List of Christmas hit singles
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The following is an incomplete list of Christmas songs (hit singles and tracks) recorded by well known and obscure artists, many of which have hit on various charts around the world. Mostly listed here are US and UK hits (some only released in the artist's home country). A year indicates the first year of release for that artist's version: many were re-released as singles in subsequent years.
For a list of more of the older and traditional Christmas songs, such as carols and hymns, please see Christmas music.
| Song | Artist(s) / Year | Additional Information | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "12 Days of Christmas" | Mitch Miller and The Gang (1961) | One of the most recorded songs each year. 2006's biggest version in the U.S. was by Taking Back Sunday, with a live performance video and animated clip both gaining attention. The comedy duo of Bob & Doug McKenzie also recorded a parody of this song in 1983 that still receives airplay on radio stations around the holiday season. | ||
| "2000 Miles" | The Pretenders (1983) | Originally released as the B-side of the band's 1983 top 20 pop hit single "Middle Of The Road", and then on the band's 1984 album Learning to Crawl. Also recorded by Coldplay in 2003 as a download single for charity. | ||
| "25 December" | Everything But The Girl (1994) | |||
| "A la Nanita Nina" | The Cheetah Girls featuring Belinda (2006) | An earlier instrumental version of this traditional Spanish carol was a hit for Kitaro. | ||
| "All I Want For Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth)" | Spike Jones and his City Slickers (1948) | Written by Donald Yetter Gardner. | ||
| "All I Want for Christmas Is You" | Vince Vance and the Valiants (1987) | Not to be confused with the Mariah Carey song of the same name. Honored by Billboard as one of radio's most requested Christmas songs, reached #31 on Billboard country charts in 2000. | ||
| "All I Want For Christmas Is You" (1) | Mariah Carey (1994) | Written by Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey. iTunes' most-downloaded Christmas song in 2005 and 2006. The rock band My Chemical Romance also recorded a version of this song. | ||
| "All Alone On Christmas" | Darlene Love (1992 and 1994) | Appeared in the 1992 film Home Alone 2: Lost In New York. | ||
| "Alone On Christmas Day" | Travis (2004) | |||
| "An Old Christmas Card" | Jim Reeves (1963) | |||
| "Another Lonely Christmas" | Prince (1984) | |||
| "Another Rock And Roll Christmas" | Gary Glitter (1984) | |||
| "Babes in Toyland/March of the Toys" | Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops | One of the most familiar of all instrumentals every year at Christmas. | ||
| "Baby, It's Cold Outside" | Dinah Shore and Buddy Clark (1949); Margaret Whiting and Johnny Mercer (1949) | Written in 1944 by Frank Loesser. Featured in the 1949 film Neptune's Daughter starring Esther Williams. Dean Martin recorded another hit version of this classic tune in 1959. | ||
| "Baby's First Christmas" | Connie Francis (1961) | |||
| "(The) Bell That Couldn't Jingle" | Herb Alpert (1968) | Co-written by Burt Bacharach, who also has recorded it. | ||
| "The Bells of St. Paul" | Linda Eder (2004) | |||
| "Best Christmas Of Them All" | Shakin' Stevens (1990) | |||
| "The Blessed Dawn Of Christmas Day" | Harry Connick Jr. (1993) | |||
| "Blue Christmas" | Elvis Presley (1957) | Written by Bill Hayes and Jay Johnson in the 1940s; Still one of the most-recorded. A hit for Wynonna Judd in 1993. | ||
| "Boogie Woogie Santa Claus" | Mabel Scott (1948) | |||
| "Breath Of Heaven (Mary's Song)" | Amy Grant (1992) | Also a hit for Donna Summer. | ||
| "Candy Cane Children" | The White Stripes (2002) | |||
| "Caroling, Caroling" | Nat King Cole (1960) | |||
| "Cashing In On Christmas" | Bad News (1992) | |||
| "Celebrate Me Home" | Kenny Loggins | |||
| "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)" | The Chipmunks (1958) | Written by Ross Bagdasarian (a.k.a. David Seville). The most popular novelty Christmas single in the U.S. through the 1960s. Launched a 40-year music 'career' for the fictional 'character' group. | ||
| "Christmas" (1) | King Diamond (2003) | |||
| "Christmas is a pain in the arse" (1) | The Accelerators (2003) | Written by Mike Charles A fun Christmas song from the West Country based UK band the Accelerators | ||
| "Christmas" (2) | The Who (1969) | |||
| "Christmas All Over Again" | Tom Petty (1992) | |||
| "Christmas at Ground Zero" | "Weird Al" Yankovic (1986) | |||
| "Christmas at K-Mart" | Root Boy Slim (1979) | |||
| "Christmas At The Zoo" | The Flaming Lips (1995) | |||
| "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" | Darlene Love (1963) | Covered famously by U2 (in 1987) and later by Hanson. | ||
| "The Christmas Blues" | Dean Martin (1953) | Written by David Holt and Sammy Cahn. | ||
| "Christmas Day" | Dido | |||
| "Christmas Day" (1) | Squeeze (1980) | |||
| "Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24" | Trans-Siberian Orchestra (1995) | The song is a medley including "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" and a hard rock version of "Carol of the Bells". | ||
| "Christmas Eve In My Hometown" | Bobby Vinton | |||
| "Christmas Hate Within" | Slipknot | |||
| "Christmas In Dixie" | Alabama (1982) | Lead singer Randy Owen re-recorded the song with Kenny Chesney in 2003. | ||
| "Christmas In Hollis" | Run-D.M.C. (1987) | An original song written by the band for charity, with the MTV music video a perennial favorite through the 1990s. | ||
| "Christmas In My Hometown" (1) | Charley Pride (1970) | |||
| "Christmas In My Hometown" (2) | Sonny James (late 1960s) | Covered by Travis Tritt in 1992 | ||
| "Christmas Is" | Percy Faith (1966) | Written and first recorded by Faith. A hit the next year for Lou Rawls. | ||
| "Christmas Is All Around" | Billy Mack (2003) | Recorded for the film Love Actually. It was released in the United Kingdom, making No23 in the chart. | ||
| "Christmas Is Now Drawing Near at Hand" | Steve Winwood | |||
| "Christmas Is The Time To Say 'I Love You' " | Billy Squier (1981) | |||
| "Christmas Island" | The Andrews Sisters and Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians (1946) | Later a hit for Jimmy Buffett (1996) and the Brian Setzer Orchestra (2005) | ||
| "(A) Christmas Kiss" | Daniel O'Donnell (1999) | "Christmas Love" | Billy Idol (2006) | |
| "Christmas Means Love" | Joan Osbourne (2006) | |||
| "Christmas Mem'ries" | Barbra Streisand (2001) | Recorded earlier by Frank Sinatra, Rosemary Clooney. | ||
| "Christmas Must Be Tonight" | The Band (1977) | |||
| "Christmas My Arse" | Ricky Tomlinson (2006) | Video features Craig Phillips, first winner of TV's Big Brother series in the UK. | ||
| "Christmas On 45" | Holly and The Ivys (1981) | |||
| "Christmas Rappin'" | Kurtis Blow | |||
| "Christmas Round At Ours" | Girls Aloud (2005) | |||
| "Christmas Shoes" | NewSong (2002) | |||
| "Christmas Song" | Dave Matthews Band | |||
| "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" | The Nat King Cole Trio (1946) | Written by Mel Tormé and Robert Wells. Torme's version also a hit. Later hits by The Carpenters, Celine Dion, Al Jarreau, Luther Vandross and Toni Braxton. Remains one of the most recorded Christmas songs ever. | ||
| "Christmas Time" | Bryan Adams (1985) | |||
| "Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End)" | The Darkness (2003) | |||
| "Christmas Time Is Here" | Vince Guaraldi (1965) | Originally composed for A Charlie Brown Christmas, the very first animated Christmas special produced for network TV in the U.S. More recently, a hit for Toni Braxton and Johnny Mathis. | ||
| "Christmas Time Is Here Again" | The Beatles | Also recorded by group member Ringo Starr for his 1999 Christmas album, I Wanna Be Santa Claus. | ||
| "Christmastime" | Aimee Mann (2006) | A new standard co-written by Michael Penn, brother of Sean Penn. | ||
| "Christmas Through Your Eyes" | Gloria Estefan (1993) | |||
| "Christmas With The Devil" | Spinal Tap (1992) | |||
| "Christmas Waltz" | Kay Starr | Also a hit for Nancy Wilson, The Carpenters, Natalie Cole, and Barry Manilow. | ||
| "Christmas Was A Friend Of Mine" | Fay Lovsky | |||
| "Christmas Wrapping" | The Waitresses (1981) | Later covered in 1998 by the Spice Girls and released as a B-side on their single "Goodbye". | ||
| "Coldcut's Christmas Break" | Coldcut (1988) | |||
| "Cool Yule" | Bette Midler (2006) | Previously, the biggest hit version was by Louis Armstrong. | ||
| "Cruise Into Christmas Medley" | Jane McDonald (1998) | |||
| "December Brings Me Back To You" | Andy Abraham featuring Michael Underwood | The GMTV Christmas single as a challenge for follow host, Michael Underwood. The song was written and sung with X Factor star, Andy Abraham. | ||
| "December Will Be Magic Again" | Kate Bush (1980) | |||
| "Ding Dong Merrily on High" | Celtic Woman (2006) | Only the latest hit version of this traditional carol. | ||
| "Dominick The Donkey (The Italian Christmas Donkey)" | Lou Monte (1960) | |||
| "Do They Know It's Christmas?" | Band Aid (1984) | Written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure. Re-recorded on two other separate occasions; Band Aid II in 1989 and Band Aid 20 in 2004. | ||
| "Do You Hear What I Hear?" | Bing Crosby (1963) | A hit for Jim Nabors, Whitney Houston, and most recently, Linda Eder in 2004. Originally recorded by the Harry Simeone Chorale in 1962. | ||
| "Driving Home For Christmas" | Chris Rea (1988) | |||
| "Elf's Lament" | Barenaked Ladies (2004) | Featuring Michael Bublé | ||
| "El Burrito de Belen" | Juanes (2006) | |||
| "Every Day It's Christmas" | Do (2004) | |||
| "Everything's Gonna Be Cool This Christmas" | Eels (1998) | |||
| "Fairytale of New York" | The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl (1987) | Written by Jem Finer and Shane MacGowan. Reached number one on the Irish single charts, but to many people's amazement was beaten to number one in the UK, by The Pet Shop Boys' "Always on My Mind". | ||
| "Far Away On Christmas Day" | Bradley Joseph (2000) | |||
| "Father Christmas" | The Kinks (1977) | |||
| "Feels Like Christmas" | Cyndi Lauper | |||
| "Feliz Navidad" | Jose Feliciano (1970) | The best-known version of the best-known Spanish-language Christmas song. | ||
| "Fifty Grand For Christmas" | Paul Holt (2004) | |||
| "Frosty The Snow Man" | Gene Autry and the Cass County Boys (1950) | |||
| "Funky Christmas (Christmas At My House)" | RuPaul (1997) | |||
| "The Gift" | Jim Brickman | |||
| "Give Love On Christmas Day" | Jackson 5 and Solid Harmonie | |||
| "Give U One 4 Christmas" | Hot Pantz (2005) | |||
| "Go Girlfriend (Have a Merry Christmas)" | No Secrets | |||
| "Go Tell It on the Mountain/Mary Had a Baby (medley)" | Vanessa L. Williams (1993) | As is often the case, this hit single and video inspired the artist to record a full-length holiday album the following year. | ||
| "Gothic Christmas" | Within Temptation | |||
| "Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer" | Elmo & Patsy (1979) | Originally released in 1979, then for several years following, each time a bigger hit. A new version was recorded in 1984, and this is the version that radio plays to this day. The biggest selling novelty Christmas single of all time in the U.S. | ||
| "Great Big Sled" | The Killers (2006) | |||
| "The Greatest Gift Of All" | Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton (1984) | |||
| "Grown-Up Christmas List" | David Foster featuring Natalie Cole (1990) | Written by David Foster. More recent hit versions include Amy Grant (1992), Barbra Streisand and Michael Buble. | ||
| "Happy Holiday" | Bing Crosby | Written by Irving Berlin for the 1942 film Holiday Inn, co-starring Crosby and Fred Astaire. Hit versions were recorded by Peggy Lee, Andy Williams and Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme. Billy Idol recorded a recent hit version in 2006. | ||
| "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" | John and Yoko and The Plastic Ono Band with The Harlem Community Choir (1971) | Written by John Lennon and Yoko Ono. Later covered by Melissa Etheridge, The Polyphonic Spree, Celine Dion, The Idols, Neil Diamond, the Street Drum Corps ft. Bert McCracken of The Used,and most recently by Sarah McLachlan. | ||
| "Hard Candy Christmas" | Dolly Parton (1982) | |||
| "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" | Judy Garland (1944) | Written by Ralph Blane and Hugh Martin for the film Meet Me In St. Louis starring Garland and Margaret O'Brien. A later hit for Frank Sinatra, Chicago, Amy Grant, Diana Krall, The Carpenters, Aimee Mann, and many others. | ||
| "A Heart To Hold You" | Keane (2004) | BBC Radio 1 referred to it as the Christmas anthem of 2005. However, it was never recorded. | ||
| "Here Comes Santa Claus (Down Santa Claus Lane)" | Gene Autry (1947) | Written and first recorded by Autry. Famously covered by Elvis Presley in 1957. | ||
| "Here We Come A-Caroling" | Mormon Tabernacle Choir | |||
| "Hey Santa" | Carnie and Wendy Wilson (1993) | |||
| "The Holly and the Ivy" | Natalie Cole (1994) | From her 1994 same-titled Christmas album. | ||
| "(A) Holly Jolly Christmas" | Burl Ives (1964) | Written by Johnny Marks. Made famous by Ives in the classic 1964 TV special Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer, and later covered by Alan Jackson. | ||
| "Home For Christmas" | Daryl Hall & John Oates (2006) | Not to be confused with "I'll Be Home for Christmas". | ||
| "(There's No Place Like) Home For the Holidays" | Perry Como (1954) | This song is also features in a notable cover by The Carpenters for their Christmas album An Old-Fashioned Christmas. | ||
| "I Believe In Christmas" | The Tweenies (2001) | |||
| "I Believe In Father Christmas" | Greg Lake (1975) | Written by Greg Lake and Peter Sinfield. | ||
| "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" | Burl Ives | Other singers with popular versions: Nat King Cole, Johnny Mathis, Sarah McLachlan. | ||
| "I Like A Sleighride (Jingle Bells)" | Peggy Lee (1960) | |||
| "I Only Want You For Christmas" | Alan Jackson (1991) | |||
| "I Saw Daddy Kissing Santa Claus" | RuPaul (1997) | |||
| "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" | Jimmy Boyd (1952) | Written by Thomas Connor. More recent hit versions by John Mellencamp (1987) and Jessica Simpson. | ||
| "I Saw Three Ships" | Sting (1997) | This so-called 'new age' version of the traditional carol was a charity single and video. | ||
| "I Wanna Kiss You So (Christmas In A Nutshell)" | Girls Aloud (2005) | |||
| "I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas" | Gayla Peevey (1953) | |||
| "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" | Wizzard featuring vocal backing by The Suedettes plus The Stockland Green Bilateral School First Year Choir with additional noises by Miss. Snob and Class 3C (1973) | Re-recorded by Wizzard frontman, Roy Wood as a solo version and then later covered by A*Teens and then Girls Aloud. | ||
| "I Wish It Could Be A Wombling Merry Christmas Everyday" | The Wombles with Roy Wood (2000) | |||
| "I Won't Be Home For Christmas" | Blink-182 (2001) | |||
| "I Yust Go Nuts at Christmas" | Yogi Yorgesson (1949) | |||
| "If Every Day Was Like Christmas" | Elvis Presley (1966) | |||
| "If We Make It Through December" | Merle Haggard (1973) | |||
| "I'll Be Home for Christmas" | Bing Crosby (1943) | Written during World War II by Kim Gannon, Walter Kent and Buck Ram to honor soldiers overseas. Still one of the most recorded Christmas songs today. Hit singles include Frank Sinatra, Amy Grant, The Carpenters, and Josh Groban. | ||
| "In the Bleak Midwinter" | James Taylor (2006) | |||
| "Is This the Way to Santa's Grotto" | Santa (2005) | A Christmas parody of "(Is This the Way to) Amarillo?" by Tony Christie. | ||
| "It Doesn't Have To Be That Way" | Jim Croce (1973) | |||
| "It Doesn't Often Snow At Christmas" | Pet Shop Boys (1997) | |||
| "It Must Have Been The Mistletoe" | Barbra Streisand | Covered by Barbara Mandrell | ||
| "It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas" | Perry Como and The Fontaine Sisters (1951) | Meredith Wilson composed this song while writing The Music Man. Also recorded by artists like Johnny Mathis. | ||
| "It's Christmas All Over The World" | Sheena Easton (1987) | |||
| "It's Christmas Time All Over The World" | Sammy Davis Jr. (1963) | |||
| "It's Not the Presents Under My Tree" | Eva Cassidy | |||
| "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" | Andy Williams (1963) | Also a hit for Johnny Mathis and others. | ||
| "Itz The Holidaze" | Westside Connection | |||
| "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" | Josh Groban (2005) | Only the most recent hit version. Most famous instrumental version is George Winston's "Joy" from the album December, an all-time holiday best-seller. | ||
| "Jingle Bell Rock" | Bobby Helms (1957) | Written by Joe Beale and Jim Boothe. Later hit versions by Hall and Oates in (1983) and Randy Travis. | ||
| "Jingle Bells" | Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters (1943) | First known version to chart was a version by Benny Goodman in 1935. | ||
| "Kentucky Homemade Christmas" | Kenny Rogers (1981) | |||
| "Last Christmas" | Wham! (1984) | Written by George Michael. The single was then re-released in 1985 and covered by Alien Voices featuring The Three Degrees, Darren Hayes of Savage Garden, Billie Piper, Hilary Duff, Whigfield in 1995, in 2004 by Jimmy Eat World, in 2005 by Roses Are Red for Taste of Christmas, and in 2006 by Crazy Frog. | ||
| "Leroy the Redneck Reindeer" | Joe Diffie | |||
| "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" | Vaughn Monroe (1945) | Written by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne. Dean Martin's 1959 version still a favorite, and most recently a hit single for Carly Simon in (2005). | ||
| "Let's Light the Christmas Tree" | Ruby Wright (1957) | |||
| "Let's Party" | Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers (1989) | A medley of three Christmas hits: Merry Xmas Everybody by Slade, "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" by Wizzard and finally "Another Rock And Roll Christmas" by Gary Glitter. The song was remixed again in 2004 replacing Gary Glitter with Mariah Carey singing All I Want For Christmas Is You. This mix is only available to DJ's. | ||
| "Light a Single Candle" | Anne Cochran | Written by Delilah Rene. | ||
| "Light of the Stable" | Emmylou Harris, introduced in 1976 | Includes backing vocals by Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt. | ||
| "Linus and Lucy" | Vince Guaraldi (1965) | This instrumental favorite is from A Charlie Brown Christmas, the very first animated Christmas special produced for network TV in the U.S. | ||
| "Little Drummer Boy (Carol of the Drum)" | Harry Simeone Chorale (1958) | Written in 1941, and still one of the most-recorded of the modern carols. A version by the Vienna Boys Choir also hit big when it was featured in the Rankin/Bass animated TV special. | ||
| "Little Saint Nick" | The Beach Boys (1963) | Covered by Sugar Ray. | ||
| "Lonely Christmas" | Bobby Vee (1963) | |||
| "Lonely Pup (In A Christmas Shop)" | Adam Faith with The Children (1960) | |||
| "Lonely This Christmas" | Mud (1974) | |||
| "Los Peces en el Rio" | Mannheim Steamroller | |||
| "Love On Layaway" | Gloria Estefan | |||
| "The Man Who Would Be Santa" | Matt Scannell (of Vertical Horizon) | |||
| "(A) Marshmallow World" | Bing Crosby (1950) | Words written by Carl Sigman and music composed by Peter De Rose. Also recorded by Darlene Love in 1963, then Brenda Lee in 1964 and later popularized by Dean Martin in 1966. | ||
| "The Marvelous Toy" | Chad Mitchell Trio | |||
| "Mary, Did You Know?" | Kenny Rogers with Wynonna (1996) | The lyrics were written in 1984 by Mark Lowry. Buddy Greene composed the music in 1990. The song was first released on the album Michael English in 1992. Also a hit for Natalie Cole and others. | ||
| "Mary's Boy Child" | Harry Belafonte (1956) | Written by Jester Hairston. Also a # 1 hit remake in the U.K. for Boney M in 1978. | ||
| "Mele Kalikimaka" | Jimmy Buffett (1996) | First hit version was in 1950 by Bing Crosby with The Andrews Sisters. More recently a hit for The Blue Hawaiians and Bette Midler. | ||
| "Merry Christmas Baby" | Charles Brown (1947) | Chuck Berry and Bruce Springsteen also recorded popular versions. | ||
| "Merry Christmas Darling" | The Carpenters (1970) | First released in 1970, but didn't appear on album until the duo recorded a remake for their 1978 holiday classic, Christmas Portrait. | ||
| "Merry Christmas Everyone" | Shakin' Stevens (1985) | |||
| "Merry Christmas From The Family" | Robert Earl Keen | |||
| "Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays" | 'N Sync | |||
| "Merry Christmas (I Don't Want To Fight Tonight)" | The Ramones (1987) | |||
| "Merry Christmas Santa Claus (You're A Lovely Guy)" | Max Headroom (1986) | |||
| "Merry Freakin' Christmas" | Calibretto | |||
| "Merry Merry Christmas Baby" | Dodie Stevens (1960) | |||
| "Merry Merry Merry Frickin' Christmas" | Frickin' A (2004) | Two versions of the song. One is a tribute to the Boston Red Sox on their winning of the 2004 World Series. The other is a satire of spending time with the family. | ||
| "Merry Twistmas" | Marcels (1961) | Written to capitalize on the U.S. dance craze called "The Twist". | ||
| "Merry Xmas Everybody" | Slade (1973) | Written by Noddy Holder and Jim Lea. Covered by Dexy's Midnight Runners in 1982, Steps, Noel Gallagher, and then Tony Christie in 2005. Has also been reissued by the band on several occasions - most recently in 2006. | ||
| "Miss You Most (At Christmas Time)" | Mariah Carey (1994) | |||
| "Mistletoe And Holly" | Frank Sinatra (1957) | |||
| "Mistletoe And Wine" | Cliff Richard (1988) | |||
| "Mistress For Christmas" | AC/DC | |||
| "Money In A Card (On This Christmas Day)" | Camp Jam Allstars | Charity single written by Jeff Carlisi (38 special), Liberty DeVitto (Billy Joel) and Derek St. Holmes (Ted Nugent) and performed by a group of teens to benefit Little Kids Rock. | ||
| "The Most Wonderful Day Of The Year" | Videocraft Chorus | Original Soundtrack, TV's Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964). | ||
| "Mr. Hankey The Christmas Poo" | South Park (1997) | Song debuted in the South Park episode of the same name, has appeared in several others since. | ||
| "My Christmas List" | Simple Plan | |||
| "My December" | Linkin Park | |||
| "My Favorite Things" | Tony Bennett | Originally written for the 1959 Broadway musical The Sound of Music, this most recent hit version is the best-known now (a Bennett signature tune). Was also a major 60s hit for Eddie Fisher. | ||
| "My Only Wish (This Year)" | Britney Spears (2000) | |||
| "Naughty Christmas (Goblin In The Office)" | Fat Les (1998) | |||
| "New Kids Got Run Over By A Reindeer" | Z100 Portland (Oregon) (1990) | |||
| "New Year" | Sugababes (2000) | |||
| "The Night Before Christmas" | Carly Simon (1994) | |||
| "No Child Should Ever Cry On Christmas" | Daryl Hall & John Oates (2006) | |||
| "No Presents For Christmas" | King Diamond (1986) | |||
| "The Nutcracker Suite" | Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops | Also a hit for the Berlin Symphony Orchestra and many others around the world. Recent hit rock versions by Brian Setzer Orchestra and Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Latter's version retitled "A Mad Russian's Christmas". | ||
| "Nuttin' For Christmas" | Art Mooney and his Orchestra (1955) | The Art Mooney version features vocals by actor Barry Gordon. Also covered by Smash Mouth. | ||
| "O Holy Night" | Mahalia Jackson | Her version was a 50s radio standard. First known recorded version was by Fred Waring in (1946). More recent hit version by Michael Crawford. | ||
| "Oh Come All Ye Faithful" | Twisted Sister (2006) | Sounds eerily similar to their hit "We're Not Gonna Take It", while staying faithful to the carol's original words and melody. | ||
| "Oíche Chiún (Silent Night)" | Enya (1994) | In the U.S., the best-selling Christmas single of the past 10 years. | ||
| "Oi To The World" | The Vandals (1996) | Covered by No Doubt | ||
| "The Old Man's Back In Town" | Garth Brooks (1992) | |||
| "Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers" | Carl Fenton's Orchestra (1922) | Music written in 1905 for the musical revue La Chauve Souris. Hit versions also recorded by the Vincent Lopez Orchestra (1922) and by Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra (1923). | ||
| "Pat-a-pan" | Mannheim Steamroller (1995) | |||
| Peace On Earth - Little Drummer Boy | David Bowie and Bing Crosby (1982) | Recorded one month before Bing's death in 1977, but was never released as a single until 1982, when a videoclip of their duet (from Bing's 1977 Christmas TV special Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas) became an MTV staple. | ||
| "Perfect Christmas" | S Club 7 | |||
| "Please Come Home For Christmas" | Eagles (1978) | Also a hit charity single by Jon Bon Jovi in 1994, with a video guest-starring supermodel Cindy Crawford. Recorded first by Charles Brown (1960). | ||
| "Pretty Paper" | Roy Orbison (1963) | Written by Willie Nelson; his version is also popular. | ||
| "Proper Crimbo" | Bo' Selecta! (2003) | The video features guest appearances from various celebrities including Edith Bowman, Chris Moyles, Bob Geldof, Mel B, Christine Hamilton and Jimmy Carr. | ||
| "Redneck 12 Days Of Christmas" | Redneck Carollers (2000) | Featured Jeff Foxworthy on lead vocals. | ||
| "Red Water (Christmas Mourning)" | Type O Negative (1996) | |||
| "River" | Travis (1999) | A recent Christmastime favorite. Written by Joni Mitchell; debuted on her (1971) album Blue. Also a hit for Linda Ronstadt, Barry Manilow, and Sarah McLachlan. | ||
| "Rock And Roll Christmas" | George Thorogood & The Destroyers (1983) | |||
| "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree" | Brenda Lee (1958) | Written by Johnny Marks. Covered by Mel Smith and Kim Wilde in 1987 for Comic Relief. | ||
| "Rudi The Red Nose Reindeer" | Musical Youth | |||
| "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" | Gene Autry & The Pinafores (1949) | Later immortalized by Burl Ives in the classic 1964 TV special of the same name. | ||
| "Run Rudolph Run" | Chuck Berry (1958) | Popular versions were also recorded by Dave Edmunds and Bryan Adams. | ||
| "Santa Baby" | Eartha Kitt (1953) | Later covered by Madonna in 1987 and Kylie Minogue in 2003, among others. | ||
| "Santa Baby (Gimme, Gimme, Gimme)" | Willa Ford | |||
| "Santa Claus and His Old Lady" | Cheech & Chong (1971) | |||
| "Santa Claus And Popcorn" | Merle Haggard (1973) | |||
| "Santa Claus Got Stuck In My Chimney" | Ella Fitzgerald | |||
| "Santa Claus Is Back In Town" | Elvis Presley (1957) | |||
| "Santa Claus Is Thumbing To Town" | Relient K (2001) | |||
| "Santa Claus Lane" | Hilary Duff | |||
| "Santa's Got a Brand New Bag" | SHEdaisy | Originally the name of a James Brown Christmas compilation album. | ||
| "Santa's Gonna Come In A Pickup Truck" | Redneck Carollers (2000) | The song is a redneck style parody of "The Chipmunk Song". Originally recorded by Alan Jackson and Alvin & the Chipmunks. | ||
| "Santa's List" | Cliff Richard | |||
| "Save the Best For Last (Christmas version)" | Vanessa L. Williams (1992) | Previously a number one U.S. hit for 5 weeks as a non-holiday single, was reworked with a new snowy theme and wintery music video, popular on MTV for many years. | ||
| "Saviour's Day" | Cliff Richard (1990) | |||
| "Senor Santa Claus" | Jim Reeves (1964) | |||
| "Shake Hands with Santa Claus" | Louis Prima (1951) | |||
| "Silent Night" | Bing Crosby (1935) | Written in 1818 in Germany under the title "Stille Nacht, Hellige Nacht". Crosby's original hit version features the Victor Young Orchestra and backing vocals by The Guardsmen Quartet. First known hit version in the U.S. was by Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra in 1928. Hit versions also recorded by the Ravens (1948), Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1949), Mahalia Jackson (1962), Barbra Streisand (1966), the Temptations (1969), Enya (1994) and Kenny Chesney (2004). | ||
| "Silver and Gold" | Burl Ives (1964) | Written for the classic 1964 TV special, Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer. | ||
| "Silver Bells" | Bing Crosby & Carol Richards (1952) | Written by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans for the 1951 film The Lemon Drop Kid starring Bob Hope. Also a big hit for Johnny Mathis. | ||
| "Six White Boomers" | Rolf Harris | |||
| "Sleigh Ride" | Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops (1949) | Recorded earlier by the song's composer Leroy Anderson. An '80s hit version by Amy Grant is among the best-known of the vocal interpretations. | ||
| "Snoopy's Christmas" | The Royal Guardsmen (1967) | |||
| "Song For a Winter's Night" | Sarah McLachlan (2005) | |||
| "The Sound Of Christmas" | The Ramsey Lewis Trio (1961) | |||
| "Someday At Christmas" | Stevie Wonder (1966) | |||
| "(A) Spaceman Came Travelling" | Chris de Burgh (1986) | |||
| "Star Bright" | Vanessa L. Williams (1996) | |||
| "Step Into Christmas" | Elton John (1973) | |||
| "Suzy Snowflake" | Rosemary Clooney | |||
| "Tennessee Christmas" | Amy Grant (1983) | Covered by Alabama in 1985, Steve Wariner in 1990, among other country and Contemporary Christian artists. | ||
| "Thank God It's Christmas" | Queen (1984) | |||
| "Thanks For Christmas" | The Three Wise Men (a.k.a. XTC) (1983) | |||
| "That Holiday Feeling" | Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme | |||
| "This Christmas" | Donny Hathaway (1970) | More recently recorded by Gloria Estefan, Joe and Dru Hill, among others. | ||
| "This Christmastime (Is The Best One Ever)" | Lonestar | |||
| "'til Santa's Gone (Milk And Cookies)" | Clint Black (1991) | |||
| "Toyland" | Doris Day | From the Victor Herbert operetta Babes in Toyland. Also popular as an instrumental by countless artists. | ||
| "Twistin' Bells" | Santo & Johnny (1959) | |||
| "Under the Mistltoe" | Blondfire (2005) | |||
| "Under the Tree" | The Waterbabies (2005) | |||
| "Upon a Christmas Night" | Michael Learns to Rock | |||
| "Walk This Sleigh" | Robbie Williams | |||
| "Walking In the Air" | Peter Auty and The Sinfonia of London | Appeared in the film The Snowman, later recorded by Aled Jones, then by Nightwish. | ||
| "Warm & Fuzzy" | Billy Gilman | |||
| "We Need a Little Christmas" | Angela Lansbury and cast (1966} | Original Broadway cast recording, Mame. Another hit version the same year by Percy Faith, then reprised in the "Mame" movie with Lucille Ball. | ||
| "What Christmas Means To Me" | Stevie Wonder (1967) | First recorded by Bing Crosby in 1956. Later versions were recorded by British pop singer Paul Young in 1992, the pop trio Hanson in 1997 and Al Green in 2004. | ||
| "What I Really Want For Christmas" | Brian Wilson (2005) | |||
| "Whatever Happened to Christmas?" | Aimee Mann (2006) | Written by Jimmy Webb, an almost forgotten modern classic revived by Mann. Originally recorded by Frank Sinatra in 1969. | ||
| "When My Heart Finds Christmas" | Harry Connick, Jr. (1993) | |||
| "Where Are You Christmas?" | Faith Hill (2000) | Originally written for and intended to be sung by Mariah Carey, but she was not able to due to record label disputes. Debuted as a single by Hill instead, from the 2000 live action film Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas. | ||
| "Who Would Imagine A King" | Whitney Houston (1996) | |||
| "White Christmas" | Bing Crosby (1947) | Written by Irving Berlin. Debuted five years earlier in the 1942 film Holiday Inn (sung by Crosby), then in a 1954 color remake of that film titled after the song. The familiar 1947 version is still the best-selling Christmas single of all time in the U.S. (estimated 50 million sold through the years), and appears on countless albums as well. | ||
| "Winter Wonderland" | Connie Francis (1959) | Written in 1934 by Felix Bernard (composer) and Richard B. Smith (lyricist). Covered by hundreds of artists, including Guy Lombardo, Ted Weems, Perry Como, Johnny Mercer & The Pied Pipers, Dean Martin, Johnny Mathis, Louis Armstrong, Chet Baker, Ramsey Lewis, Aretha Franklin, Tony Bennett, Dolly Parton, Eurythmics and Lonestar. | ||
| "Winter Wonderland/Sleigh Ride (medley)" | Dolly Parton (1984) | |||
| "Wombling Merry Christmas" | The Wombles (1974) | |||
| "Wonderful Christmastime" | Paul McCartney (1979) | Paul McCartney stated that he is now embarrassed about this record, yet it still gets heavy airplay every year in the UK. | ||
| "You Don't Have To Be Alone On Christmas" | 'N Sync (2000) | |||
| "You Make It Feel Like Christmas" | Neil Diamond (1984) | Originally appeared on his album "Primitive". Later re-recorded for his 1992 release The Christmas Album. | ||
| "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" | Thurl Ravenscroft (1966) | Written for the Dr. Seuss 1966 TV classic How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Covered by Aimee Mann {2006}. Ravenscroft was also the voice for the animated character Tony the Tiger for the TV commercials for Kellogg's Frosted Flakes breakfast cereal. | ||
| "You're All I Want For Christmas" | Al Martino (1964) | First recorded by Bing Crosby in 1949. |