Chinese New Year is just around the corner. What better way to celebrate the holiday and learn the language than learning some Chinese New Year songs with your kids?

Research has proven that music help with language acquisition. This was most definitely true for my daughter. 

My mom, who loves to sing, stayed with us for three months before my daughter turned two. She spent time playing with her in Chinese and teaching her nursery rhymes.

As a result, Mandarin Chinese became my daughter’s dominate language despite the fact that we lived in rural Minnesota at the time, where Chinese speakers were few (check out our Chinese nursery rhyme playlist on Spotify and YouTube).

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The first two songs I included here are two of the most popular and traditional Chinese New Year songs. There are also the two songs I created printable lyrics for.

I tried to only include videos that sing the song a bit slower with lyrics to help with learning. I also included other popular songs as well in the end.

I created large print lyric printables to help you and your kiddos learn them. They’re available in traditional, simplified with and without pinyin and zhuyin.

Growing up in Taiwan, I remember singing these songs and hearing them played in public places around Chinese New Year. Similar to how Christmas music is played everywhere during the holiday season here in America, Chinese New Year songs can be heard everywhere.

The major difference though is that these songs are a bit harsh to listen to and not something you’d enjoy for a prolonged period.