Here you will find all the resources for our latest songbook Christmas Time Travellers which brings together original songs that show how Christmas and Winter have been celebrated through different points in history. Please feel free to make use of these resources however you would like but please credit Southampton & Isle of Wight Music and the composers as necessary.

Schools who are taking part in the performance at Southampton Guildhall on Thursday 3rd December you will see that the songs are labelled by Key Stage and you will find a lyrics document and powerpoint for rehearsal along with scores, vocal tracks and backing tracks. Signing videos will be added at a later date.

Key Stage 1

The Christmas Time Machine

Medieval Party Time

Revel and Dance and Sing!

Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2

Wishing For Joy

Key Stage 2

A Victorian Christmas

The Christmas Truce

We Wish You A Glam Rock Christmas

Lyrics Powerpoint

christmas time travellers lyrics powerpoint

Key Stage 1

The Christmas time machine lyrics

the christmas time machine score

Medieval Party Time lyrics

medieval party time score

Revel and dance and sing! lyrics

revel and dance and sing! score

Key Stage 1 and 2

wishing for joy lyrics

Wishing for joy score

Key Stage 2

A Victorian Christmas lyrics

A victorian christmas score

The Christmas Truce lyrics

The Christmas Truce score

we wish you a glam rock christmas lyrics

we wish you a glam rock christmas score

Nia Collins7 October 2026

Ordinary (Sign & Sing Extra!)

Sing, learn the signs to ‘Ordinary’ by Alex Warren with Southampton & Isle of Wight Music.

Sign & Sing Extra features contemporary songs for older children and young people in Key Stage 3 and beyond, with more grown-up repertoire, signing and lyrics on screen for you to follow. Choose to SIGN, SING or SIGN & SING as you perform the song all the way through!

Sign & Sing Extra!Hannah Buckingham6 October 2026SEND, Neuro Diverse, Makaton Signs, KS3, KS4, Emotional Literacy, Valentine's

Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy (5 Minute Rhythm & Rhyme)

Sing, learn the signs and do body percussion along to ‘Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy’ by The Tams with Southampton & Isle of Wight Music.

Join in with our inclusive series of musical and sensory activities created for SEND pupils in Early Years and Key Stage 1. Featuring action songs, rhythms, rhymes and of course Makaton signs, join in with Vicky where you can!

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5 Minute Rhythm & RhymeHannah Buckingham5 October 2026EYFS, KS1, SEND, Neuro Diverse, Makaton Signs, Growth Mindset

Zoo (10 Minute Sign & Sing)

Key Stage 2

Learn Makaton signs, singing and body percussion for Zoo by Shakira with Southampton and Isle of Wight Music, then try it out with the performance video.

LEARNING VIDEO — LEARN THE LYRICS, SINGING, BODY PERCUSSION AND THE SIGNS

PERFORM ALONG VIDEO — PLAY, SING AND SIGN ALONG THROUGH THE WHOLE SONG

10 Minute Sign & SingHannah Buckingham21 September 2026KS2, KS3, Makaton Signs, Body Percussion, Friendship, Animals & Nature

You Can Do It (5 Minute Rhythm & Rhyme)

Sing, learn the signs and do body percussion along to ‘You Can Do It’ by Dolly Parton with Southampton & Isle of Wight Music.

Join in with our inclusive series of musical and sensory activities created for SEND pupils in Early Years and Key Stage 1. Featuring action songs, rhythms, rhymes and of course Makaton signs, join in with Vicky where you can!

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5 Minute Rhythm & RhymeHannah Buckingham14 September 2026EYFS, KS1, SEND, Neuro Diverse, Makaton Signs, Growth Mindset

Island Song Resources (Songs of Place)

We are excited to share with you the resources for composer James Redwood’s final piece of music written by all the young musicians on the Island that took part in workshops with us over last term! This project is part of the Island-wide celebration events for CAN YOU HEAR US?

Below you will find the vocal scores, backing tracks and guide singing tracks for the Island Song both of which will performed as a World Premiere at our event conducted by James on Sunday 11th October in the Ventnor Exchange Arena Big Top in Sandham Gardens.

Sign up to take part in this incredible event and get free singing workshops from the Hub HERE

Vocal Score

Lyrics

Vocal & Piano Score

fanfare body percussion

Event/Project ResourcesNia Collins3 September 2026Songs of Place, Can You Hear Us, Vocal, KS2, KS3, KS4

Pink Pony Club - Kidz Bop Version (5 Minute Rhythm & Rhyme)

Sing, learn the signs and do body percussion along to the KIDZ BOP version of ‘Pink Pony Club’ by Chappel Roan with Southampton & Isle of Wight Music.

Join in with our inclusive series of musical and sensory activities created for SEND pupils in Early Years and Key Stage 1. Featuring action songs, rhythms, rhymes and of course Makaton signs, join in with Vicky where you can!

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5 Minute Rhythm & RhymeHannah Buckingham20 July 2026EYFS, KS1, SEND, Neuro Diverse, Makaton Signs, Summer, Learning

I Knew it, I Knew You (5 Minute Rhythm & Rhyme)

Sing, learn the signs and do body percussion along to ‘I Knew it, I Knew You’ from Toy Story 5 by Taylor Swift, with Southampton & Isle of Wight Music.

Join in with our inclusive series of musical and sensory activities created for SEND pupils in Early Years and Key Stage 1. Featuring action songs, rhythms, rhymes and of course Makaton signs, join in with Vicky where you can!

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5 Minute Rhythm & RhymeHannah Buckingham6 July 2026EYFS, KS1, SEND, Neuro Diverse, Makaton Signs, Friendship, Emotional Literacy

Sunroof (10 Minute Sign & Sing)

Key Stage 2

Learn Makaton signs, singing and body percussion for Sunroof by Nicky Youre and Dazy with Southampton and Isle of Wight Music, then try it out with the performance video.

LEARNING VIDEO — LEARN THE LYRICS, SINGING, BODY PERCUSSION AND THE SIGNS

PERFORM ALONG VIDEO — PLAY, SING AND SIGN ALONG THROUGH THE WHOLE SONG

10 Minute Sign & SingHannah Buckingham30 June 2026KS2, KS3, Makaton Signs, Body Percussion, Summer

Feed It (5 Minute Rhythm & Rhyme)

Sing, learn the signs and do body percussion along to Feed It by The Candyskins, with Southampton & Isle of Wight Music.

Join in with our inclusive series of musical and sensory activities created for SEND pupils in Early Years and Key Stage 1. Featuring action songs, rhythms, rhymes and of course Makaton signs, join in with Vicky where you can!

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5 Minute Rhythm & RhymeHannah Buckingham22 June 2026EYFS, KS1, SEND, Neuro Diverse, Makaton Signs, Health and Well Being

Our Golden Days (Leavers Song)

We are delighted to have commissioned music hub composer Jo Downs to have written a leavers songs for us this year which we hope will be useful to everyone not just this term but in future years too. This is a pop ballad about friendship and emotional resilience and positive memories of school which we hope will be a tear jerker (in a good way!) which the children will enjoy singing.

Below you will find the resources for the song including a performance and backing track version of a song and a pdf of the vocal score and the lyrics.

Our Golden Days (Vocal score)

Event/Project ResourcesNia Collins16 June 2026KS2, Vocal, year 6, year 6 leavers, pop ballad, Emotional Literacy

It Doesn't Matter (5 Minute Rhythm & Rhyme)

Sing, learn the signs and do body percussion along to It Doesn’t Matter by Nick Cope, with Southampton & Isle of Wight Music.

Join in with our inclusive series of musical and sensory activities created for SEND pupils in Early Years and Key Stage 1. Featuring action songs, rhythms, rhymes and of course Makaton signs, join in with Vicky where you can!

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5 Minute Rhythm & RhymeHannah Buckingham8 June 2026EYFS, KS1, SEND, Neuro Diverse, Makaton Signs, Growth Mindset

Drive Safe (10 Minute Sign & Sing)

Key Stage 2

Learn Makaton signs, singing and body percussion for Drive Safe by Myles Smith & Niall Horan with Southampton and Isle of Wight Music, then try it out with the performance video.

LEARNING VIDEO — LEARN THE LYRICS, SINGING, BODY PERCUSSION AND THE SIGNS

PERFORM ALONG VIDEO — PLAY, SING AND SIGN ALONG THROUGH THE WHOLE SONG

10 Minute Sign & SingHannah Buckingham8 June 2026KS2, KS3, Makaton Signs, Body Percussion, Health and Well Being

Where Our Story Starts (10 Minute Sign & Sing)

Key Stage 2

Learn Makaton signs, singing and body percussion for ‘Where Our Story Start’ with Southampton and Isle of Wight Music, then try it out with the performance video. This song 'Where Our Story Starts' is an original song by Jo Downs for SIOW Music and New Carnival Company, as part of the Island project 'Can You Hear Us?'

LEARNING VIDEO — LEARN THE LYRICS, SINGING, BODY PERCUSSION AND THE SIGNS

PERFORM ALONG VIDEO — PLAY, SING AND SIGN ALONG THROUGH THE WHOLE SONG

10 Minute Sign & SingHannah Buckingham4 June 2026KS2, KS3, Makaton Signs, Body Percussion, Learning, Animals & Nature, Songs from around the World

Where Our Story Starts (Mardi Gras Anthem)

This year’s Mardi Gras anthem celebrates the Myths and Legends of the Isle of Wight! As part of our annual partnership with New Carnival Company Hub composer Jo Downs has written a new anthem to be sung at the opening of the Mardi Gras event in July.

Here you will find performance and backing track versions of the song along with a pdf of the score and a lyrics sheet. Please feel to learn this to sing along with the school who will be leading the big song for this on the day of the event. A sign and sing video for this will also be added shortly.

Where Our Story Starts Lyrics

Where Our Story Starts score

Event/Project ResourcesNia Collins2 June 2026KS1, KS2, KS3, KS4, Vocal, Mardi Gras

Set Fire to the Rain (10 Minute Sign & Sing)

Key Stage 2

Learn Makaton signs, singing and body percussion for Set Fire to the Rain by Adele with Southampton and Isle of Wight Music, then try it out with the performance video.

LEARNING VIDEO — LEARN THE LYRICS, SINGING, BODY PERCUSSION AND THE SIGNS

PERFORM ALONG VIDEO — PLAY, SING AND SIGN ALONG THROUGH THE WHOLE SONG

10 Minute Sign & SingHannah Buckingham18 May 2026KS2, KS3, Makaton Signs, Body Percussion, Learning, Animals & Nature, Emotional Literacy

The Polar Bear and the Honey Bee (5 Minute Rhythm & Rhyme)

Sing, learn the signs and do body percussion along to The Polar Bear and the Honey Bee by Nick Cope, with Southampton & Isle of Wight Music.

Join in with our inclusive series of musical and sensory activities created for SEND pupils in Early Years and Key Stage 1. Featuring action songs, rhythms, rhymes and of course Makaton signs, join in with Vicky where you can!

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5 Minute Rhythm & RhymeHannah Buckingham12 May 2026EYFS, KS1, SEND, Neuro Diverse, Makaton Signs

Stargazing (10 Minute Sign & Sing)

Key Stage 2

Learn Makaton signs, singing and body percussion for Stargazing by Myles with Southampton and Isle of Wight Music, then try it out with the performance video.

LEARNING VIDEO — LEARN THE LYRICS, SINGING, BODY PERCUSSION AND THE SIGNS

PERFORM ALONG VIDEO — PLAY, SING AND SIGN ALONG THROUGH THE WHOLE SONG

10 Minute Sign & SingHannah Buckingham5 May 2026KS2, KS3, Makaton Signs, Body Percussion, Learning, Animals & Nature, Emotional Literacy

Mr Blue Sky (5 Minute Rhythm & Rhyme)

Sing, learn the signs and do body percussion along to Mr Blue Sky by Electric Light Orchestra, with Southampton & Isle of Wight Music.

Join in with our inclusive series of musical and sensory activities created for SEND pupils in Early Years and Key Stage 1. Featuring action songs, rhythms, rhymes and of course Makaton signs, join in with Vicky where you can!

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5 Minute Rhythm & RhymeHannah Buckingham28 April 2026EYFS, KS1, SEND, Neuro Diverse, Makaton Signs

A Cockerel Headed Man! (10 Minute Sign & Sing)

Key Stage 2

Learn Makaton signs, singing and body percussion for A Cockerel Headed Man! an original song by Jo Downs with Southampton and Isle of Wight Music, then try it out with the performance video.