“Un Año Nuevo” — A New Year Song in Spanish for Kids

In “Un Año Nuevo” (A New Year), kids sing key Spanish words like año nuevo, celebrar, contar and abrazo, sung in Spanish, with the English meaning of every line shown below. It's a next-step (A2) song from Unit 15: Celebrations, 2:25 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇪🇸 Spanish
Level: A2
Unit 15 · Días Especiales
⏱ 2:25
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“Un Año Nuevo” lyrics with English translation

Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. Spanish is shown in teal.

Song lyrics with translation. Spanish lines are shown in teal.
Sung	Meaning
¡Año nuevo!	New year!
Contar hasta diez.	Let’s count to ten.
Un abrazo más.	One more hug.
Vamos a celebrar.	Let’s celebrate.
¿Listos?	Ready?
Aquí vamos.	Here we go.
Abre los brazos.	Open your arms.
Di hola.	Say hello.
¡Año nuevo!	New year!
¡Celebramos!	We celebrate!
¡Un abrazo!	A hug!
Vamos a contar.	Let’s count.
La mesa está llena.	The table is full.
Pan dulce también.	Sweet bread, too.
Mamá sonríe.	Mom smiles.
Papá dice: “Come.”	Dad says, “Eat.”
¿Listos?	Ready?
Escucha la campana.	Listen to the bell.
Pide un deseo.	Make a wish.
Toma mi mano.	Take my hand.
¡Año nuevo!	New year!
¡Celebramos!	We celebrate!
¡Un abrazo!	A hug!
Vamos a contar.	Let’s count.
Adiós, año viejo.	Goodbye, old year.
Hola, sol.	Hello, sun.
Año nuevo.	New year.
Somos uno.	We are one.
¡Año nuevo!	New year!
¡Celebramos!	We celebrate!
¡Un abrazo!	A hug!
Vamos a contar.	Let’s count.

Key Spanish words in this song

The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

Spanish	English
año nuevo	new year
celebrar	to celebrate
contar	to count
abrazo	hug

How to use this song with your child

1
Count the “año nuevo”s
“año nuevo” means “new year” and comes up on 5 lines. Keep count on your fingers together; older kids can try to predict when it's coming next.
2
Read the meaning first
Most of this song is sung in Spanish. Skim the translation column below before you listen, then listen once without looking. Kids catch more than you'd expect when they already know what it's about.
3
Make it a routine
At 2:25, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Make a party hat and wear it while singing along.