20+ Cozy Winter Musicals – The Full List of Shows
There are plenty of musicals out there that are set in winter or feature a song that captures the season. Whether it’s a fully winter-themed show or simply one that evokes the chill in the air, here’s a complete alphabetical list of winter musicals!
Although there is some overlap, here’s where you can find a full list of Christmas musicals!
Winter Musicals
These musicals are set in winter or feature the season in song.
Music: Lucy Simon Lyrics: Michael Korie, Amy Powers Book: Michael Weller
Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)
Songs About Winter: “Blood on the Snow”, “Watch the Moon”
Music: Matthew Sklar Lyrics: Chad Beguelin Book: Bob Martin, Thomas Meehan
Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)
Songs About Winter: “Christmastown”
Music/Lyrics: Robert Lopez, Kristen Anderson-Lopez Book: Jennifer Lee
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Songs About Winter: “Do You Want to Build a Snowman?”, “Colder by the Minute”
Music: Scott Frankel Lyrics: Michael Korie Book: Doug Wright
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Songs About Winter: “Another Winter in a Summer Town”
Music/Lyrics: Tim Minchin Book: Danny Rubin
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Song About Winter: “There Will Be Sun”
Music/Lyrics: Irving Berlin Book: Gordon Greenberg, Chad Hodge
Musical Type: 1942 Film / Contemporary Musical (2014)
Songs About Winter: “White Christmas”
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Music: Mel Marvin Lyrics/Book: Timothy Mason
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1994)
Songs About Winter: “Now’s the Time”
Music: Stephen Flaherty Lyrics: Lynn Ahrens
Musical Type: Contemporary (2020)
Songs About Winter: “December”, “January”, “February”
Music/Lyrics/Book: Michael John LaChiusa
Musical Type: Contemporary (2003)
Songs About Winter: “Winter Is Here”
Music/Lyrics: Howard Goodall Lyrics/Book: Stephen Clark
Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)
Songs About Winter: “Winter’s Night”
Miracle on 34th Street (Here’s Love)
Music/Lyrics/Book: Meredith Willson
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1963)
Songs About Winter: “Pine Cones and Holly Berries”
Music: Cyril Ornadel Lyrics: Leslie Bricusse Book: Wolf Mankowitz
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1963)
Songs About Winter: “Winter Waltz”
Music/Lyrics/Book: Jonathan Larson
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1996)
Songs About Winter: Multiple
Music/Lyrics/Book: Leslie Bricusse
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1992)
Songs About Winter: “The Beautiful Day”
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Music/Lyrics: Gene de Paul, Al Kasha, Joel Hirschhorn Lyrics: Johnny Mercer Book: Lawrence Kasha, David Landay
Musical Type: 1954 Film/Pre-Contemporary Musical (1982)
Songs About Winter: “We Gotta Make It Through the Winter”
Music: Jerry Bock Lyrics: Sheldon Harnick Book: Joe Masteroff
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1963)
Songs About Winter: “Three Letters”
Music/Lyrics: Neil Bartram Book: Brian Hill
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Songs About Winter: “Angels in the Snow”
Music: John Kander Lyrics: Fred Ebb Book: Terrence McNally
Musical Type: Contemporary (2001)
Songs About Winter: “Winter”
Music/Book: Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics: Jim Steinman Book: Patricia Knop, Gale Edwards
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1996)
Songs About Winter: “Cold”
Music/Lyrics: Irving Berlin Book: David Ives, Paul Blake
Musical Type: 1954 Film/Contemporary Musical (2000)
Songs About Winter: “Snow”, “White Christmas”
Music: Jeffrey Lunden Lyrics/Book: Arthur Perlman
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1992)
Songs About Winter: “Winter Scene 1 and II”, “Snow”
Music/Lyrics: Various Book: Roger Bean
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Songs About Winter: “Snowfall”, “Suzy Snowflake”, “Winter Wonderland”
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Author: Stacy Karyn
Stacy Karyn is the founder of Theatre Trip, author of The Thespian’s Bucket List, and creator of The Cast Album List. She holds a BA in theatre and a TESOL drama certificate, with experience working and interning in Broadway and Off-Broadway theaters.
