Winter Musicals
The following list includes winter musicals, including works set during wintertime or that reference the season in song. Additional musical lists are available in the musical database.
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”
Music: George Stiles Lyrics/Book: Anthony Drewe
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1993)
Songs About Winter: “The Blizzard”
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Music: Mel Marvin Lyrics/Book: Timothy Mason
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (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: Late 20th Century (1996)
Songs About Winter: Multiple
Music/Lyrics/Book: Leslie Bricusse
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (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/Late 20th Century 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: Late 20th Century (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: Late 20th Century (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”
Last Reviewed: November 28, 2025