It's that time of year again. The Christmas holidays. Where we gather around friends and family and exchange gifts, good memories, good food and more. To make it even more festive, there is usually a Christmas-related playlist playing somewhere. According to MSN.com writer Martha Sorren, here are 99 songs that you can include in your play list. You don't have to add all of them or any of them; they are simply examples of Christmas-related songs. And there are even covers of these songs by artists you would never expect to hear
I'm adding a few I found on the local library music download site that I like. I'll add them on to the appropriate category. They're not part of the site from the link provided above, but I feel like they would be easily likeable
Christmas classics
-These songs are usually done by classic artists, from the 1940s-1960s. They are the official marker of the Christmas holidays
"The Christmas Song" - Nat King Cole
"It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year" - Andy Williams
"Happy Holidays" - Andy Williams
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" - Judy Garland, Meet Me in St. Louis
"I'll Be Home for Christmas" - Bing Crosby
"Sleigh Ride" - The Ronettes
"White Christmas" - Bing Crosby
"A Holly Jolly Christmas" - Burl Ives
Christmas Party
-Your holiday celebrations will have an extra dash of festive with these upbeat Christmas songs
"Feliz Navidad" - Jose Feliciano
"Run Run Rudolph" - Chuck Berry
"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" - Brenda Lee
"Jingle Bell Rock" - Bobby Helms
"Little Saint Nick" - The Beach Boys"
"Santa Claus is Comin' to Town" - Bruce Springsteen
"Christmas All Over Again" - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" - U2
"Step Into Christmas" - Elton John
"Wonderful Christmastime" - Paul McCartney
"What Christmas Means to Me" - Stevie Wonder
Caroling
-A tradition for some is go and gather a group of your friends and go door to door, entertaining the locals with beautiful holiday songs being sung
"Silent Night" - The Carpenters
"O Christmas Tree" - Aretha Franklin
"God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" - Pentatonix
"Deck the Halls" - Nat King Cole
"Joy to the World" - Whitney Houston
"Hark the Herald Angels Sing" - Amy Grant
"We Wish You a Merry Christmas" - John Denver and The Muppets
"Jingle Bells" - Ella Fitzgerald
"O Holy Night" - Carrie Underwood
Karaoke
-Some people do karaoke at Christmas parties. Here are some of the popular choices to sing
"All I Want for Christmas is You" - Mariah Carey
"Christmas in Hollis" - Run D.M.C.
"The Little Drummer Boy" - Bing Crosby
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" - Frank Sinatra
"Baby, It's Cold Outside" - Marilyn Maxwell and Dean Martin
"Last Christmas" - Wham!
"Santa Baby" - Eartha Kitt
"I'll Be Home" - Meghan Trainor
"Happy Xmas (War is Over)" - John Lennon
Kid friendly
-There's nothing that warms the heart more or causes more laughs than seeing kids at Christmas. The reactions to seeing their gifts can either warm the heart or cause you to laugh so hard you're crying. Here are some kid-friendly songs that are appropriate for all ages
"Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" - Burl Ives
"Dominick the Donkey (The Italian Christmas Donkey)" - Lou Monte
"Here Comes Santa Claus" - Gene Autry
"The Chipmunk Song" - Alvin & The Chipmunks
"Frosty the Snowman" - Perry Como
"You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" - Thurl Ravenscroft
"The Twelve Days of Christmas" - Ray Conniff
"I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" - The Jackson 5
"All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth" - Alvin & The Chipmunks
"I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" - Gayla Peevey
"Silver Bells" - Alvin & The Chipmunks
"Blue Christmas" - Porky Pig (If you're familiar with the Looney Tunes cartoons, and know who Porky Pig is, you'll know he stutters. And listening to him sing the classic "Blue Christmas" is hysterical. What makes it funnier is hearing the people in the background laughing. I'm usually crying from laughing so hard when I listen to it)
Updated Christmas
-The classic songs we know and love have been covered by other artists. Sometimes the covers are better than the original. Sometimes the originals are better than the covers. It's up to you to decide which version you like best. And if your local library has a music download site through them, that's a great way of finding versions of the Christmas songs you love, done by other artists
"Santa Claus is Comin' to Town" - Michael Buble
"We Need a Little Christmas" - Glee Cast
"You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" - Tyler, The Creator
"Mary, Did You Know?" - Pentatonix
"Please Come Home for Christmas" - The Eagles
"O Holy Night" - Josh Groban
"Baby, It's Cold Outside" - Leon Redbone and Zooey Deschanel
"All I Want for Christmas is You" - Dolly Parton
"Happy Xmas (War is Over)" - Miley Cyrus and Mark Ronson
"Grown-Up Christmas List" - Barbara Streisand
"What Christmas Means to Me" - John Legend
"O Holy Night" - Rob Halford
"Mary, Did You Know?" - Lionheart
"Last Christmas" - Glee Cast
"Mele Kalikimaka" - Josh Tatofi (I think this is especially beautiful, given that it's played on an ukelele, a popular instrument in Hawaii and the song is Hawaiian)
"Last Christmas" - Taylor Swift
Christmas Pop
-There are pop songs centered around the holidays. Their light, upbeat mood will have you dancing in no time
"Santa Tell Me" - Ariana Grande
"Mistletoe" - Justin Bieber
"Santa Claus Lane" - Hilary Duff
"Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays" - N*Sync
"My Only Wish (This Year)" - Britney Spears
"Christmas Tree Farm" - Taylor Swift
"You Make It Feel Like Christmas" - Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton
"Candy Cane Lane" - Sia
"A Nonsense Christmas" - Sabrina Carpenter
"Underneath the Tree" - Kelly Clarkson
"My Kind of Present" - Meghan Trainor
Instrumental
-Some prefer the classical music touch to the holidays
"Charlie Brown Christmas Album" - Vince Guaraldi Trio (This is also known as the Charlie Brown theme song)
"Christmas Canon" - Trans-Siberian Orchestra
"Somewhere in My Memory" - John Williams, Home Alone soundtrack
"Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker: March" - Berlin Philharmonic and Sir Simon Rattle
"Stille Nacht (Silent Night)" - Manheim Steamroller
"Gumption" - Hans Zimmer, The Holiday soundtrack
"Cry" - Hans Zimmer, The Holiday soundtrack
"Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" - Michael Chertock
"Main Title" - John Debney, Elf soundtrack
"Carol of the Bells" - The Tabernacle Choir
"Joy to the World" - Boston Pops Orchestra and John Williams
Winter
-Some people like the winter season because of Christmas and all the decorations for the holidays. Some people don't like winter because it means cold weather, snow, icy roads and so on
"Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" - Dean Martin
"Winter Wonderland" - Bing Crosby
"Let It Go" - Idina Menzel
"White Winter Hymnal" - Fleet Foxes
"Evermore" - Taylor Swift and Bon Iver
"California Dreamin'" - The Mamas and the Papas
"Winter Song" - Sarah Bareilles and Ingrid Masterson
"Winter Song" - The Head and the Heart
"Winter Time" - Steven Miller
New Christmas Songs
-While the classics will never go out of style, there are some that debuted in 2024 that are starting to pick up some followers
"Do They Know It's Christmas?" - Band Aid (40th Anniversary Edition)
"Officially Christmas" - Dan + Shay
"Holiday Road" - Kesha
"You for Christmas" - Kelly Clarkson
"Santa for Someone" - Jennifer Hudson
"Wrap Me Up" - Jimmy Fallon and Meghan Trainor
"Glow" - Little Big Town
"Blue Christmas" - Jeff Goldblum and Veronica Swift
"Maybe This Christmas" - The Philly Specials, Jason Kelce and Stevie Nicks
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