Thank You For Loving Me Thank You God Thank You Lord This Day Time For Everything We Sing Your Praise Why Worry?
MWORK PSHE: TEA ATION & CO-OPER As One
I Have A Song To Sing
Parts Of A Body Together
We’re Building Well Done!
Song Elements SONG
BOOK
HARMONY
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7 Days A Week
Day
A Happy Little Harvest Song
Growing School
A Healthy Life
Happy, Healthy School
A Little Bit Of Kindness
Happy, Healthy School
A Song You'll Love To Know!
Happy, Healthy School
As One
Body
Back In School Again
Occasion
Because It's Christmas
Occasion
Benediction Song
Growing School
Brighter Day Tomorrow
Happy, Healthy School
Busy Body!
Body
Cause To Be Grateful
Happy, Healthy School
Celebrate
Easter
Change And Grow
Happy, Healthy School
Child In A Manger Born
Christmas
Christmas Calypso
Christmas
Christmas Has Started
Christmas
Clap Hands! Stamp Feet!
Body
Conkers!
Season
Count Your Blessings
Assembly
Crying Out For Love
Occasion
Ding Dong! Don't Forget (Mother's Day Song) Don't Go Listening To Lies
Happy, Healthy School
Easter Jubilation
Easter
Music Activity ROUND
CALL & RESPONSE
SOLO OR GROUPSINGING
ACTION &/ OR BODY PERCUSSION
SING
LISTEN
PLAY
IMPROVISE NOTATION
GENRE/ HISTORY/ MUSICIANS
COMPOSE
Christmas
Easter
Song Elements SONG
BOOK
HARMONY
PARTSINGING
Music Activity ROUND
CALL & RESPONSE
SOLO OR GROUPSINGING
Every Body
Body
Every Brand New Day
Body
Every Christmas
Christmas
Everywhere Around Me
Assembly
Extraordinary Me! Extraordinary You!
Growing School
Give It All You've Got
Assembly
God Created Them All
Day
Good Morning
Singing School
Good Things
Day
Green Song
Day
Happiness Is Not...
Happy, Healthy School
Happy Birthday
Day
Harvest Hymn
Occasion
Harvest Samba
Occasion
Harvest Song
Season
Have You Heard? (He Has Risen)
Occasion
He'll Be There
Assembly
He's Alive!
Easter
Hip, Hip, Hooray!
Occasion
Hosanna
Easter
I Don't Believe In Santa Claus
Christmas
I Have A Song To Sing
Singing School
I Like Books!
Growing School
I'm OK!
Body
If You Can Walk, You Can Dance
Singing School
ACTION &/ OR BODY PERCUSSION
SING
LISTEN
PLAY
COMPOSE
IMPROVISE NOTATION
GENRE/ HISTORY/ MUSICIANS
Song Elements SONG
BOOK
HARMONY
PARTSINGING
Music Activity ROUND
CALL & RESPONSE
SOLO OR GROUPSINGING
ACTION &/ OR BODY PERCUSSION
SING
LISTEN
PLAY
COMPOSE
IMPROVISE NOTATION
In My Garden
Growing School
It's A Magical Time
Occasion
It's Good To Be Me!
Happy, Healthy School
It's My Life
Growing School
It's Nearly Playtime
Singing School
Just Sing!
Singing School
Just The Same
Day
Lazy Days
Season
Leavers' Song
Occasion
Let's Remember (To Be Grateful)
Body
Life Is A Wonderful Thing
Easter
Living And Learning
Assembly
Lord, I Pray (Confession Song)
Occasion
Love In My Heart
Body
Love The Lord Your God
Assembly
Lovely Summer's Day
Season
Lunchtime Queue
Day
Mary's Song
Easter
Maytime
Season
Memories
Body
Merry Christmas Everyone
Season
Midnight
Christmas
Monday Morning
Day
Moving On
Growing School
My Mum
Occasion
GENRE/ HISTORY/ MUSICIANS
Song Elements SONG
BOOK
HARMONY
PARTSINGING
Music Activity ROUND
CALL & RESPONSE
SOLO OR GROUPSINGING
ACTION &/ OR BODY PERCUSSION
SING
LISTEN
PLAY
New Day Blues
Singing School
Newspaper Pictures
Day
No Room At The Inn
Christmas
Now Spring Is Here
Easter
Now That Summer Has Come
Season
On The Move
Day
One Of A Kind
Growing School
Our Father (The Lord's Prayer)
Happy, Healthy School
Pancakes
Season
Parts Of A Body
Body
Please Don't Buy Me A…
Christmas
Please Miss!
Day
Praise To The One
Body
Put On A Smile
Happy, Healthy School
Risen!
Easter
Rock Around The Shops
Christmas
Sad Song (In Winter)
Season
School Is Nearly Over
Singing School
Sing A Round
Singing School
Sing Anyway
Singing School
Sing Out An Easter Song
Season
Snow Song
Season
Sometimes I Wonder
Assembly
Song For Every Day
Day
Song For Every Season
Season
GENRE/ HISTORY/ MUSICIANS
IMPROVISE NOTATION
COMPOSE
Song Elements SONG
BOOK
HARMONY
PARTSINGING
Music Activity ROUND
CALL & RESPONSE
SOLO OR GROUPSINGING
ACTION &/ OR BODY PERCUSSION
SING
LISTEN
PLAY
Assembly
Sound The Trumpet
Christmas
Spring Chicken
Easter
Spring Sprang!
Growing School
Springtime
Season
Stretch And Grow
Growing School
Sun Arise
Singing School
Take 5 Styles
Singing School
Take A Major Scale
Singing School
Taking My Time
Day
Thank You For Loving Me
Easter
Thank You God
Happy, Healthy School
Thank You Lord
Singing School
The 'Losing Things' Song
Day
The Body Song
Occasion
The Chocolate Song
Easter
The Gift
Christmas
The Gift Of Life
Easter
The School Rule Song
Assembly
The Seed Song
Easter
The Tongue
Body
These Simple Things
Happy, Healthy School
This Christmas Time
Christmas
This Day
Occasion
Time For Everything
Day
GENRE/ HISTORY/ MUSICIANS
IMPROVISE NOTATION
Song Of Blessing
COMPOSE
Song Elements SONG
BOOK
Today
Assembly
Together
Assembly
Try And Try Again
Growing School
Turn Back The Clocks
Season
Turn Down The Lights
Christmas
Unto Us A Child Is Born
Christmas
Wake Up!
Assembly
Water, Food, Rest And Exercise
Growing School
We Are One
Singing School
We Like Joyful Music
Assembly
We Sing Your Praise
Growing School
We Will Remember
Occasion
We're Building
Growing School
We're Here Again
Singing School
We're In It Together
Happy, Healthy School
Well Done!
HARMONY
PARTSINGING
Music Activity ROUND
CALL & RESPONSE
SOLO OR GROUPSINGING
ACTION &/ OR BODY PERCUSSION
SING
LISTEN
PLAY
COMPOSE
IMPROVISE NOTATION
GENRE/ HISTORY/ MUSICIANS
Assembly
Wet Play
Season
What A Flexible Body!
Body
What Goes In, Must Come Out
Body
When I Grow Up
Growing School
When I Think About The Cross
Easter
When It's A Sunny Day
Occasion
Why Worry?
Body
Wouldn't It Be Funny?
Assembly
You Can Never Be Too Grateful
Happy, Healthy School
