Christmas in July: Plan Your Homeschool Holiday Season Now and Save (E76)

Summer might be in full swing, but at Music in Our Homeschool, we’re thinking ahead with our Christmas in July sale—because planning your holiday homeschool now can make December peaceful, beautiful, and joyful.

I’m thrilled to share that our first annual Christmas in July Sale is officially here. It’s the perfect time to stock up on music appreciation and art enrichment courses that celebrate the season of Christ’s birth. All of the resources below are digital, self-paced, family-friendly, and designed to help you homeschool through the holidays without stress.

Use coupon code CHRISTMASINJULY at checkout for a 30% off discount on each featured resource.

Music of Christmas

This best-selling online course, Music of Christmas, gives you three years of Christmas music appreciation content in one beautiful package:

Year 1: Christmas Music Lessons
Learn about 15 sacred and secular favorites like Joy to the World, The Nutcracker, Silent Night, Carol of the Bells, and Handel’s Messiah. Each lesson includes a video, a printable, reading material, and an online quiz. Designed to be completed in about 15 minutes per day.

Year 2: Christmas Traditions From Around the World
Written by Kathy L. Gossen, this series explores how 12 different countries celebrate Christmas. Each lesson includes a devotional Scripture, a craft or art project, and suggested books to read. You'll visit places like Germany, Mexico, Egypt, Sweden, and Brazil.

Year 3: Traditional Lessons & Carols
Inspired by the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols service at King’s College Cambridge, this version is adapted for families. Each of the nine lessons includes a Scripture reading, a matching carol, and a famous piece of art for optional picture study.

The Music of Christmas online course focuses on Christmas as a Christian holiday and is designed to take only 15 minutes per day.

Christmas Carols Made Easy

Want to teach your kids to sing classic carols—even if you’ve never had voice lessons? This course called Christmas Carols Made Easy, includes:

• 11 carols for ages 9 and up, each with sheet music, demonstration audio and video, instrumental tracks, and coloring pages
• Bonus songs from Singing Made Easy Levels 1–5, including beginner-friendly songs for ages 3 and up
• A full printable lyric packet for 14 popular Christmas carols
• A Twelve Days of Christmas sing-along video with printable pages in both color and black and white

Some songs are in French, German, Spanish, and Italian, which is a great way to introduce world cultures through music.

Whether you want to add music to your Advent mornings or prepare for a family carol night, this Christmas Carols Made Easy resource makes it easy to enjoy Christmas singing together, and is a perfect choice during the Christmas in July sale.

Christmas Musicals Mini-Course

Bring the joy of musical theater into your homeschool with three exciting musicals that you'll learn about in the Christmas Musicals Mini Course:

1. A Christmas Carol: The Musical by Alan Menken and Lynn Ahrens
2. Elf: The Musical by Matthew Sklar and Chad Beguelin
3. Irving Berlin’s White Christmas

Each unit includes:

• Background on the composers and lyricists
• Musical concept lesson
• Story synopsis and song list
• Selected song performances to watch
• A full-length video performance of the musical
• An online quiz and optional enrichment ideas

You can complete a lesson in just 15 minutes, or expand it into a full family movie night or unit study. The Christmas Musicals Mini Course is ideal for upper elementary through high school students and works beautifully during December when you want a festive yet educational plan.

KinderBach Christmas Songs

The KinderBach early childhood piano course is designed for ages 2 through 7. If you have a young child who wants to play songs right away, KinderBach Christmas Songs is a fun and effective starting point.

Your child will learn 15 familiar Christmas carols using:

• Pre-staff notation and keyboard geography
• Ear training through singing and rhythm practice
• Engaging characters and a story-based approach

Each song includes a printable sheet (great for coloring or marking up) and MP3 tracks for both demonstration and accompaniment. Songs like Silent Night, Joy to the World, and O Come All Ye Faithful are simplified so even young beginners can play them and feel successful.

Get KinderBach Christmas Songs for Christmas in July– it's a great introduction to music-making that feels like play.

Fine Art Pages: Nativity Through the Ages

In the Nativity Through the Ages Fine Art Pages set, you'll introduce your kids to 20 beautiful nativity artworks created between the 1300s and early 1900s. Artists include Giotto, Botticelli, Caravaggio, Gauguin, and many more.

Each piece is available in two printable formats: one with labels and information, and one full-page format.

You can use these for gentle picture study, devotional time, or simply display them in your home throughout Advent. They encourage natural, low-pressure engagement with sacred art.

Fine Art Pages: Christmas

This smaller set, called Christmas Fine Art Pages, includes seven pieces of Christmas-themed art: five nativity scenes and two cozy family celebrations. Artists featured include Peter Paul Rubens, Carl Larson, Lorenzo Lotto, and Guido Reni.

These are ideal for Advent, Morning Time, or just hanging around the house during December. Like all our Fine Art Pages, they come in both standard and full-page formats and are perfect for sparking meaningful conversations and remembering the reason for the season.

Fine Art Pages: Adoration of the Magi

This set called Adoration of the Magi Fine Art Pages includes 15 masterpieces focused on the biblical story of the Magi visiting baby Jesus. Artists include Raphael, Albrecht Dürer, Lavinia Fontana, James Tissot, and many others.

These pages are especially fitting for use during the Twelve Days of Christmas or Epiphany. You can compare artistic styles, explore biblical themes, or simply let the beauty of these works enhance your home.

Christmas in July to Save Now

All of these products are digital, easy to use, and yours for life. You can start now or save them for December. They’re designed for homeschool families who want to make the Christmas season meaningful without the overwhelm.

Use the coupon code CHRISTMASINJULY at checkout to save during our Christmas in July Sale. Ends July 31!

Visit Learn.MusicinOurHomeschool.com to see all the resources, preview lessons, and make your selections today.

Make this your most joyful and peaceful Christmas season yet!

Do you have any questions about which Christmas in July resource to choose?

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