{"id":973,"date":"2023-05-15T07:11:37","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T15:11:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/?p=973"},"modified":"2025-06-24T07:50:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T15:50:40","slug":"letter-x-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/abcmouse\/letter-x-song\/973","title":{"rendered":"Letter X Song"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Celebrate the Letter X with the ABCmouse Letter X Song<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Extra! Extra! Let&#8217;s talk about it! Letter x! Letter x! I want to shout about it!<\/em><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;The Letter X Song&quot; by ABCmouse.com\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_eXZ2w_Ent4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a42a66333ab89b5d586784fc20261d4e\">You\u2019ve come to the right place for the Letter X song from ABCmouse. Check out the lyrics below so you can follow along.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border u-m-hide\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/abc\/subscription\/?src_tag=wp:cta:0021\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Family-Vacation-Giveaway-banner-vs2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-131837\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-top-left-radius:15px;border-top-right-radius:15px;border-bottom-left-radius:15px;border-bottom-right-radius:15px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Family-Vacation-Giveaway-banner-vs2.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Family-Vacation-Giveaway-banner-vs2-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Family-Vacation-Giveaway-banner-vs2-768x448.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center u-m-hide has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-fab321034dd64dbdae456d40b84e81d2\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/abc\/giveaway\/family-vacation-2026\/?src_tag=wp:cta:0023\">Click Here for Details<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image u-d-hide\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/abc\/subscription\/?src_tag=wp:cta:0022\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"385\" height=\"517\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Family-Vacation-Giveaway-Mobile.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-131859\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-top-left-radius:15px;border-top-right-radius:15px;border-bottom-left-radius:15px;border-bottom-right-radius:15px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Family-Vacation-Giveaway-Mobile.png 385w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Family-Vacation-Giveaway-Mobile-223x300.png 223w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 385px) 100vw, 385px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center u-d-hide has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3b1a8bbc8ad90f54de00d480aed3ca07\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/abc\/giveaway\/family-vacation-2026\/?src_tag=wp:cta:0023\">Click Here for Details<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Letter X Song Lyrics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e7521bc5a4f384816f8bdc36a1b511c3\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>Mmm\u2014wanna sing about the letter x?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Extra! Extra! Let&#8217;s talk about it!&nbsp;<br>Letter x! Letter x! I want to shout about it!&nbsp;<br>An exceptional letter, extraordinary too\u2014<br>letter x is the one that follows w!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>X! X! &#8220;X&#8221;! &#8220;X&#8221;!&nbsp;<br>X! X! &#8220;X&#8221;! &#8220;X&#8221;!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, x sounds like &#8220;ks&#8221; inside of a word!&nbsp;<br>So every time you see an x, this is how it&#8217;s heard\u2014&nbsp;<br>excite, exceed, extreme, extent,&nbsp;<br>explore, explode\u2014that&#8217;s excellent!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;X&#8221;! &#8220;X&#8221;!&nbsp;<br>X! X! &#8220;X&#8221;! &#8220;X&#8221;!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, when you see an x at the end of a word,&nbsp;<br>the sound of &#8220;ks&#8221; will still be heard,&nbsp;<br>as in six, fix, ax, and mix,&nbsp;<br>flex, fox, wax, and ox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, x is a crossing, and x marks the spot!&nbsp;<br>If you want to know some more, this is what I&#8217;ve got:&nbsp;<br>When x starts a word it&#8217;s got the sound of a z.&nbsp;<br>Will I give you an example? Most definitely!&nbsp;<br>Xylophone, the instrument!&nbsp;<br>Well, that&#8217;s one that you&#8217;ve probably heard.&nbsp;<br>Well, I think it&#8217;s kind of funny that x can start a word!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>X! Can I get an x? X! What a great letter.&nbsp;<br>X is my buddy. X is my friend.<br>X is the one I can see at the end.&nbsp;<br>X! That&#8217;s letter x, y&#8217;all. That&#8217;s letter x. X!&nbsp;<br>X! X! Let me tell you about x! &#8220;X&#8221;! &#8220;X&#8221;!&nbsp;<br>One more time, one more time, say x!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Letter-X-Video-1-1024x538.jpg\" alt=\"x marks the spot on a dark green and light green colored map.\" class=\"wp-image-985\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Letter-X-Video-1-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Letter-X-Video-1-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Letter-X-Video-1-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Letter-X-Video-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-80b9cd847312eb4e34745bba50cd114a\" style=\"line-height:1.5\">&#8220;The Letter X Song&#8221; explodes with the exciting rhythms of hip-hop music, which originated in the 1970s in New York City. Next time you and your child listen to &#8220;The Letter X Song&#8221;, note how the background singers&#8217; X beatbox sound flows perfectly with the rap style of the lead singer. Since beatbox and rap are forms of making sounds and poetry, encourage your child to come up with their own beatbox sounds and raps! You can find it and other letter songs in the app.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>You can find a full list of all ABCmouse Letter Songs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/abcmouse\/all-abcmouse-letter-songs\/781\" title=\"\">Here<\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">More Letter X Fun<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aofl-advice-video-embed2 has-background\" style=\"border-radius:15px;background-color:#dfe4ff\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:44%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#033eaa;line-height:1.5\"><strong><strong>Letter X Worksheets<\/strong>:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#01075f;line-height:1.5\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/printables-and-worksheets\/letter-x-worksheets\/15555\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Explore the letter X with our free printable worksheets!<\/a><\/strong> These engaging activities pair perfectly with our exciting preschool songs, helping your child learn to recognize, pronounce, and start writing the letter X with confidence and fun.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"456\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Featured-Image_Letter-X-sq_PrintableWorksheets.png\" alt=\"Free printable letter x worksheets for kids from ABCmouse.com. \" class=\"wp-image-15557\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Featured-Image_Letter-X-sq_PrintableWorksheets.png 456w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Featured-Image_Letter-X-sq_PrintableWorksheets-300x237.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 456px) 100vw, 456px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aofl-advice-video-embed2 has-background\" style=\"border-radius:15px;background-color:#dfe4ff\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"306\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GIF-ABCmouse-Letter-X-Colorful-Poster.gif\" alt=\"Free printable words that start with the letter x for kids from ABCmouse.com. \" class=\"wp-image-23442\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:44%\">\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#033eaa;line-height:1.5\"><strong><strong>Words that start with X:<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#01075f;line-height:1.5\"><strong>Discover a curious collection of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/printables-and-worksheets\/words-that-start-with-the-letter-x-for-kids\/23099\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">words that include the letter X<\/a>,<\/strong> from \u201cxylophone\u201d to \u201cbox.\u201d Our printable word lists make a great follow-up to our letter X songs, helping your child build vocabulary and phonics skills in a fun and memorable way.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aofl-advice-video-embed2 has-background\" style=\"border-radius:15px;background-color:#dfe4ff\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:44%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#033eaa;line-height:1.5\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Letter X Crafts and Activities<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#01075f;line-height:1.5\"><strong>Make learning extra fun with our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/activities\/letter-x-crafts-and-activities-for-preschoolers\/55595\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">exciting letter X crafts!<\/a><\/strong> From x-ray collages and xylophones to creating X-shaped art, these hands-on activities help preschoolers explore the letter X through creativity and play. Perfect for little learners with big imaginations!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Letter-X-Crafts-vs-5.png\" alt=\"Free printable letter X crafts for kids from ABCmouse.com.\" class=\"wp-image-55741\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Letter-X-Crafts-vs-5.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Letter-X-Crafts-vs-5-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Letter-X-Crafts-vs-5-768x448.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dd225191 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<printables-email-registration style=\"width:fit-content;display:flex;margin:auto\" class=\"wp-block-abcmouse-printables-email-registration\"><\/printables-email-registration>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get excited to learn all about the upper and lower case letter X in this excellent song and video by ABCmouse!  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-973","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-abcmouse"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/973","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=973"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/973\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=973"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=973"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=973"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}