Big Surprise!

Here are the lyrics and Hand motions to "Big Surprise!" Have fun singing this with your children!

Big Surprise Lyrics and Hand motions

Whoa, whoa, whoa (Jazz hands out to side and lifting to above head as they get louder.)

CHORUS:

Celebrate! YEAH! (Jump!) Celebrate! YEAH! (Jump!) Jesus is born! (Rock arms in front like rocking a baby.) WOOHOO! (Pump fist) Celebrate! YEAH! (Jump!) Celebrate! YEAH! (Jump!) Jesus is born! (Rock arms in front like rocking a baby.) WOOHOO! (Pump fist)

Celebrate! YEAH! (Jump!) Celebrate! YEAH! (Jump!) Jesus is born! (Rock arms in front like rocking a baby.) I said Jesus is born today! (Rock arms in front like rocking a baby.)

VERSE:

The angels came down and gave us (Start with twinkling fingers up and bring arms and body down to a squat) a big surprise (Jump up with surprised face and arms and legs out like jumping jack.) (Jesus has arrived)

The angels came down and gave us (Start with twinkling fingers up and bring arms and body down to a squat) a big surprise (Jump up with surprised face and arms and legs out like jumping jack.)

REPEAT CHORUS

Whoa, whoa, whoa

CHORUS:

Celebrate! YEAH! Celebrate! YEAH! Jesus is born! WOOHOO! Celebrate! YEAH! Celebrate! YEAH! Jesus is born! WOOHOO! Celebrate! YEAH! Celebrate! YEAH! Jesus is born! I said Jesus is born today!

VERSE:

The angels came down and gave us a big surprise I said the angels came down and gave us a big surprise

CHORUS (DOUBLE TIME):

(Jesus has arrived)

Celebrate! YEAH! Celebrate! YEAH! Jesus is born! WOOHOO! Celebrate! YEAH! Celebrate! YEAH! Jesus is born! WOOHOO! Celebrate! YEAH! Celebrate! YEAH! Jesus is born! I said Jesus is born today!

ENDING:

Jesus is born today! Jesus is born... today!

Written by: Kendra Flemming and John Delich ©2009 Amber Sky Records

Happy Birthday Jesus!

The December song of the month is Happy Birthday Jesus! Lyrics and motions are below so that you can practice with your preschooler! Click on the music player at the bottom of the page to hear the song!

Happy Birthday, Jesus!

Lyrics by Kendra Fleming, Music by John Delich

Hap - Hap - Hap – (waving hands side to side in front of chest)
Happy Birthday! (Pump fist) (echo)
Hap - Hap - Hap – (waving hands side to side in front of chest)
Happy Birthday! (Pump fist) (echo)
Happy Birthday (Pump fist), my friend (Point up) (echo)
Hap - Hap - Hap – (waving hands side to side in front of chest)
Happy Birthday! (Pump fist) (echo)

Jesus (Point up both hands), it’s Your birthday (Wave hands back and forth above your head.) Happy Birthday – (Pump fist)
Jesus (Point up both hands), it’s Your birthday (Wave hands back and forth above your head.)

Hap - Hap (waving hands side to side in front of chest) Clap – Clap (Clap)
Happy Birthday! (Pump fist) (echo)
Hap - Hap (waving hands side to side in front of chest) Clap – Clap (Clap)
Happy Birthday! (Pump fist) (echo)
Happy Birthday (Pump fist), my friend (Point up) (echo)
Hap - Hap (waving hands side to side in front of chest) Clap – Clap (Clap)
Happy Birthday! (Pump fist) (echo) (HAPPY BIRTHDAY –Pump fist))

Jesus (Point up both hands), it’s Your birthday (Wave hands back and forth above your head.) Happy Birthday – (Pump fist)
Jesus (Point up both hands), it’s Your birthday (Wave hands back and forth above your head.) Birthday, birthday, birthday!
Jesus (Point up both hands), it’s Your birthday (Wave hands back and forth above your head.) Happy Birthday! – (Pump fist)
Jesus (Point up both hands), it’s Your birthday (Wave hands back and forth above your head.)

Birthday, birthday, birthday Birthday, birthday, birthday (2 times)
(Choose a fun movement in the space you have. You could spin, march, or dance.)

Hap - Hap (waving hands side to side in front of chest) Pat – Pat (Pat legs)
Clap – Clap (Clap) Happy Birthday! (Pump fist) (echo)
Hap - Hap (waving hands side to side in front of chest) Pat – Pat (Pat legs) Clap – Clap (Clap) Happy Birthday! (Pump fist) (echo)
Jesus (Point up both hands), it’s Your birthday (Wave hands back and forth above your head.) Happy Birthday – (Pump fist)
Jesus (Point up both hands), it’s Your birthday (Wave hands back and forth above your head.)

Jesus (Point up both hands), it’s Your birthday (Wave hands back and forth above your head.)
Jesus (Point up both hands), it’s Your birthday (Wave hands back and forth above your head.) Birthday, birthday, birthday!
Jesus (Point up both hands), it’s Your birthday (Wave hands back and forth above your head.) Happy Birthday – (Pump fist)
Jesus (Point up both hands), it’s Your birthday (Wave hands back and forth above your head.)
birthday… birthday…. birthday…. HAPPY BIRTHDAY! (Spin and jump with hands above your head on the last birthday.)

December Memory Verse!

Memory Verse December 2010

“God loved the world so much

that He gave His only Son.” John 3:16, GNT

God (Point straight up.)

loved (Cross your hands in front of your chest.)

the world (Use your arms to make a circle overhead.)

so much (Spread your arms out wide.)

that He gave (Hold your hands out like you’re giving something.)

His (Point straight up.)

only Son. (Pretend to rock a baby in your arms.)

John 3:16 (Hold your hands like an open book in front of you.)