The Most Wonderful Songs of the Year, Ranked
Christmas music has a magic all its own — and the iTunes Top 100 Christmas Songs Chart captures the best of it every week. From timeless classics that return every December to new festive singles from today’s biggest pop stars, this chart ranks the 100 most popular holiday tracks on iTunes right now.
The range of Christmas music is extraordinary. Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” has become the most successful holiday song in history. Wham!’s “Last Christmas,” The Pogues’ “Fairytale of New York,” and Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” are perennial favourites. Meanwhile, artists like Ariana Grande, Kelly Clarkson, and Michael Bublé add new classics each year.
Get into the holiday spirit with the full iTunes Top 100 Christmas Songs Chart, updated fresh this week and full of festive treats old and new.
Chart updated this week on: 2026-03-13
1.
Be My Baby
The Ronettes
August 17, 1963
2.
Monster Mash
Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers
September 1, 1962
3.
Ave Maria
Céline Dion
October 30, 1998
4.
Hallelujah
Jeff Buckley
August 23, 1994
5.
All I Want for Christmas Is You
Mariah Carey
October 28, 1994
6.
Love Potion 666
DJTEXX
October 6, 2025
7.
Hallelujah
Pentatonix
October 21, 2016
8.
Angels Among Us
Alabama
January 1, 1982
9.
Linus and Lucy
Vince Guaraldi Trio
December 9, 1965
10.
Dominick the Donkey (The Italian Christmas Donkey)
Lou Monte
January 1, 1960
11.
Heavenly Hosts
for KING & COUNTRY
October 16, 2020
12.
Feliz Navidad
José Feliciano
November 1, 1970
13.
Underneath the Tree
Kelly Clarkson
October 25, 2013
14.
Last Christmas (Single Version)
Wham!
December 1, 1984
15.
Carol of the Bells
Lindsey Stirling
October 20, 2017
16.
Celebrate Me Home
Kenny Loggins
April 1, 1977
17.
Gethsemane
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square
January 1, 2019
18.
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Frank Sinatra
September 21, 1957
19.
Better Than Christmas
LÒNIS & Daphne Willis
November 9, 2018
20.
Ode to Joy (Beethoven 4th Symphony)
Munich Symphony Orchestra
December 1, 2009
21.
Christmas Time Is Here (Vocal Version)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
December 9, 1965
22.
Somewhere Only We Know
Lily Allen
November 10, 2013
23.
Geometry Dash (Stereo Madness)
Pianoscapes Dreamer
February 7, 2025
24.
Five Little Bunnies (2014 Version)
The Kiboomers
March 24, 2014
25.
La Murga
Willie Colón, Héctor Lavoe & Yomo Toro
January 1, 1970
26.
River
Sarah McLachlan
September 1, 2006
27.
SHINE YOUR LIGHT
JVKE & Forrest Frank
December 5, 2025
28.
2000 Miles
Pretenders
January 21, 1984
29.
Dancing In the Sky (Live and Acoustic)
Dani and Lizzy
November 18, 2016
30.
Now Behold the Lamb (Live)
Kirk Franklin & The Family
November 7, 1995
31.
Hallelujah
Lindsey Stirling
October 19, 2018
32.
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree (Single)
Brenda Lee
January 1, 1958
33.
How Great Thou Art (feat. Jennifer Hudson)
Pentatonix
November 20, 2019
34.
Christmas Canon (2003 Remaster)
Trans-Siberian Orchestra
January 1, 1998
35.
The Gift (feat. Collin Raye & Susan Ashton)
Jim Brickman
September 15, 1997
36.
![Christmas Wrapping (Single Edit) [Remastered] song art](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music71/v4/50/c4/93/50c49399-408e-2bef-cce0-1978894b7f07/191018516031.jpg/170x170bb.png)
Christmas Wrapping (Single Edit) [Remastered]
The Waitresses
January 1, 1981
37.
Pomp and Circumstance
Derp Bros & Sir Edward Elgar
September 6, 2011
38.
![The Perfect Christmas (feat. Milk In The Microwave & AXIE) [Instrumental] song art](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music211/v4/4a/d2/5f/4ad25fc9-427c-0950-c690-37b583e19a74/artwork.jpg/170x170bb.png)
The Perfect Christmas (feat. Milk In The Microwave & AXIE) [Instrumental]
BlushCrunch Studio
December 28, 2025
39.
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays
*NSYNC
October 23, 1998
40.
All Glory Be To Christ
Kings Kaleidoscope
November 27, 2012
41.
Don't Feel Like Christmas
Tyler Hilton
November 16, 2018
42.
What Christmas Means To Me
Stevie Wonder
November 27, 1967
43.
Give Me Jesus
Danny Gokey
October 16, 2015
44.
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
Casting Crowns
October 7, 2008
45.
Für Elise
Vince Guaraldi Trio
December 9, 1965
46.
Do You Hear What I Hear?
for KING & COUNTRY
October 29, 2021
47.
Abide With Me
Ella Fitzgerald
November 1, 1967
48.
Solo Leveling (DARK ARIA ᐸLV2ᐳ) Episode 6 OST
Anime Arcade Piano
February 19, 2024
49.
Christmas the Whole Year Round
Sabrina Carpenter
November 13, 2015
50.
December
Ariana Grande
December 18, 2015
51.
Ernest Scared Stupid Theme (Delayed)
Floating Blue Phantom FX
October 31, 2022
52.
Hallelujah
Andraé Crouch, Bernie K., Clifton Davis, Commissioned, Daryl Coley, Patti Austin, Sandra Crouch & Vanessa Bell Armstrong
September 29, 1992
53.
It Won't Be the Same This Year
Vince Gill
January 1, 1993
54.
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
Ryuichi Sakamoto
January 1, 1983
55.
Til the Season Comes Around Again
Vince Gill
January 1, 1993
56.
Little Drummer Boy
Lauren Daigle
October 21, 2016
57.
Christmas Time is (Coming 'Round Again)
The Mavericks
November 2, 2018
58.
Santa's Gone Hollywood
Phil Vassar
November 22, 2011
59.
Hey! Merry Christmas!
The Mavericks
November 2, 2018
60.
Little Drummer Boy (Live)
for KING & COUNTRY
November 22, 2024
61.
It's Easy to Blame the Weather (feat. Cécile Mclorin Salvant)
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra & Wynton Marsalis
October 30, 2015
62.
Feliz Navidad (Acoustic Version)
Los Lonely Boys
December 21, 2004
63.
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Ella Fitzgerald
November 1, 1967
64.
Linus & Lucy
Steelism
December 1, 2017
65.
Christmas Wrapping
Jackson Glas
December 1, 2021
66.
Holiday Nights
Nicola Nicoletti
November 28, 2025
67.
Go Tell Everyone
Blake & Jenna Bolerjack
November 15, 2019
68.
Tinseltown Christmas
Sarah Mae Chilton
November 22, 2024
69.
Messiah
Austin Morgan & Lindsey Morgan
December 4, 2022
70.
The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)
Nat "King" Cole
November 1, 1946
71.
Walking In the Rain
The Ronettes
November 1, 1964
72.
Baby, I Love You
The Ronettes
December 14, 1963
73.
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
Darlene Love
November 22, 1963
74.
The Lords Prayer (feat. Mormon Tabernacle Choir)
Andrea Bocelli
November 3, 2009
75.
O Come, O Come Emmanuel
Enya
November 7, 2008
76.
Jingle Bell Rock
Bobby Helms
December 2, 1957
77.
How Great Thou Art
Home Free
October 28, 2016
78.
The Greatest Gift
Andrea Bocelli, Matteo Bocelli & Virginia Bocelli
September 8, 2022
79.
Jingle Bell Rock (Daryl's Version)
Daryl Hall & John Oates
January 1, 1983
80.
I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
Dean Martin
November 16, 1959
81.
I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas (Hippo the Hero)
Gayla Peevey
January 1, 1953
82.
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (Live at C.W. Post College, Greenvale, NY - December 1975)
Bruce Springsteen
January 1, 1985
83.
Hard Candy Christmas
Dolly Parton
October 29, 1984
84.
Sleigh Ride
The Ronettes
November 22, 1963
85.
Snowman
Sia
November 9, 2017
86.
Mary, Did You Know? (Duet With Wynonna Judd)
Kenny Rogers with Wynonna Judd
January 1, 1996
87.
Mary, Did You Know?
Pentatonix
October 21, 2014
88.
O Holy Night
Josh Groban
November 20, 2001
89.
Emmanuel
Norman Hutchins
September 18, 2001
90.
The Roof Is on Fire (Re-Recorded)
Rock Master Scott & The Dynamic Three
January 1, 1984
91.
Go Tell It On The Mountain
Josh Turner
October 8, 2021
92.
It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Andy Williams
October 14, 1963
93.
Winter
Joshua Radin
June 13, 2006
94.
A Holly Jolly Christmas (Single Version)
Burl Ives
November 1, 1964
95.
O Come, All You Unfaithful
Sovereign Grace Music
October 9, 2020
96.
Reveille
United States Coast Guard Band
May 1, 2003
97.
Remember (Christmas)
Harry Nilsson
January 1, 1967
98.
Happy Holiday / The Holiday Season
Andy Williams
October 14, 1963
99.
You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch (feat. Sabrina Carpenter)
Lindsey Stirling
October 20, 2017
100.
Who Would Imagine A King - (From "The Preacher's Wife") [feat. The Nativity Choir from "The Preacher's Wife"]
Whitney Houston
November 18, 2003