Looking for some fun festive audio content on the countdown to Christmas? It’s never too soon to get into the winter spirit! Thanks to the wide range of Christmas Yoto Cards suitable for children of all ages, you can bring on those festive feels as part of your child’s daily bedtime routine.
Festive Fun at Yoto
It’s no secret that I blimmin’ well love Christmas. As well as the cosy winter clothes, warm hot chocolate, family gatherings, turkey dinners, never ending board games and enotional festive films, my girls and I love nothing more than snuggling down with a festive story in our matching family PJs before bed. A time packed full of magic and imagination, listening to Christmas-themed audio – whether that’s songs, stories or a combination of the two, can really help bring on excitement and anticipation, while serving as an important reminder about the importance of family and giving to others at Christmas.
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Your Winter Yoto Library
The Yoto store has a fairly extensive selection of Christmas themed Yoto cards – so many in fact that it can be hard to know where to start! Ideally sized for cute stocking fillers, advent treats or to wrap up underneath the tree, here’s our tried and tested pick of the best Christmas Yoto cards that you can get your hands on today. Whether you’re after Christmas Yoto cards for babies and toddlers, Yoto cards to listen to during advent, or even Yoto Christmas cards for older children, read on to learn more about our top picks!
Best Yoto Cards for Christmas
Best Christmas Yoto Cards for Babies and Toddlers
1. My First Christmas Bedtime Storybook
Running time: 26 minutes | Recommended age: 0-5 years | RRP: £5.99
This selection of Disney-themed short stories (each around 5 minutes in duration) is ideal for a little festive burst for your little one before bed. Each story is packed full of festive cheer and familiar characters such as Mickey, Ariel and Winnie the Pooh, making a comforting and magical way to end a fun filled day.
2. Peppa’s Winter Wonderland
Running time: 1 hour| Recommended age: 0-5 years | RRP: £5.99
If your little one is Peppa-obsessed, they’ll love this selection of winter-themed stories, with ten stories from the show including George’s Woolly Hat, Santa’s Grotto and the infamous Mr Potato’s Christmas Show.
Best Christmas Yoto Cards for 3 year olds
1. Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer
Running time: 13 minutes | Recommended age: 0-14 years | RRP: £5.99
No Christmas story is complete without the tale of Rudolph – the loveable reindeer who saved Christmas, leading the sleigh with a glowing red nose. A short Christmas Yoto card ideal for bedtime, this card also introduces the Reindeer Games and teaches kids about the other reindeer too.
2. Tabby Mctat
Running time: 36 minutes | Recommended age: 2-5 years | RRP: £7.99
Every year, another of Julia Donaldson’s classic stories is released as a Christmas animation and this year is no different. 2023 sees the release of the TV rendition of Tabby McTat (one of our personal favourites) a busker Cat who gets separated from his friend Fred.
Featuring a read-along version, song and even a listening game – this card is sure to be a popular choice this Christmas!
Best Christmas Yoto Cards for 4 year olds
1. Pups Christmas
Running time: 49 minutes | Recommended age: 3-6 years | RRP: £7.99
For Fans of PAW Patrol pups, these Christmas-themed adventures are packed full of festive fun and excitement. While some younger kids may miss the original voices, these stories include the pups and special guests such as Mayor Humdinger and of course, the star of the show Santa himself!
2. The Snowman
Running time: 51 minutes | Recommended age: 0-10 years | RRP: £9.99
A story that needs no introduction – This card is just magical for Christmas. While the original TV animation doesn’t feature any speech, this Christmas Yoto card is beautifully narrated by actor Bernard Cribbins, combining voice with original scores and sound effects from Howard Blake. It also includes two goose-bump-generating renditions of Walking in the Air – absolutely beautiful.
Best Christmas Yoto Cards for 5 year olds
1. Enid Blyton Winter Stories
Running time: 5 hours 24 minutes| Recommended age: 5-8 years | RRP: £9.99
If your child enjoys the Magic Faraway Collection, they’ll love this collection of classic winter stories by author Enid Blyton. From snow filled adventures to fairies, robins and magic fir trees, there’s even a story specifically about welcoming in the New year. The ideal length for a bedtime story too!
Best Christmas Yoto Cards for 6 year olds
1. Christmas Treats by Enid Blyton
Running time: 4 hours 41 minutes | Recommended age: 5-8 years | RRP: £9.99
Another collection of 29 stories by Enid Blyton – this time with a festive theme! Full of magic, laughter and of course a sprinkle of mischief, children will love the Fairies Christmas Party and Mr Widdles Christmas Stocking which are sure to raise some smiles!
Best Christmas Yoto Cards for 7 year olds
1. The Snow Queen and other stories
Running time: 2 hours and 4 minutes | Recommended age: 5- 8 years | RRP: £9.99
Who remembers reading The Snow Queen when they were young? Along with four other classic tales from Hans Christian Anderson, this tale is of Little Kay who is enticed away from his home by an evil queen. More magical and suspenseful than festive, but with a snow-filled setting it’s perfect for snuggling down with.
Best Christmas Yoto Cards for Older Children
1. The Christmasaurus and the Winter Witch
Running time: 6 hours 13 minutes | Recommended age: 8-12 years | RRP: £9.99
If your children are yet to dip their toes into Tom Fletcher’s books, you really don’t know what they’re missing! You should start with the first book in the series – The Christmasaurus – where William Trundle first discovers a magical dinosaur egg and learns that the impossible may indeed be possible!
In this second title from the series, William and The Christmasaurus must work with the North Pole’s Winter Witch to save Christmas. It’s full of Tom’s high-energy music that we know and love too!
2. The Christmasaurus and the Naughty List
Running time: 6 hours 15 minutes | Recommended age: 8-12 years | RRP: £9.99
The third title in the Chritmasaurus Collection, this time, William and the Christmasaurus set themselves a mission – to find every child on the naughty list and encourage them to right their wrongs! A great reminder of the true meaning of Christmas and how you shouldn’t always judge a book by its cover!
Best Christmas Music Yoto Cards
Solo Piano Christmas
Running time: 45 minutes| Recommended age: Alll | RRP: £5.99
Beautiful festive music to create a calming Christmas vibe in your home – great for background music during role plays and crafts. Titles include lyric-free Joy to the World, Holly and the Ivy and I’ll Be Home for Christmas.
My First Christmas Album
Running time: 1 hour 16 minutes| Recommended age: 0-14 years | RRP: £7.99
If you prefer to sing along at Christmas, this selection of classic Christmas carols will sure to have your little ones belting their heart out!
Yoto Christmas Party
Running time: 30 minutes| Recommended age: 0-14 years | RRP: £5.99
If you want your Christmas gatherings to be a little more high-energy, children will love this 30-minute-long Yoto Christmas Party – filled with upbeat pop versions of their Christmas favourites that will get everyone up and dancing!
Best Christmas Yoto Cards for Advent
Ladybird Advent Stories
Running time: 1 hour 30 minutes| Recommended age: 4+ | RRP: £9.99
Want a fun way to count down the days until Christmas? This Yoto card features 24 festive themed stories (between 3 and 5 minutes in duration) that are the perfect way to mark the turn of the calendar and move a day closer to the big event!
Yoto 12 Days of Christmas
Running time: 1 hour 18 minutes | Recommended age: 0-8 years | RRP: £7.99
A Yoto original narrated by none other than Yoto Daily’s Jake, this fun card is filled with Christmas songs, games, facts and activities to entertain the kids and bring lots of laughs on the run up to Christmas.
Best Christmas Yoto Card Collections
Christmas Collection
Running time: 4 hours and 40 minutes| Recommended age: All | RRP: £24.99
If you want to get the best value for money, this pack of five festive cards is a great place to start when building your Yoto Christmas library. The collection includes the Yoto Christmas Party and The Snowman mentioned above, as well as Christmas-themed stories Revvin’ up the Reindeer, A Family Christmas and Judith Kerr’s Mog’s Christmas.
Christmasaurus Collection
Running time: 18 hours and 53 minutes| Recommended age: 7-11 years | RRP: £19.99
Buy all three Christmasaurus cards in one affordable pack – but be aware – a new title Christmasaurus Carol is landing this October! (and you may want to get that one too!)
What’s coming next?
We’re expecting loads of new cards to land in the Yoto store over the next few months – so we will update this post once we’ve been able to check them out! Look out for new Christmas titles including the Christmasaurus Carol – we cannot wait for that one!
We hope this post has made you excited about Christmas and the wealth of Yoto Christmas cards you can enjoy with your family. Roll on December! 🙂
