Winter Holidays | Christmas Around the World: Greece | Music & Culture Lesson | Greek Christmas Carols, scores + Activities

Bring Greek Christmas traditions into your classroom through music, culture, and creativity!

This engaging resource combines easy instrumental scores, cultural exploration, and creative activities to help students experience the magic of Christmas and New Year in Greece.

Perfect for music lessons, cross-curricular teaching, and substitute plans.

What’s Included

✔ 2 easy instrumental scores of the most well-known Greek Christmas carols
✔ Cultural presentation of Greek holiday traditions
✔ Activities for reflection and cultural comparison
✔ Teacher notes and ready-to-use materials

Music

Christmas Carol (Greece)
New Year Carol (Greece)
Level: Easy
Suitable for beginners and adaptable for more advanced students

Cultural Learning

Students explore:

• Origins of Greek Christmas customs
• Modern celebrations
• Food, music, and traditions

Activities

• Image-based exploration
• Reflection pages
• Compare traditions across cultures/religions
• Creative thinking tasks

Resource Structure (30 pages)

Origins
Customs
Christmas Carol
New Year Carol
Images & Reflections
Teacher Notes

Perfect For

Music teachers
Classroom teachers
Substitute teachers
Cross-curricular lessons (Music + Culture + Social Studies)

Why Teachers Love It

✔ Culturally inclusive
✔ Easy to use
✔ Engaging and meaningful
✔ Combines music with real-world context

Good to Know

Designed to be inclusive for students of all backgrounds
Can be adapted for different age groups
Includes additional PDF materials via link

EXTRA MATERIAL in the Drive folder

1. The scores in PDF format;

2 scores with the melody (solo) and chords

2 scores with suggested accompaniament for small percussion instruments.

1. Playalong videos in metallophone and keyboard. Links in Soundslice to help students practice in different tempos.

2. Suggested listenings with different performances of the carols (solo, traditional instrumens, marching band, mixed choir)

3. Colouring pages. 7 colouring pages (the ship, instruments, the map of Greece)

4. Reflection. 3 pages where students can write their impressions about the presentation and compare their own winter customs to the Greek ones.