Rudolph the red nosed reindeer lyrics in spanish

There are even different Spanish versions of the same song depending on the singer. For example, Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer, sung by Mexican singer Luis Miguel is a Christmas love song called Frente a la chimenea and has nothing to with reindeer or Santa Claus.

Here is a list of six all-time favorite Christmas songs with their Spanish versions that you can download for your next party. For each one, I have included the link that will take you to listen to a short demo. More important are the English and Spanish lyrics to compare and follow. As I mentioned before, be aware that the Spanish versions available may be slightly different depending on the artist who sings them.

Christmas Songs in Spanish Classroom Activities

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Spanish Class Activities With Christmas Songs in Spanish

1. Jingle Bells = Cascabel
2. Little Drummer Boy = El Tamborilero
3. Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer = Rudolfo el reno de la nariz roja
4. White Christmas = Blanca Navidad
5. Silent Night = Noche de paz
6. The Twelve Days of Christmas = Doce días de Navidad

1. Jingle Bells – Click here to get this song

Dashing through the snow
In a one-horse open sleigh
O’er the fields we go
Laughing all the way
Bells on bob tails ring
Making spirits bright
What fun it is to laugh and sing
A sleighing song tonight

Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh
Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh

A day or two ago
I thought I’d take a ride
And soon Miss Fanny Bright
Was seated by my side
The horse was lean and lank
Misfortune seemed his lot
We got into a drifted bank
And then we got upsot

Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh
Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh yeah

Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh
Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh

Jingle Bells in Spanish: Cascabel – Click here to get this song

Ha llegado Navidad.
La familia alegre está
celebrando Noche Buena
en la paz del santo hogar. (2 veces)

Coro
Cascabel, cascabel,
lindo cascabel,
con sus notas de alegría
va anunciando él. (2 veces)

Ha llegado Navidad.
La familia alegre está
celebrando Noche Buena
en la paz del santo hogar. (2 veces)

Coro

2. Little Drummer Boy – Click here to get this song

Come they told me,
pa rum pum pum pum
A new born King to see,
pa rum pum pum pum
Our finest gifts we bring,
pa rum pum pum pum
To lay before the King,
pa rum pum pum pum,
rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum,
So to honor Him,
pa rum pum pum pum,
When we come.

Little Baby,
pa rum pum pum pum
I am a poor boy too,
pa rum pum pum pum
I have no gift to bring,
pa rum pum pum pum
That’s fit to give the King,
pa rum pum pum pum,
rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum,

Shall I play for you, pa rum pum pum pum,
On my drum?

Mary nodded,
pa rum pum pum pum
The ox and lamb kept time,
pa rum pum pum pum
I played my drum for Him,
pa rum pum pum pum
I played my best for Him,
pa rum pum pum pum,
rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum,

Then He smiled at me,
pa rum pum pum pum
Me and my drum.

Little Drummer Boy in Spanish: El Tamborilero – Click here to get this song

El camino que lleva a Belén
baja hasta el valle que la nieve cubrió.
Los pastorcillos quieren ver a su Rey;
le traen regalos en su humilde zurrón.
Ropo pom pom ropo pom pom pom
Ha nacido en un portal de Belén, el Niño Dios.

Yo quisiera poner a tus pies,
algún presente que te agrade, Señor.
Mas tú bien sabes que soy pobre también
y no poseo mas que un viejo tambor.
Ropo pom pom ropo pom pom pom
En tu honor frente al portal tocaré con mi tambor.

El camino que lleva a Belén,
lo voy marcando con mi viejo tambor.
Nada hay mejor que te pueda ofrecer,
su ronco acento es un canto de amor.
Ropo pom pom ropo pom pom pom
Cuando Dios me vio tocando ante él, me sonrió.

3. Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer – Click here to get this song

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Had a very shiny nose,
And if you ever saw it,
You would even say it glows.
All of the other reindeer
Used to laugh and call him names;
They never let poor Rudolph
Join in any reindeer games.

Then one foggy Christmas Eve,
Santa came to say,
Rudolph with your nose so bright,
Won’t you guide my sleigh tonight?

Then how the reindeer loved him
As they shouted out with glee,
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,
You’ll go down in history.

You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen,
Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen.,
But do you recall?
The most famous reindeer of all?

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Had a very shiny nose,
And if you ever saw it,
You would even say it glows.
All of the other reindeer
Used to laugh and call him names;
They never let poor Rudolph
Join in any reindeer games.

Then one foggy Christmas Eve,
Santa came to say,
Rudolph with your nose so bright,
Won’t you guide my sleigh tonight?

Then how the reindeer loved him
As they shouted out with glee,
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,
You’ll go down in history.

Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer in Spanish: Rudolfo el reno de la nariz roja – Click here to get this song

Era Rodolfo un reno que tenía la nariz
roja como la grana con un brillo singular.
Todos sus compañeros se reían sin parar
y nuestro buen amigo no paraba de llorar.

Pero Navidad llegó; Santa Claus bajó
y a Rodolfo eligió por su singular nariz.

Tirando del trineo, fue Rodolfo sensación
y desde aquel momento, toda burla se acabó.

(Volver a repetir desde el principio)

Pero Navidad llegó; Santa Claus bajó
y a Rodolfo eligió por su singular nariz.

Tirando del trineo, fue Rodolfo sensación
y desde aquel momento, toda burla se acabó,
toda burla se acabó,
toda burla se acabó.

4. White Christmas – Click here to get this song

The sun is shining, the grass is green,
the orange and palm trees sway.
There’s never been such a day
in Beverly Hills, L.A.

But it’s December the twenty-fourth,
and I am longing to be up north.

I’m dreaming of a white Christmas,
just like the ones I used to know.
Where the treetops glisten and children listen
to hear sleigh bells in the snow.

I’m dreaming of a white Christmas,
with every Christmas card I write.
May your days be merry and bright,
and may all your Christmases be white.

May your days be merry and bright,
and may all your Christmases,
all your Christmases,
all your Christmases be white.

White Christmas in Spanish: Blanca Navidad – Click here to get this song

Version 1
Oh, blanca Navidad, sueño
y con la nieve alrededor.
Blanca es mi quimera
y es mensajera de paz y de puro amor.

Oh, blanca Navidad, nieve.
Un blanco sueño y un cantar.
Recordar tu infancia podrás
al llegar la blanca Navidad.

Version 2
Oh, blanca Navidad, sueño
que todo es blanco alrededor.
Blanca Noche Buena, mi mensajera
de paz y de buen amor.

Oh, blanca Navidad, nieva
un blanco sueño y un cantar.
La nostalgia vuelve al hogar,
al llegar la blanca Navidad.

5. Silent Night – Click here to get this song

Silent night, holy night!
All is calm, all is bright.
Round yon Virgin, Mother, and Child.
Holy infant so tender and mild,
Sleep in heavenly peace,
Sleep in heavenly peace.

Silent night, holy night!
Shepherds quake at the sight.
Glories stream from heaven afar
Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia,
Christ the Savior is born!
Christ the Savior is born.

Silent night, holy night!
Son of God love’s pure light.
Radiant beams from Thy holy face
With dawn of redeeming grace,
Jesus Lord, at Thy birth.
Jesus Lord, at Thy birth

Silent Night in Spanish: Noche de Paz – Click here to get this song

Noche de paz, noche de amor.
Todo duerme en derredor.
Entre los astros que esparcen su luz,
van anuniando al niño Jesús.

Brilla la estrella de paz,
brilla la estrella de paz.

Noche de paz, noche de amor.
Oye humilde el fiel pastor.
Coros celestes que anuncian salud,
gracias y glorias en gran plenitud
por nuetro buen Redentor,
por nuestro buen Redentor.

Noche de paz, noche de amor
Ved que bello resplandor
luce en el rostro del niño Jesús.
En el pesebre del mundo la luz.
Astro de eterno fulgor,
astro de eterno fulgor.

The last song is the hardest and most challenging of all. It is The Twelve Days of Christmas and to sing this one requires some skill and concentration. It looks like there aren’t many people who dare to write something this difficult. The best Spanish version I could find was from the album Feliz Navidad All Your Favorite Christmas Songs in Spanish; even though it was converted extremely well, this one uses completely different words to fit in the melody. For example, there are no “three French hens” or “five golden rings” as gifts from true love. That is why, in this particular case, I prefer to share with you the literal translation by Gerald Erichsen.

6. The Twelve Days of Christmas – Click here to get this song

On the first day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
A partridge in a pear tree.

[On the second day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Two turtledoves
[And a partridge in a pear tree.]

On the third day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Three French hens,
[Two turtledoves] And a partridge in a pear tree.

[On the fourth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
[Four calling birds,] Three French hens,
[Two turtledoves] And a partridge in a pear tree.

On the fifth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
[Five golden rings.] Five golden rings
[Four calling birds,] Three French hens,
[Two turtledoves] And a partridge in a pear tree.

On the sixth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Six geese a-laying,
[Five golden rings.] Five golden rings
[Four calling birds,] Three French hens,
[Two turtledoves,] And a partridge in a pear tree.

[On the seventh day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Seven swans a-swimming,] Six geese a-laying,
[Five golden rings.] Five golden rings
[Four calling birds,] Three French hens,
[Two turtledoves] And a partridge in a pear tree.

[On the eighth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Eight maids a-milking,] Seven swans a-swimming,] Six geese a-laying,
[Five golden rings.] Five golden rings
[Four calling birds,] Three French hens,
[Two turtledoves] And a partridge in a pear tree.

On the ninth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Nine ladies dancing,
[Eight maids a-milking,] [Seven swans a-swimming,] Six geese a-laying,
[Five golden rings.] Five golden rings
[Four calling birds,] Three French hens,
[Two turtledoves] And a partridge in a pear tree.

[On the tenth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me] [Ten lords a-leaping,] Nine ladies dancing,
[Eight maids a-milking,] [Seven swans a-swimming,] Six geese a-laying,
[Five golden rings.] Five golden rings
[Four calling birds,] Three French hens,
[Two turtledoves] And a partridge in a pear tree.

On the eleventh day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
[I sent eleven pipers piping,] Ten lords a-leaping,
Nine ladies dancing,
[Eight maids a-milking,] Seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
[Five golden rings.] Five golden rings
[Four calling birds,] Three French hens,
[Two turtledoves] And a partridge in a pear tree.

[On the twelfth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me] Twelve drummers drumming,
Eleven pipers piping,
Ten lords a-leaping,] Nine ladies dancing,
[Eight maids a-milking,
Seven swans a-swimming,] Six geese a-laying,
[Five golden rings.] Five golden rings
[Four calling birds,] Three French hens,
[Two turtledoves] And a partridge in a pear tree.
And a partridge in a pear tree.

The Twelve Days of Christmas in Spanish: Doce días de Navidad – Click here to get this song

El primer día de Navidad, mi amor me mandó
una perdiz picando peras del peral.

El segundo día de Navidad, mi amor me mandó
dos tortolitas y una perdiz picando peras del peral.

El tercer día de Navidad, mi amor me mandó
tres gallinitas, dos tortolitas
y una perdiz picando peras del peral.

El cuarto día de Navidad, mi amor me mandó
cuatro pajaritos, tres gallinitas, dos tortolitas
y una perdiz picando peras del peral.

El quinto día de Navidad, mi amor me mandó
cinco anillos dorados, cuatro pajaritos,
tres gallinitas, dos tortolitas
y una perdiz picando peras del peral.

El sexto día de Navidad, mi amor me mandó
seis mamá gansas, cinco anillos dorados,
cuatro pajaritos, tres gallinitas, dos tortolitas
y una perdiz picando peras del peral.

El séptimo día de Navidad, mi amor me mandó
siete cisnitos, seis mamá gansas,
cinco anillos dorados, cuatro pajaritos,
tres gallinitas, dos tortolitas
y una perdiz picando peras del peral.

El octavo día de Navidad, mi amor me mandó
ocho lecheritas, siete cisnitos,
seis mamá gansas, cinco anillos dorados,
cuatro pajaritos, tres gallinitas, dos tortolitas
y una perdiz picando peras del peral.

El noveno día de Navidad, mi amor me mandó
nueve bailarinas, ocho lecheritas,
siete cisnitos, seis mamá gansas,
cinco anillos dorados, cuatro pajaritos,
tres gallinitas, dos tortolitas
y una perdiz picando peras del peral.

El décimo día de Navidad, mi amor me mandó
diez señores saltando, nueve bailarinas,
ocho lecheritas, siete cisnitos, seis mamá gansas,
cinco anillos dorados, cuatro pajaritos,
tres gallinitas, dos tortolitas
y una perdiz picando peras del peral.

El undécimo día de Navidad, mi amor me mandó
once gaiteritos, diez señores saltando,
nueve bailarinas, ocho lecheritas, siete cisnitos,
seis mamá gansas, cinco anillos dorados,
cuatro pajaritos, tres gallinitas, dos tortolitas
y una perdiz picando peras del peral.

El duodécimo día de Navidad, mi amor me mandó
doce tamborileros, once gaiteritos,
diez señores saltando, nueve bailarinas,
ocho lecheritas, siete cisnitos, seis mamá gansas,
cinco anillos dorados, cuatro pajaritos, tres gallinitas,
dos tortolitas y una perdiz picando peras del peral.

Christmas songs bilingual book

If you form part of a multi-cultural family with Hispanic influence, this might be a fun activity to do with your kids that are learning English and Spanish simultaneously. For that, I recommend you check out the book Merry Navidad that includes villancicos from Latin America with English translations.

Do you know more villancicos that may be sung in English and Spanish? Are any of these songs originally from a different language and then translated into English?

Check out these other English Spanish articles.