When the chills of winter intensifies and you hear December, just one other thing comes to your mind: It’s Christmas, our precious holiday season, the most beautiful and celebrated time of the year. That period that many have patiently waiting for to take a break and reunite with family and loved ones. To commemorate the season, our ever-dynamic music artists never cease to give us just what we need, gracing our hearts and feelings with astounding Christmas songs to celebrate, vibe, and also create some holiday memories that we will reminisce about the next time the season is back, and we come together again. Here’s our compilation of songs that must make it to your Christmas playlist, this December. Some of these songs have proven themselves evergreen, as they have continued to make it back every year, not getting ushered off the floor by new Christmas songs from various artists. On the other hand some are new, hitting hard, topping charts, and not going down, they are sure to make a great comeback in subsequent years to come.
All I Want For Christmas is You
This amazing song by American singer and songwriter, Mariah Carey has never ceased to make a powerful comeback every Christmas season, making it to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 each time since 2019. It also made it to the top seat on the Top 100 list of the Rolling Stone List. The emotive song was originally released in 1994, and gradually gained prominence yearly till 2019 when it started to dominate not only Billboard but also the U.K. music chart. “All I Want For Christmas is You” is so popular that you hear it everywhere you go from Walmart to radio stations and the song has been predicted to continue this trend for more years to come. Even more, the song has proven to be the best among others, as it has broken some records as the first holiday single to be diamond certified, won her curator 3 awards from the Guinness World Records and also broke the record for the most streamed song on Spotify four times.
White Christmas
This song may be old but it has remained ever young and new in the hears of its lovers every year. Once it is December and the holiday spirit is activated, fans turn right back to this 1941 hit song by Bing Crosby, originally written by Irving Berlin but performed and also re-recorded by Crosby, Trotter Orchestra and the Darby Singers in 1947. No surprisingly, the 1947 version went even more viral and topping more charts than the previous one, and till date, the magnificent Christmas song has always found its way back to the hearts of the people and find its place on the music charts.
Last Christmas
Have you gone through some emotional roller-coaster or you have some friends and family who have gone through one leading to a broken heart? Yes, it could be really painful having to think about all that and going through the pain. However, you can be there for them by adding this melancholic Christmas hit from 1984 by singer Wham to your Christmas music playlists. “Last Christmas” is just the song they need to listen to, to go through their heartbreak while cheering with happiness with loved ones in between. The UK Christmas song has always been in a significant spot on various music charts the moment the end of the year approaches since 2017. It has also gotten many covers by significant artists in the music industry like Taylor Swift (2009) and Ariana Grande (2013), among others.
Jingle Bell Rock
“Jingle Bell Rock” is a Christmas Song by American singer and songwriter Bobby Helms, and it should make it to your holiday playlist this year. This is because the classic Christmas song has always been one of the best to celebrate the Christmas season since 1957. The song currently sitting on the fourth position on the US Billboard Hot 100 and is peeping at No. 3 once more. it was originally written by two young men at the time, Joseph Carleton Beal and James Ross Boothe, but performed by Bobby Helms who didn’t want to perform the song but later changed his mind to, made some adjustments to the song and performed it. You bet he probably never knew the song would continue to hit hard and rake in yearly income even after his death and seven decades after the song has been produced.
A Holly Jolly Christmas
On No. 5, we have this one holiday classic that was written by Jonny Mark and famously performed by Burl Ives. There are two versions of the song and each was written by Jonny Mark and performed by Burl Ives himself, however, it was the latter and slower version performed that went viral and has remained popularly loved by fans worldwide. “A Holly Jolly Christmas” is one of the best December records of all time that constantly makes it back to our ears every Christmas season. The song has been covered by various famous artists in the music industry, including Michael Bublé, Alan Jackson, and Lady Antebellum, among others.
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Andy Williams sure knew what he was saying when he sang, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year” As we all know, Christmas indeed is the most beautiful and amazing time of the year. In this song, Andy was able to share a series of activities that people do during the holidays ranging from telling “Scary ghost stories” to having get-togethers with friends and family, singing their favourite Christmas carol songs and sharing stories and experiences about the previous Christmas. The song has a good history on the U.K. music chart and U.S. Billboard Hot 100 as it is in the current top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 this week.
I’ll Be Home For Christmas
Once more we have Bing Crosby’s name on the list, and this time with the song, “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” which was written by Kim Gannon and Walter Kent and recorded by Bing Crosby. The song was released in 1943 during World War II, and was sung from the viewpoint of a soldier who is longing for home during Christmas but has to be at the war front. despite this song carrying a thing for soldiers, it however, not only significant to them alone, as it has found its way to the hearts of many and it is sung by different people from different places. This particular record hits even better, especially when they are not home and really long for home and their family during the Christmas season.
Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
For the first time in over 6 decades, this amazing and evergreen Christmas classic was released it made it to no. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 this week, The song was written by the famous Jewish Holiday songwriter, Jonny Mark, and performed by Branda Lee in 1958 when she was just 13 years old, The song is one of the old songs that has remained fresh in the mind of listeners for decades, “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” proved superiority in 209 when it was inducted to the Grammy hall of fame marking another being of success for the song and its singer and subsequently this amazing hit song has continued to reach great heights and doesn’t seem to be going down anytime soon.
The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)
For you to truly have a perfect playlist for Christmas, you definitely cannot leave this Christmas dynamic out of your playlist, with over four versions recorded by the same artist, Nat King Cole. Evidently, he has put a lot of his effort and prowess into the song and it is not a surprise that the record was selected and inducted in the the Grammy Hall of Fame, making it one of the best Christmas songs of all time. The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You), with its various versions has continued to be one of the leading songs of Christmas that resonates well with listeners and also feels practical to them. So, if you want to have a complete Christmas playlist this Christmas season then you’ve got to add this classic to your song list.
Feliz Navidad
Speaking of the actual Christmas classics and one of the best Christmas songs of all time, “Feliz Navidad” is definitely one of them, as this song can be said to be an all-time favorite Christmas song. Written and recorded by Puerto Rican songwriter and artist, Jose Feliciano, the song gradually took its place among Christmas songs worldwide. About 25 years after it was first recorded in 1970 it started to gain recognition on the Billboard Hot 100 Song chart among others. Subsequently, it became one of the best selling Christmas songs of all time, and over the years, the song has proven to be a too best, as it can be sung to wish people a Merry Christmas on Christmas day and also as greetings for the forthcoming year.